Architectural Portfolio | 2021

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Cole Bennette cole.bennette1998@gmail.com 281-753-7961 https://colebennette.myportfolio.com/

‘Climate Proof’ Duluth

Igor Siddiqui with critic

Josiah Chopin

Fall 2020 | Advanced Studio

When thinking about this year and how we as architects could document, even perhaps capture, living in 2020, we could not help but think about climate change. A year marked with a deadly pandemic, racial injustice, and political strife, all of this seemed to play out on the backdrop of an ever-changing climate. While the whole world was forced to stay home to slow the spread of the virus, cities across the country experienced unprecedented clean air due to less car traffic and a shutdown of industry. Additionally, record breaking wildfires caused by drought and an overactive hurricane season further proved that the US is already on track to experience ecological disaster within the next century. For this project, my partner and I were asked how we could design a building for the future ravaged by climate change. So, we decided to look at where Americans will migrate to and what resources they will need.

Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth

View from Lake in 2150

Airport Suburbs

Duluth Minnesota Superior Wisconsin

Downtown

Future Inhabitable Zone

Duluth

Austin (my home)

With our preliminary research, we almost immediately came across the fact that the climate zones of the country will dramatically change, leading to large swathes of the American South being uninhabitable. This will lead to unprecedented climate migration from southern and coastal states to the northern Midwest. Based on this data, Duluth, Minnesota, a town of approximately 80,000 on the northern end of I-35, is primed to be a new haven for climate migrants. With

huge amounts of available fresh water and a well-built infrastructure, Duluth is capable of handling a large population growth. The only lacking infrastructure is a water treatment plant that can handle the additional need for fresh drinking water. In order to build a new water treatment plant, we studied the different architectural typologies from Duluth’s industrial history to generate a form that encapsulates the building technology of the old.

Duluth MN

In order to design for the future, my partner and I have took a look at the history of water purifcation technology and its relationship to population growth. With this research, we created a set of assumptions that create a timeline for the near future of Duluth. These assumption create the foundation of what the the water treatment plant will become over the course of the next 100+ years.

Assumption 1.

The global average temperature continues to skyrocket.

Assumption 2. Duluth’s Population will explode.

Assumption 3.

Current methods of water purification will become outdated in a couple decades.

Assumption 4.

Our building will become obsolete, but that doesn’t mean it is no longer inhabited.

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City of Duluth Water Treatment Plant

The Water Treatment Plant , a piece of infrastructure, becomes a new civic amenity that adjusts to a warmer climate.

Climate Education Center and Civic Pier

Collection to Beach Front Aeration to Meditation Spaces Floculation to Civic Baths

Sedimentation to Ambulatory Filtration Exhibition Lecture

Longitudinal Section

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‘Climate Proof’ Duluth

South Longitudinal Section

Duluth, Minnesota

Filtration to Exhibition Space Chlorine to Performance Hall Chemical Tower to Observatory

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Level 1

1 Chute Entry

2 Upstairs Admin 3 Light-well 4 Exercise Studios 5 Showroom 6 Showers & Sauna 7 Waterfall

Level 2

1 Observation Tower 2 Private Admin 3 Covered Patio 4 Ambulatory Space 5 Saunas & Cold Room 6 Spa 7 Meditation & Reading

Render of Walking Between Objects

Duluth, Minnesota

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View from Observation Tower

‘Climate Proof’ Duluth

View of South Elevation | View of Meditation Spaces

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‘Climate Proof’ Duluth

Chlorine Tank Cross Section

Duluth, Minnesota

Chemical Tower

Chlorine Tank

Observatory Auditorium

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Duluth, Minnesota

Coalescence: a Sanctuary

Prof. Birdsong

Fall 2018 | Intermediate Studio

Angel Island is located just north of San Francisco, California in the San Francisco Bay. Because of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 , the island was used by the U.S. government to control immigration from Asia during the 20th Century. The island was used as an immigration station to investigate and detain immigrants from 1910-1940. During this time millions of Asian immigrants were processed on this island with a majority of them being from mainland China. These immigrants were detained for indefinite amounts of time, from two weeks to sometimes over two years, and were kept in inhumane conditions. In 1940, a fire destoyed many of the structures on the island and the immigration checkpoint was moved to San Francisco. Today, Angel Island is a state park and the what is left of the immigration station is a National Historic Landmark. For the Lyceum Fellowship Competition, students were asked to design a sanctuary on Angel Island that provided a space for reflection and gathering in order to heal from this dark past.

