{"id":139804,"date":"2023-07-21T09:54:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T13:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=139804"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:56:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T13:56:37","slug":"building-a-brighter-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2023\/07\/21\/building-a-brighter-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a brighter future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2023\/07\/21\/building-a-brighter-future\/bie-campaign-graphic\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139810\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-139810\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2023\/07\/BIE-Campaign-graphic-508x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"464\" \/><\/a>Wright State University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering-computer-science.wright.edu\/biomedical-industrial-and-human-factors-engineering\">Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering<\/a> (BIE) has launched a fundraising campaign to support student success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike the majority of Wright State students, BIE students often work their way through school in order to finance their educations. Many of them are first-generation college students,\u201d said Subashini Ganapathy, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering. \u201cInternships, experiential learning opportunities, career mentorship \u2014 as well as financial support \u2014 are critical to helping our students focus more on their studies and graduate with less of a financial burden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to helping our students succeed while also pursuing our vision to be nationally recognized for excellence in education and for cutting-edge BIE research,\u201d Ganapathy said. \u201cThese are the driving forces behind our BIE Student Success Campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/was.wright.edu\/onlinegiving\/give\/fund\/261\">BIE Student Success Campaign<\/a> are encouraged to contribute their time, talent or treasure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Time \u2014 The department is looking for volunteers to commit 100 hours to mentoring students in biomedical, industrial and human factors engineering career-related activities. Participating in speaking engagements, resume critiques and mock interviews are a few ways in which volunteers can engage with students.<\/li>\n<li>Talent \u2014 The department hopes to place at least 10 biomedical, industrial and human factors engineering students in new internships and jobs with local industry partners.<\/li>\n<li>Treasure \u2014 The department has set a goal to raise $100,000 in support of student success, recruitment and retention. Fundraising priorities include scholarships, student competitions and professional development, as well as other strategic initiatives to help meet students\u2019 needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_139816\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2023\/07\/21\/building-a-brighter-future\/20070-cassie-mckinney-cecs-website-photos-3-30-18\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139816\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139816\" class=\"size-large wp-image-139816\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2023\/07\/Biomedical-Industrial-and-Human-Factors-Engineering-20070_034-508x339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-139816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the BIE Student Success Campaign are encouraged to contribute their time, talent or treasure to help Wright State students succeed.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kaleidoscope Innovation is one of the many local industry partners that currently provide professional development opportunities for BIE students. The company is sponsoring a student senior project that incorporates virtual reality into the usability testing of medical devices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s important for others to follow Kaleidoscope\u2019s lead, because supporting students nurtures a thriving educational ecosystem,\u201d said Matthew Suits, head of sales for Kaleidoscope Innovation. \u201cTogether, we can cultivate a society that values education, empowers the next generation and promotes equal opportunities for all. Let\u2019s continue to rally behind students by contributing our time, talent and treasure and by creating a supportive ecosystem where every student has the opportunity to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sara Deem, chief administrative officer for dermatology and ophthalmology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, is another supporter of the BIE Student Success Campaign. Like Suits, she also serves on the Industrial and Systems Engineering External Advisory Board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can all help to give students a brighter future through giving of our time, talent and treasure,\u201d said Deem. \u201cThis can be done in ways big and small. We can build bonds with faculty, as well as students, to create long and beneficial relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graduate student Santhosh Kumar Kota is grateful for the generosity of both individual and corporate donors, especially their support of student scholarships. A master\u2019s degree student in industrial and human factors engineering, Kota is a recipient of the Ganapathy and Prabhala Scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReceiving the scholarship increased my confidence level and motivated me,\u201d said Kota. \u201cI have been inspired to work harder to achieve my academic success, which has also led to my personal and professional growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/was.wright.edu\/onlinegiving\/give\/fund\/261\">Online gifts to the BIE Student Success Campaign<\/a> are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I encourage everyone to join us in this noble cause,\u201d said Suits. \u201cLet\u2019s extend our support to students, empowering them to become tomorrow\u2019s leaders, innovators and change makers. Together, we can shape a brighter future for them and for our society as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_139818\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2023\/07\/21\/building-a-brighter-future\/20070-cassie-mckinney-cecs-website-photos-3-30-18-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139818\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139818\" class=\"size-large wp-image-139818\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2023\/07\/Biomedical-Industrial-and-Human-Factors-Engineering-20070_269-508x339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-139818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Internships, experiential learning opportunities, career mentorship and financial support are critical to helping Wright State students focus more on their studies and graduate with less of a financial burden.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wright State\u2019s Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering has launched a fundraising campaign to support student success. <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2023\/07\/21\/building-a-brighter-future\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":139818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[722,4266,743,2040,725,715],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-biomedical-industrial-and-human-factors-engineering","category-engineering-computer-science","category-giving","category-home-news-sidebar","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139804"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139831,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139804\/revisions\/139831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}