Summit Student Showcase 2024
Students from across Purdue’s campuses showcased community engagement projects as part of service-learning courses or engagement organizations at the Engagement and Service-Learning Summit on February 29, 2024.
Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 4:00 PM EST
The goal of the session is to showcase student efforts with faculty, community partners, and other students rather than judge them.
First Place Poster
Empowering Youth as Researchers through Engaged Scholarship
Tugce Karatas, Yiheng Zhou, Viviana Piceno, Amanda Case, & Nielsen Pereira
College of Education, Purdue West Lafayette
Second Place Poster
Purdue Utility Platform Vehicle Project Webuye, Kenya: Agricultural Support
Samuel Siwy, Yasmin Siwy, Ellen Schellhase, Monica Miller, Sonak Pastakia, & Rakhi Karwa
PHRM 880: Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience, College of Pharmacy, Purdue West Lafayette
Third Place Poster
Going with the Flow in Neonatal Peritoneal Dialysis: Low-Cost, Clot Resistant PD Drainage Catheter Development
Sergio Ruiz, Carl Russell III, Siting Zhang, Mignon McCulloch, Hyowon Lee, Aaron Lottes, & Danielle Soranno
Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium
Other Posters
Using Professional Writing to Improve Access to Emergency Services in Rural Indiana
Ben Ackerman, Ryan Adcock, Sarah Buwick, J. C., Jefferey Chen, Bennett Clapp, Mark Fillar, Clara Fleetwood, Teah Good, Junho Jo, Mattie Nelson, Grant Porterfield, Zach Raucci, Natalie Rondeau, Annie Saunders, Brandyn Speicher, Carter Stephens, Ananya Tiwari, & Rex Williams, D.Y.
ENG 424: Writing for High Technology Industries, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue West Lafayette
Validating Nasogastric Feeding Tube Placement
Raishma Anwar, Kate Stanton, Jax Whited, Anjollie Ramakrishna, & Angelica Gonzalez
EPICS, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Purdue West Lafayette
Developing Sustainable Biochar Markets: Strategies, Challenges, and Opportunities in Ghana
Francis Asare, Rinkesh Prakashbha Patel, Derek Carpenter, Thomas Lyle Ratcliffe, Peniel Adjei, Rado Gazo, & Afua Achiaa Akomeah Anane
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, College of Agriculture, Purdue West Lafayette
Work Hard, Play Hard: Engineering Designs for Playing and Learning
Erin Blasingame
EPICS, College of Engineering, Purdue West Lafayette
Bridging Gaps in Math Education: The Algebra by 7th Grade (Ab7G) Journey in Enhancing Students’ Mathematics Achievement
Virginia Booth Womack, Renee Gibert, Riddhi Rajesh Chaudhari, Imani Adams, Shauna Adams, Emmanuel Oyakojo, Harika Asuri, Nadia Numa, Halaevalu Patterson, Natosha Root, Shreya Venkatraman, Matiana De Alba, Minhea Thomas, Kameron Jackson, Rachel Koeiman, Lydia Ma, Hamza Abdullahi, & Breejha Quezada
Algebra by 7th Grade, Minority Engineering Program, College of Engineering, Purdue West Lafayette
UnSung: Honoring the Voices of Women in Recovery
Charlene Delaney & Eileen Garwood
Master of Music Therapy Program, School of Music, Purdue Fort Wayne
Community-Engaged Efforts in Addressing the Youth Substance Abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Minghui Deng & Ashton Karl Widjajanto
College of Pharmacy; Daniels School of Business; College of Engineering; and Shah Family Global Innovation Lab, Purdue West Lafayette
Birthday Boxes
Suzanne Elia
Boilers in Action, the Roger C. Stewart Leadership and Professional Development Department, Purdue West Lafayette
Sustainable Water Treatment Systems in the La Vega Region of the Dominican Republic
Hannah Fulton, Justina Thomae, Jorge Del’Angel, Ramin Ansari, Karina Peate, Rylan Elliott, Adam Spieth, Thalia May, Morgan Jung, Ernest Blatchley, & Rebecca Johnson
CE 597: Water Supply in Developing Countries, College of Engineering, Purdue West Lafayette
PHRM 880 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Servicio de Orientación Farmacéutica y Alimentaria, Medellin, Colombia
Juan Garcia, Brianna Rahman, Ellen Schellhase, & Andrea Salazar Ospina
