{"id":25525,"date":"2024-04-25T18:01:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T22:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/?p=25525"},"modified":"2024-05-11T00:51:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T04:51:29","slug":"public-events-to-showcase-bc3-students-academics-artistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/public-events-to-showcase-bc3-students-academics-artistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Public events showcase BC3 students\u2019 academics, artistry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25525\" class=\"elementor elementor-25525\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28de3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b28de3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e6ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88e6ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>(Butler, PA) A <a href=\"https:\/\/bc3.edu\/programs-classes\/degrees-certificates\/public-safety-security\/criminology-degree.html\">criminology<\/a> student at Butler County Community College wants the public to understand that disciplinary practices such as zero-tolerance policies in education may disproportionately affect minorities, result in suspensions or expulsions and fuel a juvenile school-to-prison pipeline.<\/p><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/bc3.edu\/programs-classes\/degrees-certificates\/communication-art-design\/graphic-design.html\">graphic design<\/a> student wants to \u201cshow off everything I have been able to do here\u201d to the public as an exhibitor in BC3 @ Cranberry\u2019s portfolio and art show whose work appeared on a NASCAR truck racing in Fort Worth, Texas, and in Bristol, Tenn., in April 2023.<\/p><p>Madison Feicht and Steven Merzlak will showcase their academic research or artistic skills during free public events on BC3\u2019s main campus or at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bc3.edu\/campus\/cranberry\/index.html\">BC3 @ Cranberry<\/a>.<\/p><p>Feicht and other students in BC3\u2019s president\u2019s scholars program who expect to graduate May 15 from the college will present their capstone projects to the public from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. April 29 in the AK Steel Lobby of Succop Theater on BC3\u2019s main campus in Butler Township.<\/p><p>Merzlak and other students in BC3 @ Cranberry\u2019s visual communications programs who expect to graduate May 15 from BC3 will discuss their creations with the public and prospective employers during a portfolio and art show from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 3 at BC3 @ Cranberry in Cranberry Township.<\/p><p>The events will include light refreshments.<\/p><p>Feicht, 20, of Bruin, is a 2022 graduate of Karns City Area Junior-Senior High School and Merzlak, 22, of Cranberry Township, a 2019 graduate of Seneca Valley High.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ef14b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94ef14b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven_Bristol.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25531\" alt=\"BC3 @ Cranberry portfolio and art show\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven_Bristol.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven_Bristol-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven_Bristol-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven_Bristol-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven_Bristol-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven_Bristol-750x501.jpg 750w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven_Bristol-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-full-width=\"1500\" data-full-height=\"1001\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A design created by Steven Merzlak, of Cranberry Township, using Adobe software products as a BC3 @ Cranberry graphic design student, appears on a NASCAR truck raced by Colby Stewart at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on April 8, 2023. Students in BC3 @ Cranberry\u2019s visual communications programs who expect to graduate May 15 from BC3 will discuss their creations with the public and prospective employers during a portfolio and art show from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 3 at BC3 @ Cranberry in Cranberry Township.\n\n <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f72c56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f72c56\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ef889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6ef889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Public presentations finalize capstone project<\/h3><p>Capstone projects in BC3\u2019s president\u2019s scholars program are designed to introduce students to advanced research and presentation methods, according to Annie Lindsay, a BC3 associate professor and interim program coordinator. Public presentations conclude the capstone project, Lindsay said.<\/p><p>BC3\u2019s president\u2019s scholars proposed their capstone project topic in December to a committee of BC3 faculty and administrators, according to Lindsay.<\/p><p>Arica Angert, Mackenzie Birckbichler, Gabriel Cornetti, Natasha D\u2019Amico, Nathan Kelly, Hannah Lindsay, Lucas Ray and Liam Robinson will join Feicht as BC3 president\u2019s scholars presenting their research to the public.<\/p><p>Angert, Birckbichler, Kelly, Lindsay, Ray and Robinson live in Butler; Cornetti, in Sarver; and D\u2019Amico, in Slippery Rock.<\/p><p>Angert, 20, is a graphic design student whose presentation is titled \u201cThe Robotic Artist.