Cabrini Day – Awards

 

Students, faculty and staff have created for the University community presentations to educate and to move us in celebration of the heritage and the mission, honoring Cabrini’s namesake, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini.

We would like to thank the faculty and staff mentors for supporting and encouraging the students to participate in the presentation event, and thanks to the students for their interesting, compelling, and creative work. The dedication and hard work was clearly evident in all the presentations.

A special thanks to the Conferences and Event Team, without their expertise and dedication, this day would not be possible: Allison Malazita, Alexis Jankowski, Felix Rodriguez Ortega and Andrew Sennett.

We have selected the prize winners not as an outcome of competition, but rather as representatives of all those who have contributed to the expression of the values of Cabrini.

Large Group

• First place: #56: Climate Change Hurts Women Worst

John Ameyaw, Fanta Bility, Geraldine Brown, Jared Carroll, Gabriela Chauca, Brielle Fitzpatrick, Sara Germain, Camille Guzman, Kelly Hennessy, Noelie Hossou, Sara Hussey, Alec Khmelnitsky, Samantha Kilson, Cecilia Koffi, Rita Maiorana, David McKelvey, Mone’t Owens-Carvalho, Kozhin Qader, Max Silverman, Emma Valentine, Michael Vanaman, Briana Walsh, Keyshawn White, Jordan Williams

Affiliation: ECG 300B – Working for Global Justice

Faculty Mentor:   Jerry Zurek, Ph.D.

Individual/Small Group

• First place: #54: Biotech Strategies for Combating Climate Change

Kendrick Key

Affiliation: BIO 101 – Biological Science I

Faculty Mentor:   Vinayak Mathur, Ph.D.

 

• Second place: #25: Why Political Action is Essential in a Time of Environmental Degradation

Sha’Lee Lewis

Affiliation: PBH 220 – Communication for Healthcare Professionals

Faculty Mentor: Gifty Key, Ed.D.

 

• Third place: #35: Thematic Literature Focus Unit: Environmental Advocacy Here at Home and Around the World

Courtney Kovatch and Gabrielle Fernicola

Affiliation: Kappa Delta Pi (Sigma Rho chapter) Honor Society for Education

Faculty Mentor: Martha Ritter, Ph.D..

 

Honorable Mention

• #36: Sustainable Practices in the Classroom

Erin McDermott

Affiliation: Kappa Delta Pi (Sigma Rho chapter) Honor Society for Education

Faculty Mentor: Martha Ritter, Ph.D.

 

• #22: Hearing Loss Awareness and Prevention

Andrew Lunardi

Affiliation: HSC 220 – Communication for Healthcare Professionals

Faculty Mentor: Gifty Key, Ed.D.

 

• #14: Disconnect with Technology to Connect With the Deepest Level of Yourself

Abigail Flanagan

Affiliation: HSC 220 – Communication for Healthcare Professionals

Faculty Mentor: Gifty Key, Ed.D & Marie Ranselle, MSN, RN, CNE

 

2022 Theme:
“Humans in their Environment: Points of impact, resilience, and justice”

Here are some possible topics to consider:

• How can we implement economic and environmental sustainability. 
• The environment as a source of inspiration and creativity
• The environment as a source of healing, joy, and meaning
• Political action and the environment
• Responding to the challenges of climate change
• How we create and change our everyday environments  
• The effect of soundscapes on our well-being 
• Food insecurity and the environment
• Water quality and availability: potable and agricultural  
• Data-driven environmental decision-making
• Building resilience for the future
• How can we leverage technology for environmental justice. 
• Cultural and personal expression in our built environments 
• Environmental advocacy 
• Settings in narrative and impact on storytelling 
• Issues of crowding 
• Parks and green spaces 
• Repair the world: ethics and environments 

Programs included: Poster presentation, artistic exhibits/performances, conversations, and other mediums for exploring the impact of people on the environments they encounter and the ethics of those interactions and encounters.