URAC•2016
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH & ARTS CELEBRATION
POSTERS PRESENTATIONS,
ORAL SESSIONS, AND PERFORMANCES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016
Sponsored by The Drinko Center for Experiential Learning
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SCHEDULE
8:30 AM
Coffee & pastry ­(Carlson Atrium)
9 - 11 AM:
Concurrent Student Speakers Session I (Patterson Hall)
9 - 11 AM: Live Musical Performances (McKelvey and Wallace Memorial Chapel)
9:30 - 10:30 AM:
Poster Session A (Witherspoon Room)
11 - Noon:
Remarks and Keynote Speaker (Will W. Orr Auditorium)
Opening Remarks: President Richard H. Dorman
Keynote Speaker Introduction: Dr. Russell E. Martin, professor of history
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nathan Carlin ’01, associate professor, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics at The University of Texas Health Science Center
Noon - 1 PM:
Travel Mug (3rd floor McKelvey)
Noon - 3:30 PM:
Chapel Performances (Wallace Memorial Chapel)
12:30 - 1:30 PM:
Poster Session B (Witherspoon Room)
1:30 - 2:30 PM:
Concurrent Student Speakers Session II (Patterson Hall)
2 - 3 PM:
Poster Session C (Witherspoon Room)
WELCOME FROM THE
DRINKO CENTER FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
WELCOME TITANS!
Westminster College is proud to host the 2015-2016 Undergraduate Research and Arts Celebration. This
year’s celebration features presentations and performances from more than 300 students representing every
department on campus.
Westminster is home to a vibrant, dynamic, and creative community of learners. Our Undergraduate Research
and Arts Celebration showcases the outstanding work of many of Mother Fair’s brightest stars in the areas of
science, mathematics, humanities, classics, and creative expression. We are enormously proud of their work.
Approximately one out of every three students on campus is engaged in today’s event. Students ranging from
seniors to first years will present their research, read their poetry, perform their compositions, display their
artwork, and share their productions with faculty, staff, fellow students, alumni, and parents. For many, their
work represents the culmination of years of study in the lab, library, studio, auditorium, and dorm room. For
some, this will be their last formal presentation before walking across the Senior Terrace. These students had
the audacity to ask a difficult question and the tenacity and skills to pursue the answer.
Behind every project is a dedicated student scholar, committed faculty, and a support system consisting
of Greek Life, AV Services, Development Office, Admissions, Student Affairs, Office of Communications
Services, department secretaries, SGA, and others. Additionally, there is a College administration who
have made undergraduate research, creative endeavors, and faculty/student relationships a priority at our
institution. Also, let us not forget the parents and roommates who have endured countless conversations
about topics and projects of which they do not understand — with titles they often cannot pronounce.
The most important thing that Westminster College does is to prepare her students as critical thinkers,
reflective learners, effective leaders, and good citizens. The Undergraduate Research Advisory Council and
The Drinko Center for Experiential Learning sincerely thank our campus community for their efforts in
supporting our students.
I also want to acknowledge and offer a very special thanks to Pete Smith, Bill Quigley, Doreen Matune and
all of Westminster’s academic administrative assistants, Karen Resendes, Tim Winfield, Angela Lahr, Jonathan
Smith, Tracey Sinopoli, Pamela Richardson, Andrew Henley, Sandra Webster, and Terri Lenox. Their
individual efforts made this day’s event possible.
I wish you all an enjoyable experience and wonderful Celebration.
Patrick D. Krantz
Director, Drinko Center
Office of Faith and Spirituality
McKelvey Campus Center 223 & 224
319 S. Market St., Box 66, New Wilmington, PA 16172
(724) 946-7117
SERVING AS A WAY OF LIFE
Challenging Students to Live a Life of Service
14 Students & 2 Leaders (Rev. Jim Mohr & Dr. Kerri Duerr)
The focus of the trip will be:
 Experiential through volunteer work, development of relationships,
spiritual reflection, and vocational discernment
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Students will blog their experiences and develop a video documentary
highlighting the people they met, the work they were able to do, and the
places they were able to visit
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Students will learn about urban and rural ministry issues in Alaska by
volunteering in both types of communities, talking with local people
and leaders from the native culture groups
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Meet with community and church leaders
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Study eco-justice in Alaska by examining the effects of global warming
with faculty at the University of Alaska Anchorage and The Presbytery
of the Yukon
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Westminster College students will shadow University of Alaska
Anchorage students as they do field work as part of the Environmental
Science Department and an Undergraduate Research Grant they have
been awarded.
