Academic Creativity and Excellence Day
The semi-annual research colloquium at Bushnell founded by Dr. Tim Bergquist.
Incentives
Incentives have become a valuable tool in the classroom. Incentives are also something that vary by grade level and the students age based on interests. When succeeding in the classroom, students will receive rewards of many kinds. Incentives are designed to manage classrooms and keep students on task.
EDUC 330, Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room, Poster #9
10 AM – Noon
The Mamertine Prison
The Mamertine Prison is located in Rome, Italy at the bottom of Capitoline Hill that looks over the Roman forum. This place held prisoners in a dungeon-like setting where it was small, wet, and cold (Hill 2017). This is supposedly the place where Paul spent his time while imprisoned. 2 Timothy 4:12 gives potential facts to back up this information (Jackson 2017) for it says, “Make every effort to come to me before winter.” Paul was writing to Timothy while in prison. Paul was known to continue rejoicing and praising God for all his blessings in life while suffering in prison. This really had me thinking about the attitude I should have while living a blessed, comfortable life under the love of Jesus Christ. We can compare and contrast Christians nowadays to the life Paul lived back then. Paul was very mistreated for his beliefs but maintained a strong, faithful relationship with God. Nowadays, some Christians do undergo persecution and trials because they are Christians. Some Christians do not, but regardless, we should be striving for the joy and trust that Paul had in the Mamertine prison.
GLST 295: Study Abroad
Lauren Riley
Banquet Room, Poster #7
1 – 3 PM
New Umpqua Ice Cream Flavor
Our project explores the idea of introducing a new ice cream flavor to local Umpqua Dairy’s product mix. It is mostly a modification to a product that the company already produces. They sell chocolate ice cream and they have cookies and cream ice cream, but what we are doing is combining the two. Competing businesses such as Tillamook Dairy have the same two products, so if Umpqua can come out with a new modification, it will set them apart from Tillamook. It appeals to chocolate and cookie lovers while still being able to buy locally. There are many other ice cream company’s that sell chocolate cookies and cream ice cream. For example, one of America’s top ice cream brand, Breyer’s, has cookies and cream chocolate ice cream blast and is almost a dollar cheaper for the same amount, but what they don’t have is the appeal of a local company. Umpqua is “family owned and family operated”. We are going to show why paying that extra dollar is worth it.
MKTG 330, Marketing
Tim Veach
SPS 100
1 – 3 PM
The Humanity and Hope United Foundation
The Humanity and Hope United Foundation is about helping create opportunities in small villages in Honduras. They are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and therefore must file a 990. A Form 990 is a way for tax-exempt organizations to report their financials, while keeping it public. This allows the public and the IRS to evaluate the organizations financials and form an opinion. The presenter will be presenting about the mission and vision of this organization, their financials, and any schedules they have to prepare for tax purposes.
ACTG 470, Accounting for Non-Profit Organizations
Stacey Lewis
P103
10 AM – Noon
Positive Reinforcement & the Positive Effect it has on Students in Different Grade Levels
Positive Reinforcement is widely used throughout child development to encourage the continuation or the start of good behavior, especially among students. However, the use of different forms of positive reinforcement for different grade levels is essential, because individuals tend to respond more positively when given the form of positive reinforcement that best fits their classroom culture or grade level. In this study, we explored affective forms of positive reinforcement for elementary, middle, and high school levels. Included are examples of ways to use positive reinforcement in the classroom without it being mistaken for an incentive. The difference between the two will also be discussed
EDUC 330, Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room, Poster #10
10 AM – Noon
San Francesco Monastery
My presentation will show pictures of the monastery with some historical information.
GLST 295, Study Abroad
Lauren Riley
Banquet Room, Poster #8
1 – 3 PM
Token Economy In the Classroom
During our ACE Day Presentation we will be going over what a Token Economy is and what that looks like in the classroom. We will get into more detail about the different age groups, and if the token economy works for that specific age. During the time we will look over what a token economy looks like in an elementary school classroom and what are the different incentives that the students have at that age. Then we will discuss what this looks like in a classroom for middle school and high school aged students.
EDUC 330, Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room, Poster #11
10 AM – Noon
Walt Whitman and the Bible
An in-depth analysis on Walt Whitman’s collective work “Leaves of Grass” and the influence the Bible had.
BTM 365, The History of the Bible in English
Steve Silver
Banquet Room, Poster #1
1 – 3 PM
Women in Academe
Females have long been undermined and abused throughout history when societal expectations surrounding the roles of women are challenged. In the academy, many women contest gender-based stereotypes as they strive to shatter the glass ceiling by pursuing education, careers, and advancement. Women in academia may experience substantial discrimination in comparison to their male peers. This presentation reviews four research trends in discrimination in higher education. First, prejudice against women academics is prominent in the oppressive gender inequality to which they are regularly subjected. Next, women experience bias in workplace sexism. Moreover, women of color in the academy may be additionally confronted with gender-based racial discrimination. Finally, women academics may also experience inequity based on their current or potential status as mothers, which intolerance may hinder their careers and futures. These elements of discrimination may be perpetuated largely by the dominant oft male-governed institutions of higher education. As women pursue academic careers they are stymied by the exclusive, abusive nature of predominantly male social networks, e.g., “good old boys” clubs, that ensure the success, notoriety, and advancement of men. Researchers have reported that higher education may perpetuate an environment that is hostile for women. This may be due to the attitudes and actions of administrators, fellow faculty, staff, and students toward women academics. Future directions for research are discussed, including the need to explore the gender-specific sacrifices that women academics must make to be successful in their careers and co-exist with males in mutually nurturing environment.
