 My name is Leonie Boudreau and I'm a junior in biomedical engineering and a proud member of the women's basketball team. The first thing I can tell you about myself is that all my actions are devoted to one single purpose and that is to inspire people to achieve their full potential. You know I wake up every single morning grateful for the opportunities I had to achieve my own full potential so my way of giving back is just to help people do the same. This is why I came from Montreal Canada to study at Purdue University where I believe in my heart is the best university to prepare students for the next level and help them make an impact in the world. It goes without saying that my schedule with engineering and basketball and other extracurricular activity is really challenging but that's what I love about it. I seek challenges every single day but with the support that I have from my classmates, my teammates, my coaches, professors, faculty members and administrators it makes it easy to pursue what I love and impact the most lives along the way. One group that I believe is truly crucial to student success is our very own alumni. Your support and what employers are looking for and your support in providing us the necessary resources and opportunities really strengthen the students learning experience. One of the main event that I was fortunate enough to start and develop was the World Rise event. The World Rise event is an annual event to raise awareness about Olympic sports and power people to live at their full potential through sports and inclusive opportunities and really emphasize the importance of diversity and inclusion. None of it could have been possible without the support of the College of Engineering and Purdue Athletics. It all started when I had the amazing opportunity to meet Shelby Gruss who's currently pursuing her PhD in agronomy and who was the former captain of the USA wheelchair basketball team. We organized a wheelchair basketball game, had demonstrations of their current and potential research at Purdue and we even had Purdue student athletes jump in the chair and show how difficult the sport was. I believe that Paralympic sports deserve more attention and more support and I believe that Purdue University has the support system to be at the forefront of the Paralympic movement. The World Rise event is affiliated with the Ray-Uri Sports Engineering Center which is led by Professor Jan Anders-Mensen who's the most brilliant and generous person I know. Its mission is to promote sports in a wider sense for competitive and recreational sports by improving technology, education and final experience in sports. Our objective is to promote and provide visibility for the Sports Engineering Center by demonstrating the research at Purdue and inviting Olympic and Paralympic athletes on campus. The next World Rise event is coming soon so please stay tuned and I will provide you with details on how to join us in this journey. Thank you so much again for helping me and so many others to learn and grow in an environment where we can build skills to impact people's lives.