2016 University College Day

PROGRAM

Schedule of Events | Presentations | Poster Sessions | Participants


Schedule of Events

8:30-9:00 a.m.

Baker Building
Registration and program pick-up
Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Brown Lupton 137
Late Registration

9:00-10:20 p.m.

Morning Presentations

9:00-10:20 a.m.

International Students Office, Dan Waggoner Annex
Poster Sessions (Available for viewing all day)

10:20-10:30 a.m.

Martin Hall
Wesleyan Women's Chorus

10:30-12:00 p.m.

Martin Hall
UCD Welcome
"What Texas Wesleyan Means to Us"
by Keynote Panel

12:00-2:00 p.m.

On the Mall
Lunch for Presenters and Ram Jam

2:00-5:50 p.m.

Afternoon Presentations

2:00-4:00 p.m.

Library
Poster Sessions (Available for viewing all day)

6:00-6:30 p.m.

Lou's Pavilion
Reception for Presenters

6:30-7:00 p.m.

Lou's Pavilion
"The College on the Hill: Texas Wesleyan University—125 Years of Tradition"
by Keynote Speakers: Dr. Brenda Matthews and Dr. Betsy Alexander


Schedule of Events | Presentations | Poster Sessions | Participants

Presentations

9:00 - 9:20 a.m.

AMB 124
"Not On My Campus: Reversing Texas Wesleyan’s Litter Problem"
Lyndsey Bessinger , Anthony Guzman, Trevor T Baxter
Faculty Sponsor(s): Trisha Anderson
AMB 126
"In-Store Customer Experience Creation: How to Increase Sales through the Design of an Emotional Store & Brand Experience"
Audrey Nacass
Faculty Sponsor(s): Trisha Anderson, Gokcen Ogruk
AMB 128
"Altering State Self-Esteem by Using Video Games and Traditional Block Tasks"
Morgan Koen, Kristina Herd , Mouj Saheb
Faculty Sponsor(s): Matthew Hand
MCF 203
"Progress of China into the 21st Century"
Abbey Borghee and Zahraa Saheb
Faculty Sponsor(s): Ibrahim Salih
MCF 205
"Oroonoko – A Flawed Hero"
Andrew Austen Fillingim
Faculty Sponsor(s): Elizabeth Battles
Carter Conference
"Domestic Violence in the LGBT Community"
Michael Brown
Faculty Sponsor(s): Eddy Lynton
Martin Hall
"From Theory to Practice: Reflections on Attending a Professional Educational Conference"
Lizeth Menchaca, Crystal Oropeza , Marina Mindieta
Faculty Sponsor(s): Patsy Robles-Goodwin

STC 111
"Analysis of Glutamate Transporters in Planaria"
Maggie Scribner
Faculty Sponsor(s): Chitra Chandrasekaran, Benjamin Miller
MCF Lecture Theater 111
"Rosedale: A Faculty/Student Research Project Focused on Community"
Alison Simons, Rodney Bales
Faculty Sponsor(s): Alison Simons

9:30 - 9:50 a.m.

AMB 124
"So You Want To Go To Grad School?"
Kevin Blake
Faculty Sponsor(s): Barbara Kirby
AMB 126
"CFA Research Challenge: Southwest Airlines, Inc."
Andi Petry, Kimberly McLean, Omar Gomez, Oscar Gomez, Juan Ontiveros
Faculty Sponsor(s): Shengxiong Wu, Sinan Yildirim
AMB 128
"The Relationship between Playing Video Games and Coping after Losing Confidence"
Mouj Saheb, Morgan Koen, Kristina Herd
Faculty Sponsor(s): Matthew Hand

MCF 205
"Poverty in America"
Angie Reed, Janett Garcia , Sherry Newton, Ashley Cain
Faculty Sponsor(s): Michelle Payne
Library Orientation
"Plickers: A New Way of Learning!"
Shelbi Moore
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jacqueline Gaffner
Carter Conference
"Two Hawks Travels the Camino Real: Writing the Historical Novel"
Dr. Jeffrey DeLotto
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jeffrey DeLotto
MCF 203
"Novel Methods to Treat Diabetes"
Corazon Rojas
Faculty Sponsor(s): Benjamin Miller
STC 111
"Expression of Pym in Drosophila virilis "
Mary A Trejo
Faculty Sponsor(s): Chitra Chandrasekaran
Martin Hall
"Bringing Words to Life through Music: Text Painting and Other Devices in Choral Composing"
Casey DeVonne Williams
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jerome Bierschenk
MCF Lecture Theater 111
"The F WURD"
Kimberly McLean
Faculty Sponsor(s): Gokcen Ogruk

10:00 - 10:20 a.m.

