2017-18 Design Studio Recap

July 3, 2018

An aeral photograph of a brick building.

Over 400 students, parents, faculty, and industry partners attended the Design Studio Showcase at Innovation Campus on Friday, April 27 to celebrate the conclusion of the 2017-18 Design Studio year. This year, 28 companies, non-profits, and researchers sponsored 29 projects for 168 students, including 66 Raikes School students, who gained unparalleled real-world, project management and development experience through the Design Studio capstone.

The list of projects and award winners are below. Also check out the Design Studio Annual Report for detailed information about each project and to see a few more statistics about this impressive year.

Design Studio Partners and Projects 2017-2018

Sponsor Name	Project Name
Buckle	Inventory Redistribution Optimization
CSG International	OpStats Modernization
Fiserv	Having A Conversation With Your Data
HATCX	HATCX \| THRIVE
Hudl	Ice Hockey
Realm Five	Operational Tracking
Lincoln Public Schools	Standard Response Protocol System
Microsoft	Report Groups
Mutual of Omaha	Fly On The Wall Fitness Data Collection App
Nelnet	4U, Four Year Academic Success Planner
NRC Health	Market Creator Tool
Spreetail	Vendor Vault
TD Ameritrade	Mutual Fund Share Class Conversions
Water for Food	Online Agricultural Data Management System
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Erudite Digital Learning Lab	Erudite First Steps To Reading Fluency
University of Nebraska-Lincoln INFEWS Game	Agpocalypse 2050
Nebraska Department of Transportation	Vehicle Crash Data Analysis Cube
Nebraska Department of Transportation	Transportation Information Portal
Nebraska Environmental Trust	NET Grants Management
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sensi-Plate	Sensi-Plate
TeamMates Mentoring of Lincoln	TeamMates Messenger
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science	Virtual Training System (VTS) for Meat Cutting
Westside Community Schools	Student Management System
WEX Health	Ad Hoc Reporting Tool
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Computer Science and Engineering	Exploring Virtual Reality
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Computer Science and Engineering	CubuloNIMBUS
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Computer Science and Engineering	Sound Of Code
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Computer Science and Engineering	Mobile-Based Food Recognition System
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Computer Science and Engineering	Unmanned Aerial Systems for Prescribed Fires

Award Winners as selected by Design Studio Faculty and Staff

The Platinum and Gold Project Awards go to the highest performing teams in terms of product produced, sponsor feedback, and overall team dynamics. The Platinum Project Product Manager (PM) and Development Manager (DM) are given the honor of presenting their project in the Innovation Campus Auditorium to kick off the Design Studio Showcase.

Hall of Fame inductees are recognized for a second year of selection as a Rock Star. Rock Stars are selected for their outstanding work leading and contributing to the overall final product and growth of their team members.

This year added the Intern of the Year award. Interns are current freshmen in the Raikes School who apply for and are selected to serve on select teams during the spring semester. The Intern of the Year is selected for their outstanding individual contribution to a project/team.

All awards were announced at the Design Studio Internal Celebration, held at the Talon Room in Lincoln's Downtown on Thursday, April 19. The Internal Celebration is a fun culmination to a year's worth of hard work for our students and coaches.

Platinum Project: Water for Food

Project Name: Online Agricultural Data Management System

Students: Erica Dolph (PM), Daric Teske (DM), Matt Dottavio, Nathan Minchow, Jack Stobbe, Emma Clausen (Freshman Intern)

Coach: Joel Brehm (Bolero Information Systems)

A group of people standing in a dark room holding a plaque together for a group photograph.

Other nominees: Fiserv, Hudl, Microsoft Dynamics

Gold Project: HATCX

Project Name: HATCX | THRIVE

Students: Bridget Bailey (PM), Jessee Zhang (DM), Sarah Kenny, Wyatt Osborn, Jacob Rehwoldt, Mary Clare Rogers (Freshman Intern), Emma Kate Stapp (Freshman Intern)

Coach: Nick Ebert (Spreetail)