Daily Schedule – April 8, 2022

All times in Eastern Time Zone

• free_breakfast 7:30-9:00 Breakfast Arcade, Lower Level
  Meet in the hotel for a continental breakfast
• check_box 8:00-1:00 Check-in Hyatt, lower level
  Check in desk will be open
• search 9:00-12:00 Cleveland Scavenger Hunts
  description coming soon!
• book 12:00-1:00 MEHA Book Club
  Inaugural meeting of the MEHA book club! We’ll be discussing an excerpt of Frank Aydelotte’s Breaking the Academic Lock Step. Bring lunch!
• 1:00-1:50 Presentation Block 1
  • speaker_notes Session 1: Creative Writing Excerpts (Burlington A) 
    McGowen, J. “A Land Beyond Our Own – A Creative Work” Ball State University
    Farrough, S. “The Protectors of Fortune and Power: An Excerpt” Indiana University South Bend
    Carlson, M. “MFA Application Blues” University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
  • people Session 2: Business and Financial Affairs (Burlington B) 
    Singleton, J. “An Analysis of the Normal Distribution Applied to Stock Prices” Baldwin Wallace University
    Weir, C., Brown, J., Warnaar, T. “An Investigation into the Efficiency and Potential Realized Value of International Declarations: A Company X Study” Central Michigan University
    Daniels, A. “Digital Marketing Proposal for Jitters Coffeehouse” University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
  • people Session 3: Humans and Biology (Emanuele A) 
    Staffeld, J. “Role of the Ventral Hippocampus to Nucleus Accumbens Pathway in Individual Differences in Appetitive Learning” Eastern Michigan University
    Welsch, K. “Rising Controversies: The Ethicality of Germline Editing” Lake Superior State University
    Poynter, M. “The Connection Between Your Nervous System and Depression: The Role of Oligodendrocytes” Mount St. Joseph University
  • people Session 4: Historical Contexts (Emanuele B) 
    Wright, K. “Painting With Tainted Colors: How Period Pieces Marred Anne Boleyn” Indiana University Southeast
    Jones, K. “Montezuma Red: A Brief History of Lipstick as a Symbol of Patriotism” Indiana University Southeast
    Earley, A. “The Space Between Mathematics and Religion” Lake Superior State University
  • people Session 5: Social Science Research (Emanuele C) 
    French, S. “Women as Partners: Domestic or Corporate?” Indiana University Southeast
    Duskey, M. “Female Equity on College Campuses” University of Rio Grande
  • forum Session 6: Unethical Journalism in Fiction (Roundtable) (Kaiser A) 
    Naselroad, M. “Unethical Journalism in Fiction” Indiana University Kokomo
  • forum Session 7: Feedback from Peer Mentors About Student Engagement (Faculty Panel) (Kaiser B) 
    Phwandaphwanda, K. “Feedback from Peer Mentors About Student Engagement” University of Kentucky
  • forum Session 8: Honors Colloquia Series (Faculty Panel) (Kaiser C) 
    Lebo, A., Castro, E., Broucek, S., Pipoly, E. “Reinventing the Co-Curriculum: Honors Colloquia Series” Baldwin Wallace University
• 2:00-2:50 Presentation Block 2
  • speaker_notes Session 9: Poetry (Burlington A) 
    Webb, J. “Poetry and Neglect” Grand Valley State University
    Freeland, H. “No One Needs to Know How Bad It Hurt – A Collection of Poems” Indiana University Kokomo
    Ryan, B. “"Déjà vu” and Other Poems" Indiana University Kokomo
  • people Session 10: Chemistry (Burlington B) 
    Anderson, A. “Developing a Structural Analog of Impomoeassin F” Ball State University
    Morgan, W. “Hydrosetting – The Future of Bioplastic Production” University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
  • people Session 11: Social Interaction and Social Media (Emanuele A) 
    Hogsett, M. “Negative Social Interactions After Sexual Assault Detrimentally Impacts Victim Response and Recovery” Indiana University Kokomo
    Grace, R. “Improving State of Mind by Escaping the Pitfalls of Social Media” Indiana University Southeast
    Miller, C. “Romanticization of Mental Illness in Media” Ohio Northern University
  • people Session 12: Musical Inspirations (Emanuele B) 
    Jonczyk, J. “From the 1800s to the 2000s: A Musical Board Game Journey” Baldwin Wallace University
    Dailey, C. “Gustav Mahler: The Journey to His Compositional Voice” Ball State University
    Driver, K. “Influence of Background Music Characteristics on Performance in a Complex Figure Task” Indiana University South Bend
  • forum Session 13: Peer Mentoring in a Difficult Time (Roundtable) (Emanuele C) 
    Phillips, J., Ramirez, A. “Peer Mentoring In A Difficult Time” Purdue University Northwest
  • forum Session 14: Learning History by Living It (Roundtable) (Kaiser A) 
    Thompson, I., Morgan, M., Risley, R., Olsen, D. “Learning History by Living It: Research, Roleplay, React” Indiana University Southeast
  • forum Session 15: To Thesis or Not to Thesis That is The Question (Faculty Panel) (Kaiser B) 
    Rytwinski, N., Clevinger, J. “To Thesis or Not to Thesis That is The Question” Walsh University