\u201d<\/p><p>Birckbichler, 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/bc3.edu\/programs-classes\/degrees-certificates\/health-care\/nursing.html\">Nursing, R.N.<\/a>, will discuss \u201cSocial Media Effects on Depression Symptoms\u201d; Cornetti, 20, <a href=\"https:\/\/bc3.edu\/programs-classes\/degrees-certificates\/business-entrepreneurship\/business-administration.html\">business administration<\/a>, \u201cAgricultural Marketing\u201d; D\u2019Amico, 20, <a href=\"https:\/\/bc3.edu\/programs-classes\/degrees-certificates\/science-math\/biological-science-degree.html\">biological science<\/a>, \u201cEstimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Organic Fast-Food Waste\u201d and Kelly, 20, business administration, \u201cCommunity-Based Nonprofits\u2019 Online Advertising.\u201d<\/p><p>Lindsay, 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/bc3.edu\/programs-classes\/degrees-certificates\/education\/early-childhood-education.html\">early childhood education (Pre K-4)<\/a>, will discuss \u201cAn Educational Environment\u2019s Impact on Teacher Burnout\u201d; Ray, 20, <a href=\"https:\/\/bc3.edu\/programs-classes\/degrees-certificates\/liberal-arts\/psychology-degree.html\">psychology<\/a>, \u201cAdapt and Overcome: The Future of Climate Change in Butler County\u201d and Robinson, 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/bc3.edu\/programs-classes\/degrees-certificates\/engineering-applied-technology\/engineering.html\">engineering<\/a>, \u201cThe Design and Preparation of Formula 1 Racing Tires.\u201d<\/p><p>Angert, Cornetti, D\u2019Amico, Feicht, Kelly and Lindsay intend to transfer to Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania following their graduation from BC3.<\/p><p>Angert plans to pursue a bachelor\u2019s degree in fine arts with a concentration in graphic design; Cornetti, in finance and in accounting; D\u2019Amico, in integrative biology; Feicht, in criminology and criminal justice; Kelly, in accounting; and Lindsay, in early childhood education.<\/p><p>Ray intends to pursue a bachelor\u2019s degree in applied developmental psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and Robinson, in mechanical engineering at Penn State Behrend.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705d542 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class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tA zero-tolerance policy \u201churts a lot of kids because children at that age make mistakes that could affect them later in life.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Madison Feicht, BC3 criminology student<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7447587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7447587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BC3\u2019s president\u2019s scholars program is in its 10th year.<\/p><p>It includes a full-tuition waiver for up to 18 credits each semester and may be funded through various named scholarships from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bc3.edu\/about\/support\/\">BC3 Education Foundation<\/a>. It is available to Butler County residents in the Top 10 percent of their graduating class and who have achieved at least a 3.5 grade-point average at any of Butler County\u2019s public high schools.<\/p><p>A cyber school student counted in those public schools\u2019 graduating classes is also eligible. Students must also enroll at BC3 in the first semester following their high school graduation to be eligible for the program, and are required to take scholars-only courses and maintain at least a 3.5 grade-point average at BC3.<\/p><p>Feicht said she chose her capstone project, titled \u201cEducation, Not Incarceration\u201d after taking a juvenile justice and juvenile delinquency course at BC3.<\/p><p>\u201cIn the future I would like to research different disciplinary policies and see what could be applied differently,\u201d Feicht said. \u201cI don\u2019t think a lot of people are trying to look at what could be done.<\/p><p>According to a July 2023 American Bar Association report, \u201cBlack students are 2.2 times more likely to receive a referral to law enforcement or to be subject to a school-related arrest as are white students. \u2026 Students with disabilities are more than twice as likely as nondisabled students to be suspended in K-12 settings.\u201d<\/p><p>A zero-tolerance policy, Feicht said, \u201churts a lot of kids because children at that age make mistakes that could affect them later in life.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a20325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a20325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/collage-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25544\" alt=\"BC3 @ Cranberry portfolio and art show\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/collage-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/collage-1-350x182.jpg 350w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/collage-1-1024x531.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/collage-1-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/collage-1-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/collage-1-750x389.jpg 750w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/collage-1-1140x591.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-full-width=\"1500\" data-full-height=\"778\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Designs created by Steven Merzlak, of Cranberry Township, before he enrolled at BC3 @ Cranberry are shown on the left. Designs created by Merzlak after he enrolled in BC3 @ Cranberry\u2019s graphic design program and used its Adobe software products \u2013 \u201cthe tools the pros use,\u201d he said -- are shown on the right.