Schedule may change
Western Regional Honors Council
29th Annual Conference
Friday, April 19, 2002
12:00 PM
“Welcome”
Hosted by the Barrett Honors College Honors Devils, an interactive opening session
1:00 PM
“Enhancing the Student Experience “
To Hell with Good Intentions: Serious Objections to a Successful
Service Learning Class in Honors
Presenter: Dr. Paul R. Strom, University of Colorado, Boulder
Igniting Learning Through Experience: On-campus Service Options
for Honors Students
Presenters: Dr. Kim Chuppa-Cornell and Diane Clark
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
The Place of Writing in the Honors Curriculum: Using Prompts to
Enhance Student Learning
Presenters: Dr. Richard Badenhausen, Westminister College
Expanding Learning Experiences for Honors Students
Presenters: Richard Effland, Arizona State University
Mark Jeffery, Jody Dittmar, Mesa Community College
“Alcohol, Minerals and Toxic Fumes”
Alcohol and Gender Differences of the Liver’s Ability to
Produce Glucose
Presenter(s): Tauseef Qureshi, Chapman University
Alcohol Binge Drinking and Socio-Marketing Campaigns:
Can Advertising change the social norms at CSU, Chico?
Presenter: Stephanie Azores, CSU, Chico
Effects of Smoking Behavior on Glare Disability and Age
Presenters: Steven Holloway, Dr. José E. Nánez Sr.,
Dr. Randy Hammond, Daniel Zimmerman, and Michael Engles,
Arizona State University West
The Mineral Analysis of “Total” Whole Grain Cereal
Presenter(s): Becca Welch, Westminster College
“Abraham on Trial: A Philosophical Analysis of the Abraham-Isaac Story”
Presenter(s): Anna Stout, Paul Chatlain, Scotty Dixon,
Angie Jones, Robert Sears
Davidson Honors College, University of Montana
“Writing and Ethical Awareness I”
An Ethical Interpretation of Kafka
Presenter: Eric Lind, the Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University
Romanticism and British Enlightenment Philosophy in George Eliot’s
Philosophy of Virtue
Presenter: Darra Clark, the Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University
Apparition of Guilt
Presenter: Stefanie Knipple, Mt. San Jacinto
“Connections: NCHC and WRHC”
Presenters: Rosalie C. Otero, President NCHC and Donzell Lee,
Vice President, NCHC (Southern Region)
“Science and Society I”
Radioactive Decay
Presenter: Amanda Morrow, Central Arizona College
Hello Dolly: Genetics in the 21st Century
Presenters: Dr. Ursula Shepherd and Amena Ishak
University of New Mexico
Fusion Energy—Today and Tomorrow
Presenter: Charles Wong, Mesa Community College
2:30PM
“Writing and Ethical Awareness II”
Never, Never Again: An Analysis of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
Presenters: Jalien Higgins and Megan Conn
California State University, Chico
Interpreting the Motives of World War I Writers
Presenter: Rachel Carlson, Westminster College
Innovative History – A Project Beyond the Classroom
Presenter: Beth LaMasters, Jennifer Clark, Estrella Mountain College
Making the World “Vagina Friendly”: An Analysis of the V Day
Movement as an Artistic Response to Mass Violence
Presenter: Kathleen Heil, the Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University
“Science and Society II”
Sex, Lies and the Law
Presenter: Brian Nisbet, Paradise Valley Community College
Spina Bifida
Presenter: Sharon Ewing, Mesa Community College
Electromagnetic Pulse Shockwaves as a Result of Nuclear Pulse Propulsion
Presenter: Ben Pearson, Central Arizona College
“A Deeper Wholeness”
Yoga: The Path to Wholeness
Presenters: René Bennett and Brynn Rybacek, Chapman University
In the Eyes of Environmentalists
Presenter: Robert Russell Sassor, Willamette University
Ecofeminism: An Analysys of a Moral Theory
Presenter: Katie Bishop, Chaffey College
Social Identity Through Music: an Exploration of Musical Communities
Presenter: Adam Smith, Red Rocks Community College
“Plato and Education”
Why Hamlet Failed the Human Event
Presenter: Dr. Kevin Dalton, the Barrett Honors College
Arizona State University
The Classics as an Essential Element of Undergraduate Study
Presenter: Stephanie Dyer, Eastern Washington University
Plato, Boethius and Shakespeare: Alive and Well in Northern California
Presenters: Dr. Ric Machuga, Christy Newton, Christie Cameron,
Ryanne Contreras, Caleb House, Butte College
“The Cutting Edge of Honors Education”
Building Community in a First Year Honors Program
Presenters: Monica Bennett, Kate Zeiter, and Chris Howell
Red Rocks Community College
No Ignition Without a Flock: Community and the Pursuit of
Academic Excellence
Presenters: Megan Lillie, Sarah Burridge, Xi Wang, Christopher Deardorff, Anna Bjungstad, Laura Makar, and Julia Massey
University of Colorado - Boulder
Bringing Honors Students Together
Presenters: Danielle Tolentino, Sarah Nord, Michael Kek, Cynthia Posada
Ceritos College
Left Brain, Right Brain: How a Scientist and a Dramatist Changed Honors
Presenters: Dr. James M. Landry and Dr. Kelly M. Younger
Loyola Marymount University
The Grand Canyon Semester: Three Years of Collaborative,
Experiential Learning – Lessons and Prospects
Presenters: Curtis Hinsley, Northern Arizona University
Esther Ellsworth, the Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University
“Research on Pharmacological and Herbal Remedies”
Rat Hemopexin Expression in E. Coli.
