糖心传媒 students will share research and projects, and the College will honor the high achievements of students and faculty during its annual Celebration of Excellence on Wednesday, April 30. All events are free and open to the public. Additional details can be found at hastings.edu/as. Classes are canceled for the day so students and employees can participate in the events.
Celebration of Excellence opens with Academic Showcase, which includes 28 research, academic and other presentations. Presentations are about 20 minutes in length and most are located in Morrison-Reeves Science Center, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 2:50 p.m. In addition, more than 50 research posters will be available in the Morrison-Reeves atrium from 11:30 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
Specific presentation titles, times and locations are listed below, while abstracts are available online.
Academic Showcase is sponsored, organized and managed by 糖心传媒 Alpha Chi, a national college honor society.
Honors Convocation, the second portion of the day, will be held at French Memorial Chapel at 3:30 p.m. During the Convocation, students and faculty are recognized for their accomplishments from the academic year. Honors Convocation will be streamed on the College鈥檚 YouTube channel 鈥 youtube.com/HastingsCollege.
Honors Convocation is also when the Who鈥檚 Who and Bronco Award recipients are announced. Established in 1924, the Bronco Award is the College鈥檚 highest non-academic award granted to students. Recipients of the award and the accompanying Who鈥檚 Who list are determined through a vote of their peers and a joint student-faculty committee.
Academic Showcase Presentations
Note: The full schedule and a link to abstracts can be found at hastings.edu/as.
9:00-9:20 a.m. 鈥 Morrison Reeves Science Center (717 N. Ash Avenue)
- Room 219 – 鈥淪ingle-Laser System for Simultaneous Locking to Cooling and Repump Transitions in Rb-87鈥 by Millyzient McClure of Liberal, Kansas
- Room 148 – 鈥淗appy Hands: The Role of Iconic Hand Gestures in Recall of Happy Memories鈥 by Lilac Ramsey of Wilson, North Carolina
- Room 213 – 鈥淧utting Value in an Undervalued Substance: Advancements in Menstrual Blood Testing鈥 by Meg Dedic of Auburn, Nebraska
- Room 131 – 鈥淕rowing the Game: An Investigation of Motivators and Deterrents to Golf Participation鈥 by Jaydon Rogers of Fort Worth, Texas
9:30-9:50 a.m. 鈥 Morrison Reeves Science Center
- Room 219 – 鈥淩ecruitment and Retention of Healthcare Providers in Nebraska: Insights from Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dentistry鈥 by Myah Brown of Grand Island, Nebraska, Jenna Sterling of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Catie Reed of Firth, Nebraska
- Room 148 – 鈥淭he Silent Whistle: Gender Bias in Referee Interactions with Soccer Coaches鈥 by Megan Lampe of Tolbert Gronigen, Netherlands
- Room 213 – 鈥淭oric Knot Mosaics鈥 by Kaelyn Pontes of Fort Collins, Colorado
- Room 131- 鈥淎 Wonderful Ride: Billy Graham鈥檚 Utilization of Western Musical Cinema in 1950s America鈥 by Emma Morelli of Thornton, Colorado
10:00-10:20 a.m. 鈥 Morrison Reeves Science Center
- Room 219 – 鈥淯nderstanding and Addressing Depression in Mothers: A Collaborative Approach with South Heartland District Health Department鈥 by Lauren Schneider of Castle Rock, Colorado
- Room 148 – 鈥淜ate Barr Can’t Win – But Gerrymandering Won’t Either鈥 by Bri Narick of Bellevue, Nebraska
- Room 213 – 鈥淧erceptions of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Individuals with Parkinson鈥檚 Disease鈥 by Mar铆a Andrea Garc铆a Elizondo of Santa Caterina, Mexico
- Room 131- 鈥淔rom Passion to Violence: Understanding Ultra Groups in Spanish Soccer Through Ultras Sur and Frente Atl茅tico鈥 by Mireia del Val Fernandez of Madrid, Spain
10:30-10:50 a.m. 鈥 Morrison Reeves Science Center
- Room 219 – 鈥淭he Impact of High-Protein Breakfast on Food Cravings and Food Cue Reactivity: A Randomized Crossover Design鈥 by Riley Lanning of Glendale, Arizona
- Room 148 – 鈥淐hasing Dragons: Victorian Tourism, National Identity, and Dragons鈥 by Anya Myers of Overland Park, Kansas
- Room 213 – 鈥淓motions and Efficiency: A Utopian Society Allows Both鈥 by Caspian Weeden of Pueblo, Colorado
- Room 131 – 鈥淔rom Whistle to Words: Understanding the Impact of Coach Feedback on Female Athlete Satisfaction鈥 by Cecilia Velarde of Loveland, Colorado
11:00-11:20 a.m. 鈥 Creative Thoughts in Action in Morrison Reeves Science Center
