Creative Tensions, Challenging Environments

Denver and the American West manifest the human ability to adapt and thrive in challenging environments. The majestic peaks, raging waters, and dramatic vistas that surround Denver evoke awe and inspire creativity, attracting people from across the nation and the world. As diverse cultures converge in this dynamic community, they endeavor to work together to address complex local and global issues.

Striving toward new heights of excellence and exploring new frontiers in higher education, the National Collegiate Honors Council brings together individuals of diverse W EL C OME talents in collaborative environments to inquire, think, and discover. The creative tensions that spring from these interactions ensure that there will always be new peaks to climb. Guided by individual aspirations and a collaborative spirit, we confidently face both present and future challenges in higher education and the world around us.

Welcome to Denver and ascend to new heights!

Special thanks to Brett Stover, University of Cincinnati, for the design of the conference logo.

To Conference Attendees:

I would like to extend a warm welcome to Denver and the 42nd Annual meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council. The Conference Planning Committee has built upon the success of many signature conference programs to provide you with excellent educational and professional networking experiences. This year, the conference features new strands in the arts, fine arts, and environmental programs. It is a pleasure and a privilege to serve with you as we collaborate in honors teaching and learning.

I would like to express my deepest thanks to the Conference Planning Committee for their many contributions. The investment of their time and expertise are appreciated.

I look forward to meeting many of you at this conference. Enjoy the many conference conference welcome conference forums for honors education.

Best wishes,

Hallie E. Savage 2007 NCHC Conference Chair President-Elect

 Table of contents

Conference Sponsors, General Information, and Features...... 4 C ONTENTS Signature Programs...... 6 Invited Speakers...... 8 Conference at a Glance...... 10

Wednesday naCADA Pre-Conference Workshop...... 12

Thursday Developing in Honors–Round One...... 13, 14 Developing in Honors–Round Two...... 15 Developing in Honors–Extended Discussion Sessions...... 18 Beginning in Honors...... 13 students in Honors...... 13 Official Conference Opening–Plenary Speaker: Patty Limerick...... 16 City as Text™...... 17 master Class–Poetry...... 19 master Class–Film...... 20 master Class–Drama...... 20 master Class–Music...... 21 Welcome Reception/Student Party...... 21

Friday Celebration of Teaching and Learning Workshop, Part One...... 22 teaching and Learning Student Fishbowl...... 33 general Sessions...... 22, 34, 38, 43, 48, 55, 59 student Interdisciplinary Research Panels (SIRP)...... 26, 37, 42, 48, 58 Poster Sessions...... 27, 49, established in Honors...... 33 Consultants Center...... 33, 82 arts in Honors Education...... 37 table of contents Panel Presentation...... 48 Plenary Speaker: Ellen Winner...... 61 gallery Walk...... 62 master Class Performance Showcase...... 62 Dessert/Cash Bar...... 62

Saturday idea Exchange...... 63 teaching and Learning Invited Panels...... 68, 70, 74 visual Art Workshop: Creative Process...... 69 open Forum...... 69 general Sessions...... 69, 75, 77 student Portz Scholar Presentations...... 70 Consultants Center...... 70, 83 Plenary Speaker: Derek Powazek...... 70 online Strand...... 73 Diversity Forum Opening Speaker: Finnie Coleman...... 71 Diversity Forum...... 72 student Interdisciplinary Research Panels (SIRP)–Africa...... 75 visual Art Workshop: Art Opening...... 77 faculty Performance...... 77 President’s Dinner...... 77

Appendices Conference Floor Plans...... 78 street Map...... 79 nCHC Mission Statement...... 79 Conference Planning Committee...... 80 Board of Directors...... 81 nCHC Honors Education Opportunities...... 81 Consultants Center...... 82 future/Past Conference Sites...... 85 Participant Directory...... 86  Conference Sponsors

The 2007 Conference Planning Committee gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions made by the following in support of this conference:

the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi the Fund for American Studies the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars

General Information GENERAL INFO Conference Badges Conference attendees must wear their official conference badges to be admitted to conference events, including all meals, all sessions, and the Welcome Reception and Friday evening dessert gala.

Audio-Visual Equipment Policy If you are making a presentation, we must ask you not to use any AV or computer equipment that Hallie Savage, the conference chair, has not authorized in writing in advance. We have provided the Hyatt Regency with a list of approved presentations and their AV needs. If you have not been authorized to use AV equipment for your presentation, please do not ask the Hyatt staff to hook up or plug in any unauthorized AV equipment. Be aware that NCHC takes no responsibility for unauthorized or unapproved AV charges. NCHC will turn all such charges over to the presenter for full and prompt payment.

Job Announcement Bulletin Board/Message Board A job announcement bulletin board will be located in the registration area. One-page job announcements in a form suitable for posting may be attached to the bulletin board. In addition, a message board will also be located in the registration area and will be available for postings by any conference attendee.

Conference Features

NACADA Pre-Conference Workshop Wednesday, October 31 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Mineral E In this workshop, Nancy Walburn, Vice President of NACADA (University of Alabama at Birmingham), and Marty Hemwall, Lawrence University, will discuss three major components of academic advising within the teaching/learning construct: curriculum, pedagogy, and student learning outcomes as well as specific tools, such as an advising syllabus.

New to Honors? New to the Conference? You will find the conference program filled with practical and enlightening programs, many of which are designed for, or merit the attention of, faculty and administrators who are new to honors education and who may be first-time attendees to the NCHC conference. Perhaps most important is Beginning in Honors© Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., in Mineral A-G. This workshop addresses basic issues concerning the conference sponsors and features conference administration, curriculum, faculty, and students in honors programs. It serves persons who have recently assumed, or are about to assume, leadership in an existing honors program or who are starting a new honors program. In addition to the presentation sessions, we especially encourage you to attend the Opening Plenary on Thursday

 at 11:00 a.m. and the Welcome Reception from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, where NCHC officers and conference mentors are poised to introduce you to NCHC and the highlights of the conference. On Saturday, you may meet others from your HIGHLIGHTS region at the Regional Meetings at 9:00 a.m., attend the Business Meeting at 10:00 a.m., and participate in the Open Forum at 11:00 a.m., where we will be discussing where honors education will be in 2025! Throughout the day on Friday and in the afternoon on Saturday, we invite you to take advantage of our Consultants Center, Mineral A, where experienced honors faculty and administrators are available for informal conversations on a wide variety of issues.

Gallery Walk, Friday, November 2 As you might notice, Denver has a wealth of local galleries and museums. An alternative to the Friday evening NCHC convention programming is to experience the “First Friday Art Tours.” This program allows participants to visit neighborhoods and celebrate artists on view at local galleries. These events are free and open to the public and are within walking distance of the Convention Center.

The Golden Triangle Museum District (GTMD), located south of downtown, is bordered by Lincoln, Speer and Colfax, and the 13th Avenue of the Arts. This neighborhood is Denver’s center for art and culture. The “First Friday Art Tours” occur from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. every month. The free GTMD Art Bus shuttles participants around the neigh- borhood to all of the openings. As many as 50 galleries, artist studios, specialty stores, museums, and cultural centers participate. Refreshments are available at the galleries. Visit the official website, www.gtmd.org, for more information and maps.

An alternative choice is the Artists on Santa Fe Gallery, located at 747 Santa Fe Drive. This organization provides a Gallery Walk from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the first Friday of every month; viewers can easily walk to all of the galleries. Within a six-block section of Santa Fe Drive area, from 5th Avenue to 10th Avenue, you can enjoy more than 30 participating galleries and artist studios. conference features Participants may also consider the First Friday History Tour, a walking tour designed to highlight the history of one of Denver’s oldest neighborhoods. The guided walk begins at 6th and Santa Fe and continues north for approximately one hour before joining with the First Friday Art Walk. Learn about three different eras in the timeline of Santa Fe: 1887, 1927, and today. The tour begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Byers Branch Library at 675 Santa Fe. The cost is $5 per person; no reservation is necessary.

For more information regarding the Artists on Santa Fe gallery walk to First Friday History Tour, visit www.artistsonsantafe.com or phone (303) 573-5903.

Be sure to visit the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.denver.org) for complete information on all cultural events occurring during the week. The Bureau is conveniently located at 1600 California Street (one block from the hotel).

Though some of the galleries are open until 9:00 p.m., we encourage you to return to the hotel early enough to attend the Master Class Performance Showcase from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Capitol 4. The students have worked hard on their performances and are eager to showcase them for you. And, at 9:00 p.m., be sure to come to the Centennial Ballroom for wonderful desserts and conversation.

Wearable Art to Support Student Programs With the arts in focus at this year’s conference, we invite you to wear original art to our Friday night Gallery Walk. Your $10 donation will get you a T-shirt and help support NCHC student participation in such programs as Partners in the Parks and Honors Semesters. Shirts are available in the registration area.

There are two shirts this year, each sporting a most amusing image interpreting our theme: Creative Tensions (available in peach and white) and Challenging Environments (available in pale green and white). These lively figures, designed by John Digby, will come to life in our creative arts dance program, Saturday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Capitol 4. Don’t miss wearing a memento of the Denver Conference.

 Signature Programs

Beginning in Honors© Thursday, November 1 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Mineral A-G Beginning in Honors© (BIH) serves faculty and administrators who are new to honors education, whether from programs or colleges. Designed for persons from all types of institutions, BIH uses a question-answer format to assist individuals who are starting honors programs or who are assuming positions of leadership in existing ones. It addresses basic issues concerning the administration, curriculum, faculty, and students of honors programs.

Celebration of Teaching and Learning

HIGHLIGHTS Part 1 Friday, November 2, 7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Agate A-C Student Fishbowl Friday, November 2, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Agate A-C Part 2 Saturday, November 3, 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Mineral D An interactive workshop to explore and develop a basic plan for a future series of Teaching and Learning sponsored faculty institutes on teaching. Members of the NCHC’s Teaching and Learning Committee will facilitate the discussion. Faculty from all disciplines are welcome.

City as Text™ Thursday, November 1 12:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Centennial Ballroom City as Text™ is an active exploration of the conference site that introduces newcomers to the multiple discussions of both exploration and the look and lore of a given city. Small groups armed with maps and assignments undertake a walkabout, a structured exploration of areas within the site that yields information, impression, and inquiry to pursue further. The wrap-up session afterwards provides everyone with a complex collection of images pulled from the several destinations and encounters reported to the entire group. This event serves well as a mixer and as a way to frame participants’ experience of the conference, where local experts and keynote speakers will deepen the sense of place participants develop at an annual meeting. For newcomers to NCHC this is a prime occasion to delve into active-learning strategies fostered by the organization.

Consultants Center Friday, November 2 9:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Mineral A Saturday, November 3 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Always a conference favorite, the Consultants Center gives conference attendees the opportunity to speak with experienced honors deans, directors, and advisors in an informal setting. On page 82, the experienced Honors deans, directors, and advisors are listed with their institutions and their particular areas of expertise.

Developing in Honors Thursday, November 1 8:00 a.m.-8:50 a.m. Centennial E 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Capitol 1-7 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Capitol 1-7 Developing in Honors (DIH) is a nuts-and-bolts workshop for experienced honors signature programs signature administrators, faculty, and professional staff (defined as having at least one year’s experience in their current honors positions by the time of the 2007 Denver conference) that includes a general opening session, two rounds of morning breakout sessions, and afternoon discussion sections.

DIH morning session panelists make very brief presentations, and the remainder of the session is for interaction with the audience. DIH sessions generate conversations, not formal paper presentations.

Diversity Forum Saturday, November 3 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Capitol 1 Multiple panels examine thought-provoking issues, raise questions, and facilitate discussion among participants. Designed for participants from all types of institutions,  the strand features multiple panels. Panelists will share their expertise and experience, examine thought-provoking issues, raise questions, and facilitate discussion among the participants. This year’s strand will feature Dr. Finnie Coleman, Africana Studies Program, HIGHLIGHTS University of New Mexico.

Established in Honors (NEW!) Friday, November 2 8:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Mineral G Established in Honors sessions are intended for directors of honors programs and deans of honors colleges whose honors offerings have progressed beyond the “Beginning” and “Developing” stages and who have advanced to a level of “experience” where the topics ordinarily covered in the beginning and developing sessions are no longer as relevant. The panels for the Denver conference include Alumni Relations/Fundraising and Staying Vital/Administrative Relations.

Idea Exchange Saturday, November 3 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Centennial Ballroom If you want to know more about honors education in large, small, or two-year colleges and universities, the Idea Exchange provides an informal setting to learn how others recruit, offer service-learning opportunities, provide research projects, or just have fun. In addition, you can meet NCHC committee members and find out what the committee does and what it can offer members. Breakfast will be served.

Master Classes These sessions provide participants the opportunity to perform, discuss their creative works, provide sources of inspiration, and investigate the creative process. Each session is unique, exploring the idiosyncrasies of each discipline, and is lead by a master in the profession. Classes are as follows:

Thursday, November 1 Drama 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Capitol 1-2 facilitator: Page Laws, Norfolk State University Film 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Capitol 7 signature programs facilitators: Robert Emmons, Rutgers University, and matthew Nickerson, Southern Utah University Poetry 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Capitol 3 facilitator: George Moore, University of Colorado-Boulder music 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Capitol 4 facilitator: Donzell Lee, Alcorn State University

Saturday, November 3 Visual Art Workshop: Creative Process 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Capitol 6-7 Facilitators: John Bailly and William Ritzi, florida International University art Opening 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Capitol 6-7

NCHC Annual Business Meeting Saturday, November 3 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Capitol 4 Kate Bruce’s topic for her NCHC President’s Address is “Determining Significance in Honors.” All NCHC members are encouraged to attend this meeting to help conduct NCHC business.

Open Forum Saturday, November 3 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Capitol 4 This session will offer an opportunity for NCHC’s members to participate in discussion with its leadership. Interim Executive Director Liz Beck, NCHC officers, and the Board of Directors will be present. For this year’s Open Forum, the Conference Planning Committee selected a panel presentation to facilitate discussion. This presentation is entitled “Honors in 2025: The Future of Honors Education.”

 Portz Scholars Presentations Saturday, November 3 12:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Agate A The Portz Scholars Program began in 1990 to enable NCHC to acknowledge John and Edyth Portz’s many contributions to honors education. Even though they have both passed away, we continue to honor them by selecting the top three research/creative papers by undergraduate honors students who have been nominated by their institutions for their outstanding work.

Poster Session Friday, November 2 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Capitol 4 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Capitol 4 Students, faculty, and professionals present and display original research or fine art in a visual format. Exhibitors are from all academic disciplines and are available to discuss their work and answer questions. HIGHLIGHTS

Student Interdisciplinary Research Panels Friday, November 2 8:00 a.m.-4:50 p.m. Granite A Saturday, November 3 11a.m.-5:00 p.m. Granite A Students from a variety of disciplines independently submitted papers to a jury of NCHC faculty, who reviewed the papers and selected several for inclusion in this year’s program. Papers that shared commonalities have been organized into panels under a unified theme as described in the brief panel descriptions included within the program. Each panel will be moderated by a past NCHC president.

Students in Honors Thursday, November 1 8:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Agate A-C This orientation session will help both returning and new student attendees get the most out of the NCHC conference. Included will be panel discussions on specific topics having to do with students and honors programming on campus, such as fundraising, student engagement, and administration. In addition, students are introduced to the national networking that can take place when attending academic conferences.

Welcome Reception/Silent Auction Thursday, November 1 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Centennial Ballroom The NCHC Board of Directors welcomes you to an opening reception. All NCHC members can enjoy meeting and greeting in this opening reception. Mentors and Mentees (First-Time Attendees) will then have an opportunity to go to dinner together.

The Silent Auction is held each year to raise funds for a need in the community hosting the NCHC conference. Inspired by the Katrina disaster two years ago, Honors Programs from all over the United States bring donations for the auction. The auction is a way of giving back to the host city while supporting our own communities with contributions of local products from our home towns. Bring an item or multiple items to donate and participate in what has become a fun way to share and meet fellow conference attendees.

This year’s host school is the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Students from UNC and other volunteers will take donations throughout the day on Thursday, November 1. There will be raffle items available, too, to fit even the tightest student budget. signature programs signature Invited Speakers

Plenary Speaker: Dr. Patty Limerick Thursday, November 1 11:00 a.m. Centennial Ballroom Patty Limerick is Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, where she is also a Professor of History. Limerick has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between academics and the general public and to demonstrating the benefits of applying historical perspective to contemporary dilemmas and conflicts. She has received numerous awards and honors recognizing the  impact of her scholarship and her commitment to teaching, including the MacArthur Fellowship (1995 to 2000) and the Hazel Barnes Prize, the University of Colorado’s highest award for teaching and research (2001). She has also written a number of books, including Dessert Passages in 1985 and The Legacy of Conquest in 1987, her HIGHLIGHTS best-known work.

Dr. Limerick has served as president of several professional organizations, advised documentary and film projects, and done two tours as a Pulitzer Non-Fiction jurist. She regularly engages the public on the op-ed pages of local and national newspapers, and in the summer of 2005, she served as a guest columnist for the New York Times. In 1986, Limerick and CU Law Professor Charles Wilkinson founded the Center of the American West.

Plenary Speaker: Dr. Ellen Winner Friday, November 2 5:00 p.m. Centennial Ballroom Dr. Winner is professor of psychology at Boston College and senior research associate for Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her research focuses on learning and cognition in the arts in typical and gifted children. Winner has written more than one hundred articles and three books: Invented Worlds: The Psychology of the Arts (Harvard University Press, 1982); The Point of Words: Children’s Understanding of Metaphor and Irony (Harvard University Press, 1988); and Gifted Children: Myths and Realities (Basic Books, 1997). Recently Winner co-authored Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education(Teachers College Press, 2007).

Winner is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 10, Psychology and the Arts) and of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics. She is currently studying the kinds of thinking skills taught in the visual arts and the effects of music training on children’s brain and cognitive development.

Plenary Speaker: Derek Powazek Saturday, November 3 1:00 p.m. Capitol 4 Derek Powazek is a web designer, writer, and photographer who was named one of the top 40 “Industry Influencers” this year byFolio magazine. He has won three Webby Awards, and has written many books, including his most recent, Design for Community: The Art of Connecting Real People in Virtual Places. Powazek describes himself as a invited speakers creative designer, photographer, writer, and community consultant who approaches the web with insight and excitement.

Derek Powazek is also a gifted photographer whose work has been published in the Anchorage Daily News, San Francisco magazine, and Curve magazine. He has won the Silver Award in Photojournalism from the Society of New Design and received Honorable Mention from the NPPA for Best of Photojournalism in 2005.

Plenary Speaker: Dr. Finnie Coleman Saturday, November 3 1:00 p.m. Capitol 1 Dr. Finnie D. Coleman, who is opening NCHC’s 2007 Diversity Forum, will discuss concrete strategies and tangible objectives that honors programs might use to move “diversity” beyond potentially demeaning headcounts to helping us to “knowledgeably appreciate the manifold differences that set us apart and to earnestly celebrate the remarkable variety of things that bring us together.”

Dr. Coleman is the director of African-American and Africana Studies at the University of New Mexico, where he challenges his scholars to step outside of their intellectual comfort zones and take risks. He is also an associate professor of English and teaches courses in African-American literature and Hip-Hop Culture, as well as courses in African-American cultural history. He has worked extensively in computer-assisted classrooms, initiating a number of hypertext research projects designed to recover lost or marginalized African-American literature.

Previously the associate director for honors at Texas A&M University, he also served in the Persian Gulf and Germany as an Army intelligence officer. He is the author of Sutton E. Griggs and the Struggle against White Supremacy and is currently working on a book project titled Visible Rhythms: Race, Authenticity, and the Politics of Identity in Hip-Hop Culture.

 MEETINGS Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Board of Directors 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. mineral C 2008 Conference Planning 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. mineral B Honors Semesters 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. mineral C Investment Committee 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. mineral B External Relations 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. mineral D Event

NACADA Pre-Conference Workshop 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. mineral E

Meetings Thursday, November 1, 2007

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Opening: Plenary Speaker Patty Limerick 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Centennial Ballroom City as Text™ 12:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Centennial Ballroom Welcome Reception 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Centennial Ballroom Student Party 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Capitol 1-3 PROGRams

Developing in Honors–General Opening Session 8:00 a.m.-8:50 a.m. Centennial E Beginning in Honors© 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. mineral A-G Students in Honors 8:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. agate A-C Developing in Honors–Round One 9:00 a.m.-9:55 a.m. Capitol 1 Developing in Honors–Round Two 10:05 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Capitol 1 Developing in Honors–Extended Session 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Capitol 1-7 Film Master Class 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Capitol 7 Poetry Master Class 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Capitol 3 Drama Master Class 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Capitol 1-2 Music Master Class 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Capitol 4

Meetings Friday, November 2, 2007 Science and Math Committee 7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. granite C Consultants Center 9:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m. mineral A Diversity Issues 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. granite B conference at a glance conference Assessment and Evaluation 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. granite C Personnel 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. granite B SRHC Executive Board Meeting 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. granite C Membership and Marketing 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. granite C Awards and Grants 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. granite B Events

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MEETING 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Board of Directors, Mineral C

NACADA PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Moderator: Laura Damuth, Chair W E D NES A Mineral E Honors Advising and Major Scholarship Preparation Committee

Advising the Honors Student: A Teaching-Learning Paradigm Academic advising when viewed in the context of a teaching/learning paradigm, becomes a process for integrating the Honors student into the university’s learning culture while supporting the development of the student’s potential. Student learning becomes the focus when advising becomes an interactive process of reflecting upon experiences, thinking critically about academic plans, and applying new knowledge and insights to develop future educational plans. Rethinking academic advising in this way also links advising to the national conversation about student learning and learning outcomes.

In this workshop, we will discuss the three major components of academic advising within the teaching/learning construct: curriculum, pedagogy, and student learning outcomes as well as specific tools, such as an advising syllabus.

Presenter: nancy Walburn, Vice-President, NACADA University of Alabama-Birmingham Co-Presenters: marty Hemwall, Lawrence University

Meetings 5:00 PM-7:00 PM 2008 Conference Planning, Mineral B

7:00 PM-9:00 PM Investment Committee, Mineral B Honors Semesters, Mineral C External Relations, Mineral D

Students: It’s a party, and you are invited! Hear ghost stories with Dr. Colorado and conect with students from other programs.

pre-conference workshop/extra events pre-conference Thursday Capitol 1-3 8 p.m.-11 p.m.

12 Thursday, November 1, 2007 MEETING THURS D A 8:00 AM-9:30 AM Portz Bequest Ad Hoc Committee, Granite C

DEVELOPING IN HONORS

8:00 AM-8:50 AM Justifying Your Existence: The Role of Honors at Your Institution Centennial E General Opening Session Moderator: Bob Spurrier, Oklahoma State University [email protected] Y Gary Bell, Texas Tech University [email protected] Bonnie Irwin, Eastern Illinois University [email protected] Rae Rosenthal, Community College of Baltimore [email protected] County, Essex

8:00 AM-11:00 AM BEGINNING IN HONORS© Mineral A-G Beginning in Honors© (BIH) serves faculty and administrators who are new to honors developing/beginning/students in honors education, whether from programs or colleges. Designed for persons from all types of institutions, BIH uses a question-answer format to assist individuals who are starting honors programs or who are assuming positions of leadership in existing ones. It addresses basic issues concerning the administration, curriculum, faculty, and students of honors programs.

STUDENTS IN HONORS

8:30 AM-10:45 AM WKU Honors Toppers: The Creation of an Honors Ambassador Organization Agate A-C This presentation will discuss the experience of the WKU Honors Program in creating its own ambassador group (Honors Toppers). The goal of the presentation is to discuss the value of such an organization, the nuts and bolts of creating it, a blueprint for developing your own organization, and the lessons learned.

Presenter: Craig T. Cobane, Western Kentucky University Co-Presenters: Lindsey B. Thurman, Western Kentucky University reagan Gilley, Western Kentucky University Jessie Magee, Western Kentucky University leah Craig, Western Kentucky University

Launching a New Honors Program: How to Get the Word Out Honors students discuss their proactive attempt at increasing College-wide Honors Program awareness through faculty participation and student outreach. This approach can be replicated by other programs also looking to increase their membership. The presentation will include qualitative data reflecting factors that influenced students’ decisions to apply for honors.

Presenter: molly Carter, Montgomery College (Maryland) Co-Presenters: Chiemeka Chine, Montgomery College rani Baransi, Montgomery College minh Van Tran, Montgomery College

Creating an Honors Course Guide Uncertain what honors class to take next semester? Texas A&M’s Honors Student Council has created an invaluable resource—an online Honors Course Guide. Come learn how we develop course evaluations, how we transform them into a cohesive guide, and how this service can be adapted for other institutions.

Presenter: Christina Causey, Texas A&M University Co-Presenters: Zachary Rathke, Texas A&M University nicole Strong, Texas A&M University Benjamin Williamson, Texas A&M University 13 DEVELOPING IN HONORS—ROUND ONE 9:00 AM-9:55 AM Recruiting the Best Honors Students for Your Program Capitol 1 Moderator: margaret Messer, Eastern Illinois University [email protected]

Y Lauren Grinstead, Hillsborough Community College [email protected] John Newell, College of Charleston [email protected] Mary Studer, Defiance College [email protected] Tamara Valentine, University of Nevada, Reno [email protected]

Capitol 2 Getting Advice: Honors Councils and Other Advisory Groups Moderator: larry Andrews, Kent State University [email protected]

Rita Barnes, Tennessee Technological University [email protected] THURS D A Suketu Bhavsar, University of Kentucky [email protected] Maude Bigford, Ferris State University [email protected] James Ford, Rogers State University [email protected]

Capitol 3 Incorporating AP/IB/College Credits into Honors Requirements Moderator: Christie Fox, Utah State University [email protected]

Mark Malinauskas, Murray State University [email protected] Donna Menis, Saint Francis University [email protected] Ron Petitte, Bryan College [email protected] Carolyn Sampson, Kent State University [email protected]

Capitol 4 The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Honors Growth Moderator: larry Levinson, Governors State University [email protected]

Tina Hesse, University of West Florida [email protected] Maureen Kelleher, Northeastern University [email protected] Noelle Norton, University of San Diego [email protected] Sylvia Tomasch, City University of New York [email protected]

Capitol 5 What Does “Assessment” Mean to Honors? Moderator: Debra Holman, [email protected] university of Northern Colorado Abu Rizvi, University of Vermont [email protected] Diane Tucker, University of Alabama at Birmingham [email protected] P.K. Weston, Point Park University [email protected] John Zubizarreta, Columbia College [email protected]

Capitol 6 Building Communities in Honors Moderator: richard Milo, Chicago State University [email protected]

Susan Jacobson, California State University, Fullerton [email protected] Michael Mass, American University [email protected] Ron Mickel, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire [email protected]

Capitol 7 Using Honors Contracts Effectively Moderator: Chris Willerton, Abilene Christian University [email protected]

Jim Bodle, College of Mount Saint Joseph [email protected] Monika Gross, Bowie State University [email protected] Margaret Guentert, Wilmington College [email protected] Ruth Randall, Johnson County Community College [email protected] developing in honors—round one developing in honors—round Granite A-B Honors Off-Campus: Internships, Cooperative Education, Clinical Experiences, and Study Abroad Moderator: Jessica Roark, Oklahoma State University [email protected]

Josie Capuana, State University of New York, Buffalo [email protected] Robert Goodrich, Northern Michigan University [email protected] Lisa Schwebel, Brooklyn College [email protected] 14 Geoff Orth, Longwood University [email protected]

MEETING 9:45 AM-10:45 AM City as Text™ Facilitators, Granite C Bernice Braid, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus THURS D A William Daniel, Winthrop University Peter Deekle, Roger Williams University Devon Graham, Florida International University Mark Hutter, Rowan University Kim Klein, Shippensburg University Kathy Lyon, Winthrop University Peter Machonis, Florida International University Joy Ochs, Mount Mercy University

Ellen Riek, Northern Arizona University Y Robert Strikwerda, Indiana University-Kokomo

DEVELOPING IN HONORS—ROUND TWO

10:05 AM-11:00 AM Retaining Honors Students Capitol 1 Moderator: James Stickler, [email protected] alleghany College of Maryland

Michael Burke, University of Maine, Farmington [email protected] Cynthia Edwards, Meredith College [email protected] Alexandria Holloway, Miami Dade College [email protected] developing in honors—round two Virginia McCombs, Oklahoma City University [email protected]

Capitol 2 Honors Curricular Models: General Education, Experiential and Service Learning, and in the Major Moderator: rosalie Saltzman, [email protected] university of Nebraska, Omaha Timothy Hulsey, Virginia Commonwealth University [email protected] Rajiv Kapadia, Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] James Knapp, Eastern Michigan University [email protected] Mary Jane Treacy, Simmons College [email protected]

Capitol 3 Diversity in Honors Programs Moderator: ricki Shine, Clemson University [email protected]

Thomas Barden, University of Toledo [email protected] Lisa Coleman, Southeastern Oklahoma State University [email protected] Michael Cooley, Berry College [email protected] Kenneth Sanders, New Jersey City University [email protected]

Capitol 4 Honors Faculty Issues Moderator: george Mariz, Western Washington University [email protected]

Margaret Franson, Valparaiso University [email protected] Ruth Ost, Temple University [email protected] Jesse Peters, University of North Carolina at Pembroke [email protected] Connie Rockwell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Capitol 5 Fundraising for Honors Moderator: Emily Cain, University of Maine [email protected]

Bruce Carter, University of Syracuse [email protected] Robert Keller, Colorado State University R [email protected] Suzanne McCray, University of Arkansas [email protected] Betsy Yarrison, University of Baltimore [email protected]

15 DEVELOPING IN HONORS—ROUND TWO, cont. 10:05 AM-11:00 AM Meaningful Undergraduate Research and the Honors Thesis Capitol 6 Moderator: victoria Bocchicchio, Kent State University [email protected]

Y Sema Alptekin, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo [email protected] Michael Bassman, East Carolina University [email protected] Robert McMahon, University of Texas at Arlington [email protected] Jeffrey Shokler, University of Wisconsin-Madison [email protected]

Capitol 7 Honors Housing Moderator: nancy McCarley, Mississippi State University [email protected]

THURS D A Tresa Barlage, North Carolina State University [email protected] Sara Garver, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona [email protected] Kathy Lyon, Winthrop University [email protected]

Granite A-B First-Year Honors Courses Moderator: rolland Pack, Freed-Hardeman University [email protected]

Bill Atwill, University of North Carolina Wilmington [email protected] Mary Dengler, Dordt College [email protected] Laure Pengelly Drake, University of Montana [email protected] Mark Farris, Midwestern State University [email protected]

OFFICIAL CONFERENCE OPENING PLENARY SPEAKER: PATTY LIMERICK

11:00 AM-12:15 PM Moderator: Paul Strom, University of Colorado-Boulder Centennial Ballroom Higher Education in Motion: Agility, Flexibility, and Creativity and Other Necessities for Riding On (and Not Slipping Under!) the Waves of Change Great waves of change are forever bearing down on universities and colleges, as they are on every other human institution. Customs and habits that made perfect sense in the world of higher education forty years ago, when many of the senior faculty and administrators were in college themselves, make a considerably less comfortable fit to the early twenty-first century. The decline in familiar sources of funding, the rise of electronic communication, the emergence of new areas of specialization, and the rising demand for a kind of education that equips students for life in the arena known as “the real world”: all these elements of change present as much in the way of opportunities and adventures as they offer in problems and dilemmas. In the present moment, the most under-utilized resources in the United States today are the minds and souls of faculty and students in universities and colleges.

