Immersion in MotionFor youRural councils
For rural community councils, parish governments, police juries and rural organizations · Southern University Mobile CAVE, presented with XR Jags
Training built around your parish’s own needs.
Your storm plan, your school’s science unit, your clinic’s cases, practiced in the parish. No building to equip.
See it move
Training for your parish’s own work.
Teachers, responders and clinic staff step inside to practice what your parish needs, then it all goes back together.
Scroll to open it upWhat you get
What a stop can do for a rural community.
Rural and small facilities are farthest from the labs. Smaller sites can be scheduled on a tour, each stop built around local needs.
A science-lesson visit
For your schools. We ask your teachers which of their own science units to build around.
A crisis drill in 3D
For parish leaders and responders, built on your own storm or crisis plan. Crisis plans are tested rarely, and live exercises cost a great deal.
A community night
Families want STEM nights and career exposure close to home. A local lot hosts the session for the evening.
Skill-demonstration sessions
Veterans and job seekers show real skill before the first interview.
Training for small clinics
Short sessions built around your clinic’s cases and booked around shifts, so staff do not travel to a fixed lab.
How it works with the Mobile CAVE
A local partner hosts. Your parish sets the training.
- A 20-minute conversationWe ask what stops people in your parish from training more.
- A local hostA local partner opens its lot for the day.
- Leaders are invitedParish officials and local leaders are invited, along with the people your partners serve.
- Priorities and findingsEach organization names its top three priorities. Findings are shared back with partners first.
The facts
What is set today.
Confirmed
- The grand opening will be at Southern University, Baton Rouge; the date will be announced.
- The Mobile CAVE lists eight training fields: K-12, crisis, emergency, healthcare, technology, research, manufacturing and drones.
The ask
Ask for a stop in your parish.
Use the form on the main page and choose “Government or emergency services” or “Workforce, veteran or community organization.”
The form opens your email app with your request filled in. You press send.
Deidre Hardy Street, Project Director
Southern University, Office of Research and Strategic Initiatives