Beagles on Campus!
For the Veterinary Assistance and Technician Programs, students get the opportunity to work with Beagles during and outside of class time. The Beagles come from a rescue group called B.O.N.E.S (Beagles of New England States). They are currently housed in a small building next to Marieb. The B.E.A.G.L.E.S Project is designed to help educate students and faculty about the B.O.N.E.S initiative, support the Veterinary Science Club, raise awareness for sheltered pets, and help Beagles get adopted. To learn more about the B.E.A.G.L.E.S project, follow this link: The B.E.A.G.L.E Project
Sustainability Garden
The sustainability garden on Holyoke Community College''s campus has seen great degradation and neglect since the COVID-19 pandemic. Scholar Karlie worked alongside other NSF STEM Scholars to collaborate with the Environmental department, SAMP, school administration, and the general student body to create a space that everyone can enjoy while giving back to the environment and our community through sustainable practices. The Spring of 2023 semester was dedicated primarily to both the cleanup and renovation of the site with the ultimate goal of holding a campus-wide garden cleanup and drafting future plans to ensure its longevity in the upcoming years.
Brook Clean Up
Lead by Scholar Henry, this was a community based cleanup of Tannery Brook on HCC campus, which is a wetland habitat home to animals and plants. The project was aided by the Student Engagement office and Facilities department. Throughout the day we had around 30-45 participants and collected a huge amount of trash.
Recreating Educational Software
The Revolution of the Moons of Jupiter” is a retired software program used by HCC's Introduction to Astronomy course curriculum. For this project Scholar Christian worked on shifting the design of the retired software into a web-based application using JavaScript, combined with HTML and CSS, a WebGL-engine library ThreeJS, and the graphing tool Highcharts.
Aspirin Synthesis
Continued Investigation: Green Aspirin Synthesis with Different Catalysts & Heating Methods (Need more information to describe this project)