Life at the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado provides an abundance of sometimes very gratifying, sometimes very humorous, results from our experiments in connecting academic inquiry to public conflicts and dilemmas. But the overall lesson of these stories of intellectual adventure is this: universities and colleges still hold enormous promise, a potential that could yield astonishing results with the exercise of a little agility, flexibility, and creativity.

Patty Limerick

plenary speaker: patty limerick Patty Limerick is the Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, where she is also a Professor of History. Limerick has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between academics and the general public and to demonstrating the benefits of applying historical perspective to contemporary dilemmas and conflicts.

16 Limerick was born and raised in Banning, California, and graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1972. She received her Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale University in 1980, and, from 1980 to 1984, she was an Assistant Professor of History at Har- vard. In 1984, Limerick moved to Boulder to join the History Department of the University THURS D A of Colorado, where she was promoted to tenured Associate Professor in 1987 and to Full Professor in 1991.

In 1985, she published Dessert Passages, followed in 1987 by her best-known work, The Legacy of Conquest, an overview and reinterpretation of Western American history that has stirred up a great deal of both academic and public debate. Limerick is also a prolific essayist, and many of her most notable articles, including “Dancing with Professors: The Trouble with Academic Prose,” were collected in 2000 under the title Something in the Soil. Y Limerick has received a number of awards and honors recognizing the impact of her scholarship and her commitment to teaching, including the MacArthur Fellowship (1995 to 2000) and the Hazel Barnes Prize, the University of Colorado’s highest award for teaching and research (2001). She has served as president of several professional organizations, advised documentary and film projects, and done two tours as a Pulitzer Non-Fiction jurist. She regularly engages the public on the op-ed pages of local and national newspapers, and, in the summer of 2005, she served as a guest columnist for the New York Times. Limerick is also known as an energetic, funny, and engaging public speaker, sought after by a wide range of Western constituencies that include private industry groups, state and federal agencies, and grassroots organizations.

In 1986, Limerick and CU Law Professor Charles Wilkinson founded the Center of the American West, and, since 1995, it has been her primary point of affiliation. During her tenure, the Center has published a number of books, including the influentialAtlas of the New West (1997), and a series of lively, balanced, and to-the-point reports on compelling Western issues, including What Every Westerner Should Know About Energy (2003) and Cleaning Up Abandoned Mines (2006). Limerick and the Center staff are currently working on several projects, including a book about the role of the Department of Interior in the West, based on the “Inside Interior” series of interviews hosted by the Center between 2004 and 2006; the long-awaited Handbook for New Westerners; a new report on “What Every Westerner Should Know About Energy Conservation and Efficiency”; and an illustrated history of the Denver Water Board. city as text Under her leadership, the Center of the American West serves as a forum committed to the civil, respectful, problem-solving exploration of important, often contentious, public issues. In an era of political polarization and contention, the Center strives to bring out “the better angels of our nature” by appealing to our common loyalties and hopes as Westerners.

CITY AS TEXT™

12:45 PM-5:45 PM City as Text™ is an active exploration of the conference site that introduces newcomers ™ Centennial to the multiple discussions of both exploration and the look and lore of a given city. Ballroom Small groups, armed with maps and assignments, undertake a walkabout, a structured exploration of areas within the site that yields information, impression, and inquiry to pursue farther. The wrap-up session afterwards provides everyone with a complex collection of images pulled from several destinations and encounters reported to the entire group. This event serves well as a mixer and as a way to frame participants’ experience of the conference, where local experts and keynote speakers will deepen the sense of place participants develop at an annual meeting. For newcomers to NCHC, this is a prime occasion to delve into active-learning strategies fostered by the organization.

Orientation: 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Explorations: 1:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Return to Hotel: 4:30 p.m. (Capitol 5-6, Mineral A-G) Reports: 5:00 p.m. (Mineral A-G)

17 DEVELOPING IN HONORS— EXTENDED DISCUSSION SESSIONS The afternoon sessions differ from the morning sessions in that they do not have assigned Y panels. The people listed below are organizing these sessions, which tend to be more informal and interactive than the morning sessions.

1:00 PM-4:00 PM Research about Honors Capitol 1 Annmarie Guzy, University of South Alabama [email protected] Scott Carnicom, Middle Tennessee State University [email protected] Debra Holman, University of Northern Colorado [email protected] Suzanne McCray, University of Arkansas [email protected]

THURS D A Capitol 2 Development of Honors Colleges Charlie Slavin, University of Maine [email protected]

Capitol 3 Technology and Honors: Web Sites, Databases, Listservs, and More Richard Badenhausen, Westminster College (chair) [email protected] Mike Allen, University of Central Arkansas [email protected] Dean Ganskop, Rochester Institute of Technology [email protected]

Capitol 4 Two-Year College Honors Transfers/Articulation Lydia Lyons, Hillsborough Community College (moderator) [email protected] Ruth Randall, Johnson County Community College [email protected] Carter Burrus, Miami Dade College-North Campus [email protected] Richard Piper, University of Tampa [email protected] Gregory Lanier, University of West Florida [email protected] Rae Rosenthal, Community College of Baltimore [email protected] County, Essex

Capitol 5 Small College Honors Issues Joyce Fields, Columbia College [email protected] Donna Menis, Saint Francis University [email protected]

Capitol 6 Mid-Size College Honors Issues Maureen Connelly, Frostburg State University [email protected] Dan McDonough, University of Tennessee at Martin [email protected]

Capitol 7 Large University Honors Issues Stephen Rosenbaum, University of Nevada, Las Vegas [email protected]

Meetings 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Pre-College Education of Gifted, Agate C Professional Development, Granite A Small College, Agate B

4:00 PM-6:00 PM International Education, Agate A Finance, Granite B Honors Advising and Major Scholarships, Granite C developing in honors—extended discussion

18 POETRY MASTER CLASS

4:30 PM-6:30 PM Facilitator: George Moore, University of Colorado-Boulder

Capitol 3 THURS D A For the master class, I will be presenting five original poems. They are entitled “Eve,” “Montana Sky,” “Eyes and Hands,” “Untitled,” and “An Attempt.” All five pieces were recently written, and I feel all display facets of both the writer and person into whom I am evolving. In all, the presentation should be no longer than 15 minutes.

Presenter: nichole Boisvert, Marist College

I have been writing open poetry, mostly accessible and confessional, seriously for three years. Recently, I was awarded first place in a campus-wide competition and first

runner-up in a national competition on Poetry.com for July 2006. I have read my poetry Y aloud at informal and formal sessions and created a chapbook of work I produced during a creative writing course.

Presenter: anna Sarneso, Elizabethtown College

For the Masters class in poetry, I would like to submit a collection of original short poems. I am in my third college semester of creative writing workshops and was active with the literary magazine and creative writing classes in high school. I enjoy reading poetry on my own and also like to write it. My poems are usually short and vary in style, some of them conventionally formal and others in free verse.

Presenter: michelle Noyer, Walsh University

I’d love to take my poetry to read and have it critiqued at the NCHC Masters class. Since I am working hard and take great pride in my work, I want to become the best I can at the craft. Going to the conference will help that. I started writing poetry in high school as a way to express myself. Over the years, I have evolved from just writing my thoughts down to allowing my thoughts to write themselves down. I feel my poetry can describe the inner states of mind and heart.

Presenter: frank Papa, Walsh University poetry master class

My poetic endeavors never blossomed until I began creative writing studies in college, but I began writing in verse as early as sixth grade. At first, they were simple poems: random observations of nature and reflections upon events in my life, such as “Elegy,” which I wrote on the death of a close friend. I published some of my earliest work, but I took several years off from writing until my first poetry-writing class. Since then, I have been trying to get work published. I want to express myself—my thoughts, my feelings, my ideas—to the world.

Presenter: serena Heath, Eastern Illinois University

Poetry can be a release, but it can also be a desperate plunge down the rabbit hole. I have always been willing to embrace the unknown and explore its secrets. Once I picked up my pen and began to explore the unknown, I knew I would never be able to stop. I use my words to uncover and explain what I see and do not see in the world. I am currently enrolled in two creative writing workshops, where I am trying to hone my craft and become a more effective writer.

Presenter: Katelin Seivertson, Walsh University

19 FILM MASTER CLASS 4:30 PM-6:30 PM Facilitators: robert Emmons, Rutgers University Capitol 7 matthew Nickerson, Southern Utah University

Y Digital Documentary and Social Explorations In the field of filmmaking, the digital video camera has empowered many individuals who previously would not have had the capital to pursue creative projects. This democratization is especially significant for those interested in exploring social themes. As a documentary filmmaker, I focus on my community’s stories and immerse myself in them to become a part of the story and, ultimately, the storyteller. This master class will cover the necessary tools and their use for creating digital documentaries, the research and interviewing skills that are necessary in creating compelling documentaries, and how to find stories.

THURS D A Presenter: robert Emmons, Rutgers University

Until taking Ethnographic Filmmaking, an interdisciplinary Honors seminar, in Spring 2006, I never knew that I could make a film. The class consisted of students of various ages and majors who were randomly grouped to create a five-minute documentary. Most of us have never filmed anything. However, through interdisciplinary guidance, creative interaction, utilization of our different backgrounds, and perseverance, we overcame our technical shortcomings and became forever enamored with filmmaking. What we lacked in knowledge, we made up for in dedication and passion. Through hands-on editorial work, I developed a unique view of cinematography, academics, and my environment.

Presenter: maria Bogomaz, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Film engages so much of the mind, our perception of time, our understanding of the framed image, and the changes that fill our world. Making films is a very particular way of paying attention to the world around us, and it helps us understand how time flows, which is not necessarily in a straight line. We make films because they help us to organize and understand reality.

Presenter: matthew Nickerson, Southern Utah University

I am a screenwriting major because I love writing and I want to speak to my generation. Stories are a powerful tool of persuasion, and film is the medium of the future. Film is fun because it is a completely collaborative form of art. The screenwriter constructs the narrative and provides a visual guide for the director, cinematographer, and editor. I want to be a part of that exciting process.

Presenter: Joy Buchanan, Chapman University

DRAMA MASTER CLASS

4:30 PM-7:00 PM This Master Class will focus on a comparative analysis of two renowned American Capitol 1-2 masterworks: August Wilson’s Fences and Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. Selected scenes will be performed.

Facilitator: Page Laws, Norfolk State University

Participants: allison Hammell, Tennessee Technological University andrew Schulz, Walsh University halle Waters, Walsh University Jessica LaRosa, Walsh University valarie Mechling, Southern Utah University Dale Kotchka-Smith, Loyola Marymount University John Harvey, Houston Community College Christopher Richards, Kent State University alina Ho, Mercy College film master class/drama class Nikole James, Western State College Caitlin Cairns, Oklahoma City University Jessica Hartell, Frostburg State University Lena Johnson, Western State College Katherine Thompson, West Texas A&M University 20 5:00 PM-6:30 PM MUSIC MASTER CLASS Capitol 4 Facilitator: Donzell Lee, Alcorn State University

THURS D A Performers: hesham Elnagar, Baritone, Northern Arizona University antoine Baldwin, Piano, Alcorn State University robby Geren, Bass Clarinet, University of Alabama at Birmingham Jin Joo Shim, Piano, University of Alabama at Birmingham

6:30 PM-7:30 PM WELCOME RECEPTION Centennial

Ballroom Y MEETINGs 8:00 PM-9:00 PM Student Concerns, Mineral A-G

8:30 PM-11:00 PM Publications Board, Granite C

8:00 PM-11:00 PM STUDENT PARTY Capitol 1-3 Students can hear ghost stories with Dr. Colorado and connect with students from other programs.

Be sure to visit the Publications Table music master class in the Registration Area

Publications are available for purchase or shipping 21 Friday, November 2, 2007 MEETING 7:30 AM-9:00 AM Science and Math Committee, Granite C Y CELEBRATION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING WORKSHOP, PART one

7:45 AM-9:00 AM Moderators: John Zubizarreta, Columbia College

FRI D A Agate A-C Jay Mandt, Wichita State University With a long tradition of stimulating engaging conversations about honors teaching and learning and providing a dynamic venue for sharing practical ideas about honors pedagogy, the Celebration has generated many tips, topics, strategies, and issues concerning effective instruction and enhanced learning. Pulling together the rich discussions and suggestions of previous events, the Celebration this year is an interactive workshop that will explore the idea of, and develop a basic plan for, a future series of NCHC/Teaching and Learning-sponsored faculty institutes on teaching. Members of the NCHC’s Teaching and Learning Committee will facilitate the discussion. Faculty from all disciplines are welcome.

8:00 AM-9:00 AM BREAKFAST Centennial Ballroom

GENERAL SESSION

8:00 AM-9:15 AM Moderator: Joyce Fields, Columbia College Capitol 1 Using NCHC Consultants in the Creative and Challenging Environments of Honors NCHC consultants and program reviewers can assist honors programs and honors colleges as they seek to thrive in their sometimes-challenging environments. This informal, open-discussion format session will feature NCHC-Recommended Site Visitors as well as two honors administrators who brought in external reviewers in 2007.

Presenter: Bob Spurrier, Oklahoma State University Co-Presenters: gary Bell, Texas Tech University Kate Bruce, University of North Carolina Wilmington greg Lanier, University of West Florida rosalie Otero, University of New Mexico Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez, University of Mississippi

No Money, No Space, and a Review, Oh My! Every seven years, the Honors Program at the University of West Florida must prepare for an academic program review that may very well result in major structural, financial, and academic change. Our presentation will provide tips on preparing for a site review, the general session follow through, and the aftermath.

Presenter: Christina Gillar, University of West Florida Co-Presenters: Holly Griffin, University of West Florida tina Hesse, University of West Florida

Capitol 2 Moderator: sarah Culver, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conquering a Challenging Environment: Successful Minority Students in a Two-Year College Honors Program What special challenges do minority, immigrant, and international students face when they encounter college honors programs? How can we build on their strengths to help them succeed? Community college honors program coordinators with a large proportion of such students provide some answers to these questions based on student interviews.

Presenter: Carole Wolin, Montgomery College (Maryland) 22 Co-Presenter: Paul Lux, Montgomery College In a Challenging Honors Environment, Who Will Catch You When You Fall? What’s your safety net? Honors students often do not take advantage of the networking opportunities available to them. Making the most of the honors support system of fellow students, faculty, and staff will help ensure your success in honors and beyond. In this session we’ll show you how!

FRI D A Presenter: ellen Thomas, University of Houston Co-Presenters: Brittani Ingram, University of Houston Brenda Rhoden, University of Houston Jodie Koszegi, University of Houston

Mary Jane Treacy, Simmons College 8:00 AM-9:15 AM Moderator: Y

Capitol 3 A Comparison of the Impact of Connecticut v. New Jersey Casinos on the Local Economies: A Joint Honors Project Monroe College and Stockton College have collaborated in a Joint Honors Project: A comparison of the Impact of Connecticut v. New Jersey Casinos on the Local Economies. These casinos started under different circumstances, and this study examines differences and similarities.

Presenter: Terry Jewett, Monroe College Co-Presenter: Michael Hozik, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Joint Honors Projects—Outcomes, Issues, and Innovation The presentation illustrates collaboration between Monroe College and Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in two Joint Honors Projects during 2007. The presentation addresses topic selection, scheduling, travel, and other administrative issues of the collaboration. Additionally, the enriched learning opportunities created through this innovative and valuable experience will be discussed.

Presenter: Terry Jewett, Monroe College Co-Presenters: Michael Hozik, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey G.T. Lenard, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Capitol 5 Moderator: Jesse Peters, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Site Visiting as a Source of Inspiration general session We present key elements of illuminating honors programs based on interviews with NCHC-recommmended site visitors. We make an international comparison between the United States and the Netherlands. We design assessment tools easily adapted across countries. We tell about success factors and specific characteristics of honors communities, students, and faculty.

Presenters: Pierre van Eijl, University of Utrecht, IVLOS marca Wolfensberger, University of Utrecht, IVLOS albert Pilot, University of Utrecht, IVLOS

Capitol 6 Building a Culture of Success in Community College Honors Programs This panel will discuss various ways—including seminars, writing groups, and research in the physical and social sciences, as well as co-curricular and extra-curricular activities— in which honors programs can move from a skill- and information-based approach to a cultural approach to honors education.

Presenter: Jeffrey Berger, Community College of Philadelphia Co-Presenters: marisa Mcleod, Santa Fe Community College Chuck Whitchurch, Golden West College

Honors Student Associations: Challenging Situations and Creative Solutions As student organizations struggle with participation, Honors Programs must find new ways to attract and maintain student interest. Various constraints inspire Honors leaders to create innovative methods for building community and increasing participation. We will present ideas from two institutions about attempts to maintain a strong Honors society.

Presenter: angela Maselli, Columbia College Co-Presenters: Chelsea Lee, Columbia College amy Chandler, University of Georgia

23 GENERAL SESSION, cont.

8:00 AM-9:15 AM Models of Honors Core Curriculum Capitol 6 The panelists will discuss their experience with an Honors Core curriculum within the context of the larger national debate on the issue. A discussion of the value, challenges, and complications with using a core curriculum will be addressed.

Y Presenter: Craig Cobane, Western Kentucky University Co-Presenters: Bruce Fox, Northern Arizona University Charlie Slavin, University of Maine richard Badenhausen, Westminster College James Ruebel, Ball State University Bill Monroe, University of Houstin FRI D A Capitol 7 Moderator: emeric Shultz, Bloomsburg University

Exempli Gratia: Honors Curriculum Team-Teaching in the Arts and Humanities Within our team-taught honors curriculum, California University of Pennsylvania uses a multi-faculty and multi-discipline starting point that often requires faculty and students to function outside of their comfort zones. The result is nearly magical when faculty from diverse academic disciplines engage students around a series of topics in the arts.

Presenter: edward Chute, California University of Pennsylvania Co-Presenters: rebecca Hess, California University of Pennsylvania erin Mountz, Towson University

Creating, Resolving, and Evaluating the Impact of Conflict: The Big Idea for Building an Honors Seminar The topic of conflict provided the chance to grow and learn in two unique honor seminars. One explored the development of a culture through conflict, and one examined the development of conflict through culture. Both included a student-led orientation and multi-disciplinary activities and offered a travel opportunity for extended learning.

Presenter: Paula Shirley, Columbia College Co-Presenter: lynne Noble, Columbia College

Moderator: Jodi Devine, Bowling Green State University Mineral B Engaging the Honors Student in Mathematics—Teaching and Learning In this presentation, we will share ideas we have used in our own classes in mathematics. We will discuss an Honors Math class for Liberal Arts students, contracts in math classes and the Honors thesis in mathematics, as well as share ideas for the Honors Calculus sequence.

Presenter: minerva Cordero-Epperson, The University of Texas at Arlington Co-Presenters: Barbara Shipman, University of Texas at Arlington Theresa Jorgensen, University of Texas at Arlington

Creating and Maintaining a Student Newsletter This session will cover the development and maintenance of a student newsletter, fund raising, labor, and interest. general session Presenter: Jeremy Hunter, Arkansas State University

Got A Newsletter? Eight Easy Steps to Get Yours Started One of the most valuable things you can do in your program is to stay connected with your students via a newsletter. But how do you get started? We will provide you with eight effective steps to create a simple newsletter that will get your reader’s attention. Sample newsletters will be provided.

Presenter: alanna Tynes, Tomball College Co-Presenters: Julia Jay, San Jacinto College Jennifer Tate, San Jacinto College

24 8:00 AM-9:15 AM Moderator: lisa Schwebel, Brooklyn College

Mineral C The Challenges Facing Undergraduate Research Journals The Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review will outline the problems faced by under- graduate research journals and present possible solutions. This will be followed by a discussion in which interested members can develop solutions to the problems of FRI D A consistent publication and discuss how to cooperatively maintain high standards in undergraduate publications.

Presenter: steven Danna, University of Pittsburgh Co-Presenters: theresa Smith, University of Pittsburgh amanda Gregg, University of Pittsburgh Y Bridging Honors Environments with Literary Magazines Student editors for Scribendi, UNM journal for the Western Regional Honors Council, and Sanctuary, UAB magazine that includes both alumnae and current students as editors, will address the creative tensions produced by literary magazines that bridge different parts of either a single honors community or different honors communities altogether.

Presenter: linda Frost, University of Alabama at Birmingham Co-Presenters: Jeremy Felix, University of Alabama at Birmingham anamaria Santiago, University of Alabama at Birmingham Danielle Gilliam, University of New Mexico

Mineral D Moderator: roland Pack, Freed-Hardeman University

Team-Teaching an Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar—Teaching and Learning In this session, the Honors director and the Honors student will describe their experience of first organizing and then team teaching an interdisciplinary Honors seminar required of first semester ESScholars.

Presenter: michael Bassman, East Carolina University Co-Presenter: Joel Hancock, East Carolina University

Using Interdisciplinary Courses to Sell Your Honors Program— Teaching and Learning Students discuss the benefits and challenges of an Honors Program at a small college general session relying heavily on creative interdisciplinary courses.

Presenter: Christina Kleist, Alvernia College Co-Presenters: lauren Smuck, Alvernia College gary McManus, Alvernia College

Mineral E Moderator: gene Cline, Albion College

Wanna Ikebanna? Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, is an integral part of the Honors fall retreat. Chapman students will share the history and uses of Ikebana, in hopes that it might be a creative/meditative experience for others. A demonstration of the practice of Ikebana will be included.

Presenter: lauren Kamp, Chapman University Co-Presenters: Bernard McGrane, Chapman University arielle Simon, Chapman University anderson Sasha, Chapman University

Honors Forum: Somehow Business Gets Done Chapman’s Honors Forum class is where ideas flourish and our program grows. It is an opportunity for students to bond, share ideas, discuss world events, or just chat—a place that advances Honors. Some schools have an honors council; we have Honors Forum.

Presenter: Derek Porcella, Chapman University Co-Presenters: Patricia See, Chapman University Diandra Weldon, Chapman University

25 GENERAL SESSION, cont. 8:00 AM-9:15 AM Moderator: Patrice Berger, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Mineral F Taming the Honors Thesis This session explores expectations for honors theses in the academic, professional, and creative/artistic disciplines. The thesis endeavor as it has evolved at the University Y of Texas at Arlington will be described, with comparisons from two other institutions. Comments will be invited from the audience to generate discussion.

Presenter: Karl Petruso, University of Texas at Arlington Co-Presenters: les Ridingin, University of Texas at Arlington William A. Bogley, Oregon State University

FRI D A harry Nasuti, Fordham University

Honors Seminars in the Social Sciences: Foundations for Creativity in a Challenging Environment of Intellectual Inquiry The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s University Honors Program requires all students to complete the capstone seminar courses UHON 315 and 316, which focus on historical and contemporary theorists within the social sciences discipline. These courses foster critical and creative thought into the development of social science theory and application.

Presenter: DeMarcus Pegues, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Co-Presenters: rishi Mistry, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga gregory O’Dea, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Demystifying the Thesis: An Introductory Course for Thesis Research This general session presentation will be about the University of Maine’s “Introduction to Thesis Research” class, and what kinds of support that Honors students at UMaine can receive before they embark on the in-depth and, at times, daunting thesis process.

Presenter: emma Wojtal, The University of Maine Co-Presenter: Chelsi Snow, The University of Maine

STUDENT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PANELS (SIRP): Forces of Cultural Change and Social Reform

8:00 AM-9:15 AM Moderator: ira Cohen, former NCHC president (1991) Granite A When reform movements challenge the status quo, cultures and individuals respond to the resultant tensions in a variety of ways. This panel sheds some light on the history behind three very different reform movements.

Moving in Every Object of Benevolence: The Dissemination of Oberlin’s Abolitionist and Temperance Perspectives in Lorain County, Ohio Considering the role of a shifting evangelical religion in a secular society, Joshua Fahler examines the role of Oberlin College in the interest of understanding the local influence of a controversial college and community.

Presenter: Joshua Fahler, Kent State University

Searching for Sanctity: The Literary Reaction to Russian Society in the 19th Century As Peter the Great and his successors dragged Russia toward European modernity, the intelligentsia attempted to cope with the dramatic changes to the Russian lifestyle. Some, like the Narod-niki, tried mobilizing the people. Some, like the Decembrists, plotted to kill the tsar. And others, like Gogol and Dostoyevsky, wrote books.

Presenter: spencer Woolley, Westminster College

Where Personality Meets Policy: William Jefferson Clinton and the Passing of Welfare Reform In 1996, Democratic President William Jefferson Clinton made a controversial decision student interdisciplinary research panels research student interdisciplinary to sign into law Republican welfare reform legislation. This presentation will discuss the factors surrounding this often-scrutinized decision, specifically focusing on the former President’s personal background and character as important factors in his choice.

26 Presenter: Jonathan Kuhr, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus POSTER SESSION 8:30 AM-10:30 AM Melanoma M2/A7 Cells “Feel” the Stiffness of Polyacrylamide Gel Substrates Capitol 4 In this experiment, we used two different melanoma cell lines to observe changes in cell morphology, cytoskeletal assembly, and the blebbing phenomenon as a function

of different stiffness of substrates. FRI D A

Presenter: Wilfredo De Jesus-Rojas, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Big Sky and City Lights: A Collection of Nonfiction Travel Essays My travels through the United States served as the basis for a book of creative nonfiction

essays. The challenge of this project was to transform my experiences in the West and Y the East into a cohesive collection of writing, with a perpetually changing landscape as the backdrop for personal growth.

Presenter: lynette Mong, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Caveolar Localization is Important for â1-adrenergic

Presenter: angiemar Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Hemodynamic Factors Affecting the Functioning of the Aortic Valve Diseases related to the heart offset the normal functioning of the cardiac system, leading to unwanted complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate how the progression of Aortic Stenosis relates to changes in hemodynamic factors measured by changes in valve dynamics.

Presenter: rosana Lastra Vicente, University of South Florida

The Role of Fgf20 in the Craniofacial Development of Danio Rerio Dob mutant zebrafish have an expanded frontal region of the skull that is similar in presentation to individuals with craniosynostosis. The dob mutant results from a null mutation in a gene that codes for fgf20. My research objective is to determine the role of fgf20 in normal skull development.

Presenter: Julie Adams, Syracuse University

Segregation in Babylon: Racial Stratification in School Districts and Census- poster session Designated Places in the Town of Babylon, New York This poster is a display of segregation in Babylon, New York. This town is generally regarded as being diverse, but different racial and ethnic groups frequently live in separate, distinct neighborhoods. This poster also displays how the racial makeup changed when these boundaries were redrawn to create school districts.

Presenter: hallie Stiller, Syracuse University

Lipid Binding Partners for the Pleckstrin Homology Domain of AFAP-110 We determined the relative binding strengths of lipid binding partners for the PH1 domain of the actin filament-associated protein and Src-binding partner, AFAP-110 using immunoblotting techniques. This continues ongoing research regarding AFAP-110’s role in the signaling pathway and activation of cSrc, the counterpart to the tumor-causing gene vSrc.

Presenter: Kim Holder, University of West Georgia

Synthesis of Novel Thioanhydrides By reacting anhydrides with sodium sulfide, we were able to synthesize a variety of thioanhydrides, many of which had never been created before. This research involves the analysis of the reaction procedure and its effectiveness as a means of synthesizing thioanhydrides.

Presenter: Kevin Schneider, Mercyhurst College

Child Outcomes in Families Operating within a Family Business Context Research suggests that children who grow up in family businesses are nurtured differently than children whose parents work separately for outside companies. This study examines the developmental outcomes when socialization dimensions overlap. The data were derived electronically by families responding to an online survey.

Presenter: Jessica Merten, Columbia College 27 POSTER SESSION, cont. 8:30 AM-10:30 AM The Bell Witch of Tennessee: A Historical and Theoretical Approach Capitol 4 This session will explore the history of Tennessee’s Bell Witch. The origins of the haunting will be examined through several historical sources, and several theories concerning the nature of the Bell Witch will be presented.

Y Presenter: Wesley Willeford, Tennessee Technological University Co-Presenter: michelle Lowe, Tennessee Technological University

Parental Preference of Intervention Strategies for Teaching Phonological Awareness Skills Phonological awareness skills, such as rhyming and syllable segmentation, are a FRI D A prerequisite to reading. This study sought to determine whether parents preferred Routines Based or Direct Intervention for teaching rhyming and syllable segmentation to their children. Parents rated both intervention methods highly; however, Routines Based fit better into daily schedules.

Presenter: Janelle Fenwick, Bloomsburg University Co-Presenter: Joneen Lowman, Bloomsburg University

May Fourth: Commemorative Way Finding The May Fourth Commemorative Way Finding project, my Honors Thesis, is the second phase of a two-part environmental graphic design project on Kent State University’s main campus. The first phase is a historical map site I am designing as an intern for Glyphix, a student-based design firm.

Presenter: rebecca Ehalt, Kent State University

Role of Mcl-1 in Drug-induced Apoptosis: Generation of Inducible Mcl-1 Human Leukemia Cell Lines Mcl-1 is an anti-apoptotic protein that has been shown to play a very important part in cancer therapy. In this project, researchers intend to show the overexpression of Mcl-1 in various cancer cell lines in order to determine its interactions with cancer therapy.

Presenter: nitin Yerram, Virginia Commonwealth University

The Euro’s Impact on Trade: Evidence from Germany This research project examines the Euro’s impact on Germany’s trade with countries that have adopted the single currency and countries that have not. An empirical analysis estimates whether and to what degree the Euro is responsible for any trade creation or diversion regarding Germany and its trading partners.

Presenter: marianne Schneider, University of Maine

Zebrafish: An Excellent Model for Studying Muscle Development Zebrafish are an excellent model organism for studying muscle development because, among other reasons, they are transparent. Within hours of spawning, one can see somites (bone and muscle precursors). This presentation explores recent findings on the role of extracellular matrix protein Fibronectin during muscle development.

poster session Presenter: Chelsi Snow, University of Maine

Gauging the Effectiveness of NGOs: The Fight Against HIV/AIDS In Africa today many non-profit organizations are implementing curriculum to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The curriculum can revolve around education, attitude change, or distribution of medical supplies. My research is geared toward analyzing the success of specific non-profit organizations and making recommendations on future action.

Presenter: Linsey Ruhl, University of Maine

Images and More Images: A Database for Crustacean Immunohistochemistry The immunohistochemical study of simple crustacean nervous systems can facilitate the study of more complex nervous systems and their diseases. The Copepod Database was constructed to house and quantify immunohistochemical results of the study of neurons in copepod nervous systems that showed immunoreactivity to antibodies raised to various neurotransmitters/neuromodulators.

28 Presenter: Alexandra E. Albert, University of Maine 8:30 AM-10:30 AM Facilitation of International Business through State Governmental Policy Capitol 4 International business transactions have an increasingly greater impact in the business and political sectors of state economy. Analysis of four states’ governmental policies (Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Florida) regarding exports and imports, taxation, and foreign direct investment allow for insight into how to increase international business

facilitation through government assistance. FRI D A

Presenter: lucas Schaeffer, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

The Effects of Endurance Training on Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, VO2max, and Ventilatory Threshold in College-Age Volunteers

This presentation will highlight the metabolic testing procedure used for analysis, the Y endurance training program the subjects underwent, the numerical results of the study, and the conclusions drawn, all from the perspective of a student participant who now understands the importance of hands-on education.

