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•' ·. ~· SIENAcollege. -~ The education for a lifetime 1 2 MISSION of SIENA COLLEGE Siena College is a learning community advancing the ideals of a liberal arts education, rooted in its identity as a Franciscan and Catholic institution. As a learning community, Siena is committed to a student-centered education emphasizing dynamic faculty-student interaction. Through a blending of liberal arts and professional education, Siena College provides experiences and courses of study instilling the values and knowledge to lead a compassionate, reflective, and productive life of service and leadership. As a liberal arts college, Siena fosters the rigorous intellectual development of its students through a healthy exchange of ideas both inside and outside the classroom. It provides opportunities to develop critical and creative thinking; to make reasoned and informed judgments; to appreciate cultural diversity; to deepen aesthetic sensibility and to enhance written and oral communication skills. It develops in each individual an appreciation for the richness of exploring knowledge from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. As a Franciscan community, Siena strives to embody the vision and values of St. Francis of Assisi: faith in a personal and provident God, reverence for all creation, affirmation of the unique worth of each person, delight in diversity, appreciation for beauty, service with the poor and marginalized, a community where members work together in friendship and respect, and commitment to building a world that is more just, peaceable, and humane. As a Catholic college, Siena seeks to advance not only the intellectual growth of its students, but their spiritual, religious, and ethical formation as well. To this end, Siena is composed of and in dialogue with people from different religious and cultural traditions; encour- ages critical reflection on religious experience; provides ample opportunities for worship and service; explores the moral dimensions of decision-making in business and the professions; and affirms the dignity of the individual while pursuing the common good. The Franciscan Tradition As a Franciscan community, Siena strives to embody the vision and values of St. Francis of Assisi. Within Academic Community Engagement, Francis inspires us to commit to building a world that is more just, peaceable, and humane. In his time, Francis encountered a variety of people and situations that inspired him to work alongside the poor and marginalized. They showed Francis a meaningful life of service and Francis taught his brothers how to live this life. Academic Community Engagement strives to carry forward the tradition of Francis. Our variety of programs give faculty, staff, students, and volunteers the opportunity to become a modern day Francis - learning about social justice issues and being part of a community-based solution. Sponsored by: CURCA The Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities The Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (CURCA) was created as a means to expand high impact practices that promote student engagement and innovative learning leading to student achievement. Endowed through a $1.5 million pledge by the friars of Holy Name Province, CURCA seeks to increase the number and quality of faculty-student mentored research through independent studies and summer research. CURCA seeks to make undergraduate research and scholarship opportunities available to as many students as possible across the curriculum. For more information about CURCA, please visit www.siena.edu/curca. S1ENA COLI.EGE IS AN INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER OF THE CouNCILON UNDERGRADUATE R ESEARCH ~ 7~ ',ti!-,,,,,d 3 Table of Contents Honor Society Induction Schedule 5 Concurrent Session Schedule 84-93 Academic Showcase Posters/Presentations Listings Arts Division 8 Biology 9-17 Business Analytics and Actuarial Science 17-18 Chemistry 19-20 Community Development 21-23 Computer Science 23-25 CURCA Summer Scholars 25 Economics 26-28 English 29-30 Environmental Science 31-33 Film Studies 33 First Year Seminar 33-38 History 38-40 Health Studies 41 Honors 41 Management 41 Masters of Science in Accounting 42 Marketing 43 Mathematics 43-44 Multi-Cultural Studies 44 Nursing 45 Philosophy 45 Physics 46-48 Political Science 48-50 Psychology 51-53 Social Work 54-55 Science Division 56 Sociology 56-61 Spanish 62 Student Designed Interdisciplinary Major (SDIM) 62 Writing 63 Fulbright Awards 64 Honors Fellows for 2019 65-66 Alpha Kappa Alpha 67 Honor Society Listings 68-73 Civic Leadership Awards 74 13th Annual Siena College International Studies Conference 75 The 2019 Ted Winnowski ’63 Student Conference in Business 76-78 Summer Legal Fellows 2019 79 Juried Student Art Show 80 Irene Ryan Acting Award