AY 2021-22
1st Place
“We've Got Everything to Lose in Our Smartphone Use”
by Stasia Holmes
About: Stasia Holmes is a trauma-informed yoga teacher and student in the School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago. Providing movement and mindfulness programming in partnership with a psychotherapy practice motivated her to pursue clinical licensure. Her professional experience informs her academic interests in classical Indian philosophy, applied ethics, and somatic healing modalities. She lives in Lincoln Square with her husband and one-year-old son.
2nd Place
by Arisha Keshwani
About: Arisha Keshwani is a junior at Loyola University Chicago where she is majoring in Accounting and Analytics with a minor in Data Science. During the summer she interned at Big Four Accounting and Consulting Firm, Deloitte and Touche LLP where she had the opportunity to present her group project to the CEO of Deloitte Tax. Apart from talking business, Arisha enjoys being proactive in various campus activities and organizations including the STARS mentorship program through Student Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, as well as Raag—Loyola's Premiere South Asian Fusion A Capella Group.
3rd Place
“The Evolution of Queer Coding in Disney”
by Grace Hudson-Mairet
About: Grace Hudson-Mairet is a sophomore at Loyola University Chicago where she is majoring in Music with minors in German Studies and English. She has been playing the cello for over nine years and was thrilled in her first year at Loyola to be a part of the Symphony Orchestra and pit orchestra for Loyola’s spring production of Into the Woods. When Grace is not in class, on stage, or in the practice room, she can be found walking by Lake Michigan, exploring the Art Institute of Chicago, and enjoying the presence of good friends.
1st Place
“We've Got Everything to Lose in Our Smartphone Use”
by Stasia Holmes
About: Stasia Holmes is a trauma-informed yoga teacher and student in the School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago. Providing movement and mindfulness programming in partnership with a psychotherapy practice motivated her to pursue clinical licensure. Her professional experience informs her academic interests in classical Indian philosophy, applied ethics, and somatic healing modalities. She lives in Lincoln Square with her husband and one-year-old son.
2nd Place
by Arisha Keshwani
About: Arisha Keshwani is a junior at Loyola University Chicago where she is majoring in Accounting and Analytics with a minor in Data Science. During the summer she interned at Big Four Accounting and Consulting Firm, Deloitte and Touche LLP where she had the opportunity to present her group project to the CEO of Deloitte Tax. Apart from talking business, Arisha enjoys being proactive in various campus activities and organizations including the STARS mentorship program through Student Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, as well as Raag—Loyola's Premiere South Asian Fusion A Capella Group.
3rd Place
“The Evolution of Queer Coding in Disney”
by Grace Hudson-Mairet
About: Grace Hudson-Mairet is a sophomore at Loyola University Chicago where she is majoring in Music with minors in German Studies and English. She has been playing the cello for over nine years and was thrilled in her first year at Loyola to be a part of the Symphony Orchestra and pit orchestra for Loyola’s spring production of Into the Woods. When Grace is not in class, on stage, or in the practice room, she can be found walking by Lake Michigan, exploring the Art Institute of Chicago, and enjoying the presence of good friends.