I wanted to join this class, CINQ388, as part of my Computer Science and Business major’s capstone project. I got to select one project to work on from more than 40 projects, and I chose the Lehigh Sustainability Water and Energy Dashboard because it offered the unique opportunity to not only work on web development, but to work on sustainability efforts and bettering the Lehigh community through them, too. CINQ388 will allow me to gain new knowledge regarding sustainability so I can help make the dashboard the best it can be, and I am also very interested in environmentalism so I am looking forward to the learning experience it offers. 

I believe that this course and project will make me a better Computer Science and Business student and professional because it will give me the opportunity to work on my first long-term project. Additionally, it will allow me to see how I can incorporate causes such as environmentalism into my computer science projects to benefit the greater good.

Over 50,000 mattresses a day are discarded throughout the US. This can be solved through recycling programs. For instance, Sleepy’s, or any other mattress store chain, can set up an initiative where people can donate their old mattresses and they will be refurbished. This will work because there are various mattress chain locations near every city, making it easier than ever for people to recycle their mattresses.