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Kendall Bergsten

Management and Successful Sports Programs

For this project, a study was conducted on how to run a successful college sports program. The Interdisciplinary Studies degree has three legs. The three legs focused on for this study were Business, Marketing, and Psychology. All three of these areas are essential in running a successful college sports program. It is essential for a coach to be able to run their team, schedule practice and practice plans, budget for the entire year, and hire the right coaching staff. From a marketing standpoint, it is important for coaches to be able to recruit the right players for their program as well as recruiting loyal fans to cheer the team on. Lastly, from a psychology standpoint, it is important to find the style of coaching that works best for players and learn the best way to motivate players by bringing out the best in them on and off the court. By studying current and past successful coaches, one can gain insight on the best methods that have worked for other coaches and personalize those methods. The coaches being studied included Russ Rose and John Dunning who are extremely successful coaches within the volleyball world. Pat Summit was extremely well known within basketball as well as John Wooden. Lastly, Nick Saban has a reputation for being one of the best college football coaches of all time. By studying these coaches, one has the necessary tools to run a successful college sports program regardless of the sport.

IDS 499 Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

PFB 114

10:00 – 10:30 AM

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Kayla Morgan

Philosophy and Care of the Soul

In any society, there is evidence that supports the notion that humans are susceptible to suffering whether it be physically, mental, or spiritually. However, as many ancient philosophers taught, philosophy could be the key to releasing ourselves from the oppressive weight that is called life. In essence, philosophy could become a therapy or medicine for our souls that could lessen our internal turmoil and external strife. In effect, Philosophy could become an effective therapeutic approach to doctoring our souls through the rebirth of beliefs and the liquidation of our inaccurate perceptions. In this presentation, different approaches to the therapeutic side of philosophy will be explored, as seen in different philosophical works. For instance, important thinkers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will be included as well as those individuals who represent major philosophical practices and thought like Stoicism and Epicureanism. Overall, the aim of this study was to better explore how one might change their beliefs, meditate on who they are, be mindful, practice a practical everyday philosophy, pursue knowledge, truth, and meaning, and ultimately care for their souls.

IDS 499 Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

PFB 114

10:30 – 11:00 AM

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Chloe Sloane Davis

Teaching English Abroad

Teaching English abroad demands that teachers have or acquire a global perspective when engaging various world cultures. While knowing the English language is a very valuable asset due to the level of cultural exchange found in importing, exporting, travel, and tourism, the capacity to teach English to non-English speakers requires an enhanced skill set. As a career, teaching English pays well and is highly respected in many countries where there is a strong demand for people who have such teaching skills. There are many ways to acquire the skills to teach English in foreign settings. These range from a full-fledged university education to specialized certification programs. Beyond the skills of teaching English abroad is the needed capacity to be culturally respectful and sensitive toward those who are one’s students in such settings. Matters of cultural difference include religion, politics, gender and social classifications, dietary restrictions, and attire. While leisure travel to other countries is relatively easy, often there are significant difficulties in acquiring work visas to teach English in non-English speaking nations. This research investigates many of the necessary steps to be taken if one aspires to a rewarding and fulfilling career of teaching English as a second language in foreign contexts.

IDS 499, Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

Banquet Room

1:00 – 3:00 PM

Travis Frederickson

To Be Transformed

I will be doing a capstone that is basically a biblical parable to my personal testimony. First I will talk about Abram’s conversion to Abraham. Just as Abram was called, I was called. Just as God promised Abraham, He also promised me. Abram and Hagar tried to do it their way, just I have tried to take my own path my way. Just as Abraham was tested, I have been tested time and time again. Second I will tie it into Saul being converted to Paul. Just as Saul was blind, I was very blind in my way of thinking. Just as Ananias was sent to open Saul’s eyes, God sent His Son to open my eyes. Paul was doubted by many when he began to preach because of who he used to be. I have had many doubt me in this new walk because of my old ways were so corrupt. Paul joins the disciples, just as I have joined brothers and sisters in Christ in making disciples who make disciples. I used to go by the name Tray Dogg, which means tough guy or fighter, but I have been converted in The Book of Tray or just Tray for short. The Book of Tray because everything I do now is being written in the Book of Life.

