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<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Slippery</strong> <strong>Rock</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Symposium</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Student</strong><br />
<strong>Research</strong>, Scholarship, and Creative Achievement<br />
Tuesday, April 10, <strong>2012</strong><br />
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM<br />
<strong>University</strong> Union<br />
Multi-Purpose Room<br />
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Introduction and Acknowledgements<br />
Foreword<br />
Greetings! The <strong>Symposium</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Student</strong> <strong>Research</strong>, Scholarship, and Creative<br />
Achievement at <strong>Slippery</strong> <strong>Rock</strong> <strong>University</strong> of Pennsylvania provides a <strong>for</strong>um<br />
where student achievement in all disciplines are shared and celebrated.<br />
The <strong>Symposium</strong>, and The Journal of Scholarly Endeavor, which includes abstracts of<br />
every <strong>Symposium</strong> presentation, showcase significant examples of student-faculty<br />
collaboration, emblematic of the innovative teaching and learning taking place at<br />
SRU. By participating in the <strong>Symposium</strong> students learn about research methods<br />
in their disciplines, the scholarly process of in<strong>for</strong>mation dissemination, and the<br />
creative Achievement of exhibiting and per<strong>for</strong>ming original work.<br />
Over the eleven years of its existence, the <strong>Symposium</strong> has yielded important<br />
benefits. By providing student scholars, artists and writers with a chance to<br />
present their work in a conference setting, in front of a critical audience of<br />
peers, the <strong>Symposium</strong> has helped spark enthusiasm <strong>for</strong> original work in all<br />
disciplines.<br />
The Journal and the <strong>Symposium</strong> support the mission of the <strong>Slippery</strong> <strong>Rock</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> Center <strong>for</strong> <strong>Student</strong> <strong>Research</strong>. Created in 2008, the Center aims to<br />
provide any <strong>Slippery</strong> <strong>Rock</strong> <strong>University</strong> student who wishes to work closely with a<br />
faculty member in a research, scholarly, or creative experience with the<br />
opportunity to do so.<br />
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Acknowledgements<br />
We are very grateful to the following individuals and groups who helped with<br />
the <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Symposium</strong>. Henry Magusiak of In<strong>for</strong>mation and Administrative<br />
Technology and Services revised the web <strong>for</strong>m created in 2009 <strong>for</strong> <strong>Symposium</strong><br />
abstract submissions. Mrs. Robin Campbell of the CHES Dean‟s Office, Mary<br />
Ann King, and Terri Wajda are the <strong>Symposium</strong>‟s institutional memory, providing<br />
critical, just-in-time intelligence. The library secretary Linda Newton assisted<br />
with scheduling the many <strong>Symposium</strong> planning meetings throughout the year.<br />
Dean Lindey, Sharon Isacco, and the Printing Services and Public Relations staff<br />
were instrumental in helping us create the Journal of Scholarly Endeavor and the<br />
Program. Deb Schell helped us plan the event in the <strong>University</strong> Union. Cate<br />
