White Papers by Class Year
Printable List of All Projects
1982
 |
Big Brother / Big Sister Agency -
Kosciusko County's need for a Big Brother / Big
Sister Agency |
|
|
Flooding in Central Kosciusko County Lakes -
Provides several solutions to the problem of flooding
for Barbee, Webster, Tippy |
|
|
Gifted Children Have Rights Too -
Assistance should be given to gifted students to keep
them engaged in school |
|
|
Housing Shortage? - Seeks to
establish a means to restore healthy, affordable housing market in
Kosciusko County |
|
|
Landfills - Problems and Solutions -
Problems with solid waste management in Kosciusko
County and possible solutions |
|
|
Long Term Programming for the Developmentally
Disabled |
|
|
Structuring a New Image -
Provide position communication method for publicizing Kosciusko
County |
|
|
Warsaw Airport Expansion -
Community benefit from airport expansion |
1983
|
|
My Views on Leadership -
Thoughts on the function of KLA and its responsibilities to future
leaders in the community |
|
|
Times-Union Survey - How do readers of the Times-Union
perceive its effectiveness |
|
|
Unemployment in Kosciusko County - Taking a look at
current and future job needs and what is being done to curb unemployment |
|
|
Warsaw Through the Eyes of the Consumer - Interpretation
of a survey conducted by the Chamber of Commerce |
1984
|
|
Funding Local Government -
Methods and sources of funding for local government and different
ways in which revenues are spent |
|
|
How Mentone Egg Affects Lives - Explore the impact of
Mentone Egg on the County |
|
|
Industrial Analysis of Kosciusko County - Survey and
analysis to better understand the problems and need of the industrial sector |
|
|
Project Inform - A slide show to inform about delinquent
behavior |
|
|
Quality Performance - Survey of County Manufacturing Companies
- A survey of County manufacturing companies |
|
|
The Big Pick - How to Break the Ice for KLA
Participants - A study in how to
effectively motivate others |
|
|
Why Not Warsaw? - Research through personal surveys to
discover people's perceptions of Warsaw |
|
|
Winter Tourism in Kosciusko County - Explore possible
winter tourism ideas |
1985
|
|
Apartment Housing in Warsaw -
Study need for more housing in Warsaw and
relationship between economic development and housing facilities |
|
|
Child Care Kosciusko County -
Study of child care situation in Kosciusko County |
|
|
Industrial Specific Brochures |
|
|
What's a Kid to Do? - Increase public awareness of
emotional abuse suffered by children |
1986
|
|
A Guide to Child and Early Care |
|
|
Directory of
Kosciusko County Social Services |
|
|
Energy Cost and Assistance in
Kosciusko County |
|
|
Hydroponic Agriculture
in Kosciusko County |
|
|
KLA Survey of Computer
Use in Kosciusko County |
|
|
Mobile
Home Parks and Manufactured Homes - Issues, advantages,
regulations, space |
|
|
No One
Deserves to Be Abused - State and County statistics related
to spouse abuse |
|
|
Opportunity for Business and Industry - Script for slide
show |
|
|
Significance of
Agriculture - Importance of Agriculture to financial welfare
of Kosciusko County |
|
|
Structure of Indiana
License Branch |
|
|
The Jury System: Imperfect But it Works - How it works and
why it is effective, though not perfect |
|
|
Volunteerism in Kosciusko County - Make it easier for
people new to the community to get involved |
|
|
Winona Railroad: An Interesting Part of Our Heritage -
Historical look at the impact in Kosciusko County |
1987
|
|
Alumni Directory - See Alumni
pages on this web site |
|
|
Business and Education Bridging - Encourage direct
communication between Business and Education on needed skills |
|
|
Child Abuse |
|
|
Directory of Religious Congregations |
|
|
Fur Trade and Traders of Kosciusko County |
|
|
Kosciusko County Bank / Savings and Loan Directory |
|
|
Kosciusko County Indiana Leader in Livestock - Explanation
of 30 minute video |
|
|
Kosciusko County Lakes - Recreational guide to the Lakes