Presenter: tracy Louk, The University of Montana

Bosnia Challenging the vision of Bosnia as just a war-torn country, the poster session will present the country’s rich and diverse cultures, detailing how the culture has changed by comparing it to its communist years.

Presenter: alma Bjelic, Franklin Pierce College

Designing a Partnership between Engineers and Health Professionals to Make a Measurable Difference in Health Outcomes in Small Villages near Iquitos, Peru In May 2007, the UAB Chapter of Engineers without Borders traveled to several villages surrounding Iquitos, Peru, to conduct community health assessments and collect engineering field data. This data is being used to evaluate different sustainable technologies through which safe drinking water and adequate sanitation can be made possible.

Presenter: megan Chamlee, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Exploring Options for the Synthesis of Functional Anions: A New Entry into Ionic

Soft Materials poster session Presentation content includes the background information and research rationale of ionic soft matter research and principles of functionalized anion synthesis. Information and descriptions of chemical reactions performed and their spectroscopic interpreta- tions are included. The results and conclusions are also explained.

Presenter: Carl Odom, University of South Alabama

A Comparative Geographic Study of Attitudes and Actions toward Recycling at Selected Midwestern Colleges and Universities Environmental conditions are an escalating concern of humanity. Human attitudes towards the environment affect actions taken to create change. This study investigates the affects of geographic location and academic interests on the environmental attitudes of people.

Presenter: ashley Villarreal, Wayne State College

The Screen that Talks Back: The Impact of Online Communities on the Youth Online communication has become a preferred mode for young adults of the new millennium. Virtual communities have evolved where various discussions connect the world instantaneously. This research project reviews the history of online communities like Myspace, examining ways of communication through this medium and providing insights into the overwhelming popularity.

Presenter: ilana Koyfman, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus

Creative Interactions: Challenging the Classroom Environment Through hands-on learning, students are reported to retain knowledge of newly introduced topics longer and with a greater grasp of abstract ideas. This poster reports upon an honors project examining the benefits, challenges, and motivational factors associated with incorporating active learning into the daily elementary school curriculum.

Presenter: susan Baker, University of Maine at Augusta 29 Co-Presenter: ann Murphy, University of Maine at Augusta POSTER SESSION, cont. 8:30 AM-10:30 AM Glucose Fuel-Fantasy or Future? Capitol 4 Is it possible to use glucose, such as in plant matter, as fuel? When properly “cooked,” glucose yields pure coal. This project is attempting to discover whether or not it is possible to tweak the reaction process so that the final product is instead hydrocarbons,

Y which are used as fuels.

Presenter: nathan Carter, University of Missouri-Rolla

The Battle Doesn’t End with Rehab: Fighting Relapse in Eating Disorders Eating disorders affect as many as 10 million women in America, not including the 25 mil- lion Americans struggling from binge eating. However, even if given treatment, over half FRI D A will relapse into the disorder. Environmental triggers are looked at as a possible explana- tion for this high level of relapse.

Presenter: Donna Murdaugh, University of Alabama at Birmingham

The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in South Africa: Intervention and Prevention 5.5 million of the world’s 39.5 million people with HIV/AIDS live in South Africa. I will document the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa and my work in orphanage clinics for children who have HIV/AIDS and my work to develop HIV/AIDS Awareness and Education Prevention Programs in rural South Africa.

Presenter: Carolyn Wilhelm, University of Alabama at Birmingham

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? This poster examines a father’s experiences in Afghanistan, observations of village life, children at play, the role of women, the Afgan army, and life as a soldier to contrast with dominant images of violence. Using my father’s personal journal, I will explore his awareness of Afghanistan.

Presenter: vanessa Trevino, Texas State University-San Marcos

Native American Language Revitalization Language revitalization is an issue of increasing concern in Native American communities. I examine the histories of three nations to understand their contemporary situations and analyze currently implemented language revitalization programs to support my argument that no universal program can revitalize all languages because of the diversity among these nations.

Presenter: Beth Gockley, Bloomsburg University Co-Presenter: faith Warner, Bloomsburg University

Abnormal Protein Expression of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Trafficking Complex in Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a devastating psychiatric illness that affects approximately one percent of the population. Developing our understanding of the molecular and cellular abnormalities associated with this disease will help develop future treatment for suffering patients. Recent studies of postmortem brain tissue helped establish the glutamate hypothesis of schizophrenia. poster session Presenter: sagar Patel, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Bioindicators of Chemical Stresses in Clam Tissues Organic pollutants and heavy metals in the environment cause organisms to activate defensive measures to relieve the effects of these stressors. This project’s focus is to analyze bioindicators in clam samples from varying sites in Bahia Magdalena, which is being polluted by a fish cannery.

Presenter: ashley Parks, University of San Diego

Purple Corn: A Four-Course Meal in Peru The honors course, “Seeds of Change: Plants and Society,” explored the roles of plants in shaping the history of the world. Using course research, this poster contrasts the prevalence of quick-and-easy meal preparation in the United States with Peruvians’ use of one vegetable, purple corn, to create an entire meal.

hayat Qurunful, Texas State University-San Marcos 30 Presenter: Co-Presenter: lindsay Bira, Texas State University-San Marcos 8:30 AM-10:30 AM Creativity Colloquium Capitol 4 The Honors Program at Tennessee Technological University offered a Creativity Colloquium in the fall of 2006 that explored the history of the research of creativity and how it is studied, the challenges and problems with defining creativity, and how to be more creative in solving real-life problems.

FRI D A Presenter: erin Oliver, Tennessee Technological University Co-Presenters: Brandi Robinson, Tennessee Technological University sally Pardue, Tennessee Technological University

The Birth of a New Cultural Identity

Culture is a transitive, yet imperative structure that aids in an individual’s composition of Y personal identity. As varying cultures mix, new cultural identities are formed. This project explores this process of melding and elucidates what culture is and how it forms.

Presenter: Carolyn Straub, University of San Diego

Radial Growth of Southernmost and Northeasternmost Populations of Quercus Montana (Chestnut Oak) This poster presents research that focused on growth trends and climate response to temperature, precipitation, and Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI). Tree cores were visually crossdated, then measured to the nearest micron. Measurements were standardized then analyzed to find a correlation to climate response.

Presenter: tyler Blythe, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenter: neil Pederson, Eastern Kentucky University

The American Civil War in Song: Sectional Conflict and Irish-American Protest While battlefields were the main sites of conflict in the American Civil War, the political tensions of the period were also creatively expressed in music. This poster will show how Irish Americans used songs to register political protest and how the North and South vented sectional hostilities in lyrics.

Presenter: andrea McQueen, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: lucy Simpson, Eastern Kentucky University isabelle White, Eastern Kentucky University

poster session Promoting the Plantation Myth: Then and Now This poster will illustrate the tension between romanticized and realistic depictions of American slavery in visual art and photographs of the Civil War era. It will also show how plantation museums perpetuate the plantation myth by focusing on the owners’ life- styles while ignoring or altering the conditions of slaves’ lives.

Presenter: Katie Patton, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: sarah Carty, Eastern Kentucky University Barbara Hussey, Eastern Kentucky University

Bringing the Colonies Home: Post-Imperialist European Culture Western Europe’s significant impact on its imperial subjects is common knowledge; however, their colonies’ effects on European culture are more obscure. The purpose of this presentation is to define the character and consequences of post-colonialist culture in modern Europe in the context of national identity, popular culture, and politics.

Presenter: laura Lieberman, Berry College

Microfinance: Providing People a Gateway to Economic Development Microfinance describes organizations that assist in giving mini loans to individuals within disaster-stricken areas. An overview of microfinance will be presented as well as the results of its implementation. The benefits are seen throughout the community in decreased social injustices and increased opportunities and hope.

Presenter: Jill Wheeland, Nyack College Co-Presenters: Jaime Moore, Nyack College michelle Wolfson, Nyack College

31 POSTER SESSION, cont. 8:30 AM-10:30 AM The Cult of True Womanhood v. the Cult of the Soccer Mom Capitol 4 Emerging in the early 1800s, the Cult of True Womanhood emphasized four ideals. Women were guided towards being pious, pure, submissive, and domestic by numerous advice books and magazines. Although the message has changed slightly, elements of

Y ‘The Cult’ are still present today in publications geared toward the modern woman.

Presenter: Jill Hecht, University of Missouri-Rolla

Effect of Misinformation on Memory Recall The existence of the misinformation effect is often debated by psychologists questioning whether memories can be altered or created by suggestibility. With FRI D A research and experimentation, we found that misinformation impairs a subject’s memory recall. In further research, we added new variables and altered experimental conditions to test the same effect.

Presenter: stefanie Blanco, Marist College

Role of Ameobae in Emergence of Potential Human Pathogens Our poster will examine Legionella-like amoeba pathogens (LLAPs) found in environments. The interactions between the infecting bacteria and the amoebae can model those between human pathogens and cells of the immune system. The poster will present a historical overview of LLAP research and give information on current research projects.

Presenter: James White, Tennessee Technological University Co-Presenters: Wesley Willeford, Tennessee Technological University michelle Lowe, Tennessee Technological University

Expression and Purification of Recombinant Alpha Crystallins to Study Its Chaperone Function towards AQP0 Content contained in this presentation will include transformation of bacterial pET-d(+) vector, inducible expression of proteins, and mutation effect of the protein itself.

Presenter: Destiny Murray, University of West Georgia

Does It Pay To Go Green?: Examining the Costs and Benefits of Green Design at Homewood Middle School This study compares the life cycle costs of two school buildings; one green, and the other non-green. The purpose of this is to determine if the green premium is indeed offset by savings in utility costs, and if so, how these savings measure against the non-green building’s operating costs.

Presenter: gregory Williams, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Battered Woman Syndrome The purpose of this presentation is to explore the recurrence of abuse in the lives of women who have been diagnosed with Battered Woman Syndrome. This presentation will not only look into exactly what occurs with BWS, but also the various treatments

poster session available and how it relates to forensic psychology.

Presenter: Chelsey Clarke, Lubbock Christian University Co-Presenter: Jaclyn Bender, Lubbock Christian University

Exacerbation of Cytoxicity of Neuronal Cells by Advanced Glycation End Products and Beta-Amyloid Peptide This research presentation contains findings that will contribute to current Alzheimer’s Disease research and to finding a cure for the disease.

Presenter: regina Chang, University of West Georgia Co-Presenter: Gazelle Moharari, University of West Georgia

32 8:30 AM-10:30 AM The Effect of Drugs on Wound Healing Capitol 4 The rate of wound healing plays a vital role in the recovery and treatment of medical conditions. This study examines the effect of pharmaceutical drugs and their impact on repairing epithelial cells after injury through the use of cell culture and microscopic analyzing techniques.

FRI D A Presenter: leann Bolte, Wayne State College

Importance of Trace Metals, Iron and Copper, in Coastal and Open Ocean Primary Productivity Trace metals are important in the primary productivity in the oceans. Water samples

from coastal and open ocean waters will be analyzed for concentrations of iron and Y copper. Understanding what role these trace metals have may help in increasing ocean productivity and ultimately decreasing levels of greenhouse gases.

Presenter: morgan Brunbauer, University of Maine

Gendercide: China’s Growing Problem Our primary purpose is to raise awareness of China’s gendercide issue. Since the start of the one-child policy, families favoring boys rather than girls has become a growing problem. The projected numbers are outrageous and shocking.

Presenter: Belinda Lin, Nyack College Co-Presenters: Clare Ouyang, Nyack College alisha Austin, Nyack College Jaclyn Campbell, Nyack College

ESTABLISHED IN HONORS

8:00 AM-10:30 AM Moderator: Jon Schlenker, University of Maine at Augusta Mineral G New to the Honors conference! This group of presentations will involve discussion of alumni relations, financial matters, assessment, and administrative relations. Although established in honors geared towards participants with more than three to four year’s experience in Honors, all conference attendees are welcome!

Session One: Alumni Relations and Funding larry Andrews, Kent State University (Lead) scott Carnicom, Middle Tennessee State University lynn Goodstein, University of Connecticut

Session Two: Staying Vital/Administrative Relations gary Bell, Texas Tech University (Lead) Jay Mandt, Wichita State University michael Hakkenberg, Roanoke College

TEACHING AND LEARNING STUDENT FISHBOWL

9:00 AM-11:00 AM Facilitator: alison Primoza, San Diego Community College-Mesa Agate A-C Students from a variety of honors programs share their views on what constitutes good and not-so-good examples of teaching and learning in honors.

CONSULTANTS CENTER 9:00 AM-4:15 PM See page 82 for a complete listing of consultants. Mineral A MEETING 9:30 AM-10:30 AM Diversity Issues, Granite B

33 GENERAL SESSION 9:30 AM-10:45 AM Moderator: Barbara Cantalupo, Penn State University-Lehigh Valley

Capitol 1 Enhancing an Honors Learning Community Experience through Alternative Evening Programming Westminster College students describe an enhancement to its Honors learning Y community: a weekly evening lab for first-year students entitled ‘Living Arts.’ Exploring a wide range of alternative topics like ‘The Science of Avalanches,’ this initiative has resulted in greater cohesion among students and increased involvement in the program at large.

Presenter: Chert Griffith, Westminster College FRI D A Co-Presenters: sara Rees, Westminster College sarah Hatch, Westminster College lindsey Roper, Westminster College

Honors: More Than an Academic Program Honors faces a challenge: finding space to gather. We have no designated space, but that has not stopped us. Despite this setback, we thrive. We utilize retreats, Disneyland trips, fundraisers, and random social events to make Chapman’s Honors Program a community. We will share how these ideas might work for others.

Presenter: steve Asch, Chapman University Co-Presenters: amy Buchmann, Chapman University thomas Carpenter, Chapman University Rachel Frankenfield, Chapman University

Capitol 2 Moderator: ed Chute, California University of Pennsylvania

The First-Year Honors Student as Cultural Informant: Distance, Discourse, and Intellectual Growth This panel examines the sometimes tense transition from high-achieving, independent son or daughter to distant Honors freshman cultural informant: How do first-year Honors students translate between family and academic discourse?

Presenter: rita Barnes, Tennessee Technological University Co-Presenters: Brittany Jamison, Tennessee Technological University Jonathan Wood, Tennessee Technological University Kari Keeling, Tennessee Technological University Jared Maynard, Tennessee Technological University

Summer Research before College A revolutionary research program for pre-freshman honors students was implemented last year at RIT. A participating student will be speaking about its success and benefits as well as discussing further expansions being implemented to the program and the successes of those expansions.

Presenter: laurel Calderwood, Rochester Institute of Technology

Capitol 3 Moderator: Alan Oda, Azusa Pacific University

general session Embracing Charm City Embracing the ‘Year of the City’ theme declared by the college’s president, the Loyola College Honors Program created new programs and events to promote the cultural growth of its students as well as an appreciation of the historic yet thriving Baltimore community in which its college was founded.

Presenter: lisa Huston, Loyola College in Maryland Co-Presenters: Jeffrey Malone, Loyola College in Maryland tania Ziegler, Loyola College in Maryland

Honors and the University: Permeable Membrane or Brick Wall? This presentation will propose strategies to release the tensions between the much- vaunted Honors Programs and the greater university community.

Presenter: amanda Neuber, Temple University Co-Presenter: ruth Ost, Temple University 34 9:30 AM-10:45 AM Moderator: Jean Sorenson, Grayson County College

Capital 5 How to Produce an Award-Winning Newsletter Honors newsletters provide opportunities to link alumni, freshmen, administrators, parents, faculty, and other members of the university community. This session will provide an opportunity to engage in discussion with student editors, faculty advisors, FRI D A and NCHC Newsletter Contest judges. Bring copies of your newsletter to share; discuss innovations, including web-based editions, digital production, special editions, design challenges, and content controversies.

Capital 6 Moderator: Bonnie Irwin, Eastern Illinois University

Student-Led Orientations: Challenging the Environment Y Students from three honors programs will explore the strengths and challenges of student-led orientations. The focus of this discussion will be on the environment or site of the orientation as an element for building community.

Presenter: Jessica Baldwin, Columbia College Co-Presenters: marina Emory, Columbia College hannah Hancock, Columbia College rachel Price, Longwood University maggie Richardson, Longwood University

The Honors Workplace Environment: Creative Tensions for Sure! The panel will present an expanded definition of honors workplace culture and discuss issues such as whether all constituencies view the honors workplace in the same way, how the workplace culture changes with new leadership and/or facilities, and how the workplace environment reflects the mission of the honors program.

Presenter: Deborah Craig, Kent State University Co-Presenters: Donna Andrews, University of Alabama at Birmingham Cheryl Carroll, Texas Tech University

Capital 7 Moderator: Doug Sullivan-Gonzalez, University of Mississippi

Getting Serious About Honors Academic Standards The benefits of being an honors student are many, but what do we expect of honors general session students in return? Recently, we established university-wide minimum honors standards. This presentation will describe the process, including how buy-in from the diverse colleges was brought about and whether it was all worth it.

Presenter: linda Harlow, The Ohio State University

Mineral B Moderator: Joseph McGinn, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Integrating Rhetoric, the Environment, and Politics: The Environmental Science and Political Science Learning Community at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi The Environmental/Political Science Learning Community seeks to integrate curriculum across its four sections to enhance the students’ ability to think critically and reflectively.

Presenter: Joseph Jozwiak, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Co-Presenter: Janis Haswell, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Honors Connection Learning Community Learning Communities promote student learning, retention, and success. The Honors Connections Learning Community prepares Honor Students to succeed in our interconnected world. The group explores connections between Asia, our natural environment, and current events. The students also receive 13 of the 21 credits needed to graduate from the Honors Program.

Presenter: Peggy Van Boxtel, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Co-Presenters: Katie Vanbeek, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater marjorie Rhine, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Mineral C Moderator: Phillip Elliot, Eastern Connecticut State University

The Challenge of Obtaining Honors Space Whether you are dying to carve out a new real estate niche for your program or remodel/refurbish existing space, this is the session for you. We will discuss the process 35 GENERAL SESSION, cont. 9:30 AM-10:45 AM from start to finish: from making the argument for honors space, to planning the space, Mineral C to working with donors and builders.

Presenter: Donna Menis, Saint Francis University Co-Presenter: Kathryn Knorr, Saint Francis University Y

The Budget Battle: Getting the Most Bang for a Very Small Buck Acquiring funding for Honors Programs is an ongoing battle, especially for community colleges already strapped for money. That does not mean we cannot provide Honors students with quality experiences. Our panelists will share their practical secrets to working with minimal money and ask attendees to share their solutions to budget woes. FRI D A Presenter: elaine Torda, Orange County Community College (SUNY) Co-Presenters: Bruce Thompson, Frederick Community College alison Primoza, San Diego Mesa College sandra Hofsommer, North Hennepin Community College

Mineral D Moderator: ada Long, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Creative Tensions and Honors General Education—Teaching and Learning Developing a comprehensive Honors general education curriculum requires reconciling Honors’ needs with disciplinary developments and general education goals. Resolving these tensions necessitates compromises but has also resulted in a high degree of faculty involvement and satisfaction, an enhanced Honors general education curriculum, and improved cooperation between Honors and departments.

Presenter: george Mariz, Western Washington University

Three Perspectives: The Integration of the College Composition Requirement into a Core Curriculum Model—Teaching and Learning Students who successfully complete the first two semesters of the Honors Core have their college composition requirement waived. But are they getting what they need? The Dean, a faculty member, and a staff member with expertise in composition discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the current model and possible modifications.

Presenter: Charlie Slavin, University of Maine Co-Presenters: lauren Marshall, University of Maine mark Haggerty, University of Maine

Mineral E Moderator: erin Mountz, Towson University The Honors Think Tank: Creative Tensions in Service Learning The Honors Think Tank is a two-semester seminar that provides students with the opportunity to propose, implement, and evaluate a service-learning project as a team. Students in the seminar are challenged to overcome creative tensions while combining their strengths and talents for the benefit of their campus and community.

Presenter: amanda Wilson, University of Northern Iowa Co-Presenters: matt Rohden, University of Northern Iowa emily Sorensen, University of Northern Iowa

general session sarah Stiefel, University of Northern Iowa Jodi Sweeney, University of Northern Iowa

A ‘Reality’ in Service Learning and in the Classroom Honors students at Paradise Valley Community College researched, planned, and implemented innovative service projects to address community issues. This session will present two examples: one team’s approach to homelessness in Phoenix and a group’s documentary trip called SLICE, where students embarked on a journey of self-discovery and cultural awareness.

Presenter: sherry Adams, Paradise Valley Community College Co-Presenters: rick Vaughn, Paradise Valley Community College melinda Ostrander, Paradise Valley Community College James Cogo, Paradise Valley Community College Diane Wrightman, Paradise Valley Community College

36 9:30 AM-10:45 AM Moderator: Yvonne Milspaw, Harrisburg Area Community College

Mineral F The Honors College and Student Development This session is geared towards faculty/administrators who wish to establish a community of scholars. Virginia Commonwealth University’s Honors College provides numerous programs and student services that foster student learning and personal growth. Please FRI D A join us as we review student development theories and how to engage students outside of the classroom.

Presenter: Carrie Connolly, Virginia Commonwealth University

Autonomy v. Uncertainty: Creative Tensions in Liminal Growth Knowledge is a lifelong journey, autonomous from authoritative prompting. Perry asserts Y that mature autonomy requires facing uncertainty. This panel examines how honors can foster an unusual peer-mentoring network that goes beyond institutional boundaries, providing direction and a forum for dialogue through which students further their quest as autonomous thinkers.

Presenter: Craig Schuff, Tennessee Technological University Co-Presenters: Don Loskot, Tennessee Technological University Jon Jones, Tennessee Technological University Quinton Westrich, Tennessee Technological University avery Edwards, Tennessee Technological University

student interdisciplinary research panels Student Interdisciplinary Research Panels (SIRP): Gender Roles, Feminism, and Romance in Popular Culture 9:30 AM-10:45 AM Granite A Moderator: Bernice Braid, former NCHC president (1979) From comic books to romance novels to reality television, these papers investigate the tensions that surface in popular representations of gender roles and explore how women might assert themselves when challenged by repressive hierarchies.

Wonder Woman: Feminists and Superhero Comics This research paper will focus on the relationship between feminism and comics, specifically the superhero genre of DC and Marvel. It will explore feminist reaction and activism in regards to the comics, as well as how the feminist movement inspired changes in comic material, from Gloria Steinem to contemporary activism.

Presenter: tabitha Lucas, Franklin Pierce College

(Mis)Representations of Hierarchy and Binary Oppositions: Equality and Feminism in the Modern Romance Novel Romance novels are commonly misperceived to be anti-feminist literature. On first reading, they seem to display a hierarchal power relationship that places the heroine in a submissive role. However, a deeper understanding proves the opposite: the modern romance novel actually portrays a progressively equal relationship between hero and heroine.

Presenter: andrea Drygas, Emerson College

Happily Ever After in the Bachelor’s Romance Machine: The Perpetuation of American Consumerism through Diorama Hyperrealism and Heteronormative Relations The Bachelor is a part of a wave of reality TV shows that have become popular in the United States. There is a wide array of ways in which the media participates in the reproduction of capitalist social relations, and The Bachelor is one of many attempts

Presenter: sonja Todorovich, Emerson College

ARTS IN HONORS EDUCATION

9:30 AM-11:00 AM Flute Ensemble Rehearsal Quartz B Director: P. Brent Register, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Participants: sarah Marshall, University of Maine, Orono 37 Julie Gaines, Longwood University MEETINGs 9:30 AM-11:00 AM Assessment and Evaluation, Granite C 10:30 AM-11:30 AM SRHC Executive Board Meeting, Quartz A

Y GENERAL SESSION 11:00 AM-12:15 PM Moderator: Betsy Yarrison, University of Baltimore

Capitol 1 Creative Tensions: The Development of Honors Learning Assessments This presentation will describe the process whereby the Ina E. Gordy Honors College at Mississippi University for Women developed, applied, and evaluated learning

FRI D A assessments at several levels of the curriculum. The speaker will provide handouts of learning-assessment rubrics and will invite audience participation.

Presenter: eric Daffron, Mississippi University for Women

Portfolios: A Ticket to Your Future The WSU Honors Program has incorporated a portfolio component into the Introduction to Honors course. The portfolio assists students, faculty, and staff in personal and program assessment. Its format is an excellent medium through which students can track individual progress, prepare for academic objectives, and sharpen organizational skills.

Presenter: marilyn Diamond, Weber State University Co-Presenter: leanna Riddle, Weber State University

Anatomy of an Honors College Program Review A description of the preparation for, conducting of, and outcomes resulting from an Honors College program review at a large university from the perspectives of both the college administrators and external program reviewers.

Presenter: robert McMahon, The University of Texas at Arlington Co-Presenters: Rosalie Otero, The University of New Mexico roland Pack, Freed-Hardeman University

Capitol 2 Moderator: Douglas Peterson, University of South Dakota

Honors and the Environment Students and Faculty of the Honors College of the University of Maine will explore environmental themes across the two-year civilizations curriculum and in the junior-level topics seminars. We will consider how integration of environmentalism into the core curriculum raises student awareness of current environmental issues and challenges.

Presenter: margaret Killinger, University of Maine Co-Presenters: mark Haggerty, University of Maine Kathleen Ellis, University of Maine

Student-Directed Honors Colloquium on Global Climate Change Presentation regarding student involvement in the creation, development, and presentation of an honors colloquium based on the issues surrounding global climate change.

general session Presenter: robert Burns, South Dakota State University Co-Presenters: Patrick Weber, South Dakota State University Chris Daugaard, South Dakota State University nels Granholm, South Dakota State University Patrick Kane, South Dakota State University

Capitol 3 Moderator: Kim Klein, Shippensburg University Exploring Global Citizenship in an Honors College This presentation will focus on the exploration of ideas intended to bring a global and community perspective to Honors students through establishing partnerships outside of the university setting. These partnerships will enable Honors students to become global citizens and to recognize the importance of their involvement in world affairs.

Presenter: Christopher Walther, Pace University, Pleasantville Co-Presenters: michael DeRario, Pace University, Pleasantville Danielle Ricciardi, Pace University, Pleasantville 38 Christopher Uhlick, Pace University, Pleasantville

11:00 AM-12:15 PM Moderator: ricki Shine, Clemson University Capitol 5 Urban Overflow: The Gentrification of a Prominent Denver Neighborhood Highland Neighborhood of Denver has been host to a series of ethnic dominances throughout the years, and the impact of these populations is reflected in the layered architectural vernacular. Recent construction in LoDo has extended high-rise loft FRI D A apartment buildings into Highland, dispersing current residents. This study investigates the social impact of this gentrification project and concludes with simple efforts for how residents can clean up the neighborhood and how developers can preserve the rich architecture by paying homage to the diverse ethnic past in their designs.

Presenter: lisa Willman, Iowa State University Y Capitol 6 Moderator: Barry McCauliff, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

The Use of Focus Groups in the Assessment of the Honors Experience Common assessment strategies consist of Likert-scale instruments, which provide valuable information. Inclusion of qualitative strategies for gathering assessment information adds another dimension into the understanding of the experience of Honors students and their satisfaction. Additionally, focus groups can serve as the catalyst for an environment supportive of a continuous feedback loop.

Presenter: amy Cossentino, Youngstown State University

The Impact of Honors Programs on Undergraduate Academic Performance, Retention, and Graduation This study examined the academic performance, retention, and degree-completion rates of two groups of honors students, those who completed all their honors program requirements versus students who started off in honors programs but did not complete program requirements (partial honors). Students were compared to students who had comparable pre-college academic credentials, but who did not participate in honors programs (high-ability students). Results revealed partial honors program exposure does not significantly enhance academic performance, graduation rates, nor time to degree beyond achievements by other high-ability students who were never part of the programs.

Presenter: John Cosgrove, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

general session Capitol 7 Moderator: Bill Atwill, University of North Carolina Wilmington

The Challenges and Rewards of Peace Corps Service Few opportunities offer creative tensions or challenging environments equal to that facing Peace Corps Volunteers. They work in unfamiliar cultures and countries and use languages that are new to them. As a returned volunteer, I will discuss the application process, training, typical experiences, and the benefits for honors students.

Presenter: mary Middlemas, Georgia Perimeter College

Centennial F Exploring Art Song through Tensions in Society Since language first began to comment on and express humankind’s reaction to the world through poetry, musicians have taken those words and composed songs to heighten and clarify the sentiments expressed. This session explores art song through the tensions in society that inspired both the poet and the composer. Song settings by Alma Mahler-Werfel, Charles Ives, Francis Poulenc, and Benjamin Britten of contemporary texts will be included. This session takes the form of a lecture recital with PowerPoint and performance of art song by singer and pianist.

Presenter: Joyce Hall Wolf, voice recital, Eastern Kentucky University

Centennial G Moderator: ruth Ost, Temple University

Terrifying Encounters and Breathtaking Vistas: Literature Across the Frontier After the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803-1806, the West seized the imagination of artists. This panel explores the West as an imaginative crucible whose distinctly American literary forms (such as captivity narratives, frontier fictions, and Romantic histories) yielded surprisingly different and often conflicting visions of the West.

Presenter: Paula Kopacz, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: Chelsea Coffey, Eastern Kentucky University Brittany Pelgen, Eastern Kentucky University amanda Rice, Eastern Kentucky University tiffany Bowles, Eastern Kentucky University 39 GENERAL SESSION, cont. 11:00 AM-12:15 PM Mineral C 11:00 AM-12:15 PM Slavery of the Mind Centennial G Using pro-slavery texts and slave narratives, we will examine the ideology of slavery and the devastating psychological effects of racism that black slaves experienced in the old south. We will explore modern outlets of racism, including the origins and tactics of the

Y Ku Klux Klan and its transformation over time.

Presenter: Chris Neumann, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: David Anderson, Eastern Kentucky University ray Arnold, Eastern Kentucky University isabelle White, Eastern Kentucky University Barbara Hussey, Eastern Kentucky University FRI D A KaSandra Barnes, Eastern Kentucky University

Centennial H Moderator: P.K. Weston, Point Park University Bharatnatyam Bharatnatyam, a classical dance from Tamil Nadu in South India, is one of the oldest and richest classical dances of India. I will narrate the mythological and historical origins of Bharatnatyam, describe the intricate eye and neck movements, and the numerous hand gestures that bring to life the stories depicted in our dance dramas. After a short PowerPoint presentation and a showcase of objects such as costumes and dance bells. I will present a short drama piece that encompasses all of the aspects of Bharatnatyam and how it symbolizes beauty and aesthetic perfection.

Presenter: Josna Haritha, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Discovery, Invention, and Creativity through the Honors Great Works Requirement at Brigham Young University The Great Works requirement of Brigham Young University’s Honors Program provides students with the unique opportunity to respond to experiences with great literature, music, and dance performances, visual arts and architecture, theatre productions, and film. These experiences allow students to make discoveries in many different disciplines.