Rudowsky maintains the Center <strong>for</strong> <strong>Student</strong> <strong>Research</strong> web page. We are<br />
especially thankful <strong>for</strong> the contributions of the many faculty in each of the<br />
Colleges who reviewed the abstracts submitted this year.<br />
The <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Symposium</strong> would not have been possible without the commitment of<br />
the <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Symposium</strong> Committee, which meets throughout the academic<br />
year to plan the event. The <strong>2012</strong> College representatives to the Committee are<br />
Terri Wajda (Business, In<strong>for</strong>mation and Social Sciences); Jodi Katsafanas,<br />
Christine Walsh, and Ethan Hull (Education); Andrew Colvin and Barbara<br />
Westman (Humanities, Fine and Per<strong>for</strong>ming Arts); and, Athula Herat and Kim<br />
Smith (Health, Environment and Science). Committee members who<br />
contributed this year are Linda Newton, Cynthia Dillon, Albena Iossifova, Jessica<br />
Marshall, and Peter (Nick) Katsafanas (student member), April Longwell, Lynn<br />
Hoffmann, Mary Ann King, Nancy Cruikshank, Pam Frigot, and Cate Rudowsky.<br />
The Deans of the Colleges, Provost William Williams, and President Robert<br />
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Smith provided support and resources which sustain the ongoing ef<strong>for</strong>t to<br />
expand opportunities <strong>for</strong> SRU students who seek to work with faculty on<br />
research, scholarship, and creative projects.<br />
Most important of all the <strong>Symposium</strong> Committee would like to thank the<br />
student researchers, scholars, artists and writers, and their faculty sponsors, <strong>for</strong><br />
presenting their work in this <strong>for</strong>um and <strong>for</strong> helping to establish SRU as the<br />
premier university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education<br />
dedicated to student-faculty collaboration in teaching and learning.<br />
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Exhibits<br />
The exhibits will be available <strong>for</strong> viewing in the Multi-Purpose room all day on<br />
Tuesday, April 10. 1 st . <strong>2012</strong><br />
Art<br />
Stationæry<br />
Eli Taylor Blasko (U) etb6822@sru.edu<br />
Barbara Westman (F)<br />
The Old <strong>Slippery</strong> <strong>Rock</strong> Cemetery<br />
Aaron M Moul (U) amm4078@sru.edu<br />
June Edwards (F)<br />
Communication<br />
Dissemble<br />
Morgan E. Lambert (U) mel7487@sru.edu Arielle Lilley (U) Carmen Fortunado<br />
(U) Tyler Nalesnik (U) Brett A. Barnett (F)<br />
English<br />
Handmade Art Book Project<br />
Rachel McCarren (U) rmm3629@sru.edu Shasheena Carroll (U) Mark<br />
O'Connor (F)<br />
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Per<strong>for</strong>mances<br />
The per<strong>for</strong>mances will be given in the Multi-Purpose Room beginning at 3:00<br />
PM.<br />
3:00 – 3:20 English<br />
The Signifigance of Collaborative Slam Poetry<br />
Molly Keegan Kuhn (U) mkk6836@sru.edu Ariel Wall (U) Jason Stuart (F)<br />
3:20 – 3:40 English<br />
There‟s a Fire in My Vagina<br />
Michael Chiappini (U) mjc0150@sru.edu Bridgette Powers (U) Rachela<br />
Permenter (F)<br />
3:40 – 4:00 Dance<br />
When Live Dancers Portray a Movement Story With Film<br />
Emily Grace Kennard (U) egk4019@sru.edu Mary Angeline Regney (U) Jennifer<br />
C Keller (F)<br />
