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As a University Innovative Fellow in 2017, Patricia worked closely with Yumi and Chalisa to revitalize [[Priorities:California State University of Fullerton Student Priorities|Student Innovation Collective]] (SINC), a club created by previous UIF Fellows. As their UIF project, Patricia, Yumi and Chalisa focused on recruiting students interested in tackling social challenges through design innovation and equipping them with design thinking skills, resources, and projects. They organized design thinking workshops, activities (referenced from UIF stokes), and field trips to learn more about user-centric innovation and problem-solving. Patricia was SINC's Creative Director and was responsible for creative marketing materials, workshop materials, and brainstorming creative club activities and events.
Inspired by the UIF training and Meetup, Patricia, Yumi, and Chalisa worked with SINC officers to create and implement a design thinking competition in Fall 2017 and a design thinking conference competition in Spring 2017. In Fall 2017, SINC partnered with Push Humanity Forward, a non-profit humanitarian group, to create organize a design thinking competition focused on helping the homeless population in Anaheim, CA. Prior to the contest dates, Patricia participated in on-site interviews at homeless sites and design critiques to support teams as they built their projects. The design thinking competition resulted in the winning team receiving $10,000 to implement their solution to helping the homelessand was featured in a [https://www.ocregister.com/2017/12/13/cal-state-fullerton-students-apply-design-thinking-to-help-the-homeless/ The Orange County Register article.]
In Spring 2017, Patricia participated in raising money and organizing a design thinking conference called SINCing Out Loud in Irvine, CA. The conference was inspired by the UIF Silicon Valley Meetup and was free and open-to-all students, faculty, and the public. SINCing Out Loud contained design thinking workshops and activities that encouraged group collaboration and guest speakers to inspire the attendees. This event culminated all the knowledge and lessons learned from UIF and SINC, allowing Patricia's cohort to share their UIF experiences and learnings to the public.
