Students from Miss Porter’s School meet with UConn Nursing student entrepreneurs at UConn’s Werth Institute. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
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Students from Miss Porter’s School meet with UConn Nursing student entrepreneurs at UConn’s Werth Institute. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
Kathy Rocha, operations director at the Werth Institute, introduces the student speakers to the Miss Porter’s students. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
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Kathy Rocha, operations director at the Werth Institute, introduces the student speakers to the Miss Porter’s students. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
Kaitlin DiPietro ’20 (NUR), shares her experience of creating a teddy bear and tablet combo to assist those suffering from delirium in hospitals. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
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Kaitlin DiPietro ’20 (NUR), shares her experience of creating a teddy bear and tablet combo to assist those suffering from delirium in hospitals. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
Carlie Cassells ’21 (NUR), talks to the visiting students about her tailoring service to fix clothes for those affected by physically debilitating diseases, such as cerebral palsy. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
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Carlie Cassells ’21 (NUR), talks to the visiting students about her tailoring service to fix clothes for those affected by physically debilitating diseases, such as cerebral palsy. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
After the nursing student presentations, the floor opened to questions from the visiting students, such as Chloe Guo, a senior, who wanted to know more about the challenges the nursing students faced in the realm of advertising and market exposure. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
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After the nursing student presentations, the floor opened to questions from the visiting students, such as Chloe Guo, a senior, who wanted to know more about the challenges the nursing students faced in the realm of advertising and market exposure. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
Jillian Krasusky, a freshman, and Jessica Sandilli, a senior, ask Ellen Quintano ’21 (NUR) about the iterative design process that a patent requires. Quintano designed a device to make the dispensing of latex gloves easier. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
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Jillian Krasusky, a freshman, left, and Jessica Sandilli, a senior, ask Ellen Quintano ’21 (NUR) (not pictured) about the iterative design process that a patent requires. Quintano designed a device to make the dispensing of latex gloves easier. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
Visiting students from Miss Porter's School listen attentively to the responses of UConn nursing students during a Q&A session. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
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Visiting students from Miss Porter's School listen attentively to the responses of UConn nursing students during a Q&A session. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
Miss Porter’s students participated in a Learning Community Innovation Center activity led by Cody Ryan, the supervisor of the space. They received patterns to nail into their boards, which would then be connected with a variety of string colors to create a handmade work of art. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
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Miss Porter’s students participated in a Learning Community Innovation Center activity led by Cody Ryan, the supervisor of the space. They received patterns to nail into their boards, which would then be connected with a variety of string colors to create a handmade work of art. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
Julia Gardow, a sophomore at Miss Porter’s, uses a circular saw to cut her board in preparation for the nail art activity. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
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Julia Gardow, a sophomore at Miss Porter’s, uses a circular saw to cut her board in preparation for the nail art activity. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
Jessica Sandilli, a senior at Miss Porter’s, hammers nails into her board, making the shape of the state of Connecticut. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
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Jessica Sandilli, a senior at Miss Porter’s, hammers nails into her board, making the shape of the state of Connecticut. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)
Students from Miss Porter’s School who hope to become entrepreneurs met with female student entrepreneurs from UConn’s School of Nursing at the Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation on May 22. They also did an art project in the Werth Tower Maker Space, followed by ice cream at the Dairy Bar.
