Chloé Woodward, author Dr. Heather Lettner–Rust, faculty advisor awarded first place for best social science paper As a first year nursing student, I was interested in how academic writing in college was applicable to the writing in the nursing workplace, specifically how inquiry based research writing applied. I was also curious if there were any … Continue reading →
Danielle Sisson, author Dr. Gordon Van Ness, faculty advisor awarded second place for best humanities paper The poems of James Dickey (1923-1997) address man’s spiritual place in the universe, endeavoring specifically to connect the poet with the world and more generally to make sense of man’s place in the universe. Dickey attempted such poetic connections … Continue reading →
Catherine Rollins, author Dr. Deborah Ulmer, faculty advisor awarded second place for best social science paper Abstract “Background and Research Design on Service Dogs for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder” looks at current literature regarding the use of service animals, specifically service dogs, with children who have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It has … Continue reading →
Haley Vasquez, author Dr. Gordon Van Ness, faculty advisor At the time of his death in 1955, poet Wallace Stevens was largely considered a master of language within the modernist movement, able to look at physical reality and find value and purpose in it through the imagination. “all his [Stevens’] work is an attempt to … Continue reading →
Alexander Morton, author Dr. Elif Guler, faculty advisor Introduction Jony Ive, Senior Vice President of Design for Apple Inc., once said that “a truly great product is ultimately defined by the integration of its hardware and software” (Hajry). In September 2014, Mr. Ive was referring to the advent of the new iPhone 6 and iPhone … Continue reading →
Taylor Embrey, author Dr. David Magill, faculty advisor awarded second place for best humanities paper Chris Lynch’s Inexcusable follows its protagonist, Keir Sarafian, a respected football player, through his final year of high school. Lynch tells Kier’s story to explore adolescent identity, especially how that identity changes based on performance of gender. Throughout the novel, … Continue reading →
Meghan Enzinna, author Dr. Laura Farrell, faculty advisor Much has been accomplished since the industrial revolution. Transportation and technology have skyrocketed and left behind their mark of accomplishment. However, this mark is not so easily seen by those who make it, but rather by those who suffer from it. Native tribes all over the world … Continue reading →
Sabrina Walker, author Dr. Thomas Wears, faculty advisor awarded first place in the poster catagory Introduction This research project is a preliminary step toward investigating the Lorentzian geometry of low-(four, five, and six) dimensional Lie Algebras. The Lorentzian geometry of a Lie Algebra is determined by both the Lie Algebra structure and the choice of … Continue reading →