Hastings College Alpha Chi academic honor society and the Artist Lecture Series are sponsoring the fourth annual Academic Show case, Wednesday, April 30, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. British film producer Dr. Mike Ibeji will kick off the event with a lecture, Tuesday, April 29, at 7 p.m., in French Memorial Chapel. 

The public is invited to attend the evening lecture and the student presentations. 

Ibeji will present “How Not to Make a TV Program in One Easy Lesson,” a humorous account of an unsuccessful experience he had as a producer, and how television really works. He will talk about why a film does not ever survive first contact with the elements and why the edit is the best of times and worst of times in film making.

Ibeji is series editor for the television show “Ancient Megastructures II.” He also has produced and directed a variety of other shows including: “Fearless Planet: Earth Story” (DISCOVERY Channel), Ancient Megastructures (National Geographic Channel), and Ultimate Rome Webgame (BBC). 

Student presentations will take place in Hazelrigg Student Union, Rooms A and B; Hazelrigg Student Union, Room C; Wilson Center Auditorium; and in Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall of Music. 

Winner of the seventh annual sermon contest, sophomore Emily Spearman, Superior, Colo., will speak at a 9:30 a.m. service in French Memorial Chapel. She will address, “I’ve Received a Call..But I Don’t Have Good Reception.” Spearman is the daughter of Steven and Donna Spearman. 

Dr. Stephanie Furrer, assistant professor of psychology, and Dr. Glenn Avent, assistant professor of history, are co-chairing the event. Other faculty members on the committee are: Dr. Anne Fairbanks, associate vice president for academic affairs and professor of English; Dr. Jeffery Hoffman, assistant professor of physical education and chair of the department; and Dr. John Kuehn, assistant professor of biology.

Student committee members are: Halah Bajaber, senior, daughter of Jeanie Bajaber and Akram Bajaber, Holdrege, Neb.; Eddie Krajicek, sophomore, son of Stephen and Diane Krajicek, Lincoln, Neb.; and Jeff Richards, senior, son of Rodger and Annetta Richards, Geneva, Neb.

In January, students submitted proposals, which included a short summary of their presentation. Each student was required to have a faculty sponsor who wrote a letter of support. Proposals were reviewed by the committee for final selection in March. Students will be allowed 20 minutes for each presentation, followed by a discussion and question and answer time.  Faculty members will serve as moderators.

The schedule includes:

Session One, 8 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.
Wilson Center Auditorium
Erin Hallstrom, “Physical Education: Blind to the Possibilities,” junior, Robert/LuRae Hallstrom, Syracuse, Neb.
Joelle Buskirk, “Identifying Edmund’s Love,” senior, Terry/Teresa Buskirk, Holdrege, Neb.
Halah Bajaber, “A Study of Mate Selection in the New Caledonian Crested Gecko,” senior, Jeanie Bajaber/Akram Bajaber, Holdrege, Neb.

Hazelrigg Student Union, Rooms A and B
Jacob McAllister, junior, Timothy/Deborah McAllister, Fairbury, Neb. ; and Kate Rasby, junior, Doug/Deborah Rasby, Columbus, Neb., “Cross-Cultural Awareness”
Michael Heuertz, “Pornography on the Mind,” senior, Rodney Heuertz/Michell Heuertz, Hastings, Neb.
Lane Sorensen, “The Al-Maktoum Dynasty and Pre-Modern Dubai,” senior, Susan Harvey, Eagle, Neb./Kurt Sorensen, Lincoln, Neb.

Hazelrigg Student Union, Room C
Meggan Lloyd, junior, Rich and Monica Lloyd, Hastings, Neb., and Sabrina Miller, junior, Rex/Cynthia  Miller, Lewellen, Neb., “Sustenance, Suicide, and the Food Revolution”
Ashley Childers, “Food for Thought Backpack Program for Elementary Students,” senior, Emmett/Susanne Childers, Omaha, Neb.
Assisted by:
Valerie Sweley, senior, Roger/Debra Sweley, Grand Island, Neb.
Megan Consbruck, senior, Dan Consbruck/Shanna Consbruck, Holdrege, Neb.
Kelsea Jones, senior, Doug/Marla Jones, Auburn, Neb.
Amanda Holmberg, senior, Charles/Debra Holmberg, Hastings, Neb.
Konni Shipman, Master of Arts in teaching student, Red Cloud, Neb.
Aaron Rouse, “Investment Returns: Getting What You Want from Philanthropic Leadership,” senior,  Larry/Vicki Rouse, Trumbull, Neb.

Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall of Music
Wade Leibbrandt, “Breaking into a Markov Chain,” senior, Timothy/Terri Leibbrandt, Imperial, Neb.
Thomas Mahoney, “Symmetry: A Bridge from Mathematics to Music,” junior, John/Susan Mahoney,  Mitchell, Neb.
Anthony Holys, “Perfect Numbers, Perfect Shapes: Mathematics in Art,” junior, Edward/Judith Holys,  North Platte, Neb.

9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m., Student Sermon Contest Winner Presentation French Memorial Chapel

Session Two, 10:30 to 11:50 a.m.
Wilson Center Auditorium
Jeff Richards, “Practical Theology?: A Practical and Theological Look at Social  Justice Ministry, senior, Rodger/Annetta Richards, Geneva, Neb.
Beth Bunde, senior, Bruce/Margaret Bunde, Lincoln, Neb.; Megan Worthman, junior, Douglas/Kristi  Worthman, Greeley, Colo., “Re-defining Service”
Alia Mohsen, “Speeding – No One Thinks Big of You: Examining the Role of
Humor in Australia’s Anti-Speeding Campaign,” junior, Richard/Nancy Carl (grandparents),  Doniphan, Neb.