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4:00 – 4:20 Theatre<br />
Prophesies, Prophets, and Oracles of Greek Lore<br />
Aniela Marie Schaefer (U) AMS7763@sru.edu Colleen Reilly (F)<br />
Per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />
Poster Sessions 12:30 – 2:00<br />
Poster sessions will be available all day in the Multi-Purpose Room and will be<br />
presented by the author between 12:30 and 2:00 PM.<br />
Art<br />
An Investigation in Geoscience Illustrations<br />
Adam James Rak (U) ajrak35@sru.edu<br />
June Edwards (F)<br />
Badlands Working Group „11: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Contemporary<br />
<strong>Research</strong><br />
Eric D. Charlton (U) edc6264@sru.edu Ben Michael Bires (U) Eli Taylor Blasko<br />
(U) Katherine L. Mickle (F)<br />
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Poster Sessions 12:30 – 2:00<br />
Historical Painters Timeline<br />
Lauren Melisa Demsey (U) LMD1417@sru.edu Eric A. Berdis (U) Garrett A.<br />
Birkmire (U) Heather Hertel (F)<br />
Biology<br />
Amenable Model <strong>for</strong> TPI Deficiency using S. Cerevisiae<br />
John Edward Crellin (U) jec7038@sru.edu Isaac Fischer (U) Stacy Hrizo (F)<br />
Oxidative Stress in a Drosophila Model of TPI deficiency<br />
Isaac James Fisher (U) ijf6920@sru.edu Dan Long (G) Joshua Hutton (G)<br />
Robert Liu (P) Stacy Hrizo (F)<br />
Chemistry<br />
Tissue Transglutaminase Relationship to 8-Bromoadenosine 3‟, 5‟ -cyclic<br />
Monophosphate<br />
Logan Tyler Miller (U) ltm4639@sru.edu Paul J. Birckbichler (F)<br />
Adhesion Analysis of Human Erythroleukemia Cells to Human Lung Fibroblasts<br />
Cheri Denise Dover (U) cdd6536@sru.edu<br />
Paul J. Birckbichler (F)<br />
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Poster Sessions 12:30 – 2:00<br />
Communication<br />
American Eagle Outfitters: Community Relations Case Study<br />
Victoria A. Birner (U) vab8301@sru.edu Katrina J. Quinn (F)<br />
Public Relations Case Study: Community Relations of the American Society <strong>for</strong><br />
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.<br />
Rachel Grigsby Edman (U) rge8320@sru.edu Katrina J Quinn (F)<br />
Analysis of the Universal Cheerleading Association Media and Community<br />
Relations<br />
Rebecca Jo Lowrie (U) rjl3860@sru.edu Katrina Quinn (F)<br />
Public Relations Case Study: Fundraising and Awareness <strong>for</strong> Autism Speaks<br />
Kaitlin Mary Hart (U) kxh4786@sru.edu<br />
Katrina Quinn (F)<br />
Economics<br />
The Influence of Financial Aid on <strong>Student</strong> Outcomes<br />
Christine Port (U) ctp8877@sru.edu Clark Alan Liebler (U) Frederick Tannery<br />
(F)<br />
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Poster Sessions 12:30 – 2:00<br />
Elementary Education/ Early Childhood<br />
Integrating the Arts into the Elementary School Classroom<br />
Lauren Elizabeth Jarrett (U) lej4047@sru.edu Deborah Wells (F)<br />
Exercise and Rehabilitative Sciences<br />
Core Temperature Changes in Collegiate Athletes During Pre-Season Practices<br />
in Hot Environmental Conditions<br />
Lara Johnson (U) lkj8640@sru.edu Mackenzie M Mclaughlin (U) Katie Niebel<br />
(U) Marketa Schublova (F)<br />
Prevention of Heat Illnesses through Investigation of Dehydration<br />
Rachel Erin Stohler (U) res8692@sru.edu Lauren Christine Miller (U) Cierra<br />
Clark (U) Marketa Schublova (F)<br />
Geography, Geology, & the Environment<br />
Understanding Recent, Rapid Landscape Evolution in the White River Badlands,<br />
South Dakota<br />
James John Stevens (U) jjs8369@sru.edu Colten Angus McDeavitt (U) Patrick<br />
