Academic Creativity and Excellence Day
The semi-annual research colloquium at Bushnell founded by Dr. Tim Bergquist.
How to Make Your Schoolhouse Rock!
This poster focuses on pre-service teachers and what they should know in regards to classroom management. It will present information and tips in 5 main categories: planning & structure, attitude, responsibility, enforcement and reflection.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Statistics of Correction Systems
Comparing the statistics of the prison population by gender, age, offense, and sentence. Also taking a look at substance abuse problems of convicted criminals if the data is available.
MATH 315
Tim Bergquist
Banquet Room
1 – 3 PM
What Every New Teacher Should Know
The research poster will be on the core things our group believes that every new teacher should know before beginning their career.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Incentives in the Classroom
As a group, we will look at and analyze four different incentive systems used in elementary school classrooms and measure their effects on student performance and behavior. We will use scholarly journals and other resources to aid in our analysis of the pros and cons of each system and the use of incentives in the classroom as a whole.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Communication Skills for Youth Mentors
Using interpersonal communication, nonverbal communication, and listening skills to understand youth, specifically high school students, and share the gospel with them.
COMM 499, Senior Capstone
Doyle Srader
L203B
2 – 2:30 PM
Evangelism
The presentation is about a lifestyle of evangelism. God calls us to do many things; to share the good news is one of them, but all of his instructions work together. A lifestyle of following God is a lifestyle of evangelism. Let’s take a look at what this lifestyle looks like and how it has happened in the past.
CM 499, Senior Capstone
Terry O’Casey
L203A
9:30 – 10 AM
A Biblical Theology of Justice
The poster will look at what the Bible says regarding justice. It will include descriptions of the terminology used for justice along with specific looks at key passages in scripture that deal with justice issues. The poster will highlight what the Torah, the prophets, and what Jesus himself says about justice and what this means for us today.
BTH 407
Dennis Lindsay
Banquet Room
1 – 3 PM
Mastering Management-A Proactive Approach to Classroom Management
Our presentation will include the aspects of preparation, incentives, and challenging behaviors in the classroom. Under preparation, we will discuss policies, procedures, and classroom arrangement. For incentives, we will show how negative and positive incentives happen in the classroom. We will also give active examples of incentive programs. Lastly, we will be looking at how to address challenging behaviors by creating a culture of positive attitudes, documentation, and what a teacher’s role should be.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
A Classroom Management Comparison: Elementary, Middle and High
Taking a look at what the essentials of classroom management are at the three levels of a K-12 education in an attempt to answer the question: what every teacher should know about classroom management.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Foreign Direct Investment—Why?
Display why as a Christian and/or Christian business should invest in countries and cultures.
BUS 470
Nick Muller
Banquet Room
1 – 3 PM
The Facet Exhibit: An Artist’s Exploration of God and Color
The Facet Exhibit is an multi-sensory experience demonstrating the parallels of God and color in the realms of God’s Names and character, our personalities as reflection, and corporate reflection within the church.
IDS 499, Senior Capstone
Mick Bollenbaugh
Ross Evans Chapel Lobby
Monday – Friday
The Effects of Sexual Assault Awareness Program on College Students’ Rape Myth Acceptances
Sexual assault is an issue that is not easily discussed but that affects many. It is believed 1 in 6 women in the United States have been victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault. Many beliefs about sexual assault are incorrect. These false beliefs are called rape myths. These rape myths contain false beliefs regarding rape, rape victims and rapists. These myths help to create a culture that allows, justifies, and perpetuates rape. This study looks at the effects of a sexual assault awareness program on college students rape myth acceptance scales.
PSY 499, Senior Capstone
Nani Skaggs
L203B
9 – 9:30 AM
Northwest Christian University Tutoring Handbook: The Creative Process
I will be presenting an essay in which I explain and detail the process behind creating a style guide/tutoring handbook for the Northwest Christian tutoring center.
ENG 499, Senior Capstone
James Gill
L203A
2 – 2:30 PM
Is there a Home Court Advantage at the MEC?
For my statistics project, I am going to determine if the MEC provides a statistical home court advantage for the Men’s and Women’s basketball teams and present a poster on my findings.
