Entry #36

A presentation by the student or student team selected as the winner of the annual Maurice Undergraduate Initiative. The Maurice Undergraduate Initiative Prize Competition is designed to challenge students to use their own creativity and innovation in solving a problem of importance to them, therefore deepening their breadth of knowledge about themselves and their abilities. This annual competition–open to Western Oregon University undergraduate students–includes a prize of $5,000 to the individual winner or team who has demonstrated the deepest learning and problem solving. In selecting a project of their own desire, it is the belief that participants will experience an additional educational benefit outside of their standard coursework. Additionally, participants will plan and execute a strategy to address their issue while applying their own knowledge, creative use of resources, and the ability to work with others to find solutions.