QUEST 2002 Online Program and Abstracts

Booklets are available in the CELT office celt@oswego.edu

(FRONT COVER)

QUEST '02

A symposium dedicated to sharing the scholarly and creative pursuits of faculty, staff students at SUNY Oswego

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2002

HEWITT UNION AND LANIGAN HALL

8:40 AM to 5:00 PM

(INSIDE FRONT COVER, CENTERED)

VEGA HONORS CONVOCATION

10:30 TO 11:45

Hewitt Ballroom - First Floor

VEGA HONORS RECEPTION

11:45 to 12:15

Hewitt Lounge - Second Floor East

Open to all participants and guests.

QUEST RECEPTION

3:00 to 3:30

Reception for Quest presenters and guests

Hewitt Union Formal Lounge

AWARD CEREMONIES

3:30 to 4:30

Hewitt Union Formal Lounge

HELEN DALY BEST QUEST PAPER

HELEN DALY RESEARCH AWARD

STUDENT SCAC AWARDS (Faculty Advisor)

Gina Baake (Stewart - Psychology)

Kelly Dunn (Stewart - Psychology)

Heather Foradori (Gump - Psychology)

Amy Hamilton (Gregg - Psychology)

Vincent Intondi (Hernandez - History)

Benjamin Jerred (Oertling - Art)

Jessica Jerred (Budd - Art)

Sharon Parker (Chepko-Sade - Biology)

Elizabeth Switzer (Friday - Art)

SPONSORED PROGRAMS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

GOLD: Roger Hinrichs (Physics)

SILVER: Nancy Bellow (Workforce Development Board)

BRONZE: Patricia Russo (Curriculum & Instruction)

Brooks Gump (Psychology)

Margaret Groman (Mathematics)

Rhonda Mandel (Provost's Office)

Linda Markert (Dean's Office)

PROVOST'S AWARD FOR SCHOLARLY

& CREATIVE ACTIVITY & RESEARCH

PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR SCHOLARLY

& CREATIVE ACTIVITY & RESEARCH

POSTER SESSION

Lanigan Hall - Reception Area

8:40 a.m. Ann Isley

(Earth Sciences)

What Causes Mantle Plume Volcanism?

Several processes have been putatively linked with mantle plume volcanism, including, (1) impacts by extraterrestrial bodies, (2) cascade of tectonic slabs into the mesosphere, and (3) resonance between free core nutations and those forced by luni-solar torques. I examine these processes in light of statistical analysis of a time-series of mantle plume events, and the geochemistry of mantle plume rocks. I infer that mantle plume volcanism occurs in response to more than one geologic process, and that processes both exogenic and endogenic to Earth may be involved.

8:55 a.m. David Valentino

(Earth Sciences)

Analysis of Regional Fracture Trends in the Western Hudson Highlands, New York

In conjunction with bedrock mapping for the StateMap program in NY State, bedrock fracture maps were produced for the Monroe and Sloatsburg 7.5' quads., located in the Hudson Highlands, southern NY. Fracture orientations are highly consistent and some fracture sets correlate with mapped faults and topographic lineaments. Some of these faults have up to 2 km offset. Fresh talus slopes at their bases in this highly glaciated area and recent earthquake activity suggest that they may be relatively young. Their apparent association with Mesozoic features also suggests that they may be related to stresses produced during the opening of the Atlantic Ocean. Similarly oriented dextral strike-slip faults farther south in NJ have documented mid-late Cretaceous activity. These extensive WNW fracture & fault systems appear to be the youngest structural features in the region and may reflect current stress fields.

9:10 a.m. Patricia Regin

(Vocational Teacher Preparation)

Sponsor: L.Hefti

Networking-The Hidden Job Market

In today's job market traditional job seeking methods are ineffective and teach the job seeker to rely on the actions of someone else to let them know about job openings. Networking is a self-marketing activity that encourages job seekers to generate their own job leads. Many jobs are never advertised; Networking is consistently cited as the number one way to get a new job. This poster board arrangement displays the guidelines of Networking in an effective presentation style

9:25 a.m. Leigh Bacher, Karla Schonberger

(Psychology)

Sponsor: L. Bacher

World-View Formation in College Students

Among the many experiences that older adolescents having during college are challenges to their conceptions of the world and of life. The formation of a coherent, stable world-view is one element of development that has significant implications for other aspects of one's life. Our research seeks to describe factors that contribute to the process of world-view formation. In our pilot study, we describe students' current philosophical and religious beliefs. We also examine the length of time the beliefs have been held and experiences that might have promoted these beliefs. Future work will examine the role of cognitive development.

9:40 a.m. Leigh Bacher, Whitney Chase

(Psychology)

Sponsor: L. Bacher

Patterns of Looking in the Transition to Reaching

Reliable reaching and grasping of objects emerges in infants between 12 and 20 weeks of age. In a longitudinal study of infants who had not yet exhibited reliable reaching, infants' eye, hand and body movements were recorded when a reachable object was present as well as when one was not. Our analysis focuses on the temporal relationship between patterns of body movement and visual attention toward a nearby object as reaching onset nears. We predict that patterns of visual attention toward nearby objects and concurrent body activity will be related to the development of reaching.