Angel Island, California

critics

View of Sanctuary from Below

above the China Cove to symbolize rising above the island’s troubled pass. Additionally, the Sanctuary is sited to specifically overlook the immigration buildings so that the past is in view and not forgotten.

rise from the earth and support two horizontal planes. These pilotis serve as the main structural system and also act as the ideological and experiential heart of the project. This sanctuary is divided into three different floors based on qualities that represent three fundamental elements: Earth, Water, and Sky. Through the experience of each of these three floors, one gains a better understanding of the building as a greater whole. The pilotis connect all three levels and provide meditation spaces, each with individual lighting conditions.

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San Francisco Bay Map

Pacific Ocean

San Francisco

Sanctuary Trail

N Ridge Trail

Angel Island, California

Ayala Cove

China Cove San Francisco Bay Mt. Livermore Point Stuart Point Blunt

Evocative of the immigrants experience, the journey up the path to the Sanctuary is confusing and the destination is unknown. Traversing through the three different levels of water, earth and sky, one eventually reaches the top and begins to understand the journey. Each of the levels are just individual pieces of the greater experience of the building. Sanctuary is found when one gains understanding that they are part of more than just themselves, but rather part of a greater whole.

04 completion

At the end of the journey, everything comes into focus. The hike to the site and the three elemental levels are understood from the top of the Sanctuary.

03 ascent

Once past the pool, the largest pilotis carry you upwards towards the roof-scape. This marks the beginning of the third and final elemental level, Sky. The third level provides panoramic views of Angel Island from the large cantilever that juts over the valley.

02 meditation

At the end of the tunnel, stairs lead to a cluster of six meditation pilotis. A large reflection pool is enclosed by two screen walls. This marks the beginning of the second elemental level, Water.

01 approach

A journey, similar to paths up to ancient monasteries, zig-zags up the ridge to the mouth of a tunnel. The tunnel acts as the beginning of the first elemental level, Earth.

sky third level

water first level

earth ground level

Third level

Sanctuary

tatami mat proportions 1:2 20ft

tatami mat modified to create a more dynamic piloti space

10ft

30x30 ft tatami mat room arrangement

pilotis form a colonnade along central axis

Module repeated to form axial space

two languages combined pilotis rotate, translate, and mirror to fit onto tatami mat grid system

Pilotis configuration creates ebb and flow within space.

oculus 90ft slice 65ft slant 71ft open 57ft clerestory 45 ft skylight 50ft splayed 35ft

Angel Island, California

Foundation

Exterior Concrete Facade Wall Cavity Interior Concrete Wall First Floor Plate Metal Plate Drainage Grate Building Floor Slab Roof Plate Installation Cavity Wood Stopper Metal Plate Oculus Border Second Building Floor Slab Sloped Concrete Parapet

sky third level

water first level

earth ground level

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Model Photos Top: Looking West Middle: North Elevation Bottom: From below First Floor

Roofscape Cantilever

Top: Interior of Circulation Piloti Bottom: Interior of First

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Sketches

As designers we are constantly observing the world and trying to understand how it works. From how a metropolitan city is organized to the small details on a church’s facade, we as architects try to find meaning amoungst the noise. My sketchbook is crutial to my observation of the world and helps me to communicate what I value most about places. The action of drawing something on a page allows you to filter the most important information about something to be better understood. Additionally, drawing is a really important part of my design process. Like model making, sketching allows you to iterate quickly so that you can explore different ideas efficiently. I consider this iterative process the foundation of my design .

