The following is submitted on behalf of Yvonne Rogalski, Chair, James J. Whalen Steering Committee:The following is submitted on behalf of Yvonne Rogalski, Chair, James J. Whalen Steering Committee:
Not sure what to do for class on Thursday April 9th? Let the Whalen Symposium be your classroom!
Encourage your students to attend the Symposium and complete an assignment on what they have learned. Please follow the link for an example of a class assignment used by Professor Sean Eversley Bradwell:
Have your students come and hear Dr. Danette Johnson, Vice Provost, speak about research and the Ithaca experience with a presentation titled: “Undergraduate Research as a Signature Experience for Students” on Thursday, April 9 at 8:45 am in Emerson A, Campus Center.
Have your students support their classmates, fellow students, and colleagues who represent the Martin Luther King and Park Scholars programs, as well as over 280+ sessions of presentations, including 7 musical and theatre performances, and over 50+ student poster presentations by attending from 9:25 AM – 3:50 PM in the Campus Center. The noon-hour session will feature finalist presentations for the Whalen Symposium Awards. There will also be a closing session, featuring the awards ceremony which will begin at 3:50 pm.
To view the complete schedule, go to the Whalen Symposium website.
The Symposium will feature over 280 presentations of research, creative writing, and more, representing all disciplines, including the following selections (click the links to view the abstracts):
The Unusual History Behind Felix Mendelssohn’s Rae Concert Aria “Infelice!/Ah, ritorna, eta dell’oro” by Kendra Domotor and Joohyun Lee; this is both a research presentation and a creative piece;
Building Voids – an architectural display by Michael Rizk;
The Parvus Patch: A New Alternative to Dialysis Treatment by Lisa Hillman, Shannon Porterfield; and Leah Friedman;
Interpersonal Communication Skills in a Physical Therapy Clinical Setting: Influence on Student and Patient Relationships by Mark Vorensky;
The Inner Workings of the Great Recession: Effects of Race on the Ability to Own a Home by Zoe Rheingold;
Bugged: Almost Nothing Overcome, but a Few Things Clarified, Though Perhaps Too Thoroughly by Matthew Schultz
Just a Little Hot-mild Thermal Stress in Nemtaodes by Jaime Lisack;
CultureCORE: Eliminating Microagressions in the Workplace by Natasha Bower, Sarah Czwartacky, Robert Haskell, Elizabeth Lambert, and Jared Wolf;
Poster Presentation: Arena: A Video Game for Informal Language Learning by Ethan Fletcher, Joao Gama Vila Nova, Nicole Lane, Evan Sobkowicz, Jimmy Wang, Joe Yull; and
Poster Presentation: Dodging the Rays with Skin Protection Education by Samantha Thompson and Benjamin Kennedy; and
Many more………….
Whalen Symposium
8:45 – 9:15 am
Opening Ceremony/Keynote –
Dr. Danette Johnson
9:25 – 3:50 - Sessions 1 - 9
3:50 – 4:30 pm
Closing Reception & Awards Ceremony
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Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact MaryAnn Taylor at mataylor@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1206. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
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