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Denise Barrett, Jessica Hirte & Sharaya Moretti

Drinking Habits on College Campuses

Drinking on college campuses can be a widespread problem. NCU is a small liberal arts college, which is right next to a larger public university, U of O. U of O campus has fraternities and sororities that tend to have higher rates of drinking. NCU does not have those environments, so there is likely not as much drinking. NCU campus is a Christian environment, which could have an impact. A survey was given to students at both campuses in order to gather information on their drinking habits. That information was compared to see the differences in drinking habits between schools. 

MATH 430

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Miles Adkisson & Denise Barrett

Personal Space and Helpfulness

People have an invisible bubble that surrounds them to keep people at a safe distance. Although the distance as to which someone feels comfortable varies slightly from person to person. There is a threshold that, once crossed, can make someone very uncomfortable. The present investigation explores how people respond to an invasion of their personal space. Participants were chosen at random and asked for directions on the University of Oregon campus either from a socially acceptable distance or with an invasion of the participant’s personal space. Our findings suggest that an invasion of personal space does not necessarily receive a negative response.

COMM 430, Nonverbal Communication

Doyle Srader

Denise Barrett & Hayley Leno

Stress and Break-ups

Stress after a break up will occur in almost any circumstance. This study was conducted to measure stress after a break up based on frequency of interaction. The hypothesis was higher stress level would be positively correlated to more interaction. A survey was given to people at NCU and U of O, which asked to report on their stress level after a break up. The results showed almost no difference in the stress based on interaction but showed a significant difference in stress levels based on gender. The results showed proximity does not have a factor in stress level after a break up.

COMM 413, Advanced Interpersonal Communication

Doyle Srader

Denise Barrett, Patricia Martinez & Jacob Wathen

Does Gender Influence Bystander’s Willingness to Help?

The more people who witness someone needing help, the less likely they are to offer assistance. This is known as the bystander effect which is due to the diffusion of responsibility. Passersby assume someone else will offer assistance. In the United States, females are often viewed as more helpless than males and receive more assistance. Based on this assumption an observational study was done to see if a female would receive more assistance than a male who posed as a homeless panhandler for one hour.

PSY 350, Research Methods

Nani Skaggs

Andrea Baber, Denise Barrett, Erik Carrazco, Miranda Cruz, Matthew Dixon, Eric Fromm, Sharie Krouse, Veronica Schneider, Ethan Souers, Forest Stolk & Timothy Werth

NCU Organizational Audit

NCU’s Communication 341 class has conducted an audit on the university in order to assess the way the members view communication within the organization. The methods for collecting data included two surveys sent out to the campus. Additionally, 15 interviews were conducted with members of the organization. The results show key information about areas of NCU that members feel are excelling in communication, as well as areas in which communication is a struggle. Some of the positive themes found included department cohesion and fulfillment; some areas of concern included trust, employee recognition, and workload.

COMM 341, Organizational Communication

Doyle Srader

P103

1 – 2 PM