Ethnography of the University Initiative
Spring 2013 Student Conference Schedule
Monday, April 22, 2013
Room 126, Library & Information Science Building
501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, Illinois
3:00pm to 9:00pm
3:00-3:02
Opening Remarks and Introduction: Nancy Abelmann, EUI Co-Director
3:02-3:30
Panel 1: Questions of Diversity and Difference
Julian Anastasia, James Baskis, John
Murphy and Lani Panhhavong
Anthropology 103 (Parkland): “Transition: From Community to Uni”
Hannah Fink, Kendall Knox, Leonia
Pettigrew and Melissa Rosas
Anthropology 103 (Parkland): “An Ethnographic Study of Social Norms, aka ‘Hi,
My Name Is…’”
Shanita Cadney
Anthropology 399: “Singing for Inclusiveness? Explorations of Diversity within
UIUC’s Choral Groups”
3:35-3:58
Panel 2: Student Movements and Mobilities
Genevieve Cox, Blake Gibbons and
Destin Lugo-Hall
Anthropology 103 (Parkland): “An Ethnography of International Students at
Parkland College”
Peter Burgos
History 200: “1960s Latinos Protesting at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign”
Alison Marcotte
History 200: “Professor James Barrett’s UIC Experiences During the Vietnam
Era”
4:00-4:30
Poster Session 1
Mike Pizzo, Nineveh Rasho and Leah
Vaughn
Rhetoric 233: “The Sustainability Aspect of Habitat for Humanity”
Matt Park, Rayvonte Rice and Johnny
Rhetoric 233: “Assembly Hall Renovation”
Rooney
Alyssa Hanson and Summer Ziegler
English 106 (Parkland): “Prejudice and Stereotypes at Parkland College”
Zach Downing and Rebekah Burgan
English 106 (Parkland): “International and Immigrant Student Athletes: How
Do They Find Parkland College?”
Ron Edquilang, Katerina Holand and
Ahlivia Spencer
Rhetoric 233: “Learning via Distance Education”
Rachel Stiles
English 106 (Parkland): “Parkland Student Perceptions of the U of I”
Esther Wei Xing and Gloria Tang Kuai
Fan
Educational Policy Studies 199: “The Value of an English Conversation Group
Only for Women”
Xueqi Bai
Educational Policy Studies 199: “The ‘Knowledge Gap’ in the United States:
Analyzing the Low Turnout of Anti-ignorance Effort”
4:30-4:53
Panel 3: “Discourses” of Power
Victoria Machen, Jennifer Mendez,
Thomas Nguyen and Christian
Smith
East Asian Languages and Culture 285: “Chrysanthemum Tea: It’s Yeo Choice”
Caroline Brown
Anthropology 399: “’Get it Yourself, Michael’: Investigating Gendered
Discourse in UIUC Classrooms”
John Stronz
History 200: “Divergent Views of the Anti-Vietnam War Movement”
4:58-5:33
Panel 4: (Pro)Tests of Difference
Michael Kubiak, Chris Nixon and
Emily Sapp
Anthropology 399: “The Perception and Acceptance of Physically Disabled
Students at the University of Illinois”
Michael Alexandrou
History 200: “Radio and Media Participation in Student Protests”
Marc Chua, David Ehar, Claire
Hampton, Peter Jung and Joah
Kim
East Asian Languages and Cultures 285: “The Chief, Beliefs, Controversy and a
T-shirt”
Jessica Gonzalez, Tatyana Shields
and Keqi Wei
Anthropology 399: “Cultural Appetites: Dining Hall Specialty Nights”
5:35-6:10
Poster Session 2 (and pizza!)
