Student Impact
The opportunities we’ve created for Kummer Vanguard Scholars and Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurial Fellows to connect with other students, explore a cross section of departments and disciplines, and learn from their personalized interactions with experts from a range of industries go beyond preparing future leaders who are curious and well-rounded and who take a bold approach.
Below are a few stories of student impact from FY23.
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Unlocking the mysteries of the human brain
Read more: Unlocking the mysteries of the human brainInspired by TED Talks and driven to build happiness in addition to but beyond her role of mother and homemaker, Angela Rayle’s journey to S&T was guided by a nagging, recurring question: If she didn’t have to work for money, what would she do with her life? “I realized I’d go to school and learn,”…
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Conducting a symphony of scientific research
Read more: Conducting a symphony of scientific researchIf you imagine the sciences as an orchestra with each scientific field representing a different musical instrument, you can begin to understand S&T Ph.D. student and Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Doctoral Fellow Adrian Batista’s motivation. “I like to think of science as an ensemble rather than a particular domain,” says Batista, a native of…
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Growing an entrepreneurial spirit
Read more: Growing an entrepreneurial spiritDuring high school in Troy, Missouri, Kummer Vanguard Scholar Dawson Jeffers launched his own business — three of them, actually — and he signed up for every STEM course his school offered. “I fell in love with the design process,” says Jeffers, a sophomore in engineering management with an emphasis in mechanical engineering. “That’s how…
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Wanting to see what’s out there
Read more: Wanting to see what’s out thereFor Joseph Nguyen, being pushed — or gently nudged — in directions he may otherwise not have chosen is one of the top benefits of being a Kummer Vanguard Scholar. Shifting to an entrepreneurial mindset is one area he’s ventured into because of such encouragement. Research is another. “When I heard ‘undergraduate research’ I thought…
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Empowering students to succeed
Read more: Empowering students to succeedAs one of the first entities established by the Kummer Institute, Kummer Student Programs remains directly and deeply connected to Fred and June Kummer’s desire to elevate Missouri S&T by preparing our students for an increasingly complex, technology-driven future. Data analysis recently revealed that students in the Kummer Vanguard Scholars program earned a higher GPA…
