April 14, 2011
Student projects in biology, communications, engineering, human development and family studies, and literature.
Colloquium Winners
- First Place—"The Missing Pieces," (colloquium project number 3 below) Kristan Miller
- Second Place—"Who Are You?," (colloquium project number 5 below) Brittany Mihalko, Samantha Molton, and Jacynth Drumhiller
Display Project Winners
- First Place—"Heavy Metal Toxicity in Plants," (display project number 4 below) James Albert and Meagan Slates
- Second Place—"Walk This Way 5K Marketing Plan," (display project number 30 below) Jennifer Cavallo
Description of colloquium presented:
- Course: HDFS 249, Adult Development and Aging
Instructor: Dr. John Rapano
Project title: St. Patrick's Day Dance
Students: Heather Basinger, Tamika Hall, Amanda House, Heather Hunchuck, Kitlyn McLaughlin, Donald Morgan, and Karen Saletrik
Description: The intergenerational St. Patrick's Day dance at LaFayette Manor brought together four generations to celebrate. - Course: HDFS 495 A-B, Advanced Internship Experience and Advanced Internship Project
Instructor: Gina Jones
Project title: Breaking the ice to Break the Glass
Student: Georgia Minor
Description: An Equal Pay Day event that recognizes the wage gap between men and women. - Course: HDFS 495 A-B, Advanced Internship Experience and Advanced Internship Project
Instructor: Gina Jones
Project title: The Missing Pieces
Student: Kristan Miller
Description: Developing resources and interventions to enhance outcomes for children with autism and related disorders. - Course: HDFS 495 A-B, Advanced Internship Experience and Advanced Internship Project
Instructor: Gina Jones
Project title: Walk This Way 5K/Pressley Ridge
Student: Jolene Sontheimer
Description: My project is the Walk This Way 5K, including all logistics of the day and my internship at Pressley Ridge TFC. - Course: STS 297H, Social Justice
Instructor: Dr. Susan Crampton-Frenchik
Project title: Who Are You?
Students: Brittany Mihalko, Samantha Molton, and Jacynth Drumhiller
Description: The interactive project is an experiment to show how people view themselves.
Description of display projects:
- Course: AET 207, Construction Methods II
Instructor: Milt Shaulis
Project title: “Dirty Dozen’s Den”
Students: Brittany Mihalko, Morgan Najewicz, and Alexandra Rossi
Description: Architectural design and construction drawings for a proposed new maintenance building. - Course: AET 207, Construction Methods II
Instructor: Milt Shaulis
Project title: “Dirty Dozen’s Den”
Students: Michael Belt, Paul Crooks, and Matthew Nichols
Description: Architectural design and construction drawings for a proposed new maintenance building. - Course: AET 207, Construction Methods II
Instructor: Milt Shaulis
Project title: “Dirty Dozen’s Den”
Students: Wes Bowser, Cody Hemminger, and Jordan Timko
Description: Architectural design and construction drawings for a proposed new maintenance building. - Course: BIOL 220W, Biology: Populations and Communities
Instructor: Dr. Joseph Shostell
Project title: Heavy Metal Toxicity in Plants
Students: Meagan Slates and James Albert
Description: This experiment demonstrates the effects of varying concentrations of copper on the growth of Wisconsin Fast Growing Plants. - Course: BIOL 220W, Biology: Populations and Communities
Instructor: Dr. Joseph Shostell
Project title: Nutrient Content in Soil and Plant Growth
Students: Katherine Baluch and Jacob Diamond
Description: This experiment compares the effect of three types of soil on plant growth. - Course: CAS 250, CAS 100A, CAS 100B, Group Communication, and Effective Speech
Instructor: Dr. F. Russell Filburn
Project title: Radio Production Projects
Students: Stephen Dzambo, Marshall Fife, Rachael Franks, Adam Filburn, Kelly Huston, and Zak Risha
Description: These students participated in the Jack McMullen Memorial Radio Production Contest for which they produced 8-15 minute radio narrative about life in Fayette County. - Course: CAS 250, Small Group Communication
Instructor: Dr. F. Russell Filburn
Project title: Board Game Project
Students: Brent Lint, Sara Provance, Brooke Mollick, Pierce Wilson, Shawn Nicholson, and Jonathan Eicher
Description: Students were asked to create a board game and advertisements to promote their product. - Course: CAS 250, Small Group Communication
Instructor: Dr. F. Russell Filburn
Project title: Board Game Project
Students: Travis Harhai, Josh Hay, Marshall Fife, Craig Rife, Jessie Pettitt, Eric Gall, and Mike Sible
Description: Students were asked to create a board game and advertisements to promote their product. - Course: CAS 250, Small Group Communication
Instructor: Dr. F. Russell Filburn
Project title: Board Game Project
Students: Tara Phillips, Zak Risha, Josh Horvath, Miranda Jordan, Colletta Weimer, Shayne Krause, and Candace Casterline
Description: Students were asked to create a board game and advertisements to promote their product. - Course: CMLIT 011, The Hero In World Literature
Instructor: Dr. Lindsey Jones
Project title: Lineage and the Heroic Character
Students: John Davis, Brent Gibson, Timothy Morris, Torrie Smith, and Mike Stuvek
Description: This project demonstrates that male lineage is one of the driving forces in creating a hero from the classical world to the present. - Course: CMLIT 011, The Hero In World Literature
Instructor: Dr. Lindsey Jones
Project title: Real World Heroes: the U.S. Military
Students: Nicole Garrety, Katherine Kubina, Shelby Nudo, Megan Sanders, and Meagan Slates
