Reflections from Past Champions
鈥淧articipating in this program has heightened my awareness of the compelling research findings that emphasize the pivotal role of belonging in students' academic journey.鈥
Sarah Andreas
Past Champions
Fall 2026 Cohort
Scott Tobias & Ann Abraham Group
- Emily Baumgartner
- Mark Dalman
- Sonya Irving
- Koon-hwee Kan
- Sarah Lawrence
- Kiwon Lee
- Rui Liu
- Jennifer McCullough
- Jennifer Ray-Tomasek
- Marna Revlock
- Abdihafit Shaeye
- Jiahui Wang
Lisa Testa & Ana Wetzel's Group:
Current Champions
Spring 2026 Cohort
Participants are grouped by their facilitators
Lindsay Baran & Scott Tobias's Group
- Janet Reed
- Caitlin Kane
- Sangeet Lamichhaney
- Giulia Borriello
- Sebastian Birch
- Meng-Hua Hsieh
- Michelle Bebber
Jess Leveto & Eve McPherson鈥檚 Group
BC Overview
Belonging Champions Program Overview
It began with 鈥淥ne.鈥 鈥淥ne鈥 is a children鈥檚 book by Kathryn Otoshi that Charlie, a student at 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 Child Development Center, read with his parents. His mother taught at the center. The book uses colors and numbers as characters and deals with issues of bullying, standing up for one鈥檚 self, the power of numbers and the power of 鈥渙ne.鈥 Charlie and Sarah Knapp, a 天天吃瓜 State alumna and kindergarten teacher at 天天吃瓜 State's Child Development Center Inspired by this book, Charlie and his parents visited the 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 CARES Center (Crisis Advocacy Resources Education Support) an...
鈥淢e: what if I don鈥檛 have what it takes? God: you don鈥檛 have to, because I do.鈥 This is the quote Aliyah C. Tipton sees every time she opens her phone. Tipton said her educational and career journeys from Michigan to Mississippi to Ohio have been heavily influenced by God. Tipton has gone from student to employee to founder and owner of her own communication agency in just a few years. Currently, Tipton serves as assistant director, communications in the Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement at 天天吃瓜. She also just founded her own boutique pubic...
Digital
Digital hearing aids utilize digital signal processing (DSP) chips, which became available in 1982. Experimental body-worn digital hearing aids were developed soon after.
Electric Carbon
These are based on the telephone principle; however, Alexander Graham Bell had nothing to do directly with their development. These appeared first in limited quantities in a table model about 1899, but in wearable and practical instruments beginning only in 1902. Carbon aids were popular through the 1940's. Most of these used a rather large 3-volt or 6-volt battery but did not have enough power to assist those with more than a moderate hearing loss.
A.) Microphone
B.) Headset
C.) Battery