Presenter: Katie McNey, Brigham Young University Co-Presenter: Jeanne Wilson, Brigham Young University

Mineral B Moderator: melinda Frederick, Prince George’s Community College

UHON Student Assistantships: Foundations for Personal Creativity in a Challenging Academic Environment Each semester the UTC Honors Program offers a limited number of paid student assistant- ship positions, in which pairs consisting of one student assistant and one faculty member are assigned based on applications submitted by the professors and interest expressed by qualified students. Assistants help with research, publications, and other tasks.

Presenter: Karin Tillstrom, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Co-Presenter: DeMarcus Pegues, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

The Importance of Getting an Internship: How Honors Can Help It is becoming more important for college graduates to have experience when looking general session for a job, but many students are unaware of the potential benefits of internships. We will discuss the possibility of making internships a required component of an Honors curriculum to give students the extra push they need.

Presenter: morgan Bickford, The University of Maine Co-Presenter: meghan Simonds, The University of Maine

Mineral C Moderator: Terry Jewett, Monroe College

Creating an Outlet for Law-Bound Honors Scholars How do you challenge Honors Students interested in law school on a campus lacking law-based extracurricular activities? How do you raise interest in a field with little campus visibility? You must create a challenging, competitive organization in which students are invited to explore and encouraged to succeed.

Presenter: Paula Porter, Westminster College Co-Presenter: John Cook IV, Westminster College 40 11:00 AM-12:15 PM Collaborative Advising: Building a Bridge between Engineering Education Mineral C and Honors First-year honors students in engineering are intellectually gifted yet challenging to advise. This presentation will discuss the advantages of a collaborative advising network between the Calhoun Honors College and the General Engineering Program

at Clemson University. FRI D A

Presenter: Dana Irvin, Clemson University Co-Presenter: lib Crockett, Clemson University

Getting into Medical School: A Medical School Panel for Students by Students

The Annual Pre-Med Panel, sponsored by the Honors Program Student Council at Y the University of Georgia, is the most well-attended program of the year. In our presentation, we will discuss the process of selecting panel members, the topics discussed, and the advertising strategies used to attract a large audience.

Presenter: Bilal Yousufzai, University of Georgia Co-Presenter: Dev Cheti, University of Georgia

Mineral D Moderator: lydia Lyons, Hillsborough Community College

The Creative Challenges of Honors Collaborations—Teaching and Learning University of Maine at Augusta and Hillsborough Community College of Tampa, Florida, collaborated to host a deliberative forum on immigration. This presentation discusses issues that arose from a complicated project. Additionally, the learning opportunities that came from this challenging endeavor are examined from a student’s viewpoint.

Presenter: Walt Ellis, Hillsborough Community College Co-Presenters: Kathleen King, University of Maine at Augusta Jasmine Dupont, The University of Maine at Augusta alaric Perhot, Hillsborough Community College Jon Schlenker, University of Maine at Augusta

Social Tensions and Challenging Environments of United States Immigration— Teaching and Learning From the earliest days of American immigration, there have been conflicts over resources. Collaborative findings from deliberative forums conducted in Maine and Florida will be general session examined. The history of immigration within the United States, as well as the social, cultural, economic, and educational impacts of immigration, will be explored.

Presenter: Walt Ellis, Hillsborough Community College Co-Presenters: Kathleen King, University of Maine at Augusta nathan Grant, University of Maine at Augusta Kelly Deprez, University of Maine at Augusta Jonah Gorski, Hillsborough Community College

Mineral E Moderator: margaret Franson, Valpraiso University International Studies as Part of the Honors Curricula International studies provide a unique opportunity for our Honors students to not only learn more about the world they live in but to also distinguish themselves from other students after they graduate. This presentation is intended to help develop interest and capacity for international development for our Honors Programs.

Presenter: Pam Ryan, Morehead State University

Extreme Engagement: International Undergraduate Research and Service The McMaster School for Advancing Humanity, Defiance College, a catalyst for extreme engagement, challenges students to apply their academic expertise to impact humanity in areas such as Cambodia, Belize, and Thailand. Honors students strategically prepare for this intentional learning through academic, urban, and international experiences and their affiliate learning communities.

Presenter: Mary Ann Studer, Defiance College

41 GENERAL SESSION, cont.

11:00 AM-12:15 PM Moderator: Susan Carrafiello, Wright State University

Mineral F Creative Tensions within Honors Recruiting The opportunity to explore creative recruiting methods can be worthwhile and rewarding. However, the process can also be overwhelming and bring tension to the Y Honors environment. This presentation will provide insights, strategies, and techniques for implementing plans based on the recruitment initiatives within the Honors Program at Temple University.

Presenter: rebecca Oliver, Temple University Co-Presenter: Amanda Neuber, Temple University FRI D A Cultivating Student Leadership’ and Honors: The Case of American University Honors 101 This session examines the value of creating opportunities to build student-leadership skills while achieving a programmatic goal like a semester-long Freshman Orientation Program. Students attest to how this twin approach benefits both Honors students and community as a whole.

Presenter: Paula McCabe, American University

Peer Mentoring: The Key to Freshman Success Honors peer mentoring provides a social framework for incoming honors students to interact with established honors students and learn from the mentors’ experiences. The honors community benefits by having more knowledgeable students and an enhanced sense of engagement at all levels.

Presenter: tony Sarda, Lamar University Co-Presenters: Jessica Byerly, Lamar University Donna Birdwell, Lamar University

STUDENT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PANELS (SIRP): Minorities and Cultural Assimilation: Literary and Historical Analysis

11:00 AM-12:15 PM Moderator: Jocelyn Jackson, former NCHC president (1986) Granite A This panel explores the tensions that emerge when ethnic minorities attempt to assimilate and overcome challenges presented by various features of their adopted homelands.

Examining Otherness: Assimilations, Murder, and Suicide in Shakespeare’s Othello This essay examines Othello’s status as a dark “Other” in a white world, his attempts at assimilation, and the devastating consequences that emerge, ultimately proposing that these consequences are, in fact, Othello’s final attempts to assimilate.

Presenter: amanda Bert, North Central College

The Distasteful Melting Pot: Non-Western Immigration as Addressed in Steinbeck’s East of Eden This research paper discusses Steinbeck’s portrayal of the character Lee in East of Eden and how he struggles as a Chinese-American immigrant in a European-influenced society and exposes the changing face of immigration in the United States at the beginning of the 20th Century.

Presenter: Kimberly Schneider, Elmhurst College

Policies of the Czechoslovakian Government Regarding its Roma Minority, 1978-1988 This presentation is a section of a larger paper I am writing. The larger paper is an investigation of the policies of the Czechoslovakian government toward their Roma minority from 1948 to 1989. In this presentation, I will discuss the years 1978 to 1988.

Presenter: sapphire Diamant-Rink, The University of Montana student interdisciplinary research panels research student interdisciplinary MEETING 42 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Personnel, Granite B GENERAL SESSION 1:00 PM-2:15 PM Moderator: Kevin Dodson, Lamar University

Capitol 1 Art and Propaganda from the Wolfsonian Collection: A Research and

Publishing Project FRI D A This year-long research project usied sixteen of the 100,000 objects from Miami’s nationally recognized Wolfsonian Museum of Decorative & Propaganda Arts. Aesthetics and visions of changing socio-political values were primary criteria. The professionally printed publication will be included in major university and archival libraries such as The Library of Congress.

Y Presenter: John Kneski, Associate Dean, Florida International University-Miami Co-Presenters: Elie Ahto, Florida International University-Miami gerardo Gomez, Florida International University-Miami montserrat De Para, Florida International University-Miami

Students as Curators: Art as an Instrument of War This panel presents FIU’s Aesthetics & Values Research and Exhibition Project. This engages students in the research, curation, and coordination of an exhibition of contemporary Miami artists. While gaining a perspective on the social significance of controversial art, students manage all exhibition aspects, including artist selection, fundraising, and public relations.

Presenter: John Bailly, Florida International University-Miami Co-Presenters: rocio Perez, Florida International University-Miami alejandro Diaz-Ferguson, Florida International University-Miami Diana Medina, Florida International University-Miami Katrina Rodriguez, Florida International University-Miami

Art Dynamics Art Dynamics is a brief representation of the different art movements, their social and political motivations, and consequences. The most famous works of a few artists like Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Henri Matisse, and many others shall provide a brief insight into the dynamics of the art world.

Presenter: aditi Khurana, Cerritos Community College general session

Capitol 2 Moderator: Daniel J. Martin, Rockhurst University

Academic Affairs & Student Affairs: A True Collaboration in Honors The University Honors Program at California State University, Fullerton, has two directors. One, a faculty member, represents Academic Affairs and has the title Director of the University Honors Program. The other, the Director of Honors and Scholars Support Services, represents Student Affairs. We will discuss the benefits of this collaboration.

Presenter: Susan Jacobsen, California State University, Fullerton Co-Presenter: Carmen Curiel, California State University, Fullerton

The Full-Balanced College Experience Learn the importance of being not just academically involved with your honors program, but socially involved throughout campus life via student organizations such as SGA, Ambassadors, or Greek Life, which can enhance your college experience!

Presenter: Kayla Wright, University of West Florida

Capitol 3 Moderator: sally Pyle, University of North Dakota

How to Increase Giving Tenfold Need money for scholarships, research fellowships, or travel courses? This presentation will outline how the South Carolina Honors College at the University of South Carolina increased its giving tenfold in one year. Topics will include: Capital campaign planning, board support, annual giving, major gift fundraising, and class-level appeals.

Presenter: Chappell Wilson, South Carolina Honors College-University of South Carolina Co-Presenter: Davis Baird, South Carolina Honors College-University of South Carolina

43 GENERAL SESSION, cont. 1:00 PM-2:15 PM Creative Fundraising in Your Challenging Environment! Capitol 3 How do you create that one-of-a-kind, successful fundraiser? This session focuses on how students from the Shippensburg University Honors Program planned and executed several creative fundraisers on campus. Learn how we succeeded in fundraising and

Y then join our discussion of fundraising on different campus environments.

Presenter: michelle Baker, Shippensburg University Co-Presenter: elizabeth Kusko, Shippensburg University

Capitol 5 Moderator: eddie Grover-Bisker, University of Missouri-Rolla

FRI D A Fostering Student Recognition An honors program focused primarily on growth and prestige may gain program stature at the expense of losing individual student recognition. The Lock Haven University Honors Program fosters student recognition through an Annual Awards Banquet dedicated to acknowledging the accomplishments of its outstanding students, faculty, and administrators.

Presenter: heather Long, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Co-Presenter: Joseph McGinn, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Priming the Pump: Developing Articulation Agreements between Honors Colleges/Programs and High Schools Last year, the Honors College responded positively to a proposal from a local high school to develop an articulation agreement. Representatives from each institution will discuss the history, structure, and benefits of this innovative partnership. We hope to engage the audience in some brainstorming for fresh and innovative ideas.

Presenter: Charlie Slavin, University of Maine Co-Presenter: Julie Hackett, Brewer High School & University of Maine

Capitol 6 Moderator: molly Stauffer, Phi Kappa Phi

Religion on Campus Most campuses have religious organizations for students. We intend to explore the creative tensions and challenging environments among these groups and state- sponsored universities by examining policies and procedures on campuses and the ‘free expression’ and ‘establishment’ clauses of the Constitution with the audience.

Presenter: Bruce MacLaren, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: rodney Pratt, Eastern Kentucky University Kara Lairson, Eastern Kentucky University Kristin Adams, Eastern Kentucky University alban Holyoke, Eastern Kentucky University

Capitol 7 Moderator: michael Cahall, Duquesne University

Honors Sociology: Creating Deviance as a Challenging Environment As students in Honors Introduction to Sociology, we studied deviance and the social effects of deviant behavior. In order to understand social sanctions related to norms and behaviors, individually we broke a social norm and then, as a class, accepted a general session consumer pledge, breaking another social norm for college students.

Presenter: Joyce Fields, Columbia College Co-Presenters: susie Ball, Columbia College homa Hassan, Columbia College morgan Small, Columbia College sametta Taylor, Columbia College grace Wells, Columbia College Jessica Williams, Columbia College

Expanding the Honors Environment: Parent Organizations Honors communities can be expanded to include the parents of our students. Parents of honors students are likely to be engaged with their child’s education, and they have many resources and expertise to offer. Share how you have used parent talent to enhance the honors experience.

martin Dupuis, University of Central Florida, The Burnett Honors College 44 Presenter: 1:00 PM-2:15 PM Contradicting the American Idol Effect: Centennial F Using Research to Build Artistic Collaborations This session is an exploration of the many ways students and faculty can develop research projects in the arts, either in their own areas or with other disciplines. Teaching and learning applications, especially in honors curricula, will also be explored as ways

to enhance student engagement with the arts. FRI D A

Presenter: Daniel Johnson, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Avoiding Pitfalls While Celebrating the Visual Arts in Honors This session examines the annual honors art exhibition organized by the University of

Dayton Honors Program for the past seven years. Learn about some potential pitfalls to Y avoid while we discuss how the exhibitions are organized and some of the benefits this program reaps for the students and the Program.

Presenter: Patricia M. Hart, University of Dayton Co-Presenter: Jeanne R. Palermo, University of Dayton

Centennial G Moderator: ralph Leary, Clarion University of Pennsylvania American Film and the American Dream: Tensions Anyone? Faculty panelists will discuss the evolution of a course on The American Dream and the pedagogical impact of using film to raise social, economic, and political issues. Students will discuss whether watching films helped them analyze the dream and better under- stand how utopian ideas of America influence their lives.

Presenter: richard Freed, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: Serena Bishop, Eastern Kentucky University lindsey Cross, Eastern Kentucky University Bradley Harn, Eastern Kentucky University mick Miller, Eastern Kentucky University

Cinematic Representations of Rome: Creative Tensions between Historical Truth and Contemporary Concerns Examining popular films and video series, the panel will explore how cinematic representations of Roman culture reflect current issues, ideas, and audience

expectations. Themes include diversity issues (slavery, gender inequality, race, religion) general session and imperial ideology. Thus, creative tensions between historical authenticity and contemporary concerns are identified and cautiously interpreted.

Presenter: theodor Langenbruch, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: Perry Bolduc, Eastern Kentucky University Billy Colemire, Eastern Kentucky University amanda Rice, Eastern Kentucky University erin Strickland, Eastern Kentucky University

Mineral B Moderator: Alison Primoza, San Diego Community College

Service Learning as an Honors First-Year Experience To promote well-roundedness in our students, we recently partnered with Junior Achievement to provide a service-learning opportunity for all 500 of our Honors fresh- men. We describe the positive outcomes of this civic-engagement program and explain how Honors programs can form community partnerships with organizations such as Junior Achievement.

Presenter: alvin Wang, University of Central Florida Co-Presenters: Kelly Astro, University of Central Florida martin Dupuis, University of Central Florida alexandra Sheldon, University of Central Florida Megan White, University of Central Florida

Funds for Philanthropy Do not let a tight budget deter you from making a difference! Many philanthropic events require organizations to raise substantial amounts of money to participate. Discover how you can successfully host and fundraise for a variety of volunteer events.

Presenter: erin Thompson, University of Central Florida, The Burnett Honors College Co-Presenters: abbey Martin, University of Central Florida, The Burnett Honors College Jordan Ostroff, University of Central Florida, The Burnett Honors College Janine Vance, University of Central Florida, The Burnett Honors College 45 GENERAL SESSION, cont. 1:00 PM-2:15 PM University Honors and Community Fundraising: Challenging Students to Ascend Mineral B to New Heights in Community Involvement The UTC Honors Program challenges Honors students to host two annual fundraisers for local charities, raising thousands of dollars and involving students in the community.

Y Honors students are solely responsible for coordinating the event and creating substantial, creative marketing campaigns. Every year students ascend to new heights of community involvement.

Presenter: Daniel Hunley, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Co-Presenters: nathan Malone, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Karin Tillstrom, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga FRI D A Mineral C Moderator: Jeffrey Shokler, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Building a Sense of Community in the Honors Program through a First-Year Orientation Retreat The goal of the Elizabethtown College Honors Outdoor Orientation Trek (HOOT) was to build the foundation of community among incoming first-year honors students before they integrated with the larger campus community during fall orientation by providing a day-long retreat at a camp and challenge course.

Presenter: Dana Mead, Elizabethtown College Co-Presenters: Carla Baran, Elizabethtown College Kristina Psitos, Elizabethtown College

Honors Program Welcome Week-Northeastern University The Honors Program hosts an honors-specific Welcome Week for incoming first-year students before fall classes begin. Goals include creating a sense of community for honors students through a common reading program, faculty-led workshops, team building activities, an author visit, and social activities throughout the week.

Presenter: lauren Pouchak, Northeastern University Co-Presenter: melissa Lulay, Northeastern University

Late Summer Honors: An Early Start to Success in the Honors Program (and a Great Recruitment Tool) This presentation will focus on an annual Honors opportunity at Brigham Young University: Late Summer Honors. LSH helps incoming freshmen get excited for, and feel less intimidated by, their impending university experience, but also serves as a tool to recruit the best and brightest students.

Presenter: erica Shumway, Brigham Young University Co-Presenter: nigel Reuel, Brigham Young University

Mineral D Moderator: gita Alaghband, University of Colorado-Denver

Team-Taught/Student-Taught: Exploring Beyond Expertise—Teaching and Learning Students and professors from our Issues in Social Sciences freshmen course, “Rwanda: the 1994 Genocide and Its Origins,” will discuss how venturing out of our comfort zone of teaching expertise compelled an innovative all-class learning project.

general session Presenter: lucy Morrison, Salisbury University Co-Presenters: Creston Long, Salisbury University Zachary Haney, Salisbury University Jeremy Riffle, Salisbury University Kiernan Waters, Salisbury University

The Battle for the Grade: Putting Emphasis Where It Belongs—On Learning and Mastery—Teaching and Learning What is a grade? What does it measure? Must high levels of stress be associated with earning it? The director of an honors program, an honors faculty member, and three honors students explore these questions and discuss why the use of alternative assessment practices have affected how they answer them.

Presenter: nancy Reichert, Southern Polytechnic State University Co-Presenters: ann Parker, Southern Polytechnic State University Brandon Bradford, Southern Polytechnic State University 46 Jonathan Meek, Southern Polytechnic State University Valerie Overcash, Southern Polytechnic State University 1:00 PM-2:15 PM Moderator: linda Harlow, Ohio State University Mineral E Dropped in the Jungle: Honors Students Put to the Test Honors opened our minds to the world and empowered us to make a difference. Our professional, academic, and interpersonal skills were put to the test in the challenging environments of Cambodia and Belize. This presentation will detail how Honors students FRI D A applied their academic expertise when dropped in the jungle.

Presenter: Alyssa Shuherk, Defiance College Co-Presenters: Kaitlin Studer, Defiance College Lindsey Whitman, Defiance College

Honors Initiatives for Prospective Students Y Interested in creating a recruitment program for prospective students? We will discuss the development of our organization from creating a program structure and training coordinators and volunteers to planning various recruitment events. In addition, we will share information on our unique relationship with the Ambassador Program through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Presenter: missy Korduner, University of Connecticut Co-Presenter: samantha Sherwood, University of Connecticut

Bringing in the Best: Creative Solutions for Succeeding in Honors Admission and Recruitment In this presentation we will discuss how our program has invigorated the university’s admission and recruitment process for high-ability students. Through partnerships with Admissions, Communications, Academic Divisions, and current students, we have increased the volume, diversity, and academic profile of both our applicant pool and incoming class.

Presenter: Kristy Burton, Miami University Co-Presenters: Alan Cook, Miami University stephanie Spoelstra, Miami University

Mineral F Moderator: stephen W. Kiefer, Kansas State University

How to Run a Successful Honors Council general session The Honors Council embraces aspects of a business through autonomous student leadership by molding its members into successful task managers and team players. Find out our active organization’s formula for success and learn how to create and manage a successful student-run Honors Council at your own institution.

Presenter: samantha Sherwood, University of Connecticut

Kick Me: The Growing Pains of an Honors Student Association in a University Environment The Honors Student Association at Syracuse, in its five-year existence, has undergone a number of growing pains and successfully met a number of challenges. In a lively, interactive presentation, members of HSA will share successes and setbacks of a young organization, and explore innovative ideas for future directions with participants.

Presenter: stephen Wright, Syracuse University Co-Presenters: maggie Gordon, Syracuse University Colin Fanning, Syracuse University rachel Fus, Syracuse University

Mineral G Discussing Honors Students: Legality, Legitimacy, Utility Formal and informal conversations about students are an inevitable part of academic life. At its most extreme, the seriousness of these exchanges is obvious when one considers the tragedy at Virgina Tech. The panel of faculty members, a department chair, and an honors director will engage the audience in a conversation about a variety of issues pertaining to this discourse: recognizing legal parameters, maintaining confidentiality, expressing legitimate concerns regarding students, identifying and sharing problems, and enhancing cohesiveness and collegiality among those working with students in honors.

Presenter: Jeffrey Portnoy, Georgia Perimeter College Co-Presenters: Joe Cannon Jr., Georgia Perimeter College ray Huebschmann, Georgia Perimeter College Diane Kreutzer, Georgia Perimeter College 47 STUDENT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PANELS (SIRP): Gender Roles and Conflict in Literature and Television

These papers critique the exploration of feminine identity by uncovering the possibilities and challenges of asserting a female self in texts from film, television, and literature.

sam Schuman, former NCHC president (1992) Y 1:00 PM-2:15 PM Moderator: Granite A Listening to Emilia: The Personal Ethics and Values of Othello’s Second Female Lead This paper explores the ethics and values of Emilia’s character in Othello. Emilia should speak what she knows but cannot due to the oppressive value system of her Renaissance

FRI D A patriarchal society. As the play concludes, Emilia’s personal values overcome her societal restraints, and she speaks, tragically causing her death.

Presenter: michelle LeDonne, North Central College

Therefore, I Am: The Construction and Deconstruction of Identity in J.D. Salinger’s “For Esmé–With Squalor” This paper examines the shattered psyche of the story’s protagonist. The paper accomplishes this analysis through the lens of Jacques Lacan’s The Mirror Stage.

Presenter: William Hall, Emerson College

Quiet Desperation: Finding the Feminist in Desperate Housewives Using feminist theory and its camp background, one takes a look at how the television show Desperate Housewives portrays females in an empowered manner. Through antics and embellished actions, the five female characters deconstruct the assigned roles and preconceived philosophy of the female identity in a patriarchal society.

Presenter: Christina Norman-Gohn, Emerson College

PANEL PRESENTATION 1:00 PM-2:30 PM Moderator: robert Baker, Fairmont State University

Quartz A Identifying Students for Prestigious Fellowships: How Honors Opportunities Can Help Students be Competitive Our panel will present information on how Honors programming, including early involvement in research, can prepare students for fellowships and scholarships.

Presenter: laura Damuth, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Co-Presenters: melissa Umbro, Pepperdine University Becky Mentzer, Illinois State University

GENERAL SESSION 1:00 PM-3:45 PM Moderator: Debra Holman, University of Northern Colorado

Centennial H Partners in the Parks This forum will launch our exciting learning initiative in American national parks. Speakers will report on the Bryce Canyon pilot and present programs planned for the next few years. Come if you wish to send students or develop a program in a national park in your region. Students are welcome.

Presenter: Joan Digby, Long Island University-C. W. Post Campus Co-Presenters: matthew Nickerson, Southern Utah University todd Peterson, Southern Utah University sirp/panel presentation/general session sirp/panel presentation/general

48 POSTER SESSION 2:00 PM-4:00 PM The World We Live In Capitol 4 The developing world is something that the West knows very little about. These people face several problems such as lack of basic healthcare, food, water, clothing, and

education. This paper summarizes the needs of a developing country and what the FRI D A AKDN does to help these people.

Presenter: irfan Tejani, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus

A Comparative Analysis of ESL Programs and the Educational Systems of

Various Hispanic Countries Y The purpose of this study was to investigate foreign school systems, immigration trends, English as a Second Language (ESL) programs in the United States, and the challenges faced by educators of non-English speakers. ESL teachers were surveyed to determine the areas of deficit in teaching ESL students.

Presenter: lauren Maylath, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Co-Presenter: Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesus, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Public Space in Italy: The Relationship between Time and Space in the Monumental Piazza Both descriptive and analytical images of public urban space are to be contrasted with subjective interpretations of the milieu of the Italian piazza. Quotations regarding the piazza and explanatory text will accompany the images to explain connections to the hypothesis presented in the 5,000-word year-long research paper.

Presenter: Crystal Sepulveda, Florida International University-Miami

The Social Impact of Inventions, Innovations, and Architecture Introduced at World’s Fairs Inventions, innovations, and architecture introduced at World’s Fairs can gain global renown and popularity, and in turn affect the societies into which they are integrated. This historical presentation demonstrates how World’s Fairs have had an impact on modern society and why we should continue to recognize their importance.

Presenter: amanda Lachs, Florida International University poster session

Lesbian and Gay Families: Diversity—Not Perversity I will present the research evidence on the development of children reared in lesbian and gay families in comparison to children reared by heterosexual parents. Currently, heterosexism is used as the hierarchical model in parenting standards, creating an atmosphere of differences as negative. The hierarchical heterosexual approach will be challenged.

Presenter: melinda Schott-Ceccacci, University of West Georgia

Mental Illness as a Disability: Do College and University Students with Psychological Disorders Receive Proper Accommodations? Do universities provide accommodations for students with psychological disorders that are equivalent to those services provided to students with physical or learning disabilities, in terms of flexibility, variety of services offered, and willingness to provide services?

Presenter: Jennie Coyne, Gallaudet University

Geographical Influences on the D-Day Invasion An exploration of how the geography of Normandy influenced the D-Day invasion of 1944 is crucial to an understanding of this major event of World War II. Clearly, the effects of topography and climate proved to be salient factors in the planning, execution, and outcome of the invasion.

Presenter: sarah Silvernail, Longwood University

Lessons from the Dead: Mummies, Disease, and Modern Science This project explores how mummies are helping modern scientists combat the diseases of Chagas, Schistosomaisis, and Leishmaniasis. These diseases have plagued humanity for thousands of years and continue to be a threat. With the help of mummies, scientists are beginning to understand these diseases and formulate a cure for them. 49 Presenter: Kimberly Kovach, Western Wyoming Community College POSTER SESSION, cont. 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Mind Control, Black Magic, and Death Rays: The Technology of Control Capitol 4 and the Global War on Terror This presentation is a study of covert mind control experimentation. The state of the art in the field of mind control will be analyzed with a particular focus on the development

Y of bio-technological weapons. Mind control technology will be discussed in the context of the Global War on Terror.

Presenter: mikel Stone, Metropolitan State College of Denver

Flow-Deformed Conformations of Entangled Polymers as Persistent

FRI D A Random Walks From car parts to toys parts, from drink bottles to refrigerators, plastic plays an important role in our daily life. Therefore we need to have a deep understanding of the structure and properties of polymers. This work provides a mathematical model for the conformation of the polymers chains, the building blocks of plastics.

Presenter: ismael Yacoubou Djima, William E. Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York

Single-Sex Education v. Co-Educational Education: Is There Truly a Difference? Do students succeed in a single-sex setting academically and socially? Are females receiving less treatment in a co-educational surrounding? This poster presentation will evaluate the pros and cons of each institution by examining how both sexes respond in a co-educational or single-sex environment.

Presenter: melissa Kark, Marist College

Pi a la Mode: A Uniquely Fashionable Number Pi has fascinated people for centuries. Historical references to pi include the Bible and the ancient writings of Egypt and Babylon. Pi is currently used to test computer chips and to create encryptions. Research includes compilation of the history, mysteries, current usage, and computational formulae of pi.

Presenter: Kelly Deprez, University of Maine at Augusta

Production of Sphingosine Analogue Studies have implicated sphingosine as a highly bioactive compound that reversibly inhibits protein kinase C, an important regulatory enzyme in cell growth. We will discuss the synthesis of sphingosine analogue prepared by the condensation of Gardner’s aldehyde and deprotection of tetradeclyamine to ultimately find a cure for cancer.

Presenter: Bette Ford, University of West Georgia

Coral Growth Rates and Photophysiology as Indicators of Reef Health along a Gradient of Environmental Quality Human impact on the environmental health of coral reefs is a critical issue in conservation efforts. To assess impact, we transplanted species of corals to sites on the coast of Curacao along a gradient of environmental quality (pristine to high impact),

poster session then measured growth rates. Findings and implications are presented.

Presenter: ashley Cedzo, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Off the Beaten Path: The Counterculture of the 1950s This research project will explore the cultural and creative tensions that inspired the Beat Generation’s poets and novelists to produce their work. It will focus on post-World War II America, the dawn of the nuclear age, and the mainstream conservative mindset against which the Beat counterculture struggled.

Presenter: Zarak Khan, University of North Florida Co-Presenter: sean Corcoran, University of North Florida

Vivo et Spiro: Medieval Heraldry as Knights’ Expression of Self and Family Heraldry did not emerge as a symbol to identify knights in battle but rather to demonstrate the individual likes and symbols of each knight, to be shown within elaborate pageantry. My poster displays this aspect of heraldry, which began as self-expression and transmogrified into family heritage in the middle ages. 50 Presenter: valerie McCullough, California University of Pennsylvania 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Blowing in the Wind: North Dakota’s Energy Potential Capitol 4 Wind energy is the key to environmental sustainability. However, public policy must be changed so that we can reap the benefits of wind power. My poster will examine the environmental and economic outlook for the creation of wind farms and the promotion of private windmills in North Dakota.

FRI D A Presenter: vanessa Anderson, Minot State University

Perceptual Nature: Monet’s Water Lilies as Eyes to the Natural World My poster illustrates Monet’s self-expression about the relationship of time and space as perceived through the eyes of a creative artist through his Water Lilies paintings. His

Water Lilies capture specific events or moments in time and bring perception and real Y time together as one through the use of light.

Presenter: Chelsea Mahosky, California University of Pennsylvania

How Women View Themselves through the Reflections of Media and Men Research results from a study on how women internalize men’s reaction to the ideal female model found in the media will be presented by the student author using a poster format. Findings of this study will be illustrated using graphs, figures, and illustrations. Applications for the findings will be discussed.

Presenter: amy Bishop, University of North Florida

Frank Lloyd Wright and Green Architecture This project explores the relation between the human and natural worlds revealed in works of green architecture. Focusing on Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as current examples, I also examine ways green architecture promotes a less competitive attitude toward nature, furthering the deep ecological goal of sustainability.

Presenter: michelle Noyer, Walsh University

Environmental Dangers of Mountaintop Removal The deeply disturbing practice of Mountaintop Removal coal mining is rapidly destroying areas of the majestic Appalachians. This process unfortunately creates a huge hazard to the environment. Not only does mountaintop removal completely stop the streams below from flowing, it also restricts water from actually reaching the soil. poster session Presenter: David Anderson, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: Blake Neumann, Eastern Kentucky University KaSandra Barnes, Eastern Kentucky University

Artistic Culture: How Tibetan Art Shows the Culture of the Time My research shows how the art of 11th-century Tibet illustrates not only the artists’ feelings but also the culture of the country. Buddhism is intertwined in the lives of every Tibetan from the meager peasant to the elite, and I analyze how that is expressed in the painting The Tara.

Presenter: Joshua Scott, California University of Pennsylvania

Democracy and Religion in Iraq What does democracy mean to the Iraqi people, and what role does religion play in the shaping of a democratic government? This poster will analyze these issues and examine ideas and theories of how democracy can succeed in Iraq.

