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Viability of Creating a Co-op for Gullee Geeche Shrimpers

by Michael Burns June 15, 2022October 6, 2022No Comments

The College of Coastal Georgia’s Spring 2022 Management 4100 Entrepreneurship class students prepared a feasibility study for the potential Fisher Folk Shrimping Cooperative. Five Gullah Geechee fishermen are determined to form a shrimping cooperative in the southeastern U.S coastal area. The fishermen consist of 4 retired captains and their families. The captains believe a shrimping …

Students tackle real-world challenges in project supporting McIntosh fishermen

by Michael Burns May 12, 2022October 6, 2022No Comments

By LAUREN MCDONALD lmcdonald@thebrunswicknews.com When students signed up for Bill Garlen’s upper level business class, they were unaware they’d be tasked with solving some of the most significant challenges facing fishermen in McIntosh County. That assignment wasn’t mentioned until weeks into the spring semester, when the students at College of Coastal Georgia learned what sort …

C2P2 Brings Together Purdue University and the Biloxi Chitimacha Tribe

by Michael Burns March 22, 2022April 8, 2022No Comments

Members of Purdue University and C2P2 met with members of the Biloxi Chitimacha tribe to discuss the preliminary designs of a dual purpose shelter to be used as a gathering place and learning lab during normal times, and as an emergency shelter during disaster times. This design is the tribe’s number one priority, and the students devoted their spring break to make …

Addressing Health Disparities

by Michael Burns February 16, 2022October 6, 2022No Comments

Georgia State University (GSU) has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with C2P2 to have Master’s and Ph.D. level students work on health issues both locally and in other parts of the country. They have also provided a staff member to coordinate all work between the communities and the school once the projects have been …

Broadband Plan for the City of Bessemer, Alabama

by Michael Burns February 16, 2022October 6, 2022No Comments

Birmingham-Southern College has agreed to provide a broadband plan for the city of Bessemer, AL. The plan will be based on the plan prepared by the University of West Alabama for the City of Livingston. The plan is scheduled to be completed by May 2022. In spite of issues with points of contacts for the …