Albert Burkhart (F)<br />
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Poster Sessions 12:30 – 2:00<br />
Precipitation Trends in the Indus River Basin: Insights on the 2010 Flooding in<br />
Pakistan<br />
Lisa M. Andresky (U) lma7909@sru.edu Heike Hartmann (F)<br />
Cold Frames and Wooden Modules with Fabricated Soil <strong>for</strong> Plant Growth and<br />
Propagation<br />
Jordan Beaver (U) jmb7499@sru.edu Ryan Yarington (U) Tailor Houston (U)<br />
Library<br />
Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking: The Chains that Bind<br />
Madeline Marie Carson (U) mmc3375@sru.edu Jane Smith (F)<br />
Physical Education/Adapted Physical Activity<br />
Effectiveness of Pre-employment Skills Mentoring at Storm Harbor Equestrian<br />
Center and Health Promotion Mentoring of the “I Can Do It” Program on<br />
Transition-aged Youth with Disabilities<br />
Janelle Lauren Krantz (U) jlk0131@sru.edu Kaitlin Elizabeth Daly (U) Martha<br />
Elizabeth Kemeny (F) Robert Arnhold (F)<br />
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Poster Sessions 12:30 – 2:00<br />
Physical Therapy<br />
The Effect of Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Training on Balance and Walking in<br />
Elderly Residents of Assisted Living Facilities<br />
Tiffany Allen tma2501@sru.edu (G); Frances Shaffer (G) Nancy K. Shipe<br />
nancy.shipe@sru.edu (F)<br />
The Effect of Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Training on the Berg Balance Scale in<br />
Older Adult Residents of an Assisted Living Facility.<br />
Kelsey Grassel kmg7098@sru.edu(G) Stephanie Zaucha (G) Nancy Shipe (F)<br />
Physics<br />
Astrophotography<br />
Tenzing Chougyen Ukyab Lama (U) tcl7229@sru.edu<br />
(F)<br />
Krishna C Mukherjee<br />
Living Off the Land On Mars<br />
Kassandra Rae Nageotte (U) krn2714@sru.edu Katelyn Danielle Levengood<br />
(U) Courtney Rae McClure (U) Krishna C Mukherjee (F)<br />
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Poster Sessions 12:30 – 2:00<br />
The Foundation of the Natural Gas Debate<br />
Dustin Schrecongost (U) dls4975@sru.edu<br />
Krishna C Mukherjee (F)<br />
Using the Wiimote to Test Collision Experiments<br />
Joseph David Lapkowicz (U) cjb9714@sru.edu Chelsea Jean Benzie (U)<br />
Manuel Valera (F)<br />
Investigating Properties of Circumbinary Planets<br />
Cory John Dolbashian (U) cjd3832@sru.edu Kyle T Wagonseller (U) Krishna<br />
C Mukherjee (F)<br />
The Expanding Universe<br />
Daniel Lee Arnett (U) dla5503@sru.edu<br />
Krishna C Mukherjee (F)<br />
Formation of the Type Ia Supernova<br />
Sarah A Dublin (U) sxd5196@sru.edu Kylie N. Lebaroff (U) Krishna C.<br />
Mukherjee (F)<br />
The Formation of the Moon<br />
Zane Oscar Barger (U) zxb1459@sru.edu Jamie Ann Laughner (U) Krishna C<br />
Mukherjee (F)<br />
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Poster Sessions 12:30 – 2:00<br />
Space Elevators: The Future of Space Travel<br />
Corey W Randour (U) cwr4548@sru.edu Alexis K McCowin (U) Krishna C<br />
Mukherjee (F)<br />
Dwarf Galaxies<br />
Laura A. Machuga(U) Lam4908@sru.edu Becky A Wadsworth (U) Mallory K<br />
Hidinger (U) Krishna C Mukherjee (F)<br />
Black Holes<br />
Marisa Renee Jendrasik (U) mrj5502@sru.edu Mary Rose Boyle (U) Krishna C<br />
Mukherjee (F)<br />
Trojan Asteroids<br />
Anna M Timko (U) amt9852@sru.edu Christian P McIlwain (U) Krishna C<br />
Mukherjeer (F)<br />
Water on Mars<br />
Shaina B Sandrock (U) sbs4933@sru.edu Chelsey J Gebhardt (U) Krishna<br />
Mukherjee (F)<br />