Presenter: trevor Brennan, Gallaudet University

Tree-Ring History of Climate and Drought in the Lower Hudson River Valley Dendrochronology, the study of tree rings, indicates environmental and climatic change. Studying rings of Yellow Poplars and White Oaks from the lower Hudson River Valley allowed for an investigation of precipitation history and effects on tree growth. Results show intervals of reduced tree-ring growth, likely caused by drought conditions.

Presenter: Jessica Mulligan, William E. Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York Co-Presenters: samantha Balestriere, William E. Macaulay Honors College raymond Pfaff, William E. Macaulay Honors College nandhini Sudarsanan, The City University of New York 51 POSTER SESSION, cont. 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Predicting Hammett Sigma Constants from Gas-Liquid Chromatography Data Capitol 4 This study evaluates the possibility of predicting Hammett sigma constants for a series of substituted phenols by using retention times on methyl silicone capillary gas-liquid chromatography. Compounds with known constants were analyzed and the predictive

Y power of results was assessed.

Presenter: andrew Schulz, Walsh University

The Irish American Gangster: A Product of Discrimination This presentation follows the history of the Irish American gangster and examines how social, political, and economic discrimination encouraged organized crime among Irish FRI D A Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Presenter: Dusty Dye, Berry College

Genocide in Kosovo In the mid nineties, Serbian forces attempted to rid Kosovo, a southern Serbian province mostly occupied by Albanians, of its Albanian influence. The ramifications of the genocide that took place and of the delayed international response continue to plague the region and prevent it from prospering.

Presenter: florencia Lauria, Marist College

Catholicism in Antebellum North Carolina This history honors project explores the nature and expression of anti-Catholic sentiment in antebellum North Carolina, with specific respect to how that sentiment differed between areas with and without a Catholic population. The research also examines theological changes in Catholicism specific to antebellum North Carolina.

Presenter: evan Watson, University of North Carolina Wilmington

New Issues in Body Image Research results from a study on the interdependent relationships between body image, coping strategy, perceived social support, and sex will be presented by the student author using a poster format. Findings of this study will be illustrated using graphs, figures, and illustrations. Applications for the findings will be discussed.

Presenter: Kathryn Crabtree, University of North Florida

Angels Across Religions Although major religions disagree over many things, there is one aspect that all seem to share: angels. The role of angels in Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and other beliefs will be examined, along with the role of fallen angels or demons and what role they play in the cosmos.

Presenter: nick Olszyk, Chapman University Close-Knit Family or Distant Cousins: The Canadian and American Economy The economies of Canada and America have long been tied together through their

poster session economic fluctuations. How is it that these two different countries can affect each other so much? The answer lies in their ancestry and relationships as they expanded and developed two great nations.

Presenter: reba Cox, University of West Georgia

Dream Interpretation: Eavesdropping on our Inner Conversations All aspects of dreams depend on the experiences of the individual, so methods of dream analysis are difficult to standardize. Only through dreams can our mind digest occurrences in our conscious lives; thus dream interpretation is essential in order to understand the apparatus of our unconscious inner self.

Presenter: amanda Mulvihill, Marist College

United States War on Terror and Nazi Ideology This study examines similarities between historic Nazi ideology and the current United States war on terror.

52 Presenter: Jasmine Dupont, University of Maine at Augusta 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Sex Re-Education Capitol 4 Media images of sex flood our senses daily. How can society deal with sex education in a way that teaches young people how to make smart decisions that protect them, both medically and emotionally? This poster presents an innovative sex education curriculum addressing both psychological and physical sexual health.

FRI D A Presenter: Julie Meigs, Chapman University

Where Do I Fit in? A great debate has been raging about the role of men in child rearing and abortion rights. Results from two focus groups, one of men and one of women, as well as a

panel group of men on the topic will be presented. Y

Presenter: Mark Johnson, University of North Florida

Chlorofluorocarbons in the Earth’s Atmosphere Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the Earth’s atmosphere have been determined to be detrimental to the ozone layer, and a better understanding of how they interact in the atmosphere must be gained. By using Ab Initio calculations and spectroscopic methods these interactions are being studied and the longevity of CFCs found.

Presenter: amanda Steber, Eastern Illinois University

Social Security and Private Accounts: From One Country to Another In this research project, I used comparative data analysis to determine whether privatization proponents’ claims that decentralizing the Social Security program would improve economic and social indicators are valid.

Presenter: Jeremiah Curtis, Walsh University

A Hard-Knock Life: Orphans and Adoption Worldwide This project examines the causes and conditions of current orphan care systems. In different countries, governments are responding in drastically different ways. We explore those programs that are working well and those that are suffering, primarily focusing on the countries of Ecuador, Swaziland, Costa Rica, and the United States.

Presenter: emily Kinsey, Nyack College

Co-Presenters: Camille Ismay, Nyack College poster session Jaribel Torres, Nyack College amanda Hankins, Nyack College

B=f(c): Behavior as a Function of Convergence This study is an examination of two traditionally juxtaposed metatheories of psychology, behaviorism and psychoanalysis, by means of case study analysis, to identify implicit underlying theoretical and practical similarities. Implications of identified consistencies are then related to possibilities for integration of these traditionally opposed theoretical perspectives.

Presenter: Paul Tullis, University of West Georgia Co-Presenter: Josh Grubb, University of West Georgia

Effects of Aluminum on Phytoplankton Community Structure Phytoplankton are microscopic organisms at the base of the marine food web whose population sizes are affected by soluble trace metals. This study focuses on the effects of aluminum on phytoplankton in both a laboratory setting and in natural samples taken from Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur.

Presenter: raffaela Abbriano, University of San Diego

Running on Empty Few people understand just how oil dependent we have become. And even fewer people realize that we are depleting the world’s oil supply so fast that we will face a serious shortage within the 21st Century. As a society, we will need creative solutions to confront this impending crisis.

Presenter: Joy Buchanan, Chapman University Co-Presenters: Cameron Clark, Chapman University Jessee Dietch, Chapman University 53 POSTER SESSION, cont. 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Quasiracemate Studies of (R)-2-(3-methoxyphenoxy)propionic Acid and Capitol 4 (S)-2-(3-bromophenoxy)propionic Acid This poster details the use of quasiracemates to study the effects of molecular shape on observed supramolecular patterns. Single crystal X-ray diffraction was used to study the

Y complete family of structures (i.e., quasiracemate, racemates, and enantiopure compounds).

Presenter: meghan Breen, Eastern Illinois University

OSU-03012 Regulates Cell Growth in Vitro of Human Glioma Cells Glioblastoma multiforme is a form of cancer difficult to treat. Recent studies focus FRI D A on the use of the drug Wortmannin and its ability to inhibit certain pathways. The combi- nation of OSU-03012 with Wortmannin was statistically effective in limiting cell growth.

Presenter: David Hanna, Virginia Commonwealth University

The Culture of Cloth: Translating From Culture to Costume in Shakespeare’s King Lear Although it seems that today’s culture is based on image, England around the turn of the 17th century was completely dependent on the manufacturing of clothing eco- nomically and socially. See Shakespeare’s King Lear gain new life through hypothetical costuming based on clothing’s symbolic and cultural meaning in Shakespeare’s time.

Presenter: amber Bowden, Utah State University

Hip Hop’s Creative Tension: Representations and Misinterpretations In Disturbing the Peace: Politics of Language and Power in Hip Hop Culture, students analyzed the history and evolution of Hip Hop language to understand the contributions, controversies, and misunderstandings in Hip Hop culture. The four components of Hip Hop: rapping, break dancing, graffiti art, and DJing, will provide examples.

Presenter: Amber Jackson, Texas State University-San Marcos

Many Faiths, One Voice: A Study of Interfaith Dialogue, Spirituality, and Political Advocacy This study looks at interfaith dialogue and community activism through a case study of interfaith organizations in Missoula, Montana. Many Faiths, One Voice represents 10 different community organizations and 12 faith communities. Interviews with 10 key members will be displayed.

Presenter: leah Schnall, University of Montana-Missoula Co-Presenter: Jennifer Considine, University of Montana-Missoula

A Study on the Affects of Moisture on the Storage of Peanut Crops in West Texas This poster addresses the problem of low moisture content from crops in West Texas and the impact that has on the quality of end products. Methods and materials used in the study, results, and a brief discussion of the results of the study are also included.

Presenter: richard Roper, Lubbock Christian University poster session

The Father Involvement Scale Approximately half of all American marriages end in divorce within the first few years. One of the major causes of divorce is the difficult transition to parenthood. Researchers have suggested that with increased father involvement comes increased marital satisfaction. Therefore, I have created a scale to measure father involvement.

Presenter: tasha Falslev, Utah State University

The Shattering of Salaam: An Examination of the Global Impact of the Israel- Lebanon Conflict The Israel-Lebanon Conflict scarred the Middle East politically, economically, sociologi- cally, and ideologically. Through an exploration of these different aspects and their effects and an understanding of the hundreds of lives lost and millions altered, we can discover the interconnection and interdependency of the global community.

Presenter: anna Tucker, Berry College 54 GENERAL SESSION 2:30 PM-3:45 PM Moderator: Vicky Bowden, Azusa Pacific Univeristy

Capitol 1 The Role of AP Credit in Honors Education Students with AP credit often have difficulty meeting honors requirements. Using a survey FRI D A of NCHC institutions, we look at how AP shapes an Honors student’s experience, how programs handle AP and Honors requirements, and what strategies are used to meet the needs of Honors students with significant amounts of AP credits.

Presenter: maureen Kelleher, Northeastern University Co-Presenters: Lauren Pouchak, Northeastern University melissa Lulay, Northeastern University Y

Creating Community in the Crucible of the Human Situation The Human Situation is a classroom experience that extends beyond the classroom. This cornerstone Great Books course benefits students in innumerable ways and provides a common experience spanning three decades of our graduates. We present the ways in which this celebrated course has contributed to building our outstanding Honors community.

Presenter: alejandro Capetillo, University of Houston Co-Presenters: Arman Jahangiri, University of Houston mina Tabatabai, University of Houston

Capitol 2 Moderator: linsey Ruhl, University of Maine

Promoting Research by Honors Students in Small Colleges This panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities of making research a major focus for honors students in small colleges. It will emphasize getting students involved in research early, helping them find faculty mentors and funding, and motivating them by providing presentation and publication outlets.

Presenter: Jeff Chamberlain, University of St. Francis Co-Presenters: Joyce Fields, Columbia College Jayati Ghosh, Dominican University of California

general session Implementing Honors Faculty Status This session addresses the benefits and drawbacks of implementing Honors Faculty Status to faculty housed in departments other than the Honors College. Ultimately, this system is one that is beneficial for the program.

Presenter: Jesse Peters, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Capitol 3 Moderator: alexandra Misan, University of Maine

Culture and Cuisine: Expanding Horizons without Leaving the Table Culture and Cuisine allows honors students to take an active role in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding of differing cultures. Students meet for dinner based upon a cultural influence and come prepared to discuss current events with fellow students and faculty members.

Presenter: Peyton Jeter, University of North Carolina Wilmington Co-Presenters: Bo Dean, University of North Carolina Wilmington Kristin Riddle, University of North Carolina Wilmington Kate Bruce, University of North Carolina Wilmington Bill Atwill, University of North Carolina Wilmington David Morgan, University of North Carolina Wilmington Capitol 5 A Comprehensive Guide to Event Planning Do you wish that there was a straightforward way to approach event planning for your organization? Learn how the history of your organization can improve planning for future events. Honors Congress has developed several simple steps from our past experiences that any organization can utilize.

Presenter: abbey Martin, University of Central Florida, The Burnett Honors College Co-Presenters: erin Thompson, University of Central Florida Jordan Ostroff, University of Central Florida

55 GENERAL SESSION, cont. 2:30 PM-3:45 PM Moderator: Joseph McGinn, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Capitol 6 Integrating Science Courses into an Honors Program This session will discuss the establishment of science courses that automatically meet requirements for honors credit into a mid-sized university honors program. The goal is Y to increase admission and retention rates of science majors to honors programs.

Presenter: Josh Corbat, Northern Michigan University Co-Presenter: erica Sherrod, Northern Michigan University

Hidden Gems: Small but Effective Honors Programs

FRI D A Small Honors programs are often the gems of the community college experience. This panel, comprised of representatives from programs with 20-125 students, will share their experiences building quality programs with that small community feel. They will discuss advantages, offerings, opportunities, development, population, growth/recruiting, marketing, and solicit input from attendees.

Presenter: elaine Torda, Orange County Community College (SUNY) Co-Presenter: John Britt, Lee College Dottie Sherling, Irvine Valley College

Capitol 7 Moderator: noy Sparks, Valencia Community College

The Creative Tensions and Challenging Environment of Honors Contract and Crosslisted Credit A panel of honors directors and students from three small colleges will facilitate a conversation about the value, opportunities, hurdles, successes, and disappointments of contracting for honors credit in standard courses. They will discuss what works and what does not in contracts and crosslists. The conversation and sharing promise to be lively and informative.

Presenter: Kaleigh Sturgill, Columbia College Co-Presenters: Cynthia Edwards, Meredith College Karenann Carty, Monroe College samantha Cibelli, Meredith College sophia Smith, Monroe College erin Etheridge, Meredith College Jessica Merten, Columbia College

Growing in Honors: Curriculum This workshop, sponsored by the Small College Honors Program Committee, focuses on curricular issues in small-college honors programs. Participants are encouraged to bring samples of curricula and course rotations to share as well as problems and solutions for group discussion.

Presenter: Karen Youmans, Oklahoma Baptist University Co-Presenter: michael Taber, St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Centennial F Moderator: scott Carnicom, Middle Tennessee State University

general session Through Other Eyes This faculty and student panel both explores the conference theme and illustrates the pedagogical benefits of the informed use of movies in the classroom by analyzing several films made in the U.S. by non-American directors who fertilely express their fascinated ambivalence towards various social, political, and geographical facets of Americana.

Presenter: rob Sica, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: laura Bates, Eastern Kentucky University lauren Brown, Eastern Kentucky University Jenny Holly, Eastern Kentucky University Katie McBride, Eastern Kentucky University

56 2:30 PM-3:45 PM Co-Teaching an Interdisciplinary Course on Art and Music: Challenges, Centennial F Tensions, and Rewards Two professors from Eastern Kentucky University (one from the Department of Music; the other in Art & Design) will share their experience creating and teaching a new course (HON 308: Blending Music and Art). Two former students of the course will be

included in the panel discussion. FRI D A

Presenter: greg Engstrom, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: Sarah Bates, Eastern Kentucky University sean Phillips, Eastern Kentucky University gay Sweely, Eastern Kentucky University

Y Centennial G Moderator: Joe Fiedor, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Authentic Music from the Civil War Era Our special talent is vocal and instrumental performance. We will sing authentic pieces from the American Civil War era, accompanied by the fiddle and dulcimer. The purpose of our performance is to inform the listeners of the unique qualities that make the music of the Civil War distinct, as well as illustrate how the sectional tensions of that period manifested themselves in song. Our performance will last 15 to 20 minutes; we will sing and play three to four war songs/ballads.

Presenter: lucy Simpson, Eastern Kentucky University

A Cultural Odyssey: UMaine Students Take the Journey Recently the University of Maine Honors College has used the funds from a generous donation to offer a course that introduces honors students to the many cultural events on and around campus. This required course teaches students to react to and engage in cultural events, creating well-rounded honors students.

Presenter: victoria Fortin, University of Maine Co-Presenters: mimi Killinger, University of Maine Kathleen Ellis, University of Maine

Mineral B Moderator: mary Kay Mulvaney, Elmhurst College

Travel Seminars and World Cultures and Fine Arts Tours: Foundations for general session Worldwide Inquiry in Challenging Environments The UTC Honors program sponsors a number of challenging travel opportunities in various countries and an annual travel seminar that offers one hour of honors credit. Students are challenged to experience firsthand the culture, fine arts, and linguistic heritage of featured countries.

Presenter: rishi Mistry, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Co-Presenters: gregory O’Dea, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Debbie Bell, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Mineral C Meeting the Challenge of Learning Outcomes: Best Practices in Honors and Program Assessment–Teaching and Learning This session will present best practices in creating student-learning outcomes and devel- oping program assessment plans for Honors and academic programs. The challenge of meeting assessment demands is particularly acute for Honors as higher education moves toward a context in which program support will be tied to assessment practices.

Presenter: greg Lanier, The University of West Florida Co-Presenter: Jane Halonen, The University of West Florida

Mineral D Moderator: vicky Bochicchio, Kent State University

Travel: Environmental Tension that Enhances Learning–Teaching and Learning Faculty from Columbia College and Meredith College incorporate travel opportunities, international and domestic, to inspire and enhance learning for Honor students. They will each share specific examples of the travel connection to courses and will discuss the mechanics of making travel available as an adjunct to Honor seminars.

Presenter: lynne Noble, Columbia College Co-Presenters: Paula Shirley, Columbia College Cynthia Edwards, Meredith College

57 GENERAL SESSION, cont. 2:30 PM-3:45 PM Teamwork, Teaching, and Travel: Working Together in Honors— Mineral D Teaching and Learning In 2007 the Honors Program at California University of Pennsylvania worked with the Pennsylvania State System universities to organize an international learning program

Y for honors students to study in California, PA, and in Europe. We share our processes, our experiences, and the benefits of coordinating such a cooperative venture.

Presenter: edward Chute, California University of Pennsylvania Co-Presenters: erin Mountz, Towson University Chelsea Mahosky, California University of Pennsylvania

FRI D A Mineral E Moderator: Deb Craig, Kent State University

Using a Values Continuum Exercise to Promote Community Formation among Honors Students Using an interactive small group activity, the Values Continuum, honors resident assistants explain and demonstrate how to facilitate bonding among new cohorts of honors students. The continuum provides a spectrum of opinions on controversial topics, leadership styles, and personality traits while allowing for controlled discussion in safe environments.

Presenter: leah Hatem, University of North Carolina Wilmington Co-Presenters: Peyton Jeter, University of North Carolina Wilmington Denise Galbraith, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Mineral F Publishing in Honors: An Open Forum with the JNCHC, HIP, and Monograph Editorial Boards Editors and editorial board members will provide information about the publication process and openly discuss matters relating to acceptance or rejection of manuscripts, what constitutes research in honors, and what reviewers would most like to see in future submissions. Past and future writers are encouraged to attend. All are welcome.

Presenter: ada Long, University of Alabama at Birmingham Co-Presenters: Jeff Portnoy, Georgia Perimeter College Joan Digby, Long Island University-C. W. Post Campus

Mineral G Moderator: Bob Spurrier, Oklahoma State University

Showcasing Honors Pedagogies—Teaching and Learning How do honors teachers act in teaching & learning with honors students to evoke excellence? Does this relate to their regular teaching? Wolfensberger’s answers are based on international multi-institutional data. She relates her findings to issues about talent development among honors students. The paper includes easily adoptable recommendations for honors pedagogy.

Presenter: marca V. C. Wolfensberger, University Utrecht, The Netherlands

STUDENT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PANELS (SIRP): Facing Reality: Population Growth, Sexual Health, and Honesty

2:30 PM-3:45 PM Moderator: norm Weiner, former NCHC president (2004) Granite A How do different individuals and cultures respond when faced with overwhelming general session/sirp panels challenges? These papers seek to answer that question by exploring population growth, a controversial new cancer vaccine, and cheating on college campuses.

Malthusian Hypothesis: A Dreadful Myth or Reality? Combining the disciplines of economics, social justice ethics, and history, this paper investigates the relational problem of world hunger and population growth. Focusing on the population hypotheses set forth by Thomas Malthus, I will use both classical and heterodox economic theories to explore the role of technology in fighting hunger.

Presenter: garrett Fischer, Rockhurst University 58 2:30 PM-3:45 PM Influence and Controversy: How Young Adult Women Decide About the Newly- Granite A Approved HPV Vaccine The purpose of this descriptive study is to evaluate young women’s attitudes toward the new HPV vaccine, readiness to incorporate the vaccine into their own health regimens and/or lifestyles, and the effect of a current media campaign regarding HPV and cervical

cancer on young adult women’s attitudes about the vaccine. FRI D A

Presenter: April Johnson, University of Alabama at Birmingham

The Cheating Practices of Marist College Students To determine whether cheating practices of college students differ significantly by

gender and major, one hundred and thirty Marist College students were surveyed using Y an original questionnaire. Participants were of both genders and were majors in the fields of Criminal Justice, Psychology, and Communications.

Presenter: helena Minchew, Marist College

MEETINGS 3:30 PM-5:00 PM Membership and Marketing, Granite C Awards and Grants, Granite B

GENERAL SESSION

4:00 PM-4:50 PM The Pen Is Mightier than the Scalpel: Narrative Medicine Capitol 1 Narrative medicine calls upon physicians to develop and implement in their medical practices narrative competency, which is ‘the ability to acknowledge, absorb, interpret, and act on the stories and plights of others’ in order to develop empathy with their patients and colleagues and improve their clinical skills.

Presenter: rusty Rushton, University of Alabama at Birmingham Co-Presenters: anand Bosmia, University of Alabama at Birmingham Zsu-Zsu Chen, University of Alabama at Birmingham general session

Capitol 2 Students Producing Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues: We Were Worried About Vaginas This panel will examine the challenges and rewards of mounting a full-scale student production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues.

Presenter: sarah Hereford, University of Alabama at Birmingham Co-Presenters: emilie Soffe, University of Alabama at Birmingham Kendall Chew, University of Alabama at Birmingham Krystal Hsu, University of Alabama at Birmingham anamaria Santiago, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Capitol 3 Moderator: Bipin Pai, Purdue University-Calumet

Differentiating Particular Speech Sounds of Speakers Who are Hearing Impaired and Hearing This original study examines the speech of individuals who are hearing impaired and hearing. I will present the results from my data on the intelligibility of each speaker perceptually and analysis of proficiency in vowel articulation spectrographically and provide people with a more informed basis for determining the speaker.

Presenter: stephanie Scibilia, Long Island University

The Sokal Affair: Tensions in the Creative Environment! Honors students come from every program within the university. Competitions between students from different academic components, friendly and derogatory, often develop within the honors community. This presentation examines one case of scientists trying to demonstrate a point to colleagues from the social sciences by a very questionable method.

Presenter: Capp Yess, Morehead State University Co-Presenters: Jessica Reyes, Morehead State University Jeffrey Eagle, Morehead State University Jeff Sorce, Western Kentucky University 59 GENERAL SESSION, cont.

4:00 PM-4:50 PM Moderator: nnachi Umennachi, Scott Community College

Capitol 5 The Creative Tension of Honors Assessment at Faith-Based Schools At faith-based schools, Student Learning Outcomes vary with theology and tradition. Is the ideal graduate an achiever, activist, missionary, scholar, or what? Somehow honors Y directors must fuse religious goals with preparation for medical schools and MBAs. Panel- ists will explore solutions for setting goals, designing curricula, and measuring outcomes.

Presenter: Chris Willerton, Abilene Christian University Co-Presenters: Clay Motley, Charleston Southern University ron Petitte, Bryan College

FRI D A David Riggs, Indiana Wesleyan University

Capitol 6 Moderator: heather Thiessen-Reily, Western State College

Honors for All Ages: Involving Senior College Students in the Honors College Our Honors College offers a Senior College course. Senior students attend weekly lectures of the first Honors course and a corresponding preceptorial facilitated by Honors staff and attended by several first-year Honors students. We will discuss structure and results: lessons learned, future plans, and why this is a win-win-win opportunity.

Presenter: emily Cain, University of Maine Co-Presenters: michelle Martin, University of Maine Clare Jaquith, University of Maine andy Baldacci, University of Maine hogan Marquis, University of Maine

Capitol 7 Moderator: nancy Andrews, College of the Holy Cross

The Honors Career: Preparing for Challenging Environments This presentation is designed as an exchange between successful Honors students and their Honors director mentors. Students will discuss the personal and professional opportunities Honors has provided them by addressing such issues as learning outcomes, increased world view, and self-knowledge. Directors will respond.

Presenter: Joyce Fields, Columbia College Co-Presenters: angela Maselli, Columbia College susannah Fields, Columbia College richard Badenhausen, Westminster College marie Robinson, Westminster College Debra Schroeder, The College of St. Scholastica Jessica Johnston, The College of St. Scholastica

Mineral B Enhancing Honors Learning with the Power of Reflection–Teaching and Learning Critical reflection is key to marshaling higher-level learning in honors. Reflective thinking promotes deep, lasting learning, but it is difficult and challenging. How do we create courses that encourage and develop reflection? The session will promote highly interactive sharing of ideas and resources in individual and small-group work.

Presenter: John Zubizarreta, Columbia College general session Mineral C Moderator: lucy Morrison, Salisbury University

Discover...: Arts Integration and Collective Creativity Introduction to Sociology honors students organized two events (Discover?) designed to emphasize the importance of arts integration, interdisciplinary connections, and unity on the campus of Oklahoma City University. Discover? provided an open forum for students to participate in creative activities, including a poetry slam and musical and theatrical performances.

Presenter: Julie Cowgill, Oklahoma City University Co-Presenters: andi Dema Dema, Oklahoma City University martha Gonzales Gonzales, Oklahoma City University Brandon Kyle, Oklahoma City University amanda Lautermilch, Oklahoma City University

60 4:00 PM-4:50 PM Honors Study/Travel Colloqia: Experiential Learning through Travel Mineral C American University Honors Director (Michael Mass) and two students will discuss their participation in a yearly Honors Colloquium focused on an International Site (City or Country) that is coupled with a spring break student trip to that place.

Michael Mass, American University Presenter: FRI D A

Mineral D Moderator: Bernice Braid, Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus

Teaching Interdisciplinary Honors Urban Studies–Teaching and Learning This is an interactive workshop/paper presentation on teaching an interdisciplinary honors urban studies course combining class work with field trips to urban sites. Partici- pants will share their experiences in either teaching or being a student in a similar course. Y

Presenter: mark Hutter, Rowan University

Red Rocks!: Bryce Canyon and Wilderness as Text—Teaching and Learning Last spring a cadre of honors students explored Bryce Canyon National Park as part of an NCHC program to encourage its members to experience and support America’s natural treasures. We took the NCHC Place as Text program into Utah’s red rock country and went wild!

general session/plenary speaker: ellen winner Presenter: matthew Nickerson, Southern Utah University

Mineral E Moderator: Kelly Deprez, University of Maine at Augusta

Honors and Science: An Element of Culture–Teaching and Learning Honors faculty from several two-year colleges will share how they incorporate science into honors programs. Faculty will discuss specific honors science courses, focusing on the philosophy behind and methodologies within these courses.

Presenter: laura Ross, Seminole Community College Co-Presenters: Barbara Hunnicutt, Seminole Community College Debra Socci, Seminole Community College

Earthwork Art integrating Science and Humanities–Teaching and Learning Our Freshman Learning Community integrates environmental science, ethics, drama, painting, and earthwork art. In the team-taught, two-semester 12-credit sequence, students visit a writer’s residence, a swamp reclamation, and two art museums. They are engaged through experiments, essays, journals, photography, speeches, and proposals for restoring a Superfund site.

Presenter: robert Strikwerda, Indiana University-Kokomo Co-Presenters: minda Douglas, Indiana University-Kokomo marcia Gillette, Indiana University-Kokomo

Mineral F Moderator: Jan Younger, Heidelberg College What to Do When your Program Falls Apart around your Ears In fall semester 2006 our director resigned without warning. The next year was full of various challenges. Come hear about pitfalls and ways to keep your sanity in a time of chaos.

Presenter: heather Gannon, Metropolitan State College of Denver Co-Presenters: Karlee Castro, Metropolitan State College of Denver Jennifer S. Dickey, Metropolitan State College of Denver roberto Martinez, Metropolitan State College of Denver

PLENARY SPEAKER: ELLEN WINNER

5:00 PM-6:00 PM Moderator: P. Brent Register, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Centennial Ballroom Serious Learning in the Arts All too often, the arts are marginalized in our schools. In response to marginalization, educators have sought to justify the arts in terms of their instrumental value in promoting thinking in non-arts subjects considered more important, such as reading or mathematics. There is little evidence that the study of the arts promotes learning in non-arts subjects, and instrumental justifications of the arts devalue the arts. The arts are as important as the sciences, and any education that ignores the arts 61 provides an unbalanced education. 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Plenary Speaker: Ellen Winner, cont. Centennial Ballroom In the current climate of educational accountability, arts educators must answer two fundamental questions in order for the arts to retain a place within public education: (1) What does arts education teach? (2) What do students in art classes learn? To make it clear that the arts are important in our schools, we need to demonstrate what

Y kinds of thinking the arts teach and that students actually learn these kinds of thinking. It is not enough to say that the arts teach “how to paint or draw” or that the arts teach creative expression. We need to go beneath the surface and discover what underlying cognitive and social skills are imparted to students when the arts are well taught.

At Harvard Project Zero, in research supported by the Getty Trust, we have studied five

FRI D A visual arts teachers and have analyzed the kinds of thinking skills taught in their classes. We identified six “Studio Habits of Mind” that we saw being taught in these visual arts classes. No one could deny the importance and centrality of these habits of mind. Students learn to Observe—to see with new eyes; to Envision—to generate mental images and imagine; to Express—they find their personal voice; to Reflect—they think about their decisions, they make critical and evaluative judgments and justify them; to Engage & Persist—learning to work through frustration; and they Stretch & Explore— learning to take risks, “muck around,” and profit from mistakes.

Taken together, our work demonstrates what arts teachers have long known: the arts are serious and engaging in the arts calls upon a broad range of thinking skills. While arts teachers have known this to be true, our work is the first to demonstrate objectively the kinds of serious thinking skills taught in arts classes. ELLEN WINNER

Ellen Winner is professor of psychology at Boston College and senior research associate for Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

She received her Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University in 1978. Her research focuses on learning and cognition in the arts in typical and gifted children. She is the author of more than 100 articles and three books: Invented Worlds: The Psychology of the Arts (Harvard University Press, 1982); The Point of Words: Children’s Understanding of Metaphor and Irony (Harvard University Press, 1988); and Gifted Children: Myths and Realities (Basic Books, 1997), which has been translated into six languages and was awarded the Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Book Award in Science.

Recently Winner co-authored a book, Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education, (Teachers College Press, 2007). She received the Rudolf Arnheim Award for Outstanding Research by a Senior Scholar in Psychology and the Arts from the American Psychological Association.

Winner is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 10, Psychology and the Arts) and of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics. She is studying the kinds of thinking skills taught in the visual arts and the effects of music training on children’s brain and cognitive development.

5:00 PM-7:00 PM GALLERY WALK Galleries plenary speaker: ellen winner

7:00 PM-9:00 PM MASTER CLASS PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE Capitol 4 Audience members will be treated to selected works from the Drama, Poetry, Music, and Film Master Classes in this celebration of arts in Honors education.

9:00 PM-11:00 PM DESSERT/CASH BAR Centennial 62 Ballroom Saturday November 3, 2007 IDEA EXCHANGE SATUR D A 8:00 AM-9:00 AM Association of College Honor Societies Membership Standards Centennial The Association of College Honor Societies sets standards for scholastic eligibility, Ballroom governance, and chapter formation. This session will be an opportunity to distribute the ACHS Directory and brochure and answer questions.

