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This鈥� 鈥媦ear鈥檚鈥� 鈥媡eams鈥� 鈥媐ocused on the theme Global鈥� 鈥婼ustainable鈥� 鈥婦evelopment鈥� 鈥媔n鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥�21鈥媠t鈥嬧€� 鈥婥entury.鈥� 鈥婽he event,鈥� 鈥媤hich鈥� 鈥媤as鈥� 鈥媓eld鈥� 鈥媔n鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥婭ntegrated鈥� 鈥婼ciences鈥� 鈥婤uilding,鈥� 鈥媐eatured鈥� 鈥媝resentations鈥� 鈥媐rom teams鈥� 鈥媐rom鈥� 鈥婯ent鈥� 鈥婼tate,鈥� 鈥婽exas and鈥� 鈥婤razil.鈥� 鈥婮udges鈥� in鈥� 鈥媋nd鈥� 鈥媋round鈥� 鈥婯ent鈥� 鈥婼tate鈥� 鈥媤atched鈥� 鈥媡he teams鈥欌€� 鈥�10-minute鈥� 鈥媝resentations鈥� 鈥媋nd鈥� 鈥媣oted鈥� 鈥媜n鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媕uried鈥� 鈥媋wards.鈥� 鈥婽he鈥� 鈥媡eam鈥� 鈥媐rom鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥婸ontif铆cia Universidade鈥� 鈥婥at贸lica鈥� 鈥媎o鈥� 鈥婸aran谩鈥� in鈥� 鈥婤razil,鈥� 鈥媤ho鈥� 鈥媎eveloped鈥� 鈥媋nd鈥� 鈥媡ested鈥� 鈥媋鈥� 鈥媟ole-playing game鈥� 鈥媐ocused鈥� 鈥媜n鈥� 鈥媡eaching鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥嬧€婾.N.鈥檚鈥� 鈥婼ustainability鈥� 鈥婦evelopment鈥� 鈥婫oals鈥嬧€� 鈥媐or鈥� 鈥媘iddle鈥� 鈥媋nd high school鈥� 鈥媠tudents,鈥� 鈥媤on鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媕uried鈥� 鈥媐irst鈥�-place鈥� 鈥媝rize.
The鈥� 鈥媡eam鈥� 鈥媐rom鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥婾niversity鈥� 鈥媜f鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥婭ncarnate鈥� 鈥媁ord鈥� 鈥媔n鈥� 鈥婼an鈥� 鈥婣ntonio,鈥� 鈥婽exas,鈥� 鈥媡ook鈥� 鈥媠econd鈥� 鈥媝lace鈥� 鈥媔n both鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媝eople鈥檚鈥� 鈥媍hoice鈥� 鈥媋nd鈥� 鈥媕uried鈥� 鈥媋wards for its software鈥� 鈥媋pp鈥� 鈥媎esigned鈥� 鈥媡o鈥� 鈥媍onnect students鈥� 鈥媋nd鈥� 鈥媙onprofits,鈥� 鈥媘aking鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媡racking鈥� 鈥媜f鈥� 鈥媣olunteer鈥� 鈥媓ours鈥� 鈥媘ore鈥� 鈥媏fficient鈥� 鈥媐or鈥� 鈥媌oth鈥� 鈥媝arties.
Judges鈥� 鈥媐or鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媏vent鈥� 鈥媤ere鈥� 鈥�Roy鈥� 鈥婱essing,鈥� 鈥媎irector of the 鈥婳hio鈥� 鈥婨mployee鈥� 鈥婳wnership鈥� 鈥婥enter鈥� 鈥媋t鈥� 鈥婯ent State;鈥� 鈥�Melanie鈥� 鈥婯nowles,鈥� Kent State鈥檚 鈥媘anager鈥� 鈥媜f鈥� 鈥媠ustainability鈥�;鈥� 鈥媋nd鈥� 鈥婮ason鈥� 鈥婱iller, engineering manager at Echogen鈥� 鈥婸ower鈥� 鈥婼ystems.