Use This Space

Prof. Blood critics

Spring 2019 | Intermediate Studio

The Seaholm Intake Building lies on a site charged with dichotomy: the dichotomy between land and water, nature and city, but most importantly, formal and informal. Adjacent to Lady Bird Lake in Downtown Austin, this building has been abandoned for decades. The building represents the formal because of its original program. Built by the City of Austin to help bring water to the main Seaholm Plant across Cesar Chavez, this building was given a definitive program that was never meant to change. Contrasting this notion, since the building has been abandoned, it is now covered by graffiti and overrun by foliage. The building now represents the informal. Our final project was to redesign the Seaholm with a movie theater and a second program of our choosing. For the secondary program, a graffiti park was a natural compliment to a building that is already canvased in it. Austin, Texas

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ORIGINAL

SITE

Located on a site of tension between water and land, informal and formal.

Original Site

Located on a site of tension between water and land, informal and formal. Bordered by Cesar Chavez to the North and Lady Bird Lake to the South.

FORMAL LANGUAGE

Old existing pipe lines connecting the intake building to the larger Seaholm Plant organize space below and above ground representing the formal language of the site.

Formal Language

Old existing pipe lines connecting the intake building to the larger Seaholm Plant organize space below and above ground representing the formal language of the site.

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INFORMAL LANGUAGE

The trails that go along Lady Bird Lake seem to avoid coming in contact with the I ntake building. A ‘desire line’ slashes through the middle of the site representing the informal language.

UNION

With the combination of the informal and the formal, a new form is created.

Informal Language

The trails that go along Lady Bird Lake seem to avoid coming into contact with the intake building. A ‘desire line’ slashes through the middle of the site representing the informal language.

Union

With the combination of the informal and the formal, a new form is created. The old buildings are informed by these two languages and are designed accordingly.

Austin, Texas

Visitors enter the site through an above ground lobby that takes them to the movie theaters (mezzanine level) below. Once the film has ended, visitors exit the theater to the main Seaholm Building. This sectional relationship creates juxtaposition between the formal and informal programs.

Section A 6’ 12’

Section B

Comic Book

In order to graphically represent a persons experience in this building, I decided to make a comic book that would follow two people exploring various spaces within the new Seaholm. While moving throughout the site, these two characters discuss the cultural significance of graffiti. It is crucial that the history of graffiti is not overlooked and that it is not seen as just tagging, but a form of art and protest. Additionally, I wanted the comic book narrative to explore the difference between appropriating graffiti verses being a respectful participant.

Use This Space

In the

Texas... an old building is given a new purpose.

Then she came upon something out of the ordinary...

One that can bring the most unlikely of people together.

hmmmm.. what is this place?

Having Just moved to Austin, She decided to explore the city on her first day off. Coming from the Northeast, she was used to walkable cities with small parks on every block. SHe had never owned a car and was not used to siting on Highway 35 for two hours a day. On this particular afternoon she was quite frustrated because she wanted to find a place to just be. Downtown had a lot of wonderful attributes but still lacked a PLACE WERE PEOPLE COULD CONGREGATE. ALL GREAT CITIES HAD PLAZA’S, ZOCALO’S, AND FORUM’S, YET AUSTIN SEEMED TO LACK THIS kind of SPACE.

Informal vs Formal: Re-purposing the Seaholm Intake Plant

Beautiful city of Austin,

Project Name

WELCOME TO THE NEW SEAHOLM! THIS BUILDING USED TO PUMP WATER FROM THE LAKE TO THE POWER PLANT BUT HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR THE PAST FEW DECADES. THANKFULLY, IT WAS CHANGED TO BE SOMETHING PRETTY SPECTACULAR. THE MAIN BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO BECOME GIANT CANVASES FOR THE ARTIST OF THE CITY. I AM FROM EAST AUSTIN AND HAVE BEEN DOING GRAFFITI FOR A WHILE. THERE USED TO BE HOPE OUTDOOR GALLERY WHICH WAS A GRAFFITI PARK A LITTLE NORTH OF HERE, BUT IT WAS BOUGHT OUT TO BUILD EXPENSIVE CONDOS. THE HOPE GALLERY CLOSING WAS PRETTY SYMBOLIC BECAUSE AUSTIN IS BECOMING EXPONENTIALLY MORE GENTRIFIED AND EXPONENTIALLY LESS DIVERSE. IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO SPACE FOR ME WEST OF I-35.

