Friday, February 20, 2009

Undergraduate Research Conference includes several colleges and universities

Dr. Mac Williams, an assistant professor of Spanish at Coker, took the initiative to organize an undergraduate research conference in the Humanities and this conference is being presented for the first time on Saturday, February 21, 2009. In the Selling Hartsville campaign of which I have been a part, we suggest that around Hartsville you should "Expect Pleasant Surprises." This research conference is one of those pleasant surprises for both Hartsville and Coker. Dr. Williams is hoping that he piques some increased interest among undergraduates for pursuing more in-depth research and this conference is one of the tactics to make it happen. Check out the schedule below and you might even see a couple of things you want to know more about.

Coker College Undergraduate

Humanities Research Conference

February 21, 2009

Hartsville, South Carolina

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Saturday February 21, 2009

Morning Session One Davidson Hall 110

10:15 AM -11:45AM

Justin Barker, “The Dream of Fortune and Arthur’s Guilty Conscience in the Alliterative Morte Arthure”
Queens University of Charlotte, NC

Benjamin Gray, “Beowulf and The Fellowship of the Ring: Loyalty and the Immortalization of Fellowship”
Methodist University

Cody Bellows, “The Influence of Classical Mythology in Milton’s Paradise Lost.”
Montreat College

Nicole Hill, “Women in Chains: Authors and Their Critics on 19th Century Marriage’
Columbia College (UMC)

Morning Session Two Davidson Hall 112

10:15 AM -11:45AM

Nicole Dumouchel, “Gabriela Mistral: Interaction of Her Life Experiences in Her Literary Works”
Converse College

Katie Lyle, “Looking for Warning Signs of Genocide in El Señor Presidente by Miguel Ángel Asturias”
Queens University of Charlotte, NC

Danielle Haney, “Psychological Issues of Acculturation Demonstrated in Selected Latina Poetry”
Coker College

Caitlin Gaule, “Silencio y traición: Aspectos del cristianismo en ‘Bernadino’”
Creighton University

Afternoon Session One Davidson Hall 110

1:15 – 2:45PM

Katy Cloninger, “Hardy’s Michael Henchard: A Victorian Macbeth?”
Newberry College

Ashley Gedraitis, “Tess of the D’urbervilles: A Case Study in Modern Rape Theory”
Wake Forest University

Rikki Rocanti, “Behind the Witty Banter: Comparing Mirabell and Millamant with Beatrice and Benedick”
Montreat College

Laura Reichling, “Voltaire and Religious Fanaticism in Spain”
Creighton University

Afternoon Session Two Davidson Hall 112

1:15 – 2:45PM

William Pace, “Literary Genius of Barbara W. Tuchman”
Claflin University

Joanna King, “Amélie Nothomb: Portraying Paradox in the Human Condition”
Montreat College

J.J. Calao, “The Amoral Egoist vs. the “Fearful Jesuit”: Buck Mulligan’s Battle for Stephen’s Soul in Ulyssess
Wake Forest University

Coker College Undergraduate

Humanities Research Conference

February 21, 2009

Hartsville, South Carolina


2 comments:

  1. So, not long after Iposted the announcement of the Research Conference on the Humanities that is being held at Coker word came down that a few Coker students had made presentations of their research earlier this week in another South Carolina conference.
    Congratulations to these students for the recognition of their work with a presentation opportunity. IPrashant and Sara were in my Com 101 classes and I am counting on them having made a great deal of eye contact with their audiences during their presentations.


    The Dean’s Office proudly announces that yesterday, the following students gave oral presentations of their research projects at the 2009 SCICU Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research Symposium held in Greer, SC.



    They were accompanied by Drs. Pramod Chopade and Gordon Brown.



    Student: Justin Collier

    Faculty Advisor: Pramod Chopade

    Title: Imines Made Easy: A New Undergraduate Laboratory Experiment



    Student: Prashant Bhenswala

    Faculty Advisor: Gordon Brown

    Title: Quantum Chemical Calculations to Direct Organic Chemistry Research



    Students: Sara Johnson and Kayla Gerberich

    Faculty Advisor: Joseph Flaherty

    Title: Characterization of Mutants Impaired in Light-Responsive Fungal Development



    Please congratulate them on a job well done.

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  2. Congratulations, Rufus, on a job well done!!

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