Students to present original research at 19th annual Academic Symposium

Lynelle Leinbach, a 2016 history graduate, presents during the 2016 Academic Symposium

Event: 19th annual Goshen College Student Academic Symposium
Date and time: Saturday, April 1, from 12:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Location: Goshen College’s Church-Chapel Rooms 110113
Cost: Free and open to the public
For more information: www.goshen.edu/honors


The 19th annual Goshen College Student Academic Symposium will feature original research by 22 Goshen College students. The symposium will take place in Goshen College’s Church-Chapel on Saturday, April 1, from 12:30 to 4:45 p.m., and is free and open to the public.

The mission of the symposium is to acknowledge original undergraduate and graduate research that plays an essential role in Goshen’s academic program and to encourage students and faculty to contribute to the larger conversation about knowledge that sustains the academy. The symposium brings together students and faculty members involved in original research and scholarly activity from all disciplines. Besides thesis papers and investigations using the scientific method, presentations include expositions on the creative process and innovative techniques.

Students will present in Church-Chapel Rooms 110-111 and 112-113 according to the following schedule:

Session I (12:30 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.)

12:30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.
Katie A. Hurst, “Effective Ecotourism”
Church-Chapel 112-113

12:50 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.
Evan J. Beck, “Broken Data: The Positive Impacts of Flawed Data on the Modern Mennonite Church”
Church-Chapel 112-113

1:05 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
Abigail M. King, “Spiritual Formation at Goshen College: A Study”
Church-Chapel 112-113

1:20 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Rudin Mucaj, “Before the War: The Forgotten History of the Japanese Americans in the US, from 1890s to 1941”
Church-Chapel 112-113

1:40 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
Break

Session II (1:50 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.)

1:50 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.
Joel S. Gerig and Simon D. Weaver, “Utilizing CRISPR-Cas9 to Develop a Transgenic Line of UNC-53::3xFLAG::GFP in Caenorhabditis elegans”
Church-Chapel 112-113

1:50 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.
Sadie Gustafson-Zook, “Struggles of Student RAs at Goshen College”
Church-Chapel 110-111

2:05 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Emily J. Vogt, “Using the Native to Teach the Foreign: The Role of L1 in Teaching L2”
Church-Chapel 112-113

2:05 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Luke M. Rush, “Shifting Perspectives: An Exploration of Factors that Caused a Transformation of Mennonite Response to the Draft”
Church-Chapel 110-111

2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Sarah J. Hofkamp, Laura E. Miller, Zachary Zimmerman, and Marco Fraticelli, “Decoloniality in Student Activism around Sexual Violence”
Church-Chapel 112-113

2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Jesse P. Amstutz, “Student Cell Phone Use in Goshen College Classrooms”
Church-Chapel 110-111

2:35 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.
Joelle N. Friesen, “The availability of healthcare resources correlated with social demographics in the state of Indiana”
Church-Chapel 110-111

2:40 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.
José M. Chiquito Galván, “Nervous Conditions & Shona Womanism”
Church-Chapel 112-113

2:55 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
Helena A. Neufeld, “Borne Away by the Waves: The Male Search for Glory in Frankenstein”
Church-Chapel 112-113

2:55 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
Katie Shank, “Successfully Teaching Students with Disabilities in the Music Classroom”
Church-Chapel 110-111

2:55 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. Break

Session III (3:25 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.)

3:25 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Monica L. Miller, “Neither Late nor Early: The Non-Linear Experience of Time in Video Game Music”
Church-Chapel 112-113

3:45 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Carter McKay-Epp, “Frankenstein’s Human Nature”
Church-Chapel 112-113

4 p.m. – 4:15  p.m.
Natalie M. Mark, “Making Decisions for Those Who Cannot: An Ethical Perspective”
Church-Chapel 112-113

4:15 p.m. – 4:30  p.m.
Leah J. Landes, “Teaching, Supporting, and Encouraging Girls in Secondary Mathematics Classes”
Church-Chapel 112-113