Hastings College Alpha Chi academic honor society and the Artist Lecture Series are sponsoring the third annual Academic Showcase Day, Wednesday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to 3:50 p.m.

A highlight of the day’s activities will be a panel discussion in Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall of Music, at 1 p.m.  The panel will address: “Approaches to Hopper’s Room in New York.”  Edward Hopper, (1882-1967), is recognized as the most important realist painter of 20th century American. Panel members include:  Janice Driesbach, director of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and Mark Strand, professor of English and comparative literature, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. A Pulitzer Prize winner, Strand is a former U.S. poet laureate. Turner McGehee, professor of art and chair of the Hastings College Art Department, will moderate the panel.

The public is invited to the panel discussion and the presentations.

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

Forty-five students will present a variety of academic topics and art work at this event.

Winner of the sixth annual sermon contest, Kyle Hansen will speak at a 9:30 a.m. service in French Memorial Chapel. He will address “Let’s Not Just Talk the Talk…Let’s Walk the Walk, Too.”  Hansen, a senior, is the son of David and Nancy Hansen, Wray, Colo.

Dr. Doug Kinnear, assistant professor of economics, is coordinating the event with the help of Academic Showcase committee members: Dr. Dan Wiley, assistant professor of English; Dr. Glen Avent, assistant professor of history; Dr. Stephanie Furrer, assistant professor of psychology; and Dr. Anne Fairbanks, associate vice president for academic affairs and professor of English. Four students are also on the committee: Halah Bajaber, junior, daughter of Jeanie Bajaber/Akram Bajaber, Holdrege, Neb.; Sara Brunkow, senior, daughter of Michel/Barbara Brunkow, Lincoln, Neb.; Keian Kirkegaard, senior, son of Donald/Deborah Kirkegaard, Centennial, Colo.; and Jeff Richards, junior, son of Rodger/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 – 9:20 a.m.
Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall of Music
Jennifer Strayer, “Exoticism in Russian Music,” junior, Dora Strayer, Ainsworth, Neb.
Thomas Kluver, “A Dolorous, Hazy, and Carmenish Lo Annabel Lee Ta,” senior,
Stephen/Suzanne Kluver, Fairfield, Neb.
Jenna Buchli, “A Birdseye View of Death,” junior, Ted/Kandy Buchli, Daykin, Neb.
Wilson Center Auditorium
Ann Packard, “Absorption of Carbohydrates in the Oral Mucosa,” senior, Paul/Karen Packard, Longmont, Colo.
Amanda Worthman, “Technology in Teaching,” senior, David/Debra Worthman, Cozad, Neb.
Zach Roth, “Image Enlargement and Enhancement with Surface Splines and Wavelets,” senior, David/Kim Roth, Hastings, Neb.
Hazelrigg Student Union, Rooms A and B
Melissa Hayes, sophomore, Patrick/Judy Hayes, Parker, Colo.; and Melissa Theesen, junior, Steven/Sally Theesen, St. Joseph, Mo., “Guatemala in the Present”
Eric Woodward, “Identification of the AOX Protein in Harvested Fruits,” senior,
William/Carol Woodward, Kearney, Neb.
Brian Burks, “Organization and Utilization of a Fabry Perot Interferometer,” senior, James/Sandra Burks,  Colorado Springs, Colo.
Hazelrigg Student Union, Room C
Meghan Cochrane, “The Boundaries of Self-Portraiture: Art Scenes by Robert and Shana  ParkeHarrison and Cindy Sherman,” sophomore, Douglas/Alisa Cochrane, Worland, Wyo.
Aaron Blackman, “A Tribute to Orson Welles: Context, Accomplishments and
 Performance,” Susan Blackman/Raymond Blackman, Valparaiso, Neb.
Erin Haschke, “Incest in The Fall of the House of Usher,” junior, Paul/Carol Haschke,
Cedar Rapids, Neb.

