Ascend Projects are a fantastic opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience in fields they are interested in.
During the first eight weeks of the spring semester, you’ll begin brainstorming your Ascend Project and complete three specific steps:
During the second eight weeks of the semester you will bring your Ascend Project to life and put your plan into action through five steps:
In May of the semester you will complete your Ascend Project with three final steps:
For Abigail’s Ascend project she chose to plan and host a masquerade charity ball fundraiser for an anti-human trafficking organization, Called to Freedom.
Colton and Cora ran a 10K Tough Mudder for their Ascend Project. A Tough Mudder is an endurance race with a variety of challenges (including lots and lots of mud, ice, and electric obstacles). Together they completed the course in 1.5 hours.
For her Ascend Project, Laramie travelled to Hawassa, Ethiopia and spent eight days serving in an orphanage alongside her two sisters, close friend, and the local orphanage nannies.