Photos by John Eisele/CSU Photography
Nearly 200 undergraduates from across CSU’s eight colleges participated in the Multicultural Undergraduate Research Art and Leadership Symposium (MURALS) on March 29 at the Lory Student Center.
“Having approximately 190 students from all academic colleges express interest in undergraduate research via MURALS demonstrates a need for our campus to invest in research access for all students,” said Assistant Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Bridgette Johnson, who created MURALS almost a decade ago. “Historically, undergraduate research has been exclusive to a few, and for the last nine years, MURALS has opened the eyes of the institution that we can no longer do business as usual.”
She added, “Embarking upon our 10-year anniversary, I can truly say job well done, CSU. I now hope we can invest in MURALS financially so our students from diverse backgrounds can continue to flourish academically. I am forever proud … going from 15 students to almost 200.”
Below is a list of the winners.
Overall Winner
Victoria Silva (Service Learning and Leadership)
Creative Arts
1st Place: Jimmy Day
Rising Star: Alyssa Oshiro
Inclusive Excellence – Social Justice Enhancer: Tim Porter
STEMM
1st Place: Nicole Sheptov
Rising Star: Lyssa Lini
Inclusive Excellence – Social Justice Enhancer: Olga Achmatowicz
Rams’ Choice Poster: Rachel Winter
Rams’ Choice Poster: Leticia Cardenas
Service Learning and Leadership
1st Place: Link Warren and Ian Edwards-Clancy
Rising Star: Anh Bui
Inclusive Excellence – Social Justice Enhancer: Nizhoni Hatch
Rams’ Choice Poster: Tim Porter
Social Sciences/Humanities
1st Place: Hannah Gillard
Rising Star: Ella Smith, Maia Miller, Josif Nedeljkovic, Harper Hall, Ricky Winston, Abigail Francis, Ann Rember and Archer Casper
Inclusive Excellence – Social Justice Enhancer: Marwa Aryan
Rams’ Choice Poster: Ella Smith, Maia Miller, Josif Nedeljkovic, Harper Hall, Ricky Winston, Abigail Francis, Ann Rember and Archer Casper
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
1st Place: Yoseline Rivera
Rising Star: Jhonnie Porter-Salcido
Inclusive Excellence – Social Justice Enhancer: Johan Yost