Nominations for 2018-2019 81 Moot Court/Mock Trial 82 4 AAcademiccademic Showcase Honor Societies Schedule HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTIONS AND AWARDS Delta Epsilon Sigma 2:15 - 2:45 The Norm, Lonnstrom Dining Hall (National Honor Society for students in a college with Catholic Tradition) Psi Chi 2:30 - 3:00 Boland Room, Fr. Ben Kuhn House (International Honor Society in Psychology) Pi Gamma Mu 3:00 - 3:45 Siena Hall 308 (International Honor Society in Social Sciences) Phi Sigma Tau 3:30 - 4:00 Boland Room, Fr. Ben Kuhn House (National Honor Society in Philosophy) Student Life Awards Ceremony 3:45 - 5:00 The Norm, Lonnstrom Dining Hall Alpha Kappa Delta 4:00 - 4:30 Sociology Commons, Rosetti Hall (International Honor Society for Sociology) Alpha Mu Gamma 4:00 - 4:30 Boland Room, Fr. Ben Kuhn House (National Honor Society for Foreign Language) Civic Leadership Award 4:00 - 4:10 Siena Hall 218 (Center for Government and Politics) Civic Leadership Award 4:00 - 4:10 Siena Hall 218 (Political Science Department) Pi Sigma Alpha 4:10 - 4:20 Siena Hall 218 (National Political Science Honor Society) Phi Alpha Delta 4:20 - 4:30 Siena Hall 218 (Pre-Law Honor Society) Sigma Tau Delta 4:30 - 5:00 Boland Room, Fr. Ben Kuhn House (English Honor Society) Phi Sigma Gamma Sigma 4:45 - 5:15 Pat Brown Room, Morrell Science Center (Honor Society in Biology) Beta Gamma Sigma 5:00 - 5:45 Roger Bacon Hall, Room 202 (National Honor Society for students of AACSB accredited Business Schools) Kappa Delta Pi 5:45 - 6:15 Boland Room, Fr. Ben Kuhn House (International Honor Society in Education) 5 6 •• The education for a lifetime 7 Academic Showcase Posters/Presentations Alpha by Subject Arts Division (ATDV) Course: ATDV-499-AR2 - Health Services Administration Faculty Supervisor: Erik R. Eddy, Management and Institute for Leadership and Development Project By: Paris R. Archung Title: “Value-Based Payment in Health Care Applied to Community Based Organizations” Abstract: New York State is going through a transition from a pay-for-performance health payer system to a pay-forvalue system. The change to Value-Based Payments (VBP) is a method to decrease costs and increase quality and performance in the healthcare field. The major goals for VBP is to keep people healthy and out of the emergency rooms. The Institute for Leadership and Development at Siena College has teamed up with Albany Med and Better Health for Northeast New York to create teaching seminars for 20 local nonprofit organizations known as CBOs or Community based organizations. These sessions prepare them to make contracts with larger organizations, Physician Groups, or Managed Care Organizations. CBOs play an important role in reaching individuals in the Medicaid population. Their role in the community accounts for social determinants of health by giving food, housing, transportation and more to their community. This contribution would play a role in keeping people health and therefore they are able to take advantage of value-based payments as a source of revenue. In this presentation, we will discuss the structure of the 6 sessions and the importance of CBOs' role for VBP. Biology Course: BIOL-299 – Independent Research in Biology Faculty Supervisor: Thomas Giarla, Biology Department Project By: Matthew P. Dolinar and Margot G. Pavlik Title: “Comparative Phylogeography of Two Rodent Groups in East Africa” Abstract: This project aims to explore the geographic and phylogenetic connections between non-related rodent groups co-occurring in the East Africa. Colomys goslingi (African Wading Rat) and various Tachyoryctes species (root rats) occur around the Albertine Rift Valley, Kenyan Highlands, and Ethiopia, and may exhibit similar patterns of genetic diversification. Our analysis was conducted using genetic samples of two mitochondrial genes to build phylogenetic trees. Similar patterns in the tree and geography could be indicative of past or current geographic barriers in the region that were important for speciation. Project By: Karla M. Perez Title: “Investigating the Connection Between Racial, Ethnic and Gender Diversity in Genetics Research and Alzheimer’s Disease” Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the possible connection between lack of racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in genetics research to Alzheimer’s disease. In the United States, African American and Hispanic individuals, as well as women, are more than likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease in comparison to their white and male counterparts. However, genetic research is primarily made up of white male subjects. This lack of genetic research diversity may have a negative connection to the investigations and treatments to diseases such as Alzheimer’s due to insufficient scientific information on the diverse backgrounds