Eight Students Present Research at Regional Conference

June 03, 2010

Eight students from Northampton Community College were chosen to present their papers in the 2010 Beacon Contest for Student Scholars at Two-Year Colleges.  The annual conference showcases the writing, research and presentation skills of students at community colleges throughout Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Maryland.

This year's conference was held on June 4 at SUNY Orange County Community College in Middletown, New York. Presenters included:

Charles Ecenbarger II:  "Restrictive Economic Policy:  The Human Organ Market." Ecenbarger's faculty mentor was Denise Francois-Seeney, interim dean of business and technology.

Paul Glenn:  "Racism Creatively Depicted:  'Battle Royal' Symbolizes Racism Post Abolition of Slavery." Glenn's faculty mentor was Shauna Gobble, assistant professor of English.

Chase Gobble:  "Implicit Correlation:  Objective Correlative Imagery and the Crisis of Self in 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'." Gobble's faculty mentor was Allison Carpenter, associate professor of English.

Monica J. Krause:  "Kant's 'Was ist Aufklärung?' and the 21^st Century." Krause was mentored by Harold Weis, professor of philosophy.

Dawn M. Krautter:  "Career Choice Bias Based on Gender, Exhibited by Elementary/Middle School Students." Krautter was mentored by Nancy Moreau, associate professor of education.

Carla Majczan:  "Stress and Diabetes." Majczan was mentored by Nancy Trautmann, professor of English.

Rael Bertha Otieno:  "Behind the Veil:  Women and Islam in an Afghani Context." Otieno was mentored by Denise Francois-Seeney, interim dean of business and technology.

Heather Tremper:  "The Dissociation of Role and Character in Toni Morrison's 'Recitatif.'" Tremper's faculty mentor was Shauna Gobble, assistant professor of English.

The students' papers were judged by a panel of volunteer readers on quality and originality of research and writing. Categories cover a wide range of disciplines ranging from the arts, literature and philosophy to allied health, gender studies and technology. The top three papers in each category are selected for presentation at the conference, which is sponsored by a coalition of member colleges. 

Krautter was the winner in the Educational Division. Other NCC winners included Tremper and Majczan.