Journal of Undergraduate Research

John D. Young and Dr. Paul B. Pixton, History Having previously completed a study of religious memory as a motivating factor for Christians to persecute Jews in the High and Late Middle Ages, I felt a strong desire to tell the other side of the story–to analyze the Jewish historical mind-set during these persecution episodes. […]

Mark Troger and Dr. Gary Daynes, History Originally I intended to travel to Cameroon, West Africa to conduct an oral history of a village and decipher the results and study how westernization and modernization had taken its affect over the years. My initial intent came from a simple desire to first, study the history of […]

Daniel H. Stewart and Dr. William Hamblin, History My Attempt, with this research project, was to analyze the relationship of a small minority Christian group called the Copts, with the larger more powerful ruling body of Muslims called the Mamluks, during the Middle-Ages. Much of what I discovered was found as I was researching these […]

Willis J. Smith and Dr. Robert Westover, History In conjunction with my current research pertaining to my Honors Thesis, I was awarded an ORCA scholarship which provided the funds necessary to travel to Washington D.C. and do extensive research in the Library of Congress. The following is a brief overview of that topic which is […]

St. Shane Sanders and Dr. Lanier Britsch, History The scope of my research was the analysis of a syncretic paradigm extending from east to west. India houses the three major ashram(a)s of a new religious movement and sub-culture, united by a mythological belief in their guru, Swami Sathya Sai Baba. The village born guru boasts […]

David P. Rondina and Professor Lee A. Butler, History The results of this research grant have been interesting and difficult to obtain. To find all of the information that was necessary I not only looked in published books and articles but I also went to Japan to examine first hand some of the tea houses and […]

Ryan Aiken and Professor Paul Kerry, History My research into the legacy of Holocaust rescuer Raoul Wallenberg is far from complete, and now, over nine months after beginning my investigation to accurately document Wallenberg’s heroic efforts to save Hungarian Jews during the last days of WWII, the overall emphasis of my original thesis has been redefined […]

Olivia Dahl and Dr. J. Gary Daynes, History Democratic teaching is a topic that is popular among educators. What it essentially means is that students are given opportunities to choose how and possibly what they learn. A major concern in the social sciences is how well schools and universities are preparing students to become responsible […]

Melissa Brown and Dr. Mark Grandstaff, History Betty Friedan, in her book, The Feminine Mystique argues that men shape women’s roles through the media, but at some points in time, the reverse has been true. During WWII, Parents’ Magazine, with it’s almost all-woman editorial board and largely female readership produced more articles on fatherhood than […]