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507951f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"507951f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4176a07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4176a07\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280e667 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"280e667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIt was like a dream come true. It\u2019s a great portfolio piece.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Steven Merzlak, BC3 graphic design student, about his design appearing on a NASCAR truck<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff5327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ff5327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u201cA good way to show off what I have done\u201d<\/h3><p>Students in <a href=\"https:\/\/bc3.edu\/programs-classes\/degrees-certificates\/communication-art-design\/digital-audio-video-production.html\">digital audio and video production<\/a>, graphic design and photography programs will display their work during BC3 @ Cranberry\u2019s portfolio and art show, according to Kristine Allen, a BC3 assistant professor and coordinator of the three programs.<\/p><p>Guests and employers can view logos, technical illustrations and posters; portrait, outdoor and architectural photography; and videos created by students in the programs offered only at BC3 @ Cranberry.<\/p><p>Students taking art classes\u00a0at BC3\u00a0@ Cranberry will also exhibit works such as acrylic and water color paintings, charcoal and graphite drawings and prints, said Michael Putorti, a BC3 faculty member.<\/p><p>Many students will have resumes and business cards available, Allen said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25044e4 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25044e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6226122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6226122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven_Texas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25564\" alt=\"BC3 @ Cranberry portfolio and art show\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven_Texas.jpg 750w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven_Texas-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven_Texas-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" data-full-width=\"750\" data-full-height=\"422\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A design created by Steven Merzlak, of Cranberry Township, using Adobe software products as a BC3 @ Cranberry graphic design student, appears on a NASCAR truck raced by Colby Howard at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth on April 1, 2023. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2528051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2528051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His exhibits in BC3 @ Cranberry\u2019s portfolio and art show represent \u201cthe culmination of everything I have worked on over the past two years,\u201d Merzlak said. \u201cIt\u2019s a good way to show off what I have done and a good way to show off everything I have been able to do here.\u201d<\/p><p>Merzlak as a 12-year-old played a stockcar racing video game \u201cthat had a paint booth in it,\u201d he said. \u201cI was tired of driving as known professional racers. They were cool, but I wanted to be me for once. And I started to think about what I wanted if I were to drive, and what I wanted my car to look like.\u201d<\/p><p>The first car he drew was silver with green stripes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1748a67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1748a67\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed2f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ed2f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25563\" alt=\"BC3 @ Cranberry portfolio and art show\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BC3_Merzlak_Steven-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-full-width=\"150\" data-full-height=\"225\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Steven Merzlak, 22, of Cranberry Township, is a graphic design student at BC3 @ Cranberry. Students in BC3 @ Cranberry\u2019s visual communications programs who expect to graduate May 15 from BC3 will discuss their creations with the public and prospective employers during a portfolio and art show from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 3 at BC3 @ Cranberry in Cranberry Township.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a424d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29a424d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d76112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d76112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Merzlak enrolled in BC3 @ Cranberry\u2019s graphic design program, where he learned to use Adobe software products \u2013 \u201cthe tools the pros use,\u201d he said.<\/p><p>He posted his design for a NASCAR truck on social media and tagged racer Colby Howard, Merzlak said.\u00a0Howard later contacted Merzlak to ask whether he could use the design on his truck, Merzlak said.<\/p><p>The design appeared on the truck Howard raced in 2023 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth on April 1 and at Bristol (Tenn.) 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