AMB 124
"America and Cameroon : Two Different Educational Systems"
Olivier Mebada
Faculty Sponsor(s): Celia Wilson
MCF 203
"We Are Not RAMS: Post-Concussion Syndrome on Athletes"
Mallory Winkler
Faculty Sponsor(s): Benjamin Miller
AMB 126
"Teen Dating Violence"
Heidi Granados, Daisy Martinez, Alexis Crutcher
Faculty Sponsor(s): Eddy Lynton
MCF 205
"Equity for All: Identifying and Servicing Gifted Bilingual Students"
Kimberly Tyler, Patsy Robles-Goodwin
Faculty Sponsor(s): Kimberly Tyler
Library Orientation
"Think Outside the Barrel"
Caleb Eiland, Aya Elalfy, Namuun Byambadorj
Faculty Sponsor(s): Peter Colley
Carter Conference
"You! Will Live Forever."
Andrew Austen Fillingim, Sarah Owens, Ryanggeun Kim
Faculty Sponsor(s): Peter Colley
MCF Lecture Theater 111
"PolyWes Gardens"
Kimberly McLean, Jazmine Montoya, Ignis Serraro, Boyi Lou, Haidar Manrouq
Faculty Sponsor(s): Gokcen Ogruk

2:00 - 2:20 p.m.

AMB 124
"Cognitive-Behavior Psychology and Relationship Skill Building"
Derron Strickland
Faculty Sponsor(s): Misti Sparks
AMB 126
" Pixel Manipulation of Images through Web Programming"
Sunny Shree, Prajwal Gautam
Faculty Sponsor(s): Yukong Zhang
AMB 128
"A Heart Strangely Warmed: Do Religious Experiences Justify Belief?"
McKenzie Brown
Faculty Sponsor(s): Kendra Irons
MCF 203
"Psychological Abuse in an Intimate Partner Relationship"
Lessie Haney
Faculty Sponsor(s): Eddy Lynton
MCF 205
"Russian Ruble"
Hafidh Alghussein, Juan Ontiveros, Ivan Toledo, Ahmed Alsiddiq, Rebecca Lopez, Kimberly McLean
Faculty Sponsor(s): Shengxiong Wu
MCF Lecture Theater 111
"Sluts, Nuts, & Perverts: 5 Point Gangs of New York City"
Willies Trey J. Hunt III
Faculty Sponsor(s): John Gullion
Library Orientation
"A Journey to Freedom"
Caleb Eiland
Faculty Sponsor(s): Michelle Payne
Carter Conference
"Negative Interest Rates Around the World"
Oscar Gomez, Areej Alqahtani, Mashael Alabdulhadi, Omar Gomez
Faculty Sponsor(s): Shengxiong Wu
Martin Hall
"Warriors of Metal: Brothers Hear My Call"
Nicholas Squyres
Faculty Sponsor(s): Ilka Araujo

2:30 - 2:50 p.m.

AMB 124
"History of the Theatre: Top Hits Remix…..w/Bonus Track!"
Carlos Brumfield Tyler Guse, Clarissa Murillo , Crystal Salazar , Jorge Flores , Kelsey Manuel
Faculty Sponsor(s): Connie Whitt-Lambert
AMB 126
"Computer Animation of Physics Problems by Javascript Programming"
Prajwal Gautam, Sunny Shree
Faculty Sponsor(s): Yukong Zhang
AMB 128
"Breaking Social Norms"
Allysa DeLeon, Darrian Smothers, Kelsea Coker
Faculty Sponsor(s): Eddy Lynton
MCF 203
"Is The Oil Crash Over?"
Amanda Sample, Daisy Olivas, Yazeed Almodayan
Faculty Sponsor(s): Shengxiong Wu
MCF 205
"Breaking Broke; The myth of the starving Millenial"
Taiwo Akinsola
Faculty Sponsor(s): Bruce Benz, Shengxiong Wu
Library Orientation
"Bibliometric Study of Low Back Pain in Elderly Women "
Lauren Hamaker
Faculty Sponsor(s): Sharon Carano
Carter Conference
"Why Is KFC So Successful in China?"
Mixue Bao
Faculty Sponsor(s): Shengxiong Wu

3:00 - 3:20 p.m.

