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CourtneyLorraine https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Basil_Merk&diff=122303 2020-08-31T18:58:55Z

<p>CourtneyLorraine: /* Bio */ changed bis to his</p> <hr /> <div>{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;border: 5px ridge grey; float:right;&quot; <br /> |-<br /> |[[File:Basil_profile_picture.jpg|300px]]<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> ;Name:Basil Merk<br /> ;School (Cohort):Menlo College (2020 cohort)<br /> ;Majoring in:International Management and Psychology<br /> ;Country:Germany<br /> ;Email:[[Special:EmailUser/Basil]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Bio==<br /> Being an undergraduate student at Menlo College, Basil Merk is pursuing his Bachelor's degree in International Management and Psychology. With a passion for business, psychology, and public speaking, he is developing the skillset that prepares him for the career as a business and life coach. His goal to fully establish, change and develop education globally is what drives and motivates him to start and support innovative projects.<br /> <br /> Basil served as Freshman Class President in his first year at Menlo and has recently been elected to be one of the leaders of Oaks Innovation Club, the biggest entrepreneurship club on campus. He loves to use his passion for public speaking to pitch new ideas that make a positive impact on society as well as to motivate and empower other people. Basil pitched a Startup idea that supports homeless people in San Francisco at a Startup Weekend competition, in which the judges gave his team the 1st place award. After being awarded at another Startup Weekend, Basil is currently one of the lead organizers of SW Silicon Valley Womxn, organizing an event that has the purpose to promote gender equality in the entrepreneurial environment. <br /> <br /> His desire to help others to improve and change their habits inspires Basil to establish new initiatives - such as the #28daychallenge- and to live a life with purpose. <br /> ==Achievements==<br /> <br /> *Richard O'Brien Award (Awarded to students who best exemplify the true spirit of the Menlo College Campus through all-around excellence, including outstanding academic performance, being a classroom leader, and an active contributor to the campus learning community)<br /> *3.89 GPA (Dean's List on all terms)<br /> *Freshman Class President<br /> *Started an online blog that has more than 3000 visitors a month<br /> *Won 1st place at a Techstars Startup Competition, created a Startup in 54 hours and delivered final pitch to judges and investors<br /> *Startup Weekend Organizer<br /> *Oaks Innovation club leader/catalyst<br /> *UIF Fellow Candidate ;)<br /> <br /> ==Social media profiles==<br /> https://www.linkedin.com/in/basilmerk/<br /> <br /> https://www.facebook.com/basil.merk<br /> <br /> Online Portfolio: basilmerk.com<br /> <br /> [[Category:Menlo College (2020 cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]<br /> <br /> {{CatTree|Menlo College}}</div>

CourtneyLorraine https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Courtney_Lorraine_Cooper&diff=122302 2020-08-31T18:54:39Z

<p>CourtneyLorraine: Undo revision 122012 by Jayprakash (talk), This is the name of the major at my school.</p> <hr /> <div>{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;border: 5px ridge grey; float:right;&quot; <br /> |-<br /> |[[File:Courtney_L_Cooper_profile_picture.jpg|300px]]<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> ;Name:Courtney Lorraine Cooper<br /> ;School (Cohort):Menlo College (2020 cohort)<br /> ;Majoring in:Business Management, concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program Degree<br /> ;Country:United States of America<br /> ;Email:[[Special:EmailUser/CourtneyLorraine]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Bio==<br /> Originally hailing from the south, Courtney is a senior at Menlo College majoring in Business Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Using their experiences as a queer former foster youth who is physically disabled, Courtney has spent the last 5 years cultivating their advocacy skills at the local and statewide level. Under their leadership during two terms as the president of the Student Senate for California Community Colleges, which represents the over 2 million students in the statewide CC system, the organization got multiple pieces of legislation passed through innovative grassroots organizing despite having a budget of $0. They have also pitched and won first place at Startup Weekend twice.<br /> <br /> Courtney has an eclectic set of talents and interests which include alternative disabled sports, volunteering, photography, and writing. They were the first female wheelchair skater before the sport of WCMX was officially formed and have set a long term goal of qualifying for archery at the Paralympics representing the United States of America. They have also taken to traveling solo, pre-COVID-19, and documenting their experience as a disabled femme abroad through photography and essays. <br /> <br /> Dynamic and always seeking to better themselves, Courtney’s long term goals are to affect public policy for the disabled community after receiving their J.D. ―particularly for the BIPOC and queer disabled community― as well as run a B Corp later in life. Their personal website is www.courtneylcooper.com.<br /> <br /> ==Achievements==<br /> Awards:<br /> <br /> First Place<br /> <br /> Jan 2020 — Startup Weekend CSU Monterey 2020<br /> <br /> <br /> First Place<br /> <br /> Apr 2018 — Startup Weekend Silicon Valley 2018<br /> <br /> <br /> Commendation<br /> <br /> Apr 2017 — Congresswoman Anna Eshoo<br /> <br /> <br /> Commendation<br /> <br /> Mar 2017 — Congressman Ro Khanna<br /> <br /> <br /> Women of the Year award for California Senate District 15 - Rising Star<br /> <br /> Mar 2017 — Senator Jim Beall<br /> <br /> The office of Senator Jim Beall, Senate District 15, awarded me the Rising Star award for my work in advocacy at the local and statewide level in recent years.<br /> <br /> Publications:<br /> <br /> <br /> Op Ed in support of DACA students in the CCC system<br /> Sacramento Bee<br /> <br /> Op ed Super Bowl brings danger of human trafficking to Santa Clara<br /> The Mercury News<br /> <br /> ==Social media profiles==<br /> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-lorraine-cooper/<br /> <br /> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CourtneyLorraineCooper/<br /> <br /> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercurialme/<br /> <br /> [[Category:Menlo College (2020 cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]<br /> <br /> {{CatTree|Menlo College}}</div>

