2014 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

72 2014 Yearbook Social Media Day Seminar On July 23, the second edition of the “Social Media Day” seminar took place at the Movie Theater, organized by the School of Communication and Design with support from the IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) and Antel. Fourteen speakers from Uruguay and abroad analyzed the scope and potential of the digital revolution in the context of social media. The event brought together more than 500 attendees in the hall and hundreds who followed it live via Vera TV and Canal M, as well as on social media. School of Architecture Collaboration with Neighborhood Associations in Tres Ombúes Architecture students carried out volunteer activities with neighborhood associations in Tres Ombúes during the second semester of 2014. They carried out construction tasks linked to the course Construction Procedures 4 / Architectural Practice. The organizations represented were the Tres Ombúes Neighborhood Development Commission, the “Sonrisas” Civil Association, and the “Andares” Civil Association. Tenth edition of the “Design Your Room” contest The School of Architecture organized, with the support of Radio Disney, the tenth edition of the “Design Your Room” contest. Fifty-three students from the 5th and 6th grades of public and private high schools across the country participated. The first-place winner, Marisa Nadinne Firpo, a student at Liceo No. 3 Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga, received a full scholarship to study Architecture or a Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design, and the two second-place winners, Delfina Acosta from Colegio Stella Maris and Sol Anaid Chacón from PRE/U, each received a 40% scholarship to pursue one of these degree programs. 2014 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES