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Red and Black Scholars to present thesis research at new Student Symposium closing ceremony
Topics will span education, history, foreign language, and science
A new tradition will highlight the 10th Annual Steven Galovich Memorial Student Symposium, which will take place April 9 – 10, 2007 at Lake Forest College. The Red and Black Closing Ceremony will feature the best student work from the Symposium. Four students – selected by a panel of faculty, students, and staff for their excellence in research and ability to communicate effectively – will present their senior thesis research in the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10. The event is free and open to the public. Lake Forest Cable Television will rebroadcast the ceremony at a date to be announced.
Alexandra Hales ’07
Alexandra, a history and politics major, will trace how the concept of Yugoslavism has transformed over time from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. She focuses on the roots of the Yugoslav ideal, the creation of the first Yugoslavia, the partition of Yugoslavia during World War II, and its reconstruction as a communist state. She will also discuss the disintegration of community Yugoslavia, the wars of the 1990s, and the reality of the region today while considering the question – is the concept of a Yugoslav ideal the region’s ultimate challenge or its best hope?
Michael Zorniak ’07
Michael, a biology major, examines the role of mitochondria in Parkinson’s disease, which is caused by the selective death of human midbrain neurons. In the lab he has conducted tests using the protein that kills these cells. His discoveries about the complexity in mitochondrial dysfunction may help further understanding about the disease.
Shannon Buckley ’07
Shannon, an education and English major, developed a high school curriculum based on Sean O’Casey’s play The Plough and the Stars, a play set in Dublin during the 1916 Easter Uprising. She uses dramaturgy – a field of study in the theater that illuminates plays by research historical context, biographical information on the author, past productions, character analysis, glossed text, and related imagery – to help high school students make connections to the production, which raises universal questions like what if you had to choose between your country and your family. Shannon’s curriculum was taught in a Waukegan High School English class.
Tracey Swanson ’07
Tracey, a French and international relations major, translated the novel Cosmetic of the Enemy by Belgian author Amélie Nothomb from French to English. Translation is always a combination of finesse and luck. The translator must take into account peculiarities that exist between the source and target languages, issues of style, culture, and the author’s previous works and translations. Tracey will discuss this process with examples from his translation of Nothomb’s book.
Seven Red and Black Scholar Honorable Mentions will receive awards for excellence in research at the closing ceremony: Matt Blumenfeld '07 (English and politics), Chelsea Bueter '07 (biology), David Cantor-Echols '07 (history and Spanish), Dylan Davis '07 (English and area studies), Daniel Kolen '07 (independent scholar and politics), Justin Lansing '07 (sociology), and Chris Shirley '07 (English and art).
A new tradition will highlight the 10th Annual Steven Galovich Memorial Student Symposium, which will take place April 9 – 10, 2007 at Lake Forest College. The Red and Black Closing Ceremony will feature the best student work from the Symposium. Four students – selected by a panel of faculty, students, and staff for their excellence in research and ability to communicate effectively – will present their senior thesis research in the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10. The event is free and open to the public. Lake Forest Cable Television will rebroadcast the ceremony at a date to be announced.
Alexandra Hales ’07
Alexandra, a history and politics major, will trace how the concept of Yugoslavism has transformed over time from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. She focuses on the roots of the Yugoslav ideal, the creation of the first Yugoslavia, the partition of Yugoslavia during World War II, and its reconstruction as a communist state. She will also discuss the disintegration of community Yugoslavia, the wars of the 1990s, and the reality of the region today while considering the question – is the concept of a Yugoslav ideal the region’s ultimate challenge or its best hope? Michael Zorniak ’07
Michael, a biology major, examines the role of mitochondria in Parkinson’s disease, which is caused by the selective death of human midbrain neurons. In the lab he has conducted tests using the protein that kills these cells. His discoveries about the complexity in mitochondrial dysfunction may help further understanding about the disease.Shannon Buckley ’07
Shannon, an education and English major, developed a high school curriculum based on Sean O’Casey’s play The Plough and the Stars, a play set in Dublin during the 1916 Easter Uprising. She uses dramaturgy – a field of study in the theater that illuminates plays by research historical context, biographical information on the author, past productions, character analysis, glossed text, and related imagery – to help high school students make connections to the production, which raises universal questions like what if you had to choose between your country and your family. Shannon’s curriculum was taught in a Waukegan High School English class. Tracey Swanson ’07
Tracey, a French and international relations major, translated the novel Cosmetic of the Enemy by Belgian author Amélie Nothomb from French to English. Translation is always a combination of finesse and luck. The translator must take into account peculiarities that exist between the source and target languages, issues of style, culture, and the author’s previous works and translations. Tracey will discuss this process with examples from his translation of Nothomb’s book.Seven Red and Black Scholar Honorable Mentions will receive awards for excellence in research at the closing ceremony: Matt Blumenfeld '07 (English and politics), Chelsea Bueter '07 (biology), David Cantor-Echols '07 (history and Spanish), Dylan Davis '07 (English and area studies), Daniel Kolen '07 (independent scholar and politics), Justin Lansing '07 (sociology), and Chris Shirley '07 (English and art).
