Sydney Szafarski is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergraduate student studying Chemical Engineering at the University of Dayton. Sydney is [[File:Sydney Szafarski2.jpg|thumb|Sydney Szafarski2.jpg]]originally from Cleveland, Ohio, where she has lived her whole life until 2017 when she moved to Dayton, Ohio for college. After many months of thought and her love for math and science, she chose her career path as an engineer to help better improve the world and solve problems. The University of Dayton is where she chose to continue and develop her engineering mindset. There, she was exposed to the University Innovation Fellows.
From a very young age, Sydney was always interested in building anything and trying to find solutions to problems that needed to be fixed. Growing up, she was very involved in athletics, winning many leadership awards and scholarships from them, as well as winning a state championship her freshman and senior year. In 2016, Sydney became a recipient of the Archie Griffin Leadership Award. Sydney has always been focused on building up ideas for everyone to be able to feel inclusive. On her campus, she is focused on building a better community upon each major and student at the university.
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