Undergraduate Honors Symposium

The Undergraduate Honors Symposium provides an opportunity for UNCG undergraduates--especially freshmen and sophomores--to participate in an academic conference. For questions about the 2008 Symposium, please contact Dr. Sarah Krive.

The winner of the 2008 Honors Symposium Prize is Veronica Allen, for her paper, "The Villancico in New Spain."

2008 Honors Symposium Schedule

2:00-2:50
Panel I-A:
Philosophies of a Liberal Arts Education: Newman, Dewey, and Reacting to the Past

Rocio Mendez, “A Personal Philosophy of a University Education”
Andrea Schronce, “A Collective Analysis of a University Education”
Gina Hurley, “Tangled Roots of Western Culture”

Faculty Discussant: Dr. Ceola Ross-Baber, Interim Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

Panel I-B:
Playing Fair?: Public Policy Issues in Immigration, Trade, and Athletics

Suzette Walker, “The ‘Fairly’ Godmother: Uncovering the Truths and Tales of Fair Trade”
Sabrina Epps, “Mexico”
Heather Weinkle, “Title IX”

Faculty Discussant: Dr. Diane Gill, Professor, Dept. of Exercise and Sport Science

3:00-3:50
Panel II-A:
Religious Studies:

Michelle Lampley, “Film and its Presentation of the ‘Other’: 300”
Rebecca Davis, “The Rhetoric of Science: Deciphering the Agendas of the Creation Museum and the God Delusion”
Kevin Heston, “Islamic Veiling, Adolescent and Young Adult Experiences: France and a Warning about Intolerance”

Discussant: Dr. Gregory P. Grieve, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

Panel II-B:
Selves and Others: Ethics and Culture

Sarah Griffin, “To See the Other Side”
Daniel Nolker, “Sontag’s Shadows”
Kristin Petry, “Reconciling Culture and the Anthropic Principle”

Faculty Discussant: Dr. Roberto Campo, Professor, Department of French and Director of International and Global Studies

4:00-4:50
Panel III-A:
Histories of Reading: Homer, Shakespeare, and Karamzin

Amber Weller, “History's Influence on the Human Mind: A Look at Homer and Herodotus”
Megan Milam, “Karamzin’s Use of the Peasantry to Portray Poverty in ‘Poor Liza’.”
Adam Young, “Bard-a-Roni: The San Francisco Treat: Shakespeare during the Gold Rush”

Faculty Discussant, Dr. Annette Van, Assistant Professor, Department of English

Panel III-B:
Gender and Genre: How Meanings Change over Time

Veronica Allen, “The Villancico in New Spain.”
            Major: Music Education
Jessica Plum, “Illegitimacy in King Arthur’s Court.”
Heather Sit, “Marriage in Medieval England and France and Contemporary America.”

Faculty Discussant: Dr. Elizabeth J. Natalle, Associate Professor, Department of Communication

5:00-5:50 Keynote Conversation:
Dr. Alexandra Schultheis, Department of English
Dr. Stephen J. Sills, Department of Sociology
“Teaching in Honors: Innovative Ways of Being in the World”

Presentation of the Honors Symposium Prize

Refreshments in the Weatherspoon Atrium