GREAT Day 2014 Program
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Welcome to SUNY Geneseo’s Eighth Annual GREAT Day! Geneseo Recognizing Excellence, Achievement & Talent Day is a college-wide symposium celebrating the creative and scholarly endeavors of our students. In addition to recognizing the achievements of our students, the purpose of GREAT Day is to help foster academic excellence, encourage professional development, and build connections within the community. The GREAT Day Faculty Advisory Council: The GREAT Day Committee: Joan Ballard, Psychology Anne Baldwin, Sponsored Research Sid Bosch, Biology Tammy Hill, Campus Scheduling and Special Events David Levy, Edgar Fellows and Philospohy Andrea Klein, Campus Scheduling and Special Events Jennifer Lofkrantz, History Cassidy Lester, GREAT Day Intern Jun Okada, English Samuel Dole, Chamber Music Festival Coordinator Susan Salmon, School of Education Chelsea Butkowski, Kinetic Gallery Coordinator Aaron Steinhauer, Physics & Astronomy Efthimia Barbagiannis, Student Association Tracy Paradis, Milne Library Patty Hamilton-Rodgers, GREAT Day Coordinator Thank You for staff contributions that make GREAT Day possible: Brian Bennett, Betsy Colon, Joe Dolce, Stephen Dresbach, Karie Frisiras, Paul Jackson, Nancy Johncox, Minh Bui, Enrico Johnson, Laura Kenyon, Rose Manzella, Chip Matthews, Sean McGrath, Daniel Ross, Mark Scott, Rio Takemura, and the SA Tech Services. Thanks to Student volunteers: Ama Acheampong, Katelyn Baroody, Brittany Bauer, Meara Bowe, Kevin Boyd, Rebekah Brenard, Noah Chauvin, John Coacci, Aideen Dempsey, Shannon Dempsey, Jess Diefendorf, Christopher Eckland, Pamela Emengo, Jordan Fulcoly, Shannon Gallagher, Cara Gannett, Jessica Gil, Mary Kate Ginnane, Abby Golfo, Jessica Halpern, Kyle Hartman, Ashlee Hill, Jackie Ibrahim, Erica Kosmerl, Nicole LeMaster, Michelle Lindner, Tiffany Lui, Alaina Maiorano, Katherine Mannion, Juliana Merluccio, Kelly Miller, Tayler Naeye, Alysha Petrone, Erika Portelli, Zoe Rosen, Ashley Scholes, Nicole Smith, Raysa Sosa, Meagan Turner, Emma Wang, Anna Watson, Staci Weiss, Morgan Wilson Special Thank You: Interim President Carol Long and Interim Provost Dave Gordon for their support of GREAT Day. Jack and Carol Kramer for their support of Geneseo and the Keynote address. Sheri Fink for delivering the Keynote address. Tom Fisher for the online submission form and web program design. Samuel Dole for organizing the Chamber Music Festival. Efthimia Barbagiannis for serving as liaison to the Student Association. The Student Association for sponsoring the Luncheon. Campus Auxiliary Services for sponsoring luncheon beverages. Daniel Ross and the Milne Library Staff for overseeing the proceedings. Anne Baldwin, Andrea Klein, and Tammy Hill for their special expertise and many hours devoted to planning this event. GREAT Day is funded by the Office of the Provost, the Student Association, Campus Auxiliary Services and the Jack '76 and Carol '76 Kramer Endowed Lectureship. http://www.geneseo.edu/great_day 2014 Geneseo Recognizing Excellence Achievement and Talent Day • 8th Annual Table of Contents/Schedule TABLE OF CONTENTS SCHEDULE Schedule ................................................................. 1 7:30 – 8:20 AM Erwin Lobby Coffee with Carol & Company Artwork Exhibits .................................................. 2-3 Stop by for a quick bite before heading to the concurrent sessions Chamber Music Festival ......................................... 4 8:30 – 6:30 PM CU Kinetic Gallery & Brodie Lederer Gallery Artwork Exhibits Keynote Address ............................................................... 5 8:30 – 9:45 AM Doty, ISC, Milne, South, Wadsworth, Welles Sessions 1, 2 Presentations Quick View Guide ...... 6 Concurrent Presentations • Session 1 Concurrent Presentations • Session 1 ............ 7 - 13 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM College Union Hunt Room Concurrent Presentations • Session 2 .......... 14 - 21 Chamber Music Festival Part 1 Poster Map ........................................................... 22 9:55 – 11:10 PM Doty, ISC, Milne, Newton, South, Welles Concurrent Presentations • Session 2 Poster Abstracts ............................................ 23 - 45 11:15 – 12:45 AM College Union Ballroom Sessions 3, 4 Presentations Quick View Guide .... 46 Poster Presentations Sláinte Irish Dance Performance 12:40 pm Concurrent Presentations • Session 3 .......... 47 - 53 12:00 PM College Union Lobby Concurrent Presentations • Session 4 .......... 53 - 59 Buffet Luncheon Sponsored by the Geneseo Student Special Presentations/Insomnia Film Festival ..... 60 Association Index of Student Participants .................................. 