Because austin is becoming so expensive, the idea to have prime lake-front property repurposed to just be a flexible space for everyone seemed impossible. But now anything can happen here. It has an informal program that can eb and flow for whatever the building is needed for.

A STRANGER APPROACHES. HEY! YOU SEEM LOST.

Now the whole building is fair game for artists! THis whole area was basically transformed into an urban jungle with all these different nooks and cranny’s that can be explored and occupied. They also have these small underground theaters that show movies but can also

Can I take a stab at Graffiti too?

Yes! But it is important to Know that Graffiti has been an art form for oppressed communities to express themselves. There is a thin line between being an appreciative participant of the art form and appropriating it.

an appreciative participant of the art form and appropriating it.

But as long as you recognize the history of Graffiti and realize that it is part of a culture that is not your own, I encourage you to join us and create!

05An Apartment of Our

S. and R. Lemmo with critics

Spring 2020 | Comprehensive

Gentrification is a controversial force sweeping the inner neighborhoods of American cities. Gentrification can be good due to an increase of investment in under-developed areas of the city, however, it can also displace large amounts of people. Sadly, the people who get displaced from gentrifying neighborhoods are typically the African American and Latinx community. East Austin, a historically, African American and Latinx community, has seen these communities’ populations dwindle. One solution to this displacement is home ownership. According to the Urban Fairs Review, “Gentrification, Property Tax Limitation, and Displacement”, (a study about urban displacement by Kevin Beck and Isaac William Martin), renters are 2x more likely to get displaced then homeowners.

Sarah Hopper

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Bungalow as a Symbol

A typology of housing spread from India around due to British Colonialism, bungalows were made to be efficient, cheap to build and allowed the middle class of America to take part in home ownership.

Due to the push back against the Industrial Revolution, when bungalows were first created, new homebuilders wanted their own personal garden (lawn)

One of the symbols of the typology, the lowpitched gable has been a lasting element of the bungalow and lends to the horizontal reading of the form.

Another integral part of a bungalow, the porch was a place for social gathering and community connections.

The efficient organization of the plan segregated space into three parts, the outer two thirds housing the more private rooms and the middle third containing communal program.

From our research, we found that these thirds were approximately 12’ wide forming a square 36’x36’ footprint.

6th Street Corridor

Site Factors Axon

SHHH.... Families live here.

Create a Barrier 01

In order to protect the site, barriers are placed along the edge of the two railroad tracks.

02

Program

Expand the footprint of the barrier in order to program. Swell barrier using curves of the site.

Austin, Texas

03

Pull & Carve

Create through mass to connect 6th Street to the rest of the site.

04

Populate

Combine site strategy with housing strategy to densify block.

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Dimensions and footbrint of the bungalow are abstracted to be modeled into a modernized typology.

split

Taking the plan organization into consideration, the bungalow can be split into thirds. These thirds can be used for individual units with social space in the middle.

