2021 ITS Internship Program Showcase / ITS Summer Internship Program

The ITS Internship Program showcase is an annual event that serves to celebrate the projects and achievements of our summer interns. In the seventh year of implementation, the 2021 intern cohort is made up of 37 undergraduate and graduate students from colleges and universities across the state of Michigan.

This event was hosted on Friday, August 6, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. virtually on Gather Town. Click the button below if you'd like to explore the showcase space!

View the Showcase on Gather Town

Utilizing Google Chrome as your browser to operate Gather Town is the best way to ensure you will not have any technical issues during the event. For more information on how to use Gather Town, please visit our resource guide.

When you first enter the Gather Town space, you will be placed into a room where you can familiarize yourself with Gather Town's controls. Follow the arrows to enter the main event space.

Event Schedule

Friday, August 6

Time	Agenda	Gather Town Location
10–11 a.m.	POSTER SESSIONS BLOCK 1	Poster Gallery
10–11 a.m.	COHORT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS 10 a.m.: OIDC Implementation in Mobile Apps, presented by Lasya Mantha, Cindy Wang, Randy Andrews, and Julia Silverman 10:30 a.m.: Automation of Chartfield Change Request Forms, presented by Kartikeya Sundaram, Ananya Joshi, Felix Partington, Julie Saia, Melanie Howarth, Skylar Wolcott, and Jingcong Hu	Big Stage
11 a.m.–noon	POSTER SESSIONS BLOCK 2	Poster Gallery
11 a.m.–noon	COHORT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS 11 a.m.: perfSONAR Plugin Factory, presented by Jing Zhang, Frank Wang, Daniel Zhang, Maxwell Li, Samuel Cummins, Yihua Shen, Ali Alrubaiee, and Alyssa Bigley 11:30 a.m.: Legacy Service Charters, presented by Ryan Vanderlist, Sam Westphal, Briya Bhakta, and Taylor Gribble	Big Stage
Noon–1 p.m.	Lunch and Network	Social Areas
1–2 p.m.	POSTER SESSIONS BLOCK 3	Poster Gallery
1–2 p.m.	COHORT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS 1 p.m.: Global Cleft Palate Networking Map, presented by Meghan Tremmel, Abdulrahman Ateya, Zini Brace, Bailey Bush, Rohith Kesamneni, Heather Zimmerman, and James Wu 1:30 p.m.: History of IT Timeline, presented by Andrew Esse, Samhita Barigeda, Adria Shines, Tamariah Davis, Najmin Ahmed, Jasmine Duong, Joan Kwaske	Big Stage
2–2:15 p.m.	Break and Network	Social Areas
2:15–2:45 p.m.	Intern Experience Panel, moderated by Deborah Gowan, panelists include: Jingcong Hu, Ali Alrubaiee, Adria Shines, Ananya Joshi, Samuel Westphal, and Frank Wang	Big Stage
2:45–3 p.m.	Closing Remarks, featuring Ravi Pendse, VP-IT CIO of ITS	Big Stage

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