12:30 p.m. Eric Weimer, Kevin Bradley, David Valentino

(Earth Sciences)

Sponsor: D. Valentino

Microstructural Analysis of Sheared Quartzite in the Canada Lake Synform, Southern Adirondacks, New York

The southern Adirondacks are underlain by numerous map-scale bedrock folds. Many of these folds were shown to have formation histories consistent with high-temperature sheath folding. The Canada Lake synform is one of these folds. The core of the synform contains interlayered quartzite (Irving Pond), pelitic and granitic gneiss. All rock types contain penetrative L>S, S=L, or S>L deformation fabrics. This study involved detailed petrofabric analyses of the Irving Pond quartzite and interlayered granitic gneiss to estimate the strain and shear sense to better understand the mechanics of sheath fold development at the map-scale.

12:45 p.m. David Valentino, Alfred Stamm, Sam Peavy

(Earth Sciences)

Long-Term Electrical Resistivity Monitoring at the Rice Creek Field Station, Oswego, New York

Electrical resistivity methods have been used with increasing frequency as an environmental monitoring tool for conductive and/or non-conductive fluids at landfills and hazardous waste sites. A problem with long-term monitoring using this method is the variability of the data with near-surface conditions, such as temperature and moisture changes. These changes may mask the effects of the potential pollutants and render these methods less than ideal for the monitoring job. A long-term resistivity experiment is being conducted at the Rice Creek Field Station, located in Oswego, NY, to ascertain the impact of near surface conditions on resistivity data with the ultimate goal of being able to remove these effects from the data. Electrical resistivity and weather information were frequently monitored between October 1, 2000 and May 1, 2001. Visual inspection of the data reveal that precipitation and temperature changes can be tracked by changes in electrical resistivity as the change propagates downwards through the subsurface. The analysis indicates strong correlations between electrical resistivity values and variations in temperature and precipitation. These correlations are denoted by consistent lag times between the weather event and the changes in resistivity at depth. Monitoring will continue with the goal of establishing a filter to remove these effects from the resistivity data

1:00 p.m. Michael Hanson, Sean Fyvie, Tiffany Kline, Webe Kadima

(Chemistry)

Sponsor: W. Kadima

Role of Metal Ions in Insulin

Insulin undergoes obligatory conformational changes in order to fulfill its role in the control of glucose metabolism in vivo. It is also known that the conformation of insulin, in preparations used for diabetics, determines whether the preparation is a fast- or a slow- acting one. Both in vivo and in insulin preparations, metal ions and other biological molecules modulate the conformational changes of insulin. This paper reports studies of nickel- and iron-substituted insulin hexamers, which document the effects of the metal ions and demonstrate how properties of metal ions control conformational changes of insulin.

1:15 p.m. James Nichols, Barbara Shaffer, Karen Shockey

(Library)

Library Instruction: Online Tutorial or Lecture/Demo?

Technology has been used in classrooms to enhance the learning environment, or exclusively as a means of delivering instruction. Online library instruction affords the student the opportunity for hands-on experience using electronic databases, journals, reference sources and books. A study completed this fall compared the effectiveness of learning using an online information literacy tutorial versus learning in a traditional lecture/demonstration setting for English 102 library sessions. The study considered three questions: 1) Do students learn from information literacy instruction? 2) Will they learn as much or more from tutorial than they do from traditional in-class instruction? 3) Will the students like the web-based module better than in-class instruction?

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Lanigan Hall - Room 101

Chair: Kagan

8:40 a.m. Jennifer Kagan

(Curriculum and Instruction)

Dyslexia: A Secondary Conditions Perspective

For my dissertation, I examined dyslexia in a qualitative research study. Both father and daughter in this yearlong study informed me of their experiences with this learning disability through interviews. I came up with a model of secondary conditions that results from having dyslexia and perhaps could be generalized to other disabilities. These secondary conditions are: a struggled with these secondary conditions, yet the father tried to offset these conditions by providing his daughter with "safe havens." Recommendations and strategies for teaching resulted from this study

8:55 a.m. Audrey Rule

(Curriculum and Instruction)

Painted Hand Transformations: Using Painted Hands to Tell a Story

Transformation involves the creative thinking skill of flexibility in which an ordinary object is changed (e.g. rotated, decorated, outlined, folded) in some way to become something else. Common examples include seeing pictures in clouds or star patterns, and making animals from vegetables or clothespins. The artist Mario Mariotti created characters and stories by painting and photographing his hands. This technique was explored by students in two creativity classes who created electronic stories by painting their hands, photographing them with a digital camera, using software to modify the images, and producing a PowerPoint slide story. Techniques and insights will be shared

9:10 a.m. Katina Sayers

(Curriculum and Instruction)

Teacher as Photographer: Using the Photographic Lens to Frame Meaningful Teaching Moments

As part of my continuing efforts to explore the uses of visual and qualitative research methods, this paper presentation will highlight findings from my dissertation and offer a photographic glimpse of meaningful teaching moments. Relying upon the experiences of pre-service teachers, host teachers, and faculty members in a teacher education program, the findings from this study explore the phenomenological understandings of learning and teaching with the intention of collapsing these "understandings" into a curriculum framework for future teacher education programs.

Upon acceptance to the conference, I plan to share with session participants some of these images as well as the actual voice recordings from the study.