MCF 205
"3PR: Prepare. Progress. Prevail."
Tre (Sylvester) Spencer, Alex (Mayra) Zamores, Dona Bopearachchi, Manny (Emmanual) Davis, Melissa Torres
Faculty Sponsor(s): Michelle Payne
Library Orientation
"University Bazar"
Abdulaziz Alruwieshed, Mohammed Abidin, Abdullah Alrumih, Tarq Alshomemry
Faculty Sponsor(s): Bahram Khalili
Carter Conference
"Personal Health Monitoring System (PHMS)"
Nasser AlNasser, Amer Alamri, Abdulrahman Alanazi
Faculty Sponsor(s): Bahram Khalili
AMB 124
"Think Outside the Barrel - A Future without Oil (Amended) "
Caleb Eiland, Aya Elafly, Namuun Byambadorj
Faculty Sponsor(s): Peter Colley
AMB 126
"Why Go to School At All? Education in 2056."
Nicole Gillihan, Alex Carlile, Anthony Harper II, Erin Munson
Faculty Sponsor(s): Peter Colley
AMB 128
"Body Modification Tattooing"
Brian Rosales
Faculty Sponsor(s): Cary Adkinson
MCF 203
"Music and its Effects on our Brain"
Tyler W. Simpson
Faculty Sponsor(s): Ilka Araujo

3:30 - 3:50 p.m.

AMB 124
"PerHMS"
Todd Rosenkrantz, Brett Birth, Khalid Alotaibi
Faculty Sponsor(s): Bahram Khalili
AMB 126
"Personal Health Monitoring System"
Naif Alabdulaziz, Mohammed Althuwayqib, Othman Aloraini, Marwan Alhumyed
Faculty Sponsor(s): Bahram Khalili
AMB 128
"Generational Conflict: Don't Dodge It, Ram It. "
Brittney Vaughn, Amber Tucker
Faculty Sponsor(s): Meghan Wright
MCF 203
"Progress: An Exploration of the Evolution of Culture"
Trevor Baxter
Faculty Sponsor(s): Alison Simons
MCF 205
"Emotional Abuse"
Dawn Fain
Faculty Sponsor(s): Eddy Lynton
Library Orientation
"Get Out of Your Desk"
Melody Shepherd, Marissa Rangel, Michelle White
Faculty Sponsor(s): Twyla Miranda
Carter Conference
"Experimentally Induced Stress and the Psychological and Physiological Response"
Astin Cornwall
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jay Brown

4:00 - 4:20 p.m.

AMB 124
"A Cognitive Basis for Political Gridlock"
John Schwitzer
Faculty Sponsor(s): Michelle Payne
AMB 126
"Islamic Finance: An Ancient Financial System For the Future"
Abdulelah Albalawi, Mohammed Alhamad
Faculty Sponsor(s): Shengxiong Wu
AMB 128
"How Birth Order Can Affect My Success?"
Sharon Scott
Faculty Sponsor(s): Misti Sparks
MCF 203
"Bayard Rustin's Silence: Closeted Hero of the Civil Rights Movement"
Emily McDermott
Faculty Sponsor(s): Elizabeth Battles
MCF 205
"Higher than biases: marijuana legalization"
Emmanuel Davis, Michael Acosta , Delise Davos , Ricardo Cortez
Faculty Sponsor(s): Michelle Payne
Library Orientation
"Advocate for Immigrants and the Poor-Jane Addams"
Ivonne Kieffer, Elsa Hill
Faculty Sponsor(s): Twyla Miranda

4:30 - 4:50 p.m.

AMB 124
"Engaging Apps for the Elementary Classroom "
Rochelle Kaempf, Itzel Pozos
Faculty Sponsor(s): Twyla Miranda
AMB 126
"Prevalence of Hypertension in Texas"
Michael Thomas
Faculty Sponsor(s): Bruce Benz
AMB 128
"Disparity Under the Law: Gender and the Equal Protection Test"
McKenzie Brown
Faculty Sponsor(s): Michelle Payne
MCF 203
"Status, Cues, and Deception: The Social Construction of Behavior"
Trevor Baxter and Darrian Smothers
Faculty Sponsor(s): Alison Simons, Eddy Lynton
MCF 205
"Prayer in Today's World"
Edward Fitzhugh
Faculty Sponsor(s): Kendra Irons
Library Orientation
"Family Secrets: Stories from the History of Texas Wesleyan"
Christopher Ohan
Faculty Sponsor(s): Christopher Ohan

5:00 - 5:20 p.m.

