INVESTING IN OUR STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL TRAJECTORIES At Lurie College, we believe that a little bit of support for our students can go a long way. That’s why we provide a range of grants for our students to conduct research with faculty, to acquire research supplies, and for travel to attend conferences and leadership development opportunities. Learn more about the experiences that some of our outstanding undergraduate, graduate, and credential students had as a result of receiving these grants over the past academic year.
Luz Nicacio and Liliana Adler, undergraduate students in our Child and Adolescent Development program, received financial support to attend the Latinx Leads Conference in New York with Student Success Center Director Janene Perez and Chicanx/Latinx Student Success Center Program Director Lily Gangai.
“I think it’s important that everyone knows that there’s people who grow up a lot differently than you do and have different values than you do, so it’s important to educate yourself about those kinds of values and be an open ear and an ally to people who may not look like you,” said Adler. Listen to our podcast episode with Luz and Liliana at bit.ly/lurie-luz-liliana James Chow, graduate student in our Speech Pathlogy program, received financial support to conduct research on alternative methods to help people with aphasia communicate with medical providers and received faculty support and mentorship from Associate Professor Nidhi Mahendra.
“Something challenging or surprising that I’ve seen and experienced this year working with this project is just how little resources we have for adults in geriatrics with these types of communicative disorders such as aphasia or dementia,” said Chow.
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Listen to our podcast episode with James at bit.ly/lurie-james-chow