9:25 a.m. Jodi Ann Mullen

(Counseling & Psychological Services)

A Glimpse Into the World of Children

A challenge of adults who engaged in relationships with children, professional or personal, is to become a person who is genuinely open to multiple points of view and responsive to differences of culture and life experiences that particular to children. This program will explore with participants the assumption that they may hold regarding children and childhood and how those beliefs may help hinder their relationships with children

Chair: Gosek

12:30 Stan Gosek

(Music)

Music Department Student Recital

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Lanigan Hall - Room 102

Chair: Chepko-Sade

8:40 a.m. Shary Parker

(Biology)

Sponsor: D. Chepko-Sade

Evaluation of the Social Structure in a Group of Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

The purpose of this study is to re-examine the social hierarchy of a group of five captive, signing, chimpanzees and their human companions, at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute, in Ellensburg, WA. The hierarchy was originally characterized in 1996, but is believed to have changed since then. To evaluate the hierarchy, data was recorded on interactions between the chimpanzees, and between the chimpanzees and their human companions. For each interaction a dominant individual was identified. One chimp was found to have improved her social position in the group.

8:55 a.m. Colleen Quiter

(Biology)

Sponsor: D. Chepko-Sade

Is the Diversity of Verpertilionid Bat Species Declining in New York State?

There are eleven species of bats in New York State, all members of family Vespertilionide. At least six of those species are considered to be declining in numbers (Wilson and Ruff, 1999). I will compare C. Hart Merriam's accounts of bats collected in the Adirondacks at Port Leydon on the Black River in 1882 with a similar collection of bats at the same locality in the summer of 2001 by Al Hicks of the DEC and Eric Britzke, a graduate student at University of Tennessee to see if bat biodiversity is declining at this locality.

9:10 a.m. Colleen Hock

(Biology)

Sponsor: D. Chepko-Sode

Mixed Species Exhibits of Captive Animals: What Works, What Doesn't?

Mixed species exhibits are educational not only for the display of exotic creatures, but also for the array of behaviors exhibited at any moment. How does one choose a group of species that can live compatibly together in a limited amount of space? Social interactions were studied in a mixed species exhibit at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia containing giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), zebras (Equidae burchelli), Thomson's gazelles (Gazella thomsonii), and an ostrich (Struthio camelus). Characteristics of this exhibit will be compared with those of a mixed species exhibit at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnett Park in Syracuse, New York

9:25 a.m. Ethan Hildebrand, Levi Klau

(Biology)

Sponsor: J. Brunson

Ion Transport Differences in Voltage-Clamped Epithelial Tissue from Healthy and Red-Leg Infected Grass Frogs

The bacterium A. hydrophilis is associated with red-log disease in amphibians which, among other things, result in a marked edematous condition that suggests a problem with osmoregulation. Healthy frogs maintain normal osmotic balance by varying the permeability of skin and bladder epithelium. In this study ion transport in skin from both healthy and red-left infected grass frogs was measured using voltage clamp techniques. Conductance values for the two experimental groups were recorded and compared. Since osmoregulation is closely tied to ionoregulation, it is possible to quantify osmoregulatory losses by measuring changes in the net ion flow.

Chair: Schell, Sutter

12:45 p.m. Robert Schell, Robert Casper

(Career Services)

The Causes and Implication of Career Rediness

Many of the services and educational programs of the Office of Career Services are directed at helping students increase their readiness to choose and to become committed to a career path. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the quality of student engagement in academic and non-academic purposeful activities and their perceived level of career readiness. Data from recent administrations of the College Student Experiences Survey to develop models to explain the development of career readiness. The implications of the findings will be discussed.

1:00 p.m. Robert Schell

(Student Affairs)

The Dynamics of Withdrawing from College

The decision to leave college is complex and is based on the interaction of a variety of personal and environmental variables. The purpose of this study was to develop a taxonomy of reasons for voluntarily withdrawing from college and to relate the taxonomy to student characteristics and behaviors. During the 2000-2001 academic year, 300 students who voluntarily withdrew from SUNY Oswego, completed the withdrawing/nonreturning students survey. Based on the importance assigned to each of 50 reasons for leaving, homogeneous clusters of students were identified and described. The implications for student affairs programs will be discussed

1:15 p.m. Suzanne Gilmour

(Educational Administration)

Teacher Leaders: What Difference Will You Make?

Teacher leadership is critical to the future of effective schools. Teachers make such a difference in the lives of children and they contribute to the overall culture of their schools. What roles do teachers play and what impact do these roles have on student achievement? Are you a future teacher leader? Find out what the research says about the attributes and benefits of leadership at various levels within a school organization.

1:30 p.m. Larry Pedersen

(Curriculum and Instruction)

A Process for Organizational Adaptation: Two Cases of BOCES Reinventing Itself

BOCES are part of the public school systems offering a variety of services to component school districts. This study of two Hudson Valley BOCES identified the need of each BOCES to be more customer responsive. Then, a process was developed for these organizations to reinvent themselves. The process included (1) clarifying the customer, and (3) isolating these that needed to improve their customer focus. Then (4) a literature search identified exemplar customer-oriented companies including Norstram, Mercedes-Benz and local companies. Finally (5) organization members worked consensually to identify core beliefs and new operating standards.

Chair: Pagano

2:00 p.m. Stacy Trey

(Environmental Research Center)

Sponsor: J. Pagano

Congener-Specific Assessment of Steam Distillation for the Extraction of Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Steam distillation is a technique used for the extraction of difficult environmental matrices. For this study, PCB congener sets were extracted with a modified Nielson-Kryger steam distillation apparatus. After steam distillation extraction, the samples were processed through routine sediment clean-up methods for gas chromatographic analysis. Our results show that average PCB recovery was 82.2 %, with a range of 76 to 86 % for the PCB homologues. Our results also suggest that the lowest recoveries were associated with the lower chlorinated PCB homologues (Cl 1-3), and overall homologue recoveries were strongly correlated with the octanol-water partition coefficient (r = 0.8592).