in Kosciusko County |
|
|
Trash and Waste Disposal in Kosciusko County |
1988
|
|
Directory of Periodicals - A
directory of periodicals available the Grace College Library |
|
|
Housing the Poor in Kosciusko County - Even in economic
growth and general prosperity, there is a serious need for good housing |
|
|
Kosciusko County Apartment Guide |
|
|
Kosciusko County Directory of Government Offices |
|
|
Kosciusko County Education - Past and Present |
|
|
Kosciusko County Justices of the Peace |
1989
|
|
Career Awareness and Life Planning in Kosciusko
County Schools |
|
|
Cultural Directions for Kosciusko County -
Gives a proposed cultural direction and a means of
fulfilling it |
|
|
Environmental Impact in Kosciusko County
- Paper and video to provide overview of
environmental regulations and impact on Kosciusko County |
|
|
Guide to Retirement Opportunity |
|
|
Kosciusko County Emergency Services: Composite and Comparison |
|
|
Newcomers to Kosciusko County - Identify individuals new
to our community, assess their likes / dislikes / suggestions |
|
|
Project Proud - List of projects and class members for
1989 Presentations |
|
|
Recycling: A One Way Street |
|
|
Scholarship Opportunity in Kosciusko County |
|
|
The North Central Indiana Special Education Cooperative: Special Education
Services |
1990
|
|
Assessing the Work Ethic in the Community and
Schools - Assessment of current and future work
ethic trends in the County |
|
|
Comparative Cost of Government Services - Examination and
Breakdown of government services expenditures |
|
|
Drug Attitudes and Usage Among Kosciusko County 7th - 12th Grade Students
- Results from Pride Questionnaire |
|
|
Emergency Evacuation / Transportation Procedures for Kosciusko County
- Evacuation plans for potential disaster scenarios |
|
|
Fund Raising for Community Development Projects - Tips on
how to run a successful fundraising campaign |
|
|
Impact on Kosciusko County Initiated by the Departure of a Business
- Examines the potential impact of United Telephone's
consolidation |
|
|
Kosciusko County Human Resources Handbook |
|
|
Organization of KLA White Papers for Public Access |
|
|
Public Sewage Disposal -
Lake Tippecanoe - Seeks to demonstrate the need for a central
waste disposal system for the lake area |
|
|
The Whole You - Taking Care of Yourself - Directory of
services to improve your personal well-being |
|
|
Project Proud - List of projects and class members for
1990 Presentations |
1991
|
|
Child Care: A National Issue and a Local Priority
- Explores the crisis of the need for quality child
care |
|
|
Christian Outreach for Single-Again Families in Kosciusko County
- Steps to establishing meaningful services |
|
|
Establishing a Kosciusko County Park System |
|
|
Kosciusko County Rural Address System: Finding Your Way Around the County -
Help understanding the rural address system |
|
|
Kosciusko Future Leaders Academy - A plan to expose High
School seniors to the best our community has to offer |
|
|
Kosciusko Leadership Academy - assess the preparation of
High School students for employment in the local Orthopedic Industry |
|
|
Past / Present / Future of Child Care in Kosciusko County
- Overview of Warsaw Child Services from 1968 to 1990 |
|
|
Quality of Water, Center Lake, Pike Lake, and Winona Lake |
|
|
Victim Survivor's Program - Creation of Victim Survivor's
program |
1992
|
|
Awareness of The Americans With Disabilities Act
- Four-fold plan to integrate people with
disabilities into the mainstream of society |
|
|
Financial Issues Affecting Women in Our Community -
Examination of key financial concerns unique to women |
|
|
Fund Raising of Non-Profits in Kosciusko County - Provides
a calendar to assist local charities in more effective fundraising |
|
|
KLA: Meeting Its Objectives? - Survey results from
previous graduates pertaining to their KLA experience |
|
|
Kosciusko County Convention Center: A Feasibility Study and Proposal |
|
|
Kosciusko County Organ Donor Assistance Foundation: A Feasibility Study |
