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May 14, 2004
From Coral Reefs To Indigent Defense In The United States: Southampton College Honors Students Present Symposium
Contact:
Craig Platt
631-287-8313Southampton, NY - The Southampton College Honors Program recently hosted a symposium for graduating seniors to present their theses in varied subjects. The Honors Program is for students who intend to get the most out of their college
experience by taking courses that are more intellectually stimulating and place greater emphasis on independent work and group discussion. The Program also enhances the student experience at the College through a seminar series and other activities such as trips to Manhattan museums and plays and this annual symposium of their research.
Front-Juleen Dickson, Jushawna Nunnery, and Amanda Bayless. Back-Professor Liz Granitz, Amanda McFarlin, Renee Harrington, Danielle Thibault, Sandra Downing, Professor Robert Turner, Maria Russo, and Jaime Fusaro Seniors who presented their theses were Amanda McFarlin ("Visibility, Activity, and Pacing in Giant Anteaters"), Renee Harrington ("An Examination of Dissolved Oxygen Levels and the Effects of Macroalgae in Chincoteague Bay, Maryland"), Danielle Thibault ("The Effects of Herbivore Exclusion and Nutrient Enrichment on Coral Reef Assemblage"), Sandra Downing ("The Habitat Preferences of Juvenile Sandbar Sharks, Carcharhinus plumeus, in Deleware Bay"), Maria Russo ("Controlling the Spread of Flathead Catfish (Pylodictus olivaris) by Chemosensory Stimulation of Amino Acids and Electrosensory Responses"), Jaime Fusaro ("What Does Justice Mean To You? Indigent Defense in the United States"), Juleen Dickson ("Synechococcus, Nitrogen, and Amino Acids"), Joshawna Nunnery ("Synthesis of a Radio Labeled Porphyrin Compound and the Ability of Diatoms to Uptake These Components") and Amanda Byles ("Gender Asylum in the United States - When Is It Going To Happen?").
In the past, many students' Honors theses have been the basis for publications and presentations at professional conferences and have helped to open doors at excellent graduate and professional schools. Over the last seven years, 19 Southampton Honors Program graduates have won Fulbright grants; all of them had demonstrated their research potential by writing honors theses. Honors students profit from Southampton College's remarkable connections with scientific research facilities around the world.
"These students are some of the best this College has to offer," said Dr. Robert Turner, an assistant professor of Marine and Environmental Science and the director of the Honors Program. "It is such a joy each year to see how hard they work and to watch them give these presentations; their success is our success."
For more information on the Southampton College Honors Program contact Professor Rob Turner (631) 287-8396 or visit the Institute's website at http://www.southampton.liu.edu/academic/honors/.
