Undergraduate Capstone Papers, Projects, and Recitals
Submissions from 2015
'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
Kim Tavierne, Senior Trumpet Recital, Kim M. Tavierne
Bethany Thompson, Senior Violin Recital, Bethany K. Thompson
The Double-Sided Message of The Lego Movie: The Effects of Popular Entertainment on Children in Consumer Culture, Jordan Treece
Megan Troyer, Senior Trumpet Recital, Megan Troyer
webster ('web-stər) n. one who weaves or unites, Taylor P. Wilcox
Central Government and Secession, Tyler Zuch
Submissions from 2014
The Effects of an Exercise Program on Cardiovascular Risk Factors at a Faith Based University, Annisa R. Albury, Jacob D. Forsythe, and Greggory M. Thorpe
Zachary Anderson, Senior Horn Recital, Zachary Anderson
Rebekah Andrews, Senior Piano Recital, Rebekah Andrews
Learning to Fight, Deanne L. Bradshaw
The Firefighter, Deanne L. Bradshaw
The Street, Deanne L. Bradshaw
Learning to Play: Cognitive and Physical Development of Children and Requirements of Playing the Piano, Amy Carmichael
He Started the Whole World Singing a Song, Brian R. Cates
“An Obscene Power”: Desire, Capitalism, and Identity in Geraldine Brooks’ March, Rachel Dark
Cameron, Andrew T. Fawcett
Speed, Andrew T. Fawcett
Splash, Andrew T. Fawcett
Swing, Danielle G. Holloway
The Sunrise Path, Danielle G. Holloway
Unbroken, Danielle G. Holloway
Hot Tea, Melissa Johnson
Battery Point Lighthouse, Elizabeth M. Jones
Frozen in Action, Elizabeth M. Jones
Windows and Ladders, Elizabeth M. Jones
A Thunderous Silence, Rebecca J. Kochsmeier
Hoverglow, Rebecca J. Kochsmeier
The Tragic Triumph, Rebecca J. Kochsmeier
We Are Infinite: Confronting High School Simulacra in Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Michayla N. Lehman
Rachel Lowrance, Senior Piano Recital, Rachel Lowrance
Alexandria Martella, Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Alexandria Martella
Life, Love, and Lost Smiles, Ashley V. Matthew
Capitalistic Christians and Educated Elites: Fanonian Theory and Neo-Colonialism in Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s A Grain of Wheat, Rebecca Miller
Anne Morris, Senior Piano Recital, Anne Morris
A New Approach: The Feminist Musicology Studies of Susan McClary and Marcia J. Citron, Kimberly Reitsma
"A Generation That Didn't Agree": The Paramountcy of Multidimensional Moral Hierarchy in the System of a Down Discography, Jesse A. Silk
Calling All Spirits, Jesse A. Silk
Adam's Race, and Other Writings, Eric C. Skowronski
Hope Strayer, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Hope Strayer
The Effects of a Pre-workout Supplement on Collegiate Track Athletes' Sub-max Bench Press, Hannah Stroud-Lusk, Valerie Kirk, Jo Sharp, and David Lenhardt
Andrew Symington, Senior Horn Recital, Andrew Symington
Jacob Tudor, Senior Violin Recital, Jacob A. Tudor
Colors of the Night, Korinna G. Waggoner
Old Time Paris, Korinna G. Waggoner
Streets of Venice, Korinna G. Waggoner
Jeremy Witt, Baritone, Senior Voice Recital, Jeremy C. Witt
Michael Wood, Senior Conducting and Trumpet Recital, Michael J. Wood
Simon Yeh, Senior Saxophone Recital, Simon Yeh
Submissions from 2013
Boats in a Marina, Charliene A. Boyle
Natalie, Charliene A. Boyle
Notre Dame, Charliene A. Boyle
Study Break, Charliene A. Boyle
The Heroic Fallacy: Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game and the Young Adult Reader, Shawn L. Buice
Emalyn Bullis, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Emalyn Bullis
Rachel Coon, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Rachel Coon
Abandoned, Mark A. Farris
Blue Smoke, Mark A. Farris
Farm Life, Mark A. Farris
Emma Gage, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Emma Gage
Kaily Grapes, Mezzo Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Kaily Grapes
Orual's Quest for Identity: C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces in 1950s British Society, Cora Gray
This Level of Living, Rose Havard
Julia Hodecker, Senior Violin Recital, Julia Hodecker
Brandi Hoffer, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Brandi Hoffer
Crayons and Yarn, Danielle G. Holloway
Equestrian, Alicia J. Iaffaldano
Night Reflection, Alicia J. Iaffaldano
Rock Formation, Alicia J. Iaffaldano
Fall, Melissa Johnson
Amanda Impasto, Jacquelin S. Long
Isaiah 53, Jacquelin S. Long
Open Happiness, Jacquelin S. Long
A New Masculinity for a New Millennium: Gender and Technology in David Fincher’s The Social Network, Danielle McDonald
Dance Practice, Alyssa Moore
Last Minute Practice, Alyssa Moore
“Ravaged by Time”: The Effects of the Past and Future on the Present in The Glass Menagerie, Lauren R. Moore
Life of Pi: Perspectives on Truth, Sarah Morse
“I’m not lost anymore:” Hyperreal Self-Realization amidst Hostile Father-Son Relationships in Lunar Park, John Michael Mumme
Dusk at the Colosseum, Zachary A. Murphy
Energy, Zachary A. Murphy
Italian Bike, Zachary A. Murphy
Delora Neuschwander, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Lecture Recital, Delora Neuschwander
Russian-Jewish Art Music: The Voice of a People, DeLora J. Neuschwander
Jessica Pearson, Senior Clarinet Recital, Jessica Pearson
Grand Haven Pier, Arianna Pepper
Home Sweet Home, Arianna Pepper
Mackinac Bridge, Arianna Pepper
Grand Canal in Fog, Stephen J. Port
Parisian Canvas, Stephen J. Port
Vendor's Life, Stephen J. Port
Cory Richardson, Senior Percussion Recital, Cory Richardson
Deanna Ruman, Senior Piano Recital, Deanna Ruman
Cameron Swett, Senior Trumpet Recital, Cameron Swett
