Stander Symposium abstract book - University of Dayton

ORAL PRESENTATIONS
order to further research on the level of student civic engagement at the University of Dayton. We hope this research will help fellow student organizations
understand the most effective practices around increasing student engagement in the city of Dayton. To gather data, the cohort is utilizing
a variety of survey tools to assess the effectiveness of event marketing,reasons why students choose not to engage the city of Dayton, and what
kinds of opportunities students prefer. A campus wide survey was conducted at the outset of the project to collect data. Students who participate
in Destination Dayton events complete a pre and post-survey at each event. Finally, a follow up survey is sent to participants two weeks following
each event to assess their continuing level of engagement. Two events have taken place thus far, a “Sweetheart Skate” at RiverScape Ice Rink, and
an egg hunt service event at Cleveland Elementary School. This Friday, Destination Dayton will be taking students to a Dayton Dragons game,
which will conclude the planned events for this semester. Next semester, Destination Dayton will be looking to disseminate the results of our
research to other groups on campus. In effect, we hope this strengthens the relationship between our campus and the larger Dayton community.
Dayton Civic Scholars Senior Capstone Project
Presenter(s): Katherine Gonzalez, Bernard D Jones, Katarina A Lucas, Lauren E Maddente, John E McGinnis,
Lisa A Ramsey, Lauren A Simcic, Michael J Veselik
Advisor(s): Alexandra L Robinson
Fitz Center for Leadership in Commun
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
Senior/Capstone Project
LTC - Studio
A core component of the Dayton Civic Scholars program is the senior capstone project. This presentation is about the 2012 cohort project. This
project was done in conjunction with students at Meadowdale High School with an emphasis on their futures. This presentation is about how the
project was chosen, the planning process, successes, barriers, and the implementation of the two events that were planned.
GEOLOGY
Changes in Precipitation Regimes in the United States
Presenter(s): Thomas A Davis
Advisor(s): Shuang-Ye Wu
Geology
3:40 PM-4:00 PM
Senior/Capstone Project Kennedy Union - 312
This study aims to investigate how climate change has affected precipitation patterns in the US. Precipitation provides us with freshwater, the
most vital resources for life; but it also brings damages from extreme storms and flooding. There are three major mechanisms of precipitation in
the United States: (1) frontal storms dominate during colder months from late fall to early spring and generally last for longer periods of time;
(2) convective storms or ‘pop-up thunderstorms’ are more common during late spring and summer, and typically bring more intense rainfall for
shorter period of time, and (3) precipitation due to orographic lifting in mountainous regions. The objectives of this study are to establish (1) if
precipitation regimes have changed in the United States in the past 60 years as a result of climate change, and (2) if changes in precipitation patterns
are similar for different types of storms and (3) if changes in precipitation patterns are similar in different climate regions. For this purpose,
we used hourly and daily precipitation data from 1900 through 2010 collected from National Climate Data Center and US Historical Climatology
Network to look for trends in the frequency and intensity of storms of various durations, and examine the statistical significance of these trends.
The investigation is conducted in GIS in order to examine spatial variations of such changes
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