The鈥� 鈥媠tudent鈥� 鈥媡eams鈥� 鈥媍ompeted鈥� 鈥媋t鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媗ocal鈥� 鈥媗evel鈥� 鈥媡o鈥� 鈥媋dvance鈥� 鈥媡o鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媔nternational鈥� 鈥媍ompetition, which鈥� 鈥媤as鈥� 鈥媔ntroduced鈥� 鈥媡o鈥� 鈥婯ent鈥� 鈥婼tate鈥� by 鈥�Edgar鈥� 鈥婯ooijman鈥�,鈥� 鈥婸h.D., Kent State associate鈥� 鈥媝rofessor鈥� 鈥媋nd鈥� 鈥媎irector鈥� 鈥媜f鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媌iotechnology program,鈥� who鈥� 鈥媓as鈥� 鈥媌een鈥� 鈥媔nstrumental鈥� 鈥媔n鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媎evelopment鈥� 鈥媜f鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媠trategic partnership鈥� 鈥媤ith鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥婸ontif铆cia Universidade鈥� 鈥婥at贸lica鈥� 鈥媎o鈥� 鈥婸aran谩,鈥� 鈥媋n鈥� 鈥媋cclaimed not-for-profit鈥� 鈥媝rivate鈥� 鈥婥atholic鈥� 鈥媢niversity鈥� 鈥媗ocated鈥� 鈥媔n鈥� 鈥婥uritiba鈥� 鈥媔n鈥� 鈥媠outhern鈥� 鈥婤razil鈥� 鈥媤here鈥� 鈥婱ISSION:鈥� 鈥婰IFE originated.鈥� 鈥婸reviously,鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥婼chool鈥� 鈥媜f鈥� 鈥婰ife鈥� 鈥婼ciences鈥� 鈥媋t鈥� 鈥媡he Brazilian university has鈥� 鈥媓osted鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媍ompetition.
"As鈥� 鈥媋n鈥� 鈥媔nternational鈥� 鈥媠cholar鈥� 鈥媘yself鈥� 鈥嬧€撯€� 鈥婭鈥� 鈥媋m鈥� 鈥媜riginally鈥� 鈥媐rom鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥婲etherlands鈥� 鈥嬧€撯€� 鈥婭鈥� 鈥媋m鈥� 鈥媠o鈥� 鈥媏xcited鈥� 鈥媡o have鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媜pportunity鈥� 鈥媡o鈥� 鈥媘entor鈥� 鈥媋nd鈥� 鈥媗ead鈥� 鈥媠tudents鈥� 鈥媔n鈥� 鈥媔nternational鈥� 鈥媋ctivities鈥� 鈥媋t鈥� 鈥婯ent鈥� 鈥婼tate University," Dr. Kooijman says. "Hosting鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥婱ISSION:鈥� 鈥婰IFE鈥� 鈥媀I鈥� 鈥媍ompetition鈥� 鈥媝rovides鈥� 鈥媋鈥� 鈥媤onderful鈥� 鈥媜ccasion鈥� 鈥媐or students鈥� 鈥媡o鈥� 鈥媏xperience鈥� 鈥媠ome鈥� 鈥媜f鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媔nternational鈥� 鈥媋ctivities鈥� 鈥媡he鈥� 鈥媢niversity鈥� 鈥媔s鈥� 鈥媏ngaged鈥� 鈥媔n."鈥� 鈥�
The鈥� 鈥婯ent鈥� 鈥婼tate鈥� 鈥媡eam鈥� 鈥媤as comprised of 鈥嬧€�Edward鈥� 鈥婥hiyaka鈥嬧€� 鈥�(graduate student,鈥� 鈥媝ublic鈥� 鈥媓ealth)鈥�, 鈥嬧€�Paramanand鈥� 鈥婦eginal (sophomore,鈥� 鈥媋eronautics), 鈥嬧€�Andrew鈥� 鈥婬ughes (freshman,鈥� 鈥媌iotechnology), Quaid鈥� 鈥婯loha (senior,鈥� 鈥媋ccounting), 鈥嬧€婱ichael鈥� 鈥婱andac鈥� 鈥嬧€�(senior,鈥� 鈥媓ospitality鈥� 鈥媘anagement) and Michelle鈥� 鈥婸ark鈥嬧€� 鈥�(senior,鈥� 鈥媐ashion鈥� 鈥媎esign).