Presenter: Dorothy Mitstifer, Association of College Honor Societies

Assessing and Assisting the Community College Honors Student Although community college students may have the desire to pursue honors projects,

most lack the background knowledge necessary to succeed. How can a community Y college honors program both bring these students up to speed and ensure that the resulting work will be worthy of honors designation?

Presenter: Kevin Jefferies, Alvin Community College

The Honors Model: What is Possible? Universities in the United States of America and throughout the world offer many different Honors models. These models present their own rewards and challenges. I will examine some of these models.

Presenter: rajiv Kapadia, Minnesota State University

External Relations Activities and Initiatives Within NCHC The NCHC External Relations Committee works to identify organizations whose objectives coincide with or significantly complement NCHC to establish informal liaisons with them. We will have information available on how individual NCHC members can help us build such partnerships. We also welcome input and suggestions on our outreach efforts.

Presenter: Debra Holman, University of Northern Colorado Co-Presenter: Joan Digby, Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus

Honors/COTA Celebration of Creative Student Work With help from an NCHC Portz Grant, the Honors College and the newly-named College idea exchange of the Arts (COTA) collaborated on the first annual student art show celebrating the work of Honors students in majors within COTA (Fine Art, Fashion Design, Theatre/Dance).

Presenter: victoria Bocchicchio, Kent State University

Creative Cards for Animals in Africa The UW-Whitewater Honors Program is teaming up with students at Whitewater Public Schools to raise money for Heifer International. The Honors students help the younger students make greeting cards; later these cards are sold at local events. All proceeds go to Heifer International to buy animals for families in need.

Presenter: erika Berg, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Co-Presenter: Danielle Bowe, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Honors First-Year Experience Honors freshman at USD participate in a structured First-Year-Experience through a series of orientation activities, a first-year preceptorial course, and assignment to faculty and student mentors who unite the cohort. Learn how USD integrates the whole Honors student with an orientation plan that lasts the entire first year.

Presenter: samantha Mabry, University of San Diego Co-Presenter: melinda Ehren, University of San Diego

Campaign 2008: The Presidential Election Seminar Series The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars Learn more about The Washington Center’s unique short-term programs surrounding the upcoming presidential election. Included are programs in January 2008 around the time of the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, as well as programs at the Democratic and Republican national conventions in Denver and the Twin Cities and the 2009 presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. Website: www.twc.edu

Presenter: gene Alpert, The Washington Center Co-Presenter: tony Cerise, The Washington Center 63 IDEA EXCHANGE, cont. 8:00 AM-9:00 AM Overcoming Tensions in Challenging Chicago as a Member of the Honors Centennial Student Association Ballroom We worked to create lasting relationships through a weekend retreat in the challenging Y environment of downtown Chicago, designed exclusively for members of the Honors Student Association. The educational and cultural experiences gained helped these students bond together. Fundraising and planning allowed these students to receive further networking connections.

Presenter: nicole Morris, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Co-Presenters: ashley Meunier, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitnie Schwartz, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

D A SATUR Phi Theta Kappa: Honors Opportunities Abound Learn ways to use Phi Theta Kappa’s 2006-08 Honors Study Topic (HST), “Gold, Gods, and Glory: The Global Dynamics of Power,” to encourage students to inquire, think, and discover. Information about the Society’s HST, annual Honors Satellite Seminar Series, scholarship opportunities, and other membership benefits will be on display.

Presenter: susan Edwards, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society

Fundraising in Honors Many honors students are motivated to organize fundraising. We would like to provide honors students with fundraising ideas and procedures both internal and external to the honors community. We will provide students with a general list of items to think about and people to contact when developing a fundraising project.

Presenter: linsey Ruhl, University of Maine Co-Presenter: alexandra Misan, University of Maine

Honors Program v. Honors College: The Student’s Vote Learn how USD Honors students will take part in the decision-making process of turning their program into a college. A student-produced pro and con analysis showing differences between acceptance rates, faculty hires, costs and benefits, and size implications will show involvement of students in this important university-wide decision.

Presenter: Kent Akin, University of San Diego Co-Presenter: alex Owen, University of San Diego

Seeking All Lovers of Neural Seduction: Shooting Salons into the 21st Century Looking for an animating retreat from the everyday? We invite you to an honors salon to delight and educate; no topic is off topic! Come sip some bubbly with Madame De Staël, and break the fast of the middle mind; just don’t let the eggs get cold!

Presenter: Christopher Lawton, Franklin Pierce University Co-Presenters: Josh Torchia, Franklin Pierce University elena Farrar, Franklin Pierce University harmony Gensch, Franklin Pierce University Brittany Gilman, Franklin Pierce University

Combining Lecture and Field Experience in Honors Basic Studies idea exchange How can field experience be implemented in an introductory course? From the classroom to the middle of the ocean, the pedagogical and student aspects of enhancing lecture with hands-on field trips is discussed.

Presenter: sarah Fann, University of North Carolina Wilmington Co-Presenter: nancy Grindlay, University of North Carolina Wilmington

The Honors Experience: Broader Impacts of Undergraduate Scholarship The Honors experience is designed to provide the student an opportunity to apply the knowledge base and tools of their discipline in a mentored scholarly exploration. The experiences, like study abroad or a Senior Honors Project, offer all a unique opportunity to define their undergraduate scholarship and reach their greatest potential.

Presenter: Patricia Davis, University of South Alabama Co-Presenters: hanne Anderson, University of South Alabama David Forbes, University of South Alabama 64 Laura Johnson, University of South Alabama rama Kastury, University of South Alabama 8:00 AM-9:00 AM Honors D(orm) Harmony through Roommate Matching Centennial Have your roommates of the past been a nightmare to live with? In Tennessee Ballroom Technological University’s Honors Housing, there are no more tortured souls thanks

to roommate matching. Since 1998, we have created a very harmonious sense of SATUR D A community for our residents. Sample forms are available at our table.

Presenter: Paige Adkisson, Tennessee Technological University

Creating an Honors Scholarly Journal The University of Maine at Augusta’s Honors Program publishes a yearly scholarly journal of student, faculty, and alumni works. This idea exchange highlights our experiences, from choosing editors and creating judging rubrics, editing and assembling the works, and working with the publisher to craft the final project.

Y Presenter: amy Cyr, University of Maine at Augusta

Let’s Talk College In an effort to promote our University Honor Program earlier in the admission process, a College Honors Panel was created. Targeting the schools that bring our university the most incoming freshman, the panel visited these local high schools to endorse and inform their high-achieving students about our Honors Program.

Presenter: Kelly Mischler, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Widening Our Definitions of Leadership Many aspects of the TTU Honors Program are student-driven, giving undergraduates the opportunity to explore leadership styles in both formal and informal settings. Two student leaders from our Program share insights on ways leadership can be taught, helping students see wider definitions of leadership within an honors program.

Presenter: James White, Tennessee Technological University Co-Presenter: Jonathan Wood, Tennessee Technological University

Minorities Recruiting Minorities Misconceptions and barriers often lead to an underrepresentation of African-American students in honors programs. Direct communication with minority students in inner-city schools by current honors minority students can reduce perceived barriers and dispel idea exchange misconceptions.

Presenter: Jazmund Walker, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Implementing an Honors Learning and Living Center on Campus The Honors Program at the University of West Florida is actively engaged in implement- ing a Living and Learning Center on campus. We will describe the steps being taken to develop the center on our campus and provide an opportunity to seek suggestions and guidance while making this important change.

Presenter: Kim Stetser, University of West Florida Co-Presenter: monika Scott, University of West Florida

May Term in the Classical World This presentation will discuss the construction of a May Term course in Greece. This expedition would give students a first-hand experience of classics in the modern world and teach students how the classical world worked. The goal of this project is to use travel experience to complement the Honors curriculum.

Presenter: margaret Libby, University of Maine Co-Presenters: Daniel Bourgeois-Capozzi, University of Maine James Lyons, University of Maine elisabeth Poling, The University of Maine

NCHC Publications Board The Publications Board supports and oversees publication of the Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council (JNCHC), Honors in Practice (HIP), and NCHC’s monographs. The Publications Board, editors, and authors will be available to encourage manuscript submission and to discuss NCHC’s publications. Journals and monographs will be available for purchase.

Presenter: Jeffrey Portnoy, Georgia Perimeter College 65 Co-Presenter: Joan Digby, Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus IDEA EXCHANGE, cont.

8:00 AM-9:00 AM Undergraduate Research Journals Centennial The Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review is an interdisciplinary research journal that uses a process of professional review. Our table will provide information about the under-

Y Ballroom graduate research publication process and the many undergraduate journals that produce high-quality publications.

Presenter: steven Danna, University of Pittsburgh Honors College Co-Presenters: Theresa Smith, University of Pittsburgh Honors College amanda Gregg, University of Pittsburgh Honors College

Freshmen Integration: A Mandate for Success! One of the most important challenges facing any honors program is integrating

D A SATUR freshmen into the program and into the larger campus community. This Idea Exchange invites participants to consider the advantages of mandating freshmen involvement in co-curricular programming.

Presenter: Nicole Jacobs, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Co-Presenter: autumn Riley, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Creating a Community within an Honors Curriculum California University of Pennsylvania’s Honors Program creates community through flexible bonding between students and curriculum. We exhibit our process whereby students enhance their academic and community experiences by organizing and participating in learning opportunities, ranging from college survival techniques to undergraduate conference presentations and publications developed through our honors curriculum.

Presenter: Chelsea Mahosky, California University of Pennsylvania Co-Presenters: valerie McCullough, California University of Pennsylvania megan Lapp, California University of Pennsylvania

Scribendi Staff members of Scribendi, a high-quality annual publication of undergraduate art and literature produced by Honors students in Western Regional Honors Council schools, will provide samples of their publication and answer questions about the publication’s history and process.

Presenter: Jana Moorehouse, Scribendi Editorial Staff, University of New Mexico Co-Presenter: Danny Wells, Scribendi Editorial Staff, University of New Mexico

Dancing for a Cause: University of Louisville Dance Marathon University of Louisville Dance Marathon is a student-run organization that hosts an annual 24-hour dance marathon. This event raises money for the Children’s Hospital Foundation, which directly benefits Kosair Children’s Hospital. Kosair Children’s Hospital never turns away any child in need of medical assistance, regardless of inability to pay.

Presenter: allison Martin, University of Louisville Co-Presenters: emily Revels, University of Louisville Courtney McKenzie, University of Louisville idea exchange Honors Semesters Committee The Honors Semesters Committee develops Semesters for students and Institutes for faculty, all of which utilize the basic learning strategies of City as Text™. All of these projects are site-specific and field-based study options. NCHC members are welcome to help design one of these projects, host one of them, and take part in all of them. Meet Committee members, sign up for specific possibilities, and learn about our work.

Presenter: Bernice Braid, Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus

66 8:00 AM-9:00 AM Student Concerns Committee Centennial Meet members of the Student Concerns Committee representing the NCHC Board Ballroom of Directors to discuss the National Collegiate Honors Council conferences, Honors

participation in NCHC Student Service Day, and other relevant topics. SATUR D A

Presenter: Kathleen King, University of Maine at Augusta

Honors Society for First-Year Students Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for Freshmen recognizes and rewards academic excellence among students during their first year of college. Alpha Lambda Delta rewards academic excellence, promotes participation in honors programs, provides leadership development, and enhances student retention. glenda Earwood, Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society Presenter: Y for First-Year Students

Honor and Excellence: A Conversation about the Role and Relevance of Collegiate Honor Societies in the 21st Century The executives from three of the nation’s most highly respected honor societies will speak to honor and excellence and respond to questions and comments.

Presenter: Perry Snyder, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Honors Connect: Linking Honors Programs across the Country Honors Connect is a web application facilitating interaction between honors students through an easy to use interface. It allows cooperation between honors programs by providing a forum for ideas, events, programs, and school profiles. We will provide a walkthrough of the application, which is at www.honorsconnect.com.

Presenter: Poorak Mody, University of Connecticut

Honors Education and Phi Theta Kappa At Kansas City Kansas Community College, the Honors Education Program and the Phi Theta Kappa and Service Learning Program are housed together and serve all students enrolled in Honors Education at the College. The directors of both programs work collaboratively to meet recruitment, admissions, curriculum, and program criteria. idea exchange Presenter: Kim Humerickhouse, Kansas City Kansas Community College Co-Presenter: stacy Tucker, Kansas City Kansas Community College

Seeing the World through a Teacher’s Eyes This poster is intended for Education majors as a tool to help them construct teaching portfolios. It will include practical directions and steps for teachers to take as they begin this process. Example portfolios will also be available to look through for Early, Middle, and Secondary Education Teachers.

Presenter: melinda Shilling, Kent State University Co-Presenters: samantha Hubbard, Kent State University erin Kelly, Kent State University

A Visit to the Past: Collaborative Research on 18th-Century Life In Honors Introduction to Anthropology, the instructor facilitates active-learning experiences at a colonial site in Westmoreland County, Virginia. In these collaborative experiences, students are challenged to learn about colonial Virginians through extensive research and archeological digs, which have uncovered artifacts defining the quality of life of 18th-century families.

Presenter: matthew Armentrout, Longwood University Co-Presenters: Whitney Bowen, Longwood University Brittany Smith, Longwood University maryanna O’Neill, Longwood University

Factors of a Successful Competing Pedagogy This poster is an analysis of two factors, student cohorts and funding, that were factors in the successful establishment of a pedagogy of deaf education that was competing with established standards.

Presenter: thomas McKnight, Gallaudet University 67 IDEA EXCHANGE, cont.

8:00 AM-9:00 AM Taking Honors Book Forum to the Next Level Centennial Students experiment with the use of a progressive novel as part of the Book Forum class Ballroom in Chapman University’s Honors Program. The chapters, written in turn by the students, Y vary greatly in style and plot, but the basic plot premise is a unifying concept.

Presenter: graham Towers, Chapman University Co-Presenter: Benjamin Deeb, Chapman University

Do I Have to Do It? A Discussion of Student-Mandated Activities Lists There are Honors College Association activities that not everyone wants to do; however, they are necessary to keep the group active. This presentation will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having a student-mandated list of activities

D A SATUR that all HCA members will have to participate in to keep their membership.

Presenter: Ashlie Anderson, Arkansas State University

The Fund for American Studies Academic Internship Programs in Washington, D.C. The Fund for American Studies sponsors academic internship programs in partnership with Georgetown University each summer and semester. Students earn up to 12 transferable credits from Georgetown, live in furnished on-campus apartments, and receive public policy, government, journalism, and nonprofit internship placements. Specific scholarship funding is available to students attending NCHC member schools.

Presenter: mary Connel Co-Presenter: Patty Gentry MEETINGS 8:00 AM-9:00 AM Celebration of Teaching and Learning, Part Two, Mineral D

9:00 AM-10:00 AM Regional Meetings: North-East, Capitol 1 Mid-East, Capitol 3 Western, Capitol 6 Southern, Capitol 2 Upper Mid-West, Capitol 5 Great Plains, Capitol 7

TEACHING AND LEARNING INVITED PANELS

9:30 AM-10:25 AM Socratic and Other Questioning Methods to Enhance Honors Learning Mineral D Bob Horan, University of Wisconsin-Stout Bernice Braid, Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus Jay Gaspar, Brenau University Matt Silliman, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Diann McCabe, Texas State University

Granite B-C Groups, Games, Simulations, and Active Learning in Honors Courses Ruth Ost, Temple University Linda Frost, University of Alabama at Birmingham Maureen Connelly, Frostburg State University Victoria Williams, Alvernia College

10:30 AM-11:25 AM Tapping Technology in Honors Teaching and Learning Mineral D Deb Holman, University of Northern Colorado Phillip Frana, University of Central Arkansas Michael Gould, Colorado State University

Granite B-C Assessing and Evaluating Honors Teaching and Learning Sara Garver, California State University Libby Yaeger, Luzurne County Community College Mike Sloan, University of Alabama at Birmingham Doug Peterson, University of South Dakota MEETING idea exchange/teaching and learning panels 68 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Business, Capitol 4 Presidential Address by Kate Bruce, President NCHC: “Determining Significance in Honors.” VISUAL ART Workshop: CREATIVE PROCESS

10:30 AM-1:00 PM Facilitators: John Bailly, Florida International University

Capitol 6-7 William Ritzi, Florida International University SATUR D A

Learn to utilize visual-thinking strategies to guide your creative process. Exploring a variety of mediums and experiences, you will discover new ways to express your great ideas in any medium. Artists using all visual-art mediums and of all levels of experience are welcome. An exhibition of works created in this workshop will be displayed at the conference (November 3, 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.). All materials will be provided. All conference registrants are welcome to participate.

Participants: rosemarie Romero, Florida International University Jean Nezivar, Lynn University amy Vagades, Walsh University Y angela Nord, Walsh University lindsay May, Walsh University Jacob Shanklin, Walsh University

OPEN FORUM 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Capitol 4 Honors in 2025: The Future of Honors Education Panelists will discuss their perspective on what Honors education will look like in the year visual art workshop/open forum/general 2025, based upon essays written specifically for the conference. The goal is to stimulate discussion, reflection, and thinking regarding the direction of Honors within the ever- changing higher education environment.

Presenter: Craig Cobane, Western Kentucky University Co-Presenters: steve Wainscott, Clemson University rosalie Otero, University of New Mexico rick Scott, University of Central Arkansas Phil Frana, University of Central Arkansas Bonnie Irwin, Eastern Illinois University

GENERAL SESSION 11:00 AM-12:15 PM Mineral B Moderator: Bruce Carter, Syracuse University

A Required Course in Critical Thinking for Honors Students: Creating Intellectual Challenges At Bowling Green State University, all first-term freshmen in the Honors Program are required to enroll in and pass Introduction to Critical Thinking. In this session, we will present a description of this course, its learning outcomes, and struggles and successes with introducing a core course for an Honors Program.

Presenter: Paul Moore, Bowling Green State University Co-Presenter: Jodi Devine, Bowling Green State University

Social Science Club: Translating an Honors Education into Global Activism A thorough education requires more than book-learning and class discussions. Honors students at Westminster College enhance their educations through actual participation in global and local issues. The Social Science Club provides Honors students with the opportunity to apply their Honors education in meaningful ways that directly spark social change.

Presenter: amanda Ruiz, Westminster College Co-Presenter: robin Hill, Westminster College Mineral C Moderator: richard Badenhausen, Westminster College

History, Sociology, and Geography of a Small Honors Program A brief overview of the historical development of an honors program at a small, rural community college. This session will examine the impact of changing demographics and economics in the geographical service area on the honors program.

Presenter: James Stickler, Allegheny College of Maryland

69 general session, cont. 11:00 AM-12:15 PM Challenging Old Assumptions through Multicultural Literatures Mineral C Although our students are members of an increasingly global society, many still retain outdated assumptions about the world. In our Multicultural Literatures courses, we Y provide students with multiple opportunities to question their assumptions about cultural diversity and to begin the process of formulating more accurate hypotheses about society.

Presenter: Walter Josef Denk, The University of Toledo Co-Presenter: skai Stelzer, The University of Toledo

TEACHING AND LEARNING INVITED PANELS D A SATUR 11:30 AM-12:25 PM “Teaching With Your Mouth Shut”: Honors Lessons in Donald Finkel’s Book Mineral D Agnes Curry, St. Joseph College Jean Sorensen, Grayson County College Pat See, Chapman University

Granite B-C Leta Hollingworth: Pioneer of Gifted Research and Education Leta Hollingworth overcame a horrific childhood and the sexism of her day to produce a rich body of data on gifted children as well as develop innovative strategies for their education. This session examines how the life and work of this remarkable woman is relevant to honors education.

Larry Clark, Southeast Missouri State University Anne Rinn, Western Kentucky University Tom Sawyer, North Central College

MEETING: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Board of Directors, Agate B

STUDENT PORTZ SCHOLAR PRESENTATIONS 12:00 PM-1:15 PM Moderator: ann Eisenberg, University of Texas-San Antonio Agate A CONSULTANTS CENTER 12:00 PM-6:00 PM See a complete listing of consultants on page 83. Mineral A PLENARY SPEAKER: DEREK POWAZEK

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Moderator: rick Scott, University of Central Arkansas Capitol 4 The Rise of Authentic Media The audience is taking over! From YouTube videos to Flickr photos to Threadless shirts, communities are now making the media they once just consumed. But how do you empower a community and get great products? Join internet pioneer and author of Design for Community, Derek Powazek, for an overview of this new kind of social media, and a review of who is doing it right and who is not.

Derek Powazek

plenary speaker: derek powazek plenary speaker: derek Derek Powazek is a man of many talents: a web designer, a print designer, a writer of technology, a writer of stories, and a photographer.

He was named one of the top 40 “Industry Influencers” this year by Folio magazine. Powazek is the founder of JPG, a magazine that is made by its community. In 1995, he received a Bachelor of Arts in photojournalism from 70 the University of California at Santa Cruz. Powazek has worked with the web since 1995 at pioneering sites like “HotWired,”“Blogger,” and “Technorati.” He is a winner of three Webby Awards and has said he can do everything except programming. He is the founder and creative director of the website “Fray,” which was created in SATUR D A the summer of 1996 but is currently on hiatus.

“I created the ‘Fray’ because it was the kind of website I always wanted to visit, but could never find: a place for personal storytelling, elegant design, and artful conversation. It’s my labor of love, my pride and joy,” Powazek said.

Along with being a website guru, he is also the author of many books, including his most recent, Design for Community: The Art of Connecting Real People in Virtual Places. Powazek has written articles for Receiver and Executive Update magazines. Powazek can write outside of the tech world, too. He contributed a piece entitled “San Francisco Y Stories,” to the book My California: Journeys by Great Writers.

When it comes to photography, Powazek is well versed. He has won the Silver Award in Photojournalism from the Society of News Design and received Honorable Mention in News Picture Story category from the NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2005. Powazek has had his photography published in print in the Anchorage Daily News, San Francisco magazine, Girlfriends magazine, and Curve magazine. Powazek describes himself as a creative designer, a user-centric experience architect, photographer, writer, and community consultant who approaches the web with insight and excitement.

He resides in San Francisco with his wife, two Chihuahuas, a grumpy cat, and a house full of plants named Fred. Currently, Powazek is working as a social media entrepreneur

and consultant. diversity speaker: finnie coleman

MEETING 1:00 PM-2:00 PM 2008 Conference Planning, Agate C

DIVERSITY FORUM OPENING SPEAKER: FINNIE COLEMAN

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Moving Beyond the Numbers: Honors Programs and Transformative Diversity Capitol 1 While “Structural” diversity measures the number of underrepresented voices on our campuses, “Transformative” diversity actively cultivates, nurtures, and values those voices (Sylvia Hurtado, 1999). Transformative diversity requires that we interrogate the historical, structural, behavioral, and psychological factors that Hurtado and others identify as principle factors in campus climate. Dr. Finnie Coleman discusses concrete strategies and tangible objectives that Honors programs might use to move “diversity” beyond potentially demeaning headcounts to helping us to “knowledgeably appreciate the manifold differences that set us apart and to earnestly celebrate the remarkable variety of things that bring us together.”

FINNIE COLEMAN

Dr. Finnie D. Coleman is the director of African-American and Africana Studies at the University of New Mexico, where he challenges his scholars to step outside of their intellectual comfort zones and take risks. Dr. Coleman is an associate professor of English, and teaches courses in African-American literature and Hip-Hop Culture. He also teaches courses in African- American cultural history and worked extensively in computer-assisted classrooms, initiating a number of hypertext research projects designed to recover lost or marginalized African-American literature. Most recently, he served as associate director for honors at Texas A&M University. Prior to his career in academia, he served in the Persian Gulf and Germany as an Army intelligence officer. He is the author ofSutton E. Griggs and the Struggle against White Supremacy and is currently working on a book project titled 71 Diversity Speaker: FINNIE COLEMAN, cont. Visible Rhythms: Race, Authenticity, and the Politics of Identity in Hip-Hop Culture. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and earned his master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Y

DIVERSITY FORUM

2:00 PM-5:00 PM Moderators: lisa Coleman, Southeastern Oklahoma State University Capitol 1 Jonathan Kotinek, Texas A&M University Doreen Arcus, University of Massachusettes-Lowell ellen Rick, Northern Arizona University

D A SATUR 2:00 PM Please Give Us Some Alternatives: Nontraditional Students in Honors Nontraditional students frequently need HP classes scheduled outside ordinary time frames. We are proposing strategies to include online, video conference, and other types of classes that will meet these peculiar needs while keeping all HP students together, thereby enhancing diversity in the honors program and maintaining its distinctive community.

Presenter: gene Kleppinger, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: noemi Lane, Eastern Kentucky University Janice Clayton, Eastern Kentucky University Kimberly Hines, Eastern Kentucky University Connie Parker, Eastern Kentucky University

2:30 PM Honors as Challenging Environment for International Students Interested in hearing faculty and student perspectives on several questions about what happens when international students, faculty, and honors mix in our different schools? Come to our lively forum discussion of the many issues that we face in considering the value and challenges of international students in honors.

Presenter: Yaneva Gergana, Columbia College Co-Presenters: sabrina Sabau, Columbia College shoeba Hassan, Columbia College

3:00 PM Honors Film Forums and Global Diversity Issues: Changing the World through Student Engagement and Advocacy Recent films likeAmazing Grace and Blood Diamond put a human face on complex global tensions: contemporary slavery, genocide, and war crimes. Using film forums as creative outreach, honors programs can align diverse students in collaborative efforts to promote student engagement and advocacy as a way to change the world.

Presenter: mixon Ware, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: Beth Feltner, Eastern Kentucky University renee Thompson, Eastern Kentucky University erica Browne, Eastern Kentucky University miranda Westbrook, Eastern Kentucky University

diversity forum 3:30 PM Diverse Voices within Our Honors Community: Student Veterans of the Iraqi Conflict Veterans who are returning to college after their military service in Iraq are finding success as students and participating in honors programs and activities. This panel discusses the diversity of perspective these students bring and how it can inform and enrich the honors learning community on campus.

Presenter: lucy Laufe, Montgomery College Co-Presenters: John Bornmann, Montgomery College eric Beauchamp, Montgomery College

4:00 PM Albert Einstein Had Dyslexia: Students with Disabilities in the Honors Program Learning differently does not mean learning less. This session explores ways in which honors educators can embrace principles of universal design and diversified instruction to transform the culture of our classrooms and yield benefit for all students including those with sensory, motor, learning, and psychological disabilities.

Doreen Arcus, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 72 Presenter: 4:30 PM Expanding Perceptions and Understanding of Diversity though Community Capitol 1 Engagement in Honor’s Service-Learning Courses In today’s fast-paced society, often we are unaware of ethical issues emerging from

the important dynamic of diversity in our communities. Our presentations will illustrate SATUR D A how working with agencies dealing with HIV/AIDS and educational, financial, and social inequities has deepened our values, understanding of others, and broadened our perspectives.

Presenter: martinez Alma, Dominican University of California Co-Presenters: Asta Haman-Dicko, Dominican University of California rizza Alcaria, Dominican University of California Courtney Madsen, Dominican University of California

Y MEETING 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Governance, Agate A

2:00 PM-5:00 PM ONLINE STRAND Capitol 2 Moderators: Phillip Frana, University of Central Arkansas Donna Bowman, University of Central Arkansas

2:00 PM Online Communities of Discourse in Humanities and Philosophy Online discussion areas can make up the interaction of student-to-student discourse in online, hybrid, and traditional classes. Student discussion develops in both quality and quantity independent of instructor intervention, outside of occasional feedback. The benefit of asynchronous discussion is its 24/7 convenience to students and its format, which promotes reflection, response, and continuous development throughout the semester. Writing needs an audience, and online discussion boards address a large audience of readers and constitute authentic discourse. Students seem to monitor their own writing and rise to higher standards when writing is meant to be read as a public expression. Many students chose to edit their writing on word processors before posting to the discussion area to avoid embarrassing spelling and grammar mistakes. Discussion postings also appear to be more reflective than spontaneous discourse that character-

izes the traditional classrooms. online strand

Presenter: Kevin Morgan, St. Petersburg College

2:30 PM Technological Tensions and Environments in the Honors Program Technology has been described as the best method to increase levels of communication and student learning. We will examine the human costs and benefits associated with technology use for students and faculty. extT messaging, e-mail, PowerPoint, hardware, and access issues are among the tensions and challenging environments we will explore.

Presenter: David Sefton, Eastern Kentucky University Co-Presenters: tiffany Brison, Eastern Kentucky University Chelsea Eberle, Eastern Kentucky University veronica Lux, Eastern Kentucky University Kristi Maurer, Eastern Kentucky University

3:00 PM A Multi-Function Website The RIT Honors Program has developed an extensive, interactive website that integrates information dissemination, student communication, continuation (student evaluation) review, and much more. We will review our system, discuss the basics of its creation, and talk about what it really takes to develop a fully featured Honors website.

Presenter: Dean Ganskop, Rochester Institute of Technology

73 online strand, cont.

3:30 PM The Challenging Environment of Technology, Learning, and Honors Programs Capitol 2 Technologies such as online threaded discussions, web-based pedagogical tools, document feedback programs, and others offer creative opportunities for enhancing Y reflective learning and promoting honors programs. Learn how selected technologies are used in courses and program development. Be ready to share other examples of successful use of technology in honors.

Presenter: hannah Hancock, Columbia College Co-Presenters: John Zubizarreta, Columbia College Terry Jewett, Monroe College sametta Taylor, Columbia College DeAnna Ellis, Columbia College

D A SATUR marisol Slater, Columbia College Jarvis Alexis, Monroe College

4:30 PM Inventing Honors E-Thesis Policy and Practice As honors director, I joined the campus electronic thesis planning committee because of the thesis requirement in my college. This presentation will present a history of campus theses, the rationale for electronic theses, and the results of the effort to develop the policies, select software, and implement an e-thesis program.

Presenter: Bill Knox, Western Illinois University

TEACHING AND LEARNING INVITED PANELS SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS COMMITTEE COLLABORATIONS

2:15 PM-3:30 PM STEM in Honors I-Challenges and Opportunities of Teaching Honors-Level Mineral D Courses in the STEM Disciplines This session will discuss the challenges and opportunities of including the traditionally difficult subjects of Laboratory Science, Mathematics, and Engineering in an Honors curriculum. Choi Haeji, University of Maine “Enjoying Honors as an Engineering Student” Bill Bogley, Oregon State University “Mathematics and Mathematics Instruction in the Honors Curriculum” James Stickler, Allegany College of Maryland “The Role of Laboratory Investigations in Honors Science”

2:15 PM-3:30 PM Stem in Honors II-Science, the Non-Major and Civic Engagement Granite B-C How do we engage the non-major in Honors science and mathematics? The speakers in this session will look at this issue through the use of innovative approaches that bring science and mathematics in a relevant form to the non-major.

Shree Dhawale, Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne “Approach to Teaching Science through Addiction”

Brad Newcomer, University of Alabama at Birmingham “Honors Science for Non-Science-Bound Students” John Newell Jr., University of Colorado at Denver “Stretching and Innovation in Honors Math and Science” Charles Paulson, University of North Florida “Unlocking the Gate: Teaching Honors Science for Non-Scientists” online strand/teaching and learning panels

74 GENERAL SESSION

2:15 PM-3:30 PM Moderator: John Britt, Lee College

Mineral B SATUR D A Student and Faculty Honors Curriculum Advisory Board A student and faculty committee has been formed that is responsible for managing honors courses across disciplines. Its mission includes working with faculty to develop new interdisciplinary courses proposed by students. The board reports to the Honors Director and has influence over the general education budget.

