Through a series of presentations, travelogues and posters, 糖心传媒 students will explore their inner scholar.
Each year, Academic Showcase celebrates the original research students complete during the academic year. Festivities kick off on Wednesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. in the Wilson Center Auditorium as students discuss their study abroad and internship experiences. The academic celebration continues on Thursday, April 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in various locations on campus. All the presentations are free and open to the public. The full schedule follows.
Wednesday, April 9
Wilson Center Auditorium (714 E. 9th Street)
7:00 p.m.听听听听听听 Sam Gentry, a junior from Lincoln, Neb., traveled to Ireland
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭he Waves of Western Ireland鈥
7:30 p.m.听听听听听听 Kaitlyn Baucom, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo., traveled to Ireland
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淣avigating the Irish Coast: An Insight into Ireland and the Sea鈥
8:00 p.m.听听听听听听 Kaitlin Grode, a senior from Omaha, Neb., traveled to Ireland
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淎 Comparison of Publishing Houses in Ireland and the United States鈥
8:30 p.m.听听听听听听 Dae Hemphill, a senior from Bayfield, Colo.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tonette Gonzalez-Hunter, a sophomore from Guide Rock, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Joey Kemler, a junior from Omaha, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Rachel Lee, a junior from Windsor, Colo.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Mirae Nakouzi, a junior from North Platte, Neb.,
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Linus Platzer, an international student from Muenster, Germany; and
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Makayla Wendlend., a junior from Arapahoe, Neb., all traveled to New York City
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淔orging Global Alliances: Practicing Diplomacy at the National Model United Nations鈥
9 p.m.听听听听听听听听听听听听 Emily Case, a senior from Gibbon, Neb., traveled to New Mexico
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淐apturing the Past: Exploring the Essence of the Southwest through Documentary Photography鈥
9:30 p.m.听听听听听听 Andrea Bierman, a sophomore from Omaha, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Amanda Downey, a senior from Benkelman, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Emily Wright, a senior from Bridgeport, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Christina Zarek, a sophomore from Grand Island, Neb., all traveled Ghana
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淓xploring Ghana鈥
Thursday, April 17
Daugherty Center (716 N. Turner Ave.)
9:00 a.m.听听听听听听 Abra Misselt, a freshman from Elkhorn, Neb.,
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Madeline Sharp, a freshman from Omaha, Neb., and
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jordan Colony, a freshman from Omaha, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭he School-to-Prison Pipeline in Nebraska: A Case Study鈥
9:45 a.m.听听听听听听 Jennifer Zarek, a junior from Grand Island, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚mpact Assessment of Fundaci贸n Mujer: The Role of Microcredit Institutions in Developed Countries鈥
10:30 a.m.听听听听 Linus Platzer, an international student from Muenster, Germany
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淕oing with the Wind? Strategies and Institutional Challenges for Local Wind Power Policy in the US and Germany鈥
11:15 a.m.听听听听 Megan Brausam, a senior from Acton, Calif.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淎 Cross-Cultural Analysis of Depression Counseling in Ireland and the United States鈥
1:00 p.m.听听听听听听 Emily Johnson, a senior from Victorville, Calif.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淗ungry in the Land of Plenty: A Quantitative Analysis of the Influences of Racial Characteristics and Geographic Space on Food Insecurity and SNAP Participation鈥
1:45 p.m.听听听听听听 Jasmine Khamouna, a senior from Curtis, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淎 Cross-cultural Examination of Food Insecurity鈥
2:30 p.m.听听听听听听 Nick Masada, a junior from Lincoln, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淣o Such Thing as a Free Lunch: The Impact of School Food on Our Students鈥
Wilson Auditorium (714 E. 9th Street)
9:00 a.m.听听听听听听 Laurel Teal, a freshman from Castle Rock, Colo.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭he Even Flow: 鈥90s Alternative Grunge and the Post-Cold War Reaction鈥
9:45 a.m.听听听听听听 Jocelyn Delgado, a junior from Brighton, Colo.,
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Mirae Nakouzi, a junior from North Platte, Neb., and
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Madeline Sharp, a freshman from Omaha, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淐hildren鈥檚 Activity in Nature is Beneficial . . . But Do You Know Why?鈥
10:30 a.m.听听听听 Trina Knight, a senior from Hastings, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淎re the Lambs Still Screaming? Debunking Myths Surrounding Psychopathy Using the Case of Hannibal Lecter鈥
11:15 a.m.听听听听 Sierra Walker, a junior from Gering, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淪end in the Clowns: A Rhetorical Analysis of Latin America鈥檚 Use of Traffic-Directing Mimes鈥
1:00 p.m.听听听听听听 Jose Jimenez, a senior from Lexington, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淔rom 鈥楢t Risk鈥 to 鈥楢t-Promise鈥: Increasing Students鈥 Perceptions of the Value of Academics鈥
1:45 p.m.听听听听听听 Makayla Wendland, a junior from Arapahoe, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淥ut-of-Classroom Relationships: Faculty Impact on Student Success鈥
2:30 p.m.听听听听听听 Ethan Richardson, a senior from Omaha, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淰ideo Games: A Writer鈥檚 Perspective鈥
Hazelrigg Student Union, Room C (705 E. 9th Street)
9:00 a.m.听听听听听听 Christina Zarek, a sophomore from Grand Island, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淐omparison of the Corn Rootworm Beetle in Nebraska and Ghana鈥
9:45 a.m.听听听听听听 Jackie Lemmer, a senior from Chambers, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭he Agricultural and Farming Crisis of the 1980s: A Case Study of Holt County, Nebraska鈥
10:30 a.m.听听听听 Sarah Wolf, a senior from Hastings, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淧op Culture, Gender, and Democracy: South Korean P鈥檜ngmul Music鈥
11:15 a.m.听听听听 Dakota Ghegan, a freshman from Omaha, Neb., and
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Logan Ellis, a sophomore from Beaver City, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚solation: A 21st Century Hell鈥
1:00 p.m.听听听听听听 Kyle Chesterman, a senior from Beaver City, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淲hat the Health? A Commentary on Patient-Provider Communication鈥
1:45 p.m.听听听听听听 Jared Buskirk, a senior from Holdrege, Neb.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淒r. Wormlove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Vermicomposting鈥
Poster Presentations Hazelrigg Student Union Lounge (705 E. 9th Street)
Display: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Poster presenters will be available for questions and answers at 2:30 p.m.
Zachary Heard, a senior from Mead, Colo.听听听听听听听
鈥淓ffect of Chlorpyrifos and Atrazine Exposure on the White Blood Cell Differentials of Sprague-Dawley Rats in Fetal Development鈥
Brook Snyder, a junior from Mitchell, Neb., and
Erin Baldridge, a junior from Hershey, Neb.
鈥淔oraging Time for Scirius niger relative to Bur Oak Seeds and Corn鈥