Due to curving nature of our site, the unit is tranformed into a wedge. This shape allows for the facade with the smallest surface area to face the train lines and create a formal flow of space from more pubic in the wide part of the wedge and more private in the smallest part.

into thirds dimensions modulated

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10’ 30’ 12’ 22’

10’ 30’ 12’ 22’

10’ 30’ 12’ 22’

10’ 30’ 12’ 22’

private public

This new vernacular can be repeated for larger program such as for livework, single units or double units. The units can be stacked together to form a larger whole. single unit studio or one bedroom

double unit 3-4 bedrooms

live/work townhomes 2-3 bedrooms

Massing

Austin, Texas

Single Unit

1 bedroom + 1 bath 670 sf

Unit Plans

Floor 1

2 Bedroom 2 bedroom + 2 bath 950 sf

Unit Plans

5 One Bedroom 4 Two Bedroom 2 ree Bedroom 2 Four Bedroom 13 Units Total

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Double Height Two Bedroom

One Bedroom ree Bedroom

Floor 2

Floor 2

Unit Plans

Double Height Two Bedroom

Floor 1

One Bedroom

5 One Bedroom 4 Two Bedroom 2 ree Bedroom 2 Four Bedroom 13 Units Total

5 One Bedroom 4 Two Bedroom 2 ree Bedroom 2 Four Bedroom 13 Units Total

Floor 1

One Bedroom

Floor 2

4 Bedroom Unit 4 bedroom + 3 bath 1430 sf

Four Bedroom with Courtyard ree Bedroom

Four Bedroom with Courtyard ree Bedroom

Double Height Two Bedroom

One Bedroom Floor 1

Austin, Texas

Plaza Library

Apartment Entrance Education Center Employment Office Admin Office Circulation Breezeway Leasing Office

Ground Plan

Child Care Playscape Berm Outdoor Amphitheater Outdoor Seating Demonstration Kitchen & Cafe Circulation Breezeway Offices

Community Garden

planting beds

Transverse Section

Longitudinal Section

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hvac duct water supply pipes suspension cable 1/8” threaded eyehook C channel hanger U ba e main grid hanger U ba e main grid hanger screw cork ba e

double gypsum board

C channel

cladding bolt ashing

double gypsum board wool insulation rigid insulation C channel acoustic sealant concrete slab metal decking open joist steel beam reproo ng W18 steel beam weather barrier wool packing gypsum board

weather barrier metal clip

cork panel cladding suspension rod suspension rod primary C channel secondary C channel gypsum board cork panel clip

roof membrane coverboard two layers of rigid insulation parapet aluminumashingcoping w/ tapered insulation C channel wool insulation rigid insulation C channel for cork facade metal clip cork panel cant C channel metal decking steel open joist beam cavity barrier wool packing W18 steel beam reproo ng

weather barrier suspended ceiling system

double layer of gypsum board wool insulation C channel acoustic sealant concrete slab metal decking w18 steel beam open joist steel beam weatherproo ng hvac duct water supply pipes suspension cable

double layer of gypsum board wool insulation C channel acoustic sealant concrete slab metal decking w18 steel beam open joist steel beam weatherproo ng hvac duct water supply pipes suspension cable

3/8” expansion anchor 1/8” threaded eyehook C channel hanger U ba e main grid hanger U ba e main grid hanger screw cork ba e

3/8” expansion anchor 1/8” threaded eyehook C channel hanger U ba e main grid hanger U ba e main grid hanger screw cork ba e

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C channel

double gypsum board

C channel

double gypsum board cladding bolt ashing

cladding bolt ashing

weather barrier metal clip

weather barrier metal clip

double gypsum board wool insulation rigid insulation C channel acoustic sealant concrete slab metal decking open joist steel beam reproo ng W18 steel beam weather barrier wool packing gypsum board

double gypsum board wool insulation rigid insulation C channel acoustic sealant concrete slab metal decking open joist steel beam reproo ng W18 steel beam weather barrier wool packing gypsum board

cork panel cladding suspension rod suspension rod primary C channel secondary C channel gypsum board cork panel clip

cork panel cladding suspension rod suspension rod primary C channel secondary C channel gypsum board cork panel clip

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1 2 3 4 5 6

2x6 wood platform drop ceiling

plywood sheathing

2x4 platfrom wood framing

stucco plywood sheathing and metal reinforcement

plywood sheathing floor finish

2x6 wood platform

Structural Axon of Apartments

Top of Roof 54’4”

Fourth Floor 38’7”

Third Floor 27’2”

Second Floor 27’2”