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Consider being part of our 2017 Experience Alaska Team
Support of this learning experience provided in part by a grant from
NetVUE Chaplaincy Implementation Grants, Council of Independent Colleges
One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 320, Washington, DC 20036
along with student commitment, fund-raising and mission work donation support.
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URAC•2016 POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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URAC•2016 POSTER PRESENTATIONS
POSTER
NUMBER TITLE
RESEARCHER(S)
FACULTY SPONSOR(S)
Taylor Casteel
Dr. Stephanie Richman
SESSION A ­— 9:30-10:30 A.M.
A1
What Leads to Sexism? The Implications
of Traditional Masculinity and
Self-Concept Clarity
A2
The Articulate Alligator
Samantha Adams
Dr. John Robertson
A3
Projectors are Transforming Theatrical
Productions: Is it for the best?
Olivia Orth
Mr. Terry Jachimiak
A4
Social Media's Effects on Artist Promotion
Erin Kennedy
Dr. Suzanne Prestien
A5
Adventure and Academics in the Amazon
Regions of Iquitos, Peru
Ashlyn Brown
Dr. Bethany Hicok
A6
A Vote of Confidence: Effects of
Confidence on Conformity in Eyewitness
Testimony
Samantha Thomas
Dr. Sherri Pataki
A7
The "Digital Silent Majority": Citizens'
Perceptions of Government Use of Social
Media
Rochelle Snyder
Dr. James Rhoads
A8
How Union Civil War Nurses Changed the
Field of Medicine
Krystina Rothhaar
Dr. Angela Lahr
A9
Social Trends in Banned Literature
Marissa Miller
Dr. Kristianne Vaccaro
A10
The Groupon Effect: Using Groupon as a
Marketing Tool for Small Business
Savanna Adams
Dr. Suzanne Prestien
A11
Gun Familiarity and its Impact on the
Weapon Focus Effect and Eyewitness
Testimony
Ryan Dunn
Dr. Stephanie Richman
A12
The Factors Behind Why Police Officers
Use Conducted Energy Devices and How
They Affect the Public’s Perception on the
Police
Cody Alward
Dr. Kristenne Robison
A13
Numerical Solutions to the Schrödinger
Equation
Isaiah Morgenstern
Dr. Robert Knop
A14
Epidemic Modeling
Olivia Sniezek
Mr. James Anthony
A15
The Axons of the Mushroom Body
Terminate in the Antennal Lobe, Lateral
Horn, and 1st Thoracic Ganglion in
the Black Carpenter Ant, Camponotus
Pennsylvanicus
Rachel Ancell and co-author Lauren Gezo
Dr. Katherine Robertson
A16
Relationships between Father’s
Masculinity, Emotion Socialization
Strategies, and Children’s Future
Emotional Expression
Kierstin Barker
Dr. Sherri P. Pataki
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POSTER
NUMBER TITLE
RESEARCHER(S)
FACULTY SPONSOR(S)
A17
Penn State’s Public Relation Crisis During
the Sandusky
Sebastian Kerr
Dr. Suzanne Prestien
A18
RING-FISH Technique Using
Alyssa Malachin
Polynucleotide Probes to Detect Ampicillin
Resistance Plasmids in Escherichia Coli
Dr. Joseph Balczon
A19
Synthesis of Novel Organic Mechanophore Brianna Landis
for Use in a Targeted-Drug Delivery
System
Dr. Matthew Baker
A20
Predicting the Unpredictable: Simulating a
Knuckleball
Dylan Thomas
Dr. Robert Knop
A21
Teachers’ Attitudes When Grading School
Assignments of Children in Two-Parent vs.