PSY 499, Capstone
Mary Ann Winter-Messiers
P114
3 – 3:30 PM
Parental Incarceration and its Effects on Children
Children whose parent is incarcerated struggle emotionally, behaviorally, and educationally. Emotionally, children experience attachment issues, depression, and high levels of stress due to parental absence. Behaviorally, children with incarcerated parents have a higher likelihood of being delinquents, and they struggle with behaviors such as aggression and conduct disorder. Educationally, these children experience many difficulties in school. The difficulties include, trouble completing homework and the struggle to pay attention in class. These difficulties result in a lack of motivation that can lead to poor academic success and school dropout. Research shows that providing emotional support can help children with incarcerated parents succeed emotionally, behaviorally, and educationally, thus leading to positive outcomes.
PSY 499, Capstone
Nani Skaggs
P103
1 – 1:30 PM
Behavior Charts in Elementary Schools
Behavior Charts in elementary schools are a common occurrence for many schools. Are they beneficial to the students that use them or are they more harmful? Students can see them as beneficial if they the students that behave and can reap the benefits they are used for. The students on the other end, the ones always in trouble due to different learning styles or with short attention spans, will never see the benefits and see it more as a punishment in front of the entire class. Many teachers have pulled their charts because they have seen how it can negatively affect the students that tend to be on the lower end of the charts. While different teaching styles create different types of charts, they tend to hurt the students more if they are not used to the best of the teacher’s ability. When used with meticulous planning and practice with small groups of students, or even at home with family, they can be very beneficial and help the students have a better sense of who they are and how they are growing as people. While there are many downfalls to having behavior charts, having some sort of tracker to check in with the students occasionally can be helpful for the students and teachers alike. Checking in can allow teachers a glimpse into how a student is doing and whether or not they need to adapt their teaching style to better teach their students. While behavior charts are not always an answer to tackling a classroom management problem, they can be beneficial to help teachers connect with their students, allow a better relationship form, and create a better environment for everyone to learn in.
EDUC 330, Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room, Poster #12
10 AM – Noon
Pets in the Classroom
Pets are beneficial to a child’s learning. Pets increase literacy in young learners. Pets build self efficacy. Pets reduce school bullying. This is a pro pets study on the positive and negative effects of pets in the classroom.
EDUC 360, Adolescent Literacy
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room, Poster #13
10 AM – Noon
Ebola, A Threat Assessment
Hemorrhagic fevers like Ebola have been in the news over the last several years as severe outbreaks have sprung up in West Africa. It has captured our imagination due to its extremely virulent nature and by the spectacularly gruesome way in which kills those it infects. In addition its origin is relatively unknown which furthers the myth of this virus. Understandably the American public became incredibly worried, with large portions of the population concerned that the pandemic would spread to our shores. But was all this hype really worth it? Sure, Ebola is very deadly. In fact in some cases it kills up to 90% of those infected. What’s even more incredible is that it is not the virus that ultimately kills you, but rather your own immune system. Through viral trickery, the Ebola virus silences and short circuits your immune cells causing massive internal bleeding and organ failure. Also it can last relatively long periods on common hospital surfaces and still remain viable. However while it is quite destructive on the individual level it seems to be relatively impotent on a global level. Outbreaks have been severe but still remain locked to a relatively small area. This becomes very evident if we look at the R0 number and other infection factors of the virus and we can see that it has less teeth than originally thought. Therefore, I believe Ebola is not the harbinger of some future apocalypse, but it is an incredibly complex and fascinating virus that deserves future study.
BIOL 499, Capstone
Paul Allee
P114
11 – 11:30 AM
Conflict Styles and Using Secret Tests
Conflict styles influence how a person solves problems in his or her relationships. There are five common Conflict Styles: Accommodation, avoidance, competitive/aggressive, compromise and collaborative (Thomas, 1976). When uncertainty over a romantic partner’s commitment to the relationship arises, this could be a potential problem area in which a person’s conflict style makes a difference as to how he or she reduces uncertainty and solves this issue. Often, individuals who have an avoidant conflict style don’t like discussing problems directly with their relational partners, because they experience communication apprehension (Thomas, 1976). Thus, it’s plausible that these individuals may employ Secret Tests to reduce the uncertainty they feel towards their partner’s commitment to the relationship. There are seven common strategies: asking-third-party tests; directness tests; triangle tests; separation tests; endurance tests; public presentation tests; and indirect suggestion tests. The present study seeks to determine the following: 1) If a person has a predominately non-confrontational (passive) approach to conflict, then he or she will use indirect secret tests; and 2) If a person has a predominately solution-oriented (assertive) or controlling (aggressive) approach to conflict, then he or she will not use indirect secret tests.
COMM 499, Capstone
Doyle Srader
P003
10:30 – 11 AM
World History Vodcast Film Festival
NCU World History students have taken on a challenge. A number of ancient and medieval leaders have reappeared in the 21st century and need employment. Come watch as our NCU students impersonate these historical characters as they try fit their skill sets and oversized personalities into the demands of the modern job market. Can Cleopatra leverage her fashion expertise to get a job at Macy’s? Will Genghis Khan convince the school principal that he alone can coach the football team to a winning season by cutting off hands to motivate the slackers? Will Boudicca be able to persuade HR that although her weak spot is murdering, since her victims were only Romans, it should be considered a public service? Welcome to the World History Vodcast Film Festival featuring these and many other displaced historical figures as they attempt to navigate the job interviewing process.
HIST 161, World History
Kathryn Hain
Chapel
9:30 AM – Noon, 1 – 3:30 PM