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Concurrent Session 4 – 2025

Location: Morrie Jones A-B

C35. “The Fight For Intellectual Freedom: Resisting Literary Censorship and Its Impact on Education”

2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Jessica Shaw

Mentored by: Dr. Kristi Loberg, Dr. Amy Watkin    

Abstract

C36. “Breaking the Silence: Building Empathy for Rural Queer People in Prairie Silence”

3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Jordon Perkins

Mentored by: Anna Bushy     

Abstract

C37. “Diversity, Empathy, & The Hate U Give in the K-12 Classroom”

3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Jay Rust

Mentored by: Anna Bushy     

Abstract

Location: Morrie Jones C-D

C38. “Cap Punched Nazis: An Ideological Analysis of Shifting Political Ideologies through Comic Books”

2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Nicholas Trzynka

Mentored by: Dominic Meyers     

Abstract

C39. “Colonizing Cleanliness: An Ideological Analysis into the ‘CleanGirlAesthetic’”

3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Julia Vickers

Mentored by: Dominic Meyers     

Abstract

C40. “Australian Women’s Push Through the Patriarchy in Charlotte Jay’s ‘Beat Not the Bones’”

3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Laura Brown

Mentored by: Dr. James Postema     

Abstract

Location: Olin 124

C41. “La Romantización de las Comunidades Marginadas por García Lorca (The Romanticization of Marginalized Communities by García Lorca)”

2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Qwame Martin

Mentored by: Dr. Fanny Roncal Ramirez     

Resumen

Abstract

C42. “Home or just Homophobia? An Autoethnography on Entering New Christian Spaces as a Queer Pastor’s Kid”

3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Jonah Krogstad

Mentored by: Dominic Meyers     

Abstract

C43. “Unpacking Feminism: A Personal Journey Through Women and Gender Studies, Activism, and Political Change”

3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Olivia Hanson

Mentored by: Dominic Meyers     

Abstract

Location: Integrated Science Center 201

C44. “Cultivating Creative Scholarship in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Honor Band”

2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Ann Vanderlinde, Aneleise Martinson, Isaak Montemayor, Bryant Neumann

Mentored by: Dr. Jennifer Hawkinson     

Abstract

C45. WITHDREW

C46. “Freedom to Read: A Local Activism Project”

3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. | Nano

Student Presenter(s): Alyssa Czernek

Mentored by: Dr. Amy Watkin     

Abstract

Location: Integrated Science Center 260

C47. “’Meta’s Misinformation Dilemma: The Motive Behind Fact-Checking Rollbacks.’ A rhetorical analysis of the controversy and potential motivations behind Meta’s decision.”

2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Tate Inniger, Aidan Sears

Mentored by: Dominic Meyers     

Abstract

C48. “Ctrl + Alt + Understand: Navigating the Changing Role of Digital Literacy in our Communities”

3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Panel

Student Presenter(s): Jade Ford, Kiya McLaurin, Emma Ravnaas, Elisabeth Grack, Olivia Feigum, Abby Fisette, Parsley Sternhagen, Mariana Martins Carvalho

Mentored by: Dr. Samantha Archer     

Abstract

Location: Integrated Science Center 301

C49. “Uncomfortably Familiar: Snapshots from Nan’s Life”

2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Annika Rickbeil

Mentored by: Dr. Susan Lee     

Abstract

C50. “Duane Mickelson:  Documenting the Legacy of a Local Artist”

3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. | Classic

Student Presenter(s): Belem Ortega

Mentored by: Dr. Susan Lee     

Abstract

C51. “From Dig to Pedestal: The Life of an Archeologial Artifact”

3:20 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Pecha Kucha

Student Presenter(s): Ellie Bergsten

Mentored by: Dr. Heather Waddell Dr. Susan Lee    

Abstract