Since 2009, SCYP has opened pathways that connect a broad range of Oregon cities and agencies to the innovative, expansive, and energetic brainpower of the University of Oregon. These relationships help create outcomes that extend well beyond the yearlong partnership. The impact of SCYP continues for many years not only as student recommendations come to fruition, but also as students enter the workforce prepared for careers in service to Oregon communities. Moreover, the vast majority of student outputs get incorporated into community plans and projects, creating lasting impact years into the future.

Read more about the implementation and long-term effects of two such projects from recent local media coverage:

• In winter and spring 2022, MBA students in the Center for Sustainable Business Practices worked with the City of Tigard on how to deploy microgrids for their capstone Strategic Planning Project. As the project planner Gary Pagenstecher stated, “I think the MBA team’s report filled an important early case profile for the project that was shared around among local stakeholders and was the substance for the Microgrid Knowledge article that has a national audience.”
• Over fall term 2022, Community and Regional Planning graduate students worked with the City of Sisters to design a research based redevelopment proposal for the Sisters Elementary School and Sisters School District administration building site.