{"id":95289,"date":"2020-09-21T08:27:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T12:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=95289"},"modified":"2020-09-21T12:48:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T16:48:37","slug":"double-major-doctor-in-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2020\/09\/21\/double-major-doctor-in-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Double major doctor-in-training"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brittany Urwin is one of hundreds of Wright State students who have benefited from a scholarship funded by a local business or corporation.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Micah Karr \u201919<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Brittany Urwin \u201920 started her career<\/span> at Wright State with a foot in two colleges. She planned to dual major in dance and materials science engineering. She eventually graduated in May 2020 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in materials science engineering<\/a> and plans to attend the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine to earn her medical degree.<\/p>\n

Wright State was a good place for Urwin to start her dual major, she said. She said she enjoyed her classes and had the opportunity to learn from professors who have helped her greatly in her college career.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe professors were always willing to help whenever we needed it, and I think the smaller class sizes helped,\u201d she said. \u201cThe program itself was awesome, and there are so many internship opportunities that I am very happy with my decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

After her first year, Urwin decided dance was not her life goal. She dropped her dance major to work at pursuing medicine full time. But to quench her thirst for dance, she joined Wright State\u2019s gymnastics club. The people she met at the club, she said, made the workouts more fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were able to travel for meets, which was an awesome break from normal college studies,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Urwin lived in honors housing when she came to Wright State, an experience she said she loved. Living with fellow honors students helped her studies, she said.<\/p>\n

Urwin is the recipient of the Metallurgical Solutions Scholarship. Founded by Brian Joyce, Ph.D. \u201997, \u201904, a graduate of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), the scholarship assists students in CECS. The company provides metallurgical support to all industries that use metals in their parts or production process. Metallurgical Solutions tests raw materials for strength and provides industrial forensics for companies that have mechanical failures.<\/p>\n

\u201cI set up the Metallurgical Solutions Scholarship as a small gesture to help others on their journeys, \u2018paying it forward\u2019,<\/span>\u201d Joyce said. \u201cI\u2019m thankful it was set up to be self-sustaining, providing some support for future engineers. It\u2019s my belief that the world would be a much better place if more would be willing to give a little back.\u201d<\/p>\n

By the numbers<\/strong><\/h4>\n

$733,000 <\/b><\/span>in corporate scholarships were awarded to over <\/span>150<\/b><\/span> students during 2019\u201320 academic year<\/span><\/p>\n

Over 40 <\/b><\/span>corporate named and funded scholarships at Wright State<\/span><\/p>\n

$1.8 million <\/b><\/span>in corporate giving from over <\/span>330<\/b><\/span> companies<\/span><\/p>\n

Importance of Corporate Scholarships: <\/b><\/span>Brittany Urwin is one of hundreds of<\/span> Wright State students who have benefited from a scholarship funded by a local business or corporation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This article was originally published in the fall 2020 issue of the Wright State Magazine. Find more stories at\u00a0wright.edu\/alumnimag<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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