{"id":6132,"date":"2023-09-29T19:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T19:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=6132"},"modified":"2024-08-05T12:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T16:57:44","slug":"epics-program-to-expand-at-purdue-university-in-indianapolis-partner-with-more-indy-organizations-businesses-to-demonstrate-power-of-experiential-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/Q3\/epics-program-to-expand-at-purdue-university-in-indianapolis-partner-with-more-indy-organizations-businesses-to-demonstrate-power-of-experiential-learning","title":{"rendered":"EPICS program to expand at Purdue University in Indianapolis, partner with more Indy organizations, businesses to demonstrate power of experiential learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"purdue-initial-words-wrap\"><p class=\"purdue-initial-words\">WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash;<\/p> \n<p>For the last four and a half years, Pooja Anil has worked with the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to develop an affordable, personalized magnifier device for students. The device provides a zoomed-in live feed of what students read or write with adjustable lighting and color filters, reducing stress on their eyes and \u201cwill hopefully even out the playing field in education,\u201d said Anil, a senior studying mechanical engineering at Purdue&nbsp;University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Anil is a student in Purdue\u2019s Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program, an engineering-based design course centered on hands-on learning, professional development and community&nbsp;engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISBVI is one of EPICS\u2019 eight community partners within greater Indianapolis, including The Children\u2019s Museum of Indianapolis, Jovial Family Farm, The Jackson Center for Conducive Education, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indy Edge Beep Baseball, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum and Camp Riley. Additional community partnerships in Indianapolis are already in the making and more are expected to develop as students at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campuses\/indianapolis\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purdue University in Indianapolis<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 Purdue\u2019s first comprehensive urban campus \u2014 join the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/AboutUs\/News\/Spotlights\/2023\/2023-0926-epics-indianapolis\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more on the College of Engineering website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media are encouraged to share, post and publish this content.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"note\" class=\"post-content__attribution \">\n    <div class=\"columns\"> \n                    <div class=\"column\"> \n                <p class=\"post-content__source\">\n                    <strong>Media contact:\u00a0<\/strong>Derek Schultz,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:schul221@purdue.edu\">schul221@purdue.edu<\/a><br>                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash; For the last four and a half years, Pooja Anil has worked with the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to develop an affordable, personalized magnifier device for students. 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