2:15 p.m. Scott Capsello

(Environmental Research Center)

Sponsor: J. Pagano

Zebra Mussels as Environmental Biomonitors: Short-Term Temporal Variation in Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Congener Pattern and Concentration?

Five zebra mussel (ZM) samples were collected from Raquette Point within the St. Lawrence River Area of Concern between April and October 1999. Our results indicate that ZM PCB concentrations ranged between 2500 and 7000 ng/g wet weight over the study period. The PCB congener profile was uniform across the sampling period (4.3 Cl/BP), except for a lower chlorinated (4.0 Cl/BP) pattern in the August 1999 sample. Our results suggest that the short-term, temporal variation in PCB concentration and congener profiles observed in this study would significantly influence the use of ZMs as an environmental biomonitor.

2:30 p.m. Levi Klau, Ethan Hildebrand

(Biology)

Sponsor: J. Brunson

Body Fluid and Blood Protein Adjustments in Red-Leg Infected Grass Frogs

Prior research into red-leg disease, a bacterial infection in amphibians, lists several blood and ody fluid abnormalities as symptoms. In this study the colligative properties of both blood and urine were investigated in both healthy and red-leg infected grass frogs using vapor pressure osmometry. In addition, changes in blood plasma proteins were recorded and qualified using cellulose acetate electrophoresis and subsequent densitometry. Data from the two groups may help provide a physiological explanation underlying the symptoms of the common anuran disease.

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Lanigan Hall - Room 102A

8:40 a.m. Michael Thomas

(Art)

Digital Printmaking

Printmaking has a long history of use by fine artists as a creative medium. It has also been a means to disseminate their work widely. This demonstration will illustrate how digital technologies offer artists and others new avenues for creative work that is often informed by the echo of the past use of print technology

9:25 a.m. Kathy Lookingland, Stephanie McCullum, Melissa Urban

(Art)

Collaborative Multimedia

The students in Art 309/409 (Multimedia Design) Fall Semester 2001 collaborated on a project that required each student to research, write and produce an interactive, informative movie about a selected graphic designer, illustrator or art movement. The 22 movies were then compiled into a single interactive piece that is informative, educational, interesting and visually exciting.

12:30 p.m. Dennis Parsons, Jhonary Bridgemon, Michelle Anne McGowan, Thurmond Nassoiy, Colleen Ryan, Maria Sotiriou, Nadia Tymczyszyn

(Curriculum and Instruction)

Turning to Children: Photograpy, Video, and the Ethnogropher

Six pre-service teachers embarked on a journey to NYC to learn about urban teaching and urban life. This presentation interlaces their stories with the students we have come to care about as we listened to their ideas about life in the classroom and in the community, and their ideas on how to live and learn in spite of it all. Within this project there are many stories to tell: the stories of the six pre-service teachers, from rural, suburban and urban backgrounds, grappling with their sense of how best to educate urban students, and this story is told through their learning to care and listen, to lean in, if you will, to their ways of language and understanding. Then there is the story of their modes and method of inquiry and representation of these children's stories and lives. Their instructor works with them as they flip through their representations, in order to have them grapple with the ways in which they present these stories to the world, and to enter into a dialogue!

e with how these representations turn on one's self in relation with the Other.

1:30 p.m. Eric Olson

(Curriculum and Instruction)

Newton and Goethe: Two Views of the Nature of Science

Issac Newton and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe had widely different views of the nature of light and color. The story of how they proceeded in their scientific investigations and the people they influenced with their theories highlights aspects for a modern discussion of the philosophy and nature of science. Goethe lost the scientific debate on the nature of color 200 years ago. Interestingly, current thinkers of multiculturalism and science education are resurrecting many of the aspects of this old argument.

2:00 Susan Camp, Thomas Kubicki, Wayne Whitfield

(Technology)

Education, Instructional Technology, Career and Tech

Who are they? Technology Education, Vocational Education, Instructional Technology, Career and Technical Education?

This presentation will focus on defining, explaining and comparing programs and departments that are often confused here at Oswego State, and around the country. Philosophy of Technology Education and Vocational Education will be discussed. The goals of the departments will be identified and samples of public school curriculum will be shared.

Confused and confusing terms will also be defined and explained

2:45 p.m. Jodi Kelly

(Curriculum and Instruction)

Sponsor: P. Russo

Reflections on My Experiences with an ESL Student

Starting with my reflections of my practicum experience, I would like to discuss a particular student who had emigrated from Cuba and could not speak the English language. I would then like to discuss the process that I took developing ideas that would aid in his inclusion of the 1st grade classroom followed by re-telling the outcome of those attempts. Then I would like to have another reflection where I discuss other options future teachers can take when they deal with ESL students on a daily basis.

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Lanigan Hall - Room 103

Chair: Keshishian

8:40 a.m. Steven DiMartino

(Earth Sciences)

Sponsor: L. Keshishian

The Millennium Storm of December 30, 2000

On December 30, 2000 a very strong low-pressure system developed off the Mid-Atlantic coast bringing heavy snow, high winds, and sub freezing cold temperatures. Snow totals from New Jersey to the Southern New England ranged from a foot to over two feet of snow and near blizzard conditions. The purpose of this paper is to examine what facts gave birth to the storm, made the storm intensify, and how well did the ETA model handle the development of said storm.