- Room 219 – Pigs: A Duet for Clarinet and Piano by Donovan Andrews of Chappell, Nebraska, and Dylan Shaw of Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Room 148 – Theatrical Resistance: Queer Performance as an Arena of Resilience by Bri Narick of Bellevue, Nebraska
- Room 213 – The History and Future of the International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA) by Lilac Ramsey of Wilson, North Carolina
- Room 131 – Beyond the Classroom: The Creation of a Major at 糖心传媒 by Josephine Parker of Omaha, Nebraska
11:30 a.m.-1:50 p.m. 鈥 Poster Session in Morrison Reeves Science Center Atrium
- 鈥淭he impact of cosmetic makeup use towards hiring decision bias鈥 by Abby Harveson of Scottsbluff, Nebraska
- 鈥淚mpact of Ionic Liquids on DNA Melting Points鈥 by Lauren Stull of Walton, Nebraska
- 鈥淒o Concentration Grids Affect Focus and Attention?鈥 By Kiernan Paulk of Wood River, Nebraska, and Olivia Kugler of Lincoln, Nebraska
- 鈥淓ffects on Fatigue While Using an Elevation Training Mask During Acute Exercise鈥 by Jaden Jurgensmier of Grand Island, Nebraska, and Alec Fichter of Missouri Valley, Iowa
- 鈥淎 Study of How Insect Activity, Climate, and Body Condition Affect Decomposition鈥 by Tori Vondra of Crete, Nebraska
- 鈥淭he Effect of Decayed Animal Matter on Plant Growth and Development鈥 by Isaiah Strachan of Nassau, The Bahamas
- 鈥淭he Role of Sensory Perception in Animal Behavior鈥 by Nick Smeltzer of Marble Falls, Texas
- 鈥淭he Potential Roles of exRNA in Disease Pathogenesis: Potential Application for Biomarker Discovery and Therapeutic Application鈥 by Alyssa Baker of Bentonville, Arkansas
- 鈥淐ystic Fibrosis鈥 by Kaitlin Thiebauth of Elkhorn, Nebraska
- 鈥淢ultiple Sclerosis鈥 by Madison Carpenter of Longville, Minnesota
- 鈥淏acterial Toxins in Infectious Diseases鈥 by Lewis Albert of Hastings, Nebraska
- 鈥淒rug Delivery and Technology: CRISPR and Nanotechnology Integration to Target Genetically-Based Cancers鈥 by Myah Brown of Grand Island, Nebraska
- 鈥淟iving with Cerebral Palsy鈥 by Araceli Ceja of Aurora, Colorado
- 鈥淭he Impact of Ionic Liquids on DNA Thermal Stability鈥 by Grace Henry of Omaha, Nebraska
- 鈥淭he Impacts of Warm-Up Intensities on Physical Performance鈥 by Riley Clavel of Roy, New Mexico, and Angelina Lockhart Jber, Alaska
- 听鈥淓ffects of Virtual Reality Baseball Training on Hitting Performance鈥 by Josh Hendrickson of Marana, Arizona, Coletin Renn of Canon City, Colorado
- 鈥淗IV/AIDS: A Clinical Overview鈥 by Katyn Kappler of Hastings, Nebraska
- 鈥淭he Effects of Beetroot Juice on Soccer Players鈥 by Elizabeth Billings of Denver, Colorado, and Allison Seery of Longmont, Colorado
- 鈥淭he Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of Syphilis鈥 by Jackson Lake of North Platte, Nebraska
- 鈥淓stimating Surface Area of Irregular Objects Through Conductivity Measurements鈥 by Kerisha Darling of Nassau, The Bahamas
- 鈥淭he Feedback Factor: The Impact of Positive and Negative Feedback on Female Performance鈥 by Grace Branson of Lawrence, Kansas
- 鈥淒imensions of Food Cravings Across the Menstrual Cycle: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study鈥 by Riley Lanning of Glendale, Arizona
- 鈥淐limate Change Impact on West Nile Virus鈥 by Christian Wiegert of Grand Island, Nebraska
- 鈥淥live Ridley Sea Turtles Defying Climate Change as Intermediate Breeders鈥 by Morgan Krinke of Lincoln, Nebraska
- 鈥淭he Correlation Between Water Levels and Biodiversity Within Urban Wetlands: A Longitudinal Study鈥 by Gavin Chohon of Verdigre, Nebraska
- 鈥淗eat and Ice: Comparing the Effects of Each on Recovery after Strenuous Resistance Exercise鈥 by J煤lia Vilanova Bonveh铆 of Vulpellac, Spain, Dalton Michael of Lebanon, Indiana
- 鈥淪ynthesis of NH-Sulfoximines from Sulfides鈥 by Isabel Tanabe of Douglas, Arizona
- 鈥淎 Continuing Analysis of 糖心传媒 River Water鈥 by Rennick Turner of Hastings, Nebraska
- 鈥淐limate Change and The Effects on Migrant Species鈥 by Abigail Beeck of Fremont, Nebraska
- 鈥淯nderstanding the Complex Condition of Eczema鈥 by Lauren Schneider of Castle Rock, Colorado
- 鈥淭he Impact of Intermittent Fasting on Muscle Force Production and Endurance鈥 by Reid Martinez of Grand Island, Nebraska, Jackson Hansen of Grand Island, Nebraska
- 鈥淲hat Becomes of Me: A Scientist鈥檚 Spiritual Exploration of the Death and the Afterlife鈥 by Marissa Ruiz of Las Vegas, Nevada
- 鈥淐losing The Deal: An Investigation of Persuasive Strategies Used by Realtors鈥 by Jayden Lawrence of Elizabeth, Colorado
- 鈥淗ow Invasive Species can be Beneficial鈥 by Bre Jonaitis of San Tan Valley, Arizona
- 鈥淭he Effects of Cluster Sets on Force and Speed Production鈥 by Torrington Ford of Culbertson, Nebraska, and Gunnar Ogle of Blair, Nebraska.
