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Enjoy and learn at the Northeast State Symposium on March 13

The Northeast State Symposium features academic research presentations by students.

Nuclear power in America.  A rooster’s internal clock. Situational leadership. Biodiversity. Warrior’s Path State Park seen through the eyes of John Muir.

These and other student presentations highlight the First Annual Northeast State Presents Symposium schedule for Wednesday, March 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., in the Wayne G. Basler Library conference rooms, L106 and L226.

Sponsored by the Northeast State Teaching Excellence and Academic Services team, the symposium highlights research projects by Northeast State students from across our academic disciplines.  Faculty are encouraged to bring classes to hear student presentations.  The four sessions described below correspond to class times, and light refreshments will be provided throughout the symposium. Faculty are asked to complete an a brief RSVP to assist in seating and refreshment planning.

Schedule of Events

8:30-9:00 a.m.     Coffee & Continental Breakfast in L226

Opening Remarks: Dr. Jeff McCord, President, Northeast State Community College

 

9:00-10:20:  Session One

Interdisciplinary Research Panel: Basler Room L226

Rebekah Saulsbury:  Situational Leadership:  An Examination of Hersey and Blanchard’s Theory

Kate Casell:  Clowning Around:  The Culture of Clowns and Clowning

Xander Pike:  The History of Nuclear Power in America:  Nuclear Physics and Oppenheimer

 

10:30-11:50:  Session Two

The Scientific Exploration of Place ; Basler Room L106

Welcome:  Michele Glass, Associate Professor, Science

Sadie Bellamy:  Does the Time-of-Day Affect How Much a Rooster Crows?

Ashleigh Dickenson:  Biodiversity Project

Leo Phillips:  Kingsport Greenbelt:  Blossoms Frozen in Time

 

Interdisciplinary Research Panel:  L226

Stephanie Hall:  A History of Substance Abuse:  My Story

Emma WestMindful Communication and Its Effects: An Analysis

Xander Pike:  PTK Honors in Action:  Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Playing TheWizard of Oz

 

12:00-1:20:  Session Three

Interdisciplinary Research Panel:  L226

Dahlia Boggs:  “The Thanksgiving Song” by Ben Rector music

Jessica Denzler: A Rabbit Hole Research Journey in Tennessee History

Jennifer Farmer:  The Balsa Wood Bridge Project

 

1:30-2:50:  Session Four

The Scientific Exploration of Place: L106

Welcome:  Michele Glass, Associate Professor, Science

Levi Hill:  Cultivating Positivity

Kymber Hooven:  Environmental Science Semester Project

Lizzy Siglin:  An Exploration of Warrior’s Path State Park: The John Muir Observational Criteria

Austin BlizardHow Time Spent in Nature Impacts Mood: A Self-Study

 

Interdisciplinary Research Panel: L226

Makenna Trent:  Photography and Fashion

Gage Stanley:  A Podcast with Thomas Paine

Shariah AlvarengaJames Webb Space Telescope Observations of the Early Universe

Shanna Holt: Honors Biology II Salamander Migration Study:  Road Mortality

 

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