MCC Daily Tribune
Congratulations to all Scholars' Day Participants
More than 100 students presented at Scholars' Day and participated in the Celebration of Learning at the Brighton campus on May 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Research topics represented a variety of academic disciplines, including the humanities, science, engineering, and social science, as well as original creative works, showcasing the breadth and depth of scholarship at MCC. Congratulations to all students who participated!
Top student presenters from MCC's 15th annual Scholars' Day competition were announced Wednesday, May 3rd at a celebratory reception. Twenty-eight students received MCC Foundation scholarships ranging from $750 to $2,500 for their research and creative presentations. The scholarships were presented by college leaders and benefactors and special guest George M. Johnson.
Congratulations to the following MCC student award recipients:
Committee’s Choice Award
Recognizing excellence and the expansion of Scholars’ Day to include original performance
- Fearless Creation: Celebrating the Art of the Unheard
Kidane Malik, Heaven Murphy, Anderson Allen
Posters
- 1st place: ENR 259 UAV/UGV
Paul Sofinski, Georges Karam, Elijah Otto, Samuel Overchenko - 2nd place: Early Mobilization of ICU Patients
Julia Gabalski - 3rd place (tie): TYESA-MCC Mini UAV Design Competition
Tyler Culmo, Kennedy Mueller, Claire Ferro, Wesley Wyatt - 3rd place (tie): Changes In Neurotrophin and Receptor Dynamics as a Function of Adolescent Ethanol Exposure and Withdrawal
Ana Maria Hernandez Socha
Social Sciences
- 1st place: The Cost of War: The impact of the war in Ukraine on former Soviet republics
Jason Sager - 2nd place: Native Language Preservation
Paola Muciño Dozier - 3rd place: Shifting Focus: Examining the Role of STEM Faculty Representation in Community College Student Success
Chiara Giraldo
STEM
- 1st place: From Concept to Prototype: The Development of a Tilt-Rotor VTOL Drone
Maxim Karasev, Piotr Cetner, Omar Nadeem - 2nd place (tie): Synthesis and Biological Testing of Penicillin Derivatives: A Comparative Study
Chiara Giraldo - 2nd place (tie): UAV Rescue Mission
Mason Nusbickel, Nathan Dillenbeck, Jaden Reuter, Dennis Ribalko
Justice
- 1st place: Neurobiology and Implicit Racial Bias: Reevaluating Brightline Capital Punishment Sentencing Within the Juvenile Court System
Rebecca Soriano - 2nd place (tie): Why We Must End Racial Capitalism
Jemeah Scott - 2nd place (tie): Abolishing Retributive Sentencing: A Rehabilitative Alternative for System Beyond Repair
Christopher Hoffarth
Humanities
- 1st place: To Defend the Hero’s Reward: Morality Toward Murder in Ancient Myths
Elizabeth Tackitt - 2nd place: God the Mother and the Feminine Christ: Representations of the Madonna and Jesus as Divine Maternal Nurturers in Medieval and Renaissance Art
Rebecca Soriano - 3rd place: Expressing the Inner Self Image: The Emotional Range of Rembrandt, van Gogh, Picasso, and Condo’s Self-Portraits
Isaiah Gonsalves - 4th place: From Votive to Verism: Engagement With the Viewer in the Eyes of Statues From Ancient Mesopotamia to The Late Roman Empire
Christopher Hoffarth
Additional information about all of the student presentations can be found on the Scholars' Day website.
Scholars' Day 2023 was made possible through support from the keynote presenting sponsor, the ESL Charitable Foundation, as well as support from local philanthropists through the MCC Foundation. Many thanks to them as well as the countless MCC faculty and staff who dedicated time and expertise to make this event happen.
Katherine Ghidiu
Scholars' Day
05/04/2023