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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday, March 26, 2002


Art All Day CLARK LOUNGE
History 9:00-10:15 a. m. EMERSON SUITE A
Business and Economics 9:00-10:15 a. m. EMERSON SUITE B
Biology and Chemistry 9:00-10:15 a. m. EMERSON SUITE C
Modern Languages and
Art History
9:00-10:00 a. m. CLARK LOUNGE
Writing 10:15–12:15 CLARK LOUNGE
Speech Communication 10:30-11:45 a.m. EMERSON SUITE A
Legal Studies 10:30-11:45 a.m. EMERSON SUITE B
Physics 10:30-11:45 a.m. EMERSON SUITE C
Communications 1:15-2:30 p.m. EMERSON SUITE A
Psychology 1:15-2:30 p.m. EMERSON SUITE B
Mathematics 1:15-2:30 p.m. EMERSON SUITE C
Music, Art, and Poetry 1:15-2:30 p.m. CLARK LOUNGE
Communications –
Video Production
2:45-4:00 p.m. EMERSON SUITE A
Anthropology 2:45-4:00 p.m. EMERSON SUITE B
English 2:45-4:00 p.m. EMERSON SUITE C
Health Sciences 2:45-4:00 p.m. CLARK LOUNGE
Reception for all presenters
and their faculty sponsors
4:00-5:00 p.m. CLARK LOUNGE

All Day Clark Lounge

Art
Exhibition of works by:
Exhibition of works by:
Jessica Gonacha
Thatcher Moats
Emie Meagher
Erica Schultz
Sponsors:
Bruce North, assistant professor, art
Susan Weisend, associate professor, art

9:00 - 10:15 a.m. EMERSON SUITE A
History
Convener: Zenon Wasyliw, associate professor, history

"Gerontology Issues in the Twelfth Grade Economics Course"
Michael Keville

"Older Persons in Ancient Roman History"
John Palella

"Gerontology in the Sociology Elective Course"
Sara Ballute

"Attitudes and Policies Related to Aging in the Participation in Government Course"
Mark Szajkowski

Sponsor: Zenon Wasyliw, associate professor, history
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9:00 - 10:15 a.m. EMERSON SUITE B

Business and Economics
Convener: Susan Rosenthal, associate professor, business administration

"Improving Organizational Effectiveness Through Survey Feedback"
Grayson Barrows, Devon Dams-O’Connor, Scott Shannon, and Lori Silver
Sponsor: Susan Rosenthal, associate professor, business administration

"Analysis of Group Dynamics at Great Majestic Lodge"
Murtuza Rangwala, Lauren Rossi, Ian Schachner, Scott Shannon, Lori Silver, and Raul Tello
Sponsor: Susan Rosenthal, associate professor, business administration

"Corruption and Privatization in Eastern Europe"
Alexi Harding
Sponsor: Elia Kacapyr, associate professor, economics
TOP

9:00 – 10:15 a.m. EMERSON SUITE C

Biology and Chemistry
Convener: Jean Hardwick, assistant professor, biology

"Neuropeptide Regulation of Cardiac Function in Amphibians"
Kim Stallone
Sponsor: Jean Hardwick, assistant professor, biology

"Effects of Mixed Solvents on the Rates of Methoxide-Promoted Dehydrochlorinations"
Anne Ruminski
Sponsor: Heinz Koch, professor, chemistry

"Energetics of the Proton Transfer Reaction Between Chloroform and Methoxide"
Jordan Killeen
Sponsor: Vincent DeTuri, assistant professor, chemistry

TOP

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. CLARK LOUNGE

Modern Languages and Art History
Convener: Michael Richardson, assistant professor, German

"The Appropriation of Experience in the Public Sphere: September 11th, American Consciousness, and the Consciousness Industry"
Michael Nordquist
Sponsor: Michael Richardson, assistant professor, German

"Evaluating Lucien Bonaparte and His Art Collection"
Patrick Rodgers
Sponsor: Nancy Ramage, professor, art history

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10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. CLARK LOUNGE