IDS 499, Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

L203

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Meshel Rad

Sales employee for BMW

This is my introduction to potentially being a sales employee for Bayerische Motoren Werke, more commonly known as BMW. A personal goal of mine is to work for a highline car industry. In other words, I want to work for one of the following automobile industries: BMW, Range Rover, Cadillac, or Mercedes. I have been presented with the opportunity of having a mentor in this process. I will be writing my capstone starting with the history of BMW; where the company started and how it became one of the highline automobile industries of today. I will also include what I am learning while working under my mentor at BMW. This will show me what I need to do to get in with the organization and the steps I must follow in order to become a top sales person in the industry. I hope to learn the importance of forming relationships with the people I will interact with on a day to day basis, coworkers and potential customers alike, by watching my mentor and learning from him. Hopefully, this will show me what I need to do to in order to get my life rolling in the direction that will prepare me for my chosen career path. I will be setting many goals that I will need to meet in the future. Different goals will be set for each stage of my life, to ensure that the entirety of my career goals are met throughout my lifetime. The paper will end with where the company stands today and how my time will come to an end under my mentor. By the time I complete my capstone and internship I plan on having a career path set in place. Thank you

IDS 499, Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

Banquet Room

1:00 – 3:00 PM

Barry Sommer

The Eschatology of the Rifleman

Despite the fact that Newton Minow, chairman of the FCC in 1961 called the newly exploited medium of television “a vast wasteland,” as we know today that wasteland has turned into something completely different than what Newton saw back then. However, growing up in the 1950s meant being able to choose from a plethora of TV programming that not only reflected the current social conditions, they also spoke deeply of the morals, ethics, religiosity and the humanity of man. Okay, they can be seen by some, through the lense of 21st century mores as nothing more than simplistic and shallow tales of struggle, pain and victory, yet there lies within much to ponder and much to learn of how man’s perspective on life doesn’t really change, and what those lessons really mean. The Rifleman, aired between 1958 and 1963 and starring Chuck Conners and Johnny Crawford, embodies the historic philosophical and religious bedrock of what Western, but more importantly American values and morals many people held dear. The Western in TV lore was meant to impart important lessons on life, glamorized for sure to attract the widest viewing audience yet in the end, the Western gave us the simple and timely tale of struggle, redemption, sacrifice and hope that humans have always wrestled with, yet in a form easily identifiable and digestible. The Rifleman, in my opinion has all the elements that make it not just a true TV classic, but also a philosophical and spiritual exodus that reinforces what makes man a noble animal. 

What about The Rifleman strikes a deep chord with our inner honor? Why was the relationship between Lucas and his son Mark so deep and loving, and how did Lucas overcome his obstacles as a single father? What philosophical and theological underpinnings are at work here, both with Lucas and Mark but also between Lucas, Mark and the folks of North Fork? I will attempt to answer these questions and give a deeper perspective on the lessons presented, whether they encompass understanding and acceptance, or a blast from the Rifleman’s Winchester. 

IDS 499, Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

L203

10:30 – 11:00 AM

Jaime Terwiliger

Sex Trafficking and it’s Pathways 

Sex trafficking occurs all over the world including in the United States where people would least expect it. This paper focuses on different pathways that may lead young women into being involved with sex trafficking. Some different ways girls can be set up into sex trafficking may be by a family member, boyfriend, gangs, from seeing advertisements, by being kidnapped, or just for survival. People experiencing this could be raped, beaten, abused physically or mentally, and put through hard intense labor. This paper also focuses not just on the victims, but the perpetrator as well. It mentions the different ways pimps lure young girls in, where the most common places pimps traffic girls, and focuses on who exactly the pimps are and why they are trafficking girls. This paper will also describe my personal experience and what I directly witnessed on a mission’s trip to Cambodia in 2015. Further, my internship in Eugene Oregon brought me into direct contact with young women who had been trafficked recently. This paper concludes with what people can do to help to bring awareness to others about the subject, as well as protect young girls, and fight against the perpetrator.

