WAUKESHA – For the fourth consecutive year, University of Wisconsin-Waukesha faculty and students have collaborated on research projects, and they will present their outcomes at a symposium Saturday, April 8, from 8:15 a.m. to around 3:00 p.m. in Conference Room 101 in the Commons on campus at 1500 N. University Dr., Waukesha. Admission is free, and the public is invited.
Following a continental breakfast, campus dean Patrick Schmitt will give a keynote address at 9:00 a.m., speaking on “The Uses of Research.” Students will present their papers in one morning and two afternoon sessions, and a free lunch will be served at 12:15 p.m. The day will conclude with the awarding of certificates at about 2:30 p.m.
Unusual in the academic world for freshmen and sophomores, the twelve students undertook projects with their professors. They investigated a variety of topics:
10:00 a.m. – “Iraq’s Democratic End-game: Using Political and Electoral Institutions to Reduce Ethnic and Nationalistic Conflict”
Alexander P. Kartanos (Pewaukee), guided by Joe Foy, political science
10:15 a.m. – “Ekphrastic Poetry: The Language of Visual Art”
James Gapinski (Delafield), guided by Peggy Rozga, English
10:30 a.m. – “Working between Worlds: Dealing with Religious Fundamentals in the English Classroom”
Matt Anderson (Waukesha), guided by Ellyn Lem, English
10:45 a.m. – “Dramaturgy for In Their Own Words: A Viet Nam Chronicle”
Tony Menzia (West Allis), guided by Mark Lococo, communication & theatre arts
11:15 a.m. – “Ghost in the Machine: Chaos in a Simple Electronic Circuit”
Mary Krajnak (Waukesha), guided by Margaret Malay, physics
11:30 a.m. – “Matrices in Dimension Four”
Andrew Watson (Waukesha), guided by Paul Sundheim, mathematics
11:45 a.m. – “Effects of Just-in-Time Teaching on Student Learning in Biology 109”
Farid Habib (Waukesha), guided by Kevin Lee, biology
12:00 p.m. – “The Effects of Exercise on Cancer Recovery”
Ashley Waldbilling (Hartland), guided by Paul Zillgitt, biology
1:15 p.m. – “Moral Luck”
Jodie Hlavachek (East Troy), guided by Tim Dunn, philosophy
1:30 p.m. – “Emotionology: A Philosophical Study of the Emotions”
David Koller (Pewaukee), guided by Dean Kowalski, philosophy
1:45 p.m. – “Training the Three Energy Systems”
Amanda Bonert (Waterford), guided by Jack Hervert, physical education
2:00 p.m. – “An Examination of a Mother’s Decision to Discontinue Breastfeeding”
Sarah Davis (Hartland), guided by Tricia Wessel-Blaski, psychology
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