8:55 a.m. Nicole Wells

(Earth Sciences)

Sponsor: L. Keshishian

The Storm of the Century

The "Storm of the Century" was a meteorological phenomenon so powerful that its effects were felt from the Gulf of Mexico, all the way up the Atlantic seaboard, and into Canada. Tornadoes, flooding, and extreme amounts of precipitation resulted from a synoptic system that began in the western Gulf region. This study will examine both the synoptic and mesoscale scenarios that brought about this March 12-14, 1993 storm, as well as analyze data collected throughout the duration of the event. Finally, the precision of forecasters and the accuracy of several meteorological forecasting models in predicting this storm will be touched upon.

9:10 a.m. Kennie Lass

(Earth Sciences)

Sponsor: L. Keshishian

A Case Study of the 1997 Fort Collins, Colorado Flash Flood

On the 28th of July 1997, more than 10 inches of rain fell in a six-hour period in the Fort Collins region, leading to five deaths and over $200 million dollars in property damage. With several extreme rainfall events occurring annually in Colorado, it is important to study the "classic" set-up of this storm in order to improve forecasting and preparing for future flash floods. Data analyses and research will address the synoptic and mesoscale set-up of the event and briefly how it compares to other Western United States precipitation events.

9:25 a.m. Jonathan Hitchcock, Erik Heden

(Earth Sciences)

Sponsor: R. Ballentine

Snowstorm of a Life: December 24-28 2001 Buffalo NY

In this study an in depth analysis of the synoptic and mesoscale environment which led to a historical snowfall in Buffalo, New York will be examined. Radar archives from the National Weather Service radar in Buffalo will be used to track the storm. Synoptic and mesoscale model performance for the duration of the week-long storm will also be covered. The presentation will include an overview of storm total accumulations from the Buffalo Weather Service snow spotter network, and the implications on the people and commerce of Buffalo.

Chair: Loomis, D'Orso

12:30 p.m. Randy Fromm

(English Writing Arts)

Sponsor: T. Loe

The Uncanny Gothic of Conrad

One of the chief distinguishing features of Gothic fiction is in its aesthetic intent^×the way it frightens or disconcerts its readers at the same time that it attracts them. This presentation concentrates on defining one central aspect^×the uncanny^×which is a peculiarly modernist approach to creating the psychologically unsettling and disconcerting^×and yet engaging effect^×that characterizes much twentieth-century Gothic fiction. Joseph Conrad^Òs short story "The Secret Sharer" is used as a model because it so clearly promotes the notion of the "uncanny" by its language, atmosphere, handling of character, and especially the spatial terms of its setting.

12:45 p.m. Katie Perry

(Journalism)

Sponsor: L. Loomis

Media Representation of Our Soldiers

I will explore the relationship between media portrayal of veterans and the treatment of the said veterans upon returning home. I will do this primarily by doing oral histories of Vietnam vets and other additional research. I will conclude by comparing the Vietnam conflict with our current conflict in Afghanistan and by asking the question, "What will happen to our soldiers when they come home this time (has the media set them up for rejection or praise or neither)?

1:00 p.m. Chester Lastowski

(Journalism)

Sponsor: L. Loomis

Photojournalism: Images in Crisis

Photojournalism has become an integral part of reporting in a time of crisis. Without these photographers to provide us with first hand images, feeling the emotion of an event is very difficult. I plan to illustrate how these images provide us with something that no words could ever express. I would like to use a room in Lanigan Hall for my presentation. The use of the projection or video screens would make it possible for me to show photographs to all that attend with ease. I will put the effectiveness of images against the ability of the written word. A brief history of photojournalism will be included. Early photos and articles about how photojournalism came into the mainstream media will help emphasize the background.

1:15 p.m. Jeffrey Reynolds

(Journalism)

Sponsor: L. Loomis

Reporting the War: Northern Newspapers in the Civil War Period

The Civil War was one of America's greatest struggles and most documented periods of time. During the war, soldiers and families kept in contact primarily through the written word. It was in these words that stories were told and eternal memories were made. Newspapers played a major role in the storytelling, as they printed letters and reports from journalists and soldiers who found themselves caught on the battlefield and on the marching trail. Photography also became a dominant source of storytelling within the pages of newspapers during the Civil War. I plan to present research that discusses how the newspapers of the North treated the news and events of the war, and the impact that those newspapers had on America. I hope my presentation will describe the power that the written word (as well as pictures) can have on a group of people who found themselves struggling to hold onto the life they once knew.

Chair: LeFevre

2:00 p.m. Meredith Croke

(Earth Sciences)

Sponsor: S. Skubis

The Influence of Upper Tropospheric Disturbances on Tropical Cyclone Formation

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of upper level disturbances on tropical storms and obtain basic knowledge of the tropospheric dynamics of the tropical region. Concepts of eddy cyclonic momentum fluxes, Eliasson-Palm fluxes and potential vorticity fluxes will be studied. Real model data will be used and a computer program will be created to perform diagnostics of eddy cyclonic momentum fluxes to determine the impact of these fluxes on a tropical storm.