Hazelrigg Student Union, Room A and B
Emily Dunbar, “One Step After Another: Matrilineage in the Joy Luck Club,” Master of Arts in teaching  student, Hastings, Neb.
Neil Sorensen, “Slang: It’s a Happenin’ Time!” Susan Harvey, Eagle, Neb./Kurt Sorensen, Lincoln, Neb.
Martin VanWesten, “Two Paths, One Destination: 20th Century Music and the Loss Of Tonality,” junior, Glenn/Tallie VanWesten, Plattsmouth, Neb.

Hazelrigg Student Union, Room C
Jessica Neuhart, “Fuss and Bloodiness:” Marda Norton as a Symbol of Conflict, Change, and Fate in Elizabeth Bowen’s The Last September,” Master of Arts in Teaching student,  Mr. and Mrs. James Neuhart, Waverly, Neb.
Kelsey Foley, “Communicating the Memory of the Irish Potato Famine,” sophomore, Dorothy Adams, Merna, Neb.

Perkins Auditorium
Matt Hilderbrand, “Two Nations and a Wall: A Closer Look at Border Issues from Mexico,” senior, Michael/Connie Hilderbrand, Gothenburg, Neb.
 Assisted by:
Victor Short, sophomore, Daniel/LaDonna Short, Salida, Colo.
Jossy Newquist, senior, Ernest/Kristine Newquist, Aurora, Neb.
Anna Govier, “The Immigration Confrontation Debate,” junior, Dan/Carol Govier, Grand Island, Neb.
 Assisted by Political Science Club members:
Katie Allsup-Armstrong, sophomore, Michael/Peggy Allsup-Armstrong, Eaton, Colo.
Dennis Hinson, freshman, Hastings, Neb.
Heidi Hullinger, sophomore, Timothy/Lisa Hullinger, Westminster, Colo.
Kenny R. Smith, sophomore, Wayne/Susan Smith, Aurora, Colo.
Nicole Wells, sophomore, Steven/Kathrine Holeton, Seward, Neb.

12 to 1:30 p.m., Poster Presentations, Hazelrigg Student Union
Matt Beachly, “High Resolution Survey Across the Stateline Fault, Nevada,” senior, William/Diane Beachly, Hastings, Neb.
Mike and Jen Comfort, “Using Ibuprofen to Enhance Performance,” Master of Arts in teaching students, Hastings, Neb.
Abigail Fitzgerald, “Selectivity of NU Drugs for Human Alpha-2B Adrenergic Receptors Over Alpha-2A and Alpha-2C Receptors,” senior, John/Carol Fitzgerald, Omaha, Neb.
Jeff Hartman, “Intra and Interspecific Competition of Native and Invasive Nebraska Grass Species,” junior, Douglas/Sharon Hartman, Columbus, Neb.
Cameron Murphy, “Purification of GST-LCN2 Fusion Protein Expressed in BL21 (DE3) PLysS E. Coli,”  senior, Eric/Cindy Murphy, Grand Forks, N.D.
Amanda Schademann, “Antimicrobial Effects of Essential Oils on Staphyloccoccus Epidermis and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa,” junior, Martin/Denise Schademann, Lincoln, Neb.

Session Three, 1:40 to 3 p.m.
Wilson Center Auditorium
Kim Nochi, “Casta Paintings: A Visual Account of Racial Hierarchy in Colonial Mexico,” senior, Larry/Sandra Nochi, Gering, Neb.
Bethany Beavers, “Hippies, Hell’s Angels, and Revolutionaries: The Marketing of Rebellion in the 1960s,”  senior, Robert/Becky Beavers, Carleton, Neb.
Sydney Crouch, “The Tempest and the Slaves: Bermuda’s Accidental Beginning and Incidental Slaves,” Master of Arts in teaching student, Grand Island, Neb.

Hazelrigg Student Union, Room A and B
Andrew Goodwin, “’A Look Over to the Promised Land:’ A Metaphoric Analysis of Dr. King’s Rhetoric,”  junior, Wesley Goodwin, Aurora, Colo.
Casey Mills, “Cultural Changes, Civic Journalism in the Local Latino Immigrant Community,” senior, Charles/Susan Mills, Burns, Wyo.
Sara Ninabuck, “The Possibility of Change: A Look at the Transformative Rhetoric Found in the Face2Face Project,” junior, Barbara Ninabuck, Edgar, Neb.

Hazelrigg Student Union, Room C
Heather Finney, “Construction and Utilization of an Electric Field Mill to Measure the Earth’s Electric  Field,” senior, Jon/Patricia Finney, Sidney, Neb.
Brandon Jacobitz, “Creating a Technology Filled Classroom,” senior, Arlon/JoEllen Jacobitz, Campbell, Neb.
Emily Timmerman, “Hastings Public Elementary Science Club 2008,” junior, Daniel/Alice Timmerman, Littleton, Colo.
 Assisted by:
Nikki Rust, junior, John/Norma Rust, Hastings, Neb.
Wendy Nicklin, junior, Donald/Rhonda Nicklin, Papillion, Neb.
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