AMB 124
"American Serial Killer: Edmund Kemper the Co-ed Butcher"
Lorena Castro, Willies Trey J. Hunt III
Faculty Sponsor(s): Cary Adkinson
AMB 126
"How Does the Media Effect Pop Culture?"
Josh Rivers, Taylor Jackson
Faculty Sponsor(s): Cary Adkinson
AMB 128
"Heavy Metal Screaming Evolution"
Nicholas Squyres
Faculty Sponsor(s): Ilka Araujo
MCF 203
"Law and Time"
Patricia Milbery
Faculty Sponsor(s): Ibrahim Salih
Library Orientation
"Family Secrets: Stories from the History of Texas Wesleyan"
Christopher Ohan
Faculty Sponsor(s): Christopher Ohan

5:30 - 5:50 p.m.

AMB 124
"Biofilm production using S.mutans"
Ashley N. Axelrod
Faculty Sponsor(s): Christopher Parker
AMB 126
"Better to Reign in Hell than Serve in Heaven: A Panel Discussion of Paradise Lost"
Sarah Williams, Kimberlee Sims, Andrew Fillingim
Faculty Sponsor(s): Elizabeth Battles
AMB 128
"Why credit score is important and how to build credit score"
Mixue Bao
Faculty Sponsor(s): Shengxiong Wu
MCF 203
"Microbial Contamination of Drinking Water Sediments Obtained From Water Towers"
Jennifer Duran
Faculty Sponsor(s): Christopher Parker
MCF 205
"A Letter to Humanity "
Zahraa Saheb
Faculty Sponsor(s): Stacia Campbell

Schedule of Events | Presentations | Poster Sessions | Participants

Poster Sessions

9:00 - 10:20 a.m.

International Students Office, Dan Waggoner Annex


"Spell Czech"
Jamie Lowe
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jay Brown
"We Are The World: Ethiopia"
Nick Kane, Kiersten Mebane, Sarah Caudill
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jay Brown
"EYE of the THAIGER"
Luther Q. Mathis, Cameron Byerly, Amer Alamri
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jay Brown
"The People of Many Spices"
Leah Boyd, Samuel Dudley, Mohammed Althabet
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jay Brown
"The Heart of Europe"
Kasey Pace, Omar Aljurbua, Valeria Espinoza
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jay Brown
"We were Brothers"
Mariesha Devall, Keanon Monroe, Ali alnakhli
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jay Brown
"The Philippines: Two Cultures in One"
Starnisha J. Bodie
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jay Brown
"Good Morning Vietnam"
Cameron Bennett, Kelsey Manuel, Paige Pearce
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jay Brown
"Hong Kong and China School Of Business Trip 2015"
Pam Hebron
Faculty Sponsor(s): Cary Adkinson, Shengxiong Wu

Library


"Burleson: A Sprouting City"
McKayla Harwell
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"Canton: Realizing Life in a Small Town "
Gage Denton
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"Crowley: A City that was Created by Conveyance"
Rowan M. Lehr
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"Saginaw: The Town of Grain and Trains"
Vanessa Waits
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"Benbrook: Shaping the Future by Understanding the Past "
James Key
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"Palo Pinto: The Town That Time Forgot"
Amanda Thrash
Faculty Sponsor(s): Cary Adkinson
"Collaborate! Working Partnerships Meet the Needs of English Learners"
Dr. Julie Vowell
Faculty Sponsor(s): Julie Vowell
"The Impact of Supplemental Instruction on Student Achievement at a Community College"
TeNeal Metcalf
Faculty Sponsor(s): Bruce Benz
"Keller: Big City Comfort with Small Town Charm"
Chandler Schoelkopf
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"Jefferson: Gateway to the Texas Republic"
Sherry Newton
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"Lockhart: The Barbecue Capital of Texas"
Steven Martinez
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"Aurora: The City With a Mystery "
Joann Velasquez
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"Nacogdoches: Where Texas Started"
Meagan Morris
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"The City of Fort Worth: Where Western Culture Meets Modern Culture"
Luke Monson
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"Tuscola: The Town of Colt McCoy"
Alexa Mentesana
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"Flower Mound: The Namesake of the Mound"
Richard Burnett
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews
"The Desegregation of the Armed Forces "
Tristeza Ordex-Ramirez
Faculty Sponsor(s): Michelle Payne
"Georgetown: Most Beautiful Town Square"
Kaley Batchlear
Faculty Sponsor(s): Brenda Matthews


Schedule of Events | Presentations | Poster Sessions | Participants

List of Participants
(Faculty, Staff and Students)