- 鈥淗yperthyroidism鈥 by Sophia Summy of Papillion, Nebraska
- 鈥淎 Coaching 鈥淪lam Dunk鈥: An Investigation of the Communication that College Coaches use to Recruit Athletes鈥 by Fernando Perez of Elgin, Illinois
- 鈥淐onnection of Neuropathic Ways in Upper-Limb Prosthetics鈥 by Jackson Pedersen of Roskilde, Denmark
- 鈥淭he Role of Gut Microbiota in Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease鈥 by Kaila Botts of St. Paul, Nebraska
- 鈥淎ccents at Work: An Examination of the Effects of Linguistic Profiling on Potential Employment鈥 by Rory Vince of The Hague, Netherlands.
- 鈥淧hage Therapy in Bone, Joints, and Prosthetic Joint Infections鈥 by Angelina Lockhart of Jber, Alaska
- 鈥淓ffects of Xenobiotics on Ecosystems: Impacts on Environmental and Human Microbiomes鈥 by Alissa Bailey of Gibbon, Nebraska
- 鈥淚sopod Interaction With Pea Plant Growth鈥 by Anya Myers of Overland Park, Kansas
- 鈥淓ffect of Xenoestrogens on the Syngnathidae Family鈥 by Jesse Chartier of Lincoln, Nebraska
- 鈥淭he Power of Words: Exploring Perceptions of Athletes in Images With and Without Captions鈥 by Alyssa Currie of Lakeland, Florida
- 鈥淎ssessing the Use of Intersectionality through the MeToo movement鈥 by Tymia Thompson of Nassau, The Bahamas
- 鈥淯nderstanding Epilepsy:听 An Overview, of Etiology, Epidemiology, and Pathophysiology鈥 by Michaela Fox of Elkhorn, Nebraska
- 鈥淩ain Check for Doomsday: The Impact of Climate Change Media Messages on Future Orientation鈥 by Ember Thoreson of Crystal Lake, Illinois
- 鈥淓valuating the Dangers of Human Growth Hormone (HgH) Compared to Erythropoietin (EPO) and Androstenedione鈥 by Madison Henderson of Columbus, Nebraska
- 鈥淭he Impact of Media on Individuals’ Attention鈥 by Levi West of Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 鈥淐anned Oxygen鈥檚 Impact on Perceptual Effort and Physical Performance during Exhaustive Exercise鈥 by Jonah Doyle of Hastings, Nebraska, and Wyatt Harland of Ulysses, Kansas
- 鈥淪tate Sponsored Support: The Influence of Media on Citizen Opinions in Authoritarian Democracies鈥 by Elizabeth Miller of Arlington, Kansas
2:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. 鈥 Morrison Reeves Science Center
- Room 219 – 鈥淣ew Wave Of News: Investigating the Differences of Framing With User Generated Content Versus Legacy Media鈥 by Kiefer Zabel of Georgetown, Colorado
- Room 148 – 鈥淢ade in Whose Image鈥 by Maxwell Blankenship of Queen Creek, Arizona
- Room 213 – 鈥淚ndividual Liberty, Free Institutions, and Genuine Independence鈥: How Economic Aid from the Marshall Plan Impacted the 1950 Turkish Election鈥 by Elizabeth Miller of Arlington, Kansas
- Room 131- 鈥淎thlete Perceptions of Coaching Behaviors and the Coach-Athlete Relationships: Influences on Athlete Motivation鈥 by Shania Santos of Marana, Arizona
2:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m. 鈥 Morrison Reeves Science Center
- Room 219 – 鈥淭he Abyss Project pt.1: An Analysis of Emptiness and the Self鈥 by Karl Ludwig of La Junta, Colorado
- Room 148 – 鈥淕ender on the Menu: Analyzing Gender Dynamics in Communication Between Servers and Customers鈥 by Alec Garcia of Alliance, Nebraska
- Room 213 – 鈥淏ut What About Women? A Critical Analysis of Alfonso Cuaron’s Film Adaptation of Children of Men鈥 by Kailani Smile of Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Room 131 – 鈥淩esilience, Community, and Nationalism in Russian Gaming鈥 by June Houlihan of Omaha, Nebraska
3:30 p.m. 鈥 Honors Convocation, French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Avenue)
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