Ithaca College

Submitted on behalf of William M. Kay, Acting Director of Grants and Sponsored Projects:

Celebrate the 15th annual James J. Whalen Academic Symposium by attending one or more of the 40+ sessions of student presentations and performances next Wednesday, April 11th, from 9:30 AM - 3:45 PM in the Campus Center.

The Symposium will feature over 100 presentations of research, creative writing, musical performance, and more, representing all disciplines, including the following selections:

• Defined by Our DNA: Elements of Posthumanism in Canonical and Young Adult Dystopian Fiction by Adrienne Petro;
  
• Forced to the Margins: Haitians in the Dominican Republic by Natalie Bell, Shaunice Phillips and Ellis Williams;
  
• The Coach, Parent, Athlete Triad: The Motivational Climate and Participation in Youth Sports by Dana Shannon;
  
• Verbal and Behavioral Messages about Gender, Weight, Appearance, Race and Social Class on TV Sitcoms by Jessica Weintraub and Shavante Dickey; and
  
• The Student Debt Crisis by Tracy Rivas.

The complete schedule is now available at https://www.ithaca.edu/provost/whalensymposium/schedule/

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The Whalen Symposium celebrates the tradition of student research and creative activity at Ithaca College. Support it!

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact MaryAnn Taylor at mataylor@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3113. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.