2:15 p.m. Rachel Price, Kevin Bradley, Eric Weimer, Hallie Meighan

(Earth Sciences)

Sponsor: D. Valentino

Use of Azimuthal Electrical Resistivity to Study Bedrock Fractures in the Subsurface at Rice Creek Field Station

Azimuthal electrical resistivity (Wenner) is used to examine the heterogeneity of electrical conductivity around a point in the subsurface. This electrical geophysical technique can be used to approximate the strike of steeply dipping fracture. Oswego, NY is underlain by the Ordovician Oswego sandstone and glacial till (drumlins). Bedrock fracture analysis revealed two fracture sets that are subvertical and strike NNW and ENE respectively. Azimuthal resistivity data was collected at the Rice Creek Field Station to: 1) examine bedrock fracture orientations in areas of thin till; and 2) examine the heterogeneity of electrical conductivity in the local drumlin deposit. In the valley at RCFS, the resistivity variation is consistent with the two fracture sets observed in bedrock locally, suggesting that bedrock is less than a few meters from the surface and that fracture orientations persist away from Lake Ontario. Data from the drumlin produced some interesting results. Near the northern steep face of the drumlin, radial resistivity variations shows a strong WNW high trend and on the gentle southern slope the radial resistivity data showed no consistent trends. Minor reverse faults occur in some local drumlins and the consistent resistivity trend observed in the drumlin at RCFS may reflect fault surfaces in the steep face of the drumlin.

2:30 p.m. Seth Putrelo

(Chemistry)

Sponsor: J. LeFevre

Isolation of Potential Anti-Cancer Compounds from the Selfheal Plant (Prunella vulgaris)

Plants were used medicinally for many years by Iroquois Native Americans to treat a variety of ailments, including tumors. A common plant used for this purpose was selfheal, Prunella vulgaris, which grows in the Oswego area. A sample of selfheal was collected, dried, ground, extracted and then tested for bioactivity, using a DNA-cleavage bioassay. The active extract was then purified by liquid-liquid partitioning and chromatography in attempts to isolate one or more bioactive compounds. The current state of this work will be presented.

2:45 p.m. Daeri Tenery

(Chemistry)

Sponsor: J. LeFevre

Isolation of Potential Anti-Cancer Drugs from White Pine (Pinus strobus)

Several plant species native to the Oswego area were used to treat cancer by the Iroquois Native Americans. One of these was white pine (Pinus strobus). A ground specimen of Pinus strobus was extracted sequentially with hexane, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), and methanol (MeOH) to yield three compound rich extracts. These extracts were tested in a DNA cleavage bioassay to detect the possible presence of biologically active compounds. The MEK fraction was biologically active and further purification of this fraction was initiated using liquid-liquid extraction and chromatography. The current status of this research will be discussed.

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Lanigan Hall - Room 104

Chair: Bobrowski, Beers

8:40 a.m. Terry Byard, Scott Dawson, Yuta Negishi, Brenda Herbert, Kristsada Phooprasent

(Marketing and Management)

Sponsor: D. Zhang

Operation Management Analysis, United Venture Synopsis

Hanson's Office Chairs is a growing sole proprietorship. Hanson's Office Chairs assembles and distributes three types of office furniture, which are executive, conference, and standard chairs. Within the last three years, the company has been significantly expanding and has plans to relocate to meet the growing demands within central New York. With Mr. Hanson's request, United Venture's objective is to create a plan in most cost efficient and effective manner with the available resources using several techniques. The techniques include linear regression, minimum spanning tree, transportation, shortest path, project management, critical path method, and expected monetary value.

8:55 a.m. Pamela Cox, Paula Bobrowski

(Marketing and Management)

An Innovative Approach to Integrating Critical Thinking into the First-Year Business Curriculum

The goal of this paper is to present an innovative first-year business course (“Gateway to Business”) that uses reading, writing, and classroom discussion to develop students’ critical thinking skills in the context of learning about contemporary business issues. This paper discusses the rationale behind the Gateway to Business critical thinking plan, the goals and objectives of the plan, and the implementation of the plan. A description of each assignment is included, with a discussion of how the assignments contribute to the specific critical thinking skills emphasized in the plan.

9:10 a.m. Gay Williams, Paula Babrowski

(Accounting, Finance and Law)

An Empirical Evaluation of Micro-enterprise Programs Effectiveness

Research in micro-enterprise, is important considering the economic and social impact of these enterprises on communities and the nation (U.S. Small Business Administration, 1996). The programs in the U.S. grew out of successful micro-enterprise initiatives in lower-income countries with the primary goal is to help the traditionally disadvantaged increase their income and assets, raise their skills and productivity, and form organizations that facilitate their more effective participation in society (USAID, 1995). These are numerous Micro-enterprise Programs that have sprouted up in the last decade to assist entrepreneurships development and they vary widely in there is a lack of information the population that they serve. However, in the literature there is a lack of information regarding their effectiveness. In this paper the authors survey the current literature regarding Micro-enterprise Programs with the purpose of advancing a unifying framework from which to study the effectiveness of these programs. Analysis of 285 micro-enterprise programs is used to identify factors (e.g. sources of program funding, size of capital funds, types of training offered, Association for Enterprise Opportunity affiliation, etc.) that lead to micro enterprise program effectiveness.

9:25 a.m. Tiffany Whittaker

(School of Business)

Sponsor: P. Bobrowski

How to be a super teaching assistant and student mentor/Making the most of being a Teaching Assistant

Many students don't have the knowledge about the experiences that they can take advantage of on campus. One of those is to become a teaching assistant and help others through a class that one took prior. This is a chance to explore one's knowledge of what they learned and earn credit for it. Being a teaching assistant is all about what you make of it. Mentoring to the students in the class has a better impact on them in the long ran as opposed to just sitting in the class taking attendance and not participating with them.

