300-Plus Seniors to Present at Wooster’s One-of-a-Kind Research Symposium
WOOSTER, Ohio – More than 300 College of Wooster seniors, or about 75 percent of the Class of 2018, are eager to showcase their year-long Independent Study projects at Senior Research Symposium this Friday, April 27. A one-of-a-kind event that is equally enlightening and entertaining, the symposium features presentations, such as poster sessions, art exhibitions, musical performances, and panel discussions, across campus throughout the day from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
There are topics to satisfy anyone’s interest. This year’s projects include “Attachment Style and Romantic Satisfaction as Predictors of Relationship Visibility on Facebook” (psychology), “Dancing Our Way to the Cosmos: A Study in How Extraterrestrial Travel Will Change the Mechanics of Dance” (physics, dance), “How to Move Mountains: An Examination of the U.S. Political Response to the AIDS Crisis” (political science), “Extending Fragrance Release From Swellable Organosilica with Nonvolatile Co-Absorbates” (chemistry), “One God, One Race, One Tongue: A Study of Racial Inequality in Colombia” (global and international studies), “Affordable Care Act: Is it Enough?: An Economic and Philosophical Analysis of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act” (economics, philosophy), and “Nature-Based Sounds Impact on Autonomic Nervous System Response to Stress in a Virtual World” (neuroscience) just to name a few.
Notably, the three finalists for the Melissa Schultz I.S. Research Prize in Sustainability and the Environment will present their respective projects in Lean Lecture Room from 9-10 a.m. Five music performances will take place at Gault Recital Hall between 12-1:30 p.m., five studio art exhibits will be featured at the CWAM from 2-4 p.m., and six students will display their digital presentations at CoRE in Andrews Library, also between 2-4 p.m.
Established in 2008, the symposium was designed to give students a special forum to share their journey through Independent Study, Wooster’s renowned senior capstone experience. This rigorous project gives each student – not just those in an honors program – an opportunity to work one-on-one with a faculty mentor to conceive, organize, and complete a significant research project on a topic of the student’s own choosing. The process has proven to develop a wide range of skills, from independent judgment and analytical ability to project-management and time-management skills, as well as strong written and oral communication skills, all highly valued by employers and graduate schools.
View the Symposium schedule (.pdf).
Posted in News on April 23, 2018.
