October 2020 - The Hurt Hub@Davidson

The Hurt Hub is excited to announce our Fall 2020 Hub Herd Team. The team is comprised of several different positions, including Resident Storyteller, Resident Vlogger, Graphic Designer, and Social Media Guru. Each team member shared a bit about themselves and what they love about The Hurt Hub.

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Iain Anderson ‘21 – Resident Storyteller

What activities/groups are you involved with on campus?

Varsity Track, Cross Country, and Resident Storyteller at the Hurt Hub@Davidson.

What’s your favorite thing about the Hurt Hub@Davidson?

The Coffee Bar!

What are your career aspirations?

Teach creative writing and write a book.

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Jessie Epstein ‘21 – Resident Vlogger

What activities/groups are you involved with on campus?

Resident Vlogger, tour guide, member of Rusk, and intramural softball.

What’s your favorite thing about the Hurt Hub@Davidson?

The secret room in the back with the scale from the old warehouse.

Something cool we should know about you?

I’m a certified personal trainer!

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Garrett Ryan ‘24 – Resident Storyteller

What activities/groups are you involved with on campus?

Davidson College Symphony Orchestra (DSCO), jazz combo, brass quintet, spikeball club, and Davidson Investment and Financial Association (DIFA).

What’s your favorite thing about the Hurt Hub@Davidson?

All the great workspaces students are able to use.

Let’s hear about the worst startup idea you’ve had.

Netflix for books – you search up & find a book you like and borrow it as long as you want.

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Raphael Oettl ‘22 – Social Media Guru

What activities/groups are you involved with on campus?

Kappa Alpha Psi Social Pub, Track & Field, and BLU.

Let’s hear about the best startup idea you have.

Creating affordable spaces for students in difficult neighborhoods to become financially literate and gain access to educational help.

What are your career aspirations?

Start a fitness and wellness business.

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Zoe Ren ‘24 – Graphic Designer

What activities/groups are you involved with on campus?

Student Government and Campus Communications.

What are you most excited for at the Hurt Hub@Davidson?

I’m looking forward to seeing all the ideas my peers have to offer!

Let’s hear about the worst startup idea you’ve had.

An app that starts playing “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer every time someone is within 3 feet of the device.

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Veronica De La Mora ‘21 – Social Media Guru

What sort of things are you involved with on Campus?

VP of Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda, Pi Chi Sorority.

What’s your favorite thing about the Hurt Hub@Davidson?

The aesthetics of the space. Makes it easy to enjoy doing work there!

Let’s hear about the worst startup idea you’ve had.

I tried to create my own “brand” while going into my senior year, and clearly, I don’t have enough time for one of them.

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten educational opportunities in the Charlotte area, especially for low-income students and students of color. QC EdConnect, however, is providing Charlotte parents a platform to connect with learning resources to help their children’s education.

Wilbert Garcia ’21, a double major in computer science and PPE, spent his summer building the website. “I felt very strongly about creating a platform that connects students with educational resources,” he writes. “Schools provide a lot of resources to students from disadvantaged communities…QC EdConnect is working hard to make sure that these resources are visible and accessible to students and that barriers…are not getting in the way of that.”

The education startup “believes we each have a role to play to ensure that all children in Charlotte have access to an excellent education,” they write on their website. The website provides a map that indicates locations for food banks, clinics, academic support centers, childcare centers, and free WiFi stations.

Garcia, a native Spanish speaker, also provided translation support to increase the website’s accessibility.

“I [also] helped make considerations about the user experience, what specific stakeholders might need, and what designs would help access resources most efficiently,” Garcia adds. “I…was able to present them a completed product in under a week.”

“Advocacy is also an important part of what QC EdConnect wants to do,” Garcia notes. By clicking on the tab that reads “Get Involved,” access a call script and email template that guides you finding the contact information of local school board members and location of school board meetings, a comprehensive list of articles about education inequity, and links to petitions for equitable education options.

Visitors can explore options to volunteer or donate supplies to organizations in need. “Consider volunteering, donating, or reaching out to organizations on their site to see how you can help,” Garcia says. “Share the website link with any Mecklenburg-based families, students, or educators in your personal network.”

You can access the website at https://www.qcedconnect.com/.

Article written by Iain Anderson ’21

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