Chair: Luxmore

12:30 p.m. Bob Hageny, Cheryl Greer, Greg Molloy

(MBA Program)

Sponsor: S. Luxmore

International Business: The Development of a Universal Set of Ethical Standards

In order to succeed in today's global economy, businesses must address the issue of ethics. Most companies operating internationally are finding it necessary to establish and apply a code of ethics. This presentation will discuss the need for the development of a universal set of ethical standards supported by a number of theories and laws.

12:45 p.m. Chris Lepak

(School of Business)

Sponsor: S. Luxmore

International Competiveness

We plan to discuss the nature of the competitive industry global organizations face. The business world is becoming increasingly global and being competitive will be essential for a firms success.

1:00 p.m. Nina Popow, Kim Garrow, Bijal Parikh, Sylvain Boussier, Greg Renevier

(MBA Program)

Sponsor: S. Luxmore

Cultural Diversity in International Management

This paper will focus on cultural diversity in the management of international business. This paper will illustrate the existence of cultural diversity, as well as make recommendations for the successful globalization of business. Several cultures will be examined using a case study approach. Theory, as well as empirical studies, will be discussed.

1:15 p.m. Brandon Jones, Dave Henderson, Kellie Pettit

(MBA Program)

Sponsor: S. Luxmore

Competition in a Global Market

We will examine the impact of international competitiveness on global management. Our investigation will include factors such as demand, cost of production, material resources, and societal culture of various nations within the global market. All of these factors influence a company's ability to compete on an international level. It is our goal to determine and explain to what extent these factors influence that ability and how individual companies are able to overcome these obstacles to gain a competitive edge in the global market.

1:30 p.m. Scott Gardnor

(School of Business)

Sponsor: K. Shaw

OswegoSites.com - An Entrepreneurial Approach to Web-Enabling Courses

OswegoSites.com is a private enterprise directed at filling a university-wide need. Created after discussions with professors and students, OswegoSites.com provides structural areas for use with courses at Oswego.

Very much a work-in-progress, OswegoSites.com has had its lows and highs. Students and instructors are invited to come find out what it is, and how to put it to use.

Chair: Henry, Barker

2:00 p.m. Saawan Pathange

(Accounting, Finance & Law)

Sponsor: R. Skolnik

Capital Asset Allocation

This project develops a case study demonstrating the Capital Market Line using investment fund net asset values. The case study uses two risky asset and a risk free asset to determine the optimal capital allocation. The two risky assets are combined into a market portfolio. The optimal portfolio consists of a weighted average of the market portfolio and the risk-free asset.

2:15 p.m. Sarah Vanderbrook, Heather Blair, Megan Ingersoll, Aleksander Zaretser

(Accounting, Finance, and Law)

Sponsor: E. Henry

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company

The purpose of this project was to explore the various aspects of the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, from the description of products to employment opportunities. The Vermont Teddy Bear Company manufactures all of its bears in Shelburne and Newport, Vermont, but its materials come from all over the world, including China and different parts of the United States. A single person designs each bear's clothes and accessories for a signed, limited edition. Our PowerPoint presentation will include illustrations of various Vermont Teddy Bears.

2:30 p.m. Christopher McCarthy, Elizabeth Woodworth, Tamar Pierre, Brian McNamara

(Accounting, Finance, and Law)

Sponsor: E. Henry

Radica Games Toy Company

The purpose of this project was to research a toy company and discuss the company's products, operational facilities, manufacturing process, sales, suppliers, and other basic business activities. Radica Games manufactures and markets a diverse variety of electronic products. It began operations in the early 1980s and is now known worldwide as a leader in the electronics games market. Our team will discuss the above-mentioned business activities using a PowerPoint presentation including pictures and video.

2:45 p.m. Javier Vazquez, Rosa Bernardi, Jeremy Vandermark, Bintu Davies

(Accounting, Finance, and Law)

Sponsor: E. Henry

Play-by-Play Toy Company

The purpose of this project was to research and analyze a major toy company in respect to the entity as a whole. This project covers aspects of the company that include advertising, customer service, sales, manufacturing operations, suppliers, and distribution. Play-by-Play is an international company with world-wide operations. In a competitive industry, Play-byPlay Toys has a very interesting niche in the toy market. Our research will address the aspects of the company mentioned above. A PowerPoint slide presentation will be used in coordination with an oral presentation.

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Lanigan Hall - Room 105

Chair: Gregg

8:40 a.m. Kelly Reynolds

(Psychology)

Sponsor: V. Gregg

Peer Rituals, Alcohol Use, and Adjustment to College.

A questionnaire was developed for the current study to assess the nature of rituals among friends in college. The findings indicated that certain types of rituals were associated with less alcohol use (e.g., weekend activities other than drinking). Students who had stronger roles in college rituals were more attached to their colleges, but students who engaged in extensive planning of their rituals were less attached to college. Implications for the use of peer rituals in helping students adjust to college will be discussed.

8:55 a.m. Monica Pelletier

(Psychology)

Sponsor: V. Gregg

The Effects of Television Viewing on Preschoolers

There are many debates today over the influence television can have on children. The effects of educational television on preschoolers was investigated. The parents were given questionnaires to determine how television is involved in their child’s life. The parents were then given a second que3stionnaire to assess their child’s ability. The effects of the children’s involvement in television were then determined.

