7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

Johnson Hall Rotunda

8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

Education in a New Century

SMB 160

Relating to Women

Kresge Auditorium

France and the World

Ledford 101

Biochemistry

SMB118

Observing Costa Rica

SMB162

9:55 – 11:10 a.m.

HIV-AIDS Research at Meredith

SMB160

Human Performance and Potential

Martin 113

New Readings

Kresge Auditorium

Acting Locally: Environmental Issues

SMB118

Embracing Global Issues

Harris 110

Encoding and Decoding the Visual

GHA 137

10:30 – 11:20 a.m.

Scanning Electron Microscope

SMB Atrium

Senior Art Exhibitions and Annual Juried Art Exhibition

Frankie G. Weems Gallery and Johnson Hall Rotunda

Social Dynamics of Mental Health:  A Panel Discussion

Ledford 101

11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Student Achievement in Leadership Awards Ceremony and Induction of 2008-2009 Student Government Officers

Jones Auditorium

11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch and Entertainment

Courtyard

12:15 p.m.

T.E.A.M. Improvisations in Dance

Courtyard

12:15 – 1:10 p.m.

Family and Consumer Sciences Practicum Presentations

Martin 213

Interior Design Senior Showcase

Martin 240 and 242

Poster Presentations

Carlyle Campbell Library

1:20 – 2:50 p.m.

Keyboard Inspirations

Carswell Auditorium

Policy, Process, Democracy

Harris 110

Early Modern Culture and Ideology

Kresge Auditorium

In Search of an Audience:  Literature and Film

SMB 160

1:20 – 2:15 p.m.

Dance

Jones Auditorium

2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

Arts and Literary Salon

Studio Theater

2:30-3:45 p.m.

Cognitive Development

Ledford 101

Life in the Meredith Forest

SMB 118

4:00-5:30 p.m.

Academic and Leadership Awards Ceremony

McIver Amphitheater

5:30-6:45 p.m.

Reception

Courtyard (behind Johnson Hall)

6:30-8:00 p.m.

School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences Awards

SMB Atrium

Health, Exercise and Sports Science Senior Portfolio Presenations and Departmental Awards Ceremony

Weatherspoon Annex, Room 114

Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures and the Office of Study Abroad Annual Awards

Dogwood A & B

Psychology Department Student Achievement Awards and Recognition Reception

Ledford 111

8:00 p.m.

DanceWorks

Jones Auditorium

Education in a New Century

SMB 160, Session Moderator:  Ashley Ausley

8:30-8:45 a.m.

Bullying Behavior:  Attitudes, Consequences, and Prevention

Dominique Montagne

8:50-9:05 a.m.

Current Practices of Corporal Punishment in North Carolina

Mary Catherine Ferree

9:10-9:25 a.m.

Family and Consumer Sciences:  Best Practices in the Middle School

Jordan Robinson

9:30-9:45 a.m.

Technology in Early Childhood Classrooms:  An Examination of Computer Integration

Nichole S. Ecklund

Relating to Women

Kresge, Session Moderator: Lauren Pilley

8:30-8:45 a.m.

Educational Implications of Adolescent Female Body Image

Kelly Elise Bradshaw

8:50-9:05 a.m.

Interracial Relationships

Allison Slight

9:10-9:25 a.m.

Credibility and Women:  What Enhances Women’s Credibility?

Ashley Ellis

9:30-9:45 a.m.

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words: Black Women in Media Images

Robin Gary

France and the World

Ledford 101, Session Moderator:  Susannah Howard

8:30-8:45 a.m.

French Imperialism and the Discovery of Cambodia’s Temple City of Ankgor

Jessica Schatten

8:50-9:05 a.m.

Cultural Backlash in France:  The Native French and the Algerian Immigrants

Laura Marshall

9:10-9:25 a.m.

A Cross-Cultural Comparison:  Immigration and France in the United States

Kristen Flora

9:30-9:45 a.m.

Parlez-vous Francais:  Careers for Language Specialists

Cassandra Drake

Biological Science Applications

SMB 118, Session Moderator: Jennifer Towns

8:30-8:45 a.m.

PPCPs Effects on Algal Growth as Measured by Chlorophyll-a Concentrations

Brittney Carr

8:50-9:05 a.m.

Seasonal Patterns of Age/Class Distribution of Corbicula

Preethi Sriram

9:10-9:25 a.m.

Uptake of PPCPs by Corbicula fulminea of Various Size Classes

Krishna Chagarlamudi

Observing Costa Rica

SMB 162, Session Moderator: Misa Woodberry

8:30-8:45 a.m.

