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      IST announces winners of inaugural capstone showcase

      The first-place project in the College of IST's inaugural capstone showcase was Unitalks, a recruiting app presented by students from the enterprise technology integration capstone class.  Credit: Jena Soult / Penn State. Creative Commons

      UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Information Sciences (IST) held its first capstone showcase to give IST students an opportunity to present the projects they completed during their capstone courses and highlight the skills they developed to prepare them for their careers. 

      The event, co-sponsored by the IST Alumni Society Board, was held April 26 in Westgate Building at University Park. It featured presentations and posters from the capstone classes in each of the college’s six undergraduate programs. The projects were selected by the capstone instructors. Students from the College of IST’s doctoral program in informatics also presented but were not eligible for prizes.  

      Board members John Esteves, Penn State class of 2018; Nikita Page, class of 2017; and Melanie Treff, class of 2019, judged the projects and selected first-, second- and third-place winners. Each of the winning team members received a certificate and monetary prize. The alumni supported the capstone event in advance of their in-person board meeting the following day.   

      First-place winner 

      Project: Unitalks, a centralized communication platform that aids students with the job recruiting and interview process to enhance their employability 

      Second-place winner 

      Project: Cash Cow, a budget tracker and financial guide tailored for college students

      Third-place winners (tie) 

      Project: ACCESSMAP, a crowdsourcing app that reviews the disability accommodations of businesses to help users plan their visits 

      • IST Major: Human-Centered Design and Development 
      • Team members: Wenyue Fan, Natalie Gleyze, Ana Sharma, Cora Wydra 
      • Faculty supervisor: Syed Billah 

      Project: Campus Clean-Up, an app to motivate students to address litter problems on college campuses

      • IST Major: Human-Centered Design and Development 
      • Team members: Luke Bowman, Jack Lutfy, Cladio Tapia-Manon, Terry Wan 
      • Faculty supervisor: Syed Billah 
      Last Updated May 1, 2024

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