On behalf of the Student Showcase Planning Committee and the Office of Academic Affairs, we are very excited to present the 2020 Virtual Student Showcase. Congratulations to the Students who worked so hard to bring their projects to the Virtual Showcase. A big thank you to the faculty sponsors who have patiently guided them in this process! This is an amazing culmination of the hard work and efforts of both students and faculty!
Keynote Address
RIVER RESTORATION: CONNECTING RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY
Guest speaker, Rica Fulton, Restoration Coordinator, RiversEdge West
Collaborator, Cara Kukuraitis, Outreach Coordinator, RiversEdge West
Rica Fulton, a restoration specialist, discusses the importance of research as it relates to healthy riparian areas and communities. Invasive riparian species, such as tamarisk, outcompete native species over thousands of acres along rivers in the West, leading to degraded riparian ecosystems. Restoring riverside habitat to increase biodiversity and resiliency takes research, collaboration, fundraising, and community involvement. Her organization and hundreds of partners are committed to restoring rivers by connecting researchers and practitioners, educating the public, and implementing on-the-ground restoration.
KICK-OFF EVENT SPONSORED BY THE ALPHA CHI HONOR SOCIETY
Student officers: Delaney Santoro, President and Shane Canitz, Vice President
Faculty sponsors: Dr. Morgan Bridge, Dr. Robin Calland and Dr. Tiffany Kinney
Alpha Chi is an national honor society that was established in 1922 to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among university students from all disciplines. The Gamma chapter of Alpha Chi serves to honor those students who demonstrate these qualities at CMU.