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Research
conference draws
participation from
over 60 students
□ For the second
year in a row, the
College hosted the
Undergraduate
Research
Conference.
Rebecca BARiyNGER
Staff Reporter
The second annual
Undergraduate Research
Conference last month gave 62
students the opportunity to
share research with the
Meredith community.
"It is great to see students
put scholarship into focus,”
said program director Rhonda
Zingraff. ‘They are making a
difference in their field and
educating others."
Students displayed their
fmdings through lecture
sessions that ran throughout
the day in locations including
the Dogwood Rooms located
beneath Belk Dining Hall and
Kresge Auditorium.
Students collaborated on
their presentations with faculty
sponsors who facilitated the
sessions.
"We want to support
collaborative projects between
students and faculty so that
students accomplish more than
they would with a'typical
assignment,” Zingraff said.
Student presenter Merrily
Strickland presented "Reflect
ing on Velazquez’ The Rokeby
Venus” after taking an art class
with Dr Beth Mulvaney.
"For me. having a faculty
adviser was essential," she
said. “Dr Mulvaney’s class
comments and insights showed
what an audience might be
interested in. She spent a lot of
time helping me."
Lisa Dougherty, a Women
In New Goal Settings
(WINGS) student, said that
she thought the conference
was a “great experience for
both the teachers and
students" because it fostered
“a mentoring type relationship
for the student and provided
an assistant to research to the
teachers.”
The conference also
included 18 posters made by
students. Students displayed
information through artistic
expression and explained their
pieces in the Belk Dining Hall
during the lunchtime hours of
noon until 2p.m.
According to Zingraff,
these presentations were more
informal, and presenters did
not have assigned times.
Although junior Leanna
Derenge did not see the poster
displays, she said that she had
been impressed with the
lecture sessions.
“1 think this has been good
for the Meredith community
because it gives both the
presenters and the audience a
taste of professional
academia." she said.
Zingraff said that she had
enjoyed being the director of
the program.
"It’s wonderful.” she said.
“I’ve been in the position to
read and learn ideas from all
over the college. It’s exciting
to see where different things
are being researched and the
scope [of what is going on.”
Student Rebekah Meek
applied ideas she hud learned
about feminist theory in a
religion class for her
presentation of "How the
Media Failed Riot Girl:
Exploring Power and Norms in
a Contemporary Feminist
Movement.”
"I was interested in the topic
because I feel that it addressed
an important part of the
feminist movement that had
been misunderstood,” Meek
said.
Student Meghan Wiest
presented “Middle School
Perspectives on School
Violence: Critical Pedagogy
and Performance” and said
that she enjoyed getting
feedback about her research
from the faculty and students
in attendance.
Senior Lori Beck presented
“Relations between Different
Student Activities and Student
Cirade Point Average” and said
that she had been disappointed
in the attendance.
"My adviser and two other
people were the only people in
the room when I presented,”
she said.
Zingraff said that overall the
lectures had been well
attended.
"In English 270, we ail went
over as a class to listen." said
Honors student Courtney
Harris.
"I learned a lot from the
presentations and think that the
experience will help me when
I try to present my honors
thesis.”
English professor Dr. Garry
Walton, who served as a facili
tator for a session, said the
conference was "a learning
experience" for faculty and
students "to know what is
going on with other teachers
and in other departments.”
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