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SPECIAL FOCUS
RESEARCH PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ALL
ACADEMIC MAJORS, AND HOUSING STAFF CAN
PLAY OFF THAT TO GAIN STUDENT INTEREST IN
RESEARCH PROJECTS BY BUILDING PROGRAMMING
AROUND THEM AND ENCOURAGING STUDENTS
TO BECOME PART OF THE TEAM WORKING WITH
PROFESSORS AND RESEARCHERS.
research class; the Center for Analytics Research and Education (CARE)
in the university's school of business;
New River Light and Power (NRLP), a
subsidiary of Appalachian State; and
a graduate research group from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. Their project, named Peak Impact,
which was deemed a community project and initiated through CARE, was an
exploratory study for NRLP in which
they built and tested predictive models
to identify peak power days. The use
of peak power can affect the climate,
reduce business profit, and increase
consumer costs; it can also be dirty and
expensive and is sometimes sourced
from alternative providers who do not
work in the best interests of the community.
awareness that can prepare them for
a lifetime of responsible behavior and
positive impact on the world," he says.
"We're grateful for the opportunity
to work with university housing on
projects like this."
CARE's initial grant provider for
the peak power project was NRLP, and
their general manager, Ed Miller, was
brought into the discussion regarding
research on consumer perceptions and
student peak power initiatives. The
open, think-tank style of interaction
allowed the group to free-form new
ideas. One example was a discussion
outlining social media and how students engage so easily in that form of
communication. "By collaborating with
CARE, the ability to change customers'
behavior towards electric use during
critical peak times is promising," says
Miller.
In addition to rolling out the peak
power campaign to students, CARE
and NRLP had additional interest
in consumer perceptions of power
providers. The faculty-in-residence
associated with this study linked his
research methods course to the project. Students collected data through an
electronic survey instrument, which
included the Perception of Power
Joseph Cazier, CARE director,
became interested in the promotional
aspects of reducing peak power usage
and in how housing could play a part
in that through its ability to communicate with students in the residence
halls. This interest inspired him to attend a housing meeting to discuss residential learning and the opportunity to
feature peak power events. "Helping
students understand the importance
of energy consumption and its impact
on the environment will develop an
SOURCE: ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE, 26 (2017), 34-39
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Talking Stick - September/October 2018
Vision
Just In
Calendar
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Facilities
Special Focus
Is the Price Right?
Making Your Mark
Conversations
First Takes
Around Student Affairs
New Members
Snapshot
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