The 糖心传媒 annual Celebration of Excellence Day is set for Wednesday, April 26. During the day, students share research and projects, and the College honors the high achievements of students and faculty. All events are free and open to the public, and additional details can be found at hastings.edu/as. Classes are canceled for the day, so all students and employees can participate in the events.
Celebration of Excellence opens with Academic Showcase, which includes 24 research, academic and other presentations. Presentations are about 25 minutes in length and most are located in Morrison-Reeves Science Center, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 3:10 p.m. In addition, more than 40 research posters will be available in the Morrison-Reeves atrium from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Specific presentation titles, times and locations are listed below.
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 Honors 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/user/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 schedule can also be found at hastings.edu/as.
9:00-9:25 a.m. 鈥 Morrison Reeves Science Center (717 N. Ash Avenue)
- Room 219 鈥 鈥淒etection of Exoplanet Candidate in TOI-1302 Star System via Transit Photometry鈥 by Tyler Rath of Thedford, Nebraska
- Room 148 鈥 鈥淗onor and Death 鈥 The Similar Practices of Honor Towards Fallen Samurai and American Soldiers鈥 by Brandon Hamel of Hastings, Nebraska
- Room 213 鈥 鈥淓xhume Their Stories: A Rhetorical Reclamation Autoethnography Case Study between AIDS and Monkeypox鈥 by Brendan Kachnowski of Rock Springs, Wyoming
- Room 131 鈥 鈥淨ueer Faces and Safe Space: An Analysis of 糖心传媒鈥檚 Safe Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Students鈥 by Natalie Watson of Franklin, Tennessee
9:35-10:00 a.m. 鈥 Morrison Reeves Science Center
- Room 219 鈥 鈥淐ynthia Lee Reese: I Love You To The Moon And Back鈥揂 Family Presentation鈥 by Cici Velarde of Loveland, Colorado
- Room 148 鈥 鈥溾楬ow Far with Women鈥檚 Lib?鈥: The Catholic Church鈥檚 Response to Second-wave Feminism and the Reconciliation of Catholic and Feminist Identity in Ireland鈥 by Hailey Moore of Juniata, Nebraska
- Room 213 鈥 鈥淧runed Fractal Trees: Properties of Space-Filling Canopies鈥 by Samantha Worthington of Perry, Kansas
- Room 131 鈥 鈥淔rom Tito鈥檚 Yugoslavia to Today鈥檚 Latvia: Shifting Power, Ethnocracy, and Minorities in Eastern Europe鈥 by Elizabeth Miller of Arlington, Kansas
10:10-10:35 a.m. 鈥 Morrison Reeves Science Center
- Room 219 鈥 鈥淭he Fight For Female Veterans鈥 by Savana Kascak of Thornton, Colorado
- Room 148 鈥 鈥淭he Effect of Diet on Academic Focus and Motivation in College Students鈥 by Riley Lanning of Glendale, Arizona
- Room 213 鈥 鈥淲e are the World: Famine Aid in 20th Century Africa and the Creation of the 鈥楬umanitarian Internationalist鈥欌 by Emma Downing of Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Room 131 鈥 鈥淎n Exploration of Campus Community and Student Success鈥 by Claire Hubbard of Highlands Ranch, Colorado
10:45-11:35 a.m. 鈥 Creative Thoughts in Action 鈥 various locations
- Kiewit, Room 113 鈥 鈥淭he Harm Black Women Face in Competitive Performance Spaces鈥 鈥 service learning/demo by Ally Banks of Shawnee, Kansas
- Morrison-Reeves, Rooms 131 and 148听 鈥 鈥淏uilding a Musical Tesla Coil and Visualizing Sound using a Rubens Tube鈥 鈥 service learning/demo by Tyler Seeley of Parker, Colorado, and Lance High of Sanford, Florida