Presenter: Brandy Pappas, Rochester Institute of Technology Co-Presenter: matt Neiman, Rochester Institute of Technology

Captivating Faculty/Student Interaction Y As honors students we develop our thinking skills beyond a bachelor’s degree. Our faculty provides interaction that allows students to personalize the honors college. This is accomplished through a student-run group, student input in faculty committees, and social events such as a faculty v. student jeopardy game.

Presenter: Jessie Salmon, Towson University Co-Presenters: lindsay Roberts, Towson University emily Dewlin, Towson University

Mineral C Moderator: Charlie Slavin, University of Maine

The Academic Shoe on the Other Foot: Making Leaders (and Teachers) out of Seminar Students Providing leadership opportunities is a main goal for any Honors Program, but in a rural two-year college, such opportunities and environments are hard to find. Our college’s Honors Program transformed the second-semester course from the traditional seminar format to one where students take turns leading discussion and the seminar.

Presenter: luke Vassiliou, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

The Power of Peer Mentors general session/sirp As our Peer Mentor Program evolved there has been creative tension between how professors envisioned the program v. how students envisioned it. Out of frustration we turned the program over to the students, and they achieved success. Come to this presentation to learn from the challenges we experienced.

Presenter: maude Bigford, Ferris State University

STUDENT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PANELS (SIRP): Contemporary Medical and Social Issues in Africa

2:15 PM-3:30 PM Moderator: Joan Digby, former NCHC president (2000) Granite A This panel details some of the medical and social challenges facing the members of various African cultures and offers some of the ways in which citizens of other countries might help.

African Cosmology and Western Philosophy: Similarities, Differences, and the Importance of Culturally Relevant Healing Practices This paper is an exploration of the cultural and philosophical conflicts that arise in the use of Western biomedicine to treat various diseases in Africa. Cultural relevance is paramount in medical treatment, and adapting Western treatments to fit African illness paradigms may increase treatment compliance.

Presenter: mindy Pressman, University of San Diego

Successful HIV Prevention Programs in Africa An examination of ongoing research on successful local, educational, and community- engaging HIV prevention programs in Africa.

Presenter: alison Yoos, Arcadia University

75 STUDENT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PANELS (SIRP), cont.

2:15 PM-3:30 PM An Analysis of Happy Life Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya Y Granite A Africa has the highest number of orphans in the world, and according to UNICEF, 1.7 million orphans in Kenya alone. This presentation will highlight research conducted at Happy Life Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya, revealing a complex picture of the lives of orphaned children and the operation of the home.

Presenter: Kelsey Staudacher, North Central College

3:45 PM-5:15 PM Capturing Culture: Historical and Contemporary Views Granite A These varied papers examine history and culture through a variety of methods by

D A SATUR investigating topics as varied as a spooky tall tale from small-town Tennessee, the curious phenomenon of Civil War reenactments, the fictionalized treatment of 1980s food culture, and the effect of information technology on presidential politics.

Moderator: virginia McCombs, former NCHC president (2005)

The Bell Witch: An Historical Haunting or Local Epidemic? This session will discuss the history and social setting of Tennessee’s Bell Witch, and it will offer a theory that the curiosities associated with the haunting were manifestations of ergotism, a disease caused by a grain fungus.

Presenter: Wesley Willeford, Tennessee Technological University

What the Folk? An Examination of Folkways as Both the Cause and Byproduct of the American Civil War Similar to the relationship between classical musicians and folk musicians, an analogous relationship arises between scholarly historians and Civil War re-enactors or folk historians. Using Kip Lornell’s six criterion of folk music, discover what makes reenactments part of American folk-life, as well as their cultural significance in forming American identity.

Presenter: andrew Hansen, Chapman University

‘You are What You Eat’: The Consumer Culture of Food in Mary Harron’s American Psycho An exploration of the emphasis on food and eating as a method of constructing masculine identity in Mary Harron’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel, American Psycho.

Presenter: megan Stoner, Mississippi University for Women

Rhetoric in the Information Age: How Presidential Candidates Present Themselves Online The content of this presentation focuses on the videos found on websites created by some presidential candidates campaigning for the 2008 election. It identifies and analyzes various strategies employed by these White House hopefuls in terms of their rhetorical and semiotic appeal to potential voters.

Presenter: James Marconi, Marist College

MEETING 3:30 PM-5:00 PM Research Committee, Agate B student interdisciplinary research panels research student interdisciplinary

76 GENERAL SESSION 3:45 PM-5:00 PM Moderator: James Ruebel, Ball State University

Mineral B SATUR D A Breaking the Stereotype On most college campuses Greek life and honors programs have become opposites in definition. This presentation will show you how being Greek can not only coexist in honors life, but also enhance the college experience.

Presenter: Jordan Glenn, University of West Florida Co-Presenters: Bryant Chase, University of West Florida nicholas Garner, University of West Florida

Creative Community Building: “Geek Week” at Shippensburg University Y Shippensburg University Honors students will discuss their community-building event, ‘Geek Week.’ A play on the classic ‘Greek Week,’ Geek Week gave Honors students the opportunity to build camaraderie outside of the classroom. The event also increased campus awareness of the Honors Program’s academic and social benefits.

Presenter: nicole Thierwechter, Shippensburg University Co-Presenter: Joe Livingston, Shippensburg University

It’s All Greek to Me: Honors Students Involved in Greek Life Five UMaine students who are active in both honors and Greek life will discuss how memberships in both communities provide a balance between academics and social networking. Issues of exclusivity and elitism, stereotyping of both Greeks and honors students, and the structural parallels between both communities will be discussed.

Presenter: rebecca Morton, University of Maine visual art workshop: opening Co-Presenters: Yin Chiu, University of Maine Chelsea Tanguay, University of Maine sammy Shulman, The University of Maine Kitty Smith, The University of Maine

Mineral C Moderator: Diana Tucker, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Trading Places: The University of Houston-Colby-Sawyer Student Exchange This conference provides a glimpse into what other colleges are doing in their Honors programs. But what if you were actually able to switch schools for a week? How different would your college experience be? The University of Houston and Colby-Sawyer College teamed up to find out.

Presenter: Derek Goodwin, University of Houston Co-Presenters: megan Ruggiero, Colby-Sawyer College rhys Forgie, University of Houston

MEETING 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Two-Year Colleges, Agate C

5:00 PM-7:30 PM Capitol 6-7 VISUAL ART Workshop: ART OPENING Come and see what your friends and colleagues have developed in this exploration of the creative process! This exhibition is the result of the Visual Art Workshop held earlier in the day. Stop by, wander through, and enjoy as we celebrate the arts in Honors education.

FACULTY PERFORMANCE

6:00 PM-7:30 PM Join us in this pre-dinner concert of music, dance, and poetry! The concert will include Capitol 4 the world premiere of “Songs from the Chinese Poets” for oboe, clarinet, and tenor, and will feature the collages of artist John Digby. This event promises to be fun for all!

7:30 PM-10:00 PM PRESIDENT’S DINNER 77 Centennial Ballroom A PP EN D I C ES conference floor plans conference

78 A PP EN D I C ES around town/nchc mission statement

NCHC Mission Statement

I. Vision Excellence in and respect for Honors education

II. Mission

To serve Honors professionals and students, and to advance undergraduate education.

III. Core Values Statement The National Collegiate Honors Council values an atmosphere that promotes academic opportunity and challenge for Honors students and faculty. Within this intellectual environment, members of Honors communities demonstrate integrity, respect, and excellence. Through the Honors experience, participants realize enhanced personal, social, and intellectual development. The NCHC recognizes the importance of life-long learning and social responsibility in preparing individuals for an increasingly complex world. These beliefs and values are reinforced among member institutions through the collegiality and shared purpose of the NCHC.

79 Conference Planning Committee Richard Badenhausen Westminster College Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel Liz Beck iowa State University Interim Executive Director Gary Bell texas Tech University Finance Committee Representative Bernice Braid long Island University: Brooklyn City as Text™ Todd Breyfogle university of Denver Local Arrangements Kate Bruce university of North Carolina at Wilmington Awards and Recognition, Ex-officio Bruce Carter syracuse University A PP EN D I C ES Logistics, Consultation Joan Digby Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus Arts in Honors Education Ted Estess university of Houston Beginning In Honors© Joe Fiedor Clarion University of Pennsylvania Conference Coordinator Phillip Frana university of Central Arkansas Building Online Communities Lynn Hepfl Clarion University of Pennsylvania Conference Administration Deborah Holman university of Northern Colorado Local Arrangements Bonnie Irwin eastern Illinois University Conference Marketing Kathleen King university of Maine at Augusta Student in Honors, Poster Sessions James Knauer Lockhaven University of Pennsylvania Local Arrangements Greg Lanier the University of West Florida Logistics Donzell Lee alcorn State University Master Classes Lydia Lyons hillsborough Community College Consultants Center Jay Mandt Wichita State University Teaching and Learning George Mariz Western Washington University Book Table & Sales Jeff Portnoy Georgia Perimiter College Conference Program Ruth Randall Johnson County Community College Idea Exchange Brent Register Clarion University of Pennsylvania Arts in Honors Education Hallie Savage Clarion University of Pennsylvania Conference Chair Tom Sawyer north Central College Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel Jon Schlenker University of Maine at Augusta Established In Honors, Poster Sessions conference planning committee conference Ricki Shine Clemson University Developing In Honors Bob Spurrier oklahoma State University Developing In Honors Paul Strom university of Colorado: Boulder Local Arrangements John Zubrizaretta Columbia College 80 Teaching and Learning BOARD OF DIRECTORS A PP EN D I C ES Officers Kate Bruce, President, University of North Carolina Wilmington Hallie Savage, President-Elect, Clarion University of Pennsylvania Lydia Lyons, Vice President, Hillsboro Community College Bonnie Irwin, Secretary, Eastern Illinois University Philip Way, Treasurer, University of Alabama at Birmingham Jon Schlenker, Past President, University of Maine at Augusta

NCHC Board of Directors

Term Expires in 2007 Richard Badenhausen, Westminster College Jocelyn Jackson, Morehouse College Stephen Rosenbaum, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jon A. Schlenker, University of Maine at Augusta Stephen Wainscott, Clemson University Philip K. Way, University of Alabama at Birmingham Emily Gibson, Northern Arizona University

Peyton Jeter, University of North Carolina Wilmington * board of directors/future honors education Samantha Sherwood, University of Connecticut* Oscar Villanueva, Lamar University*

Term Expires in 2008 Patrice Berger, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kate Bruce, University of North Carolina Wilmington Bruce Fox, Northern Arizona University Bob Spurrier, Oklahoma State University Shane Miller, West Virginia University* Will Lee, Texas A&M*

Term Expires in 2009 Bonnie Irwin, Eastern Illinois University Hallie Savage, Clarion University of Pennsylvania Annmarie Guzy, University of South Alabama Greg Lanier, University of West Florida Rosalie Otero, University of New Mexico James Ruebel, Ball State University

Term Expires in 2010 Lydia Lyons, Hillsborough Community College

*student

Future NCHC Honors Education Opportunities

Faculty Institutes March 15-22, 2008 Boundaries, Biology and Barrios: Conflict and Opportunity in the United States-Mexico Border Region

March 30-April 3, 2008 Metropolis: Berlin–Immersion Learning Strategies

Early August, 2008 Minneapolis: A Tale of Two Cities–Mapping Techniques for Reading Complex Urban Environments

Honors Semesters Fall, 2009 Seattle: Livable Spaces in Natural Places applications available late fall 2008 81 Consultants center Friday, November 2, 2007 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

9:00 AM-10:15 AM Jan Allen: The Community College of Baltimore County-Essex Mineral A The Role of Honors Faculty Joan Digby: Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus Publications External Relations Honors Curriculum Elizabeth Beck: Iowa State University Freshman Seminars Alumni Relations A PP EN D I C ES Self-Study

10:15 AM-11:15 AM Carter Burrus: Miami Dade College Honors Advising Transferring from the Community College to the University Eugene Alpert: The Washington Center Nonprofit Organization Experimental Education Service-Learning Programs Josephine Capuana: State University of New York at Buffalo Administrative Structure Honors Newsletters Program Development Recruitment Programs

11:15 AM-12:15 PM Clarence Christian: Southwest Tennessee Community College Service Learning Honors Contracts Honors Institutes Augusta Kim Klein: Shippensburg University Program Revision Co-Curricular Programming Charles Dudley: Virginia Tech Fundraising Working with University Administration

12:15 AM-1:15 PM Rae Rosenthal: Community College of Baltimore County Diversity Recruitment Honors Centers Flexible Admissions Bernice Braid: Long Island University, Brooklyn, emeritus Self-Study consultants center Active Learning Self-Assessment Deborah Craig: Kent State University Advising Six-year B.S./M.D. Majors Relationship with Enrollment Management Recruiting College Students to Honors Fundraising

82 Friday Consultants Center, continued Ruth Randall: Johnson County Community College 1:15 PM-2:15 PM A PP EN D I C ES Large Urban Commuter Campus One-Hour Honor Extensions to Regular Courses Orientations Mentor Program Donna Menis: Saint Francis University General Education Honors House/Honors Residence Alumni Relations Bruce Fox: Northern Arizona University Assessment Role of the Director of an Honors Program

2:15 PM-3:15 PM Alexandria Holloway: Miami Dade College Transitioning from an Honors Program to an Honors College in a Community College Ensuring Honors “Buy-In” Rolland Pack: Freed-Hardeman University Transitions to Honors College Negotiating Budgets Increasing Faculty Involvement Lynne Goodstein: University of Connecticut Interdisciplinary Core Curriculum First-Year Honors Seminars Electronic Newsletter Alumni Relations and Development

3:15 PM-4:15 PM Lauren Grinstead: Hillsborough Community College Marketing Recruitment

Developing an Ambassador Program consultants center John Loughney: Westfield State College Faculty Community Honors General Education Courses Honors Seminars Faculty Governance Karen Lyons: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development Housing

Saturday, November 2, 2007 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Carter Burrus: Miami Dade College Honors Advising Transferring from the Community College to the University

Eugene Alpert: The Washington Center Nonprofit Organization Experimental Education Service-Learning Programs

Ricki Shine: Clemson University First-Year Programs Undergraduate Research Major Scholarships Fellowships

83 Saturday Consultants Center, continued 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Lauren Grinstead: Hillsborough Community College Marketing Recruitment Developing an Ambassador Program Eugene Alpert: The Washington Center Nonprofit Organization Experimental Education Service-Learning Programs Kathy Lyon: Winthrop University International Issues Service Learning

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Lydia Lyons: Hillsborough Community College A PP EN D I C ES Designing and Implementing an Honors Program Extracurricular Projects Developing Alumni Connections Recruitment/Marketing Kathleen King: University of Maine, Augusta Student Perspectives Conference Attendance Program Management Jack Rhodes: The Citadel General Honors Issues Preparing Students for Post-Graduate Goals

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Ruth Randall: Johnson County Community College Large Urban Commuter Campus One-Hour Honor Extensions to Regular Courses Orientations Mentor Program Peter Machonis: Florida International University City as Text™ Ideas Rick Scott: University of Central Arkansas Recruiting/Admissions/Scholarships Faculty Development Alumni Affairs Study Abroad

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Robert Strikwerda: Indiana University Institutional Effectiveness George Mariz: Western Washington University Curriculum Development Administrative Issues Recruitment Greg Lanier: University of West Florida

consultants center Honors Assessment and Curriculum Student and Honors Council Development Leadership

84 Future Conference Sites A PP EN D I C ES

2009 Washington, D.C. Grand Hyatt Washington H October 28-November 1, 2009 2008 San Antonio, TX San Antonio Marriott River Center October 22-26, 2008 H

Past NCHC Conference Dates and Sites 1966: lawrence, KS- No Theme 1967: Washington, D.C.-No Theme 1968: seattle, WA- No Theme

1969: new Orleans, LA- No Theme future/past conference sites 1970: Boulder, CO- No Theme 1971: ann Arbor, MI- Honors at Work 1972: san Francisco, CA- Honors: Condition and Directions 1973: Williamsburg, VA- The Nature of Excellence 1974: st. Louis, MO- Liberal Education Today and the Role of Honors 1975: Pullman, WA- The Many Faces of Honors 1976: fayetteville, AR- The Second Decade: Responsibilities in a Changed Environment 1977: Washington, D.C.- Doing as Learning: Honors in an Experiential Setting 1978: Kent, OH- Honors as Process: Ends and Means 1979: atlanta, GA- In Anticipation of the 80’s: Agenda for Action 1980: fort Worth, TX- Expectation of Honors: Values and Standards 1981: omaha, NE- Teaching and Learning: The Uniqueness of Honors 1982: albuquerque, NM- Knowledge, the Disciplines, and Interdisciplinary Study 1983: Philadelphia, PA- Honors Education: Preserving Tradition, Fostering Change 1984: memphis, TN- Education at the Crossroads: The Honors Challenge 1985: salt Lake City, UT- Honors at the Frontier: The Honors Challenge 1986: miami, FL- Honors Education and Cultural Pluralism 1987: Dallas, TX- No Theme 1988: las Vegas, NV- Take a Chance 1989: new Orleans, LA- Lagniappe: The Honors Experience 1990: Baltimore, MD- Changing the Boundaries: World, Nation, and Community 1991: Chicago, IL- No Theme - focus on Honors in Fine Arts/Natural Sciences 1992: los Angeles, CA- Discovery 1993: st. Louis, MO- Privilege, Responsibility, and Community 1994: san Antonio, TX- Crossing Borders 1995: Pittsburgh, PA- Honors as Neighborhood 1996: san Francisco, CA- Honors on the Edge 1997: atlanta, GA- Traditions 1998: Chicago, IL- Honors in the Loop 1999: orlando, FL- Worlds of Imagination 2000: Washington, D.C.- Capital Ideas 2001: Chicago, IL- Fields of Imagination 2002: salt Lake City, UT- Peaks and Valleys in the Honors Experience 2003: Chicago, IL- Finding Common Ground 2004: new Orleans, LA- Bridging Currents and Cultures 2005: st Louis, MO- Gateway to Exploration and Discovery 2006: Philadelphia, PA- Liberty: Foundation for Inquiry, Innovation & Invention 85 Blanco, Stefanie, Marist College, 32 A Blythe, Tyler, Eastern Kentucky University, 31 Abbriano, RaffaelaUniversity of San Diego, 53 Bocchicchio, Victoria, Kent State University, 16, 57, 63 Adams, Julie, Syracuse University, 27 Bodle, James, College of Mount Saint Joseph, 14 Bogley, William A., Oregon State University, 26, 74

Y Adams, Kristin, Eastern Kentucky University, 44 Adams, Sherry, Paradise Valley Community College, 36 Bogomaz, Maria, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 20 Adkisson, Paige, Tennessee Technological University, 65 Boisvert, Nichole, Marist College, 19 Ahto, Elie, Florida International University-Miami, 43 Bolduc, Perry, Eastern Kentucky University, 45 Akin, Kent, University of San Diego, 64 Bolte, Leann, Wayne State College, 33 Alaghband, Gita, University of Colorado-Denver, 46 Bornmann, John, Montgomery College, 72 Albert, Alexandra E., University of Maine, 28 Bosmia, Anand, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 59 Alcaria, Rizza, Dominican University of California, 73 Bourgeois-Capozzi, Daniel, The University of Maine, 65 Alexis, Jarvis, Monroe College, 74 Bowden, Amber, Utah State University, 54 Allen, Jan, The Community College of Baltimore County: Bowden, Vicky, Azusa Pacific University, 55 essex, 82 Bowe, Danielle, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 63 Allen, Mike, University of Central Arkansas, 18 Bowen, Whitney, Longwood University, 67 Alma, Martinez, Dominican University of California, 73 Bowles, Tiffany, Eastern Kentucky University, 39 D IRE C TOR Alpert, Gene, The Washington Center, 63, 82, 83, 84 Bowman, Donna, University of Central Arkansas, 73 Alptekin, Sema, California Polytechnic State University, 16 Bradford, Brandon, Southern Polytechnic State University, Anderson, Ashlie, Arkansas State University, 68 46 Anderson, David, Eastern Kentucky University, 40, 51 Braid, Bernice, Long Island University Brooklyn Campus, Anderson, Hanne, University of South Alabama, 64 15, 37, 61, 66, 68, 80, 82 Anderson, Vanessa, Minot State University, 51 Breen, Meghan, Eastern Illinois University, 54 Andrews, Donna, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35 Brennan, Trevor, Gallaudet University, 51 Andrews, Larry, Kent State University, 33 Breyfogle, Todd, University of Denver, 80 Andrews, Nancy, College of the Holy Cross, 60 Brison, Tiffany, Eastern Kentucky University, 73 Arcus, Doreen, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 72 Britt, John, Lee College, 56, 75 Armentrout, Matthew, Longwood University, 67 Brown, Lauren, Eastern Kentucky University, 56 Arnold, Ray, Eastern Kentucky University, 40 Browne, Erica, Eastern Kentucky University, 72 Asch, Steve, Chapman University, 34 Bruce, Kate, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Astro, Kelly, University of Central Florida, 45 7, 22, 55, 68, 80, 81 Atwill, Bill, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Brunbauer, Morgan, University of Maine, 33 16, 39, 55 Buchanan, Joy, Chapman University, 20, 53 Austin, Alisha, Nyack College, 33 Buchmann, Amy, Chapman University, 34 Burke, Michael, University of Maine, Farmington, 15 Burns, Robert, South Dakota State University, 38 B Burrus, Carter, Miami Dade College-North Campus, Badenhausen, Richard, Westminster College, 18, 82, 83 18, 24, 60, 69, 80, 81 Burton, Kristy, Miami University, 47 Bailly, John, Florida International University, 7, 43, 69 Byerly, Jessica, Lamar University, 42 Baird, Davis, University of South Carolina, 43 Baker, Michelle, Shippensburg University, 44 Baker, Robert, Fairmont State University, 48 C Baker, Susan, University of Maine at Augusta, 29 Cahall, Michael, Duquesne University, 44 Baldacci, Andy, University of Maine, 60 Cain, Emily, University of Maine, 15, 60 Baldwin, Antoine, Alcorn State University, 21 Cairns, Caitlin, Oklahoma City University, 20 Baldwin, Jessica, Columbia College, 35 Calderwood, Laurel, Rochester Institute of Technology, 34 Balestriere, Samantha, The City University of New York, 51 Campbell, Jaclyn, Nyack College, 33 Ball, Susie, Columbia College, 44 Cannon Jr., Joe, Georgia Perimeter College, 47 Baran, Carla, Elizabethtown College, 46 Cantalupo, Barbara, Penn State University-Lehigh Valley, Baransi, Rani, Montgomery College, 13 34 Barden, Thomas, University of Toledo, 15 Capetillo, Alejandro, University of Houston, 55 Barlage, Tresa, North Carolina State University, 16 Capuana, Josie, State University of New York, Buffalo, Barnes, Rita, Tennessee Technological University, 14, 34 14, 82 Barnes, KaSandra, Eastern Kentucky University, 40, 51 Carnicom, Scott, Middle Tennessee State University, Bassman, Michael, East Carolina University, 16, 25 18, 33, 56 Bates, Laura, Eastern Kentucky University, 56 Carpenter, Thomas, Chapman University, 34 Bates, Sarah, Eastern Kentucky University, 57 Carrafiello, Susan, Wright State University, 42 Beauchamp, Eric, Montgomery College, 72 Carroll, Cheryl, Texas Tech University, 35 Beck, Liz, NCHC Interim Executive Director, 7, 80, 82 Carter, Bruce, University of Syracuse, 15, 69, 80 Bell, Debbie, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 57 Carter, Molly, Montgomery College (Maryland), 13 conference participants conference Bell, Gary, Texas Tech University, 13, 22, 33, 80 Carter, Nathan, University of Missouri-Rolla, 30 Bender, Jaclyn, Lubbock Christian University, 32 Carty, Karenann, Monroe College, 56 Berg, Erika, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 63 Carty, Sarah, Eastern Kentucky University, 31 Berger, Jeffrey, Community College of Philadelphia, 23 Castro, Karlee, Metropolitan State College of Denver, 61 Berger, Patrice, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 26, 81 Causey, Christina, Texas A&M University, 13 Bert, Amanda, North Central College, 42 Cedzo, Ashley, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 50 Bhavsar, Suketu, University of Kentucky, 14 Cerise, Tony, The Washington Center, 63 Bickford, Morgan, The University of Maine, 40 Chamberlain, Jeff, University of St. Francis, 55 Bigford, Maude, Ferris State University, 14, 75 Chamlee, Megan, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 29 Bira, Lindsay, Texas State University-San Marcos, 30 Chandler, Amy, University of Georgia, 23 Birdwell, Donna, Lamar University, 42 Chang, Regina, University of West Georgia, 32 Bishop, Amy, University of North Florida, 51 Chase, Bryant, University of West Florida, 77 Bishop, Serena, Eastern Kentucky University, 45 Chen, Zsu-Zsu, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 59 86 Bjelic, Alma, Franklin Pierce College, 29 Cheti, Dev, University of Georgia, 41 Chew, Kendall, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 59 Dickey, Jennifer S., Metropolitan State College of Denver, 61 Chine, Chiemeka, Montgomery College, 13 Dietch, Jessee, Chapman University, 53 Chiu, Yin, The University of Maine, 77 Digby, Joan, Long Island University–C. 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Christian, Clarence, Southwest Tennessee Community 5, 48, 58, 63, 65, 75, 80, 82 D IRE C TOR College, 82 Dodson, Kevin, Lamar University, 43 Chute, Edward, California University of Pennsylvania, Douglas, Minda, Indiana University Kokomo, 61 24, 34, 58 Drygas, Andrea, Emerson College, 37 Cibelli, Samantha, Meredith College, 56 Dudley, Charles, Virginia Tech, 82 Clark, Cameron, Chapman University, 53 Dupont, Jasmine, The University of Maine Augusta, 41, 52 Clark, Larry, Southeast Missouri State University, 70 Dupuis, Martin, University of Central Florida, 44, 45 Clarke, Chelsey, Lubbock Christian University, 32 Dye, Dusty, Berry College, 52 Clayton, Janice, Eastern Kentucky University, 72 Cline, Gene, Albion College, 25 Cobane, Craig, Western Kentucky University, 13, 24, 69 E Coffey, Chelsea, Eastern Kentucky University, 39 Eagle, Jeffrey, Morehead State University, 59

Cogo, James, Paradise Valley Community College, 36 Earwood, Glenda, Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society Y Cohen, Ira, Former NCHC President (1991), 26 for First Year Students, 67 Coleman, Finnie, University of New Mexico, 7, 9, 11, 71 Eberle, Chelsea, Eastern Kentucky University, 73 Coleman, Lisa, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Edwards, Avery, Tennessee Technological University, 37 15, 72 Edwards, Cynthia, Meredith College, 15, 56, 57 Colemire, Billy, Eastern Kentucky University, 45 Edwards, Susan, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Connel, Mary, 68 society, 64 Connelly, Maureen, Frostburg State University, 18, 68 Ehalt, Rebecca, Kent State University, 28 Connolly, Carrie, Virginia Commonwealth University, 37 Ehren, Melinda, University of San Diego, 63 Considine, Jennifer, University of Montana-Missoula, 54 Eisenberg, Ann, University of Texas-San Antonio, 70 Cook, Alan, Miami University, 47 Elliot, Phillip, Eastern Connecticut State University, 35 Cook IV, John, Westminster College, 40 Ellis, DeAnna, Columbia College, 74 Cooley, Michael, Berry College, 15 Ellis, Kathleen, The University of Maine, 38, 57 Corbat, Josh, Northern Michigan University, 56 Ellis, Walt, Hillsborough Community College, 41 Corcoran, Sean, University of North Florida, 50 Elnagar, Hesham, Northern Arizona University, 21 Cordero-Epperson, Minerva, The University of Texas at Emmons, Robert, Rutgers University, 7, 20 arlington, 24 Emory, Marina, Columbia College, 35 Cosgrove, John, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 39 Engstrom, Greg, Eastern Kentucky University, 57 Cossentino, Amy, Youngstown State University, 39 Estess, Ted, University of Houston, 80

Cowgill, Julie, Oklahoma City University, 60 Etheridge, Erin, Meredith College, 56 conference participants Cox, Reba, University of West Georgia, 52 Coyne, Jennie, Gallaudet University, 49 Crabtree, Kathryn, University of North Florida, 52 F Craig, Deborah, Kent State University, 35, 58, 82 Fahler, Joshua, Kent State University, 26 Craig, Leah, Western Kentucky University, 13 Falslev, Tasha, Utah State University, 54 Crockett, Lib, Clemson University, 41 Fann, Sarah, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 64 Cross, Lindsey, Eastern Kentucky University, 45 Fanning, Colin, Syracuse University, 47 Culver, Sarah, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 22 Farrar, Elena, Franklin Pierce University, 64 Curiel, Carmen, California State University, Fullerton, 43 Farris, Mark, Midwestern State University, 16 Curry, Agnes, St. Joseph College, 70 Felix, Jeremy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 25 Curtis, Jeremiah, Walsh University, 53 Feltner, Beth, Eastern Kentucky University, 72 Cyr, Amy, The University of Maine at Augusta, 65 Fenwick, Janelle, Bloomsburg University, 28 Fiedor, Joe, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 57, 80 Fields, Joyce, Columbia College, 18, 22, 44, 55, 60 D Fields, Susannah, Columbia College, 60 Daffron, Eric, Mississippi University for Women, 38 Fischer, Garrett, Rockhurst University, 58 Damuth, Laura, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 12, 48 Florencia, Lauria, Marist College, 52 Daniel, William, Winthrop University, 15 Forbes, David, University of South Alabama, 64 Danna, Steven, University of Pittsburgh, 25, 66 Ford, Bette, University of West Georgia, 50 Daugaard, Chris, South Dakota State University, 38 Ford, James, Rogers State University, 14 Davis, Patricia, University of South Alabama, 64 Forgie, Rhys, University of Houston, 77 De Jesus-Rojas, Wilfredo, University of Puerto Rico at Fortin, Victoria, The University of Maine, 57 Cayey, 27 Fox, Bruce, Northern Arizona University, 24, 81, 83 De Para, Montserrat, Florida International University-Miami, Fox, Christine, Utah State University, 14 43 Frana, Phillip, University of Central Arkansas, 68, 69, 73, 80 Dean, Bo, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 55 Frankenfield, Rachel, Chapman University, 34 Deeb, Benjamin, Chapman University, 68 Franson, Margaret, Valparaiso University, 15, 41 Deekle, Peter, Roger Williams University, 15 Frederick, Melinda, Prince George’s Community College, Dema, Andi Dema, Oklahoma City University, 60 40 Dengler, Mary Jane, Dordt College, 16 Freed, Richard, Eastern Kentucky University, 45 Denk, Walter Josef, The University of Toledo, 70 Frost, Linda, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 25, 68 Deprez, Kelly, University of Maine at Augusta, 41, 50, 61 Fus, Rachel, Syracuse University, 47 DeRario, Michael, Pace University, 38 Devine, Jodi, Bowling Green State University, 24, 69 Dewlin, Emily, Towson University, 75 Dhawale, Shree, Indiana University-Purdue University at fort Wayne, 74 Diamant-Rink, Sapphire, The University of Montana, 42 Diamond, Marilyn, Weber State University, 38 Diaz-Ferguson, Alejandro, Florida International University, 43 87 Heath, Serena, Eastern Illinois University, 19 G Hecht, Jill, University of Missouri Rolla, 32 Gaines, Julie, Longwood University, 37 Hemwall, Marty, Lawrence University, 4, 12 Galbraith, Denise, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Hepfl, Lynn, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 80 Hereford, Sarah, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 59