CourtneyLorraine https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Courtney_Lorraine_Cooper&diff=122010 2020-08-29T03:25:05Z

<p>CourtneyLorraine: /* Bio */</p> <hr /> <div>{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;border: 5px ridge grey; float:right;&quot; <br /> |-<br /> |[[File:Courtney_L_Cooper_profile_picture.jpg|300px]]<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> ;Name:Courtney Lorraine Cooper<br /> ;School (Cohort):Menlo College (2020 cohort)<br /> ;Majoring in:Business Management, concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program Degree<br /> ;Country:United States of America<br /> ;Email:[[Special:EmailUser/CourtneyLorraine]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Bio==<br /> Originally hailing from the south, Courtney is a senior at Menlo College majoring in Business Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Using their experiences as a queer former foster youth who is physically disabled, Courtney has spent the last 5 years cultivating their advocacy skills at the local and statewide level. Under their leadership during two terms as the president of the Student Senate for California Community Colleges, which represents the over 2 million students in the statewide CC system, the organization got multiple pieces of legislation passed through innovative grassroots organizing despite having a budget of $0. They have also pitched and won first place at Startup Weekend twice.<br /> <br /> Courtney has an eclectic set of talents and interests which include alternative disabled sports, volunteering, photography, and writing. They were the first female wheelchair skater before the sport of WCMX was officially formed and have set a long term goal of qualifying for archery at the Paralympics representing the United States of America. They have also taken to traveling solo, pre-COVID-19, and documenting their experience as a disabled femme abroad through photography and essays. <br /> <br /> Dynamic and always seeking to better themselves, Courtney’s long term goals are to affect public policy for the disabled community after receiving their J.D. ―particularly for the BIPOC and queer disabled community― as well as run a B Corp later in life. Their personal website is www.courtneylcooper.com.<br /> <br /> ==Achievements==<br /> Awards:<br /> <br /> First Place<br /> <br /> Jan 2020 — Startup Weekend CSU Monterey 2020<br /> <br /> <br /> First Place<br /> <br /> Apr 2018 — Startup Weekend Silicon Valley 2018<br /> <br /> <br /> Commendation<br /> <br /> Apr 2017 — Congresswoman Anna Eshoo<br /> <br /> <br /> Commendation<br /> <br /> Mar 2017 — Congressman Ro Khanna<br /> <br /> <br /> Women of the Year award for California Senate District 15 - Rising Star<br /> <br /> Mar 2017 — Senator Jim Beall<br /> <br /> The office of Senator Jim Beall, Senate District 15, awarded me the Rising Star award for my work in advocacy at the local and statewide level in recent years.<br /> <br /> Publications:<br /> <br /> <br /> Op Ed in support of DACA students in the CCC system<br /> Sacramento Bee<br /> <br /> Op ed Super Bowl brings danger of human trafficking to Santa Clara<br /> The Mercury News<br /> <br /> ==Social media profiles==<br /> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-lorraine-cooper/<br /> <br /> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CourtneyLorraineCooper/<br /> <br /> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercurialme/<br /> <br /> [[Category:Menlo College (2020 cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]<br /> <br /> {{CatTree|Menlo College}}</div>

CourtneyLorraine https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Courtney_Lorraine_Cooper&diff=121830 2020-08-28T00:34:03Z

