Senior Capstone

Art and Design

1^st Senior Exhibition:
Exhibition Runs through: April 20th-24th, Friendship Hall Gallery
Reception: Friday, April 24^th 5:30-7:00 p.m., Friendship Hall Gallery

2^nd Senior Exhibition:
Exhibition Runs through: May 4th-Commencement, Friendship Hall Gallery
Reception: Friday, May 8^th 5:30-7:00 p.m., Friendship Hall Gallery

Automotive Restoration

Tuesday, April 14th: Templeton Hall 11:00 – 12:20

• 11:00 Drake Valenzuela – 1971 Volvo 1800E
• 11:20 Mason Small – 1964 Ford F350
• 11:40 Eli Freed – 1953 Cadillac
• 12:00 Sam Povod – 1995 BMW E34

Tuesday, April 21st: Templeton Hall 11:00 – 12:20 

• 11:00 Ari Manoogian – 1969 Chevy Corvette/1969 Ford Mustang
• 11:20 Jacob Hammon – 1946 Chevy Pickup
• 11:40 Gillian Ulrich – 1931 Chevy
• 12:00 Seth Harriman – V8 Motor Test Stand

Thursday, April 23rd: Templeton Hall 11:00 – 12:20

• 11:00 Joseph Stefanese – 1991 Mazda Miata
• 11:20 Jack Holderman – 1929 Model A Woodie
• 11:40 Connor Powers – 1965 Chevy Corvair
• 12:00 Zach Gerber – 1976 BMW 2002

Tuesday, April 28th: Templeton Hall 11:00 – 12:20

• 11:00 Hunter Ormond – 1989 Merkur XR4T
• 11:20 Alex Haberstroh – 1965 Ford Thunderbird
• 11:40 Cheyn Sanders – 1991 Ford Ranger
• 12:00 Ian Foster and Anthony Campanelli – 1948 Willys

Behavioral Sciences

Thursday April 16th: Melhorn Hall 112 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. 

First Panel

• Arthur Nardy “Does Culture Shape Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence: Comparing Optimism Among American Students and International Students”
• Katie Warden “Gender Stereotypes in Supplement Marketing: An Analysis of Instagram Advertisements”
• Olivia Bell “The Perception Divide: How Geography Shapes College Students’ Views on Policing”
• Tate L. Ornelas “The Cost of the Dream: Sleep and Mental Health in First-Generation College Students”

Second Panel

• Kaylee Stegora “Feeling Numb: The Relation of Violent Media to Aggression and Empathy”
• Tyler Foster “Exploring the Critical Values of Eyewitness Testimony”
• Matthew A. Williams “The Power of Labels: How Perceived Labeling Shapes Self-Concept and Behavior”
• Landri Lopez “Student Athletes on Campus: Perspectives of Athletes, Non-athletes, and Faculty”

Third Panel

• Alexis Wolfe “Silent Battles, Visible Scars: Law Enforcement, Trauma, and PTSD”
• Ghaliyah Q. Ali “Justice Through Three Lenses: System Workers, Survivors, and Society”
• Adan Soto “Do Different Parenting Styles Lead to Social Anxiety?”
• Ayden Johnson “The Effects of Binaural Beats on Children’s Attention in the Classroom”

Fourth Panel

• Logan Wonser “Parenting Styles: Do They Affect Adolescent Substance Abuse?”
• Aaron Elvin-Temple “Attraction and Criminals: The Halo Effect and its Impact on Perceptions of Criminality”
• Desirae McQuillan “The College Effect on Faith: An Analysis of Religiosity Across College Grade Levels
• Aeneas “Ace” Davis “Does Self-Efficacy Influence Persistence of Performance”

History

Wednesday, April 22nd: Mohler Hall 212 6:00 p.m. 

• Brandon Clifford “Restoring Liberal Arts: A History of McPherson College Auto Restoration”
• Abigail Coe “Under the Hood: Female Students in McPherson College’s Automotive Restoration Program”
• Cash Nab “Preserving History of The Stanley Steam Car”
• Breanna Morck “The Boxer Rebellion: The Change in Missionary Work”
• Canon Cavanaugh “How a Changing Sport Can Affect Subculture: An Exploration of the UK’s ‘Casual’ and ‘Ultra’ Movements”

Natural Sciences

April 17th: Campus Commons Welcome Center 12:30 – 4:15

• 12:30 Kyle Doberer: Genetically engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce a protein to support the Nitroplast
• 12:45 Leo Egging: The effect of different stages of prairie restoration on the abundance of invasive plant species
• 1:00 Amanda Goering: The effects of temperature and algae on duckweed growth rate
• 1:15 Grant Harned: How do drought conditions affect the diversity and count of birds witnessed across different habitats in Kansas?
• 1:30 Zachary Hawley: Diversity of wildlife species infected with rabies in relation to urban and rural environments
• 1:45: Brysen Kerby: The effects of creatine monohydrate supplementation on C-peptide activity as an indirect indicator of insulin activity
• 2:00 Ty Kraemer: Soil organic matter dynamics across a prairie restoration chronosequence
• 2:30 Au’Mario Landrum: Antibacterial properties of Taraxacum officinale root extracts against Streptococcus pneumonia
• 2:45 Rhyan Lucas: Ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometric quantification of allura red AC (Red No. 40) in three confectionary products
• 3:00 Becky Masengu: Exploring purple yam (Dioscorea alata) extracts as a possible pH indicator
• 3:15 Anitzia Mayorquin: The effects of dietary acids on the growth of Streptococcus mutans
• 3:30 Breckyn Porter: The effects of temperature and wind circulation on the spread effectiveness of Aspergillus niger
• 3:45 Alexia Sandoval: Comparative analysis of ant repellant properties in Pinus virginiana and P. nigra
• 4:00 Texas Ranger-Schmidt: Creatine’s neuroprotective role in Alzheimer’s and dementia: proposed mechanisms of symptom mitigation

Theatre

• Octavius Flient: Friday & Saturday April 17 & 18^th starting at 7:30pm in Brown Auditorium. Octavius performs the lead in Neil Simon’s fast-paced farce, “Rumors.” Admission is free for students, faculty & staff and only $5 for anyone else attending.