One Parent Households
Addison Dieterich
Dr. Sandra K. Webster
A22
Inquiry Instruction vs. Inquiry and Lecture
Instruction for College Physics
Cody Postupac
Dr. Tom Oberst and
Dr. Sararose Lynch
A23
The Effects of Leader Member Exchange
Quality and Differentiation on Individual
and Group Performance
Kayleigh Gill
Dr. Stephanie Richman
SESSION B ­— 12:30-1:30 P.M.
B1
Real-World Examples of Big Data
Danielle Poling and Ethan McCarthy
Dr. Carolyn Cuff
B2
Computer Simulations of Wobbling
Footballs
Antonio Troese
Dr. Robert Knop
B3
Strength of Social Buffering on Behavioral
Depression in Rats Pair-Housed With
Familiar or Non-Familiar Cage-Mates
Selena Dasari
Dr. Deanne Buffalari
B4
Athletes and the #RoadtoRio
Marisa Toensing
Dr. Suzanne Prestien
B5
The Stigma of Drug Addiction: Influences
on Likeableness and Facial Attractiveness
Nicole Viviano
Dr. Stephanie Richman
B6
Big Data Defined: Getting More Out of
Your Information
Zachary Dernar and Joshua Stevens
Dr. Carolyn Cuff
B7
Classification of NIDE0866 as a Transport
Protein
Samantha Tower
Dr. Sarah Kennedy
B8
Quantifying Electrosensory Ampullae
of the Paddlefish Rostrum (Polyodon
Spathula)
Ethan Rodemoyer
Dr. John Robertson
B9
The Effect of #NotInMyName on the
Perception of Islam in a Small Liberal Arts
College
Rachel Shussett
Dr. Suzanne Prestien
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POSTER
NUMBER TITLE
RESEARCHER(S)
FACULTY SPONSOR(S)
B10
An Exploratory Study: First Year Women’s
Social Identity Development as Related to
Use of Social Networking Sites
Samantha Croteau
Dr. Sandra K. Webster
B11
Influences of a Brown Dwarf on Objects in Tyler Heintz
the Outer Solar System
Dr. Robert Knop
B12
The Effect of Attempting Retrieval on
Learning
Emily Broderick
Dr. Sandra K. Webster
B13
The Importance of Reproducible Research
in Modern Scientific Study
Christopher Phillips and Mark Patton
Dr. Carolyn Cuff
B14
Muslim-American Identity Construction
in a Small North-Eastern City
Emily Clark
Dr. Kristin Park
B15
Deviance on a College Campus: Do
Athletic Status and Involvement Make a
Difference
Kyle Daly
Dr. Kristenne Robison
B16
Quantifying the Effect of Increased
Cystolic Calcium on Nuclear Transport in
HeLa Cells
Eve Kammerdiener
Dr. Karen Resendes
B17
Identifying Genes Associated with
Longevity in Mammals by Comparing
Rates of Evolution of Orthologous Genes
Amanda Kowalczyk
Dr. Carolyn Cuff
B18
Public Relations in the United States
Military
Benjamin Weagraff
Dr. Suzanne Prestien
B19
Analysis of Toluene Efflux Pumps in
Microorganisms
Mathilda Willoughby
Dr. Sarah Kennedy
B20
Effects of Negative Mood Induction on
Creativity
Neil Christopher
Dr. Sandra K. Webster
B21
Fractal Meiosis
Jamie Thompson
Mr. Jim Anthony
B22
David W. Edward Business Plan 2016
Scholarship Competition Winner
Baylee Felger
Mr. David Smith
B23
Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden
Angle
Rachael Huff
Dr. Carolyn Cuff
SESSION C ­— 2-3 P.M.
C1
What's Behind the Trees?