IDS 499, Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

L204

11:00 – 11:30 AM

Kyle Freske

Vengeance is Mine: A Full-Length Historical Screenplay

The Border War between Kansas and Missouri is one of the darkest (and least reported) chapters in American history, with the Federal Government willfully oppressing its own people. Exploring this history in dramatic form, “Vengeance is Mine” is a full-length screenplay that remains faithful to the history and theology of 1860’s Missouri.

IDS 499, Senior Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

Marina Irish

Ethics in Accounting: Satyam

In the accounting discipline, accountants are often required to make ethical judgments which have material effects on their company. If decision-makers act unethically when creating financial documents, their actions can negatively affect the company’s image and success, its employees, and the company’s shareholders. This project addresses the actions of decisionmakers associated with Satyam Computer Services Limited. The Satyam scandal amounted to a billion dollar fraud which later earned it the nickname, India’s Enron. This is constructed as an interdisciplinary project, combining the perspectives of both Accounting and Ethics, and fulfills one of the honors requirement for PHL 210.

PHL 210, Ethics

Mick Bollenbaugh

Cathryn Olsoon

Presentation

This is a selective study which investigates the lives of four different women in four different time periods. It will include the roles they played as head of household and their roles in society. These women have assumed a position of power because of circumstances. God meant for them to be partners with equality to men. The fall changed everything. However, through the centuries God has brought up women to step up and do something to protect their men and their families and even their countries.

IDS 499, Senior Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

Chauntel Semien

Sex Offenders

The focus of my project was on sex offenders and busting the myths that people hold about them that put them and their loved ones in danger. My project describes the characteristics of a sex offender, the type of victims they look for, the process of prosecution if found guilty, and the numerous facilities around Eugene, Oregon that work together to help the victims.

IDS 499, Senior Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

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

Chauntel Semien

How to Catch a Sex Offender

My project will focus on the process of catching a sex offender by analyzing past court cases that have succeeded and failed in prosecuting sex offenders. My paper will incorporate interviews of a prosecutor, a psychologist, and an officer that I have conducted and get their input of what their part is in the process of catching a sex offender.

IDS 499, Senior Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Kelly Bollenbaugh, Kalyssa Koontz, Patrick Rose, Amanda Vanderhoof & Katlyn Voight

Study Abroad/Away Experience Reflecting on Study Tour of Civil Way Battle Sites (Spring 2011)

This presentation highlights the importance of a study away experience. The panel is composed of students who participated in a summer class that explored several Civil War battle sites on the 150th sesquicentennial of the Civil War’s outbreak. Taking the sites in order, the class studied such places as Harper’s Ferry, Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Monocacy, Petersburg, and Appomattox. Central to the class was an analysis of the political and technological implications of the war.

HIST 407

Mick Bollenbaugh & Steve Goetz

Ross Evans Chapel

9 – 10 AM

Bradley Burns

American Outlaws and the 10th Amendment

This study is a tribute to individual rights and the story of the U.S. Constitution as the nation grew and went West. With expanding federal military power and law, such questions as “If California is not yet part of the U.S., and is debated over colonial powers, what rights do I have?” emerge. In new states and territories, what rights does one have? The many legal questions we still face today are discussed all coming back to the 10th Amendment, such as property law, creation of states, organizations, commerce law, criminal law, and entertainment law.

IDS 499, Senior Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

L203

8:30 – 9 AM

Tobyn Bower

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

Christina Fisher

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

Mary Williams

Doll of Hope

Utilizing the 3 branches of my IDS focus (English, Education and History), I have written and illustrated a children’s book titled “Doll of Hope.” This is a tale about two little girls attending the Japanese Immersion School in Eugene. While playing ‘dress-up,’ the girls find a beautiful doll. They discover she is a missing ‘Friendship Doll.’ much of the book is based on the history of two dolls, Miss Kanagawa, and Miss Fukuoka, who were given to Oregon in 1927. A festival highlights their reunion!

IDS 499, Senior Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Jordan Holland

Close to Home: The Survival of Slavery in the Modern World

Since the beginning of civilization, slavery has been rationalized and defended as necessary. Every culture has defined its own reasons for having the need for slaves. Today slavery still exists, especially in American. This slavery happens on a far larger scale than the slavery of the colonial and civil war periods , and needs to be recognized as a global problem.

IDS 499, Senior Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

A201

10:30 – 11 AM