Gurpreet Singh ’22
Major: Occupational Therapy
Hometown: Middlesex, N.J.
High School: Middlesex High School
Why did you choose Iona?
Iona College offers the small school experience I was looking for. This is especially important as a future healthcare professional because I want to be able to bring the same personalized care and attention to the clients I work with. Iona’s OT program also prioritizes community engagement and entrepreneurship, which is a unique quality that sets us apart from other colleges and programs.
What have you accomplished at Iona that you are most proud of?
My friend and classmate, Amanda Fitzgerald ’22, and I won second place in the Iona Innovation Challenge 2020 with AccessiGear, the college branded adaptive apparel company that we created. The Hynes Institute was an incredible resource in helping us develop this idea.
What is adaptive apparel?
Adaptive clothing is designed to be accessible for persons with physical limitations. For example, an adaptive shirt for someone with little to no range of motion on one side of their body can be made open on that side and lined with hidden Velcro attachments. That way, the person is able to dress themselves effortlessly with just one hand.
College branded adaptive apparel allows students with disabilities or injuries to participate during events and represent their university both on and off campus.
Tell us something you learned about yourself since coming to Iona.
Iona has helped me cultivate my ability to think innovatively. I was able to see that there is an interrelatedness between business and occupational therapy. Effective business ideas support the needs of the community. It just takes interdisciplinary work to execute these ideas successfully.
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