<p>Top student presenters from MCC's 14th annual Scholars' Day competition were announced Wednesday, May 11th at a celebratory reception. Twenty-three students received MCC Foundation scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $2,500 for research and creative presentations. The scholarships were presented by college leaders and benefactors and special guest Soledad O&rsquo;Brien.</p>

<p>Congratulations to the following MCC student researchers:</p>

<p><strong>SOCIAL SCIENCES</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>1st place: <strong>My College Consultant: Breaking Down Admissions Barriers for High-Achieving Low-Income Students</strong>

<ul>
<li>Ruben Ortiz, Kristofer Hendrickson, Valeria Krokhmalyuk</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>2nd place (tie):&nbsp;<strong>Have we Forgotten how to be Social Without Social Media?</strong>
<ul>
<li>Martina Silvestre Sales</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>2nd place (tie): <strong>Digitizing Museum Collections for Public Access</strong>
<ul>
<li>Ryan Horan</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>3rd place: <strong>The Reality of Race</strong>
<ul>
<li>Mariama Wiliams</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>4th place: <strong>Renaming MCC</strong>
<ul>
<li>Elle Parrotta</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>SCIENCES (POSTER PRESENTATIONS)</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>1st place: <strong>ENR 259 Drone Presentation</strong>

<ul>
<li>Alex Groff, Olivia Schaefer, Tyshawn Searight, Michael McMaster</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>2nd place: <strong>Generation of Models to Study the Role of H4K20me1-interacting Proteins in Human Erythropoeisis</strong>
<ul>
<li>Taylor DuHart</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>SCIENCES</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>1st place: <strong>Vehicle Design Advancement with Solidworks</strong>

<ul>
<li>Kay Wilkoff</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>2nd place: <strong>Genetic Databases in the Development of Criminal Investigation</strong>
<ul>
<li><strong>​​​​​​​</strong>Leanna Smith</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>3rd place (tie): <strong>Mitochondrial Replacement therapy</strong>
<ul>
<li><strong>​​​​​​​</strong>Mia Le, Rasa Barmak</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>3rd place (tie): <strong>Urban Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach in the Fight Against Hunger</strong>
<ul>
<li><strong>​​​​​​​</strong>Baren Ritzenthaler</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>PUBLIC HEALTH</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>1st place: <strong>Type 2 Diabetes, Inadequate Sleep, and Structural Racism: A Needless Health Crisis for Black and Latino Communities in the South Bronx</strong>

<ul>
<li><strong>​​​​​​​</strong>Bronwyn Wallace</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>2nd place: <strong>The Mental Health Gap Action Programme: Aiding the Untreated</strong>
<ul>
<li>​​​​​​​Abigail Dingman</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>3rd place: <strong>The Genetics of Happiness</strong>
<ul>
<li><strong>​​​​​​​</strong>Lucas Eberhardt</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>HUMANITIES</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>1st place: <strong>Individualizing the Objectified: Diego VelAzquez's Dwarf and Jester Portraits of Philip IV's Court</strong>

<ul>
<li><strong>​​​​​​​</strong>Daniel Heberle</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>2nd place:<strong>&nbsp;The Spaces and Surfaces of Street Art: The Perception of Graffiti in the time of Banksy</strong>
<ul>
<li><strong>​​​​​​​</strong>Daniel Heberle</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>3rd place: <strong>Madonna, Mother, Mama: A Cultural and Christological Examination of the Pieta in Christian Art</strong>
<ul>
<li><strong>​​​​​​​</strong>Jules Moore</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

<p>Additional information about all of the student presentations can be found on the <a href="https://www.monroecc.edu/events/scholars-day/">Scholars' Day website</a>.</p>

<p>Scholars' Day 2022&nbsp;was made possible through support from keynote presenting sponsor, the ESL Charitable Foundation, as well as support from&nbsp;local philanthropists through the MCC Foundation.</p>

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MCC Daily Tribune

Scholars' Day Scholarship Awards

More than 75 students presented research at Scholars' Day and participated in the Celebration of Writing and Small Eternities Creative Writing Capstone Reading at the Brighton campus on May 10th and 11th, respectively. Research topics represented a variety of academic disciplines, including the humanities, science, engineering, and social science. Students build valuable research and presentation skills through the experience. MCC faculty served as judges.

Top student presenters from MCC's 14th annual Scholars' Day competition were announced Wednesday, May 11th at a celebratory reception. Twenty-three students received MCC Foundation scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $2,500 for research and creative presentations. The scholarships were presented by college leaders and benefactors and special guest Soledad O’Brien.

Congratulations to the following MCC student researchers:

SOCIAL SCIENCES

• 1st place: My College Consultant: Breaking Down Admissions Barriers for High-Achieving Low-Income Students
  • Ruben Ortiz, Kristofer Hendrickson, Valeria Krokhmalyuk
• 2nd place (tie): Have we Forgotten how to be Social Without Social Media?
  • Martina Silvestre Sales
• 2nd place (tie): Digitizing Museum Collections for Public Access
  • Ryan Horan
• 3rd place: The Reality of Race
  • Mariama Wiliams
• 4th place: Renaming MCC
  • Elle Parrotta

SCIENCES (POSTER PRESENTATIONS)

• 1st place: ENR 259 Drone Presentation
  • Alex Groff, Olivia Schaefer, Tyshawn Searight, Michael McMaster
• 2nd place: Generation of Models to Study the Role of H4K20me1-interacting Proteins in Human Erythropoeisis
  • Taylor DuHart

SCIENCES

• 1st place: Vehicle Design Advancement with Solidworks
  • Kay Wilkoff
• 2nd place: Genetic Databases in the Development of Criminal Investigation
  • ​​​​​​​Leanna Smith
• 3rd place (tie): Mitochondrial Replacement therapy
  • ​​​​​​​Mia Le, Rasa Barmak
• 3rd place (tie): Urban Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach in the Fight Against Hunger
  • ​​​​​​​Baren Ritzenthaler

PUBLIC HEALTH

• 1st place: Type 2 Diabetes, Inadequate Sleep, and Structural Racism: A Needless Health Crisis for Black and Latino Communities in the South Bronx
  • ​​​​​​​Bronwyn Wallace
• 2nd place: The Mental Health Gap Action Programme: Aiding the Untreated
  • ​​​​​​​Abigail Dingman
• 3rd place: The Genetics of Happiness
  • ​​​​​​​Lucas Eberhardt

HUMANITIES

• 1st place: Individualizing the Objectified: Diego VelAzquez's Dwarf and Jester Portraits of Philip IV's Court
  • ​​​​​​​Daniel Heberle
• 2nd place: The Spaces and Surfaces of Street Art: The Perception of Graffiti in the time of Banksy
  • ​​​​​​​Daniel Heberle
• 3rd place: Madonna, Mother, Mama: A Cultural and Christological Examination of the Pieta in Christian Art
  • ​​​​​​​Jules Moore

Additional information about all of the student presentations can be found on the Scholars' Day website.

Scholars' Day 2022 was made possible through support from keynote presenting sponsor, the ESL Charitable Foundation, as well as support from local philanthropists through the MCC Foundation.

Katherine Ghidiu
Scholars' Day Committee
05/18/2022