Doltyn Snedden and Brooke Novotny
Mr. Brad Weaver
C2
Re-Stripped
Daniel Swank
Mr. Brad Weaver
C3
The Gift of Motherhood
Kellen Gursky
Mr. Brad Weaver
C4
A Journey down Academy Avenue
Connor Hamilton
Mr. Brad Weaver
C5
Land of the Living Dead
Zachary Hynus
Mr. Brad Weaver
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POSTER
NUMBER TITLE
RESEARCHER(S)
FACULTY SPONSOR(S)
C6
Survey of Tick-Borne Pathogens
from Wildlife Harvested in Western
Pennsylvania
Andrea Marsh
Dr. Diana Ortiz
C7
The Correlation between ACM
Jessica Schweitzer
Lifting Lives Social Media Campaigns
Promotions and its Impact on the Country
Music Industry
Dr. Suzanne Prestien
C8
The Effects of Nicotine on Reinstatement
Behavior in a Rat Model
Ashlyn Brown
Dr. Deanne Buffalari
C9
Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research
in Chemometrics: The Students’
Perspective
Stephanie Homitz and Christopher Caroff
Dr. Helen Boylan
C10
Food Insecurity and the Environmental
Costs of Food Waste in the United States
Erin Hassett
Dr. Ann Throckmorton
C11
Domestic Violence and NFL Brand
Management
Robby Moss
Dr. Suzanne Prestien
C12
Physiological Differences between Social
and Romantic Rejection
Paul Nicol
Dr. Stephanie Richman
C13
Motion of a Golf Ball
Ava Hoag
Dr. Robert Knop
C14
Data Analytics vs Statistics
Isaiah Morgenstern and Keilah Ireland
Dr. Carolyn Cuff
C15
Marketing to Millennials: Paint Yourself
Green
Elizabeth Venanzi
Dr. Suzanne Prestien
C16
Progress Towards Poly (4-vinyl-1,3dioxolan-2-one) and its Corresponding
Ladder Polymer
Sean Reed
Dr. Matthew Baker
C17
Effects of the Antihypertensive Drug
Atenolol and the Antidepressant
Fluoxetine on Zebrafish Development
Anthony Yasko
Dr. Marosh Furimsky
C18
Celestial Migrations: Projections for the
Future
Alina Clough and Tyler Heintz
Dr. Thomas Oberst
C19
Analysis of Water Quality in Western
Kelsey Kilbane, Jamie Linderman and
Pennsylvania near Hydraulic Fracturing Sites Christina Mauri
Dr. Helen M. Boylan
C20
The Efficacy of Duckweed in Reducing
the Concentration of Manganese in
Abandoned Mine Drainage (AMD)
through Phytoremediation
Rebecca Bradnam
Dr. Helen Boylan
C21
Sharing: A Factor in the Relationship
between Theory of Mind and Social
Preference?
Sarah Rea
Dr. Mandy Medvin
C22
Examination of the Effectiveness of
YouTube in Public Relations
Adam Weaver
Dr. Suzanne Prestien
C23
Westminster College Model United
Nations Club in Chicago, IL
Alec Fisanick, Matthew Romeo, Ethan
Evanoski, Jacob Stutz, Colin Gribben,
Matthew Causer, Andrew Henley, James
Helwig, Alina Clough, Ellen DeWeese, Don
Lun, Krista Edwards, Rachael Letscher,
Raechel Pusateri, Rochelle Snyder, Marissa
Miller, Megan Andrews, Megan Beaule and
Tiffany Yearsley
Dr. Michael Aleprete
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INDEX OF POSTER PRESENTERS
PRESENTER TITLE PRESENTER TITLE
Adams, Samantha
Adams, Savanna
Alward, Cody
Ancell, Rachel
Andrews, Megan Barker, Kierstin
Beaule, Megan Bradnam, Rebecca
Broderick, Emily
Brown, Ashlyn
Brown, Ashlyn
Caroff, Christopher Casteel, Taylor
Causer, Matthew
