Program Spotlight: Scholar Designed Internships (SDI)
Click the student's name below to view their final SDI presentation!
Elshaday Abraham - Northwestern University
Topic or Question: What are the properties and types of curly hair and the hair care needs of curly-haired individuals? Can an app prototype be developed to help curly-haired individuals find products that meet the needs of their specific hair type?
Chyna Wright - Washington University
Topic or Question: Advancing Racial Equity in School Disciplinary Actions through the Use of Restorative Practice
Kierra Abrams - Western Michigan University
Topic or Question: Neighborhood disparities in access to grocery stores, chain stores/restaurants and healthy foods.
Cielo Gomez - University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Topic or Question: Stocks and Bonds: What has caused the ups and downs in the stock market in the last four months? What is going to happen in the rest of 2020-21? Should I invest in stocks? If so, which ones?
Jacelyne Myrthil - Western Michigan University
Topic or Question: How can white parents in Evanston learn about systemic racism and white privilege and the ways in which they perpetuate anti-Black racism in Evanston? How can white parents help dismantle systemic racism in their parenting practices and fight for academic and disciplinary equity in Evanston District 65 schools?
Sylvannah Lang - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Topic or Question: Financial Literacy and the importance of establishing healthy financial habits. 1) Why is establishing financial health habits so hard? 2) Why does financial literacy matter at a young age? 3) How can College Scholars better plan, financially, for an uncertain future?
Armando Miranda - University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Topic or Question: The Eugenics Board in North Carolina: The Intersection of Public Health, History, and Race
Amanda Martinez - University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Topic or Question: Is RAC 1 protein over-expressed in feline oral squamous cell carcinoma?
Jalea Davis - University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Topic or Question: Mental health challenges and resources for college students of color at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Josh Rowzee - University of Illinois, Springfield
Topic or Question: How does campus engagement aid first generation college students for future college success?
Fernando Licea - University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Topic or Question: Improvement of LEED + WELL certification for Residential housing
Victor Mendoza-Garcia - Carlton College
Topic or Question: 1) How have the City of Evanston’s housing and education policies and practices affected Black communities over the past 150 years? What historical evidence is out there?
2) How does the Evanston’s Black community continue to experience inequality?
3) What has the City of Evanston done since to recognize, empower, and or aid its Black community?
4) How have the initiatives been shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic and the death of George Floyd?
Click the student's name below to view their final SDI presentation!
Elshaday Abraham - Northwestern University
Topic or Question: What are the properties and types of curly hair and the hair care needs of curly-haired individuals? Can an app prototype be developed to help curly-haired individuals find products that meet the needs of their specific hair type?
Chyna Wright - Washington University
Topic or Question: Advancing Racial Equity in School Disciplinary Actions through the Use of Restorative Practice
Kierra Abrams - Western Michigan University
Topic or Question: Neighborhood disparities in access to grocery stores, chain stores/restaurants and healthy foods.
Cielo Gomez - University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Topic or Question: Stocks and Bonds: What has caused the ups and downs in the stock market in the last four months? What is going to happen in the rest of 2020-21? Should I invest in stocks? If so, which ones?
Jacelyne Myrthil - Western Michigan University
Topic or Question: How can white parents in Evanston learn about systemic racism and white privilege and the ways in which they perpetuate anti-Black racism in Evanston? How can white parents help dismantle systemic racism in their parenting practices and fight for academic and disciplinary equity in Evanston District 65 schools?
Sylvannah Lang - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Topic or Question: Financial Literacy and the importance of establishing healthy financial habits. 1) Why is establishing financial health habits so hard? 2) Why does financial literacy matter at a young age? 3) How can College Scholars better plan, financially, for an uncertain future?
Armando Miranda - University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Topic or Question: The Eugenics Board in North Carolina: The Intersection of Public Health, History, and Race
Amanda Martinez - University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Topic or Question: Is RAC 1 protein over-expressed in feline oral squamous cell carcinoma?
Jalea Davis - University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Topic or Question: Mental health challenges and resources for college students of color at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Josh Rowzee - University of Illinois, Springfield
Topic or Question: How does campus engagement aid first generation college students for future college success?
Fernando Licea - University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Topic or Question: Improvement of LEED + WELL certification for Residential housing
Victor Mendoza-Garcia - Carlton College
Topic or Question: 1) How have the City of Evanston’s housing and education policies and practices affected Black communities over the past 150 years? What historical evidence is out there?
2) How does the Evanston’s Black community continue to experience inequality?
3) What has the City of Evanston done since to recognize, empower, and or aid its Black community?
4) How have the initiatives been shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic and the death of George Floyd?
