Young Adults

“The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing, established in 1924, is the leading nursing research institution in Wisconsin and a crucial part of the state's health care system. As an integral academic partner situated in the health sciences sector of campus with the School of Medicine and Public Health and the School of Pharmacy, the School of Nursing collaborates with scientists and renowned researchers across the UW–Madison campus, the nation, and the world.

"Innovation in Learning develops and deploys 3D virtual medical environments with virtual patients for the training of healthcare personnel. We build evidence-based simulations and scenarios for learning in these medical virtual worlds. Our goal is translation of concept learning into actionable knowledge so as to develop well-trained health care professionals, effective teams, and safe hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and homes."

"New technologies have profoundly changed contemporary culture and inevitably altered the role of the arts in society. The Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program serves as a center for the development and study of digital media and the cultures that they have helped create. Faculty and students are drawn from a variety of backgrounds, such as the arts, computer engineering, humanities, the sciences, and social sciences, to pursue interdisciplinary artistic and scholarly research and production in the context of a broad examination of digital arts and cultures."

Realtime Associates is an independent video game studios that work in a variety of areas from educational and music-themed toys to console, handheld and PC games to graphic-intensive military simulations.

"Carnegie Mellon University is a global research university with more than 11,000 students, 75,000 active alumni, and 4,000 faculty and staff. Recognized for its world-class arts and technology programs, collaboration across disciplines and innovative leadership in education, Carnegie Mellon is consistently a top-ranked university."

"Judy Shasek spent nearly two decades teaching before developing the ExerLearning® and Generation FIT processes. She has pioneered interactive and ground-breaking fitness trainings since the early days of “aerobics.” Her mission has been to tie physical activity to the K-12 learning environment while harnessing the expertise and energy of the most challenged students to lead and manage the programs. Designing a synthesis of education and fitness that dramatically impacts youth fitness and academic success, she produced the popular, innovative program: Generation FIT ®.

"The Center for Personal and Professional Development was established in 2002 to support the CNO directed Revolution in Training and focus on the continuous personal development of Sailors throughout their careers."