Writing
Convener: Marian MacCurdy, associate professor, writing

"Philology" (essay)
Luke Taylor

"Prayer for Sleep" (poetry)
"Flows Like Water By Now…"
"Where Were You Last Night" (prose poem)
"You Are What You Eat"
"Lament"
Betsy Strong

"Can’t Slow Down" (critique)
Jonah Bayer

"Your Flannel Shirt Hangs in the Closet" (poetry)
"Beautiful Mind"
"Elegy"
"L’ Italiana"
Lesley Bannister

"One Way Trip" (essay)
Scott Staiti

"X" (argument essay)
"Shadows" (poetry)
"Shine"
Jeremy Griffin

"Cigarettes" (poetry)
"Sometimes I Think God is Just a Man"
"Let Yourself Become Quiet"
"Coyotes"
"Puppets"
Klenda Martinez

"Given to Fly" (autobiography excerpt)
E.J. Crawford

"To Conclude" (poetry)
"Susquehanna River Love Song"
"In the Springtime Before My Breakdown"
"Extraordinary Before and After September 11th" (essay)
C. Ryan Hill

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10:30 – 11:45 a.m. EMERSON SUITE A

Speech Communication
"Contemporary Public Discourse: Rhetorical Principles and Analytical Tools"
Convener: Robert Sullivan, assistant professor, speech communication

"America Declares War: A Generic Study of Presidential Declarations of War"
Megan Allocco

"Identifying the Civilized World: A Pentadic Analysis of President Bush’s Address to the Nation on September 20, 2001"
Caroline Ligaya

"9/11 Dramas in Women’s Service Magazines: A Burkean Perspective"
Lauren Panza

"When Is It Time to Laugh? Topical Satire in the Wake of 9/11"
Robin Rosenfeld

"Crisis Sermons: Preaching in a Time of National Tragedy"
Irene Scott

"Crew Coxswains and the Rhetorical Situation"
Nathan Tarter

Sponsor: Robert Sullivan, assistant professor, speech communication

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10:30 – 11:45 a.m. EMERSON SUITE B

Legal Studies
Convener: Marlene Barken, associate professor, business administration

"Lead and Radon: A Comparison of Regulatory Approaches to Environmental Pollutants"
Katrina Larmore

"Mandatory Drug Testing for Public Employees"
Alicia Perri

"From VHS to MP3s: Twenty-five Years of Litigation in the Entertainment Industry"
Konstantin Rybalsky

"The Environmental Justice Movement and Making the Case for Environmental Discrimination"
Jessica Selman

Sponsors: Marlene Barken, associate professor, business administration
Gwen Seaquist, associate professor, business administration

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10:30 – 11:45 a.m. EMERSON SUITE C

Physics
Convener: Dan Briotta, associate professor, physics

"Automated Asteroid Tracking"
Jay Schuren
Sponsor: Dan Briotta, associate professor, physics

"CCD Detectors: Dark Current and Bad Pixels"
Philip Slingerland
Sponsor: Dan Briotta, associate professor, physics

"A Model of the Mechanics of an Elephant Leg"
Jamie DeGregory
Sponsor: Bruce Thompson, assistant professor, physics

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1:15 – 2:30 p.m. EMERSON SUITE A

Communications
Convener: Scott Hamula, assistant professor, television and radio

"Hip-hop and College Culture"
Julian Mackler
Sponsor: Jill Swenson, associate professor, television and radio

"The Popularity of ‘Survivor’"
Bradley Forenza
Sponsor: Jill Swenson, associate professor, television and radio

"Advertising Plan: Playboy"
Patrick Plunk, Alex Pryor, David Tobias, and Julie Sanders
Sponsor: Scott Hamula, assistant professor, television and radio

"Fifty Years of ‘I Love Lucy’"
Delaine Dacko
Sponsor: Jill Swenson, associate professor, television and radio

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1:15 – 2:30 p.m. EMERSON SUITE B

Psychology
Convener: Nancy Rader, associate professor, psychology

"The Power of Praise: Its Effects on Cognitive Performance"
Laura Venuto and Lisa Feldman
Sponsor: Nancy Rader, associate professor, psychology