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Morning Oral Presentations<br />
8:00-8:20 Podium “A” Biology<br />
Proposal <strong>for</strong> a New Crustose Red Algal Genus in the Order Gigartinales<br />
(Rhodophyta)<br />
Jennifer A Vogt (U) jav9968@sru.edu David M Krayesky (F)<br />
8:00-8:20 Podium “B” Communication<br />
The Effects of Cell Phone Usage in an Undergraduate Auditorium Classroom<br />
Emily Kay Watson (U) ekw8278@sru.edu Jessica Marie Hixson (U) James<br />
Laux (F)<br />
8:20 – 8:40 Podium “A” Biology<br />
New Insights into the Diversity of the Red Algal Genus Peyssonnelia<br />
(Rhodophyta) in the Western Atlantic<br />
Amanda L. Mator (U) alm1999@sru.edu David M Krayesky (F)<br />
8:20 – 8:40 Podium “B” Communication<br />
Class Participation: How We Perceive the Hand-raisers<br />
Emily Rebecca Strickland (U) ers7317@sru.edu James Laux (F)<br />
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Oral Presentations<br />
8:40 – 9:00 Podium “A” Biology<br />
Typifications in the Red Algal Genus Peyssonnelia (Rhodophyta)<br />
Joshua N Christy (U) jnc5545@sru.edu James N Norris (U) David M Krayesky<br />
(F)<br />
8:40 – 9:00 Podium “B” Communication<br />
NHL Crisis Communication<br />
Carmen Thomas Fortunato (U) ctf8739@sru.edu Katrina Quinn (F)<br />
9:00 – 9:20 Podium “A” Computer Science<br />
Kinect <strong>for</strong> Controlling the Hercules Robot using Speech and Gestures<br />
Mike S. Hamer (U) smh6273@sru.edu Eric Elder (U) Sam Thangiah (F)<br />
9:00 – 9:20 Podium “B” Communication<br />
Public Relations Case Study: Employee Relations at Walt Disney World<br />
Daniel Jacob Schumacher (U) djs1122@sru.edu Katrina Quinn (F)<br />
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Oral Presentations<br />
9:20 – 9:40 Podium “A” Computer Science<br />
Parallel Computing Methodologies with GPGPU and Implementation into the<br />
Classroom<br />
Michael Burtner (U) mdb1678@sru.edu Bryan Learn (U) David Valentine (F)<br />
9:20 – 9:40 Podium “B” Communication<br />
Public Relations Case Study: Oreo‟s Consumer Relations and PR Ethics<br />
Sarah Jane Morgan (U) sjm8863@sru.edu<br />
Katrina J. Quinn (F)<br />
9:40 – 10:00 Podium “A” Art<br />
Exploring the Boundaries of Blind Photography<br />
Erin Kelly (U) exk2080@gmail.com Katherine L. Mickle (F)<br />
9:40 – 10:00 Podium “B” Communication<br />
A Public Relations Case Study: 5WPR Firm<br />
Leah Kennedy (U) lak7208@sru.edu Katrina Quinn (F)<br />
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Oral Presentations<br />
10:20 – 10:40 Podium “A” Art<br />
Fired Liquid Ceramic Saturated Substructures<br />
Danielle Elayne Jacobs (U) dej6873@sru.edu<br />
Ian F Thomas (F)<br />
10:20 – 10:40 Podium “B” Elementary Education/ Early Childhood<br />
Reading Comprehension Strategies in Elementary Language Arts Instruction:<br />
Mentor Texts <strong>for</strong> Inferring<br />
Beth Lee Loretto (G) bll1965@sru.edu Christine Walsh (F)<br />
10:40 – 11:00 Podium “A” English<br />
So Foucault Walks into a Bar...<br />
Jesse James Robert Jennings (U) jjj2576@sru.edu<br />
Cindy LaCom (F)<br />
10:40 – 11:00 Podium “B” Physics<br />
Electro-Optic Properties of 5CB Liquid Crystal<br />
Cory John Dolbashian (U) cjd3832@sru.edu<br />
Rizwan Mahmood (F)<br />
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Oral Presentations<br />
11:00 – 11:20 Podium “A” History<br />
The Victims of the Waldensian Heresy<br />
Matthew David Howryla (U) mdh8151@sru.edu<br />
Paula Rieder (F)<br />
11:00 – 11:20 Podium “B” Music<br />
Issues of Power and Privilege in Song Lyrics: Implications <strong>for</strong> Music Therapy<br />
