Category: Spring 2012

Cody Aucoin

A Fantasy-Theme Criticism of Exodus 15

I am doing a fantasy-theme criticism of Exodus 15, which is the words of a song by Moses immediately preceding the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea. I will discover key themes in the artifact in order to discover the worldview of Israel.

COMM 340, Rhetorical Criticism

Doyle Srader

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Cody Aucoin

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

I will show how the resurrection of Jesus is credible. It was not influenced by Greek thought or in retaliation of Roman dominance, but a factual, historical event witnessed and testified by the original disciples of Jesus and their followers.

BTH 499, Senior Capstone

Ron Heine

P103

9 – 9:30 AM

Skyler Bascom

An Alternative Approach to Ignatius’ So Called “Processional Imagery” in Eph 9:2

Since 1885 scholars have followed J.B. Lightfoot’s trend of interpreting Ignatius’ imagery in EPH 9:2 as “processional.” This paper reconsiders this trend and suggests that his imagery is more reflective of Jewish roots and less reflective of pagan processions.

BTH 499, Senior Capstone

Ron Heine

P103

9:30 – 10 AM

Kimberley Block, Sarah Crofcheck, Jake Shinkle & Amanda Wyncoop

Classroom Arrangements

Showing effective classroom arrangements throughout different age groups and class types. Effectively using classroom space to maximize learning.

EDUC 321

Brian Kaelin

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Shawna Bradley & Dawn Dean

How to use Both Art & Music in Classroom Management and Transitions

Classroom management is a part of any classroom. You can either invest the time before, or spend it consistently throughout the school year. Better to spend the time at the beginning of the year than waste it throughout the school year. We believe that you can integrate both music and art through the use of transitions. There are many ways to use both art and music and we plan to discuss many ways in which it can be done.

EDUC 321

Brian Kaelin

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

William Bradley, Scott Perkins & Melissa Webster

Techniques for Teaching Math to Middle and High School Students

There are key differences in math teaching between the middle and high school levels that effectively require teachers to adopt vastly different strategies. These instructional strategies will be compared and contrasted at various levels of math.

EDUC 321

Brian Kaelin

P103

10:30 – 11 AM

Jordan Buhler & Darrel Risen

Overview of K-12 Classroom Management Styles

Looking at the way you would manage a classroom at the elementary level compared and contrasted to the high school level. A comparison of the different management styles between elementary and high school.

EDUC 321

Brian Kaelin

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Rose Carrigan

The Negative Effects of Attractiveness on Job Applicants

My experiment is an exploration of the “beauty is beastly” effect based on Johnson, Podratz, Dipboye, & Gibson (2010). They found that there are negative consequences of being an attractive woman and applying for masculine dominated positions. It is expected that participants will choose the unattractive woman for positions that have been male sex-typed and that attractiveness is of less importance. For positions that are female sex-typed and have a high importance for attractiveness, it is expected that the attractive woman will be chosen. 

PSY 499, Senior Capstone

Nani Skaggs

L203

9 – 9:30 AM

Keegan Clark, Kristen DeHaven & Christina Salazar

How Class Jobs Benefit Students

Student jobs are a major part of classroom management. Students will be encouraged to stay on task in order to earn their “pay check.” Student jobs allow students in all social-economic classes to learn the real life task of getting a job and having a “pay check.” Our presentation will cover these topics in hope of encouraging future and present teachers to form classroom jobs.

EDUC 321

Brian Kaelin

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Elyse Crichton

Second Language Acquisition

I will address first language acquisition in children and adults compared to second language acquisition in adults. A survey of adults learning English at Downtown Languages was taken to learn which factors impact language the most.

IDS 499, Senior Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Alexander Crossingham, Stephanie Hescock & Justin Ward

Team Digby Foundation Simulation

A presentation of our business simulation project detailing the products we produced, the strategy we used, and the outcome of our business.

BUS 499, Senior Capstone

Dave Quirk

P114

9 – 9:30 AM

Brooke Davis

Construction of a Simple Securities Market Model

The securities market includes stocks and bonds, but also many more less common types of securities. This presentation will introduce viewers to the basics of the market, including risk and the no-arbitrage principle. This principle requires that no risk-free investments with a guarantee of gain can be made, and once it is assumed to be true, many other facts and interesting truths can be derived. The presentation will explore this in more depth, and provide an equation for determining the future value of investments.

MATH 499, Senior Capstone

Connie Wilmarth

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Kenneth Dube & Kyle Dube

Accounting Standards Update: Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)-Testing Goodwill for Impairment

The purpose of this paper is to reveal why the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is updating the two step goodwill impairment test. This paper will discuss the reasons for the update, who is affected by the amendments of this update, the main provisions of the update, and when the amendments will be effective. A brief description of what the FASB is and does will be discussed as well.

ACTG 499, Senior Capstone

Frank Paliotta

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Alexandria Foster

New Generation of Open and Affirming Denominations

In my presentation I plan to explain the journey of becoming a denomination that is open and affirming to open homosexual individuals and partners. I will use the Episcopal Church USA and the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) as case studies.

HIST 499, Senior Capstone

Steve Goetz

A201

9 – 9:30 AM

Eric Fromm

McArthur’s “I Have Returned” Speech

I will be analyzing McArthur’s speech that he gave in the Philippines. The critical criticism being used is cluster criticism. It will start off with background information then enter into what the key terms are. The analysis will show his terministic screen.

COMM 340, Rhetorical Criticism

Doyle Srader

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Jason Haggard, Victoria Radli & Rachel Schneider

“3X4, or it’s Out the Door” – A Classroom Management Comparison

This presentation will discuss four stages—Analysis, Design and Development, Implementation, and Evaluation—of classroom management across three teacher certification levels—Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle School.

EDUC 321

Brian Kaelin

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Jordan Henderson

Institutional Discrimination, the Oppression of Native Cultures: What is Left for Ainu & Mapuche Way of Life?

Between the generations of western development and modernization throughout the world, people have come to see just how better their lives are from being a part of this movement. Few pockets of societies across the glove do, however, which to keep close to traditional customs. The native Ainu of Japan along with the indigenous Mapuche people of Chile and Argentina have long been discriminated against by the local main stream culture. Within my study I shall review the tension between the indigenous group and the majority groups along with issues of some wanting assimilation while others wish for cultural survival.

GLST 499, Senior Capstone

Ron Palmer

A201

1:30 – 2 PM