Mohammed Abidin
Michael Acosta
Cary Adkinson
Taiwo Akinsola
Naif Alabdulaziz
Mashael Alabdulhadi
Amer Alamri
Abdulrahman Alanazi
Abdulelah Albalawi
Hafidh Alghussein
Mohammed Alhamad
Marwan Alhumyed
Omar Aljurbua
Yazeed Almodayan
Ali alnakhli
Nasser AlNasser
Othman Aloraini
Khalid Alotaibi
Areej Alqahtani
Abdullah Alrumih
Abdulaziz Alruwieshed
Tarq Alshomemry
Ahmed Alsiddiq
Mohammed Althabet
Mohammed Althuwayqib
Ilka Araujo
Ashley Axelrod
Rodney Bales
Kaley Batchlear
Mixue Bao
Trevor Baxter
Cameron Bennett
Bruce Benz
Lyndsey Bessinger
Brett Birth
Kevin Blake
Starnisha Bodie
Dona Bopearachchi
Abbey Borghee
Leah Boyd
Michael Brown
McKenzie Brown
Carlos Brumfield
Richard Burnett
Namuun Byambadorj
Cameron Byerly
Ashley Cain
Alex Carlile
Lorena Castro
Sarah Caudill
Chitra Chandrasekaran
Kelsea Coker
Peter Colley
Astin Cornwall
Ricardo Cortez
Alexis Crutcher
Manny Davis
Emmanuel Davis
Delise Davos
Allysa DeLeon
Jeffrey DeLotto
Gage Denton
Mariesha Devall
Samuel Dudley
Jennifer Duran
Caleb Eiland
Aya Elafly
Valeria Espinoza
Dawn Fain
Andrew Fillingim
Edward Fitzhugh
Jorge Flores
Jacqueline Gaffner
Janett Garcia
Prajwal Gautam
Nicole Gillihan
Omar Gomez
Oscar Gomez
Heidi Granados
John Gullion
Tyler Guse
Anthony Guzman
Lauren Hamaker
Matthew Hand
Lessie Haney
Anthony Harper II
McKayla Harwell
Pam Hebron
Kristina Herd
Elsa Hill
Willies Hunt III
Kendra Irons
Taylor Jackson
Rochelle Kaempf
Nick Kane
James Key
Bahram Khalili
Ivonne Kieffer
Ryanggeun Kim
Barbara Kirby
Morgan Koen
Rowan Lehr
Rebecca Lopez
Boyi Lou
Jamie Lowe
Eddy Lynton
Haidar Manrouq
Kelsey Manuel
Daisy Martinez
Steven Martinez
Luther Mathis
Brenda Matthews
Emily McDermott
Kimberly McLean
Olivier Mebada
Kiersten Mebane
Lizeth Menchaca
Alexa Mentesana
TeNeal Metcalf
Patricia Milbery
Benjamin Miller
Marina Mindieta
Twyla Miranda
Keanon Monroe
Luke Monson
Jazmine Montoya
Shelbi Moore
Meagan Morris
Erin Munson
Clarissa Murillo
Audrey Nacass
Sherry Newton
Gokcen Ogruk
Christopher Ohan
Daisy Olivas
Juan Ontiveros
Tristeza Ordex-Ramirez
Crystal Oropeza
Sarah Owens
Kasey Pace
Christopher Parker
Michelle Payne
Paige Pearce
Andi Petry
Itzel Pozos
Marissa Rangel
Angie Reed
Josh Rivers
Patsy Robles-Goodwin
Corazon Rojas
Brian Rosales
Todd Rosenkrantz
Mouj Saheb
Zahraa Saheb
Crystal Salazar
Ibrahim Salih
Amanda Sample
Chandler Schoelkopf
John Schwitzer
Sharon Scott
Maggie Scribner
Ignis Serraro
Melody Shepherd
Sunny Shree
Alison Simons
Tyler Simpson
Kimberlee Sims
Darrian Smothers
Misti Sparks
Tre Spencer
Nicholas Squyres
Derron Strickland
Michael Thomas
Amanda Thrash
Ivan Toledo
Melissa Torres
Mary Trejo
Amber Tucker
Kimberly Tyler
Brittney Vaughn
Joann Velasquez
Julie Vowell
Vanessa Waits
Michelle White
Connie Whitt-Lambert
Casey Williams
Sarah Williams
Celia Wilson
Mallory Winkler
Meghan Wright
Shengxiong Wu
Sinan Yildirim
Alex Zamores
Yukong Zhang
* Special thanks to former computer science student, Kendall Baker, for developing a database-driven Web application for the University College Day (UCD) to process proposal submissions and generate an electronic version of the program.
Schedule of Events | Presentations | Poster Sessions | Participants