Oberlin

Student Project Presentations

Saturday, April 17 

SCIENCE CENTER A154

12:00-12:10 p.m.                        

‘Give Us Wings’ Cloth Sanitary Pad Program

Cher-Wen DeWitt ’10 Neuroscience, Oberlin College

The ‘Give Us Wings’ Program conducts educational workshops to teach school girls and tailors how to make cloth sanitary pads that can be washed and re-used for several years. Cher-Wen president of HIV Educators and works for the Center for Leadership in Health Promotion. She is one of the charter members of Immerse Yourself in Service and served as president of the Class of 2010 during her second year.

 

12:10 – 12:20 p.m.           

Rat Race, LLC

Remington Jackson ’12 Political Science Major, Philosophy minor, The College of Wooster

Rat Race is a simulation game that teaches financial skills through a persona that exists within a virtual world. Remington Jackson is from Pittsburgh, PA, where he attended Shady Side Academy High School. He is on both the Football and Track & Field teams.

 

12:20-12:30 p.m.                        

 Queens Community Media Center: Promoting Media Literacy Through The Production of Community Journalism

Max Rivlin-Nadler ’10 Creative Writing and Francesca Krihely ’10, History and Sociology, Oberlin College

Queens Community Media Center  (QCMC) will democratize media accessibility by offering programs in journalism basics and relevant multi-media technology to individuals in the Queens community. QCMC will create a multimedia platform on the Internet to distribute its media, in the form of a website, supported by advertisements, and with content in as many languages spoken in Queens. Max Rivlin-Nadler has been the program Director for WOBC, Oberlin’s College and Community Radio Station, since the summer of 2009. He is a producer of Gathering Hope House Radio, a weekly program that originates from a mental health institution in Lorain, OH. Francesca Krihely comes to QCMC with a wealth of experience in journalism, community organizing and social justice work in youth education, women’s empowerment and advocacy and alternatives to incarceration.

 

12:30-12:40 p.m.                       

Geauga Growers

Brittany Berkey ’11 Psychology, Sarah Finch ’11 Corporate Communications and Mass Communications, Allyson Baroni ’11 Accounting, Walsh University

Our mission for the Geauga Growers was to take a company using barely any electronic resources and help pull them forward while keeping in mind the ethics of the Amish and other farmers. By presenting our case study we hope to show other students how to consult to a non-traditional group of people while keeping in mind of their lifestyles and ethics. Brittany Berkey recently held an internship at Colman Professional Health for psychology and has participated in the ambassador program at Mercy Medical Center.  Sarah Finch is a journalist for the “Walsh Spectator” and is a member of the university’s Programming Board. Allyson Baroni is a member of the Resident Hall Association and the school’s Business Club and is an ambassador for the University.

 

12:40-12:50 p.m.                        

What I love about concrete

Katherine Dohan ’10 Musical Studies and English, Oberlin College

Since 2007, the making of What I Love About Concrete has been a collaborative effort involving over 200 people in the Memphis community.  A unique story featuring moments of magical realism alongside scenes of sheer comedy, Concrete will be released in summer 2011 in film festivals and later on a screening tour of the US. Katherine has been has been collaborating with her friend Alanna Stewart since the ninth grade, when they made their first movie, a parody of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” 

 

12:50-1:00 p.m.                        

Hydropower Investment for a Social Cause
Sage Aronson ’12 Neuroscience, David Ohana ’12, Suman Giri ’11 Mathematics and Physics, Oberlin College

Acting as a hedge fund or brokerage, we look to establish a connection between US-based investors and the hydropower industry in Nepal. Acting as a consulting firm between the hydropower companies and local NGOs, we look to initiate social programs (such as medical treks, etc.) that will ensure that the imminent development potential, created by the hydropower plant and the roads that were built to construct it, is done in a equitable and efficient manner.

 

SCIENCE CENTER A155

 

12:00-12:10 p.m.                        

The value of Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship as a growing theme being embraced by MBA students today

Abbie Sullivan ’11, MBA in Health Care Management, Mike McGill ’11, MBA in Management, Walsh University

The intent of this presentation is to grasp the important themes regarding social responsibility and social entrepreneurship. The presentation represents the human capital opportunity with regards to investing in the individuals employed by Hattie Larlham and the impact the investment has on a business level, as well as on a personal level.

 

12:10-12:20 p.m.                       

Niger Stove Project

Rachel Rothgery ’10, Third World Studies, Oberlin College

The Niger Stove Project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the respiratory health of families in Niger by disseminating low-cost, fuel-efficient stoves through an alternative-income program benefiting disadvantaged women. While at Oberlin, Rachel has overseen a number of projects, such as Pan y Rosas, a microfinance initiative benefiting sixteen families in Guatemala, and Oberlin Free the Children, which fundraised to build schools in Kenya and Sierra Leone.

 

12:20-12:30 p.m.                        

 Interactive Storytelling: A New Kind of Game

Alexander Boland ’10 Computer Science and English, Oberlin College

Interactive Storytelling is a new technology that will allow video game players to participate as a character in a story in order to both experience and influence that story’s outcome. Alexander Boland is currently completing a Computer Science honors thesis on Interactive Storytelling.

 

12:30-12:40 p.m.                       

 FearlessandLoathing.com, LLC

David Clark ’11, Religion, Oberlin College

FearlessandLoathing.com is Oberlin’s independent news website. Reflecting the current trend of news, F+L is exclusively available online. F+L seeks to give students the opportunity to work in the new online format. F+L is also an opportunity for business-minded students to practice managing an actual small business. David wrote for “The Review” for his first two years at Oberlin before co-founding Fearless and Loathing with Erica Lee. Above all, David is inspired by the way news is going hopes to someday lead the way in the new media revolution.

 

12:40-12:50 p.m.                       

Global Youth Connection Business Proposal

Matthew McNaughton and Olivia Parsons, The College of Wooster

This is a group project of:  Matthew McNaughton, Chris Miller, Olivia Parsons, Maaz Kahn, Matthew Miller, Bilal Paracha, Esther Chhackhhack, and Shiladitya Roychaudhri.  

12:50-1:00 p.m.                        

Hand Washing in Vietnam

Thao Phan ’11 Neuroscience, Oberlin College

This project describes a non-profit agency in Quang Tri, Vietnam that will develop infrastructure, make soap, teach students about hygiene, and network with other non-profit organizations in Vietnam and the United States. Thao Phan is a Bonner Scholar and a Bonner Leader, and she devotes more than 100 hours per semester volunteering in the Oberlin community. In January 2008, she interned at NYC Medics, a non-profit organization that delivers medical care to disaster-affected areas, and in January 2009, she shadowed doctors at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY.