Liberal Arts and Sciences Symposium
A Celebration of Academic Work and Commitment to Service
Reasonable Doubts: Crime and Punishment in Society
April 24-26, 2024
This year’s event will include sessions from Wednesday, April 24 – Friday, April 26. Sessions provide a forum for students to present and discuss their outstanding endeavors. Papers, roundtables, oral and poster presentations, art exhibitions, and scholarly musical presentations will showcase undergraduate research across the curriculum.
LASS/PRISM 2024 Poster Submission
DEADLINE: 12 PM, Monday April 22, 2024
One student per collaborative group should submit on behalf of the team. Posters submitted after the deadline are not guaranteed to be printed. If time allows, late posters will be printed.
Submit your posterLiberal Arts and Sciences Symposium Week Schedule of Events:
This year’s events will be held in-person at various campus locations.
Wednesday
LASS 2024: Keynote address by basketball icon Maya Moore and Jonathan Irons
In line with the theme of this year’s symposium, “Reasonable Doubts: Crime and Punishment in Society,” Moore and Irons will discuss their life and work as passionate advocates for criminal justice reform — a journey that began when the WNBA superstar fought to commute a baseless 50-year sentence for Irons. Through their tireless efforts, Iron’s sentence was reduced to just 23 years.
Now married, the two are co-founders of the social action nonprofit, “Win With Justice,” an organization raising awareness for criminal justice issues, advocating for change within the legal system and empowering individuals to live out their purpose.
Read more about Maya Moore and Jonathan Irons’s story here.
1 – 2 p.m. Keynote address by Maya Moore Irons and Jonathan Irons | Lupton Auditorium
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Business Internships Presentations | Cousins Center
Any questions can be directed to Stephen Craft at [email protected]
Thursday
The Core Self is a multimedia experience celebrating the unique and diverse voices and identities of Oglethorpe University students whose creative work will be on view. A groundbreaking collaboration with Core, OUMA, and the Intercultural Center, The Core Self call for entries to OU students requested “expressive works engaging with one or more of the Core themes in relation to identity in a media of (their) preference, including physical, digital, or graphic art, poetry, and performance.”
After the panel presentations, Core Directors will announce the winners for the awards to OU students in the categories of Best of Show, Audience Choice, and Outstanding Core Exemplar.
Artivism: The Core Self
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Judith Levy
The Generation After – Amina Sahovic
Dreams Without Barriers – Jenni Velasquez
Being – Cynthia Tinschmidt Leal
Moderators: Dr. Melany Chambers and Morgan Clapp
Marshall Davis-Hancock
Ashleigh Ewald
Tylena Patton-Bullock
Hannah Williams
Eli Yustein
Carley Bell
Cameron Martin
Berta Cuesta
Naomi Wagner
6:00 p.m. Honors Awards | Lupton Auditorium
Friday
8 – 11:15 a.m. PRISM Sciences Showcase – Research Poster Sessions | TLCC Atrium & Patio
8 – 9:30 a.m. Critical Dialogue Panels & Paper Panels
Breakfast with Influencers
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kate Keib
In this interactive, hybrid panel, participants will learn about how consumers interact with influencers on social media. Students will provide an overview of a survey they conducted of 650+ US adults regarding online interaction with influencers. Then, participants will be invited to join the students for one on one discussions of 10 individual applications of the research.
Ian Tirevold
Ilissa McGowan
Sarah Gilley
Nia Mahmud
Jack Lowrie
Vanessa Mendoza Contreras
Kimberlynn Taylor
Skyler Moore
Joseph Bowie
Zahira Shipman
Governing Power
Moderator: Dr. Judith Levy
Within the Burned Books: The Literature that Went Against Nazi Ideology – Jennah Waters (Dr. Sharfman)
The Rise and Fall of Japanese Fascism: Intellectuals Vs. The State – Anthony Van Loo (Dr. Sharfman)
The Origins of Self Punishment; Is it a product of norms, or driven by an internal need for self reckoning? – Tulio Zea (Dr. Levy)
Manufacturing, Unemployment, Labor Markets and Crime: Econometric Approach – Pablo Marenco Aburto (Dr. Allison)
Sounding the Stars, Revolutionary Spirit and Heart and Soul of Man with Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin – John Erckert ( Dr. Runnels)
Art History and Archaeology in Context
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Collins
Bog Body Research in Archaeology – Hannah Erwig
How the Hell did Humans Evolve Storytelling? – Caleb Stallworth
Wastewater Analysis, Usage, and Archaeological Sites – Elena Vega
HONORS I
Honors Director: Dr. Seema Shrikhande
(Honors advisors are in parentheses)
History of the Israeli-Palestinian Educational Systems and Curriculums: Prevailing Impact on Israel-Palestine – Izzy Forster (Dr. Sharfman)
The Tragedy of the Mother’s Agency – Haley Liddle (Dr. Hornback)
From Plantation to Incarceration Nation: Analyzing Reproductive Oppression Against the Black Female Body Through Slavery, Eugenics, and Incarceration – Jaden Poindexter (Dr. Maher)
Who Let the Ghosts Out?: Gender and Abjection in the South Indian Horror Comedies Chandramukhi and Kanchana – Bhavana Kunnath (Dr. Hebbar)
The AlJayRhythm: A One-Woman Show – Jariyah Williams (Professor Huff)
9:45 – 11:15 a.m. Critical Dialogue Panels & Paper Panels
Meaning and Making: OU Student Perspectives on the Filmmaking Process
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Katherine Zakos
Best Overall & Capturing Culture 3rd Place: Janitor 988 – Justin Edwards, Karla Ojeda
Second Overall: The Man Who Ended the World – Evan Williams
Third Overall: Jack – Brody Young
Capturing Culture 1st Place: Homesick – Gabriela Dumar
Capturing Culture 2nd Place: the sun wept and the moon listened – Jaidyn Carter
Best Narrative: Leave a Light On – Emma Jean Scott
Best Experimental: Shower Thoughts – Imani Alsobrook
Best Documentary: Mindful Mentality – Larissa Williams
Best Promotional: Lifted: A Gymshark Spec Ad – Ike Ogueri
Thinking Local
Moderator: Dr. James Iredell
Dirty South: Atlanta Political Leadership and the Dismantling of The Black Mecca – Kaniya Freeman (Dr. McWhorter)
Mapping Homelessness in Atlanta – Lacey Frye (Dr. Wheeler)
Oglethorpe On My Mind: The Man Behind OUr Name – Jennah Waters (Dr. Levy)
Flex your writing skills in a new way! Come out to learn from the country’s’ best about how to write copy that earns media coverage. In this workshop, you will create ideas for an actual Atlanta client. Get feedback from industry pros from Jackson Spaulding. Compete against your classmates for prizes.