Description: Too often when we think “hero” we think of fictional characters. This project challenges those assumptions and identifies the real world characteristics of a hero as demonstrated by the men and women of the U.S. military. - Course: CMLIT 011, The Hero In World Literature
Instructor: Dr. Lindsey Jones
Project title: The Hero in Dante’s Inferno
Students: Adam Conticelli, Jesse Ross, and Gary Smith
Description: This project looks at the literary hero characteristics of Dante Alighieri and how his journey through hell makes him a true hero. - Course: CMLIT 011, The Hero In World Literature
Instructor: Dr. Lindsey Jones
Project title: The Heroic Character of Sherlock Holmes
Students: Zack Craig, Cody Gibson, Travis Harhai, Victoria Kearns, and Katherine Ogle
Description: Our presentation is a heroic analysis of the literary and modern film portrayals of the heroic characteristics of Sherlock Holmes. - Course: CMLIT 011, The Hero In World Literature
Instructor: Dr. Lindsey Jones
Project title: The Unconventional Heroes of Harry Potter
Students: Nicole Ardabell, Brooke DeAngelo, Nicole Guappone, Samantha Molton, and Shannon Watson
Description: Conventional heroes are generally strong, brave, popular men with favorable lineage and backgrounds. We will explore individuals that are heroic but do not possess these qualities. - Course: HDFS 311, Interventions
Instructor: Dr. John Rapano
Project title: Activities with the Elderly
Students: Tiffany Lehman, Megan Miller, and Autume Close
Description: Poster board presentation on why it's important to bring activities into a personal care home. - Course: HDFS 311, Interventions
Instructor: Dr. John Rapano
Project title: Creating Change in Human Services
Students: Donna Krull and Kristan Miller
Description: Recognition of current deficiencies in currently operating human service organizations and promoting and creating change to adress these issues. - Course: HDFS 311, Interventions
Instructor: Dr. John Rapano
Project title: Fairweather Lodge
Student: Tara Maharowski
Description: Fairweather Lodge is a permanent housing for homeless with a mental disorder where they live and work together to gain support from one another. - Course: HDFS 311, Interventions
Instructor: Dr. John Rapano
Project title: Hospice Service Learning Project
Student: Katie Smaniotto
Description: I will discuss the history of hospice, and what I did during my service learning project. - Course: HDFS 311, Interventions
Instructor: Dr. John Rapano
Project title: Seniors Teaching Seniors
Students: Tiffany Blocker and Chris Larabee
Description: Supervising and observing a group of Connellsville High School seniors as they collect oral history from senior citizens. - Course: HDFS 311, Interventions
Instructor: Dr. John Rapano
Project title: Service Learning Project
Student: Heidi Connors
Description: I will explain the tasks that I had to do at The Nurturing Place daycare while shadowing the director. - Course: HDFS 433, Developmental Transition to Adulthood
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: A New Look for Your New Life-Clothes
Student: Christina Farrell
Description: Rewriting a chapter from a 1958 book on advice to teenagers; updated with current research. - Course: HDFS 433, Developmental Transition to Adulthood
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: Adolescent Crushes, Dating, and Relationships
Student: Lauren Klien
Description: Rewriting a chapter from a 1958 book on advice to teenagers; updated with current research. - Course: HDFS 433, Developmental Transition to Adulthood
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: All About Love
Student: Kayla Johnson
Description: Rewriting a chapter from a 1958 book on advice to teenagers; updated with current research. - Course: HDFS 433, Developmental Transition to Adulthood
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: Making Lasting Relationships
Student: Robert Ruggieri
Description: Rewriting a chapter from a 1958 book on advice to teenagers; updated with current research. - Course: HDFS 433, Developmental Transition to Adulthood
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: New Roles of Adolescents
Student: Amanda Redmond
Description: Rewriting a chapter from a 1958 book on advice to teenagers; updated with current research. - Course: HDFS 433, Developmental Transition to Adulthood
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: Shy Today, Popular Tomorrow
Student: Jamie Pearl
Description: Rewriting a chapter from a 1958 book on advice to teenagers; updated with current research. - Course: HDFS 433, Developmental Transition to Adulthood
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: The Significance of Clothing for Adolescent Girls
Student: Elizabeth Liptak
Description: Rewriting a chapter from a 1958 book on advice to teenagers; updated with current research. - Course: HDFS 433, Developmental Transition to Adulthood
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: “What’s happening to the boys?”-Sexuality in Early Adolescent Males
Student: Kristen Jarina
Description: Rewriting a chapter from a 1958 book on advice to teenagers; updated with current research. - Course: HDFS 433, Developmental Transition to Adulthood
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: You are Becoming a Women
Student: Kelly Miller
Description: Rewriting a chapter from a 1958 book on advice to teenagers; updated with current research. - Course: HDFS 495 A-B, Advanced Internship Experience and Advanced Internship Project
Instructor: Gina Jones
Project title: Walk This Way 5K Marketing Plan
Student: Jennifer Cavallo
Description: The marketing aspects prior to the First Annual 5K race.