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<span id="docs-internal-guid-097d31dd-6300-2e56-e26f-853b86c7b9c8"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In preparation for UIF, Lexy worked as a Team Advisor for the National Student Leadership Conference at Harvard Medical School. This conference allowed high school students to learn about medicine and leadership through hands-on, interactive activities. This program also served to encourage Lexy to look for ways that design thinking could be used in medical education and innovation. She</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">was given the opportunity to experience first hand the health care of a deveoping country when she </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">traveled to the</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dominican Republic for a service trip focusing on children going through dialysis. She is excited to continue to grow with this experience.</span> | <span id="docs-internal-guid-097d31dd-6300-2e56-e26f-853b86c7b9c8"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In preparation for UIF, Lexy worked as a Team Advisor for the National Student Leadership Conference at Harvard Medical School. This conference allowed high school students to learn about medicine and leadership through hands-on, interactive activities. This program also served to encourage Lexy to look for ways that design thinking could be used in medical education and innovation. She</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">was given the opportunity to experience first hand the health care of a deveoping country when she </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">traveled to the</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dominican Republic for a service trip focusing on children going through dialysis. She is excited to continue to grow with this experience.</span> | ||
| − | + | <span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lexy has taken on many mentoring positions throughout her time at JMU. During her second year she was an </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Academic Advisor to a group of first years while also being a </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Resident Advisor for upperclass students. During her third year, she joined JMU's Orientation Team as a First Year Orientation Guide to advise thirty four students throughout their transition process to college.</span> | |
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| + | = <span style="font-size:x-large;">Related Links</span> = | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James%20Madison%20University James Madison University] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Madison_University_Student_Priorities James Madison University Student Priorities] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Madison_University_Innovative_Spaces James Madison University Innovation Spaces] | ||
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| + | == <u>Fellows</u> == | ||
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| + | [[Chris Ashley|Chris Ashley]] | ||
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| + | [[Jack O'Neill|Jack O'Neill]] | ||
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| + | [[Andrew Carlone|Andrew Carlone]] | ||
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| + | [[Timothy Moore|Timothy Moore]] | ||
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| + | [[Emily Platt|Emily Platt]] | ||
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| + | [[Mark Castro|Mark Castro]] | ||
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| + | [[Nahom Fissaha|Nahom Fissaha]] | ||
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| + | [[Greg Mayo|Greg Mayo]] | ||
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| + | [[Ryan Ohneiser|Ryan Ohneiser]] | ||
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| + | [[Daniel Phonelath|Daniel Phonelath]] | ||
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| + | [[Jared Michael Zurn|Jared Michael Zurn]] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Catharine_Willett Catharine Willett] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Grace_carter Grace Carter] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kyle_steven_anderson Kyle Anderson] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Connor_bergeron Connor Bergeron] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jack_Boone Jack Boone] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Anne_rusher Anne Rusher] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Stephanie_Morales Stephanie Morales] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Marian_Gerlitzki Marian Gerlitzki] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/PEYTON_PITTMAN Peyton Pittman] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Natalie_Dillinger Natalie Dillinger] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kareem_Ebraham Kareem Ebraham] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Emma_de_Leon Emma de Leon] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lexy_Foor Lexy Foor] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sally_Todd Sally Todd] | ||
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| + | Skylar Wollen | ||
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| + | Claire Fulk | ||
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| + | [[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]] | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 20 October 2017
Lexy Foor is a third year biology pre-medicine student at James Madison University in Harrisonbirg, Virginia. Lexy is originally from a small town in Maryland before moving to Virginia. After taking a medical innovations class her first year, which encouraged learning/playing with 3D-printers and laser cutters, her love and intrigue for design thinking was sparked. Through this course and multiple encouraging faculty she was introduced to UIF.
In preparation for UIF, Lexy worked as a Team Advisor for the National Student Leadership Conference at Harvard Medical School. This conference allowed high school students to learn about medicine and leadership through hands-on, interactive activities. This program also served to encourage Lexy to look for ways that design thinking could be used in medical education and innovation. Shewas given the opportunity to experience first hand the health care of a deveoping country when she traveled to theDominican Republic for a service trip focusing on children going through dialysis. She is excited to continue to grow with this experience.
Lexy has taken on many mentoring positions throughout her time at JMU. During her second year she was an Academic Advisor to a group of first years while also being a Resident Advisor for upperclass students. During her third year, she joined JMU's Orientation Team as a First Year Orientation Guide to advise thirty four students throughout their transition process to college.
Related Links
James Madison University Student Priorities
James Madison University Innovation Spaces
Fellows
Skylar Wollen
Claire Fulk
