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Thomas E. Helm Undergraduate Research Day
University Union

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Keynote Address and Podium Presentations

6:00-6:15pm - Welcome and Opening Remarks
Prairie Lounge
6:15-6:30pm - Distinguished Alumni Keynote Address
"Undergraduate Research: An Essential Public Service"
Alex Heuer, Class of 2008
6:30-8:30pm - Podium Presentations

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Performance and Poster Presentations

10:30am-12:00pm - Performance Presentations
Prairie Lounge
12:00-12:15pm -  Welcome and Remarks
Grand Ballroom
12:30-2:00pm - Poster Presentations
Grand Ballroom

 

Click here to see the 2013 Undergraduate Research Day winners!

The Undergraduate Research Day provides a public, university-wide forum for undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity. Students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to submit their faculty mentored research, scholarship, or creative activity. Submissions may be either completed or in-progress.

Abstracts and submission forms will be available during the spring semester.Participants must submit an abstract and submission form between March 18 - April 3, 2013. By submitting abstracts, all presenters acknowledge that they have read and accepted the Guidelines for Participation and that research meets protocol for human, animal, and radiological research. All presenters also permit the release of photographs taken of them and their work on the day of presentation.

Click here to see a PDF of the URD program

(SEE BELOW FOR PODIUM/PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE)

TO MAKE A SUBMISSION

 

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Performance Presentation Schedule

Prairie Lounge—Moderator: Tammie Walker

10:30     Amy Broadbent with Tammie Walker
Chopin Étude in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary"

10:50     Andrea Owens with Randall Faust
Performing on Natural Horn and Modern Horn: How Music Was Written for Each Instrument and What Elements Both Instruments Bring To Performances

11:10     Hannah Porter with James Stegall
Uniquely American Music Education: Shape-Note Singing in the Southern Harmony

11:30     Joseph Valdes, Mila Gallardo, Luciana Hontila, Samantha Flores with Istvan Szabo
An Example of Beethoven's Lasting Influence on Music: String Quartet in c minor, Opus 18 Number 4, 1st Movement

 

Podium Presentation Schedule

FOX ROOM (COMPETITION) – Moderator: Jennifer McNabb

6:30-6:40        Denis Chapan with Kristine Kelly, PSYCHOLOGY
When God's on Your Side: Thwarting the Negative Effects of Rejection

6:40-6:50       Zachary Andrew with Scott Holt, BIOLOGY
Growth Rates of Leuconostoc Bacteria on Defined Growth Media vs Complex Growth Media

6:50-7:00       Breeia Little with Alphonso Simpson, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
A Primary Target: The Assassination of the Black Family in the U.S.

7:00-7:10       Jason Buss with Robert Porter, RECREATION, PARK AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATION
Long Lasting Effects of Youth Camps

7:10-7:20       Jennifer Mitchell with Rebekah Buchanan, ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM
Employing Media in Pre-Reading Strategies

7:20-7:40       QUESTION AND ANSWER/BREAK

 

Moderator: Jaclyn Smith

7:40-7:50       Gregory Boidy Jr. with Jonathan Day, POLITICAL SCIENCE
The Nature and Extent of Student Media Censorship in the United States

7:50-8:00       John Johnson with Greg Baldi, POLITICAL SCIENCE
The German Pirate Party: Post-Materialist Politics in the 21st Century

8:00-8:10       Jed Hill with John Simmons, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Shekhinah and Tif'eret Litany: Toward a Mystical Interpretation of Mormon Scripture

8:10-8:20       Jessica Toops with Jennifer McNabb, HISTORY
The Forgotten Human Right: Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Northern Ireland

8:20-8:30       Elizabeth Etta and Brandon Scates with Erik Brooks, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
How Much Farther? : An Analysis of African American Leadership in the Present Day

8:30                QUESTION AND ANSWER

 

HERITAGE ROOM (NEW SALEM) – Moderator: Alexandra Lamar

6:30-6:40       Steven Williams with Jo-Ann Morgan, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
The Life and Times of Jack "The Blackman" McCord and His Importance to the History of McDonough County

6:40-6:50       Chris Bell with Barbara Ashwood-Gegas, ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM
Haunted

6:50-7:00       Joseph Pienta with Greg Hall, HISTORY
The Cherry Coal Mine Disaster of 1909: A Disastrous Event that Would Spark Change in Illinois

7:00-7:10       Kyle Dexter with Barbara Ashwood-Gegas, ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM
Raising Hell: A Compendium to Black Metal

7:10-7:20       Joanay Shepherd with Rebekah Buchanan, ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM
The Art of Writing Creative Non-Fiction Utilizing Research and other Literary Techniques

7:20-7:40       QUESTION AND ANSWER/BREAK

 

Moderator: Ryne Davis

7:40-7:50       Sean Sheridan with Barbara Ashwood-Gegas, ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM
Know Your Role: A Look at the Current State of Baseball

7:50-8:00       Peter Byrne with Yong Tang, ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM
Shield Laws: The Protection of American Journalists

8:00-8:10        Daniel Cromie with Yong Tang, ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM
Media and Journalism in Japan

8:10-8:20       Morgan Gorsuch with Yong Tang, ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM
Libel in the Digital Age

8:20                QUESTION AND ANSWER

 

HERITAGE ROOM (NAUVOO/GALENA) – Moderator: Jewell Jones

6:30-6:40       Crishonne Givens with Samuel Edsall, BROADCASTING
How Much Farther? : An Analysis of African American Leadership in the Present Day

6:40-6:50       Andrew Brown with William Polley, ECONOMICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
Future Income: The Roles of Higher Education and the Effect Working while in College has on Academic Achievement

6:50-7:00       Alli Reed with Jill Myers, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION
Citizen Journalism's Effect on Law Enforcement

7:00-7:10       Scott Baumbich with Shane Sanders and Justin Ehrlich, ECONOMICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
Asymptotic Learning in the Monty Hall Problem

7:10-7:20       Charish Minard with Anthony McBride, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE ADMINSTRATION
Drugs and Juveniles the Facts

7:20-7:40       QUESTION AND ANSWER/BREAK

 

Moderator: Brittany Schisler

7:40-7:50       Joe Gregorio with Yong Tang, ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM
Digital Music Sampling: Friend or Foe to the Recording Industry

7:50-8:00       Julian Medlock with Yong Tang, ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM
Does 2025 Mark the End of Water for Egypt Due to This Water Crisis?

8:00-8:10       Andrea Patten with Yong Tang, ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM
US vs. UK: Libel Laws

8:10-8:20       Allie Schulte with Yong Tang, ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM
United Kingdom's Media System

8:20                QUESTION AND ANSWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please contact the Centennial Honors College at (309) 298-2228 for more information.