Christopher, Neil
Clark, Emily
Clough, Alina
Clough, Alina Croteau, Samantha
Daly, Kyle
Dasari, Selena
Dernar, Zachary
DeWeese, Ellen Dieterich, Addison
Dunn, Ryan
Edwards, Krista Evanoski, Ethan
Felger, Baylee
Fisanick, Alec
Gezo, Lauren Gill, Kayleigh
Gribben, Colin
Gursky, Kellen
Hamilton, Connor
Hassett, Erin
Heintz, Tyler
Heintz, Tyler Helwig, James
Henley, Andrew Hoag, Ava
Homitz, Stephanie
Huff, Rachael
Hynus, Zachary
Ireland, Keilah Kammerdiener, Eve
Kennedy, Erin
Kerr, Sebastian
Kilbane, Kelsey
Kowalczyk, Amanda
Landis, Brianna
A2
A10
A12
A15
C23
A16
C23
C20
B12
A5
C8
C9
A1
C23
B20
B14
C18
C23
B10
B15
B3
B6
C23
A21
A11
C23
C23
B22
C23
A15
A23
C23
C3
C4
C10
B11
C18
C23
C23
C13
C9
B23
C5
C14
B16
A4
A17
C19
B17
A19
Letscher, Rachael Linderman, Jamie Lun, Don
Malachin, Alyssa
Marsh, Andrea
Mauri, Christina McCarthy, Ethan
Miller, Marissa
Miller, Marissa
Morgenstern, Isaiah
Morgenstern, Isaiah
Moss, Robby
Nicol, Paul
Novotny, Brooke
Orth, Olivia
Patton, Mark
Phillips, Christopher
Poling, Danielle
Postupac, Cody
Pusateri, Raechel Rea, Sarah
Reed, Sean
Rodemoyer, Ethan
Romeo, Matthew
Rothhaar, Krystina
Schweitzer, Jessica
Shussett, Rachel
Snedden, Doltyn
Sniezek, Olivia
Snyder, Rochelle
Snyder, Rochelle Stevens, Joshua
Stutz, Jacob
Swank, Daniel
Thomas, Samantha
Thomas, Dylan
Thompson, Jamie
Toensing, Marisa
Tower, Samantha
Troese, Antonio
Venanzi, Elizabeth
Viviano, Nicole
Weagraff, Benjamin
Weaver, Adam
Willoughby, Mathilda
Yasko, Anthony
Yearsley, Tiffany C23
C19
C23
A18
C6
C19
B1
A9
C23
A13
C14
C11
C12
C1
A3
B13
B13
B1
A22
C23
C21
C16
B8
C23
A8
C7
B9
C1
A14
A7
C23
B6
C23
C2
A6
A20
B21
B4
B7
B2
C15
B5
B18
C22
B19
C17
C23
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History
analyze SyStematiCally
CritiCal reading
Work Collaboratively
CommuniCate effeCtively
Write ConvinCingly
think globally
westminster.edu/history
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URAC•2016 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
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URAC•2016 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
PATTERSON HALL ROOMS 105, 106, 107
9:00-9:15
9:25-9:40
Patterson Hall
105
Patterson Hall
106
Patterson Hall
107
Alec Fisanick
Amanda Kowalczyk
Krista Edwards
United for Change
A Model of Network
Formation and Foraging
Strategies
Ginsberg and Glass's
Hydrogen Jukebox
Joseph Bandi
Katie Becherer,
Nicole Cross &
Anna Vournous
Melissa Bischak
The Art of the Carillon
Local Elementary STEM
Enrichment Program
9:50-10:05
10:15-10:30
10:40-10:55
5-Fluorouracil Decreases
Topoisomerase I
Brenna Butler
Ariel Clifford
Charles Cratty
Electronic Cigarettes
Frances Perkins:
FDR's Conscience
Harmonious Coloring of
Clique Tree
Blake Dulick
James Foltz
Krista Edwards
Implementation of a NAS
System
Current Perspectives of the
Criminal Justice System
Iron Horse Apocalypse
Ashlyn Brown &
Melissa Egan
Meredith Mishler
Dorsch, Hassett, Landis,
Letscher, Linderman,
Maholic, Owoc, Worthing,
& Yoho
Characterizing the Role of
TREX2 Complex Member
Your Brain Did That!
