Reports and Presentations

Many of our projects are multifaceted and could be classified under more than one category. We have placed reports in the categories representing either the foci of the project or where the bulk of the Institute services were utilized.

All reports are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format or PowerPoint format. Click below to download free viewers. If you are requiring special accommodations and need any of these reports in a Word document format, please contact the Docking Institute at 785-628-5949.

Survey Research
Attitudes Toward the KS Forest Service Conservation Tree and Shrub Program (1999) - PowerPoint
Alternative/Complementary Medicine Survey: Exploring Consumer Behavior in Kansas (2002)
Dodge City Community College Survey (2003)
Douglas County Workforce Skills Assessment Survey (2001)
Ellis County Community Partnership Proposed Ordinances Survey (2000)
Ellis County Shopping Survey (2002)
Ellsworth County Hospital (2004)
FHSU DAWN Drinking Behaviors and Perceptions Social Norms Survery (2004)
FHSU Equity Survey (2000)
FHSU Freshmen Survey (2001)
FHSU Marketing Advertisement Survey (2000)
FHSU Residential Life Housing Survey (2006)
FHSU Schedule of Classes Publication Satisfaction Survey (2004)
FHSU Student Perceptions Survey (2000)
FHSU Small Business Owners Survey (2004)
FHSU University Relations Publications Satisfaction Survey (2004)
Garden City Services Survey (2000)
Great Bend Parks & Recreation Survey (2001)
Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Web Survey (2003)
Hays City Parks & Recreation Survey (2000)
Hays City Services Survey (2002) - PowerPoint
Hays Housing Survey (1999)
Hays Medical Center - Comparison of HMC Center for Health Improvement Members and Non-Members on Health Status, Awareness of Health Issues, Health Improvement Attitudes, and Perceptions of the Center (2003)
Hays Public Library (2000)
Hays Senior Housing Marketing Survey (2000)
Home Depot/Sales Tax Structure Survey (2004)
KAN-ED Service Utilization Surveys (2004)
Kansas Crime Victimization and Services Assessment Survey (2002)
Kansas Crime Victim Service Providers Survey (2002)
Kansas Dept Wildlife & Parks Survey of Landowners on Opinions About Deer Populations in KS (2001)
Kansas Dept Wildlife & Parks Survey of Landowners on Opinions About Deer Populations in KS (2004)
Kansas Dept Wildlife & Parks Survey of Resident and Non-Resident Kansas Hunting License Holders: Hunting Demographic Profile, Importance, Satisfaction, Barriers (2006)
Kansas Dept Wildlife & Parks Kansas Presence of and Attitudes Toward Furbearer Species (2000)
Kansas Domestic Violence Victim Services Awareness, Use and Satisfaction Study (2007)
Kansas Inc., Kansas Consumer Sentiment (2006)
Kansas Police Chiefs, Sheriffs, and County and District Attorneys Crime Victim Issues Survey (2002)
Kansas Public Health Association Fluoride Survey (2004)
LINK Employee Survey Report (2004)
Manhattan Area Quality of Life Survey (2003)
United Way of Ellis County Surveys Assessing Need and Perceived Need in Ellis County (2003)
Wichita State University - Statewide Evaluation Survey of the KS Health Foundation's (2002)
(data collection for client use)
Wichita State University Self-Help Network (2002)
(data collection for client use)

Labor Studies
Boone County Labor Skills Assessment Survey (2001)
Cameron Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2005)
Chester Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Chillicothe Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2005)
Columbia Labor Availability Analysis (2001)
Columbia Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Columbia Labor Basin Availability Analysis (2003)
Columbia Labor Basin Availability Analysis (2005)
Dodge City Labor Availability Analysis (2000)
Elkhorn Valley Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2003)
Elkhorn Valley Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2005)
Ellis County Labor Availability Analysis (2004)
Garden City Labor Availability Analysis (2000)
Geneva Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Goodland Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Grant (NE) Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Great Bend Labor Availability Analysis (2001)
Great Bend Labor Availability Analysis (2005)
Hutchinson Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2003)
Junction City-Geary County Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Kansas Labor Force Survey: The Available Labor Pool (2002)
Labette County Community Climate and Retail Shopping Patterns Survey (2006)
Lawrence/Douglas County Labor Basin Workforce Assessment Survey (2001)
Manhattan Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Marion-Hillsboro Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2003)
Ozark Regional Economic Partnership (2001) - PowerPoint presentation of all regions below
and .pdf reports separately - Bolivar / Branson / Buffalo / Cassville / Mt. Vernon / Ozarks / Springfield
Ozark Regional Economic Partnership (2002) - Labor Skills Assessment (PowerPoint)
Republic County Labor Availability Analysis (2001)
Southwest Missouri Labor Availability Analysis (2002) - PowerPoint presentation of all regions below and .pdf reports separately Carthage / Joplin / Lamar / Neosho
Southeast Kansas Employers Labor Skills Assessment (2006)
Southeast Kansas Labor Availability Analysis (2006)
Southwest Missouri Regional Labor Availability Analysis (2005) and individual labor basin reports: Joplin / Lamar / Mount Vernon / Neosho
Southwest Nebraska Regional Labor Availability Analysis (2004)
St Joseph Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2006)
Wichita Labor Availability Analysis (2006)

