Carrolyn McMurdie and Dr. Sam Hardy, Department of Psychology For decades, research has shown religious involvement and religious belief to predict positive outcomes for adolescents and adults, including better physical and mental health, fewer risk-taking behaviors, and greater involvement in moral or pro-social and helping behaviors (Hood, Hill, & Spilka, 2009). However, the current body […]
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Religion and Jane Eyre
Bradley Kime and Professor Paul Kerry, Department of History Modern readers might be surprised to learn that the 1847 publication of Jane Eyre caused an uproar. Plenty of critics praised the novel’s author, but many of the loudest voices were shocked by its content. In a satirical essay the next year, Edwin Whipple surveyed the literary […]
Healing the Wounds of Exile: A Canadian Exile Community 40 Years After Flight from their Chilean Homeland
Michael Hoopes and Dr. Evan Ward, Department of History The result of my research among the Vancouver, Canada Chilean exile community was overall a positive, more concrete understanding of the mindset of the community, though certain difficulties relating to my inexperience have rendered the data I collected somewhat useless. I entered seeking to more clearly […]
Rethinking FDI: China’s Geopolitical Move into Europe
John Harris and Dr. Wade Jacoby, Department of Political Science The magnitude of Chinese outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows has skyrocketed in the past decade. In the wake of the Chinese “Going Out” policy, many high profile Chinese firms are buying up companies in all regions of the world. It is curious that Chinese […]
Natural Reverberation and The Phantom of the Opera
Douglas Olsen and Professor Troy Streeter, Department of Theatre and Media Arts They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway, but potentially more incredible is the sound achieved by the audio engineers of the famous theatre district. These artists apply the world’s best audio technologies to create the sound of the American Musical. One of […]
Mariachi-Dachi
Kevin Merriman and Professor Ryan Woodward, Department of Visual Arts Why I chose to make a comic book Besides the fact that this is something I’ve fantasized doing since I was a kid, this was also the perfect project for me to help propel my career forward as an artist. As a student, it’s easy […]
Bridging the Classical Literature and Youth
Soljee Lee and Professor Robert Barrett, Department of Visual Arts The purpose of this project was to create a medium that will bridge between the youth and the classical literature in order to address increasing epidemic of child illiteracy in this visual dominant world. The proposed solution was to introduce the classics to youth in […]
Chronicle of a Country: French Oral Histories
Jacob Johnson and Dr. Dean Duncan, Department of Theatre and Media Arts Our project is a creative approach to documenting French culture through the words and experiences of its citizens. We traveled to France and interviewed many people, learning a great deal about what happiness means to people from this country. Our questions were simple: […]
Assessing the Impact of the Approximations Used in the Development of the Pulsed Laser Method for Measuring Thermal Diffusivity
Trevor Terrill and Dr. Matthew Jones, Department of Mechanical Engineering Project Overview The purpose of this project was to conduct a rigorous investigation of each of the approximations made in the development of the pulsed laser method for measuring the thermal diffusivity. Thermal conductivity is an important engineering parameter, but measuring it directly is difficult. […]
Creation of an Interactive Early-Stage Design Environment
Braden Hancock and Dr. Christopher Mattson, Department of Mechanical Engineering Introduction In my proposal for an ORCA grant, I provided a plan to assist design engineers in the early stages of the design process. This I proposed to do through the development of a computational environment wherein design engineers could more fully and simply analyze […]