Tiny Living
1:30-1:45
Ashlyn Brown &
Sarah Pace
Zachary Dernar
Lindsay Homan
Learning to Learn
Analysis of Trace Metals in
Hair and Nails
Dylan Thomas
Kelly Higby
Charles Cratty
Predicting the Unpredictable
5- Fluorouracil Permeates
the Nuclear Pore
Momentum Term for the
MSPS Algorithm
Jared Heck
Joshua Stevens
Should Teams in the NFL
Kick it or Go for 2?
Data Structures for Object
Oriented Databases
Kayla Magusiak &
Kelsey Rogers
Opinions on Healthcare
1:55-2:10
2:20-2:35
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Acquiring Appreciation
PATTERSON HALL ROOMS 108, 205, 207
9:00-9:15
9:25-9:40
9:50-10:05
10:15-10:30
10:40-10:55
1:30-1:45
1:55-2:10
2:20-2:35
Patterson Hall
108
Christopher Phillips
Patterson Hall
205
Catherine Foltz
Patterson Hall
207
Keilah Ireland
OpenGL MIPS Processor
Simulator
A Close Reading of Anne
Sexton's "Snow White"
MLR vs PLS an Extension of
Chemometrics
Emily Brune
William Newman
Raechel Pusateri
Why Do People Help
The Impact of al-Qaeda on
the Evolution of the Islamic
State
Songs of Democracy
Kallen Eckert
Lindsay Schich
Matthew Romeo
Technology and the
Creation of Props
How Cosmopolitan
Magazine Affects
Perceptions of Women
Effect of Truth and
Reconciliation Commissions
Brenna Guard
Catherine Foltz
Role of Acetylcholine in
Amphetamine Addiction
Chomp: A Game
Shelby Seyler &
Madison Ordone
Andrew Henley
Danielle Smith
Raechel Pusateri
Western PA Revitalization
Conference
European Summer
The Queen's Part:
Lady Macbeth
Shawna Howard
Maria Synan
John Winger
Unraveling Celtic Knots
The Plight of the Jewish
Refugee during the
Roosevelt Administration
Victor Emmanuel II and the
Unification of Italy
Zachary Johns
Melissa Zhang
Bradley Gibbons
Change in Mosquito
Behavior
Communication in Virginia
Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway
Morphological Control of
Samarium Oxide Particles
Olivia Martin
Laurel Michalek
Through the Wardrobe
The Trees of Middle Earth
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Doctor-Patient Trust in the
Dominican Republic
PATTERSON HALL ROOMS 208, 210
9:00-9:15
9:25-9:40
Patterson Hall
208
Kendall Williams
Patterson Hall
210
Joanna Moreno
Killing Everyone in
Your Favorite Video Game
is Wrong
Hope Contagion:
Can you Catch Hope
from Friends?
Mark Patton
Christina Robb &
Jennifer Bickel
Analyzing Various
Intelligent Agent Designs in
a New Game Environment
9:50-10:05
Zachary Shively
Ending of Choice
The Kiss of Death: Heavy
Metals in Lipstick
Shepherd, Poling, Lee,
McCarthy, Glennon,
Getsy, Ashbaugh, &
Dennis
Screening for
Undervalued Stocks
10:15-10:30
10:40-10:55
1:30-1:45
1:55-2:10
Ian Matson
Rachel Simko
An Overview of the Business
Strategy Game
Engineering Applications in
Inductively Coupled PlasmaOptical Emission
Spectroscopy
Tyler Lucas
Aaron Shifflett
Finding Planet
through Asteroids
Aquatic Adventure:
Helping Preschoolers
Learn Mathematics
Michael McClain
Sarah Springer
Atlantis Project (Spain)
The Hydroxylation of
Phenodioxin using Fenton
Chemistry in an Ionic Liquid
Jeralyn Tatano
Kedric Reiser
Straying From the Path
Art and Identity in New Deal
America: The Murals of
Lorin Thompson Jr.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
CELEBRATES EARTH WEEK
Environmental Programs Recognizes URAC’s Environmental Works
Look for this Symbol on Posters and Oral Presentations →
UPCOMING LECTURES
BILL ROCKHILL
JOSHUA PRIBANIC &
MELISSA TROUTMAN
OWNER,
BEAR CREEK CARPENTRY
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS,
PUBLIC HERALD STUDIOS (MAKERS OF
TRIPLE DIVIDE)
BIG MAN. LITTLE HOUSE.