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Art Showcase | TLCC Lower Classrooms & Outside
HONORS II
Honors Director: Dr. Seema Shrikhande
(Honors advisors are in parentheses)
Purgatory is Humid; A Screenplay of a First-Time Screenwriter – Jack Bulger (Dr. Burgess)
“Save Our Skulls”: Consent, Ownership, and the Mütter Museum – Ambrose Blanchard (Dr. Lambert)
The Case of Italy: Perpetrators and Perplexities of a Stagnant State – Shelby Jones (Dr. Orme)
Loss of the H3K9me2 demethylase jhdm-1 in C. elegans results in a transgenerational decrease in chemotaxis
Loss of the H3K4 methyltransferase subunit wdr-5 in C. elegans results in a transgenerational decrease in chemotaxis – Jaely Chavez and Mackenzie Roberson (Dr. Schmeichel)
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Critical Dialogue Panels & Paper Panels
Race and Racism
Moderator: Dr. Kate Marsden
One of the Good Ones – Kaniya Freeman (Dr. Wynter Parks)
Complexity of Interracial Relationships – Ivy Nganga (Dr. Hebbar)
Cop City: An Interdisciplinary Approach – Lacy Frye (Dr. Wheeler, Dr. Schmeichel, Dr. Pham)
Liberdade e Justiça para todos (Liberty and Justice for All) – Maria Isabel Moraes Lanzelotti (Dr. Basby)
STEM
Unraveling Heterochromatin: Using Comparative Genomics to Elucidate Transcription Mechanisms in Drosophila F Elements – Tessa Allen (Dr. Schmeichel, Dr. Deckner)
Steric analysis of a force-induced retro Diels-Alder reaction – Felipe De Araujo Ferreira (Dr. Roessler)
There are orthologous CDS in the F element of D. willistoni that correlate to D. melanogaste – Eli Cousins (Dr. Schmeichel, Dr. Deckner)
Flagellar Associated Protein 93 is not involved in propulsive force generation in Chlamydomonas cilia – Malaika Taylor (Dr. Alford)
12 – 2 p.m. Lunch – Buffet style | TLCC upstairs lounge area
Honors III
Honors Director: Dr. Seema Shrikhande
(Honors advisors are in parentheses)
Investigating the Function of FAP93 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – Casandra Slocum (Dr. Alford)
Unveiling the Past: the Crypt of Civilization as a Public Monument – Maria Coles (Dr. Price-Washington)
Inactivation of SPR-2, an inhibitor of histone acetyltransferase, results in a rapid and transgenerational germline mortality phenotype in C. elegans – Thalia Boston (Dr. Schmeichel)
Playing with Perceptions: Gender, Aggression, and Competence in Video Game Environments – Sarah Farmer (Dr. Hayes)
6 p.m. Dinner | Academic Quad
Program PDFFAQs
Critical Dialogue Sessions – This format includes short (5 minute) presentations by up to 8 students followed by facilitated dialogue that critically explores connections among the papers or projects. The audience will have an opportunity to participate in the dialogue as well. This provides the opportunity for both presenter and audience to engage in and deepen their exploration of the themes of the presenters’ work.
- You may want a tailored jacket over a professional dress or pantsuit.
- Shoes should be plain and not too tall (no platforms, sandals, or sparkle.)
- No ‘club wear’ — short skirts, low-cut blouses, or tight-fitting clothes.
- Hair, makeup, jewelry should be conservative. Pull your hair back if you play with it when nervous.
- Hair and facial hair should be trimmed and neat; clean-shaven is generally best.
- Shoes and belt should match in color.
- No white socks.
- No polo shirts, t-shirts, hats, athletic wear, sneakers.
- No chewing gum, food, take-out cups, or cell phones.
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The Liberal Arts and Sciences Symposium (LASS) is an annual event that brings together Oglethorpe University students and faculty in a celebration of exemplary scholarly work produced by Oglethorpe students under faculty mentorship.
Contact
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