Have you ever sprained your ankle, broken a bone in your foot, or had foot surgery? If so, you’ve probably worn a DARCO-brand post-op or rehabilitative boot, brace, sleeve, or splint.
Darco International, a Huntington-based manufacturer and world leader in design of post-op and rehabilitative footwear, will sponsor three interdisciplinary teams of Marshall students during the Spring 2017 semester in a solution-oriented design competition.
Eighteen students, six from the School of Art & Design, six from the College of Health Professions and six from the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, will be selected through an application process to form three interdisciplinary teams. The teams will be presented with a problem identified by DARCO International, and over a period not to exceed nine weeks, the student teams will research and develop solutions.
Each selected student will receive a $300 stipend and will compete against two other student teams for a financial prize.
APPLICATION PROCESS
- View our presentation on Darco.
- Write a statement of interest (100-word maximum)
- Indicate how you would contribute to this project in terms of skill, interest, knowledge or aptitudes (100-word maximum)
- Discuss your general availability
- Provide the name of a Marshall faculty reference
- Include your resume or CV
DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION
By Feb. 5, send completed applications to one of the following administrators with the subject “DARCO Sponsored Project”:
Art and Design director Sandra Reed, reedsa@marshall.edu
College of Health Professions dean Michael Prewitt, prewittm@marshall.edu
College of Engineering and Computer Sciences dean Wael Zatar, zatar@marshall.edu