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Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., The Elliot Professor in Healthcare Design in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design was featured in Healthcare Design magazine for her leadership in the healthcare design program. Bayramzadeh’s approach to the curriculum requires students to find a practice-based mentor who specializes in their area of interest. Students meet with their mentors throughout the semester to learn from their real-world expertise and expand their professional networks. Her efforts to immerse students in practice has manifested in other ways, too. For example, in 2021 she...

Through a multi-year, comprehensive examination of current processes and student needs, including the work of the Re-Imagining of Academic Advising Group and the Supporting the Student Experience Review Team, it became evident that 51±¬ÁÏ needed a system that better supported the evolving needs of its students across the student lifecycle.  The EAB: Navigate platform was chosen as a solution based on guidance and feedback from stakeholders across the university who participated in the process. Overwhelmingly, 51±¬ÁÏ heard that this platform would offer a university-w...

This year, the 51±¬ÁÏ Foundation will give $1,000 to one of the university’s key student support funds in celebration of 51±¬ÁÏ’s 113th birthday. From April 24-May 19, students will have the chance to vote for one of four funds, including the CARES Center Fund, the Flashes Fighting Hunger Support Fund, the 51±¬ÁÏ Emergency Grant Fund and the Last Dollar Book Scholarship. The winner of the Day of Giving Student Choice Award will be announced May 22 on 51±¬ÁÏ Alumni social media channels. Vote here! ...

On May 3rd, students in Dr. Kelsen LaBerge’s Introduction to Engineering course demonstrated their Hovercraft projects. This project serves as a class capstone, where the 79  students in the course were divided into 13 teams that must successfully design, build, and fly a hovercraft that adheres to a specified budget.  Students work with their teams to come up with a preliminary design before giving a presentation of their work. After passing this presentation, teams begin building their hovercraft using balsa wood, propellers, and electronics such as servos, motors, and electroni...