<p>CourtneyLorraine: /* Bio */</p> <hr /> <div>{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;border: 5px ridge grey; float:right;&quot; <br /> |-<br /> |[[File:Courtney_L_Cooper_profile_picture.jpg|300px]]<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> ;Name:Courtney Lorraine Cooper<br /> ;School (Cohort):Menlo College (2020 cohort)<br /> ;Majoring in:Business Management, concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program Degree<br /> ;Country:United States of America<br /> ;Email:[[Special:EmailUser/CourtneyLorraine]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Bio==<br /> Originally hailing from the south, Courtney is a senior at Menlo College majoring in Business Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Using their experiences as a queer former foster youth who is physically disabled, Courtney has spent the last 5 years cultivating their advocacy skills at the local and statewide level. Under their leadership during two terms as the president of the Student Senate for California Community Colleges, which represents the over 2 million students in the statewide CC system, the organization got multiple pieces of legislation passed through innovative grassroots organizing despite having a budget of $0. They have also pitched and won first place at Startup Weekend twice.<br /> <br /> Courtney has an eclectic set of talents and interests which include alternative disabled sports, volunteering, photography, and writing. They were the first female wheelchair skater before the sport of WCMX was officially formed and have set a long term goal of qualifying for archery at the Paralympics representing America. They have also taken to traveling solo, pre-COVID-19, and documenting their experience as a disabled femme abroad through photography and essays. <br /> <br /> Dynamic and always seeking to better themselves, Courtney’s long term goals are to affect public policy for the disabled community after receiving their J.D. ―particularly for the BIPOC and queer disabled community― as well as run a B Corp later in life. Their personal website is www.courtneylcooper.com.<br /> <br /> ==Achievements==<br /> Awards:<br /> <br /> First Place<br /> <br /> Jan 2020 — Startup Weekend CSU Monterey 2020<br /> <br /> <br /> First Place<br /> <br /> Apr 2018 — Startup Weekend Silicon Valley 2018<br /> <br /> <br /> Commendation<br /> <br /> Apr 2017 — Congresswoman Anna Eshoo<br /> <br /> <br /> Commendation<br /> <br /> Mar 2017 — Congressman Ro Khanna<br /> <br /> <br /> Women of the Year award for California Senate District 15 - Rising Star<br /> <br /> Mar 2017 — Senator Jim Beall<br /> <br /> The office of Senator Jim Beall, Senate District 15, awarded me the Rising Star award for my work in advocacy at the local and statewide level in recent years.<br /> <br /> Publications:<br /> <br /> <br /> Op Ed in support of DACA students in the CCC system<br /> Sacramento Bee<br /> <br /> Op ed Super Bowl brings danger of human trafficking to Santa Clara<br /> The Mercury News<br /> <br /> ==Social media profiles==<br /> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-lorraine-cooper/<br /> <br /> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CourtneyLorraineCooper/<br /> <br /> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercurialme/<br /> <br /> [[Category:Menlo College (2020 cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]<br /> <br /> {{CatTree|Menlo College}}</div>

CourtneyLorraine https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Courtney_Lorraine_Cooper&diff=121829 2020-08-28T00:33:19Z

<p>CourtneyLorraine: /* Achievements */ fixed formating</p> <hr /> <div>{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;border: 5px ridge grey; float:right;&quot; <br /> |-<br /> |[[File:Courtney_L_Cooper_profile_picture.jpg|300px]]<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> ;Name:Courtney Lorraine Cooper<br /> ;School (Cohort):Menlo College (2020 cohort)<br /> ;Majoring in:Business Management, concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program Degree<br /> ;Country:United States of America<br /> ;Email:[[Special:EmailUser/CourtneyLorraine]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Bio==<br /> Originally hailing from the south, Courtney is a senior at Menlo College majoring in Business Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Using their experiences as a queer former foster youth who is physically disabled, Courtney has spent the last 5 years cultivating their advocacy skills at the local and statewide level. Under their leadership during two terms as the president of the Student Senate for California Community Colleges, which represents the over 2 million students in the statewide CC system, the organization got multiple pieces of legislation passed through innovative grassroots organizing despite having a budget of $0. They have also pitched and won first place at Startup Weekend twice.<br /> Courtney has an eclectic set of talents and interests which include alternative disabled sports, volunteering, photography, and writing. They were the first female wheelchair skater before the sport of WCMX was officially formed and have set a long term goal of qualifying for archery at the Paralympics representing America. They have also taken to traveling solo, pre-COVID-19, and documenting their experience as a disabled femme abroad through photography and essays. <br /> Dynamic and always seeking to better themselves, Courtney’s long term goals are to affect public policy for the disabled community after receiving their J.D. ―particularly for the BIPOC and queer disabled community― as well as run a B Corp later in life. Their personal website is www.courtneylcooper.com.<br /> <br /> ==Achievements==<br /> Awards:<br /> <br /> First Place<br /> <br /> Jan 2020 — Startup Weekend CSU Monterey 2020<br /> <br /> <br /> First Place<br /> <br /> Apr 2018 — Startup Weekend Silicon Valley 2018<br /> <br /> <br /> Commendation<br /> <br /> Apr 2017 — Congresswoman Anna Eshoo<br /> <br /> <br /> Commendation<br /> <br /> Mar 2017 — Congressman Ro Khanna<br /> <br /> <br /> Women of the Year award for California Senate District 15 - Rising Star<br /> <br /> Mar 2017 — Senator Jim Beall<br /> <br /> The office of Senator Jim Beall, Senate District 15, awarded me the Rising Star award for my work in advocacy at the local and statewide level in recent years.<br /> <br /> Publications:<br /> <br /> <br /> Op Ed in support of DACA students in the CCC system<br /> Sacramento Bee<br /> <br /> Op ed Super Bowl brings danger of human trafficking to Santa Clara<br /> The Mercury News<br /> <br /> ==Social media profiles==<br /> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-lorraine-cooper/<br /> <br /> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CourtneyLorraineCooper/<br /> <br /> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercurialme/<br /> <br /> [[Category:Menlo College (2020 cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]<br /> <br /> {{CatTree|Menlo College}}</div>

