Technology students earn several awards in regional conference

The university’s OTSA (Oswego Engineering Student Affiliation) concluded 1st in a few competitions, and in the best 3 in many other individuals, in a prestigious regional conference in Delaware.

OTSA traveled to Rehoboth Seaside to take part in the yearly TEECA (Engineering and Engineering Schooling Collegiate Association) East Regional Conference, section of ITEEA (Intercontinental Engineering and Engineering Educators Affiliation).

In the three-day conference held just about every slide, students from higher instruction institutions across the east coast participate in a collection of fingers-on and interactive competitions. TEECA’s mission is to support students use what they learn in the classroom and collaborate on fun and special creations alongside their peers.

OTSA’s team of college students, faculty and related machines arrived in Delaware adhering to the 8-hour drive from SUNY Oswego and participated in day one of the festivities. They scored their original initially-location complete with Sport On Night time, a new addition to the meeting, which involved a 3-on-3 basketball match and volleyball online games for the faculties to crack a sweat and split the ice in advance of the key occasion. 

With the assist of school member Mark Springston, who was accountable for pitching the concept, the tournament was a bonding exercise that established the phase for competitive occasions.

Scoring wins

Represented by president Bryleigh Beauchat, students Ben Sullivan, Zach Hilbert, Jack Hickey, Prosperous Sgueglia, Springston and coaches Maggie Romano and Adam Parente in the basketball match, OTSA completed to start with in the inaugural contest. 

A unique twist of the basketball competition was that it coincided with the Interaction Challenge, as college students utilised the footage from the video games to produce a athletics documentary. 

Although OTSA marched to victory throughout the basketball game titles, Beauchat checked in with team members Eliza Sarigiannis and Taylor Mackowiak for the Communications Challenge, which she was also a section of. Shortly after the 3-on-3 competition concluded, Beauchat, Sarigiannis and Mackowiak would shell out the upcoming day organizing and enhancing the footage they recorded to get ready for submission.

“We had 24 hrs in the Communications Challenge to produce, edit, do any voiceovers we may possibly want and post the video the future day,” Beauchat reported. “It was grind time to get that all in.”

Despite the fast turnaround, the workforce built a concerted energy to create a significant-top quality movie, modeling it soon after the ESPN documentary movie collection “30 for 30.” The determination led to a initial-spot complete in the competition, as the staff credited the interviews performed through the 3-on-3 contest and the sturdy basketball enjoy in securing the victory.

“The aid of Eliza and all people else on OTSA… assisted us get that added edge on the video clip,” explained Beauchat.

The video also marked a indicator of redemption for Beauchat and Mackowiak. The duo participated in the Communications Problem through the ITEEA Meeting in March 2022 but felt the video clip submission they created did not satisfy their have superior expectations.

Scoring answers

OTSA also concluded 1st in the Difficulty Fixing Obstacle. In this competition, college students Parente, Sgueglia and Daniel Corridor had been dependable for bringing assigned supplies to the convention to assistance establish a alternative to a distinct challenge.

“Huge accomplishment,” Beauchat reported of the victory. “I’m tremendous happy they have been capable to dedicate the time, get the job done, and effort and hard work.”

The following two times saw the colleges participate in the remaining eight issues, which includes the Built-in STEM and Manufacturing Difficulties, exactly where OTSA concluded second in each activities, and Robotics and Instructing Lesson, where by OTSA concluded 3rd in equally. 

“We appear nearer jointly as peers… doing work together on a venture, where by you have a chance to win an award,” mentioned Beauchat. “We’re developing some thing of our personal that’s not primarily based on regardless of whether we pass or are unsuccessful.”

Every single crew represented by OTSA completed in the leading a few at the TEECA East Conference, as they reaped the positive aspects of their crucial planning and difficult work for the duration of the occasion.

OTSA will organize the function in the course of the drop 2023 convention in the exact same area, and appears to repeat its general performance from the final TEECA and the approaching ITEEA meeting in April. People accomplishments crafted on some achievements at past year’s ITEEA meeting, including a second place in the Countrywide Communications Problem.

Eegardless of what is next, technology professor and faculty advisor Richard Bush will reminisce on his team’s unforgettable operate.

“Sometimes in the earlier, we occur home a tiny light on the trophies,” Bush reported. “This was really thriving, and we’re happy of our achievements.”

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— Written by Andy Guity of the Class of 2023