"Did you hook-up last night? The diversity of meaning in IC students’ definitions of the term "hook-up"
Nicole Berardo, Bethany Boilard, Fabian Perez, and Michael Shethar
Sponsor: Andrea White, assistant professor, psychology

Poster Presentations
"Age and Gender Differences in Body Dissatisfaction and Health Perceptions of 5th-8th Grade Students"
Jana Beitman, Nicole Gagnon, Laura Roberts, Jillian Rowback, and Research Team 07

"Media Use, Media Literacy Knowledge, and Body Dissatisfaction in Middle School Students"
Janet Edwards, Kate-Michaela Mullen, Shannon Van Norman, Jessica Vinluan, and Research Team 07

Sponsor: Cyndy Scheibe, associate professor, psychology

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1:15 – 2:30 p.m. EMERSON SUITE C

Mathematics
Convener: Osman Yürekli, associate professor, mathematics

"Folded Paper and Hidden Dragon"
Carly O’Brien and Kylie Yerka
Sponsor: Osman Yürekli, associate professor, mathematics

"Group Structure of Elliptic Curves"
Eric Heinzman
Sponsor: David Brown, assistant professor, mathematics

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1:15 – 2:30 p.m. CLARK LOUNGE

Music, Art, and Poetry
Convener: Gregory Woodward, professor, music composition

"Ergo sum resurrectio et vita" for piano and soprano saxophone
Doug Han

"The Visit" for piano
Michael DeSaye

"Abaddon" for piano
Kevin O’Neill

Sponsor: Gregory Woodward, professor, music composition

"Perspectives on an Honors Project in New York City in the Visual Arts"
Erica Schultz
Sponsor: Susan Weisend, associate professor, art

"Autumn"
"Used"
"Sestina on a Shattered Dream"
"Night"
"Elegy for a Redhead"
Beth Biersdorf with Bari Doeffinger, clarinet and Jillian Fisher, viola
Sponsor: Kirsten Wasson, assistant professor, English

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2:45 – 4:00 p.m. EMERSON SUITE A

Communications – Video Production
Convener: Byron Caplan, assistant professor, television and radio

"128"
Victoria Schlissel, Amanda Porterfield, Dave Lefchak, Justin Freeman, and Glenn Payne

"Time"
Maria Cataldo, Molly Sweet, Paul Brozenich, and Josh Reyes

Sponsor: Byron Caplan, assistant professor, television and radio

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2:45 – 4:00 p.m. EMERSON SUITE B

Anthropology
Convener: Brooke Olson, assistant professor, anthropology

"Tibetan Healing and Western Medicine: Perspectives from Ithaca"
Marie-Claire Cazorla
Sponsor: Brooke Olson, assistant professor, anthropology

"Redefining Archaeological Exhibits at the Frontenac Museum, Union Springs, New York"
Sarah Knight
Sponsor: Jack Rossen, assistant professor, anthropology

"Contemporary Art in Accra, Ghana"
Erin Sanderson
Sponsor: Joel Savishinsky, professor, anthropology

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2:45 – 4:00 p.m. EMERSON SUITE C

English
Convener: Claire Gleitman, associate professor, English

"’Coax him over to the fire:’ Heroic Sacrifice Versus Hearth and Home in Modern Irish Drama"
Jennifer Doherty
Sponsor: Claire Gleitman, associate professor, English

"Ravenous Weaponry in ‘Titus Andronicus’"
Mario Cerame
Sponsor: Gil Harris, associate professor, English

"The Signification of the Anus"
Ashley Shelden
Sponsor: Madhavi Menon, assistant professor, English

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2:45 – 4:00 p.m. CLARK LOUNGE

Health Sciences
Convener: Stewart Auyash, associate professor, health policy studies

"HIV Testing: A Study of Why Gay Men in the Netherlands Choose Not to Test"
Shelley Facente
Sponsors: Stewart Auyash, associate professor, health policy studies
Hadley Smith, assistant professor, writing/planned studies

"SIBSHOPS: Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs"
Eliesha Lovell and Lauren Alberts
Sponsor: Donna Twardowski, clinical assistant professor, occupational therapy

 TOP

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. CLARK LOUNGE

Reception for all presenters, faculty sponsors, and conveners.

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