Presenter: Abigail Marie Ihrke, Azusa Pacific University
Vioxx: Is it Safe?
Presenter: Trisha McCurdy, Paradise Valley Community College
4:00PM
“Measuring: Grasshopper Jumps and Coral Distribution”
The Effect of Body Size on Locomotory Performance in Grasshoppers
Presenter: Jared A. Niska, the Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University
Abundance and Distribution of Spirobranchus Giganteus on Porites
in the Great Barrier Reef and the Impact of Porites Death
Presenter: Darrell Dinwiddie, University of New Mexico
Effects of Depth and Size of Porites Species on Abundance of Tridacna Crocea
Presenter: Paul Gomez, University of New Mexico
Distribution of Two Holothurians, Holothuria Atra and Stichopus Chloronotus
in Relation to Each Other at Lizard island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Presenter: Brianne C. Schneider, University of New Mexico
“Women in Myth”
Plato: Was he a Feminist?
Presenter: Pepper Hayes, Westminster College
Dido and Aeneas
Presenter: Brian McConnell, Chaffey College
The Modern Evolution of Electra
Presenter: Sarah Hanley, Chaffey College
“Language, Numbers and the Mind”
Family Survey Data: A Methodology and Analysis for Using
Cross Tabulations in Describing Family Literacy Activities
Presenter: Christine F. Monte, Azusa Pacific University
Digital Shakespeare
Presenters: Andrew Pitts and Scott Newton, University of Wyoming
Cryptology and Number Theory Methods in National Security
Presenter: Ron Dickey, Grand Canyon University
“Madness and Civilization: Creative Projects”
Asylum: Age 21
Presenter: Alyssum D’Aoust, Chapman University
One Damn Thing After Another
Presenter: Bill Alewyn, Central Arizona College
The Stone of Life
Presenter: Amanda Morrow, Central Arizona College
“The World They Gave Us: Pagans, Aryans and Celts”
Challenging the Theory of an “Aryan” Invasion into India
Presenter: Jeremy Morris, San Diego Mesa College
When Wyrd isn’t so Weird: Paganism and Christianity
in The Exeter Book
Presenter: Ashley Carlson, Chapman University
The Celts: Sparks that Kindle
Presenter: Leslie A. Donovan, University of New Mexico
5:00-6:00PM
Reception and Information Fair
Tempe Mission Palms Hotel Courtyard West
Western Regional Honors Council
29th Annual Conference
Saturday, April 20, 2002
8:00-9:00AM
Continental Breakfast
Tempe Mission Palms Courtyard
9:00 AM
“…And We Won’t Give It a Name: Honors Cooking Experiences”
Presenters: Charla Camastro-Lee, Ashley Carlson, Josh Farr,
Tauseef Qureshi, Amanda Peterson, Chapman University
“Travelling with Honors”
Eplorando Espana
Presenters: Julia Gilroy, Elena Bissell, Kate Moseley,
University of New Mexico
Riding the Rails of Understanding
Presenters: Kurt Stancl, John H. Walker
Paradise Valley Community College
Distinguishing Characteristics of Honors Study Abroad
Presenters: Dr. Mel Shoemaker, Kimberley Micetic
Azusa Pacific University
“New Trends in Honors Organization”
Phi Theta Kappa and NCHC: Common Goals;
Joint Projects; Excellent Outcomes
Presenters: Billy Wilson, Dr. Virginia Stahl
Phi Theta Kappa, Scottsdale Community College
In the Western United States: A Collective Portrait
Presenter: Dr. James Swartz, California State Polytechnic University
The Grinch that Stole Valley College Honors
Presenter: Jason Alvarez, San Bernadino Valley College
“The Mind and Creativity”
Approaches to Understanding Mind and Consciousness
Presenters: Teng Yang, Julie Scaife, California State University, Chico
Creativity and Experiment: an Honors Class in the Language Arts
Presenters: Dr. Sally Allen McNall, Diane Aloisi, Iris Dolowitz,
Jennifer Moore, Lindsay Wood, California State University, Chico
“Creative Arts and Technology”
Stellae
Presenter: Sarah Marsh, Wiliamette University
Frame by Frame: My Progression in Animation
Presenter: Chris Weller, Chapman University
“Constructing America: Visions of Native American Culture”
Influence of a Virgin
Presenter: Angela Moreno, Chaffey College
Landscape in the Poetry of the Americas: A New World Attitude
Presenters: Karli Craft, Meagan Jones, Eastern Washington University
Cowboys and Indians
Presenter: Nate Tarvin, Chapman University
10:30 AM
“Power, Sovereignty and Authority”
Where Have All the Petticoats Gone?: The Creation of Imperial
Masculinity in King Solomon’s Mines
Presenter: Nicole Nicholson, University of Wyoming
