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Anne Justis ‘01, Onefortheroad
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Girls’ Literature Discussion Group
We will be discussing Louise Fitzhugh’s 1964 classic, Harriet the Sp
Unknown Rider and Horse, Jump Photo 3
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Centralized Advising and Student Satisfaction: Exploring the Potential.
This study aimed to explore student satisfaction with faculty advising versus centralized advising, specifically in a university with a centralized advising office. Secondly, to explore graduation and retention rates before and after centralized advising was implemented, and finally, to examine any potential correlation between student satisfaction with advising and student graduation and retention rates. This study consisted of a mixed methods survey sent to students who attend a small private university to examine their satisfaction and perceptions of academic advising
Synthesis and Characterization of Compounds of Dirhenium
Under the direction of Dr. Daniel R. Derringer
Three diphosphines, Ph2PCH(H)PPh2 (dppm), Ph2PCH(Me)PPh2 (dppmMe) and Ph2PCH(CN)PPh2 (dppmCN), were prepared using literature procedures. The compounds were characterized by H-1 NMR and IR spectroscopy. Then, in separate studies, two of the phosphines, dppmMe and dppmCN, were combined with a dirhenium compound, Re2(O2CCH3)2Cl4(OH2)2, and refluxed in EtOH for 1 h. The formation of three different diphosphine-containing dirhenium spieces resulted: Re2(O2CCH3)Cl4(dppmCN)2, Re2(O2CCH3)Cl4(dppmMe)2, Re2Cl4(dppmMe)2. These products were characterized by cyclic voltammetry and single-crystal X-ray crystallography
Holly Sorenson, Quicksilver
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Solids or Prints? Gallus gallus domesticus Hens Learn Color Association Faster Than Pattern Association
Under the direction of Dr. Renee Godard
The cognitive abilities of domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) is an area of research that has become increasingly prevalent in recent years as the considerable cognitive abilities of avians as a whole are becoming more widely recognized, and associative learning is a simple test of cognitive abilities widely utilized in research. Color and pattern are two stimuli easily recognizable & readily learned by domestic chickens, but associative learning of these stimuli have primarily been studied in chicks, not adult birds. In order to evaluate the relative difficulty of learning these stimuli types in domestic chickens, a series of trials were utilized to measure the rate at which hens learned to associate a positive stimulus with a food reward: one set of trials using solid colors as stimuli & one set using patterns. Trials of increasing difficulty were administered for each stimuli type, with each trial type having unique graduation criteria, and the rate of learning was measured by the amount of attempts a subject underwent before reaching said criteria. My results found that the rate of learning in the experimental subjects was significantly faster when learning to associate a food reward with color stimuli than pattern, and that color association seemed to stay constant after shaping, while pattern association waned (the learning speed in the more complex pattern trial was significantly slower than the less complex trial)
’I’m glad now I lost my legs for a while’: Disability in American Girls’ Literature
Disability representation in American children’s literature has roots in sentimentality. By positioning these characters as tropes or plot devices, rather than rounded, developed characters, the representation of being disabled is arguably devalued. In nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American girls’ literature in particular, some heroines experience a temporary disability only to later recover when they or those around them “learn a lesson” often related to socially constructed idealized womanhood. The sentimentality of these novels ties into the type of influence the girls’ literature heroines are able to enact: occurring only when they are confined to their beds, presumed not to recover. For this reason, I have labeled this temporary period the “bed-stage,” because the bed becomes a literal stage for them to heard from. This influence is closely tied to the angelic qualities assigned to women, heightened when they are close to death, giving the character a spiritual authority as they prepare to join the spirit realm. The constructed nature of disability becomes even more apparent in sentimental fiction, wherein disability serves a metaphorical purpose, often in benefit to others. This presentation will examine examples of the bed stage through the lens of disability studies and sentimentality, and trace its influence to today