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About UPrize 2.0!
Unpack U launches U Prize 2.0 for the 2021-2022 academic year! Do you have an idea to improve mental wellness in our Pittsburgh university community but need help getting it off the ground? Unpack U can help! U Prize provides funding, support, mentorship and amplification to passionate leaders with bold ideas to make Pittsburgh, and the world, a happier place. Pitch us projects at any stage and size–from events that reach millions to technology solutions that raise happiness levels–the sky is the limit.
Funding for selected U Prize initiatives ranges from $33 to $3,300 as the starting point. Have questions? Aren’t sure if your project is right?
Reach out!
We want to hear from you!
Uprize
1.0
In February, Unpack U presented the first ever U Prize Pitch Day event, where applicants virtually pitched their ideas to a group of panelist judges to help increase mental wellness on Pittsburgh college campuses. See which projects were awarded funding, support, and mentorship that will help turn their ideas into a reality!
Uprize 1.0
Teams
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OCTAVE
School: Saint Vincent College
Fun Fact: Before the pandemic, I used to go to Disney World at least four times a year!
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SMITH
Instagram: @marcy_smith
School: Saint Vincent College
Graduation Year: 2022
Fun Fact: I can do a cartwheel and land in a split.
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BARLOCK
Instagram: @alec_barlock
School: Saint Vincent College
Graduation Year: 2022
Fun Fact: I am obsessed with pandas!
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LECKENBY
Instagram: @drleckenby
School: Saint Vincent College
Fun Fact: My undergrad degree is in Music Therapy and my major instrument in college was the string bass!
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KEITH
Instagram: @lyssy_phils
School: Robert Morris University
Graduation Year: 2022
Fun Fact: I have hiked Observation Point in Zion National Park
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KELLY
Instagram: @jaxk324
School: Robert Morris University
Graduation Year: 2021
Fun Fact: My dream job is a cruise ship nurse!
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O'DONNELL
Instagram: @meghan_odonnell
School: Robert Morris University
Graduation Year: 2022
Fun Fact: I work at HersheyPark!
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KING
Instagram: @lyoo_bethh
School: University of Pittsburgh
Graduation Year: 2022
Fun Fact: I'm a twin.
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HEULER
Instagram: @raeanne.heuler
School: University of Pittsburgh
Graduation Year: 2022
Fun Fact: I'm really good at finding four leaf clovers!
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LOVE
Instagram: @love_samson
School: University of Pittsburgh
Graduation Year: 2021
Fun Fact: I'm a weather enthusiast.
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KOCH
Instagram: @tech_kochllaboration
School: Duquesne University
Graduation Year: 2022-ISH (HOPEFULLY!)
Fun Fact: When I was 9 I was a PA state champion gymnast.
Now my hobby is eating cookies.
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KANTORSKI
School: Duquesne University
Graduation Year: 2023
Fun Fact: My favorite hobbies are knitting,
geocaching, and Dungeons and Dragons!
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PEGG
Instagram: @carissapegg
School: Duquesne University
Graduation Year: 2023
Fun Fact: I love the Pittsburgh Penguins and have
a golden retriever named Fleury.
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REEDY
Instagram: @juliareedy53
School: Duquesne University
Graduation Year: 2022
Fun Fact: I love music and collect vinyl records.
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PRESSIMONE
Instagram: @catpressimone
School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Graduation Year: Class of 2023
Fun Fact: Cat has two different colors of eyes,
one hassel green and one brown
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NEWTON
School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Graduation Year: Class of 2022
Fun Fact: James is an award-winning whistler
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FALASCO
Instagram: @c.falasco
School: Duquesne University
Graduation Year: 2022
Fun Fact: I have a twin sister!
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MARTINO
Instagram: @tesla.knight
School: Duquesne University
Graduation Year: 2022
Fun Fact: I sing and play bass!
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KNIGHT
Instagram: @tesla.knight
School: Duquesne University
Graduation Year: 2022
Fun Fact: I sing and play bass!
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FAULK
Instagram: @Faulk_Era
School: Duquesne University
Graduation Year: Undergrad-2019 | Graduate-2021
Fun Fact: CEO of my foundation "Healing Hurting Hearts" which provides support to children,
teenagers, and young adults who have experienced any type of loss throughout their life.
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FLEMING
Instagram: @maurflem
School: Duquesne University School of Pharmacy
Graduation Year: 2023
Fun Fact: I love the Peanuts specials and comics.
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TEKA
Instagram: @sovaproject
School: University of Pittsburgh (Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences)
Graduation Year: 2021
Fun Fact: I was born in Albania.
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KARIM
Instagram: @sovaproject
School: University of Pittsburgh (School of Education)
Graduation Year: 2020
Fun Fact: I can spin my arm around in a full 360-degree circle.
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RICHARDSON
Instagram: @phoebemepme
School: Pittsburgh Technical College
Graduation Year: 2021
Fun Fact: I enjoy listening to David Bowie while making art projects.