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Academic Excellence Symposium

Past Schedule (2024)

The 2024 Academic Excellence Symposium will be held on Wednesday, April 24 at UW-Green Bay Cofrin Library, third floor.

In-person presentations and the first poster session will be 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and virtual presentations and the second poster session will be 1 to 3 p.m.

For more details about each project, including abstracts and faculty sponsors, see the event program.

In-person Presentations

All presentations will be held in the Breakthrough Studio.

Time Title Presenter
10:30 a.m. Pop Culture Reflection: Examining Feminism in 'Miss Sloane' Through Podcast Discussion Rebbecca Barry
10:50 a.m. Feminist Pop culture poetry project from Gender Studies 203 Soleil Paul
11:10 a.m. Romantic Period Culture and Its Significance to Modern Day Culture Corinne Charapata
11:30 a.m. Situated Learning with Pedagogical Agents in a Virtual Learning Environment to Enhance Public Speaking Skills for Undergraduate Students Narisara Srichantraphan

Posters and Art Displays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Title Presenter(s)
Signage for Custer State Park Inspired by the Early 1900s Jadyn Aldrich
The Relationship Between Empathy and Charitable Giving Colton Anderson; Ethan Wondrash
Neurodivergent People in Work and School Alkimie Andrews; Leo Roepcke
Project Self-Help and Awareness and Student's Understanding of Rural Discrimination 1983 -1986 Corinne Charapata
Employment Challenges for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Megan Dobner; Noah Oltmanns; Mia Laufer; Hannah Baker
Macrofungi Diversity Study Associated with Oak Trees at Wequiock Creek Natural Area: A preliminary investigation and record of the fungal community Haillee Fritsch
Increasing accessibility in social marketing for Spanish-speaking communities Samantha Glad
What Hinders Hispanic Student's Academic Success in Higher Education? Bailey May Himebaugh; Adan Cordova
Lake Sturgeon Larval Production in the Upper Menominee River Lauren Klawiter
Spider Survey using Pitfall Traps in Kingfisher Farm Chris Koch
Exploring Bee Medicine: A Comprehensive Study for Veterinary Applications Adam Joseph McCabe
Cravings App: Branding and Mockups Leah Nockerts
Genetic mapping of the bang sensitive-1 fly mutant Esther Oswald; Jack Burgess
Effects of Biodegradable Aerogel Insulation in High-Powered Rocketry Ellyssa Purdy
Mapping the Migration Patterns of American White Pelicans Using GPS Backpack Transmitters: Insights from the Lower Green Bay Colony Diego Sepulveda-Martinez
Pause and Reflect Cafe Company Branding Amber Steitzer
Coffee Quest - Branding and Mobile App Mockup Abigail Stone
How Administrators Maintained De Facto Segregation Miguel Suarez
Branding on Brand: T7 Cattle Company Alicia Thern
Design of a High-Powered Rocket with Ground Target Acquisition System Unique Vang; Caitlyn Hendricks
National Estuarine Research Reserve Brand Identity Abigail Vasquez Ortega
The Decline of Housing and the Middle Class in Madison Sophia White
Early life stress alterations in the temporal neurodynamics of social reward Liz Williams; Rene Houston; Karsten Cowan
The Effects of Ethanol Extracts of Echinacea Purpurea on Superoxide Anion Production by HL-60 Cells Charlotte Wrobleski; Paige Pirocanac; Nora Buchholz; Cami Figlinski; Callie Hubatch; Erica Barlament; Maren Assef; Ramiro Cortez; Emily Balfe

Virtual Session, 1 to 3 p.m.

Virtual content will be available via Zoom and displayed in CL 304 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Title Presenter(s) Format
Playful Pottery Holly Broder Art display
Queer Optimism in Oscar Wilde's "The Fisherman and His Soul" Kana Coonce Pre-recorded presentation
Benefits of Joining Student Organizations in College Annelise Frank Art display
A Feminist Stance: Crush Madalyn Hocevar Art display
The Hidden Design History of UW-Green Bay Kayla Kelling Art display
The Stigma of Mental Health: A Rhetorical Analysis Kari Neckuty; Justin Schumacher; Jessica McEwen Pre-recorded presentation
Exploring My Dreams Beau Sandvig Art display
Bookmark: Connecting Genres to Readers CoraLynne Staszak Art display
Analysis of "Work It" through a Feminist Stance Tara Theunis Pre-recorded presentation
The Iranian Women's Revolution: A Rhetorical Analysis Rebecca Weiss Pre-recorded presentation

Posters and Art Displays, 1 to 3 p.m.

Title Presenter(s)
The challenges and opportunities in Metropolitan Green Bay Karmen Anderson; Thane Brehmer; Maren Van Kirk; Sierra Schultz; Sophia White; Jake Puestow; Sulamita Koshavenko; Jamil Hackett
Exploring Alterations in Intestine Permeability with Estrogen Deficiency Elizabeth Bird
Under the Anxious Spotlight: Exploring Moral Self-Licensing in the Shadow of Anxiety Camden Caswell; Rene Houston
Branding a Cats Vision Cameron Cichocki
Mitigating AI Obtrusivity and AI Concerns Krystin Clemo
The Milwaukee School Board and MUSIC: Desegregating Milwaukee Schools Trinity Cottrell
May The Feminism Be With You: A Feminist Analysis of Star Wars the Original Trilogy Camilla Doherty
Paws and Reflect: Pet Ownership's Correlation with Empathic Abilities Maddie Fischer; Makenna Bisch
The Positive Correlation Between Executive Functioning and Emotional Intelligence in Middle Childhood Isabelle Haase; Morgan Kryzanek
Differentiating between Highly Sociable Introverts and the General Introvert Population Mia Laufer; Hannah Baker; Megan Dobner; Noah Oltmanns
Two Traditional Clothes Kia Lo
Illustrated Guidebook of Common Wisconsin Invasive Species Katina Mader
Physiological Synchrony in Parent-Child Dyads Across Cultures Veronica Mason
Regulation of TXNIP by Cholecystokinin Signaling in Pancreatic Beta-Cells Nikki Messick; Kaleb Voight; Aashvi Pandey
Wisconsin Pardon Trends from the Late 1980s to the Early 2000s Emily Nelson
Camelot Coffee Co-company branding Abigail Neubauer
Conceptual Design of a Multi-Purpose Single Stair Lift System for Home Jayson Ortiz; Brandon Barth; Jordan Sailer
International Relations in East Asia Jake Piontek
Shakey Lakes stream biomonitoring: How to refine it? Chaima Rabhi
White Supremacy's Role in Spreading Fear and Hate: Vel Phillips and the Fair Housing Movement in Milwaukee Kiley Rusch
Brushing Aside Doubts: An evaluation of the beat-sheet brushing technique for detecting the Nearctic Tree Trunk Sheetweaver Justice Saxby; Teona Ditzman; Addison Clauer
The Effects of COVID-19 on College Student Stress and Resources Nevaeh Schmechel; Erika Kundinger
Race vs. Ethnicity in Hispanic/Latinx Identities Mariana Marques Silvestre; Monica Garcia
Maid Made Devotee: The Maid-Mistress trope in Gothic Literature Rebecca Stewart
Conveyor with Metal Dector and Rejection Arm System Andrew Tordeur; Mason Flicek; Cody Salzman
How Political Identity Relates to Empathy Levels Caden Vercimak; Alison Wagner
4 Degrees of Freedom Robotic Arm on Mobile Platform Mason Wilke; Blaise Smits; Augustin Janowski
Leveraging Wearable Technology to Improve Women's Mental Health Indira Wolski