- Kiewit, Room 116鈥 COMM333 – Intercultural Communication and 鈥淎 Tough Task: Fostering Constructive Dialogue & Seeking Understanding鈥 by Emma Downing of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Jake Levinson of Breckenridge, Colorado; and Michaela Fox of Elkhorn, Nebraska
11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 鈥 Poster Session, Morrison-Reeves Science Center Atrium
- 鈥淪ynthesis of the Novel Compound 1-Tert-Butyl-3-Propylimidazolium Iodide鈥 鈥 Jordan Duffy of Elbert, Colorado
- 鈥淗erpes Zoster: Shingles鈥 鈥 Hallee Mann of Burwell, Nebraska
- 鈥淐oronary Artery Disease鈥 鈥 Rilee Silvain of Omaha, Nebraska
- 鈥淓lectrochemical properties of gold nanoparticles induced in white tea鈥 鈥 Justin Martin of Los Alamos, New Mexico
- 鈥淪ynthesis of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Low Melting Point Solids Containing an Isopropyl Branch鈥 鈥 Morgan Wohl of Hallam, Nebraska
- 鈥淢elting Points of DNA after affected with ionic liquids鈥 鈥 Tristin Duff of Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 鈥淢uscle Firing Patterns During Prone Hip Extension鈥 鈥 Carley Leners of Beatrice, Nebraska, and Allison Bauer of Elm Creek, Nebraska
- 鈥淭he Impact of Dehydration and Sprint and Change of Direction Performance鈥 鈥 Hayden Fells of Fort Lupton, Colorado, and Rodrigo Braga of Porto Alegra, Brazil
- 鈥淭he Validity of the PACER Test for Predicting Maximal Oxygen Consumption鈥 鈥 Brian Clausen of Papillion, Nebraska, and Zachary Hole of Wichita, Kansas
- 鈥淩eaction Times in Esport Athletes and Traditional Athletes with and without an Exhaustive Anaerobic Exercise Intervention鈥 鈥 Kourtney Stewart of Smith Center, Kansas
- 鈥淎ddison鈥檚 Disease鈥 鈥 Claire Hubbard of Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- 鈥淪urvey of Health Practitioners on the Effects of Varying Squat Depths鈥 鈥 Brett Simonsen of Sutton, Nebraska, and Trenton Smith of Omaha, Nebraska
- 鈥淓ffect of Rigorous Lower Body Exercise on Balance and Coordination鈥 鈥 Xhane Greenidge of Cave Hill, Barbados, and Naomi Pedroza of Hastings, Nebraska
- 鈥淒ehydration and its Impacts on Muscle Soreness鈥 鈥 Hali Hansen of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Natasha Keen of Saint Brelade, Jersey
- 鈥淓ffects of Ionic Strength and Solution pH on Electrochemical Detection of Ascorbic Acid鈥 鈥 Alyssa Remy of Hastings, Nebraska
- 鈥淒etermination of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Nebraskan Agricultural Water Sources鈥 鈥 Tyler Ohrman of Hastings, Nebraska
- 鈥淪quatting Barefoot Versus Shoe鈥 鈥 Evan Kingston of Springfield, Nebraska, and Braden Kizer of Overton, Nebraska
- 鈥淨PCR to estimate copy number鈥 鈥 Hayden Grint of North Loop, Nebraska
- 鈥淓ntomopathogenic Fungi鈥檚 Greater Role鈥 鈥 Dawson Knode of Haxtun, Colorado
- 鈥淭he Effects of Small Class Sizes, in Rural Schools, on Students鈥 Behavior and Academic Performance: A comparison study鈥 鈥 Nicole Halsey of Grand Island, Nebraska
- 鈥淩heumatoid Arthritis鈥 鈥 Kelsie Kohl of Hastings, Nebraska
- 鈥淪uccess of Brood Parasites Based on Generalist or specialist qualities鈥 鈥 Paul Baker Rodriguez of Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- 鈥淏acteriophage therapy in combating bacterial infection鈥 鈥 Brianna King of Westminster, Colorado
- 鈥淭hermophiles vs. Psychrophiles: Adaptations and Biotechnology鈥 鈥 Rachel Hefta of Crookston, Minnesota
- 鈥淩iparian Restoration鈥 鈥 Matt Urbanski of Omaha, Nebraska
- 鈥淐onnecting and Touching Hearts Around the World鈥 鈥 Emily Struss of Hastings, Nebraska; McKenzie Lloyd of Hastings, Nebraska; Karly Varah of Doniphan, Nebraska; and Lindsey Pratt of Denver, Colorado