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

Session Two, 10:30 – 11:50 a.m.
Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall of Music
Erin Mundus, “The Cabaret Songs of Benjamin Britten,” senior, Cheri Wolfe/Stuart Mundus, Ayr, Neb.
Shannon Peterson, senior, Rodger/Patricia Peterson, Juniata, Neb.; and Stephanie Larson, sophomore,  Scott/Carla Larson, Lincoln, Neb., “The Effects of Gestures on Word Recall”
Nikki Burbach, Mark DeBoer, James Holtgrewe, Aaron Lauer, Ben Richards, Seth Torpin, “Looking  Backwards Into the Future: Progressives and Spirit of Reform”
Burbach, senior, William/Carol Burbach, Lincoln, Neb.
DeBoer, senior, Steven/Sylvia DeBoer, Hastings, Neb.
Holtgrewe, senior, James/Barbara Holtgrewe, Doniphan, Neb.
Lauer, senior, James/Deborah Lauer, Ainsworth, Neb.
Richards, sophomore, Roger Richards/JoAnn Richards, Bee, Neb.
Torpin, senior, Richard/Susan Torpin, Walton, Neb.
Wilson Center Auditorium
Jessica Thompson, “Modern Day Myth – The Natural,” freshman, Jay/Leslie Thompson, Pine, Colo.
Robert Viehman, “The Magnus Effect: A Study of the Forces on a Baseball in Flight,”
 senior, Richard/Cindy Viehman, Gunnison, Colo.

Karissa Marble, “Learning About Live Text: The Life of an Education Major,” senior,
Kenneth/Katherine Marble, Prosser, Neb.
Hazelrigg Student Union, Rooms A and B
Krystal Tamura, “Effects of Butylated Hydroxyanisole Magnitude and Duration on
 Release of Cytochrome C,” senior, Konni Keuter/Kim Tamura, Longmont, Colo.
Liz Creech, “How is the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Affecting Grouping Practices  in Elementary  Reading Instruction,” Hastings, Neb.
Meghan Parkinson, “Analysis of Demographics Affecting Median Income in the U.S.,” senior, Jerry/Judy Parkinson, Hastings, Neb.
Hazelrigg Student Union
Jana Raper, senior, Charles/Alice Raper, Natroma, Kan.; and Mike Heuertz, junior,
Rodney/Michell Heuertz, Hastings, Neb., “Combat Stress and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder  (PTSD)”
Shelby Leyland, “Butterfly or Caterpillar,” sophomore, Jeffrey/Jo Ann Leyland, Imperial, Neb.
Jillian Heiden, junior, Cindi Heiden, York, Neb./Gregory Heiden, Benedict, Neb.; Vanessa Tiell, senior,  Scott/Lori Tiell, Bellevue, Neb.; Chrissy Lee, senior, Michael/Veronica Lee, Lakewood, Colo.,  “Called to Care: Medical Mission to Guatemala”

1 – 2:20 p.m. - Panel Discussion: “Approaches to Hopper’s Room in New York”
 Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall of Music.

Session Three, 2:30 – 3:50 p.m.
Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall of Music
Colin Sandall, “Coffee Shop: From Start to Finish,” senior, Wayne/Julia Sandall, Bellevue, Neb.
Jordan Palmer, “Reno, Rebel Without a Pause: A Study in Performance,” junior, Todd/April Palmer,  Omaha, Neb.
Josh Fangmeier, “WTO/GATT Round Negotiations and American Trade Stimulation,” senior, David/Debra Fangmeier, Hebron, Neb.
Wilson Center Auditorium
Ashley Phillips, “Capturing Life in Fiction,” junior, David/Catherine Phillips, Tucson, Ariz.
Jarred Horsky, “Conductive Concrete,” senior, Steve/Lisa Horsky, Hastings, Neb.
Sydney Crouch, “Out of the House and Into the Church: Effects of the Second Great
 Awakening on Women,” Grand Island, Neb.
Hazelrigg Student Union, Room A and B
Diana Haverly, “The Ramifications of L.S. Vygotsky’s Psychology of Education on
 Multiculturalism in American Schools,” Hastings, Neb.
Celeste Keeney, “Grandpa’s Hands: A Short Story,” junior, Charles/Deborah Keeney, Kearney, Neb.
Chelsea LeMar, “Boys, Girls and India: How Preferential Treatment of Males Affects
 Human Development,” senior, Audrey Rogers/Stephen LeMar, Westminster, Colo.
Hazelrigg Student Union, Room C
Travis Harms, “Puss in Boots: The Man Beneath the Fur,” junior, Bernard/Robyn Harms, Dodge, Neb.
Lindsey A. Luttrell, “Jesus the Profit,” senior, Alan/Janet Luttrell, Pratt, Kan.
Judee Sandman, “Harmony,” Grand Island, Neb.