The Use of Medicinal Plants in the United States and Costa Rica

Hannah Deal

8:50-9:05 a.m.

Leafcutter Ants’ Responses to Route Obstructions in Costa Rica

Jennifer Daley

9:10-9:25 a.m.

The Effects a Road has on Macro-invertebrates in a Stream

Mandy Thompson

9:30-9:45 a.m.

The Gnats of the Aves Class: How Valuable are the Hummingbirds of Costa Rica to Tourists, Costa Ricans, and Guides?

Erin Etheridge, Amber Krawczyk, Katie Nagel

HIV-AIDS Research at Meredith

SMB 160, Session Moderator: Kelsey Graven

9:55-10:10 a.m.

The Ameliorating Efffects of Tylosema fassoglensis on immuno suppressed mice

Molly Aiken

10:15-10:30 a.m.

Efficacy of Whey Protein Concentrate on Cyclosporin-Immunosuppresed Mice

Rebecca Vannoy

10:35-10:50 a.m.

Isolation and Purification of Ptoeaste Inhibitors in Tylosema fassoglensis

Erica Beals

10:55 -11:10 a.m.

Assessing the HIV Protease Inhibition Activity of Tylosema Root Extracts

Amber Littesy

Human Performance and Potential

Martin 113   Session moderator: Tiffany Huffman

9:55-10:10 a.m.

Analysis of Cartilage Regeneration after Microfracture

Lee Mullin

10:15-10:30 a.m.

Hyperthermic Effects on the Relationship Between Heart Rate and Blood Lactate Concentration

Kathleen Angermeier

10:35-10:50 a.m.

Caffeine and its Effects on Short-Duration Exercise

Kathryn Reaves

10:55-11:10 a.m.

Differences in Communication Patterns between Twins and Singletons

Nicole Boucher

New Readings

Kresge, Session Moderator: Brittany Phelps

9:55-10:10 a.m.

Una Gran lección feminista:  un analisis literario feminista de la Escuelita por Alicia Partnoy

Lennis Dionne Sample

10:15-10:30 a.m.

Crossing Boundaries:  Hemingway and Feminity

Shiara Molina

10:35-10:50 a.m.

Restless Geniuses: Jack Kerouac and Jackson Pollock

Natalie Braswell

10:55-11:10 a.m.

Poetry Reading:  Selections from Wild Roman Byways and Heirs of the Moon by Miquel Décor, English translation by Jeannette Rogers

Acting Locally: Environmental Issues

SMB118, Session Moderator: Adair Mueller

9:55-10:10 a.m.

The Effects of Motivational Strategies on Recycling Behaviors

Meagan Millen

10:15-10:30 a.m.

Drought in Raleigh

Nicole McGuinness

10:35-10:50 a.m.

Green Building Practices Applied to a Small-Scale Structure

Sarah Fuhs

10:55-11:10 a.m.

Identification of Mold Spores on Surfaces of Meredith College Dorms

Jennifer Johnson

Embracing Global Issues

Harris 110  Session Moderator: Jessica Moore

9:55-10:10 a.m.

Personalizing Power and Centralizing Corruption in Kenya

Ashley Vaughan

10:15-10:30 a.m.

La Frontera:  Examining the Culture of the Border Since NAFTA

Angelina Lugo

10:35-10:50 a.m.

Trade Relationships between South Korea and the United States

Jee-In Hur

Encoding and Decoding the Visual

GHA 137, Session Moderator: Courtney Griffith

9:55-10:10 a.m.

An Exploration of Optimization Techniques for Fractal Image Encoding

Keri Rehm

10:15-10:30 a.m.

Lenticular Imaging:  A History and a Future in Visual Culture

Annie Pakes

10:35-11:20 a.m.

Discovering  Universal Truths through the Art of Narrative Video

Katherine Boehm, Blaire Foster, Valerie Pierce,

Maureen Price, Kyra Young

10:30-11:20 a.m.

Scanning Electron Microscope

SMB Atrium

Students display and discuss their work with highly magnified images of biological materials. 

Pattern Interpretation:  Applying Science and Art to Communicate Data

Wendy Gem

SMB, Southeast Alcove

10:30-11:20 a.m.

Senior Art Exhibitions and Annual Juried Art Exhibition

Frankie G. Weems Gallery and Johnson Hall Rotunda

The artists will be available for dialogue about their work.

10:30-11:10 a.m.

