SCHOLA EBURUOH PROFILE
EDUCATION
I believe that design is storytelling. Narratives unveil what is true yet misunderstood, good yet deprived, and beautiful yet disregarded. Through architecture and art, I seek to express historical, environmental, and experiential entities in order to design entities of truth, goodness, and beauty for societies and idividuals.
Aug 2021Present
Adobe Creative Cloud
Aug 2017May 2021
Advanced
Rhino
Advanced
Revit
Advanced
AutoCAD
Intermediate
Climate Studio
Intermediate
ArcGIS
Intermediate
LANGUAGES English
Feb 2022Present
Conversational
Spanish
June 2022Aug 2022
June 2021Aug 2021
Africa Business Club, Harvard Business School (HBS ABC) Harvard Greener Scott Scholar, African American Mentor (2022-Present)
Communications & Social Media Assistant (Design, Communications) Office of Career Advancement | Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Strategy Intern (Practice, Design) Gensler Design | Boston, MA
Research Fellow (Practice, Design) Gensler Design | Philadelphia, PA (Virtual) • Engaged in Environmental, Social, and Governance Research within aviation architecture • Communicated directly with clients and teammates to ideate and deliver innovative design solutions to design for the future such as flexible amenities and community outreach
MEMBERSHIPS GSD African American Student Union (AASU )
Bachelor of Science in Architecture Completed 129 credits • Minor in Sustainability and Minor in Economics • University Honors Program, University Scholar • 3.92 GPA, Summa Cum Laude, Presidential Award Distinction
• Ideated and produced community and client engagement toolkit to enhance strategic design workflow • Collaborated with team of five interns to produce viable educational center design and spatial pedagogy • Presented findings to client and cohort via 3D graphics and storytelling graphics
Novice
National Organization of Minority Architecture Students ( NOMAS)
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
• Innovate social media campaigns and post for HKS Instagram and LinkedIn accounts • Conduct interviews and produce surveys with alumni and students for social media content
Fluent
Igbo
June 2020Sept 2020
Student Intern (Design) Catholic University Design Collaborative • Collaborated with team of four students to design health center for homeless residents • Utilized Illustrator and InDesign to create conceptual drawings and diagrams for client
May 2019Jul 2019
Freelance Architect (Design) Private Family| Owerri, Nigeria • Proposed design for residential single family home design in Imo State, Nigeria • Utilized Revit to produce conceptual project proposal • Coordinated with and gained insight from Office of the Commissioner for Land and Survey, Owerri, Imo
Harvard HKS Community Development Project Member, Volunteer and Designer (2022-Present) Tau Sigma Delta National Architecture Society Member (2020-Present)
LEADERSHIP & SERVICE
Thea Bowman Committee Member; Presidential Committee to create comprehensive recommendations for racial justice within education
Aug 2022 Present
Oct 2021May 2022
Washington DC Sustainability Summit: NEXTGEN, https://summit.dcsdesign.com/2021-dcss-registration-page/ Design for Impact: Livingston Place at Southern Avenue, sotopllc.com/blog, August 2020. Impact Design for Senior Living: In Response to COVID-19, sotopllc.com/blog, July 2020.
Design Portfolio https://issuu.com/scholae
National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS)| Harvard GSD
Climate Leader Climate Leaders Program (CLP)| Harvard University Center for the Environment • Presented past research on innovative problem solving for net zero energy and carbon design • Engaged with students across Harvard who share a professional interest in climate-related work • Mentored and be mentored to develop professional skills to support climate positive efforts
Feb 2022 Present
Coordinator I-Thirst, Society of St. Vincent de Paul| Urualla, Imo State, Nigeria • Foster relationships with local communities (Dedham, MA and Urualla, NG) to establish water access • Organize fundraiser, “Walk for the Well 2022,” through designing and promoting media coverage
Walkability Amid Suburban Sprawl: The Shops at the Oxford, sotopllc.com/blog, June 2020. A Case for Roman Cement, https://research-day.catholic.edu/, April 2020.
Outreach Co-Chair • Enhance the pipeline between minority communities and successful careers in design • Organize GSD Open House to establish a strong network with minority youth and college students • Former President of CUA Chapter (2019-21), assembled speakers for school-wide “Social Justice Chats”
PUBLICATIONS Youtube, Schola Eburuoh| Graduate School, Lifestyle https://www.youtube.com/user/Schyscraper101
Completed 40 credits In progress
EXPERIENCE
Intermediate
Sefaira
Master in Architecture I Master in Design Studies (Publics) • Dean’s Award Recipient
SKILLS & ASSETS (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Rush)
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA
Apr 2018 Jul 2020
Advocacy & Education Chairperson Habitat for Humanity| CUA Chapter • Arranged and led two national service trips of 18 students to build low income housing • Spearheaded student involvement in “Habitat on the [Capitol] Hill” National Conference; spoke directly with representatives regarding affordable housing policy • Directed Advocacy Committee for campus-wide programming