3rd Annual GREAT Day A day-long, college-wide celebration of student creativity, research , and scholarship. april 21, 2009 1 Welcome to SUNY Geneseo’s Third 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, Department of Physics & Astronomy Graham Drake, Department of 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, Suzanne Boor, Phil Borglum, Sue Chichester, Betsy Colon, Laura Cook, Ann Crandall, Joe Dolce, Karie Frisiras, Kristen Fuest, Ginny Geer-Mentry, Becky Glass, Corey Ha, John Haley, Doug Harke, Tony Hoppa, Paul Jackson, Nancy Johncox, Enrico Johnson, Randy Kaplan, Jo Kirk, Sue Mallaber, Chip Matthews, Sean McGrath, 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, Doug Anderson, and Tammy Farrell. Thank you to President Christopher Dahl and Interim Provost David Gordon for their support of GREAT Day. Thank you to Lane Nishikawa for delivering our keynote address. GREAT Day is funded by the Office of the Provost. The GREAT Day Web Site • http://great.geneseo.edu 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Schedule at a Glance ..................................................................................... 6 Artwork Exhibits ...........................................................................................10 Special Exhibits ....................................................................................... 12,17 Dance Performance: Geneseo Bhangra ........................................................12 Poster Presentations, Milne Library .............................................................10 Poster Presentations, Union Ballroom ..........................................................18 Chamber Music Festival ..............................................................................73 Concurrent Presentations • Session 1 Session 1-A • Biomathematics ..........................................................................49 Session 1-B • Communication...........................................................................50 Session 1-C • Communication ..........................................................................50 Session 1-D • English ......................................................................................51 Session 1-E • History .......................................................................................52 Session 1-F • English .......................................................................................52 Session 1-G • History.......................................................................................53 Session 1-H • History .......................................................................................54 Session 1-I • Honors Capstone I: From the East..................................................54 Session 1-J • Honors Capstone II: From Places Apart ..........................................55 Session 1-K • Mathematics ...............................................................................55 Session 1–L • Mathematics ...............................................................................56 Session 1–M • Political Science & International Relations ....................................56 Session 1–N • School of Business ......................................................................57 Session 1–O • Sociology ..................................................................................58 Session 1–P • School of Education ....................................................................59 Session 1–Q • School of the Arts .......................................................................59 Session 1–R • School of the Arts ........................................................................60 Concurrent Presentations • Session 2 Session 2-A • Anthropology .............................................................................60 3 Session 2-B • Communicative Disorders and Sciences and Psychology ...............62 Session 2-C • Communication ..........................................................................62 Session 2-D • Communication ..........................................................................63 Session 2-E • English .......................................................................................64 Session 2-F • English .......................................................................................64 Session 2-G • English ......................................................................................65 Session 2-H • English ......................................................................................65 Session 2-I • History ........................................................................................66 Session 2-J • Honors Capstone III: In Society .....................................................67 Session 2-K • Honors Capstone IV: Biology .......................................................67 Session 2-L • Mathematics ...............................................................................68 Session 2-M • Political Science & International Relations ....................................69 Session 2-N • Physics & Astronomy...................................................................70 Session 2-O • Sociology...................................................................................71 Session 2-P • School of the Arts ........................................................................71 Session 2-Q • School of the Arts........................................................................72 Session 2-R • Women’s Studies ........................................................................72 Keynote Address...........................................................................................74 Concurrent Presentations • Session 3 Session 3-A • Anthropology, Geography and History.........................................75 Session 3-B • Biology and Chemistry ................................................................76 Session 3-C • Communication.............................................................................................77 Session 3-D • Communication ..........................................................................77 Session 3-E • English .......................................................................................78 Session 3-F • English .......................................................................................79 Session 3-G • English ......................................................................................79 Session 3-H • Foreign Languages & Literatures .................................................80 Session 3-I • History ........................................................................................80 Session 3-J • Honors Capstone V: From Those Who Compute .............................81 4 Session 3-K • Honors Capstone Session VI: From the Humanities ........................81 Session 3-L • Mathematics ...............................................................................82 Session 3-M • Computer Science and Mathematics ............................................82 Session 3-N • Philosophy .................................................................................83 Session 3-O • School of Business ......................................................................83 Session 3-P • Sociology ...................................................................................84 Session 3-Q • School of the Arts........................................................................84 Concurrent Presentations • Session 4 Session 4-A • Center for Community ................................................................85 Session 4-B • Communication...........................................................................85 Session 4-C • English ......................................................................................86 Session 4-D • English ......................................................................................86 Session 4-E • Foreign Languages & Literatures ..................................................87 Session 4-F • History .......................................................................................87 Session 4-G • History.......................................................................................88 Session 4-H • Mathematics and Biomathematics ................................................89 Session 4-I • Political Science & International Relations ......................................89 Session 4-J • School of Business ........................................................................90 Session 4-K • Sociology ...................................................................................90 Session 4-L • School of Education