Ground Floor 0’2”

HVAC duct

plywood sheathing wood block 2”x10” rafters berglass gypsum rigid insulation vapor barrier roof membrane ashing rigid rod hangers L-bracket drop ceiling clips

wood block rigid insulation gypsum board stucco nish wool insulation

clerestory wood window jamb

double glazing window air cavity

door plywood sheathing

floor wood threshold

wood threshold plywood

plywood sheathing wood blocking metal clip for panel wood decking

plywood sheathing wood blocking metal clip for panel wood decking

suspension cable c channel

suspended ceiling panel

HVAC

Austin, Texas

W18

stucco rigid insulation wool insulation gypsum

W18

suspended ceiling panel

suspension cable c channel cork panel c channel system wool insulation re proo ng W18 I beam

stucco rigid wool gypsum

wool insulation rigid insulation gypsum cork panel c channel system ashing metal clip for panel wood blocking wood window air

wool insulation rigid insulation gypsum cork panel c channel system ashing metal clip for panel wood wood window

cork panel c channel system wool insulation re proo ng W18 I beam

sand concrete slab on grade double glazed window

sand concrete slab on grade double glazed

steel rebar

gravel

steel rebar

concrete footing

An Apartment of Our Own

Cole Bennette

Austin, Texas

Cole Bennette

p: 281-753-7961 e: cole.bennette1998@gmail.com

education

The University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Architecture Anticipated Graduation: August 2021 3.7 GPA

Ecole Nationale Superieure d’ Architecture Paris | Fall 2019

Carnegie Vanguard High School Magnet school for the Gifted and Talented program | 2012-2016

skills

Rhinoceros 3D Illustrator Photoshop InDesign Autocad Sketch Up references

Enscape Model Making Laser Cutting Microsoft Office Hand Drawing CNC Routing

work experience

Intern, JAJA Architects: Jan. - Present Was part of a range of projects, ranging from city master plans, parking houses, and temporary pavilions. Worked on presentation material, renders, and architectural drawings. Designed extensively with wood contruction and fabrication.

Intern, Lemmo Architecture and Design: Summer 2020 Worked on a range of residential and commerical projects in various scales through schematic design to construction documents. Additionally, worked on digital visual ization and website development.

Intern, Lake Flato Architects: Summer 2019 Produced architectural drawings and diagrammatic graphics as well as worked on publications. Created a visual language for a soon to be published book and a guide on how to make cohesive drawings for a project.

awards & distinction

UTSOA Dean’s Design Distinction Spring 2019 - Awarded to the highest achieving students for passing portfolio review and exceeding expectations in undergraduate studies.

UTSOA Design Excellence Award Intermediate Studio IV / Spring 2019

UTSOA Design Excellence Nomination Intermediate Studio III / Fall 2018 Advanced Design Studio / Fall 2019 Advanced Design Studio / Fall 2020

Forty Acres Scholarship Recipient Full-ride scholarship funded by the Texas Exes Alumni Association to UT Austin.

organizations

Editor for ISSUE | 2019-Present Issue is a student organized and edited annual publication showcasing projects and writing from the UTSOA student body.

Jakob Steen Christensen Partner, Jaja Architects jakob@jaja.archi

Ryan Lemmo Principal, Co-Founder of LA-N-D ryan@la-n-d.com

Igor Siddiqui

Associate Professor, University of Texas igor.siddiqui@utexas.edu

Graphics Chair for the Undergrad Arch. Student Council | 2018-19 Designed logo/brand and merchandise for Student Council. I created social media graphics and ran social media accounts.

Service Chair for Texas Infinites | 2018-2019 Texas Infinites (TI) is a co-ed service organization focused on the three pillars of social, spirit, and service. As a year long position, I organized all service events and tracked hours for all members.

Dean’s Ambassador | 2017 - Present Nominated by professors, Dean’s Ambassadors act as the face of the school by giving tours, participating in new student orientation panels, and assisting faculty and staff with any outreach needs.