|
|
Parking in Downtown Warsaw: Right or Privilege |
|
|
Pierceton Community Services Networking - Plans to develop
a consolidated community services center |
|
|
Service Clubs 1990 in Kosciusko County: Are They Dying? -
Study to assess the health of service clubs in Kosciusko County |
|
|
Warsaw Community School Transportation System - Report
aimed at communicating policies and practices of school transportation services |
1993
|
|
Illegal Pornography Kosciusko County: How it
Affects Our Neighborhoods - Chronicles the rise
and impact of explicit material in our community |
|
|
Kosciusko County 4H and Community Fair - Presents a
systematic master plan for the fair |
|
|
Kosciusko County Government Offices Directory - Provides a
brief description of each county office's basic functions and services |
1994
|
|
Break the Cycle of Teen Pregnancy in Kosciusko County -
Seeks to establish a "Teen Parents Succeeding" program in Warsaw |
|
|
High School CO-OP Programs: Are Local Businesses Utilizing This Valuable
Resource - Describes the attributes of a successful co-op
program |
|
|
Involvement in Local Government - A tale of one experience
in local government |
|
|
Kosciusko County Fairgrounds - A Blueprint for Profitability
- A proposed business plan to make the fair financially
profitable |
|
|
Kosciusko County School Clothing Bank: Is There a Need? -
Program designed to provide used / new clothing items for school wear at no cost
to students |
|
|
"Partners in Need" A Compass for
Community Action - Comprehensive needs assessment
of our community, developed by the United Way |
|
|
Politics - Its Two Branches - Explains how individuals can
volunteer to ensure political progress |
|
|
Telecommunication Evolution and Its Impact in Kosciusko County
- Impact of emerging interactive media on our community and our world |
|
|
Year Round Education: A Review of Recent Studies -
Presents the advantages of a year round education setting |
1995
|
|
Assessment of Youth Needs in Kosciusko County
- An aid to help youth organizations evaluate
participation factors |
|
|
Character Education / Place in Public Schools - Presents a
strategy to implement character education techniques in our schools |
|
|
Guidelines for a Transition Community - Presents the
proposition that the challenges confronting our community are best solved by
individuals, not government |
|
|
KLA White Paper Directory - Directory of White Papers
arranged by subject matter |
|
|
Kosciusko County Greenway Proposal - A Blueprint for Success -
Documents the need and benefit of establishing a Greenway plan |
|
|
Kosciusko County Foundation - Transcript of an audio
interview explaining the benefits of a community foundation |
|
|
Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy 95-96 - By-laws, goals,
and schedule for the 95-96 KYLA |
|
|
Needs Assessment for Adults with Disabilities and Economic Disadvantages
- Assessment of services available |
|
|
Young Minds Big Challenges: Our School System in the Future
- How year round education can address deficiencies in our school
system |
1996
|
|
Cinco De Mayo - Explains the
significance of the festival to be held in Central Park |
|
|
Fulfilling the Dreams of Tomorrow: Scholarships of Kosciusko County
- Presentation detailing the scholarships available in Kosciusko
County |
|
|
Giving "Life" a Chance: A Shepherding Home Program
- Information about establishing a "Shepherding Home" program for
pregnant women |
|
|
Hazardous Rail Crossings: A Life or Death Decision |
|
|
"Help! I Need a Loan!": A Personal
Financial Seminar for Kosciusko County High School Students |
|
|
Reviving the Emergency Medical System - Proposal for a
county-wide paramedic service |
|
|
Road Map of Support Services: School to Life Transition -
Provides help with school to life transition for students with disabilities |
|
|
The Cutting Edge: Keeping Kosciusko County Families in Thin Ice -
Plan for publicity and development of a local skating rink |