Megan Nicole Neil (U) mnn9081@sru.edu<br />
Dr. Susan Joan Hadley (F)<br />
11:20- 11:40 Podium “A” Philosophy<br />
Aletheia and the Way: Exploring a Connection Between and Daoist and<br />
Heideggerian Modes of Being<br />
R. Maxwell Spears (U) rms4749@sru.edu Andrew Colvin (F)<br />
11:20- 11:40 Posium “B” Music<br />
Inside Perspectives on Feminist Mentoring in Music Therapy: Reconstructing and<br />
Negotiating Roles<br />
Kristen E McSorley (U) kem5320@sru.edu Nicole D Hahna (F)<br />
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Oral Presentations<br />
11:40- 12:00 Podium “A” Philosophy<br />
How Psychological Oppression in the Media and Education Perpetuate Gender<br />
Inequalities<br />
Megan Renee Kuhr (U) mrk4230@sru.edu Katherine Cooklin (F)<br />
11:40- 12:00 Podium “B” (open)<br />
12:00 noon Luncheon<br />
12:30- 2:00 PM Poster Sessions<br />
Afternoon Oral Presentations<br />
2:00 – 2:20 Podium “A” Geography, Geology, and the<br />
Environment<br />
Field Experiences as a Pedagogical Tool of Learning, Badlands National Park<br />
Lisa M. Andresky (U) lma7909@sru.edu<br />
Patrick Burkhart (F)<br />
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Oral Presentations<br />
2:00 – 2:20 Podium “B” Exercise and Rehabilitative<br />
Sciences<br />
Implementation of the Exercise is Medicine Referral System at <strong>Slippery</strong> <strong>Rock</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Sarah L. Veltre (G) slv3552@sru.edu Allison Carothers (G) Carena Winters (F)<br />
Jeffrey Lynn (F) Joy Urda (F) Kimberly Smith (F)<br />
2:20 – 2:40 Podium “A” Jennings Environmental Center/ Robert<br />
Morris <strong>University</strong><br />
Plant Biodiversity on Fabricated Soil<br />
Jordan Beaver (U) jmb7499@sru.edu<br />
Valentin Kefeli (F)<br />
2:20 – 2:40 Podium “B” Exercise and Rehabilitative<br />
Sciences<br />
Impact of a 12 week, Pedometer-Based Walking Program at <strong>Slippery</strong> <strong>Rock</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
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Jeramy Laird (U) jxl8775@sru.edu Rachel Ondrejko (U) Bethany Holes<br />
(U) Kimberly Smith (F) Carena Winters (F) Jeffrey Lynn (F) Joy Urda (F)<br />
2:40 – 3:00 Podium “A” Parks and Recreation/<br />
Environmental Education<br />
Determing the Need <strong>for</strong> Challenge Courses <strong>for</strong> Individuals with Special Needs<br />
Brittany Elaine Spangler (U) bxs2226@sru.edu<br />
Jennifer L. Carben (F)<br />
2:40 – 3:00 Podium “B” Physical Therapy<br />
The Effect of Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Training on Balance and Walking in<br />
Elderly Residents of Assisted Living Facilities<br />
Stephanie Jo Leslie sjl6456@sru.edu (G) Jeremy Miller (G) Nancy K Shipe (F)<br />
Per<strong>for</strong>mances<br />
3:00 – 3:20 English<br />
The Signifigance of Collaborative Slam Poetry<br />
Molly Keegan Kuhn (U) mkk6836@sru.edu<br />
Jason Stuart (F)<br />
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3:20 – 3:40 English<br />
There‟s a Fire in My Vagina<br />
Michael Chiappini (U) mjc0150@sru.edu Bridgette Powers (U) Rachela<br />
Permenter (F)<br />
3:40 – 4:00 Dance<br />
When Live Dancers Portray a Movement Story With Film<br />
Emily Grace Kennard (U) egk4019@sru.edu Mary Angeline Regney (U) Jennifer<br />
C Keller (F)<br />
4:00 – 4:20 Theatre<br />
Prophesies, Prophets, and Oracles of Greek Lore<br />
Aniela Marie Schaefer (U) ams7763@sru.edu<br />
Colleen Reilly (F)<br />
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