Undergraduate Capstone Papers, Projects, and Recitals
Submissions from 2019
Hannah Bahorik, Senior Cello Recital, Hanna Bahorik
Donald J. Trump: The Second Coming of Andrew Jackson?, Kevin Elijah Fair
Eugene Fortier, Senior Guitar Recital, Eugene Fortier
Is It Acceptable for Juveniles to be Tried as Adults?, Rachael L. Graber
The Effects of Music Therapy on Individuals Suffering from Psychiatric Disorders: A Literature Review and Look into Future Prospects, Zachary J. Krauss
Jacob Ludwig, Senior Clarinet Recital, Jacob Ludwig
Brendan Orchard, Senior Guitar Recital, Brendan Orchard
Timothy Parsons, Senior Composition Recital, Timothy Parsons
Brianna Patricca, Senior Viola Recital, Brianna Rose Patricca
James Ryan, Senior Violin Recital, James Ryan
Phoebe Schoeneweis, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Phoebe R. Schoeneweis
Timothy True, Senior Piano Recital, Timothy M. True
Enhanced by the Dance: A Guide to an Informed Interpretation of Piano Literature Inspired by Nineteenth-century Social Dances, Alicia Williams
Submissions from 2018
Rachel Blizzard, Senior Harp Recital, Rachel Blizzard
Julia Bonifield, Senior Violin Recital, Julia M. Bonifield
Does a Vegan Diet Contribute to Prevention or Maintenance of Diseases?, Malia K. Burkholder and Danae A. Fields
Brian Campbell, Senior Piano Recital, Brian Campbell
Christopher DeShields, Senior Viola Recital, Christopher W. DeShields
Sharri K Hall, Senior Flute Recital, Sharri K. Hall
Kristen Jarboe, Senior Violin Recital, Kristen E. Jarboe
Advocacy for Students with Autism: How to Best Engage and Equip Students with Autism to Excel in the Music Classroom, Mackenzie C. Kastelein
Josiah Kenniv, Senior Voice Recital, Josiah Kenniv
Deborah Longenecker, Senior Piano Recital, Deborah Longenecker
Joseph Morris, Senior Tuba Recital, Joseph Morris
Ellen Raquet, Senior Violin Recital, Eleanor G. Raquet
Brittany Roberts, Senior Harp Recital, Brittany L. Roberts
This is My Stage, Emily Sulka
The English Language: How the French Normans Changed its Trajectory through the Onset of the Battle of Hastings, Hannah A. G. Wiley
Submissions from 2017
Brandon Apol, Senior Guitar Recital, Brandon Apol
Gracie Bennett, Senior Voice Recital, Gracie Bennett
Dreams and Reality: A Storyteller's Look at Life, Sara K. Bennett
Jillissa Brummel, Senior Clarinet Recital, Jillissa A. Brummel
Michael Shawn Carbaugh II, Senior Composition Recital, Michael Carbaugh
Maria Confer, Senior Piano Recital, Maria Confer
Kelsey DePree, Senior Voice Recital, Kelsey M. DePree
Daniel Galey, Senior Jazz and Improvisation Recital, Daniel T. Galey
Calvin Hitchcock, Senior Composition Recital, Calvin D. Hitchcock
Wesley Kane, Senior Saxophone Recital, Wesley Y. Kane
Kaleigh Kenney, Senior Voice Recital, Kaleigh M. Kenney
Sean Anthony Kisch, Senior Composition Recital, Sean Kisch
Haley Perritt, Senior Piano Recital, Haley J. Perritt
Adam Rinehart, Senior Trumpet Recital, Adam P. Rinehart
Hannah Rinehart, Senior Piano Recital, Hannah M. Rinehart
Jed Royce, Senior Violin Recital, Jonathan E.D. Royce
Audrey Rutt, Senior Piano Recital, Audrey S. Rutt
Kirsten Saur, Senior Voice Recital, Kirsten Saur
Michaela Wade, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Michaela S. Wade
Luke Williams, Senior Piano Recital, Luke J. Williams
Submissions from 2016
David Anderson, Baritone, Senior Voice Recital, David J. Anderson III
Aleska Barkoviak, Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Aleska Barkoviak
Kyle Darwin, Senior Saxophone Recital, Kyle T. Darwin
Acute Effects of Non-Nicotine Vaping on Vo2max, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Lung Volume, Timothy C. De Jong, Timothy Parrott, and Michael Retzlaff