CourtneyLorraine https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=User:CourtneyLorraine&diff=121824 2020-08-28T00:08:37Z

<p>CourtneyLorraine: Redirect to Fellow Page</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Fellow:Courtney Lorraine Cooper]]</div>

CourtneyLorraine https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Courtney_Lorraine_Cooper&diff=121823 2020-08-28T00:08:36Z

<p>CourtneyLorraine: Created Fellow Page - 2020</p> <hr /> <div>{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;border: 5px ridge grey; float:right;&quot; <br /> |-<br /> |[[File:Courtney_L_Cooper_profile_picture.jpg|300px]]<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> ;Name: Courtney Lorraine Cooper<br /> ;School (Cohort): Menlo College (2020 cohort)<br /> ;Majoring in: Business Management, concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program Degree<br /> ;Country: United States of America<br /> ;Email: [[Special:EmailUser/CourtneyLorraine]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Bio==<br /> Originally hailing from the south, Courtney is a senior at Menlo College majoring in Business Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Using their experiences as a queer former foster youth who is physically disabled, Courtney has spent the last 5 years cultivating their advocacy skills at the local and statewide level. Under their leadership during two terms as the president of the Student Senate for California Community Colleges, which represents the over 2 million students in the statewide CC system, the organization got multiple pieces of legislation passed through innovative grassroots organizing despite having a budget of $0. They have also pitched and won first place at Startup Weekend twice.<br /> Courtney has an eclectic set of talents and interests which include alternative disabled sports, volunteering, photography, and writing. They were the first female wheelchair skater before the sport of WCMX was officially formed and have set a long term goal of qualifying for archery at the Paralympics representing America. They have also taken to traveling solo, pre-COVID-19, and documenting their experience as a disabled femme abroad through photography and essays. <br /> Dynamic and always seeking to better themselves, Courtney’s long term goals are to affect public policy for the disabled community after receiving their J.D. ―particularly for the BIPOC and queer disabled community― as well as run a B Corp later in life. Their personal website is www.courtneylcooper.com.<br /> <br /> ==Achievements==<br /> Awards:<br /> First Place<br /> 2020 — CSU Monterey Startup Weekend Silicon Valley 2020<br /> <br /> First Place<br /> Apr 2018 — Menlo College Startup Weekend Silicon Valley 2018<br /> <br /> Commendation<br /> Apr 2017 — Congresswoman Anna Eshoo<br /> <br /> Commendation<br /> Mar 2017 — Congressman Ro Khanna<br /> <br /> Women of the Year award for California Senate District 15 - Rising Star<br /> Mar 2017 — Senator Jim Beall<br /> The office of Senator Jim Beall, Senate District 15, awarded me the Rising Star award for my work in advocacy at the local and statewide level in recent years.<br /> <br /> Publications:<br /> Op Ed in support of DACA students in the CCC system<br /> Sacramento Bee<br /> <br /> Op ed Super Bowl brings danger of human trafficking to Santa Clara<br /> The Mercury News<br /> <br /> ==Social media profiles==<br /> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-lorraine-cooper/<br /> <br /> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CourtneyLorraineCooper/<br /> <br /> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercurialme/<br /> <br /> [[Category:Menlo College (2020 cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]<br /> <br /> {{CatTree|Menlo College}}</div>

CourtneyLorraine https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=File:Courtney_L_Cooper_profile_picture.jpg&diff=121816 2020-08-27T23:39:43Z

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