How a guy from the Bronx ended up in the
Adirondacks building tiny houses before the
tiny house movement even started.
THURSDAY, APRIL 28 | 7 P.M.
TUESDAY, MAY 3 | 7 P.M.
McKelvey Campus Center | Witherspoon Lakeview
Organized by WC’s Tiny House Project Team
McKelvey Campus Center | Witherspoon Lakeview
Organized by Lawrenc and Mercer ALLARM
Other Upcoming Earth Week Activities:
• Outdoor chapel service: 1:40 a.m., Friday, April 22 ­
• Sustainability Committee & Tiny House Project Team on the Quad: 11:40 a.m., Friday, April 22
• Chipping Party: 9 a.m., Saturday, April 23 at the Field Station
• Sodexo Reusable Cup Promotion: Only 25 cents for fountain refills — all month long!
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DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE LECTURER
DR. NATHAN CARLIN ’01
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics,
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
11 a.m.-Noon
Wednesday, April 20
Orr Auditorium
Free & open to the public
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URAC•2016 PERFORMANCES
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URAC•2016 MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
MCKELVEY CAMPUS CENTER • FIRST FLOOR
9:20– 9:35 a.m. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE HORN QUARTET
Zachary WoessnerLinsey Clauser
Joshua Thomas
9:45 – 10:00 a.m. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE CLARINET QUARTET
Marissa Lyerly
Amber Wunderlin
Patrick Gaughn
Samantha Zeigler
10:10 - 10:25 a.m. ASTA
Lisa Orr
Brittany Slupe
Madisen Fischer
Annie Trombetta
Ashleigh Nealer
Sophie Sprunger
Conner Hamilton
12:15 – 12:45 p.m. KATIE NICHOLSON — SINGER/SONGWRITER SHOWCASE
Singer/songwriter Katie Nicholson performs original and classic songs.
12:55 – 1:10 p.m. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE BRASS QUINTET
Zack Harper
Jeanne Barbour
Nik Guadagnino
Christen Snyder
Joshua Thomas
1:20 – 1:35 p.m. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE WOODWIND QUINTET
Deborah Heyl
James Riley
Joseph Barber
Linsey Clauser
Marissa Lyerly
1:45 – 2:15 p.m. THE SWEET TREBLES
“The Sweet Trebles” is a self-directed women’s a capella ensemble. This is our second year together and we performed at
last year’s URAC. We have sung the National Anthem at Westminster’s basketball games, sung at events in community, and
truly just love singing together!
Lauren Faber
Julie Hinson Rachel Read
Antonia Flamini
Chloe Knappenberger Olivia Schmidt
Rhiannon Griffiths Meredith Mischler
Macaya Yao
2:25 – 2:40 p.m. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Nathaniel Frank
Timothy Savage
Angela Renningeri Charlie Eyster
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WALLACE MEMORIAL CHAPEL
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE CHAMBER SINGERS (Wallace Memorial Chapel)
Dr. Samuel Barbara, conductor
Irina Trenga, pianist
Soprano
Alto
Becca Bly
Theodora Constantine
Lauren Faber
Ariana O’Donnell
Rhiannon Griffiths
Rachel Read
Courtney Hemmelgarn Olivia Schmidt
Kaitlyn Nicholson
Danielle Smith
Tenor
Travis Ascione
Zach Balog
David Osorno
Joseph Spurio
Matthew Younger
Bass
Matthew Benzenhoefer
Mark Hockenberry
Michael Kahle
Jeremy Roberts
Kendall Williams
2:00 – 2:10 p.m. ASHLEIGH NEALER — ROMANZE BY MAX BRUCH
Ashleigh will be playing Romanze by Max Bruch. The piece is for violin and piano, and takes approximately nine minutes to
perform. Max Bruch lived from 1838–1920, and in that time he wrote more than 200 pieces. He was a German composer
and conductor, and his first concerto has become standard repertoire for violin students.
