Students Place Third in Gift of Life Challenge

University of Scranton students the Social Media Campaigns course taught by Brian Snee, Ph.D., associate professor of communication and media, won third place in the Gift of Life 2024 Students Save Lives College Challenge.

The annual competition invites organizations and clubs at universities and colleges across Gift of Life's region to help increase organ donor awareness and registration among students, faculty, and staff on campus. Fifteen Pennsylvania and New Jersey colleges participated in the challenge this year's challenge, registering a total of 304 people as organ and tissue donors.

Scranton students who participated in the Social Media Campaigns class held multiple "awareness table sits," as well as a variety of special events and an online campaign. Special events included a cornhole tournament and an on-campus public painting event by an artist. The students utilized social media to post fun facts about organ donation.

The following 21 University students participated and won third place in the 2024 Students Save Lives College Challenge:

Nicholas D. Addamo, a business communication major from Holbrook, New York;

Shannon Bunn, a social media strategies major from Norristown;

Isabella V. Chungata, a social media strategies major from Valley Stream, New York;

Robert B. Correas-Rivera, a journalism and electronic media major from Reading;

Ashlee N. Dalrymple, a social media strategies major from Westport, Connecticut;

Courtney A. Delehanty, an advertising/public relations major from Brookfield, Connecticut;

Nicolette C. DeVito, a social media strategies and advertising/public relations double major from Rumson, New Jersey;

Kieran J. Egan, a journalism and electronic media major from Glen Rock, New Jersey;

Emma O. Graff, an advertising/public relations major from Melville, New York;

Chaewon Hong, an undeclared major from Gwangiu, South Korea;

Maggie E. Hoerz, an advertising/public relations and social media strategies double major from King of Prussia;

Mikaela A. Jennings, a communication major from Mahopac, New York;

James F. Kranick, a business communication major from Havertown;

Jason A. Opferman, a health promotion major from Newtown;

Fidelis N. Osuoha, a social media strategies major from Bensalem;

Davida F. Padi, a social media strategies major from Parsippany, New Jersey;

Thomas J. Plunkett, a communication major from Mamaroneck, New York;

Sofia L. Salazar, an advertising/public relations major from Pocono Pines;

Siena G. Testa, a marketing major from Newtown Square;

Mollie M. Veres, a communication major from Glendon;

Gina M. Wesler, an advertising/public relations major from New Hyde Park, New York.

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