9:10 a.m. Heather Foradori

(Psychology)

Sponsor: B. Grump

The Effects of Vacationing on Burnout Among Nurses

Work stress and subsequent burnout and related work stress have been linked to numerous health problems including cardiovascular disease (CVD). Burnout has also been associated with differing levels of job performance and, among nurses, a decreasing in the quality of care received by patients. In addition, vacations have been associated with a reduced risk of CVD morbidity and mortality. Therefore, this study considers the effects of vacationing on burnout, a potential mediator for the association between vacationing and CVD. The study population will include 50 nurses at a local hospital for whom passed vacation habits and current burnout will be assessed.

9:25 a.m. Wendi Morgan

(Psychology)

Sponsor: B. Gump

Writing Tasks and Cardiovascular Reactivity

Recently, it has been observed that emotional expression through writing has beneficial effects on adjustment and well being among college students. These expressions may have immediate effects on cardiovascular reactivity. Because fluctuations in cardiovascular functioning may lead to cardiovascular disease it is important to understand these changes. In this study, emotional expression was manipulated in 3 writing tasks, consisting of positive, negative, and neutral reflections. Physiological responses, such as heart rate and blood pressure, were measured to assess participant response to subsequent acute stress tasks. Findings show a significant reduction in subsequent heart rate reactivity for those expressing negative emotions.

Chair: DeRouse

12:30 p.m. Kelly Dunn

(Psychology)

Sponsor: P. Stewart

Relationship Between States of Arousal and Short-Term Memory Processes in Rats Exposed Prenatally to PCB'S.

Previous laboratory experiments designed to measure the short-term memory capacities of adult rats, exposed prenatally to a combination of PCBs, resulted in a variety of discrepancies. This experiment attempts to eliminate those discrepancies by manipulating the rats' levels of arousal, with the aid of amphetamine.

12:45 p.m. Gina Baake

(Psychology)

Sponsor: P. Stewart

The Separation of Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs to Determine Their Effect on the Short-Term Memory of Rats

Recently there has been much interest in the neurotoxic effects of the contaminants of the Great Lakes. These contaminants mainly consist of PCBs, and organochlorine pesticides (DDE, HCB, mirex). These contaminants were all used until around the 1970’s when they were banned by most governments. They persist in the environment today, and are found in significant concentrations. The purpose of this experiment is to make four separate groups: PCBs, organochlorine pesticides, PCBs and organochlorine pesticides, and a control in order to determine which toxin(s) may possibly cause memory deficits in rat pups. The PCBs and organochlorine pesticide group is hypothesized to be the cause.

1:00 p.m. Amy Hamilton

(Psychology)

Sponsor: V. Gregg

Factors Influencing College AdjustmentRobert

The influence of a newly created family ritual and adjustment to college was studied. As a family ritual, freshmen college students wrote either meaningful-positive, meaningful-negative, or nonmeaningful-neutral postcards to family members 12 times or did not write postcards. Results indicated that those who wrote the meaningful-positive postcards enjoyed the family ritual significantly more compared to those who wrote nonmeaningful-neutral postcards. Enjoyment of the family ritual had a negative relationship with problematic alcohol use and a positive relationship with academic adjustment. Furthermore, problematic alcohol use had a negative relationship with academic adjustment to college and personal adjustment to college. Other factors influencing first-year adjustment were also examined.

1:15 p.m. Robert Coon

(Philosophy)

Sponsor: C. Echelbarger

Locke: Of Identity and Diversity

Metaphysics has been concerned with many interesting questions including the question of how do we determine the continuing identity of people and things. In John Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding he attempts to answer this question. Locke states his position and is concerned with distinguishing between the identity of substances, living and non-living, man and persons. The purpose of this paper is to analyze, clearly explain, and criticize Locke's position on identity and mainly focus on personal identity.

1:30 p.m. Michael DeRouse

(Philosophy)

Moral Reasoning and Moral Behavior

In this paper, the author discusses certain general problems with Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development, especially problems presented for his theory by the reasoning of individuals with certain mental disorders. Some suggestions for how these problems might be addressed are offered.

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Lanigan Hall - Room 106

Chair: Burch

8:40 a.m. Lara Chappell

(Chemistry)

Synthesis and Characterization of a New Copper(II) Complex

Phosphate diester bonds make up the linkages in the backbone of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). These bonds are exceptionally stable to cleavage at physiological conditions. In biological systems, enzymes called nucleases catalyze the cleavage of phosphate diester bonds. Many nucleases contain a positively charged metal ion for activity. In an effort to better understand the role of metal ions in nucleases, chemists have developed many different metal complexes that can catalyze the cleavage of phosphate diester bonds. In this presentation, work towards the synthesis and characterization of a new copper(II) complex will be presented.

8:55 a.m. Martha Bruch

(Chemistry)

Structural Analysis of Antibiotic Peptides by NMR

Polymyxin B (PxB) is an antibiotic (4-10)-cyclic decapeptide that has been in clinical use for several decades. NMR and circular dichroism results indicate that PxB adopts a well-defined structure in aqueous trifluoroethanol which is similar to that observed on anionic vesicles. Certain parts of the structure exhibit topological flexibility, primarily associated with the ring pucker, which suggests the presence of two distinct and specific phosphoester binding sites per PxB. The combination of fixed and flexible regions of PxB accounts for its ability to perform a range of microscopically distinct functions guided by the local environment at the bacterial cell surface.

9:10 a.m. Bert Dorrance

(Chemistry)

Sponsor: M. Bruch

Structural Determination and Comparison of Polymyxin B Nonapeptide with Polymyxin B Using NMR