Winter 2022 Senior Project Presentations

Mark your calendar for Winter Quarter Senior Capstone presentations! Winter presentations will be in person in Old Main 330 classrooms with a Zoom option. To arrange your virtual attendance at any presentation, please email Honors@wwu.edu to request the Zoom link. All times listed are in Pacific Time.

Wednesday, March 9

A green poster with mountains and trees. The text reads: "Questioning Complacency, An Analysis of Sustainability to Foster Innovation. Presented by Alexandria Bierman, Advised by Craig Dunn. March 9th at 2:00 pm in Old Main 340. For accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."

Alexandra Bierman

Questioning Complacency

2:00 PM

The Failing American Dream?

Clairiz Nel

The Failing American Dream?

3:00 PM

A white poster with orange and blue triangles and a photo of an audio file. The text reads "Audio Portfolio Exhibition. Works from the concentration: audio engineering and sound production as interconnected agents in culture making. March 9, 4PM, Old Main 340. Presented by Christian McGovern. Advised by Steven Sehman. For Disability Accomodations email honors@wwu.edu."

Christian McGovern

Audio Portfolio Exhibition

4:00 PM

Friday, March 11

A grey poster with text that reads: "Western Washington University Honors College. Cupid's Arrow: A Tale of a Complex and Dynamic Protein. By Nadine Tietz. Advised by Dan Pollard. Friday, March 11th at 4 PM in Old Main 330B and on zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."

Nadine Tietz

Cupid's Arrow: A Tale of a Complex and Dynamic Protein

4:00 PM

Monday, March 14

A beige-colored poster featuring a pooka, a Celtic fairy that looks like a hybrid creature. The pooka has black fur, a small mane like that of a monkey or lion, small wings, long, rabbit-like ears, and large yellow eyes. The body looks like that of a monkey. The text says: "Fair Folk, a fictional novella centering fairy lore and Celtic mythology. Monday, March 9th at 9:00a.m. OM 330C. Presented by Jamie Good and advised by Julie Dugger. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."

Jamie Good

Retold Celtic Fairy Tales

9:00 AM

A poster that has a desert filled with sand dunes and three black and white butterflies stenciled at the top of the page. The text reads: "Paper Butterflies, a fictional novelette, presented by Cali Dorszynski, advised by Lori Martindale, march 14th at 10:00 am OM 330C and online, for disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."

Cali Dorszynski

Paper Butterflies: A Fictional Novelette

10:00 AM

An off white poster with a mask on it. The text reads: "Holocaust Distortion and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Project by Lyric Crane, Advised by Babafemi Akinrinade. Marth 14th at 1:30 PM, OM330C and on Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"

Lyric Crane

Holocaust Distortion and the COVID-19 Pandemic

1:30 PM

Tuesday, March 15

A poster with a sky background and a girl’s silhouette holding a rising red balloon. The text reads: "Connections: Youth Suicide Prevention and Awareness. Designing and implementing a program for young people to create a more hopeful future. Project by Catherine Baxter and advised by Amy Dunham, Western Washington University Suicide Prevention Coordinator. On Tuesday, March 15th at 11:00 AM in Old Main 330C or on Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."

Catherine Baxter

Connections: Youth Suicide Prevention and Awareness 

11:00 AM

A poster with a medieval knight raising a sword, turning away from the viewer. The text reads, "Kingdom of Fear. Tuesday, March 15th. 1:00PM. Old Main 330C & Zoom. A dark fantasy novel by Katie Borley, advised by Tristan Goldman. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."

Katie Borley

Kingdom of Fear

1:00 PM

Wednesday, March 16

Girl standing in a grass field with a border of roses. The text reads: "A Peek Through a Cottage Window. This History, Drivers, and Social Issues of the Cottagecore movement. By Mason Waller, Advised by Dr. Lori Martindale. March 16th @ 10 am OM 330C and via Zoom"

Mason Waller

A Peek Through a Cottage Window

10:00 AM

A poster with a warped image of a woman in a long dress leaning on a table as if exhausted. The text reads: "Paresthesia & Other Symptoms, Short Stories by Ally Remy. 3/16/22, 11 am, OM 330C or Zoom. Advised by Kate Trueblood. For disability accommodations email honors@wwu.edu."

Ally Remy

Paresthesia & Other Symptoms: Short Stories

11:00 AM

Green poster with a fractal design containing various images, including a green roof, a white umbrella, and the planet Venus. Text reads: "The Utopian Range: Short Climate Fiction by Kai Broach, advised by Elizabeth J. Colen. 3/16/22 at 1:00PM. Old Main 330C or Zoom. For Disability Accommodations, Please Email honors@wwu.edu"

Kai Broach

The Utopian Range: Short Climate Fiction

1:00 PM

A tan poster with a drawing of a family with a mom, dad, and two kids. The text reads: "Parental Gender Roles During COVID-19. Project by Karlena Tran, Advised by Alex Czopp. Wednesday, March 16th at 2:00 PM. Old Main 330C and Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"

Karlena Tran

Parental Gender Roles During COVID19

2:00 PM

Blue watery background with the words, An epistolary creative project, Fragments of a Soul, Presented by Angelina Hinojosa, Advised by Julie Dugger, March 16th at 3pm, Old Main 330c, For disability accommodation please email honors@wwu.edu.

Angelina Hinojosa

Fragments of a Soul

3:00 PM

Thursday, March 17

An orange and blue poster with two fish depicted of differing lengths and a genome sequencing. The text reads "Interdisciplinary Study of Genetically Modified Salmon and their Effects on the Environment and Indigenous Communities. By Victoria Fair and Kaydee Mittleider. Advised by M.J. Mosher. Thursday, March 17th, 2022. 9:00 AM. OM 330C and on Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"

Kaydee Mittleider & Victoria Fair

Interdisciplinary Study of Genetically Modified Salmon and their Effects on the Environment and Indigenous Communities

9:00 AM

A poster with two dark green boxes on a blue background with bacterial cells randomly distributed around. The text reads: "The Evil Genius of the Brassica Genus, An investigation of the chemical cross-talk between A. nidulans and non-host seeds. A presentation by Emma Smith. Advisor: Dr. Marion Brodhagen. When: Thursday March 17th, 10-10:45 AM. Where: OM 332 or Zoom."

Emma Smith

The Evil Genius of the Brassica Genus

10:00 AM

A green poster with a white box outlining a picture of protestors in a city square waving multi-colored flags. The text reads: “Buenvivir: The Politics of Living Well. Presented by Jeremy Caldeira. Advised by Ashley Hollenbeck. The successes and failures of a South American Indigenous development ideology and how it might be utilized and flourish in the contemporary developing world. On Thursday, March 17th 2022 at 11 AM in Old Main 330C and on zoom. For disability accommodations email honors@wwu.edu.”

Jeremy Caldeira

Buenvivir: The Politics of Living Well

11:00 AM

A poster with three children sitting on the floor looking at a projected image with text. The text reads: "Making Upper-Level Math Accessible to a Younger Audience, project by Allyson Roller, advised by Jessica Cohen, Thursday, March 17th at 2:00 PM, Old Main 330 or via Zoom https://wwu-edu.zoom.us/j/93796106346, For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Allyson Roller

Making Upper-Level Math Accessible to a Younger Audience

2:00 PM

A grey poster with a small globe and a plane. The text reads: "Advisor: Ashley Hollenbeck. Travel in Southeast Asia. By Adah Barenburg. Presentation in old Main 330C on 3/17 from 3-3:45 PM. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"

Adah Barenburg

Travel in Southeast Asia

3:00 PM