Y 58 Gannon, Heather, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Hess, Rebecca, California University of Pennsylvania, 24 61 Hesse, Tina, University of West Florida, 14, 22 Ganskop, Dean, Rochester Institute of Technology, 18, 73 Hidalgo de Jesus, Amarilis, Bloomsburg University, 49 Garner, Nicholas, University of West Florida, 77 Hill, Robin, Westminster College, 69 Garver, Sara, California State University, Pomona, 16, 68 Hines, Kimberly, Eastern Kentucky University, 72 Gaspar, Jay, Brenau University, 68 Ho, Alina, Mercy College, 20 Gensch, Harmony, Franklin Pierce University, 64 Hofsommer, Sandra, North Hennepin Community College, Gentry, Patty, 68 36 Geren, Robby, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 21 Holder, Kim, University of West Georgia, 27 Gergana, Yaneva, Columbia College, 72 Holloway, Alexandria, Miami Dade College, 15, 83 Ghosh, Jayati, Dominican University of California, 55 Holly, Jenny, Eastern Kentucky University, 56 Gibson, Emily, Northern Arizona University, 81 Holman, Deborah, University of Northern Colorado, D IRE C TOR Gillar, Christina, University of West Florida Honors, 22 14, 18, 48, 63, 68, 80 Gillette, Marcia, Indiana University Kokomo, 61 Holyoke, Alban, Eastern Kentucky University, 44 Gilley, Reagan, Western Kentucky University, 13 Horan, Bob, University of Wisconsin- Stout, 68 Gilliam, Danielle, University of New Mexico, 25 Hozik, Michael, The Richard Stockton College of N.J., 23 Gilman, Brittany, Franklin Pierce University, 64 Hsu, Krystal, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 59 Glenn, Jordan, University of West Florida, 77 Hubbard, Samantha, Kent State University, 67 Gockley, Beth, Bloomsburg University, 30 Huebschmann, Ray, Georgia Perimeter College, 47 Gomez, Gerardo, Florida International University-Miami, 43 Hulsey, Timothy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 15 Gonzales, Martha Gonzales, Oklahoma City University, 60 Humerickhouse, Kim, Kansas City Kansas Community Goodrich, Robert, Northern Michigan University, 14 College, 67 Goodstein, Lynn, University of Connecticut, 33, 83 Hunley, Daniel, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Goodwin, Derek, University of Houston, 77 46 Gordon, Maggie, Syracuse University, 47 Hunnicutt, Barbara, Seminole Community College, 61 Gorski, Jonah, Hillsborough Community College, 41 Hunter, Jeremy, Arkansas State University, 24 Gould, Michael, Colorado State University, 68 Hussey, Barbara, Eastern Kentucky University, 31, 40 Graham, Devon, Florida International University, 15 Huston, Lisa, Loyola College in Maryland, 34 Granholm, Nels, South Dakota State University, 38 Hutter, Mark, Rowan University, 15, 61 Grant, Nathan, University of Maine at Augusta, 41 Gregg, Amanda, University of Pittsburgh, 25, 66 Griffin, Holly, University of West Florida, 22 I Griffith, Cheri, Westminster College, 34 Ingram, Brittani, University of Houston, 23 Grindlay, Nancy, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Irvin, Dana, Clemson University, 41 64 Irwin, Bonnie, Eastern Illinois University, 13, 35, 69, 80, 81 Grinstead, Lauren, Hillsborough Community College, Ismay, Camille, Nyack College, 53 14, 83, 84 Gross, Monika, Bowie State University, 14 Grover-Bisker, Eddie, University of Missouri-Rolla, 44 J Grubb, Josh, University of West Georgia, 53 Jackson, Amber, Texas State University-San Marcos, 54 Guentert, Margaret, Wilmington College, 14 Jackson, Jocelyn, Morehouse College, 42, 81 Guzy, Annmarie, University of South Alabama, 18, 81 Jacobs, Nicole, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 66 Jacobsen, Susan, California State University, Fullerton, 14, 43 H Jahangiri, Arman, University of Houston, 55 Hackett, Julie, Brewer High School & University of Maine, 44 James, Nikole, Western State College, 20 Haeji, Choi, University of Maine, 74 Jamison, Brittany, Tennessee Technological University, 34 Haggerty, Mark, University of Maine, 36, 38 Jaquith, Clare, University of Maine, 60 Hakkenberg, Michael, Roanoke College, 33 Jay, Julia, San Jacinto College, 24 Hall, William, Emerson College, 48 Jefferies, Kevin, Alvin Community College, 63 Halonen, Jane, The University of West Florida, 57 Jeter, Peyton, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Haman-Dicko, Asta, Dominican University of California, 73 55, 58, 81 Hammell, Allison, Tennessee Technological University, 20 Jewett, Terry, Monroe College, 23, 40, 74 Hancock, Hannah, Columbia College, 35, 74 Johnson, April, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 59 Hancock, Joel, East Carolina University, 25 Johnson, Daniel, University of North Carolina at Haney, Zachary, Salisbury University, 46 Wilmington, 45 Hankins, Amanda, Nyack College, 53 Johnson, Laura, University of South Alabama, 64 conoference participants conoference Hanna, David, Virginia Commonwealth University, 54 Johnson, Lena, Western State University, 20 Hansen, Andrew, Chapman University, 76 Johnson, Mark, University of North Florida, 53 Haritha, Josna, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 40 Johnston, Jessica, The College of St. Scholastica, 60 Harlow, Linda, Ohio State University, 35, 47 Jones, Jon, Tennessee Technological University, 37 Harn, Bradley, Eastern Kentucky University, 45 Jorgensen, Theresa, University of Texas at Arlington, 24 Hart, Patricia M., University of Dayton, 45 Jozwiak, Joseph, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 35 Hartell, Jessica, Frostburg State University, 20 Harvey, John, Houston Community College, 20 Hassan, Homa, Columbia College, 44 Hassan, Shoeba, Columbia College, 72 Haswell, Janis, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 35 Hatch, Sarah, Westminster College, 34 88 Hatem, Leah, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 58 Lowman, Joneen, Bloomsburg University, 28 K Lucas, Tabitha, Franklin Pierce College, 37 Kamp, Lauren, Chapman University, 25 Lulay, Melissa, Northeastern University, 46, 55

Kane, Patrick, South Dakota State University, 38 Lux, Paul, Montgomery College, 22 D IRE C TOR Kapadia, Rajiv, Minnesota State University, 15, 63 Lux, Veronica, Eastern Kentucky University, 73 Kark, Melissa, Marist College, 50 Lyons, James, The University of Maine, 65 Kastury, Rama, University of South Alabama, 64 Lyons, Karen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 83 Keeling, Kari, Tennessee Technological University, 34 Lyon, Kathy, Winthrop University, 15, 16, 84 Kelleher, Maureen, Northeastern University, 14, 55 Lyons, Lydia, Hillsborough Community College, Keller, Robert, Colorado State University, 15 18, 41, 80, 81, 84 Kelly, Erin, Kent State University, 67 Khan, Zarak, University of North Florida, 50 Khurana, Aditi, Cerritos Community College, 43 M Kiefer, Stephen W., Kansas State University, 47 Mabry, Samantha, University of San Diego, 63 Killinger, Margaret, University of Maine, 38 Machonis, Peter, Florida International University, 15, 84

Killinger, Mimi, The University of Maine, 57 MacLaren, Bruce, Eastern Kentucky University, 44 Y King, Kathleen, University of Maine at Augusta, Madsen, Courtney, Dominican University of California, 73 41, 67, 80, 84 Magee, Jessie, Western Kentucky University, 13 Kinsey, Emily, Nyack College, 53 Mahosky, Chelsea, California University of Pennsylvania, Klein, Kim, Shippensburg University, 15, 38, 82 51, 58, 66 Kleist, Christina, Alvernia College, 25 Maldonado, Angiemar, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, Kleppinger, Gene, Eastern Kentucky University, 72 27 Knapp, James, Eastern Michigan University, 15 Malinauskas, Mark, Murray State University, 14 Knauer, James, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 80 Malone, Jeffrey, Loyola College in Maryland, 34 Kneski, John, Florida International University-Miami, 43 Malone, Nathan, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Knorr, Kathryn, Saint Francis University, 36 46 Knox, Bill, Western Illinois University, 74 Mandt, Jay, Wichita State University, 22, 33, 80 Kopacz, Paula, Eastern Kentucky University, 39 Marconi, James, Marist College, 76 Korduner, Missy, University of Connecticut, 47 Mariz, George, Western Washington University, 15, 36, 80, 84 Koszegi, Jodie, University of Houston, 23 Marquis, Hogan, University of Maine, 60 Kotchka-Smith, Dale, Loyola Marymount University, 20 Marshall, Lauren, University of Maine, 36 Kotinek, Jonathan, Texas A&M University, 72 Marshall, Sarah, University of Maine, Orono, 37 Kovach, Kimberly, Western Wyoming Community College, Martin, Abbey, University of Central Florida, 45, 55 49 Martin, Allison, University of Louisville, 66 Koyfman, Ilana, Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus, 29 Martin, Daniel J., Rockhurst University, 43 conference participants Kreutzer, Diane, Georgia Perimeter College, 47 Martin, Michelle, University of Maine, 60 Kuhr, Jonathan, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, 26 Martinez, Roberto, Metropolitan State College of Denver, 61 Kusko, Elizabeth, Shippensburg University, 44 Maselli, Angela, Columbia College, 23, 60 Kyle, Brandon, Oklahoma City University, 60 Mass, Michael, American University, 14, 61 Maurer, Kristi, Eastern Kentucky University, 73 May, Lindsay, Walsh University, 69 L Maylath, Lauren, Bloomsburg University, 49 Lachs, Amanda, Florida International University, 49 Maynard, Jared, Tennessee Technological University, 34 Lairson, Kara, Eastern Kentucky University, 44 McBride, Katie, Eastern Kentucky University, 56 Lane, Noemi, Eastern Kentucky University, 72 McCabe, Diann, Texas State University-San Marcos, 68 Langenbruch, Theodor, Eastern Kentucky University, 45 McCarley, Nancy, Mississippi State University, 16 Lanier, Greg, The University of West Florida, McCabe, Paula, American University, 42 18, 22, 57, 80, 81, 84 McCauliff, Barry, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 39 Lapp, Megan, California University of Pennsylvania, 66 McCombs, Virginia, Oklahoma City University, 15, 76 LaRosa, Jessica, Walsh University, 20 McCray, Suzanne, University of Arkansas, 15, 18 Lastra Vicente, Rosana, University of South Florida, 27 McCullough, Valerie, California University of Pennsylvania, Laufe, Lucy, Montgomery College, 72 50, 66 Lauria, Florencia, Marist College, 51 McDonough, Dan, University of Tennessee at Martin, 18 Lautermilch, Amanda, Oklahoma City University, 60 McGinn, Joseph, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Laws, Page, Norfolk State University, 7, 20 35, 44, 56 Lawton, Christopher, Franklin Pierce University, 64 McGrane, Bernard, Chapman University, 25 Leary, Ralph, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 45 McKenzie, Courtney, University of Louisville, 66 LeDonne, Michelle, North Central College, 48 McKnight, Thomas, Gallaudet University, 67 Lee, Chelsea, Columbia College, 23 Mcleod, Marisa, Santa Fe Community College, 23 Lee, Donzell, Alcorn State University, 7, 21, 80 McMahon, Robert, The University of Texas at Arlington, Lee, Will, Texas A&M University, 81 16, 38 Lenard, G.T., The Richard Stockton College of NJ, 23 McManus, Gary, Alvernia College, 25 Levinson, Larry, Governors State University, 14 McNey, Katie, Brigham Young University, 40 Libby, Margaret, The University of Maine, 65 McQueen, Andrea, Eastern Kentucky University, 31 Lieberman, Laura, Berry College, 31 Mead, Dana, Elizabethtown College, 46 Limerick, Patty, University of Colorado, 8,10,16 Mechling, Valarie, Southern Utah University, 20 Lin, Belinda, Nyack College, 33 Medina, Diana, Florida International University, 43 Livingston, Joe, Shippensburg University, 77 Meek, Jonathan, Southern Polytechnic State University, 46 Long, Ada, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 36, 58 Meigs, Julie, Chapman University, 53 Long, Creston, Salisbury University, 46 Menis, Donna, Saint Francis University, 14, 18, 36, 83 Long, Heather, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 44 Mentzer, Becky, Illinois State University, 48 Loskot, Don, Tennessee Technological University, 37 Merten, Jessica, Columbia College, 27, 56 Loughney, John, Westfield State College, 83 Messer, Margaret, Eastern Illinois University, 14 Louk, Tracy, The University of Montana, 29 Meunier, Ashley, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 64 Lowe, Michelle, Tennessee Technological University, 28, 32 Mickel, Ron, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 14 89 Middlemas, Mary, Georgia Perimeter College, 39 Miller, Mick, Eastern Kentucky University, 45 P Miller, Shane, West Virginia University, 81 Pack, Rolland, Freed-Hardeman University, 16, 25, 38, 83 Milo, Richard, Chicago State University, 14 Pai, Bipin, Purdue University-Calumet, 59 Milspaw, Yvonne, Harrisburg Area Community College, 37

Y Palermo, Jeanne R., University of Dayton, 45 Minchew, Helena, Marist College, 59 Papa, Frank, Walsh University, 19 Misan, Alexandra, The University of Maine, 55, 64 Pappas, Brandy, Rochester Institute of Technology, 75 Mischler, Kelly, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 65 Pardue, Sally, Tennessee Technological University, 31 Mistry, Rishi, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 26, 57 Parker, Ann, Southern Polytechnic State University, 46 Mitstifer, Dorothy, Association of College Honor Societies, Parker, Connie, Eastern Kentucky University, 72 63 Parks, Ashley, University of San Diego, 30 Mody, Poorak, University of Connecticut, 67 Patel, Sagar, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 30 Moharari, Gazelle, University of West Georgia, 32 Patton, Katie, Eastern Kentucky University, 31 Mong, Lynette, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 27 Paulson, Charles, University of North Florida, 74 Monroe, Bill, University of Houston, 24 Pederson, Neil, Eastern Kentucky University, 31 Moore, George, University of Colorado-Boulder, 7, 19 Pegues, DeMarcus, University of Tennessee at Moore, Jaime, Nyack College, 31 Chattanooga, 26, 40 D IRE C TOR Moore, Paul, Bowling Green State University, 69 Pelgen, Brittany, Eastern Kentucky University, 39 Moorehouse, Jana, University of New Mexico, 66 Pengelly Drake, Lauren, University of Montana, 16 Morgan, David, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 55 Perez, Rocio, Florida International University, 43 Morgan, Kevin, St. Petersburg College, 73 Perhot, Alaric, Hillsborough Community College, 41 Morris, Nicole, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 64 Peters, Jesse, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Morrison, Lucy, Salisbury University, 46, 60 15, 23, 55 Morton, Rebecca, The University of Maine, 77 Peterson, Douglas, University of South Dakota, 38, 68 Motley, Clay, Charleston Southern University, 60 Peterson, Todd, Southern Utah University, 48 Mountz, Erin, Towson University, 24, 36, 58 Petitte, Ron, Bryan College, 14, 60 Mulligan, Jessica, The City University of New York, 51 Petruso, Karl, The University of Texas at Arlington, 26 Mulvaney, Mary Kay, Elmhurst College, 57 Pfaff, Raymond, The City University of New York, 51 Mulvihill, Amanda, Marist College, 52 Phillips, Sean, Eastern Kentucky University, 57 Murdaugh, Donna, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pilot, Albert, University of Utrecht, IVLOS, 23 30 Piper, Richard, University of Tampa, 18 Murphy, Ann, University of Maine at Augusta, 29 Poling, Elisabeth, The University of Maine, 65 Murray, Destiny, University of West Georgia, 32 Porcella, Derek, Chapman University, 25 Porter, Paula, Westminster College, 40 Portnoy, Jeffrey, Georgia Perimeter College, 47, 58, 65, 80 N Pouchak, Lauren, Northeastern University, 46, 55 Nasuti, Harry, Fordham University, 26 Powazek, Derek, 9,11, 70 Neiman, Matt, Rochester Institute of Technology, 75 Pratt, Rodney, Eastern Kentucky University, 44 Neuber, Amanda, Temple University, 34, 42 Pressman, Mindy, University of San Diego, 75 Neumann, Blake, Eastern Kentucky University, 51 Price, Rachel, Longwood University, 35 Neumann, Chris, Eastern Kentucky University, 40 Primoza, Alison, San Diego Mesa College, 33, 36, 45 Newcomer, Brad, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 74 Psitos, Kristina, Elizabethtown College, 46 Newell, John, College of Charleston, 14 Pyle, Sally, University of North Dakota, 43 Newell Jr., John, University of Colorado at Denver, 74 Nezivar, Jean, Lynn University, 69 Nickerson, Matthew, Southern Utah University, 7, 20, 48, 61 Q Noble, Lynne, Columbia College, 24, 57 Qurunful, Hayat, Texas State University-San Marcos, 30 Nord, Angela, Walsh University, 69 Norman-Gohn, Christina, Emerson College, 48 Norton, Noelle, University of San Diego, 14 R Noyer, Michelle, Walsh University, 19, 51 Randall, Ruth, Johnson County Community College, 14, 18, 80, 83, 84 Rathke, Zachary, Texas A&M University, 13 O Rees, Sara, Westminster College, 34 Ochs, Joy, Mount Mercy University, 15 Register, Brent, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Oda, Alan, Azusa Pacific University, 34 37, 61, 80 O’Dea, Gregory, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Reichert, Nancy, Southern Polytechnic State University, 46 26, 57 Reuel, Nigel, Brigham Young University, 46 Odom, Carl, University of South Alabama, 29 Revels, Emily, University of Louisville, 66 Oliver, Erin, Tennessee Technological University, 31 Reyes, Jessica, Morehead State University, 59 Oliver, Rebecca, Temple University, 42 Rhine, Marjorie, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 35 conference participants conference Olszyk, Nick, Chapman University, 52 Rhoden, Brenda, University of Houston, 23 O’Neill, Maryanna, Longwood University, 67 Rhodes, Jack, The Citadel, 84 Orth, Geoff, Longwood University, 14 Ricciardi, Danielle, Pace University, 38 Ost, Ruth, Temple University, 15, 34, 39, 68 Rice, Amanda, Eastern Kentucky University, 39, 45 Ostrander, Melinda, Paradise Valley Community College, 36 Richards, Christopher, Kent State University, 20 Ostroff, Jordan, University of Central Florida, 45, 55 Richardson, Maggie, Longwood University, 35 Otero, Rosalie, The University of New Mexico, 22, 38, 69, 81 Rick, Ellen, Northern Arizona University, 72 Ouyang, Clare, Nyack College, 33 Riddle, Leanna, Weber State University, 38 Overcash, Valerie, Southern Polytechnic State University, 46 Riddle, Kristin, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 55 Owen, Alex, University of San Diego, 64 Ridingin, Les, University of Texas at Arlington, 26 Riek, Ellen, Northern Arizona University, 15 Riffle, Jeremy, Salisbury University, 46 Riggs, David, Indiana Wesleyan University, 60 90 Riley, Autumn, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 66 Rinn, Anne, Western Kentucky University, 70 Shulman, Sammy, The University of Maine, 77 Ritzi, William, Florida International University, 7, 69 Shultz, Emeric, Bloomsburg University, 24 Rizvi, Abu, University of Vermont, 14 Shumway, Erica, Brigham Young University, 46

Roark, Jessica, Oklahoma State University, 14 Sica, Rob, Eastern Kentucky University, 56 D IRE C TOR Roberts, Lindsay, Towson University, 75 Silliman, Matt, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 68 Robinson, Brandi, Tennessee Technological University, 31 Silvernail, Sarah, Longwood University, 49 Robinson, Marie, Westminster College, 60 Simon, Arielle, Chapman University, 25 Rockwell, Connie, University of North Carolina at Simonds, Meghan, The University of Maine, 40 Charlotte, 15 Simpson, Lucy, Eastern Kentucky University, 31, 57 Rodriguez, Katrina, Florida International University, 43 Slater, Marisol, Columbia College, 74 Rohden, Matt, University of Northern Iowa, 36 Slavin, Charlie, University of Maine, 18, 24, 36, 44, 75 Romero, Rosemarie, Florida International University, 69 Sloan, Mike, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 68 Roper, Lindsey, Westminster College, 34 Small, Morgan, Columbia College, 44 Roper, Richard, Lubbock Christian University, 54 Smith, Brittany, Longwood University, 67 Rosenbaum, Stephen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Smith, Kitty, The University of Maine, 77

18, 81 Smith, Sophia, Monroe College, 56 Y Rosenthal, Rae, Community College of Baltimore County- Smith, Theresa, University of Pittsburgh, 25, 66 essex, 13, 18, 82 Smuck, Lauren, Alvernia College, 25 Ross, Laura, Seminole Community College, 61 Snow, Chelsi, The University of Maine, 26, 28 Ruebel, James, Ball State University, 24, 77, 81 Snyder, Perry, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 67 Ruggiero, Megan, Colby-Sawyer College, 77 Socci, Debra, Seminole Community College, 61 Ruhl, Linsey, The University of Maine, 28, 55, 64 Soffe, Emilie, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 59 Ruiz, Amanda, Westminster College, 69 Sorce, Jeff, Western Kentucky University, 59 Rushton, Rusty, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 59 Sorensen, Emily, University of Northern Iowa, 36 Ryan, Pam, Morehead State University, 41 Sorenson, Jean, Grayson County College, 35, 70 Sparks, Noy, Valencia Community College, 56 Spoelstra, Stephanie, Miami University, 47 S Spurrier, Bob, Oklahoma State University, 13, 22, 58, 80, 81 Sabau, Sabrina, Columbia College, 72 Staudacher, Kelsey, North Central College, 76 Salmon, Jessie, Towson University, 75 Stauffer, Molly, Phi Kappa Phi, 44 Saltzman, Rosalie, University of Nebraska, Omaha, 15 Steber, Amanda, Eastern Illinois University, 53 Sampson, Carolyn, Kent State University, 14 Stelzer, Skai, The University of Toledo, 70 Sanders, Kenneth, New Jersey City University, 15 Stephens, Hunter, University of West Florida Honors Santiago, Anamaria, University of Alabama at Program, 66

Birmingham, 59 Stetser, Kim, The University of West Florida, 65 conference participants Sarda, Tony, Lamar University, 42 Stickler, James, Allegany College of Maryland, 15, 69, 74 Sarneso, Anna, Elizabethtown College, 19 Stiefel, Sarah, University of Northern Iowa, 36 Sasha, Anderson, Chapman University, 25 Stiller, Hallie, Syracuse University, 27 Savage, Hallie, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 80, 81 Stone, Mikel, Metropolitan State College of Denver, 50 Sawyer, Tom, North Central College, 70, 80 Stoner, Megan, Mississippi University for Women, 76 Schaeffer, Lucas, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 29 Stover, Brett, University of Cincinnati, 2 Schlenker, Jon, University of Maine at Augusta, Straub, Carolyn, University of San Diego, 31 33, 41, 80, 81 Strickland, Erin, Eastern Kentucky University, 45 Schnall, Leah, University of Montana-Missoula, 54 Strikwerda, Robert, Indiana University Kokomo, 15, 61, 84 Schneider, Kevin, Mercyhurst College, 27 Strom, Paul, University of Colorado-Boulder, 16, 80 Schneider, Kimberly, Elmhurst College, 42 Strong, Nicole, Texas A&M University, 13 Schneider, Marianne, University of Maine, 28 Studer, Mary Ann, Defiance College, 14, 41 Schott-Ceccacci, Melinda, University of West Georgia, 49 Studer, Kaitlin, Defiance College, 47 Schroeder, Debra, The College of St. Scholastica, 60 Sturgill, Kaleigh, Columbia College, 56 Schuff, Craig, Tennessee Technological University, 37 Sudarsanan, Nandhini, The City University of New York, 51 Schulz, Andrew, Walsh University, 20, 52 Sullivan-González, Douglass, University of Mississippi, 22, 35 Schumann, Sam, Former NCHC President (1992), 48 Sweely, Gay, Eastern Kentucky University, 57 Schwartz, Whitnie, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 64 Sweeney, Jodi, University of Northern Iowa, 36 Schwebel, Lisa, Brooklyn College, 14, 25 Scibilia, Stephanie, Long Island University, 59 Scott, Joshua, California University of Pennsylvania, 51 T Scott, Monika, The University of West Florida, 65 Tabatabai, Mina, University of Houston, 55 Scott, Rick, University of Central Arkansas, 69, 70, 84 Taber, Michael, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, 56 See, Patricia, Chapman University, 25, 70 Tanguay, Chelsea, The University of Maine, 77 Sefton, David, Eastern Kentucky University, 73 Tate, Jennifer, San Jacinto College, 24 Seivertson, Katelin, Walsh University, 19 Taylor, Sametta, Columbia College, 44, 74 Sepulveda, Crystal, Florida International University-Miami, Tejani, Irfan, Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus, 49 49 Thierwechter, Nicole, Shippensburg University, 77 Shanklin, Jacob, Walsh University, 69 Thiessen-Reily, Heather, Western State University, 60 Sheldon, Alexandra, University of Central Florida, 45 Thomas, Ellen, University of Houston, 23 Sherling, Dottie, Irvine Valley College, 56 Thompson, Bruce, Frederick Community College, 36 Sherrod, Erica, Northern Michigan University, 56 Thompson, Erin, University of Central Florida, 45, 55 Sherwood, Samantha, University of Connecticut, 47, 81 Thompson, Katherine, West Texas A&M University, 20 Shilling, Melinda, Kent State University, 67 Thompson, Renee, Eastern Kentucky University, 72 Shim, Jin Joo, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 21 Thurman, Lindsey B., Western Kentucky University, 13 Shine, Ricki, Clemson University, 15, 39, 80, 83 Tillstrom, Karin, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Shipman, Barbara, University of Texas at Arlington, 24 40, 46 Shirley, Paula, Columbia College, 24, 57 Todorovich, Sonja, Emerson College, 37 Shokler, Jeffrey, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 16, 46 Tomasch, Sylvia, City University of New York, 14 Shuherk, Alyssa, Defiance College, 47 Torchia, Josh, Franklin Pierce University, 64 91 Wojtal, Emma, The University of Maine, 26 Torda, Elaine, Orange County Community College (SUNY), Wolf, Joyce Hall, Eastern Kentucky University, 39 36, 56 Wolfensberger, Marca, University of Utrecht, IVLOS, 23, 58 Torres, Jaribel, Nyack College, 53 Wolfson, Michelle, Nyack College, 31 Towers, Graham, Chapman University, 68 Wolin, Carole, Montgomery College (Maryland), 22 Tran, Minh Van, Montgomery College, 13 Y Wood, Jonathan, Tennessee Technological University, Treacy, Mary Jane, Simmons College, 15, 23 34, 65 Trevino, Vanessa, Texas State University-San Marcos, 30 Woolley, Spencer, Westminster College, 26 Tucker, Anna, Berry College, 54 Wright, Kayla, University of West Florida, 43 Tucker, Diana, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Wright, Stephen, Syracuse University, 47 14, 77 Wrightman, Diane, Paradise Valley Community College, 36 Tucker, Stacy, Kansas City Kansas Community College, 67 Tullis, Paul, University of West Georgia, 53 Tynes, Alanna, Tomball College, 24 Y Yacoubou Djima, Ismael, The City University of New York, 50 Yaeger, Libby, Luzurne County Community College, 68 U Yarrison, Betsy, University of Baltimore, 15, 38 Uhlick, Christopher, Pace University, 38

D IRE C TOR Yerram, Nitin, Virginia Commonwealth University, 28 Umbro, Melissa, Pepperdine University, 48 Yess, Capp, Morehead State University, 59 Umennachi, Nnachi, Scott Community College, 60 Yoos, Alison, Arcadia University, 75 Youmans, Karen, Oklahoma Baptist University, 56 Younger, Jan, Heidelberg College, 61 V Yousufzai, Bilal, University of Georgia, 41 Vagades, Amy, Walsh University, 69 Valentine, Tamara, University of Nevada, Reno, 14 Van Boxtel, Peggy, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 35 Van Eijl, Pierre, University of Utrecht, IVLOS, 23 Z Ziegler, Tania, Loyola College in Maryland, 34 Vanbeek, Katie, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 35 Zubrizarreta, John, Columbia College, 14, 22, 60, 74, 80 Vance, Janine, University of Central Florida, 45 Vassiliou, Luke, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, 75 Vaughn, Rick, Paradise Valley Community College, 36 Villanueva, Oscar, Lamar University, 81 Villarreal, Ashley, Wayne State College, 29 W Wainscott, Steve, Clemson University, 69, 81 Walburn, Nancy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 4,12 Walker, Jazmund, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 65 Walther, Christopher, Pace University, Pleasantville, 38 Wang, Alvin, University of Central Florida, 45 Ware, Mixon, Eastern Kentucky University, 72 Warner, Faith, Bloomsburg University, 30 Waters, Halle, Walsh University, 20 Waters, Kiernan, Salisbury University, 46 Watson, Evan, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 52 Way, Philip, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 81 Weber, Patrick, South Dakota State University, 38 Weiner, Norm, Former NCHC President (2004), 58 Weldon, Diandra, Chapman University, 25 Wells, Danny, University of New Mexico, 66 Wells, Grace, Columbia College, 44 Westbrook, Miranda, Eastern Kentucky University, 72 Weston, P.K., Point Park University, 14, 40 Westrich, Quinton, Tennessee Technological University, 37 Wheeland, Jill, Nyack College, 31 Whitchurch, Chuck, Golden West College, 23 White, Isabelle, Eastern Kentucky University, 31, 40 White, James, Tennessee Technological University, 32, 65 White, Megan, University of Central Florida, 45 Whitman, Lindsey, Defiance College, 47

conference participants conference Wilhelm, Carolyn, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 30 Willeford, Wesley, Tennessee Technological University, 28, 32, 76 Willerton, Chris, Abilene Christian University, 14, 60 Williams, Gregory, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 32 Williams, Jessica, Columbia College, 44 Williams, Victoria, Alvernia College, 68 Williamson, Benjamin, Texas A&M University, 13 Willman, Lisa, Iowa State University, 39 Wilson, Amanda, University of Northern Iowa, 36 Wilson, Chappell, University of South Carolina, 43 Wilson, Jeanne, Brigham Young University, 40 Winner, Ellen, Boston College; Harvard School of 92 education, 9,11, 61, 62 NOTES conference notes

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