Economic Impact and Feasibility Studies
Colby Community College (2006)
Developmental Services of NW KS (2000)
High Plains Mental Health (2000)
HWY 50 - The Expected Economic Consequences of Upgrading US Hwy 50 to Rural Interstate Standards Reno County, Kansas to Hamilton County, Kansas (2002) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
Kansas Board of Regents Universities - Economic Impact of Deferred Maintenance Spending (2006)
Kansas Dept of SRS - The Economic Impact of Natural Care Giving Among MRDD and PD Waiver Consumers in Kansas (2003)
Dodge City Raceway Survey (2002)
Kansas Underground Salt Museum Feasibility Analysis (2005)
Southwest KS Groundwater - Value of Ogallala Aquifer Water in Southwest KS (2001)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10

Program Evaluation
Evaluation of the Hays Area SRS Childcare Direct Pay Pilot Program (2000)
Evaluation Study of the Hays Medical Center Vital Signs In-Home Tele-Monitoring System Intervention for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Congestive Heart Failure Patients (2002)
Part 1Part 2 Part 3
Evaluation Study of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Service Area Redesign (2004)
Kansas Health Foundation "Take It Outside" Campaign Evaluation (2006)
Smoky Hill Educational Service Center, Project REACH AmeriCorps (2004) (2005)
Smoky Hill Educational Service Center, READI Grant (2005) (2006) (2007)
USD 214 - Ulysses Prevention Project (2004)
USD 388 - Ellis Community Climate survey in comparison to 2002 R.U.R.A.L. project (2006)
USD 489 - HEART Grant
USD 489 - Middle School Coordinator Project
USD 489 - R.U.R.A.L.

Strategic Planning and Focus Groups
Cloquet, Minn., Independent School District (2006)
Douglas County (1998)
Education Development Corporation, Newton, MA (2006)
Ellis County Coalition for Economic Development (2000)
Ellsworth County Medical Center (2000)
FHSU - College of Business and Leadership (2000)
FHSU - Forsyth Library (1999)
Great Bend Recreation Commission (2004)
Greater Salina Community Foundation (2001)
Harper County (1999)
Harvey County (1999 and 2002)
Hays Area Chamber of Commerce (2004)
Hays City Commission (2001)
Hays Development Corporation (2001)
Humane Society of the High Plains (2005)
Kansas Association of Counties (2000)
Kansas Citizens Justice Initiative (1998)
Kansas Crime Victim Service (2002)
Kansas Division of Environment (2000)
Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority (1998)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Water Summits (1999)
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing(1999)
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Logan County (1999)
Midwest Energy (2003)
Northwest Kansas Family Planning Shelter (2004)
Northwest Kansas Prosperity Summit Planning (2003 report links below)
Sub region synthesis from Colby and Hays
Goodland Summit (PowerPoint version)
Goodland Summit (.pdf version)
GIS and Economic Development (PowerPoint version)
GIS and Economic Development (.pdf version)
Northwest Nebraska (2000)
Phillips County (1998)
Pratt Community College (1999 and 2000)
Russell Regional Hospital (2001)
Scott County Hospital (2000)
Thomas More Prep-Marian High School (1998)
Trego County (1998)
United Way of Ellis County (1999 and 2000)
Western KS Rural Economic Development Alliance - wKREDA (2001)

Grants Facilitation
Arts & Memories Museum (2006)
City of Oberlin, Gateway Community Center (2004)
High Plains Mental Health Center (2004)
High Plains Museum, Goodland (2004)
KS Assoc for Blind and Visually Impaired (2004)
Finney County Youth Services (2004)
Funding Proposal Request Report - KS Assoc for Blind
Funding Source Report - Kansas Assoc for Blind
Northwest KS Technical College
TMP-Marian High School (2003) (2004) (2006)
USD 489 - Hays Emergency Action Response Team (2004)
Financial Fitness Foundation (F3) - Grant Submission Report for Children's Financial Literacy Project

Other
Financial Fitness Foundation (F3)
FHSU - Provost (Telephone Etiquette Training Sessions)
KOOD / Smoky Hills Public Television (Moderation of Public Affairs Programming)
Kansas Association of Counties (Workshop)
Kansas County Treasurers' Association (Training Programs)
Kansas, Inc. (County Economic Vitality and Distress Reports)
Telepower™ (Annual Conferences)
Ellis County Social, Economic, and Demographic Trends (2006)
United Way of Ellis County Socioeconomic Trends (2006)

Docking Institute White Papers
A Case Study of the 2006 "Hot Wheels Event" hosted in Speed, Kansas (2007)
Community Change in the Rural Great Plains: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?(2008)