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Home > College of Arts and Sciences > Council on Undergraduate Research > Symposium Info > 10th Annual Symposium

10th Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research

April 15-16, 2004
Biology and Chemistry Building Auditorium

Thursday, April 15th

6:450 - 7:15 p.m.     Poster Session I and Reception


7:30 p.m.               Opening Plenary Session

                                   Welcome      Dr. Linda Callendrillo, Dean
                                                         College of Arts and Sciences

                                   Remarks      Dr. Louis H. Levy
                                                         Vice President for Academic Affairs

                                   Invited Address on Ten Years of CUR at VSU:
                                                        Dr. Tom Dasher
                                                        Provost, Berry College

                                   Outstanding Student in Arts and Sciences: Emily A. Olsen

                                   Presentation of Arts and Sciences Awards and CUR Certificates
                                                       by Department Heads and Program Directors


8:45 - 9:15 p.m.     Poster Session II

Friday, April 16th

7:45 – 8:00 a.m.    Poster Session III and Refreshments
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.    Paper Session I
                              Moderator: Dr. Michael Stoltzfus, Philosophy

    “Daily and Seasonal Patterns of Activity of a Mixed-Species Communal Roost of Vultures” by Jonathan Rutledge and Patrick Stalvey
           Department of Biology, Dr. Brad Bergstrom, Faculty Adviser

    “Alternative Means for Data Analysis” by Jessica Fuller and John Corbett
           Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drs. Charles Kicey and Andreas Lazari, Faculty Advisers

    “Walker's 'Everyday Use' and McMillan's 'Quilting on the Rebound': Historical, Asthetic, and Therapeutic Value” by Stacy A. White
           African American Studies, Dr. Shirley H. Hardin, Faculty Adviser

    “The Evolution Revolution: An Example of Shifting Paradigms” by Jessica Lee Willis Colby
           Department of Philosophy, Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.     Poster Session IV and Refreshments

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.     Paper Session II
                                   Moderator: Dr. Matthew J. Richard, Anthropology

    “Constructing and Consuming Nature at Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area” by Sarah Lauren Braswell
           Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Dr. Matthew J. Richard, Faculty Adviser

    “Word Associations” by Brian Antonio Haugabrook
           Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dr. Chris Eason, Faculty Adviser

    “What Factors Determine the Level of Globalization in a Country” by Kimbelian L. Barnes
           Department of Political Science, Dr. James T. LaPlant, Faculty Adviser

    “Learning About Ethnicity in Punta Gorda School Rooms” by Mirabai Rosia Oyao
           Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Dr. Matthew J. Richard, Faculty Adviser

    “Fundamental Studies with Carbon Based Nanostructures” by Katie Olsen and Justin McGovern
           Department of Chemistry, Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Faculty Adviser

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.     Break

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.      Paper Session III
                                          Moderator: Dr. Eneida Pugh, Modern and Classical Languages

    “The Role of the Post 9-11 Press: Where Law, Responsibility, and Ethics Collide” by Jaime Meredith Peck
           Department of English, Dr. Pat Miller, Faculty Adviser

    “Open Source and Free Software for Small Business Solutions” by Andrey Asadchev
           Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dr. David Gibson, Faculty Adviser

    “Democratization in Africa” by Levy C. Odera
           Department of Political Science, Dr. David Hill, Faculty Adviser

    “Does the Gulf of Mexico Hold a Cure for Cancer? Is Bryostatin Really from Bryozoa” by Emily Rhodes and Michael Land
      Department of Chemistry, Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Faculty Adviser

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.     Break
2:45 – 4:15 p.m.     Paper Session IV
                                Moderator: Dr. James T. LaPlant, Political Science

    “The Taxonomy of Environmental Philosophies: A Great Apes Case Study with Aping Results” by Stephen Everett
           Department of Philosophy, Drs. Christine James and Ari Santas, Faculty Advisers

    “Dickinson on Tennyson and 'The Power to Die'” by Jennifer North
           Department of English, Dr. Kathryn Hall, Faculty Adviser

    “Nancy Morejon, the Poet with a Universal Soul” by Veatra Thornton
           Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Dr. Manuel Cachan, Faculty Adviser

    “Trypanosoma Cruzi in Southwest Georgia Raccoons” by Sarah E. Brantley
           Department of Biology, Dr. J. Mitchell Lockhart, Faculty Adviser

POSTERS

Biology

          “Pollination Biology of Gelsemium sempervirens: The Influence of Number of Visits by Habropoda laboriosa on the Quality of Fruit Set” by Ana Michelle Salvador
             Dr. John B. Pascarella, Faculty Adviser

Chemistry

          “Building a Beowulf Cluster Supercomputer at VSU” by Andrey Asadchev
             Drs. Thomas J. Manning, Jim Parker, Claudia Parker, and Betty Derrick, Faculty Advisers
              Allan Devane, Ike Barton, Joe Newton, and Paul Worth, Staff Advisers

           “DNA and Nanotubes: Do They Interact in the Liquid State?” by Kimberly Harris and Lori Beth Hardin
              Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Faculty Adviser

           “Using Computational Methods to Predict Water Solubility and Develop an Optimum Extraction Technique for Marine Natural Products” by Richard Loftis and Ruth Borchelt
              Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Faculty Adviser

Interdisciplinary Studies

           “Adoption and Its Importance to Children” by James J. Turner
              Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser

           “African Americans and Their Under-Utilization of Hospice Organizations: Are They Knowledgeable or Still Holding on to the Past?” by Kenya Chantel Webb
              Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser

Mathematics and Computer Science

           “Word Associations” by Brian Antonio Haugabrook
              Dr. Chris Eason, Faculty Adviser

Philosophy

           “Defining the Line Between Science and Religion” by Amos Batts
              Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser

Political Science

           “The Line Item Veto Act of 1995” by Ashley Culverhouse and Brandon K. McCarty
              Dr. David Winder, Faculty Adviser

           “United States National Interest and Its Influence on Foreign Assistance” by Christina M. Sesto
              Dr. David Hill, Faculty Adviser

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

           “Environmental Justice in Lowndes County” by Sara K. Garrison
              Dr. Carl Hand, Faculty Adviser

           “Using the right Side of the Brain to Better Understand Anthropological Theory” by Anika Oberst
              Dr. Matthew J. Richard, Faculty Adviser

           “What the Maya Want: A Documentary Film from the Toledo District of Belize” by Kevin Tomlinson, Christen Bales, Erica Burdett, Mirabai Rosia Oyao, and Clay Davis
              Dr. Matthew J. Richard, Faculty Adviser

           “Writing to Africa” by Jaimz Green
              Dr. Matthew J. Richard, Faculty Adviser