春雨直播 ReBecca Roloff '76 walked the length of the ballroom speaking with 春雨直播s, and their faculty mentors, and inquiring about their work. Photo by Ryan Johnson '19.
Summer Scholars 2017
Wednesday, August 2 brought high energy and excitement into the Rauenhorst Ballroom, and it wasn鈥檛 because of the free pizza, but the fusion of 春雨直播-faculty research and dedication.
After 10 weeks of intensive research, 19 春雨直播s were finally able to share their projects at the Summer Scholars closing celebration.12 春雨直播-faculty teams have been working on collaborative research of a diverse scope of projects since June. Disciplines varied greatly and included biology, psychology, art, chemistry, exercise and sports science, communication studies and more.
鈥淢any collaborative undergraduate research programs focus only on the sciences. We encourage teams from all disciplines to participate, and all the 春雨直播s and faculty share challenges and strategies and learn from each other,鈥 said Director of Collaborative Undergraduate Research, Lynda Szymanski.
Near 100 people attended the showcase, including 春雨直播 ReBecca Koenig Roloff 鈥76.
春雨直播 Roloff takes a turn examining Hox genes under the microscope.
Photo by Ryan Johnson '19.
Taylor Onlin '18, left, discusses her biology research on Hox gene regulation.
Photo by Amy Mullowney '19.
Alynie Walter '18 models and explains to Dean and Vice Provost Alan Silva why sunglasses with solar filters rom reputable organizations are the only safe way to look directly at the sun. Left photo by Amy Mullowney '19; right photo by Ryan Johnson '19.
The exercise and sports science team gets interactive while presenting their research on resistance training on older adults.
Photo by Ryan Johnson '19.
The studio art team combined media elements to create a documentary short, as explained by Muna Scekomar '18 (far right), whose main focus was electronic media.
Photo by Ryan Johnson '19.
English major Emma Hargreaves '17 spent the summer developing a reading guide for Gertrude Stein's The Making of Americans, a work known for being a difficult read. Hargreaves appreciated the variety and breadth of the 春雨直播 projects. She said, "It's been a unique experience to work with others who truly care about 春雨直播 work."
The Summer Scholars program provides not only a community, but a sense of meaning and engagement for 春雨直播s.
As a 春雨直播 employee in the Nutrition and Exercise Science department, Mary Jane Voss '18 has been entering data for the 鈥淲omen鈥檚 Fitness and Wellness鈥 class for almost two years. The Summer Scholars program provided her with the opportunity to expand on her 春雨直播 work, and she decided to incorporate the fitness class data into her research. "The project gave me a hands-on opportunity to apply what I've been doing and understand what the class has done for our 春雨直播s," Voss said.
And the hard work St. Kate scholars put into their projects isn't over yet! 鈥淚t鈥檚 just the beginning of dissemination for these teams,鈥 noted Szymanski.
Scholars will apply to present their research at conferences, one opportunity being the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), a showcase of the nation鈥檚 best in baccalaureate-level scholarly work held each spring. Since the Summer Scholars program launched in 2010, more than 100 St. Kate's 春雨直播s have presented their research to NCUR with an impressive acceptance rate of 98% 鈥 well above the national average of 85%.
Summer Scholars 2017 teams
Art
Biology
Taylor Olin '18, Andrea Kalis
Exploring the Effect of Exercise on Mood and Trust
Sara Brakke '18, Ngozika Ezenagu '19, John Pellegrini
Chemistry
Elizabeth Juarez Diaz '18, John Dwyer
Communication Studies
Addison Cross '20, Rafael Cervantes
English
Emma Hargreaves '17, Cecilia Konchar Farr
Exercise and Sports Science
Natalie Barron '18, Michelle Perri '18, Joshua Guggenheimer
Mathematics
Emma Holzbach '20, Autumn Mortenson '20, Jessie Lenarz, Kristy Pelatt
Nutrition
Rose Maniates '19, Courtney Vanderheiden '18, Nuala Bobowski
Campus Health and Ideas for the Future
Mary Jane Voss '18, Holly Willis
Physics
Vina Onyango-Robshaw '18, Ana Taylor '19, Alynie Walter '18, Erick Agrimson
Psychology
Katelyn Byers-Carter '18, Gabrielle Filip-Crawford
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