MATH 315
Tim Bergquist
Banquet Room
1 – 3 PM
Missionary Kid Kingdom Refugees
Spiritually, I will focus on Acts 17 and Paul dealing with Greek culture as an outsider, that God can be found within all cultures but all cultures have idols they need to turn from, even the United States. Missionary kids, even if they are now “non-believers,” are well versed in the Bible and its expectations, and should be put to work in getting the American Church on simply following Christ again and not cultural influences.
CM 499, Senior Capstone
Dennis Lindsay
L203A
10 – 10:30 AM
Music and Video of Works Completed in Spring ‘11
Video of the Rootdown, Caleb & Sol and Park Brothers concert, as well as recorded works completed this term.
MUS 372
John Hakes
Ross Evans Chapel
9:30 – 10 AM
Uncovering the Truth Behind ‘Drive for Show, Putt for Dough’: A Statistical Study of the Game of Golf.
For my project, I plan to research the Professional Golf Association (PGA). I plan to try to uncover the answer to the question: what statistics really matter and are the most important to focus on, or is there truth behind the famous statement “Drive for show, Putt for Dough?” In trying to uncover which set of statistics really help in a player’s performance, I will be able to offer points in every golfer’s game, where if they practiced more in these areas, they will have a statistically better chance at success in the game.
MATH 315
Tim Bergquist
Banquet Room
1 – 3 PM
Shooting Percentages for the Anaheim Ducks Hockey Team
I will examine the Ducks’ shooting percentages of previous years and compare them to the shooting percentages of this 2011 NHL season. Also, I will use descriptive statistics to discover if the team has a better shooting percentages when playing their games at an opponent’s ice rink or at their home ice rink. From this research, I will have a greater change of accurately predicting whether or not the hockey team will win on the road or at their home ice rink.
MATH 315
Tim Bergquist
Banquet Room
1 – 3 PM
Operating Segments—How FASB Says to Account For Them
This presentation is going to explore the history of FASB, Statement No. 131. It will define what is an operating segment and what disclosures are mandated. It will show how using different methods to allocate non-traceable expenses will effect the company’s financial statements.
ACTG 499, Senior Capstone
Frank Paliotta
Banquet Room
1 – 3 PM
Bridging the Gap Between Queen and Country: Victorian Social class and Dickens’ Serial Novels
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how Charles Dickens’ serial novels spanned the classes and enabled those of the lower class to access ideas and information that had previously been unavailable to them. Furthermore, this paper will demonstrate how the social insight and/or social commentary found within said serial novels, helped to bring awareness to the people and reshape Victorian society, thereby closing the gap between the classes.
ENG 499, Senior Capstone
James Gill
Banquet Room
1 – 3 PM
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Classroom Management
The poster will address what every elementary teacher should know in terms of classroom management.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
How Fraudulent Financial Reporting Presents the Proper Allocation of Resources in Accounting
The purpose of our presentation is to, through examination of cases, show different types of fraudulent financial reporting, and to explain the issues that accompany it. Accountants are responsible for properly allocating resources, and through the years, there have been many instances where this has been done illegally. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 gives the proper way to handle things, and this presentation will compare the act to fraud in real-life situations.
ACTG 499, Senior Capstone
Frank Paliotta
Banquet Room
1 – 3 PM
How to Deal with Challenging Students and Situations
How teachers should deal with challenging students and teachers.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
The Grace of God Through Two Lenses
A comparison between Dietrich Bonheoffer and Brennan Manning on the Gospel of Grace.
BTH 499, Senior Capstone
Ronald Heine
L203A
9 – 9:30 AM
Mastered Recordings from Full Length Album
Mastered tracks, recorded and produced for local folk artist, Joanna King
MUS 422
John Hakes
Ross Evans Chapel
9 – 9:30 AM
Reclaiming Sexuality: Healing a Wounded Church
Current attitudes within the church regard sexuality as an entity separated and untouchable by God’s work of redemption. This dichotomy inhibits the redemptive work of Christ. Throughout the re-integration of our identities with God’s design for our sexuality can be embrace God’s full meaning of purpose.