Beautiful Minds: Struggles with Mental Illness

Ledford 101,  Session Moderator:  Suzanne Rabon, Field Coordinator, Meredith College Social Work Program

Students in Dr. Lori Brown’s applied sociology course examine perceptions of mental illness, public policy issues, and new developments in treatment.

Morgan Hamme, Tamara Rhodes, Amanda Mills, Meredith Pugh, Jessica Driscoll

11:30 a.m. -12:10 p.m.

Student Achievement in Leadership Awards Ceremony and Induction of 2008-2009 Student Government Officers

Jones Auditorium

This ceremony includes leadership and student organization awards, Gold Star awards, Who’s Who awards, and the induction of the 2008-09 SGA president and student organization officers.

11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch in Belk Courtyard hosted by the Diversity Council

Belk Dining Hall and the Courtyard

A picnic buffet in the courtyard, $5 (free to students with Meredith’s resident meal plan). Dessert at 12:15 outside Carlyle Campbell Library

Salsa in the sun, with music by Mambo Crew and featuring the Mambo Dinamico Dance Company

Open mike during intermissions – Short readings and comments (up to 300 words) celebrating themes of the day are welcome.

12:15-1:10 p.m.

Interior Design Senior Showcase

Martin 240 and 242

This event highlights the accomplishments of seniors, including several projects that have been entries in competitions, and welcomes visiting alumnae and professional guests from the community. 

Faculty Sponsor:  Martha Burpitt, Ellen Goode

12:15-1:10 p.m.

Family and Consumer Sciences Practicum Presentations

Martin 213

12:15-1:10 p.m.

Faces of Feminism:  The Zine Project

Cate Center

Melissa Staley, Jessi Agee, Robin Gary

Faculty Sponsor:  Sherry Shapiro, Women’s Studies

12:15-1:10 p.m.

Poster Presentations

Carlyle Campbell Library

Authors of poster presentations will discuss their research. 

Religion and Form:  How Shintoism Infiltrated Japanese Architecture during the Heian Period

Jessi Agee

Geometric and Algebraic Patterns of Music

Brittany Bell

First Year Engineering:  A Fountain Design Project

Amanda Bragg, Megan E. Yohpe

Egyptian Art of the Afterlife

Mary Megan Brooks

The Power of Appearance:  Feminine vs. Authoritative

Marguerite Chappas

Eating Smart and Moving More

Jordan Cole

Women, Children, Families and the Need for Correctional Reform

Lori Dean Cooper

Morphology of Corbicula fluminea after Exposure to PPCPs

Meredith Cowart

Leafcutter-ants’ responses to route obstructions in Costa Rica

Jennifer Daley

The Effects of Increased Concentrations of 2,4-D on Wild Type and Salt Tolerant Ceratopteris richardii

Amanda Dickinson, Karen Rhyne

So You Want to Save the World?

Service Work and Sociology in SOC 280  Applied Sociology

Asteroids and Near Earth Objects

Calley Jones, Nicole Spidel

The Significance of the Lascaux Cave Paintings: Art, Ceremony, Spirituality and Social Values

Meghan Kent

Domestic Violence and Sentencing Practices: Towards Justice for Women and Children?

Shameka Lane

Recidivism Rates and Rates of Incarceration: The Effectiveness of Community Service

Meghan E. Laurin

Effects of Pyrethroids on Rat Cortical Neurons in Vitro

Sandra Losa

Leaping to Conclusions:  The Search for the Chytrid Batrochochytrium Dendrobatidis in Local Frog Species of Raleigh, NC

Alison Nicole Padgett

Harmonics vs. freed notes on a violin

Maya Purcell

Effects of Varying Cytokinin/Auxin Ratios on Salt-Tolerant and Wild Type c-fern

Sarah Raper and Lauren Stevens

Life Lessons through Travel

Meredith T. Roberson

Rebuilding the Great Zimbabwe:  A Look at the Most Influential Elements of Southern Africa’s Most Famous Archeological Site

Sara Roberson

Effects of a Growth Regulator on Salt Tolerant and non-Salt Tolerant ceratopteris richardii

Hoda Saad, Judith Underwood, Dee Williams

Teaching Kids Teaching Us:  Environmental Service Learning Project

Meredith Secosky, Amanda Powell, Meredith Simon-Ross, Laura Tietgen

Lighting the Broadway Musical

Elsbeth Cassandra Taylor

The Progression of Greek Art during the Archaic Period

Chivonne Thayer

Service Learning x 2: BK 350 Students’ and Kindergarten Pupils’ Literacy, Technology and Service Activities

Meredith College Action Network: Connecting to Make a Difference

Video Highlights of Meredith Athletes

A video collage of great moments and victories by Meredith’s sports teams.