PHRM 880: Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Purdue West Lafayette
Reflection on the Growth of Graduate Students: From Engagement & Service-Learning Experiences
Seoljoo Kang, Wonjin Yu, & Wanju Huang
Learning Design and Technology, College of Education, Purdue West Lafayette
PEEPS – Personalized Environmental Purification System
Morgan Lehmkuhl
EPICS, College of Engineering, Purdue West Lafayette
Self-study: Elevating Preservice Teachers in Teaching Practice through Mentoring and Culturally Responsive Teaching
Xuwei (Sara) Luo, Breanya Hogue, & JoAnn Phillion
Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Purdue CDF Freedom School, College of Education, Purdue West Lafayette
Workshop for Women Entrepreneurs – Diversity Fellow Project
Mahreen Mamoon
Curriculum Studies, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Purdue West Lafayette
Helping People and Pets Together
Ella Malik & Nadine Dolby
A Cause for Paws
Expected Impact of Community-Based Education with People Experiencing Substance Use Disorder on Pharmacy Student Skill and Comfort Level with Patient Interaction
Kylie Miskovic, Lindsey Kreps, & Carol Ott
College of Pharmacy and Honors College, Purdue West Lafayette
Using Demographic Variables to Evaluate Opioid Use Disorder
Chaewon Oh
Honors College, Purdue West Lafayette
The Spanish Language Track: Addressing Language Barriers in Healthcare
Kara Robeson, Kristen Mouser, Carlyn Kimiecik, Juan Camilo Alvarez Nunez, Juan Diego Viracachá Suárez, Gicelle Garcia, Mitchell Struewing, Ellen M. Schellhase, & Jasmine D. Gonzalvo
The Center for Health Equity and Innovation (CHEqI), College of Pharmacy, Purdue West Lafayette
Unlocking Potential: A Multidisciplinary Enrichment Program for High-Ability Students
Shahnaz Safitri
Gifted Education, College of Education, Purdue West Lafayette
Laundry Mix! Pancake Mix! & Menstrual Kits! Oh My!
Lara Santiago-Sacarello
Boilers in Action, the Roger C. Stewart Leadership and Professional Development Department, Purdue West Lafayette
Salama Home Initiative
Yasmin Siwy, Samuel Siwy, Ellen Schellhase, Monica Miller, Sonak Pastakia, & Rakhi Karwa
PHRM 880: Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience, College of Pharmacy, Purdue West Lafayette
MLK Day of Service – Hygiene Kits
Libby Sorenson & Viviana Tsangaropoulos
Boilers in Action, the Roger C. Stewart Leadership and Professional Development Department, Purdue West Lafayette
An Integrated STEM Day Camp for Tippecanoe County 4-H Members Using Forensic and Soil Sciences as a Context for Hands-On Learning
Mariah K. Stollar Awan, Mavis Akom, Favour Chinaemerem Ojike, Dee Nicley, & Hui-Hui Wang
Department of Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication, College of Agriculture, Purdue West Lafayette
Toxic Waste Dumps and Intersectionality: Understanding Community Impact
Kaitlyn Vasilko
Honors College; and Department of Behavioral Sciences, College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences, Purdue Northwest
Teaching With Teddys: Using Toys to Increase Comfort with Medical Equipment
Bella Zerfass, Dawson Freeman, Hailey Munson, Kalyna Wozny, Naomi Babka, Rachel Nimtz, Saloni Shah,& Whitney Siewin
Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing, Purdue West Lafayette
First Place Creative Display
Sustainable Community Center Design (Faith Community Center)
Jesse Smith
AD 330, Interior Design, Department of Art and Design, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue West Lafayette
Second Place Creative Display
Wildlife Ambassadors
Ibrahim Bhutta, Carissa Lukac, Amogh Jani, & Sunishka Deshpande
Honors College, Purdue West Lafayette
Third Place Creative Display
Faith Community Center, Gary Indiana
Shianne Dacosta
Interior Design, Department of Art and Design, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue West Lafayette
Contact
If you have questions about the Student Showcase or want to contact any of our student presenters, please contact Carly Evich, Graduate Assistant for Service-Learning, at cevich@purdue.edu.