The College of DuPage Library's Third Annual Student Research Symposium took place online on May 11, 2021. The day included opening remarks given by COD President Dr. Brian W. Caputo and Dr. Lisa Stock, Interim Assistant Provost of Instruction, student presentations, the Keynote Address delivered by Jackie Weaver COD Professor of Art, and concluded with the Awards Ceremony.

The 2021 Symposium Cash Award Amounts

  • First Place: $750.00.
  • Second Place: $500.00
  • Third Place: $250.00
  • Honorable Mentions: $100.00

We thank the College of DuPage Office of Academic Affairs which provided funding to support the 2021 COD Library Student Research Symposium.


Winners of the Third Annual COD Library Research and Award Symposium

First Place: Beth Berg
Void

Second Place: Mars Pinkelman
The Spread of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis and its Effect on the Global Amphibian Ecosystem

Third Place: Fiona De Guzman
The Psychological Harms of Incarceration


Honorable Mentions:

Zachary Armstrong
COVID-19 and Policy Resistance

Mars Pinkelman, Luna Shunk, Leo Grabowski-Grant
Cupid & Psyche

Sylvia Morna Freitas, Nina Deboni
Inclusivity in the Writing Center

Devin Oommen
Income, Colleges, Universities and Political Engagement

Elora Choudhury
Second Generation South Asian Female Immigrants and Colorism in American Society

Sam Lorenz, Bill Matwij, Yuechen Wang, Mark Zatloukal
The Goldberg Paradigm Redux: A Replication on Gender Bias and Achievement

Sylvia Morna Freitas, Erinique Robinson, Bella Ruiz
The Women of Wrath

Jillian Pitelka
The Transformation of Tessie Hutchinson: A Character Analysis

Mark Zatloukal, Kate Alden
Theseus & The Amazons

Samiha Syed, Zuhairullah Syed, Jaclyn Logan
Transformative Solutions: Mitigating Basic Needs Insecurities at College of DuPage

Michael Farinelli
When the Legend Becomes Fact, Print the Legend

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Schedule
2021
Tuesday, May 11th
6:00 PM

Opening Remarks

Brian W. Caputo, College of DuPage
Lisa Stock, College of DuPage
Laura Burt-Nicholas, College of DuPage
Kenneth Orenic, College of DuPage

Symposium Main Room - Click here to attend presentation

6:00 PM - 6:10 PM

6:14 PM

Inclusivity in the Writing Center

Silvia Morna Freitas, College of DuPage
Nina Deboni, College of DuPage

Symposium Room A - Click here to attend presentation

6:14 PM - 7:15 PM

6:14 PM

Second Generation South Asian Female Immigrants and Colorism in American Society

Elora Choudhury, College of DuPage

Symposium Room A - Click here to attend presentation

6:14 PM - 7:15 PM

6:14 PM

The Goldberg Paradigm Redux: A Replication on Gender Bias and Achievement

Sam Lorenz, College of DuPage
Bill Matwij, College of DuPage
Yuechen Wang, College of DuPage
Mark Zatloukal, College of DuPage

Symposium Room A - Click here to attend presentation

6:14 PM - 7:15 PM

6:15 PM

COVID-19 and Policy Resistance

Zachary Armstrong, College of DuPage

Symposium Room B - Click here to attend presentation

6:15 PM - 7:15 PM

6:15 PM

Servant Leadership Development & Impact During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Samiha Syed, College of DuPage

Symposium Room B - Click here to attend presentation

6:15 PM - 7:15 PM

6:15 PM

The Effects of COVID-19 on Heart Function

Samiha Syed, College of DuPage

Symposium Room B - Click here to attend presentation

6:15 PM - 7:15 PM

6:16 PM

The Spread of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis and its Effect on the Global Amphibian Ecosystem

Mars Pinkelman, College of DuPage

Symposium Room C - Click here to attend presentation

6:16 PM - 7:10 PM

6:16 PM

Violinist at the Metro Revisited: Why a Violin Virtuoso Was Virtually Ignored

Nikolai Sorokin, College of DuPage

Symposium Room C - Click here to attend presentation

6:16 PM - 7:15 PM

6:16 PM

Void

Beth Berg, College of DuPage

Symposium Room C - Click here to attend presentation

6:16 PM - 7:15 PM

7:24 PM

Cupid & Psyche

Mars Pinkelman, College of DuPage
Luna Shunk, College of DuPage
Leo Grabowski-Grant, College of DuPage

Symposium Room A - Click here to attend presentation

7:24 PM - 8:10 PM

7:24 PM

The Women of Wrath

Sylvia Morna Freitas, College of DuPage
Erinique Robinson, College of DuPage
Bella Ruiz, College of DuPage

Symposium Room A - Click here to attend presentation

7:24 PM - 8:10 PM

7:24 PM

Theseus & The Amazons

Kate Alden
Mark Zatloukal, College of DuPage

Symposium Room A - Click here to attend presentation

7:24 PM - 8:10 PM

7:25 PM

Income, Colleges, Universities and Political Engagement

Devin Oommen, College of DuPage

Symposium Room B - Click here to attend presentation

7:25 PM - 8:10 PM

7:25 PM

The Psychological Harms of Incarceration

Fiona De Guzman, College of DuPage

Symposium Room B - Click here to attend presentation

7:25 PM - 8:10 PM

7:25 PM

Transformative Solutions: Mitigating Basic Needs Insecurities at College of DuPage

Samiha Syed, College of DuPage
Zuhairullah Syed, College of DuPage
Jaclyn Logan, College of DuPage

Symposium Room B - Click here to attend presentation

7:25 PM - 8:10 PM

7:26 PM

"Susanoo Annotated"

Samuel Bostwick, College of DuPage

Symposium Room C - Click here to attend presentation

7:26 PM - 8:10 PM

7:26 PM

The Underview Effect

Beth Berg, College of DuPage

Symposium Room C - Click here to attend presentation

7:26 PM - 8:10 PM

7:26 PM

When the Legend Becomes Fact, Print the Legend

Michael Farinelli, College of DuPage

Symposium Room C - Click here to attend presentation

7:26 PM - 8:10 PM

8:20 PM

Keynote Presentation: Jackie Weaver, Associate Professor of Art

Jackie Weaver, College of DuPage

Click here to attend Professor Weaver's presentation

8:20 PM - 9:05 PM

9:05 PM

Keynote Q&A, Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks

Jackie Weaver, College of DuPage
Laura Burt-Nicholas, College of DuPage
Kenneth Orenic, College of DuPage

Symposium Main Room - Click here to attend presentation

9:05 PM