Mike Pizzo, Nineveh Rasho and Leah
Vaughn
Rhetoric 233: “The Sustainability Aspect of Habitat for Humanity”
Chris Bell, Ryan Ragland and Brian
Schiro
Rhetoric 233: “The Matter of Sustainable Landscaping Practices at the
University of Illinois”
Sarah Cobble, Melika Fini, Justin
Harde and Allison Laubenstein
Rhetoric 233: “UI Sustainability: Locally Grown Foods”
Preston Brown, Travis Davenport and
Shawn Oneill
Rhetoric 233: “Sustainable Lighting: A Campus Commitment”
Katrina Halfaker, Mark Huston and
Philip Speigel
Rhetoric 233: “Hand Drying in Campus Restrooms: The University, User
Preferences, and Costs”
Chase Lipscomb and Caleb Plattner
English 106 (Parkland): “Parkland Students’ Perceptions of Christian Hip-Hop
Music”
Jade Benton, Abigail Quiney and
Sarah Redman
English 106 (Parkland): “Single Mothers at Parkland College”
Kei U Lai and Chon Wa Sou
Educational Policy Studies 199: “Initiative of Establishing and Expectations of
a New RSO – Orienteering Illini”
Cheong Teng Io, Iong U Wang and Lio
Hak Kin
Educational Policy Studies 199: “An Intercultural Bridge? Examining the
‘English Corner’”
6:10-6:40
Panel 5: Parkland College: Ethnographies of Aesthetics, Excellence and
Engagement
Kathryn Arnold, Richard Ford and
Aaron Hoyle-Katz
Anthropology 103 (Parkland): “Community Service and Educational
Excellence”
Destiny Coffey, Thomas Hardwick,
Jaryn Lankford and Danielle
Veign
Anthropology 103 (Parkland): “An Ethnographic Study of Asian International
and Asian American Students Attending Parkland College”
Colten Jackson, Meredith Koch and
Ciara Reilly
Anthropology 103 (Parkland): “’Clothes’ Call: How We Get Ready”
6:45-7:13
Panel 6: The Personal is Political: Identity Politics and Campus Culture
Scott Hanus
History 200: “Student Activism at UIC and the Fight for Equality for All”
Charlie Shoemaker
History 200: “Vietnam Veterans and the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign”
Joe Conroy
History 200: “The Cutting Edge?: The Results of the Sexual Revolution at the
University of Illinois”
Bobbi Benegas
History 200: “The Women’s Health Movement and Its Importance to Today’s
Classroom”
Emily Slabe
History 200: “The Vietnam War on UIUC Campus”
7:18-7:46
Panel 7: (R)evolutions of Identity and Difference
Jose Berrios
Anthropology 399: “Who am I?”
Madeline Cole
History 200: “The Women’s Liberation Movement at the University of Illinios”
Jack Sullivan
History 200: “A Religious Perspective on the Vietnam War”
Anthony Spiezia
History 200: “Student Reactions to the Protests of the Vietnam War at the UIC
Campus”
Tim Hasse
History 200: “Racism during the Vietnam War”
7:50-8:18
Katie Bora
Panel 8: “It’s Complicated”: Individual/Institutional Relationships
History 200: “The Civil Rights Movements at UIUC: A Study of the Complex
Relationships between Citizens for Racial Justice, Administration,
Faculty and Community Members”
Lisa Ortiz
Education and Organization Leadership 574: “English Proficiency, Placement,
Policies, Problems, and Possibilities at UIUC: Experiences of Puerto
Rican Graduate Students from the Island”
Lauren Mayer
Art History 491: “Application of Labels as Forms of Identification of East Asian
Art at UIUC”
Anthony Tiblandi
History 200: “Vietnam Veterans and Their Treatment at the U of I”
Andrea Herrera and Yesenia Olvera
Latina/o Studies 390/History 399: “Stories of Opposition: Archiving the
Legacies of Latina/o Student Activism at UIUC, 1970-1995
8:25-8:55
Panel 9: Inclusive Illinois?: Diversity and Campus Communities
Madeline Defreitas, Normandie Esco
and Andrew Giovanazzi
Anthropology 399: “Race and the Greek Community (at the U of I)”
Emily Agyeman, Isabel Arechiga and
Ammie Hoppenrath
Anthropology 399: “LGBT@UIUC”
Ariella Cohen, Fatima Diabate and
Shaunette Smith
Anthropology 399: “Out and About: Social Spaces and the LGBT Community”
9:00 EUI Closing Remarks
Ethnography of the University Initiative Spring 2013 courses
Instructor
Anthropology 103
(Parkland)
Cultural Anthropology*
Isabel Scarborough
Anthropology 399
Language in the Real World*
Brenda Farnell
Art History 491
Topics in Art History: Collecting East Asia at
Illinois
Andrea Burkus-Chasson
East Asian Languages and
Cultures 285
Globalization/Introduction to Korea Through
Film*
Erica Vogel
English 106 (Parkland)
Accelerated Composition
Deanna Williams
Educational Organization
& Leadership 574
Diversity in Higher Education
Lorenzo Baber
Educational Policy
Studies 199
Undergraduate Open Seminar: Macau
Nicole Lamers
History 200E
Introduction to Historical Interpretation
Leslie Reagan
History 472
Immigrant America: Greater China in Illinois*
Poshek Fu
Latino/a Studies
390/History 399
Special Topics/Independent Study*
Mireya Loza
Library & Information
Studies 592
The Evolving Archives Initiative (EVA)*
Joanne Kaczmarek, Ellen
Swain and Rachel
Mattson
Psychology 593
Ethnography and Fieldwork
Michael Kral
Rhetoric 233
Principles of Composition: Sustainability at the
University of Illinois
Linda Larsen
*Denotes multimedia course