Keyboard Inspirations

Carswell, Session Moderator: Brittany Geary

1:20-1:50 p.m.

Young Ears and New Sounds

Jill Palchinsky

1:55:-2:20 p.m.

Backwards, Forwards and Upside Down: Musical Permutations as Inspiration

Chelsea Stith

Policy, Process, Democracy

Harris 110, Session Moderator: Jenn Beckwith

1:20-1:35 p.m.

State Taxation of Retirement Income

Kristin Mangum

1:40-1:55 p.m.

AIDS: How Much Does it Cost?

Ann Stoehr

2:00-2:15 p.m.

Obligatory Citizenship and Participatory Democracy

Jessi Agee

Early Modern Culture and Ideology

Kresge, Session Moderator: Lauren Connell

1:20-1:35 p.m.

Teresa of Avila:  Beauty, Brains, and Benefactrice of 16th Century Spain

Yvonne Zaragoza

1:40-1:55 p.m.

Aphra Behn

Abbey Collins

2:00-2:15 p.m.

Social Dancing and Cultural Change

Kandice Lewis

In Search of an Audience:  Literature, Film, and Art

SMB 160, Session Moderator: Joy Strickland

1:20-1:35 p.m.

Alice for Small, Tall, or All?

Catherine Davis

1:40-1:55 p.m.

Gulliver’s Travels and Film Adaptations

Amber Krawczyk

2:00-2:15 p.m.

Empowerment and Change through the Arts:  A Look at “At-Risk” Youth

Azia Stewart

1:20-2:15 p.m.

Dance Choreography

Jones Auditorium

Students in Composition II and Dance Practicum for Choreography share their creative efforts.

Faculty sponsor:  Carol Finley

1:20 – 2:50

Health, Exercise and Sports Science Senior Portfolio Presenations

Weatherspoon Annex, Room 114

2:30-3:30 p.m.

Arts and Literary Salon

Studio Theater

Poetry and fiction readings; presentation of The Colton Review, Meredith’s arts and literary journal; comments by contributors

Whitney Wilson, editor, Whitney Phillips, art editor, The Colton Review

Betty Adcock, Suzanne Britt, Dana Gay, faculty sponsors

Cognitive Development

Ledford 101, Session Moderator: Catherine Bell

2:30-2:45 p.m.

Spirituality and Religious Coping Techniques among Female College Students

Meredith T. Roberson

2:50-3:05 p.m.

Implicit Training with a Levels of Processing Task

Jessica Loehman

3:10-3:25 p.m.

The Relationship between Academic Major and Perceived Differential Punishment in the Judicial System

Jessica Caro

3:30-3:45 p.m.

Using Assistive Technology to Enhance Aiden’s play and Communication Skills

Mary Kate Ruth

Life in the Meredith Forest

SMB 118 Session Moderator:  Krystle Davis

2:30-2:45 p.m.

The Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Ectoparasite Loads of Small Mammals on Meredith College Campus

Sara Roberson

2:50-3:05 p.m.

The Distribution of Small Mammals Relative to Available Ground Cover in the Meredith College Forest

Calley Jones  

3:10-3:45 p.m.

Tree Community Structure in an Urban Fragmented Forest on the Campus of Meredith College

Amanda Powell

4:00-5:30 p.m.

Academic and Leadership Awards Ceremony

McIver Amphitheater

5:30-6:45 p.m.

Reception

Courtyard between Johnson Hall and Belk Dining Hall

Reception to celebrate student achievement and to honor recipients of academic and leadership awards.

6:30-8:00 p.m.

Atrium of SMB, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences

Weatherspoon Annex, Room 114, Health, Exercise and Sports Science Senior Portfolio Presentations and Departmental Awards Ceremony

Dogwood A & B, Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures and the Office of Study Abroad Annual Awards

Ledford 111, Psychology Department Student Achievement Awards and Recognition Reception

Kresge Auditorium, Celebrating Students of Achievement in Human Environmental Sciences

Ledford 206, Envisioning Education in the Twenty-first Century. Poster presentations by students in the Graduate Programs in Education

8:00 p.m.

DanceWorks

Jones Auditorium

Ballet, Hip-Hop, Modern, Jazz, and Tap works created by Meredith students