1997
|
|
A Greenway in Your Community
- Further development of previous White Paper on Greenway Proposal |
|
|
A Guide to Warsaw Area Housing Development |
|
|
Affordable Housing Directory |
|
|
Domestic Violence Getting Involved - Charts the steps to
instituting a Domestic Violence Task Force in Kosciusko County |
|
|
Is English the Missing Link? - Presents the learning
challenges of children who speak English as a second language |
|
|
Kosciusko County A Look Inside - Broad overview of
housing, financial, social, medical, religious, and recreational aspects of our
community |
|
|
Remembering Those Who Have Forgotten: Alzheimer's Care in Kosciusko County |
|
|
Small Business Resource and Training Center - Small
Business training and micro loan program |
|
|
SSpark Program: Sowing Skills, Passion, Altruism, & Responsibility in Kids |
|
|
Too Small to be Big: Demographics, A Blessing or a Curse -
Investigates whether or not a community of our size can attract new restaurant
business |
|
|
Wildlife Solutions - Exploration of deer hunting history
in our state, local ordinances related to deer overpopulation |
1998
|
|
Behind the Scenes at Warsaw Community Development Corporation
- Mission, goals, and projects of WCDC |
|
|
Gold...Credit You Can Rely On - increase awareness of
discount "gold card" issued to high school students meeting pre-set criteria |
|
|
Highway Helpline Report -
Proposes a joint effort between Sprint and the Kosciusko County
Highway Department to address highway maintenance issues |
|
|
KLA Alumni Directory - See Alumni pages on this web site |
|
|
KLA White Papers - List of projects and class members for
1998 Presentations |
|
|
Lake City Greenway Master Plan - Continuation and
implementation strategy for Greenway Project |
|
|
Re-Vitalizing Camp Mollenhour - History, mission, and
goals of the camp |
|
|
Surfin' for Dollars - local scholarships available to High
School graduates |
|
|
Winona Lake Restoration - Back to the Future - Details future restoration
projects |
1999
2000
|
|
Bringing KLA Brochure Into 21st
- A new brochure for KLA |
|
|
Career Information Center Proposal |
|
|
Center for Arts and Culture in Kosciusko County - Proposal
to renovate an existing building into a center for arts and culture |
|
|
Financial Basics to School Age Children - Quizzes and
materials that can be used to teach financial information |
|
|
Job Shadowing for Career Exploration |
|
|
Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy - Development of a Brochure |
|
|
Need for a Teen / Preteen Resource Center |
|
|
Youth Survey - Five question survey given to six focus
groups of students regarding their perceptions of the County |
|
|
Project Proud - List of projects and class members for
2000 Presentations |
2001
|
|
County Cooperative Project -
develop teamwork between community clerk-treasurers |
|
|
Educational Foundation: Researching the Need for a Strategic Plan |
|
|
Feasibility Study: Construction and Building for Baker Youth Clubs |
|
|
Funding for a County Park |
|
|
Juvenile Detention Dilemma - proposal and possible funding
for a juvenile detention facility in Kosciusko County |
|
|
Spanish Radio Station - Analyzes the content and
communications needs that could be met |
|
|
Project Proud - List of projects and class members for
2001 Presentations |
2002
|
|
Aiding Youth Through the Fair Queen Scholarship Pageant |
|
|
Community Youth Mapping - exploring neighborhoods using a
survey to find resources available to youth people, children, and families |
|
|
Downtown Revitalization: Building Warsaw's Future |
|
|
Expanding Childcare Options -
need for quality child care expansion and building requirements for
a center-based child care facility |
|
|
Guide for Tutors, Mentors and Volunteers |
|
|
Habitat for Humanity Brochure |
|
|
Heart of Gold - honoring people for their acts of service
to the community |
|
|
Positive Choices for the 2nd Shift Community -
recommendations to provide good, healthy choices for those working 2nd shift
