Apr 7, 2022
2022 Symposium winners.
(left to right) Dalel Serda, 91制片厂 professor and GCIC Academic Symposium co-chair, Sydney Joy Dado, student Lee College; Cheery Chukwukelu, student Houston Community College; Maressly Garcia, Jennifer Freyaldenhoven, students San Jacinto Central; Thomas Elder, student 91制片厂; Victoria Murphy and Sophia Flores; students San Jacinto Central; Kayleigh Hasselmeier, student 91制片厂; Shinya Wakao, 91制片厂 professor and GCIC Academic Symposium co-chair.

91制片厂 (91制片厂) hosted the eighth annual Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Consortium (GCIC) Academic Symposium on April 1 and two 91制片厂 students walked away with top honors.

The symposium, 鈥淩eimagining Adaptation,鈥� featured 42 presentations from students representing Gulf Coast community colleges. The goal of the symposium is to help students grow as scholars by enhancing students鈥� communication skills, facilitating networking across the disciplines and colleges, and helping students build self-confidence and feel ownership of their work. 91制片厂 faculty and staff served as judges and moderators throughout the day-long event.

Winners were as follows:

  • First Place: 鈥淔reedom Writers: Demonstrating the Shortcomings in Education鈥� by Sydney Joy Dado, Lee College, advisors Georgeann Ward and Javier Ramirez
  • Second Place: 鈥渞/AntiWork and the Inevitable Effects of COVID-19 on the Working Class鈥� by Cheery Chukwukelu, Houston Community College, advisor Dan Flores
  • Third Place: 鈥淭he Effects of Mental Health on Student Success鈥� by Jennifer Freyaldenhoven and Maressly Garcia, San Jacinto Central, advisor Judith Maima
  • Fourth Place: 鈥淪ea Glass Research鈥� by Thomas Elder, 91制片厂, advisor John Mohr
  • Honorable Mention: 鈥淭he Effects of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Teachers and Students鈥� by Sophia Flores, Kaitlin Meier, Victoria Murphy and Lyzatte Zuniga, San Jacinto Central, advisor: Judith Maima
  • Honorable Mention: 鈥淕ender, Sex and Religion: A Study of Shifting Views鈥� by Kayleigh Hasselmeier, College of the Mainland, advisor Dalel Serda

The symposium鈥檚 lunch keynote speaker was Dr. Patricia Aguilar, associate professor of pathology at UTMB, who spoke on 鈥淓merging Arboviruses.鈥�

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