Holy Cross Academic Conference to Showcase Student Work

300 students will present research and independent work with faculty mentors

The College of the Holy Cross will host Academic Conference 2009 from April 22 through April 25. The four-day conference is designed to provide students from a broad spectrum of academic disciplines with an opportunity to present the results of their independent work. The programs, projects, poster sessions, and performances by students are the results of student work over one or two semesters under the guidance of faculty members.

Approximately 300 Holy Cross students will be involved in the conference this year. Academic Conference 2009 is free and open to the public.

Representing a fraction of the independent and group-project opportunities of which Holy Cross students have taken advantage this year, the conference includes works from the arts, social sciences, humanities and natural sciences. Students will present an extraordinary array of topics including:

• “Contemplation in Higher Education and the Social Justice Movement”
• “Race, Class, Conflict, Activism and Song in 20th Century America”
• “Why Race Needs Cultural Context: In Black and White America”
• “On the Flip Side of Rape: A Close Look at the Lives of Sexual Assault Counselors”
• “Clothing and Individual Identity”
• “Checking the Commander-in-Chief”
• “Why Girls Fall Through the Cracks: Gender Discrepancies in Reading Disabilities”
• “The Two Faces of Alzheimer’s: Spouses’ Experiences of Early Stage Memory Loss”
• “Mainstream Education for the Deaf: The Challenges of Learning with Minimal Language Skills”
• “Waves Breaking on the Shore: A Visual Interpretation of Virginia Woolf”
• “Breaking Down the Stereotypes Surrounding Eating Disorders”
• “The Effects of Religiosity and Spirituality on Adolescent Well-Being”
• “The American Health Center Experience: Challenges of Treating Latino Patients in Urgent Care”
• “Infrared Spectra of Glutamine and Glutamine-Based Peptides”
• “A Study of High School Engagement and Achievement”

The conference is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Dean of the College.

View the complete schedule (PDF).