Honors Program Scholars Defend Capstone Projects

Part of the graduation requirements for Honors Program scholars is the completion of a comprehensive Honors Capstone Project. As spring 2013 comes to a close, Honors Program seniors prepare to defend the culmination of their research and hard work. The defenses are open to the public and all are encouraged to attend.

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Thursday, April 11

3:00 pm - Lindsey Grudnicki - Ashbrook
"True to a Single Object": The Character of Tadeusz Kościuszko

Wednesday, April 17

5:30 pm - Rachel Carson - Ronk Lecture Hall

Divorce and Perceptions of Conflict

Monday, April 22

4:30 pm - Larissa Berry - Dauch Ridenour Room

A Cross Cultural Comparison of Brazilian and American Math Curricula

Tuesday, April 23

7:00 pm - Lauren Goossens - Ronk Lecture Hall

Family Caregivers of Loved Ones with Aphasia: How They are Affected and How We Can Help

Wednesday, April 24

4:30 pm - Conner Darsee - Ashbrook
The Person and Purgatory: The Advantages of Thomistic Hylemorphism

5:30 pm - Sarah Guarino - Dauch 105 (Ford Lecture Hall)

The Effects of Ostracism on Intrinsic Motivation: A Manipulation of Social Context

Thursday, April 25

5:00 pm - Lindsey Knapp - KET 112
Differential Gene Expression of Piccolo (PCLO) in Mouse and Zebrafish Brain

7:00 pm - Tyler Remmel - Dauch Ridenour Room
The Early Bird: How Twitter Has Fueled a Perpetual Media Race

Friday, April 26

2:30 pm - Amber Weaver - Schar 135
The Relationship between Student's Financial Responsibility for College and Levels of Academic Motivation and Success

4:00 pm - Jared Baisden - KET 218
Isolation and Charaterization of a Suspected Phytoalexin from Acer rubrum L

Tuesday, April 30

3:00 pm - Caitlin Music - Ronk Lecture Hall
Applications of the Sieve Bootstrap Method

Wednesday, May 1
1:00 pm - Justin Nolan - Dauch 105 (Ford Lecture Hall)
Johnson Brothers Rubber Company Database Systems Upgrade

3:00 pm - Theresa Riley - Dauch Ridenour Room
Improving Motivation and Needs Satisfaction of Employees in the Hospitality and Food Service Industries

5:00 pm - Megan Liggett - Ronk Lecture Hall
Measuring Halogenated Flame Retardants by Silicon Tubing Microextraction