Enhancing Accessibility: ONU Students Implement Tech Solution at Ada War Memorial Park

Patrons of the Ada War Memorial Park in Ada will have an easier time utilizing and navigating the park’s amenities thanks to ONU College of Business students.

The students are collaborating with the Ada Park District to modernize park operations with a web-based scheduling and communication tool.

Called Team Sideline, the tool enables on-line game scheduling and shelter house reservations; links field locations to Google maps; and enables patrons to stay informed about what’s happening at the park on any given day and time.

From researching the best tool to implementing the solution, the business students are committed to sharing their time and expertise to help the village they’ve come to know as “home” during their college years.

Kylie Frazier, a junior marketing major, was one of three students who worked on the project this summer.

Having grown up in Heath, Ohio, she knows that parks are the center of community life in small towns.

She stated that the Ada Park has been there forever, and it feels good to be able to give people the freedom and the opportunity to utilize the park in ways that weren’t available before.

The Ada War Memorial Park hosts hundreds of families, recreation enthusiasts, and sports teams every year.

To read more about this ONU student project, please click here.

The park is located at 401 N. Park Drive in Ada.