Janelle Finley, Senior Violin Recital, Janelle R. Finley
A Former Liar Armed with Truth and Aiming for Greatness, Jonathan Gallardo
In Order to Live, Madison E. Grapes
Christa Johnson, Senior Piano Recital, Christa K. Johnson
Project MKULTRA and the Search for Mind Control: Clandestine Use of LSD Within the CIA, Tani M. Linville
Jonathan Lyons, Senior Alto Saxophone Recital, Jonathan M. Lyons
The Effects of Square-Stepping Exercise on Risk of Falling and Balance in Senior Adults, Grace Miorelli and Michaela Nelson
Brittney Mitchell, Senior Voice Recital, Brittney S. Mitchell
Lindsay Pfeifer, Senior Piano Recital, Lindsey E. Pfeifer
Sarah Plumley, Senior Horn Recital, Sarah R. Plumley
Elizabeth Poore, Senior Piano Recital, Elizabeth M. Poore
Student Lifestyle Choices and Perceptions of Stress Based on Majors, Nathan Robinson, Seth Andrews, and Benjamin E. Yoder
Rachel Stevenson, Senior Piano Recital, Rachel Stevenson
Alisha Symington, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Alisha Symington
An Alternate Route, Rachael D. Tague
Joshua Taylor, Senior Violin Recital, Joshua J. Taylor
Carolyn Ticker, Senior Piano Recital, Carolyn S. Ticker
Submissions from 2015
Joy Brammer, Senior Piano Recital, Joy A. Brammer
Julia Brummel, Senior Alto Saxophone Recital, Julia K. Brummel
Allison Butterworth, Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Allison R. Butterworth
Venecuba: An Analysis of Cuban Influence in Venezuela and its Support for the Bolívarian Revolution, James A. Cohrs
In Defense of the Spratly Islands: The Philippines' Bilateral Defense Policy Against a Looming China, Eric S. Cruz
The Cloth of My Life, Tabitha Mercy DeHart
Dostoevsky's Polyphonic Apologetic: Dialogue and Defense of Christianity in The Brothers Karamazov, Tyler C. Detrick
Collaboration Is Key: A Study on the Religious Identity of Catholic and Southern Baptist Hospitals, Benjamin German
Carolyn Gorog, Senior Clarinet Recital, Carolyn S. Gorog
ISIS: Trends in Terrorist Media and Propaganda, Kyle J. Greene
Alyssa Griffith, Senior Piano Recital, Alyssa K. Griffith
A Study of Civil War Leadership: Gettysburg as a Turning Point, Joseph Griffith
Give My Regards to the Book, Kevin A. Hicks
Danielle Hutchison, Senior Piano Recital, Danielle Hutchison
Around an Image, Alexander MacPhail-Fausey
I Am With You: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Fans, and the Harmful Effects of Californication, Alexander MacPhail-Fausey
Completing the Construction: Art as Therapy in Ned Vizzini's It's Kind of A Funny Story, Catherine L. McClain
Andrew McFarlane, Senior Composition Recital, Andrew McFarlane
Brittney Miesse, Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Brittney L.A. Miesse
“Shining” with the Marginalized: Self-Reflection and Empathy in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, Bethany Miller
Emma Patterson, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Emma E. Patterson
Anna Raquet, Senior Piano Recital, Anna Raquet
Robert Rhodes, Baritone, Senior Voice Recital, Robert B. Rhodes Jr.
On Navigating Life as a Deceased Lutheran Pastor’s Daughter, Kathy Roberts
'We Need Some Light': Seeing Identities After Grief in Next to Normal, Kathy S. Roberts
New START from Old Beginnings?, Michaela Ruhlmann
David Saur, Senior Trombone Recital, David A. Saur
There Is an Unformed World in the Sky of My Heart, Nathanael T. Spanos
Nate Spanos, Senior Piano Recital, Nathanael T. Spanos
President Kennedy and the Escalation of the Vietnam War, Kenneth L. Sterner
“Do Not Ask Me to Remain the Same”: Charles Darwin in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, Rachael D. Tague