- 鈥淭he Complete Natural, Social, and Cultural History of the Pet Rock鈥 鈥 Emma Downing of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Hailey Moore of Juniata, Nebraska, Max Griffel of La Vista, Nebraska, Kinser Rafert of Sutton, Nebraska
- 鈥淭he Pathophysiology and Etiology of Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease鈥 鈥 Claire Larson of Omaha, Nebraska
- 鈥淎n Inquiry into the Experiences and Perceptions of Bilingual Students in Rural Nebraska鈥 鈥 Riley Lanning of Glendale, Arizona, and Nils Schafer of Rheinbach, Germany
- 鈥淧lastic Degradation: Testing Ionic Liquids Ability to Degrade Plastic鈥 鈥 Courtney Manahan of Strasburg, Colorado
- 鈥淣azis in Nebraska?: A Deeper Dive into the Denazification Program in Midwestern POW camps鈥 鈥 Courtney Manahan
- 鈥淐aptive Breeding of Fish May Reverse the Effects of Invasive Species鈥 鈥 Breanna Brennan of Aurora, Colorado
- 鈥淐onverting a Bicycle into an Electric Bicycle to Reduce Toxic Emissions from Motor Vehicles鈥 鈥 Garrett Clasen of Casper, Wyoming
- 鈥淭he effects of mirrored self-reflection on implicit bias towards loneliness & well-being鈥 鈥 Nils Schafer of Rheinbach, Germany
- 鈥淒esign of a Blimp鈥 鈥 Ryan Hunter of Aurora, Nebraska
- 鈥淭he Harmful Impact Zebra Mussels Have On Fish In The Great Lakes and the Correlation to Fish in Nebraska鈥 鈥 Paxton Terry of McCook, Nebraska
- 鈥淩eduction of Benzophenone鈥 鈥 Colby Grossart of Wolbach, Nebraska
- 鈥淪olar Panel Project鈥 鈥 Ashton Valentine of Hastings, Nebraska
- 鈥淎dditional Protections for Green Sea Turtles Nesting in the United States Southeast Coastline鈥 鈥 Lauren Gahn of Stockton, California
- 鈥淓ffects of Vertebrate Parental Investment on Future Reproductive Efforts鈥 鈥 Mat Baird of Golden, Colorado
- 鈥淓lectric Motorcycle鈥 鈥 Jarron Martinez of Brighton, Colorado
- 鈥淚nterstitial Microorganisms in Honduras鈥 鈥 Madyson Ludwig of Doniphan, Colorado
- 鈥淭he Art Scene in and Near Lahinch, Ireland鈥 鈥 Savanah Ellis of Arapahoe, Nebraska
- 鈥淧athogeography: Enhancing Current Disease Surveillance Models鈥 鈥 Emma Enochs of Lebanon, Kansas
- 鈥淧overty and Obedience: the Usus Pauper Controversy鈥 鈥 Max Griffel of La Vista, Nebraska
- 鈥淎EGIS Analyzing Elements which Generate Illegal Servitude鈥 鈥 Victoria Caplinger of Effingham, Kansas
- 鈥淒esign and Physics of a Remote Control Airplane鈥 鈥 Morgan McMeen of Broken Bow, Nebraska
2:10-2:35 p.m. 鈥 Morrison-Reeves Science Center
- Room 219 鈥 鈥淎n Analysis of Gender and Marriage in An Experiment with An Air Pump鈥 by Hailey Moore of Juniata, Nebraska
- Room 148 鈥 鈥淚nside the Walls of Damascus: Muslim Histories of the Second Crusade鈥 by Kinser Rafert of Sutton, Nebraska
- Room 213 鈥 鈥淭he (Security) Dangers of Polymetallic Nodule Mining鈥 by Victoria Caplinger of Effingham, Kansas
- Room 131 鈥 鈥淭he Decision to Disclose your Learning Disability to Peers鈥 by Cassandra Pine of Golden, Colorado
2:45-3:10 p.m. 鈥 Morrison-Reeves Science Center
- Room 219 鈥 鈥淩osin the Bow: The Influence of Irish Folk Music on American Folk Music鈥 鈥 Jake Levinson of Breckenridge, Colorado
- Room 148 鈥 鈥淧atient Versus Provider: Effective Communication in Type 1 Diabetes鈥 by Myah Brown of Grand Island, Nebraska
- Room 213 鈥 鈥淯ntold Stories of Forensics Competitors: Is my mother tongue a curse?鈥 by Citlaly Quiroz of Fort Morgan, Colorado
- Room 131 鈥 鈥淚s Literary Studies Doing Its Job?: An Examination of the Application of Intersectionality鈥 by Ally Banks of Shawnee, Kansas
3:30 p.m. 鈥 Honors Convocation, French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Avenue)