Cracks in the Imperium: Roman Misgovernment in First Century Judea
Presenter: Spencer C. Wolley, Westminster College
Cold War and Containment of Communism
Presenter: Conan Bardwell, Central Arizona College
Success or Failure – A Study of Factors Determining the Success
of Senate Bills
Presenter: Alison Stover, the Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University
The Evolution of Twin Beliefs in Post-Colonial West Africa
Presenter: Karin Amundsen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The Place of the Mir in the October Revolution
Presenter: Marisa Bedell, Westminster College
“All Things Green: Exploring Ireland and Its Culture”
Stories from Ireland
Presenters: Dustin Blanchet, Siri Segrud, Sterling Schildt, Aaron Bouchor
University of Montana
“Confronting Stereotypes”
Masculine Pop Culture: The World Wrestling Federation
Presenter: D. Casey Flaherty, Loyola Marymount University
Smashing Stereotypes: Women in Comics
Presenter: Claudia Dievendorf, Chaffey College
On Being a Learning Disabled Honors Student
Presenter: Tyler Malotte, Chapman University
“Building Community and Fostering Success”
A Walk in Your Shoes
Presenters: Kathryn Jones, Christina Agda, Jason Hone
University of California, Riverside
That Homeless Road
Presenter: Holly Wilson, Red Rocks Community College
The Servant Leader
Presenters: Rebecca Long, Amber Secrist
Red Rocks Community College
“Philosophy, Art, and God: Are They Dead?”
Aimee Semple McPherson
Presenter: Carolyn Mitchell, Mt. San Jacinto College
Is Art Dead?
Presenters: Paul Sullivan, Brian Leech, and David Lord, University of Montana
Where Was God? Elie Wiesel and the Existence of God
Presenter: Lisa Akbari, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
In a Way, I’m Dead Already: The Search for Immortality from Plato to Postmodern Presenter: Jon Jurich, Loyola Marymount University
“Muddying the Waters: Current Research on Water Pollution”
Soil-Lead Contamination in Salt Lake Valley Play Areas
Presenter: Heidee Lund, Westminster College
Getting Down and Dirty at Huntington Beach
Presenters: Justin Lutsky, Paul Traska, Lindsay Squibb, Aaron Humphrey
Chapman University
Bacterial Water in Coastal Communities: A Multidisciplinary Study
[Research funded by a grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation]
Presenters: Breann Handley, Callie Beckman, Josh Oviatt, Tauseef Qureshi
Chapman University
Look Who’s Dumping Now
[Research funded by a grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation]
Presenters: Aubrey Richmond, Melissa Waters, Charlie Reff
Chapman University
12:00-2:00PM
General Session Lunch
Keynote Address by Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes
Saturday Afternoon Optional Activities
(see “optional activities” on web for more detailed information)
2:00PM
ASU Campus Tour (Optional Activity)
Time TBD
Titanic…The Artifact Exhibit (Optional Activity)
4 hours; $55 per person
Western Regional Honors Council
29th Annual Conference
Sunday, April 21, 2002
Sundays sessions will be held at
the Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University
9:00 AM
Poster sessions
Successful Adolescent Group Homes
Presenter: Amy Stump, Central Arizona College
The Art of Mediation
Presenter: Amanda Peterson, Chapman University
Men vs. Women: Differences in Self-esteem and Sexism
Presenter: Nichelle Long, Cerritos College
The Melting Pot—Jews and Hispanics in America
Presenters: Nacole Wilson-McGiveny and Jessica Glasgow, Mt. Jacinto College
Paraphrasing Poetry
Presenters: Lauren Dahik and Angela Johnson, Paradise Valley Community College
My Own Slice of Hollywood
Presenter: Jimmy Shoffman, Paradise Valley Community College
The Philippine Culture and Heritage
Presenter: Edilyn Gan, Mesa Community College
Effective Cancer Communications
Presenter: Sarah Lindstrom, the Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University
10:30AM
A Multi-Media / Multi-Arts Presentation and Discussion of Scribendi’s Past and Future
Presenters: The 2002 Scribendi staff
University of New Mexico
WRHC Business Meeting
Sunday Afternoon Optional Activities
(see “optional activities” on web for more detailed information)
Time TBD
Southwestern Jeep Tour Adventure
4 hours; $95 per person
Time TBD
Desert Botanical and Heard Museum Combination Tour
4-5 hours; $55 per person