: Probing New Physics with the Qweak Experiment

Category: Undergraduate Research

 

Dr. Damon Spayde and two physics students will travel to the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Va., to witness ground-breaking experiments performed with the institution?s multi-million dollar equipment.  It will be a rare opportunity for undergraduates to see the accelerator at the lab in operation, which will be a valuable preparation for additional research performed on campus.

 

Dr. Ann Willyard

Sky Island Pines

Category: Undergraduate Research

 

Dr. Ann Willyard and three students will conduct field research in the American Southwest. Their collaborative experiment will explore whether or not the isolated populations of a high-altitude ponderosa pine represent a previously unrecognized species. The live on ?sky islands,? which are the isolated and forested mountains that seem to float in a sea of desert.

 

CRAIN-MALING CENTER OF JEWISH CULTURE GRANTS

 

Leah Samuelson

AIPAC Policy Conference
Category:  Special Projects
Supervisor:  Dr. Todd Berryman

Leah Samuelson will attend the annual conference this spring of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington D.C., in order to expand on the knowledge of Middle East politics that she has gained from Dr. Todd Berryman?s course on conflict in the modern Middle East.  That conference will be attended by over 6,000 community and student activists, a third of the House of Representatives, more than half the Senate, and influential policy makers, such as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  Samuelson will chronicle her experience in journal.  She hopes the conference will enable her to gain a fuller understanding of the conflict in Israel and help her toward imagining her own solutions to the conflict.

 

MILLER CENTER FOR VOCATION, ETHICS, AND CALLING GRANTS

 

Miller Center Service Fellowships Summer 2010

 

Colin Bagby-Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR

 

Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church is a growing downtown church with new and emerging ministries and programs for the homeless. Bagby will help coordinate a weekly breakfast, distribute clothing, and other essential items to the needy community as well as offering devotionals during the Sunday morning breakfast. 

 

Sarah Beth Bell-Women?s Shelter of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR

 

The Women?s Shelter of Central Arkansas is a safe place for battered and abused women and their children. Bell will help facilitate support groups for children and adults, answer the rape crisis hotline, and perform client intake procedures as well as helping prepare for the shelter?s annual fundraiser.

 

Eva Englert-Stewpot, Dallas, TX

 

The Stewpot operates under the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas <http://presbyterians.org/> . Englert will be assisting Stewpot with and eight-week day camp for low-income and homeless children.

 

Heather Newell-The Gathering Place, Denver, CO

 

The Gathering Place exists to support women and their children who are experiencing homelessness or poverty by providing a safe daytime refuge and resources for self-sufficiency with Denver?s only daytime drop-in center for women and children. Newell will be working closely with the community helping to create appropriate activities for children.

 

Paul Richards-Theressa Hoover United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR

 

Theressa Hoover United Methodist Church is in downtown Little Rock and is involved in a large and varying amount of projects in its community, from affordable housing for the poor, substance abuse remediation, and prison ministries. Richards will be assisting with programs involving children, working with the youth group and helping with the community garden.

 

Allison Sauls-Grace Community United Methodist Church, Shreveport, LA

 

Grace Community United Methodist Church offers ministries in Shreveport through The Common Ground Community and The Pool of Siloam Medical Ministry and Free Clinic. Sauls will be working with both The Common Ground Community and the Pool of Siloam Medical Ministry to assist with the needs of the homeless in the area.

 

Emily Uhar-Experiential Learning International, The Philippines

 

Experiential Learning International works with the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Philippines. Uhar will be volunteering in the street children department, a government office which provides services to homeless youth, including education and addiction resources.

 

Jennifer Zilly-UrbanPromise Ministries, Camden, New Jersey

 

The UrbanPromise Ministries mission statement reads, ?To equip Camden?s children and young adults with the skills necessary for academic achievement, life management, spiritual growth and Christian leadership.? Zilly will be involved in tutoring, mentoring and coaching of younger children in the Camden, NJ community.

 

 

PROJECT PERICLES GRANTS

 

Rose Thomson will work as volunteer aide in Education Department of International Institute of St. Louis, MO, helping transition recent immigrants/refugees to United States. 

 

Hannah Hudspeth will intern in the Washington D.C., office of Congressman Vic Snyder. 