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. VOCAL MASTER CLASS ­— THE BLENDING OF VOICES
The Vocal Master Class will present several selections from different styles such as oratorios, art songs, and opera duets and
trios and discuss blending of voices for these selected songs.
Dr. Anne Hagan Bentz, professor
Marie Libal-Smith, pianist
Danielle Smith
Becca Bly
Joseph Spurio
Mark Hockenberry
Taylor Powell
Rachel Read
Olivia Schmidt
ORR AUDITORIUM
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE WIND ENSEMBLE (Orr Auditorium)
Amber Wunderlin
Zachary Harper
Patrick Ramond
Samantha Zeigler
Shawn Evanick
Christen Snyder
Alan Yoder
Nickalas Guadagnino Gerald Stumpff
Hannah Shanholtz Angela Moose
Krista Edwards
Kelly Higby
Linsey Clauser
Robert Hellier
Krystina Rothhaar
Joshua Thomas
Miranda Nash
Angela Renninger
Joey Bandi
Samantha Bowman
Timothy Savage
Zachary Woessner
Mathi Willoughby
Charley Eyster
Jeanne Barbour
Shannon Herdman
Nathaniel Frank
Tyler West
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MUELLER THEATRE
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. FREE MAN AND THE CHASERS
For this performance, we focused on covers of classic rock and pop songs with our own personal touch.
Zack Harper
Patrick Gaughn
Zach Balog
Ben Grove
Brad Gibbons
Austin Ruediger
Tim Romecki
Tyler West
BERLIN LOUNGE
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE FLUTE CHOIR
Allison Clutter
Deborah Heyl
Desirea Gamble
Ann Riddle
3:10 – 3:30 p.m.
SCOTTISH STRING MUSIC — CEÒL NA TEUD!
Ashleigh Nealer
Miranda Nash
Taylor Hertzler
Shannon Herman
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URAC•2016 OTHER PERFORMANCES
MUELLER THEATRE
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. KENNEDY CENTER AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATRE FESTIVAL
These students were nominated to participate in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship auditions at the Kennedy Center
Amercian College theater Festival for Region II. They presented the following scences and monologues:
Nicole Clayton (nominee) and Deborah Heyl
Uncommon Women and Others by Wendy Wasserstein
Stop Kiss by Diana Son
Elevator monologue from Sez She by Jane Martin
Travis Ascione (nominee) and Emily Eyler
Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan
Bennedick’s monologue from William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
Victoria Volkay (nominee) and Rhiannon Griffiths
The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman Sex by Mae West
Pride and Prejudice by Jon Jory
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. 48 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL
DEMO REEL: Our film, “The Demo Reel,” is an entry into the 2015 48 Hour Film Project (horror). This is a competition which
requires teams to design, film and edit a 4-8 minute movie under 48 hours. The competition also requires team to use
certain props, lines, and characters in the film. Our film runs a total time of 5½ minutes and revolves around a mysterious
student in our broadcasting department.
Brad Kolesar
Connor Hamilton
Marcus Dean
Dylan Mick
Bryan Greig
Thomas Graham
SWEET NOTHINGS: The Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Festival is held every year. This past year a group of video production
students took on the challenge of creating a short film with a horror based genre. The students wrote, filmed, acted, edited,
and produced “Sweet Nothings,” their short film, in a mere 48 hours.
Doltyn Snedden
Danielle Dindak
Emiley Westfall
Justin Wilson
Troy Jackson
FOSTER ART GALLERY*
10:15 – 10:45 p.m. BRANDIE NICELY­­­­—FINE ART DISPLAY “FAMILIES FLEEING VIOLENCE: THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS”
In order to share the stories of Syrian refugees, Brandie has created a series of mixed media pieces. A collage of newspaper
articles about the crisis will be the centerpiece of this series.
*Also in Foster Art Gallery will be the work of two Fine Art capstone students: Olivia Martin and Karen Coulter
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Project supported by NSF I-Corps L grant 1548096
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