Students presented on 150+ projects throughout the showcase
Students showed their talents April 19 at the 2022 Huskies Showcase. Students presented their work in person or through Zoom links, followed by a closing celebration for award finalists held in the Atwood Cascade Room and live streamed for parents, friends and other supporters.
Students presented on more than 150 projects throughout the day. Types of projects presented included thesis, creative work, internship, research project, service learning experience or volunteer experience.
The Showcase drew participants from across campus with faculty mentors supporting students in their projects in community research, creative works and scholarship across all disciplines at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Huskies Showcase gives the campus community an opportunity to engage with industry employers and regional communities to prepare St. Cloud State graduates for life, work and citizenship in the 21st century.
Driven by the dimensions of Our Husky Compact, Huskies Showcase provides a place to showcase student engagement and achievement; the opportunity to engage with, support and celebrate student success; the opportunity to engage with industry, employers and regional communities; and a venue to showcase distinctive student experiences.
Award winners
Best Overall Our Husky Compact Reflection Award
Dimension: Think Creatively and Critically
Kaylynn Kearns
“Analysis of Career Findings form SCSU Data out of National Alumni Career Mobility Survey”
Faculty mentor — Tammison Smith of the Career Center
Best Dimension of the Year Our Husky Compact Reflection Award
Dimension: Communicate Effectively
Alli Beste and Enock Ombengi
“T-Cell Function and Composition in NOD Mice Exposed to Coca-Cola”
Faculty mentor — Marina Cetkovic-Cvrlje, Biology
Outstanding Gallery Exhibit
Elizabeth Mitchell
“On the Other Side”
Faculty Mentor — Jeff Hegle from University Athletics
Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation Award
Claude Haneum Lee
“Effect of Teleworking on Retirement Age”
Faculty mentor — Monica Garcia-Perez, Economics
Undergraduate Poster Presentation Runner-Up
Hunter Harnett and Asma Yusuf
“Does Coca-Cola consumption potentiate diabetes development NOD mice?”
Faculty mentor — Marina Cetkovic-Cvrlje, Biology
Graduate Poster Presentation
Abdul Khan
“A tool to detect likelihood of scam in a vacation website”
Faculty mentor — Abdullah Abu Hussein, Information Systems
Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation
Timothy Lux, Loren Sohler and Quinn Radeke
“Putin and the Czar: Autocracy and Dissent”
Faculty mentor — Maureen O’Brien, History
Best Graduate Oral Presentation
Leng Yang
“Evaluation of Pro- and Anti-epilecti Activities of Three Herbal Extracts in the Planarian, Dugesia Dorotocephala”
Faculty mentor — Oladele Gazel and Gengyun Le, Biology
Finalists
Poster Presentation
Joynab Mohammed: “Taxonomy of Smart Vehicle Security”
Faculty mentor — Abdullah Abu Hussein, Information Systems
Jessica VanderWerf, Claudia Burgos Zuniga and Maria Kroeber: “Age-Friendly Universities”
Faculty mentor — Phyllis Greenberg and Rona Karasik, Gerontology
Alison Helder and Molly Lovsness: “Acute stressor effects on biochemical markers in Fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)”
Faculty mentor — Heiko Schoenfuss, Biology
Ujala Chawla and Sierra Bermúdez: “Study of Immune Cells in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic C57BL/6 Mice Consuming Coca-Cola”
Faculty mentor — Marina Cetkovic-Cvrlje, Biology
Nick Hahn, “The Creation of a Cinematic Icon”
Faculty mentor — Steven Anderson, University College
Sean Bresnahan, “Online Eating Disorder Recovery Communities: Levels of engagement and perceived recovery help”
Faculty mentor — Meagan Jones, Psychology
Andrew Nardi, Wengelawit Molla and Ridwan Yussuf, “The effects of Coca-Cola on diabetes incidence and glycemia levels in C57BL/6J mouse model”
Faculty mentor — Marina Cetkovic-Cvrlje, Biology
Oral Presentation
Jennifer Sonterre, Brianna Pace, Shelby Pointer and Brian Neumeister: “History of Genocide: Understanding Genocide Through a Transdiciplinary Lens”
Faculty mentor — Mareen O’Brien, History
Souleymane Kassoum: “Teachers’ perceptions of academic optimism in a private middle school in Niamey, Niger”
Faculty mentor — Amy Christensen, Educational Leadership & Higher Education
Saud Ali: “Is what you remember real? Quantitatively investigating the recognition of synthetic Generative Adversarial Network pictures”
Faculty mentor — Leslie Valdes, Psychology
Andrea Rodriguez-Arzola and Hunter Tholkes: “Social Connectedness and Relationship Satisfaction in the Digital Age”
Faculty mentor — Sandrine Zerbib, Amanda Hemmesch, Ann Finan and Jim Cottrill, Sociology