1:00 – 2:15 PM Wadsworth Auditorium The Jack ’76 and Carol ’76 Kramer Endowed Lectureship Index of Faculty/Staff Sponsors ............................... Sheri Fink, author of Five Days at Memorial Opening Alma Mater performed by ALEXANDRA IMBROSCI-VIERA Cover designs .......................................... back cover 2:25 – 3:40 PM College Union, Doty, ISC, Milne, Newton, Cover design by Hannah Peterson For more information on the GREAT Day Program Cover design project, see Concurrent Presentations • Session 3 South, Welles back cover. 2:30 – 4:30 PM Chamber Music Festival Part 2 College Union Hunt Room Check out Starbuck’s 3:50 – 5:05 PM Brodie, College Union, Doty, ISC, Milne, Concurrent Presentations • Session 4 Newton, South, Welles GREAT Day Latte 5:10 PM College Union Lobby It is sweet, bold, and nutty – Special Presentations Winter Guard & Bhangra something for everyone, just 5:15 – 6:15 PM College Union Ballroom like GREAT Day. Keynote Speaker Book Signing, Sheri Fink, Author Poster Presentations & Reception Closing Remarks, Carol Long, Interim President 6:30 PM Geneseo Insomnia Film Festival Wadsworth Auditorium 1 Artwork 2014 Geneseo Recognizing Excellence Achievement and Talent Day • 8th Annual ARTWORK EXHIBITS SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS FOR PREPARING THE EXHIBITS: CARLY FOWLER, HANNAH GLASER, OLIVIA ASCIONE D’ELIA MACVITTIE COLLEGE UNION KINETIC GALLERY ______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Using pointillism this piece tries ANNA HOLCOMB HANNAH GLASER Melting Cells: FACULTY SPONSOR: RYOTA TAKEMURA, ART FACULTY SPONSOR: LESLIE STROZ, ART to show microscopic cells and their inner workings, shifting and melting, like how paint would drip, One Million Bones: Lisl Frank, The Danny's Lamb: Watercolor painting based on splatter, and run down a canvas. Holocaust: The Holocaust is one of the best a photo my Grampa took in the early 1960's, of my _____________________________________________________ known genocides in history. Adolf Hitler brought the Uncle Danny on the family farm in Milford, NY. DAYNA MERCER Nazis into power in the 1930s. He felt that the Michael and Tucker: Oil on canvas portrait FACULTY SPONSOR: RYOTA TAKEMURA, ART Aryans were the master race and therefore all other of my brother Michael asleep in an armchair with Rising Light: This art piece was created through individuals not of that race should be promptly his cat, Tucker, at age 15. the use of pieces of black paper. I decided I liked the exterminated. By the end of the Holocaust, nearly 6 Self Portrait: Ink wash on watercolor paper, idea of a string of christmas lights being broken and million Jews were killed along with millions of other formed into something. It wasn't until my friend self portrait of the artist in her dorm room. victims. Lisl Frank was born January 22nd 1911 in _____________________________________________________ suggested a hot air balloon, that I realized how Prague. She was a well-known singer, dancer and KHILNA SAMAT interesting the transformation could be. actress. In March, 1944 Lisl and her husband, Otto, FACULTY SPONSOR: RYOTA TAKEMURA, ART Simply Strokes: This drawing is done were taken from their home and moved to the Free Me: Male femur of a chemist named completely in Sharpie using pointillism. I tried Westerbork concentration camp. Lisl continued to Maxime Liliental, born 1896 and died of a gunshot capturing the movement of a brush stroke with dots be a part of a stage troupe there. On October 4th, at age 48. This bone was carved to commemorate in different directions. I tried using the idea of 1944 at age 33, during a forced march from the 6 million Jewish lives that were lost during the gestalts theory with the globs of black being cut off Christianstadt to Auschwitz, she died due to the Holocaust. Don't forget me but I must go. And so by the large dark brush stroke. torturous actions acted upon her. My project is a the butterflies carry me to a far, far place... called _____________________________________________________ model of Lisl's femur, symbolizing her death freedom. Butterflies symbolize a new beginning, BONNIE STATHIS resulting from the march. The dried rose petals, a lightness, resurrection, hence their usage. The bone FACULTY SPONSOR: RYOTA TAKEMURA, ART rose and burnt tickets represent the dreams that is well carved with details, so one never forgets that From Ice Cream to Giraffe: This piece Lisl Frank had that were destroyed by the Holocaust all the victims left a mark for a better world. demonstrates the transformation from an ice cream and the injustices that she went through. Her acting _____________________________________________________ cone to a giraffe through three unique phases. As and performing careers were ended by the HUSSIEN SUMA you can see, the sprinkles slowly transform into Holocaust. FACULTY SPONSORS: RYOTA TAKEMURA, ART