IDS 499, Senior Capstone
Mick Bollenbaugh
L203B
1 – 1:30 PM
The European Path to Global Hegemony: French Expansionism
My paper is about the individual influence on European Hegemony by France. I’ll be explaining the expansion of French culture and language throughout the world, and its influence of other cultures.
HIST 380
Ron Palmer
A201
9 – 10 AM
Weight Loss Diets
I will be presenting on three different weight-loss diets. I will have a poster with graphs of meals in the diets and there will also be the foods I used. I’ll show how well the diets actually are for people.
NUTR 220
Heike McNeil
Banquet Room
1 – 3 PM
Dissociative Identity Disorder: What is it?
“If you smash anything hard enough enough times, it will smash into pieces. I guess that’s what happened to me…” Many people feel they have a grasp on what Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is while some have never heard of it. I invite you on a journey of delving deeper into the mystery, reason and conflict behind Dissociative Identity Disorder. At the end, we will come out clearer than when we first started and find our own personal answer to its credibility as a disorder.
PSY 499, Senior Capstone
Nani Skaggs
L203B
9:30 – 10 AM
Effective Secondary Teachers
This poster answers the question, “What does every good teacher need to know?” by covering the subject areas of incentives, management, consistency, broken relationships, motivation strategies, instructional planning and classroom design.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
The European Influence in Modern Japan
The impact of the past 1,000 years of European history, culture, science, and technology overflowing into Japan after the 1880’s when the country opened its ports.
HIST 380
Ron Palmer
A201
10 – 11 AM
The Impact of a Natural Disaster to a Japanese Mindset
A collection of interviews from Japanese people about their feelings of the earthquake, tsunami, and power plant issues.
ANTH 310
Chuck Sturms
1 – 3 PM
Banquet Room
Study Abroad in Nagasaki
A brief insiders view of my daily life in Japan, specifically in the school, city and other things I was a part of.
GLST 295
Chuck Sturms
L203B
3:30 – 4 PM
Germany and the World Today (Beyond Football)
Using the German National Football team for frequent examples, Germany’s role on the modern world stage will be examined.
HIST 380
Ron Palmer
A201
10 – 11 AM
Classroom Management: What First Year Teachers Need to Know to Survive
The presentation is to educate first-year teachers on a variety of topics. The topics will include visual cues, seating arrangements and general classroom management.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Hail Britannia! The First Industrialization in Great Britain and its affects on Europe’s Global Hegemony
This presentation will explore the rapid industrialization of Great Britain during the period of the First Industrial Revolution. The presentation and research presented will explore the affects of industrialization on European Dominance of the world.
HIST 380
Ron Palmer
A201
9 – 10 AM
How to Survive Secondary Teaching: The Do’s and Don’ts of Classroom Management
This poster presentation will look at key concepts of classroom management that have turned first year teachers into tenured teachers. We will explore the do’s and don’ts of classroom management in a secondary setting.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
The Elements of Short Stories
This work sample is for a high school English class. Students will learn the elements of short stories by studying each element and reading a short story that exemplifies a specific element. Students will finish the unit by writing their own short story.
EDUC 415
Vivian Moen
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
The Golden Age of Spain and its Global Hegemony
How Spain in the 16th and 17th century reached global hegemony, and how Spain plays a huge role in the cultures of North and South America.
HIST 380
Ron Palmer
A201
9 – 10 AM
India and its Education Within the Public School System and Orphanages
Research explaining what factors influence the education rate in the public system and orphanages and explaining the amount of success in both systems.
IDS 499, Senior Capstone
Mick Bollenbaugh
L203B
1:30 – 2 PM
Harry Potter and Twilight: An Analysis of Popular Culture and Gender Roles
The analysis of the series of Harry Potter and Twilight and the topics of popular culture and gender roles
ENG 499, Senior Capstone
James Gill
L203A
1:30 – 2 PM
Of Wild Beasts and Bunny Rabbits
An analysis of children’s literature-what we can learn from it and how we can use it at home and in the classroom. Beatrix Potter’s “The Tale of Peter Rabbit: and Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” serve as case studies.
IDS 499, Senior Capstone
James Gill
L203A
2:30 – 3 PM