GREAT Day 2008 Program
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2nd Annual A day-long, college-wide celebration of student creativity, research , and scholarship Welcome to SUNY Geneseo’s Second Annual GREAT Day! Geneseo Recognizing Excellence, Achievement & Talent Day is a college-wide symposium celebrating the creative and scholarly endeavors of our students. In addition to recognizing the achievements of our students, the purpose of GREAT. Day is to help foster academic excellence, encourage professional development, and build connections within the community. The G.R.E.A.T. Day Planning Committee: Doug Anderson, School of the Arts Anne Baldwin, Sponsored Research Joan Ballard, Department of Psychology Aaron Steinhauer and Charlie Freeman, Department of Physics & Astronomy Graham Drake, Departmentof English Walter Freed, Department of English Michael Rozalski, School of Education Andrea Klein, Scheduling and Special Events Stephen F. West, GREAT Day Coordinator The Planning Committee would like to thank: Stacie Anekstein, Ed Antkoviak, Brian Bennett, Cassie Brown, Michael Caputo, Sue Chichester, Betsy Colon, Laura Cook, Ann Crandall, Joe Dolce, Tammy Farrell, Karie Frisiras, Kristen Fuest, Chip Matthews, Ginny Geer-Mentry, Becky Glass, Corey Ha, John Haley, Doug Harke, Tony Hoppa, Paul Jackson, Nancy Johncox, Enrico Johnson, Jo Kirk, Sue Mallaber, Tracy Paradis, Jennifer Perry, Ed Rivenburgh, Linda Shepard, Bonnie Swoger, Helen Thomas, Pam Thomas, and Taryn Thompson. Special thank you to Anne Baldwin, Andrea Klein, and Doug Anderson. Thank you to President Christopher Dahl and Provost Katherine Conway-Turner for their support of G.R.E.A.T. Day. Thank you to Steven Squyres for delivering our keynote address. G.R.E.A.T. Day is funded by the Office of the Provost. The G.R.E.A.T. Day Web Site • http://great.geneseo.edu TABLE OF CONTENTS Schedule at a Glance ..................................................................................... 4 Artwork Exhibits ............................................................................................ 7 Dance Performance: Geneseo Bhangra ......................................................... 9 Poster Presentations, Milne Library .............................................................10 Poster Presentations, Union Ballroom ..........................................................14 Chamber Music Festival ..............................................................................40 Concurrent Presentations • Session 1 Session 1-A • Anthropology .............................................................................41 Session 1-B • English .......................................................................................41 Session 1-C • English ......................................................................................42 Session 1-D • English ......................................................................................42 Session 1-E • History .......................................................................................43 Session 1-F • Honors Capstone Projects: Session I .............................................43 Session 1-G • Honors Capstone Projects: Session II ...........................................44 Session 1-H • Mathematics ...............................................................................45 Session 1-I • Philosophy ..................................................................................45 Session 1-J • Philosophy ..................................................................................46 Session 1-K • Political Science and International Relations..................................46 Session 1–L • Psychology.................................................................................47 Session 1–M • Women’s Studies .......................................................................48 Extended Session • Business Plan Competition Final Presentations…………….. 48 Concurrent Presentations • Session 2 Session 2-A • Anthropology and Sociology .......................................................49 Session 2-B • Biology.......................................................................................49 Session 2-C • Communication ..........................................................................50 Session 2-D • English ......................................................................................51 Session 2-E • English .......................................................................................52 Session 2-F • History .......................................................................................52 Session 2-G • Geneseo History Project .............................................................53 Session 2-H • Honors Capstone Projects: Session III ...........................................53 Session 2-I • Honors Capstone Projects: Session IV ............................................54 1 Session 2-J • Philosophy ..................................................................................54 Session 2-K • Political Science and International Relations..................................55 Session 2-L • Psychology .................................................................................55 Session 2-M • School of Education ....................................................................56 Session 2-N • Women’s Studies ........................................................................57 Keynote Address...........................................................................................58 Concurrent Presentations • Session 3 Session 3-A • Anthropology .............................................................................59 Session 3-B • Biology and Mathematics .............................................................60 Session 3-C • Communication, Education, Multicultural Affairs, and Service ..........61 Session 3-D • English ......................................................................................61 Session 3-E • English .......................................................................................62 Session 3-F • History and Geography ...............................................................62 Session 3-G • Honors Capstone Projects: Session V ...........................................63 Session 3-H • Honors Capstone Projects: Session VI ..........................................64 Session 3-I • Mathematics ................................................................................64 Session 3-J • Philosophy ..................................................................................65 Session 3-K • Political Science and International Relations..................................65 Session 3-L • Sociology....................................................................................66 Session 3-M • School of the Arts .......................................................................66 Session 3-N • School of Business.......................................................................67 Session 3-O • FARI Documentary......................................................................67 Concurrent Presentations • Session 4 Session 4-A • Biology ......................................................................................68 Session 4-B • Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy..............................................69 Session 4-C • Communications.........................................................................69 Session 4-D • Communicative Disorders and Sciences .......................................70 Session 4-E • English .......................................................................................70 Session 4-F • English .......................................................................................71 Session 4-G • English and Foreign Languages and Literatures............................71 Session 4-H • Mathematics ...............................................................................72 2 Session 4-I • Mathematics ................................................................................73 Session 4-J • Philosophy ..................................................................................73 Session 4-K • Philosophy .................................................................................74 Session 4-L • Theater .......................................................................................74 Session 4-M • School of Business ......................................................................74 Session 4-N • Anthropology .............................................................................75 Satellite Events Second Annual SUNY Geneseo Bio-Olympics ...............................................76 School of Business Annual Spring Lecture ....................................................76 Index of Student Participants......................................................................... 77 3 Second Annual G.R.E.A.T. Day Geneseo Recognizing Excellence, Achievement & Talent Schedule at a Glance 8:00 – 8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast MacVittie College Union Lobby Poster Presentation Setup Milne Library First Floor Common Area and MacVittie College Union Ballroom 8:30 – 9:30 AM Welcoming Remarks by Katherine Conway-Turner, Union Ballroom Provost Artwork Exhibits Kinetic Gallery, Union Poster Presentations Milne Library and Union Ballroom 9:40 – 10:55 AM Concurrent Presentations • Session 1 Session 1-A • Anthropology Milne 105 Session 1-B • English Welles 128 From Hiroshima to Munich to Kabul: Is State- Sponsored