NEWS & EVENTS

Dordt College News

Ideafest at Dordt College April 30

April 24, 2009

IdeaFest 2009 will take place on the Dordt College Campus Center Thursday, April 30, from 3-5:30 p.m.

Ideafest is an event at which students in a wide variety of majors present their research. It showcases to the campus and surrounding community the exciting research being conducted by Dordt students.

Sixty students will do oral presentations and/or PowerPoint shows, with 17 others contributing poster displays. Oral presentations will be 8-10 minutes long, with about five minutes for questions from the audience.

For a complete schedule and a brief summary of each presentation, see www.dordt.edu/events/ideafest/ or contact Professor Paul Fessler at pfessler@dordt.edu.

Complementary Humble Bean coffee will be available, as well as pizza for presenters and students in attendance.

Student presenters:

Andres Acosta, Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Cities and Sustainable Growth
Steven Annema, Sedro Woolley, WA: Statistics in Baseball
Stephanie Argo, Woodbury, MN: Partnerships for International Development
Stephanie Argo, Woodbury, MN and Sonam Tsering, Guwahati, India: Engineering and Creation Care in Material Science
Jurgen Boerema, Pantego, NC:Assessing the Legacy of Globalization
Brent Bonnema, Prinsburg, MN; Adam Shirley, Sioux Center, IA; Jonathan Sportel, Wyoming, MI; and Amy Walker, Vista, CA: Wind Turbine Analysis
Jess Brauning, Venice, FL; Nathan Gorter, Sioux Center, IA; Daniel Kauten, Denver, IA; Luke Kreykes, Sheldon, IA; Piper (Kucera) Kroeze, Sioux Center, IA; Jeffery Niesen, Waynesville, IL; and Hani Yang, Merida, Yucatan: Households Helping Each Other: Creating Successful Stories
Joseph Buhlig, Norborne, MO: Effects of Variations in Anhydrous Ammonia Application in the MO River Flood Plain
David Christensen, Waconia, MN: Academic Honors Proposal
Meredith Crilly, Knoxville, TN: Figurative Art
Adrian deLange, Aylmer, ON: Hiding Heaven: The Role of Youth in the Church and Revelation Revealed
Kristin De Ronde, Oskaloosa, IA: Boolean Algebra
Daniel Den Boer, Sioux Center, IA: The New Critique: Reductions and Possibilites
David Dick, McBain, MI: Dairy Ration Formulation and Evaluation
Kyle Dieleman, Sioux Center, IA: Reflections on the History of the Purpose and Use of Creeds and Confession
Sonja Doty, Chula Vista, CA: A Mythological Understanding of the Underworld: Commonalities and Divergences
Josh Dykstra, Hazelcrest, IL: Hoc Est Mea Corpus
Zach Eggebeen, Sheboygan, WI: The Development of Modern Japanese Drama
Brad Evenson, Buhler, KS: Government in a Recession: Less Is More
Matt Gerrelts, Waterloo, IA: Can Love Be Skinned?
Sarah Groneck, Godfrey, IL: The Femme Fatale Archetype of Literature
Peter Hessels, Dunnville, ON; Andrew Hornor, Houston, TX; Tassneem Ibrahim, Jos, Nigeria; Jon Nederhoff, Wellsburg, IA; Danielle Roos, Sioux Center, IA; Dale Vande Griend, Hull, IA; and Nate Woudstra, Littleton, CO:Philippines Story on Christian Schools
Christina Harris, Tucson, AZ: What Did They Say? The American Newspaper and the Jewish Refugee Ships, 1939
Ryan Johnson, Cleghorn, IA: Peoples Bank Practicum
Ashley Kasper, Lansing, IL: Lebanon: Confessional Politics in Conflict and Egyptian Literature and Social Critique
Rachel Koopmans, Chatham, ON: Dialogue in Contemporary Ceramics
Jacob Kroeze, Sioux Center, IA: Colombian Philosophy in One Hundred Years of Solitude
David Kuhfuss, Stillwater, MN: Mark 6:1-29 and Its Implications for Today
Becky Lancaster, Cedar Rapids, IA: Waiting Never Ends
Shawna Lourens, Orange City, IA; Sara Nettles, Sioux City, IA; and Michelle Smith, Cedar Rapids, IA: Analysis of Boys’ and Girls’ Home and Family Services, Inc.
Steve Mangold, Linn Grove, IA: Law and Science: A Case Study of Justice Holmes
Robert Minto, Queen Creek, AZ: Faith: A Conversation Between Vollenhoven and Bavinck
Jon Nederhoff, Wellsburg, IA: Variations on a Hero Theme
Adrianna Oudman, Wheatfield, IN: A Contract with Death
Danielle Roos, Sioux Center, IA: Augusto Boal and Applied Drama
Rachel Roozeboom, Manhattan, KS: Micaiah and the Mysterious Workings of God, and Christian Science Service
Luke Schut, Pella, IA: The Evolution of the Modern Protagonist
Robin Seifert, Prosser, WA:Fair Trade: Changing Reality
Sarah Seymour, Chula Vista, CA: Ethical Implications of GH Therapy in Children with Idiopathic Short Stature
Justin Struik, Sully, IA: Romans 11 Exegesis
Joel Veldkamp, Cumming, IA: Israeli Settlements and the Middle East Peace Process, and The Social Aspects of the Arabic Language
Emily Walters, Gardner, KS: I Ain’t Gonna Be Treated This Way: Woody Guthrie and the Great Depression
Katiegrace Youngsma, Douglas, MA: Remembering the Dead: Finding Cemeteries in Douglas, Massachusetts

Poster Presentations

David Christensen, Waconia, MN; and Rachel Antvelink: Biodiesel Synthesis Via Transesterification Using Sulfonated Charcoal Catalysis
Janell (Bosma) Christians, Sioux Center, IA; and Emily (Lieuwen) Tuschen, Sioux Center, IA: Smoking Habits Among Nurses and Effects on Patients
Natalie Feenstra, Everson, WA; and Emily Schoenfelder, Dimock, SD: Music Therapy and Its Effect on Parkinson’s Disease
Laura Gesink, Thornton, KY; and Kelley Overweg, Corsica, SD: Curbing the Trend of Methamphetamine Use
Julie Heida, Kuna, ID; and Katie Rozenboom, Manhattan, KS: Childhood and Adolescent Obesity Interventions: Review and Implementation
Tina Hielman, Orange City, IA; and Katie (Roder) Jansen, Sioux Center, IA: The Prevalence of Nosocomial Infections in Critically-Ill Patients
Deborah Jude, Escondido, CA; and Joel Stam, Oskaloosa, IA: Wastewater Protozoa
Justin Krosschell, Sioux Falls, SD: Solar Occultation and Limb Sounding Satellite Data Analysis of Tracer Gases in the Stratosphere During the Arctic Winter
Caryn Nydam, Modesto, CA: Journey Through Abstraction
Michael Olthoff, Sioux Center, IA: Reduction of Parasites and Diseases of Honeybees
Lynn (Edwards) Price, Sioux Center, IA: Influence of Sociocultural Eating Norms and Age on Food Selection in Girls
Amy (Bruinsma) Rempel, Chilliwack, BC; and Liz Sikkens, Fenwick, ON: Sleep Deprivation Affecting Work Performance

Media Access: Download Word Version | High Resolution Image: 1

NEWS & EVENTS

Dordt College News

Ideafest at Dordt College April 30

Dig Deeper

Dordt College