  • forum Session 16: Implementation of the Diversity Discussion in the Honors College (Faculty Panel) (Kaiser C) 
    Ingold, K., Lloyd, S. “Implementation of the Diversity Discussion in the Honors College” Ball State University
• local_cafe 3:00-3:30 Coffee Break outside Emanuele C
  Get some coffee outside Emanuele C
• 3:30-4:20 Presentation Block 3
  • people Session 17: Covid-19 across Disciplines (Burlington A) 
    Luckett, K. “The Relationship between Introversion/Extroversion and COVID-19 Health Precautions” Eastern Michigan University
    McBride, K. ““Six Feet Apart”: The Different Experiences of COVID-19” Indiana University South Bend
    Fisher, H. “The Social Effects of COVID-19 on International Business: The Varying Responses of the World After Lockdown” Indiana University Southeast
  • speaker_notes Session 18: Creative Writing through History (Burlington B) 
    Milkovich, J. “History as Artistic Inspiration: Playwriting” Eastern Michigan University
    Keziah, H. “archipelagic apparitions” University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
  • people Session 19: Development and Disorder (Emanuele A) 
    Tamez, A. “Dying to Eat: Male Disordered Eating, Its Negative Effects, and a Plan for Recovery” Ivy Tech Community College
    Smith, K. “Development During Early Childhood” Mount St. Joseph University
    Aguilar, M. “Bilingualism’s Effects on Psychological Development” Mount St. Joseph University
  • people Session 20: Education (Emanuele B) 
    Mills, B., Lane,, P. “Cross-cultural Design Thinking: a Workshopped Exploration of Creative Preschools in Indigenous Communities” Grand Valley State University
    Etris, E. “Social Emotional Learning Resource Unit” Mount St. Joseph University
    Wood, A. “Interventions for Trauma-Informed Classrooms” University of Rio Grande
  • forum Session 21: Beyond the Binary (Roundtable) (Emanuele C) 
    Sears, A., Moore, M., Card, J., Manke, K., Harrington, H., Coleman, A., Bonilla, M. “Beyond the Binary – Changing Perspectives on Gender Roles and Identity” Lorain County Community College
  • forum Session 22: Impacts of Staff Involvement on Student Participation, Success, and Morale (Roundtable) (Kaiser A) 
    Patel, A., Granados, M. “Impacts of Staff Involvement on Student Participation, Success, and Morale” Purdue University Northwest
  • forum Session 23: A New Beginning for a Long-Standing Mentorship Program (Faculty Panel) (Kaiser B) 
    Wickham, K., Fulton, K., Johnson, M., Koren, M., Gulli, S. “A New Beginning for a Long-Standing Mentorship Program” Grand Valley State University
  • forum Session 24: Controversies on Philosophy, Politics, and Science in Nineteenth-Century France and Mexico (Faculty Panel) (Kaiser C) 
    Frausto, O., Drefcinski, P. “Controversies on Philosophy, Politics, and Science in Nineteenth-Century France and Mexico” Ball State University
• 4:30-5:20 Presentation Block 4
  • people Session 25: Literary Analysis and Inspiration (Burlington A) 
    Georgi, M. “Sexuality and Maturity in the Selected Works of Stephen King” Ball State University
    Nichols, L. ““Like Dying and Like Being Born”: The Portal, the Door, and the Closet in Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West” Cleveland State University
    Knappenberger, A., Adkins, S., Stryanec, E. “Fostria: Where Utopia Meets Foster Care” University of Mount Union
  • people Session 26: Understanding the Human Body (Burlington B) 
    Edinger-VanAtta, M. “In a Bind: A Case Study of Determining Nursing Best Practice” Cleveland State University
    Pobanz, B., Alsaymary, H., Daniels, T. “Center of Mass Considerations and Levers in the Human Body and Their Effect on Judo Throws” Indiana University South Bend
    Johnson, D. “Does Using a Ketogenic Diet for a Two-Week Period Result in Better Metabolic Flexibility?” University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
  • people Session 27: Political Thought in the US and the World (Emanuele A) 
    Smith, R. “Media and The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” Indiana University Southeast
    Stankovich, J. “The Harm Principle” Indiana University South Bend
    Geise, N. “The Decline of the U.S. Hegemony and Resulting Rise of Rival Aggression” Ivy Tech Community College
  • forum Session 28: The World as You See It (Roundtable) (Emanuele B) 
    Sparks, S., Magazine, B. “The World as You See It” Kent State University
  • forum Session 31: Expanding the Honors Cohort Through an Events-Based Course with TAs (Faculty Panel) (Kaiser B) 
    Gilles, R., Foreback, M., Griesmaier, I., Shadab, K., Wise, N. “Expanding the Honors Cohort Through an Events-Based Course with TAs” Grand Valley State University
  • people Session 32: Faculty Workshop (Kaiser C) 
    Dement, R., Dorman, H., Kaine, G., Wood, R., Young-Irvin, J. “Demystifying Success: Applying Improv in Daily Life” Indiana University Southeast