December 1, 2010
Student projects in arts and humanities, engineering, human development and family studies, and mathematics.
Display Project Winners
- First Place—"Statics of Cow Tipping," (project number 4 below) Timothy Beilstein
- Second Place—"Coaster!," (project number 15 below) Kyle Salitrik and Hannah Bodnar
- Third Place—"L'Hopital!," (project number 17 below) Peggy Miltenberger
Description of projects presented:
- Course: ART 10, Intro to Drawing
Instructor: Joseph Materkowski
Project title: Drawing
Students: Adam Gresh, Lucy Grohal, Anna Hagerty, T. J. Hixembaugh, Marie King, Ashley Leadbeater, Donald Morgan, Shawn Nicholson, Brian Olher, Sam Orr, Blaire Puskar, Jessica Sherbondy, Josh Smith, Tanner Squib, Molly Stuvek, Ariana Ungurean, Ashley Walker, and Morgan Waugh
Description: Samples of student artwork. - Course: ECON 104, Macroeconomic Analysis
Instructor: Dr. Pawan Madhogarhia
Project Title: International Trade
Students: Allison Glad, Brooke Mollick, Amber Brown, and Gary Glisan
Description: A comparison of international trade during the Great Depression to international trade during the recent financial crisis. - Course: ECON 104, Macroeconomic Analysis
Instructor: Dr. Pawan Madhogarhia
Project Title: Monetary Policy
Students: Randy Chambliss and George Hudak
Description: An evaluation of the Great Depression and the recent financial crisis from a monetary policy perspective. - Course: E MCH 211, Statics
Instructor: Nathaniel Bohna
Project title: Statics of Cow Tipping
Students: Timothy Beilstein
Description: Can a single individual tip a cow? This interactive presentation will dissect the myth of cow tipping by using techniques grounded in the understanding of statics. Viewers will discover how their maximum possible applied force on an object is a function based on their own body weight. - Course: HDFS 429, Advanced Child Development
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project Title: Achieving Personal Identity
Student: Kelly Miller
Description: Poster presentation of contextual factors related to children's achievement of a healthy personal identity. - Course: HDFS 429, Advanced Child Development
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project Title: Computers in the Classroom
Student: Jennifer Cavallo
Description: Poster presentation of issues involving teacher's attitudes and experiences using computers in the classroom. - Course: HDFS 429, Advanced Child Development
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project Title: Effects of Corporal Punishment
Student: Courtney Howell
Description: Poster presentation of the effects of corporal punishment on children's outcomes. - Course: HDFS 429, Advanced Child Development
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: Low Income Pre-Schoolers
Students: Tiffany Lehman
Description: Poster presentation of a paper about what child care is and the influences of non-parental child care on low income pre-schoolers and the toll it takes on them cognitively. - Course: HDFS 429, Advanced Child Development
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: Matriarchal in African American Families
Students: Christine Daly
Description: How the African American mother has an effect on her adolescent son’s attitude and behavior as head of the house-hold, with or without the presence of an adult male or father figure. - Course: HDFS 429, Advanced Child Development
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: Peer Group
Students: Edward Banko
Description: The influence of peer groups and parents. - Course: HDFS 429, Advanced Child Development
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: Physical Child Abuse
Students: Jessica Bellish
Description: My topic looks at the consequences of physical child abuse. Effects physical abuse have on a child will be addressed to gain insight. The poster will cover some of the effects that physical abuse has on a child. - Course: HDFS 429, Advanced Child Development
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project Title: Single Parenting
Student: Keith Ptomey
Description: Poster presentation of the effects of single parenting on children's outcomes. - Course: HDFS 429, Advanced Child Development
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: Socioeconomic Status and Family Processes
Students: Leslee Wettgen
Description: A poster presentation on a paper completed about how socioeconomic status affects adult romantic relationships, as well as child developmental outcomes. - Course: HDFS 429, Advanced Child Development
Instructor: Dr. Elaine Barry
Project title: The Effects of Child Care on Social Adjustment in Early Childhood
Students: Alycia Jarrett
Description: A look at the effects that child care has on the social adjustment of young children. - Course: MATH 141, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
Instructor: Kevin Maxwell
Project title: Coaster!
Students: Kyle Salitrik and Hannah Bodnar
Description: Building a better roller coaster. - Course: MATH 141, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
Instructor: Kevin Maxwell
Project title: Integral!
Students: Randy Smith and Brittany Queer
Description: Integral patterns. - Course: MATH 141, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
Instructor: Kevin Maxwell
Project title: L’Hopital!
Students: Peggy Miltenberger
Description: Origins of L’Hopital’s rule. - Course: MATH 141, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
Instructor: Kevin Maxwell
Project title: Movie!
Students: Quinn Yodens, Andy Williams, and Kyle Davis
Description: Best seat in the theatre. - Course: MATH 141, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
Instructor: Kevin Maxwell
Project title: Pizza! Pier!
Students: Chris Baker and A.J. Sheperd
Description: Cutting a pizza and boat on a pier.