• Comedy in the Classroom: Using Humor as an Effective Teaching Strategy 

  Bowman, Renee (2018-04)

  The world of education is ever-changing. There is a high correlation between student retention and engagement with the student's enjoyment of the activity that is being implemented by the educator. Humor in the classroom ...
• Ghost Stories and Phantom Classes: Uncovering Victorian Social Anxieties in Elizabeth Gaskell's "The Old Nurse's Story" 

  Ray, Abigail (2018-04)

  The Victorians were keenly aware of social order, so much so that it became an obsessive part of their literature. This is especially true in the case of Victorian ghost-literature, wherein ghosts served as stand-ins for ...
• A Comparison of Brain Growth in Neanderthals, Modern Humans, and Great Apes 

  Zimel, Emily; McCarthy, Robert (2018-04)

  The evolution of a large brain is one of the characteristics that unites us with Neanderthals and separates us from other hominoids (the taxonomic group including us + chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans, and lesser ...
• Speaking of Animals: Internships at Brookfield Zoo 

  Ali, Furkhan (2018-04)

  During the summer of 2017 we worked as Roving Naturalists at Brookfield Zoo. Some of us were present during the previous summer, others had no prior experience. All of us were given certification as a Certified Interpretive ...
• The Therapeutic Aspects of Art Therapy 

  Chacin, Nicole (2018-04)

  Art Therapy is a powerful human experience transforming a person's hospital stay, frame of mind around an illness, and expression of their vulnerability and strength in the midst of pain and suffering. A simple act of ...
• Relative Brain Size and Basicranial Flexion in A Mixed-Longitudinal Series of Modern Humans 

  Mehveen, Urva; McCarthy, Robert (2018-04)

  Compared to other primates, modern humans have a brain that is larger relative to cranial base length. The basicranium needs to "flex" early during development to accommodate the brain’s rapidly increasing size. Although ...
• The Levels of Urinary Protein in Heymann Nephritis, a Rat Model for Membranous Nephropathy in Humans 

  Potdukhe, Trupti (2018-04)

  Nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder in which the body excretes excess protein in the urine. This condition, termed proteinuria, is typically caused by damage to the cluster of cells in the glomeruli, part of the ...
• Environmental Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors at Benedictine University 

  Del Aguila, Amanda; Wendel, Moira (2018-04)

  The environment is degrading at an alarming rate, and in order to abate environmental destruction it is necessary for one to change their behavior towards the environment. Educating students about the environment is ...
• Enhancing the Benedictine Liberal Arts Education through the Arts 

  Triolo, Valerie (2018-04)

  As an Arthur J. Schmitt Future Leader, I had the ability to bring my passion of theater into the classrooms of Benedictine University. Within this process, I conducted a survey with traditional undergraduates and found a ...
• The influence of introduced Bombus terrestris on local pollinator diversity 

  White, Sydney (2016-05-05)

  Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in the pollinator population is becoming increasingly prevalent, especially in the bee community. Scientists and agriculturalists have been trying to combat CCD by replacing declining bee ...
• 1H-NMR and Computational Study of Diketone Keto-Enol Tautomerization Equilibria Constants 

  Doherty, John (2016-04)

  The temperature and solvent dependence of tautomerization equilibrium constants of several diketones are presented, where these systems have been examined using 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The NMR ...
• 3-D Printing of Human Fossils 

  Ahuja, Jay (2016-04-08)

   The purpose of this research project is to print ancient human fossils using a MakerBot Replicator three-dimensional (3D) printer. These fossils will be used in support of human evolutionary research and teaching at ...
• Why did Pope John XXIII under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, call for the Vatican Council? 

  Byrnes, Kevin (Benedictine University, 2013-03-05)

  paper from symposium at Benedictine University "Light of the Nations: Reflecting on Vatican II”
• United We Stand: Pope John XXIII Calls for a Council 

  Trendowski, Edward (Benedictine University, 2012-03-05)

  paper from symposium at Benedictine University "Light of the Nations: Reflecting on Vatican II”
• Why did Pope John XXIII under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, call for the Vatican Council? 

  McConnell, Sean (Benedictine University, 2012-03-05)

  paper from Benedictine University symposium “Light of the Nations: Reflecting on Vatican II”
• Light of the Nations: Reflecting on Vatican II - [First place paper - high school division] 

  Daley, Matthew (Benedictine University, 2012-03-05)

  Paper from Benedictine University sympoisum: “Light of the Nations: Reflecting on Vatican II”

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