FSU Students Present at the Annual Deans’ Student Colloquium

May 13, 2025 8:00 AM

Frostburg State University’s dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social & Behavioral Sciences, dean of the College of Education and Health & Natural Sciences, and dean of the College of Business, Engineering, and Computational & Mathematical Sciences recently hosted the Annual Deans’ Student Colloquium and dinner.

Students were nominated by faculty in their respective colleges to participate in the colloquium based on their involvement in unique and interesting projects. The event provided participants the opportunity to discuss their work with their peers in an informal setting, promoting interdisciplinary understanding and opening the door for potential future collaboration and blended ideas.

The seventeen students who showcased their work at the colloquium were as follows:

  • Owen Sealy (chemistry) Biomedical Application of MoS2 Nanoparticles for Potential Use in Urea Absorption from the Waste Dialysate
  • Ronald Breitfeller (theatre) Puppetry, Wizards and Elle Woods: A Year of Costuming Wizardry in FSU's Department of Theatre and Dance
  • Jordan Glessner (strategic communication) Strategic Marketing Club Professional Development Fundraising Project
  • Lucian Rectanus (computer science and mathematics) SPARK Labs
  • Madison Hooper (cybersecurity) the Human Factor in Multi-Factor Authentication: How Lact of Awareness and Carelessness Weaken Cybersecurity
  • Tiara Hadler (social work) Liberation in Action: The Brownsville Volunteer Collective
  • Ike Tessiatore Higson Field Hockey Stick Reinforcement and Composite Layer Repair
  • Maria Hite (emerging media) Bobcat Giving Day/University Police Chief Message
  • Nathan Worgan (engineering) and Samara Funk (engineering) the Pitch Return
  • Jack Stover (mechanical engineering) Automatic Cleaner and Eraser
  • Lily Ridgell (interpretive biology and natural history ) Digitization and Collection Trends of the Frostburg State University Herbarium
  • Valerie Boards-Buchanan (exercise and sports science) and Cy Probst (exercise and sports science) Volunteer Firefighter Individual Fitness Program
  • Keegan Runge (health science) and Christina Richardson (health science) Molecular Characterization of Bacteria Isolated from Farmers' Market Produce in Allegany County, Md.
  • Grace Sarver (health science) Tick Surveillance and Public Health Implications in the Western Maryland Region.