jobs |
|
|
Public Transportation - analysis of needs and services in
Kosciusko County |
|
|
Red Light Violations: Stop U.S. 30 Red Light Running
- research and traffic study to support use of cameras to stop
voilations |
|
|
Project Proud - List of projects and class members for
2002 Presentations |
2003
|
|
A Directory for Volunteers |
|
|
Civic Infrastructure and Downtown Revitalization |
|
|
Community of Caring Volunteer Program - building a
volunteer group able to assist elderly and disabled people in the county on a
waiting list for services |
|
|
Kick Butts: Kick the Habit Before it Kicks You -
implementation of an anti-smoking campaign |
|
|
Pro Bono Legal Services - research
on the availability of pro bono legal services to low income members of the
community |
|
|
Red Rover for Keeps - improve safety for student
pedestrian traffic at busy intersections throughout the County |
|
|
Warsaw Charter School - overview of charter schools in the
country and Indiana, suggestions for evaluating possible charter school in
Kosciusko County |
2004
|
|
Community Bark Park -
proposal for a community dog park |
|
|
Hispanic Youth Mentoring Program - using bilingual high
school and college students to assist elementary students with learning English
language |
|
|
History On a Disk - collection and scanning of white paper
projects since 1982 onto a CD (later used to help build web site information) |
|
|
Jumpstarting Financial Literacy - educating youth on how
to understand personal financial issues |
|
|
Kosciusko County's Hidden Gem: Tippecanoe River -
encourage use of the Tippecanoe River located near Warsaw |
|
|
Promoting Kosciusko County - doing a better job of
promoting the County to prospective residents |
|
|
Reality Spanish: Building a Communication Bridge - using the Reality SpanishTM
program to improve communications |
|
|
A Shoplifting Alternative for Juveniles - a program to
help juveniles stop shoplifting |
|
|
Under One Roof - presentation on providing a building for
a Community Service Facility |
2005
|
|
Aging Wisely: Answering Questions You May Have Never Thought to Ask -
lecture series on issues related to aging |
|
|
Buried Treasure - Finding treasure in past White
Paper projects and in sources of funding in Kosciusko County |
|
|
Combining Warsaw / Winona Lake Municipalities - proposal
for combining Warsaw and Winona Lake |
|
|
KLA Online - Building a
website for KLA |
|
|
Kosciusko Career Link - An online tool for area students
that links their skills and interests to careers available within Kosciusko
County |
|
|
Potawatomi Project - encourage greater use of the
Potawatomi Wildlife Park located in Marshall County |
|
|
Under One Roof - providing a common facility for
non-profit organizations in Kosciusko County |
2006
|
|
Diversity in Kosciusko County |
|
|
Fascination Place - Generations at Risk |
|
|
Impact of Population Trends in Kosciusko County |
|
|
KC - Work Here, Live Here, Grow Here! |
|
|
Knowing the Village - Factors that Impact After-School Activities
Participation |
|
|
Kosciusko Community Dog Park |
|
|
Kosciusko County Life Skills Training Workshops |
|
|
Tippecanoe Lake Area Sewer Project |
2007
|
|
Building College Dreams Before They're Teens |
|
|
Building the Foundation to Help Rebuild Lives - Victim Service Center |
|
|
KLA: A Review in Direction |
|
|
Kosciusko Outreach Services
211 Brochure |
|
|
Marketing KLA: Drawing on the Past, Driving Toward the Future
Brochure |
|
|
Ryan's Place |
|
|
WCS Volunteer Network |
2008
|
|
Ice, Ice Baby! - Bringing Winter Recreation to Kosciusko
County |
|
|
Building Leaders Through 4-H - How participation in 4H
helps build leaders |
|
|
Stay and Pay - Addressing Shoplifting |
|
|
Natural Resources RLF -
Revolving Loan Fund |
|
|
"Get on Board" - Participation in local non-profit
organizations |
|
|
Outdoor Fun at Baker Youth Club - Providing outdoor
equipment for Baker Youth Club |
|
|
Sharing KLA - Suggestions for improving KLA communications |
|
