Presentations Schedule
Date
Tue - Apr 4
Event
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Poster Displays
1 - 4 p.m.
1 - 2 p.m.
2:15 - 4 p.m.
4:15 – 5:30 p.m.
Honors Oral
Presentations Session 1
Group Video Oral
Presentation Session 2
Social Science Oral
Presentations Session 3
Faculty Development
Endowed Grant /
Sabbatical Recipients
Location
1st Floor
Norrington
Norrington
Learning Lab
McCoy Meetin’
House
McCoy Meetin’
House
Faculty Moderator
James Pasley, Ph.D.
Kristin Shaw, M.S.J.
Dennis Kerkman, Ph.D.
Norrington
Learning Lab
Wed - Apr 5
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Fine Arts and
International Photo
Displays
1st Floor
Norrington
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Interior Design Displays
Park Avenue
1 - 2:15 p.m.
1 - 2:15 p.m.
2:30 - 4 p.m.
2:30 - 4 p.m.
Public Administration
Oral Presentations
Session 4
Physical and Applied
Sciences Oral
Presentations Session 5
Literature and Writing
Oral Presentations
Session 6
Language, Education,
and Culture Oral
Presentations Session 7
2 - 4 p.m.
ICM Performances
4 - 5 p.m.
Author Reception
McCoy Meetin’
House
James Vanderleeuw, Ph.D.
Norrington
Learning Lab
John Cigas, Ph.D.
McCoy Meetin’
House
Stacey Kikendall, Ph.D.
Norrington
Learning Lab
Shannon Cuff, Ph.D.
Graham Tyler
Memorial Chapel
1st Floor
Norrington
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TUESDAY, APRIL 4
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Poster Displays
1st Floor Norrington Learning Lab
Information Table
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Poster Presentations, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
1st Floor Norrington
Noel Patterson, Public Relations
Media Analysis of the 2016 Presidential Election
Faculty Mentor: John Lofflin, M.A.
Description: This is a content analysis study over the 2016 presidential election that looked to
identify key issues of the election.
Amanda Balabon Landayan, Social Work
Nathan Docman, Social Work
Aubrey Off, Social Work
Transformation Starts with Me
Faculty Mentor: Tamara Tucker, M.S.W.
Description: Would the incorporation of a positive engagement and communication training
module increase service coordinators’ strategies and confidence in communicating about
contentious topics with property managers?
Tre Hayes, Computer Information Systems
North Kansas City Hospital Internship
Faculty Mentor: Wen Hsin, Ph.D.
Description: My presentation will consist of various concepts learned while interning for the
North Kansas City Hospitals Networking Department, with the main objective being the
upgrading of switches throughout the hospital once a week.
Ashley Boyer, Social Work
Unmasking Brain Injury
Faculty Mentor: Debra Olson-Morrison, Ph.D.
Description: The individuals effected by brain injury used papier-mâché masks to express their
feelings about brain injury.
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Rory Tucker, Psychology
Implicit Associations of Smoking
Faculty Mentor: Dennis Kerkman, Ph.D.
Description: The Implicit Associations Test is being used to measure attitudes towards traditional
and electronic cigarettes in college students they may be unable to report.
Sharron Doyle, Fitness and Wellness / English
Media Analysis of the 2016 Presidential Election
Faculty Mentor: John Lofflin, M.A.
Description: A content analysis of print and broadcast media outlets during the presidential
campaign to determine media agenda in its coverage of the candidates versus political issues.
Emily Raffety, Social Work
Searching for Answers: Reopening the Leach Case
Faculty Mentor: Eugene Matthews, Ph.D.
Description: This presentation looks at the Leach case, a 28-year-old missing person’s case from
Kansas.
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Poster Presentations, College of Management
1st Floor Norrington
James Zachary Jarrard, Public Administration
William Graff, Political Science
Nic Halsey, Economics
Bailey Guiles, Business Administration: Marketing
Thomas Murphy, Business Administration: Marketing
Lisa Sack, Social Psychology
Jordan Humphrey, Biology
Brandon Bird, Business Administration: Management
Jordan Gonzalez, Business Administration: Management
Debt Management and College Students
Faculty Mentor: Robert Kao, Ph.D.
Description: The purpose of this project is to provide information to college students regarding
debt, credit, and different types of loans.
James Zachary Jarrard, Public Administration
The Economics of Space Exploration
Faculty Mentor: Robert Kao, Ph.D.
Description: The purpose of this project is to examine the benefits of space exploration, discuss
current efforts by private companies and governments, and to provide policy recommendations.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 4
1 - 4 p.m.
Oral Presentations Session 1
Panel - Honors Research Projects
Faculty Moderator: James Pasley, Ph.D.
Norrington Learning Lab
Derek Braun, Economics / Finance
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Social and Political Reforms That Have Influenced the Growth of Emerging Markets in China,
South Korea, and Vietnam
Faculty Mentor: Robert Kao, Ph.D.
Description: Social and political reforms that have influenced the growth of emerging markets in
China, South Korea, and Vietnam.
Kaitlyn Friesner, Elementary Education
1:15
Bilingual Students in the Classroom
Faculty Mentor: Judi Simmons Estes, Ph.D.
Description: What benefits are there to the teaching-learning process, to all students, when
children are supported in bringing home languages into the classroom?
Ryan Zitter, Biology
1:30
Cyanobacterica Survivability in Simulated Martian Radiation
Faculty Mentor: Patricia Ryberg, Ph.D.
Description: A presentation on the role of bacteria in future Mars missions, challenges that
radiation pose to bacteria, and what research is being done at Park University to answer these
questions.
Haley Weatherford, Business Administration
1:45
Buyers, Beauty Vloggers, and Business: How YouTube’s Beauty Community Has Changed the
Cosmetics Industry Brand Conversation
Faculty Mentor: Toni-Rochelle Ford, M.B.A.
Description: This research aims to explore how YouTube's "vloggers" adjust consumers' brand
attitudes among the cosmetics industry.
Jeremy Barnes, Accounting / Business Administration: Management
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HN400 Update: Career Development Understood through Creative Nonfiction
Faculty Mentor: Brian Shawver, M.F.A.
Description: The presentation will detail a 5-essay series of creative nonfiction writing pertaining
to career development.
Rachal Crouse, Graphic Design
Cringe
Faculty Mentor: Andrea Lee, Ph.D.
Description: A body of artwork displaying the beautiful, yet dangerous, qualities of glass.
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2:20
James Isaac Boyer, International Business
How Culture Predicts GDP
Faculty Mentor: Stephen Bell, Ph.D.
Description: How Hofstede’s cultural dimensions can predict a country’s GDP.
2:45
Morgan Forbach, Secondary Education / English
3
The Writing Process of Honors and Non-Honors Students
Faculty Mentor: Amy Mecklenburg-Faenger, Ph.D.
Description: For my Honors project, I studied the writing process of honors and non-honors high
school students in order to see if there were any major differences between the way these two
groups write and to add to the current conversation.
Grace Morgan, Middle School Education
Strategies for Helping English Language Learners Comprehend Informational Texts
Faculty Mentor: Shannon Cuff, Ph.D.
Description: A discussion of ongoing research on how to best help middle school English
Language Learners better comprehend academic texts.
3:15
Alayna Howard, English
3:30
An Analysis of Diversity in Young Adult Literature
Faculty Mentor: Glenn Lester, M.F.A.
Description: This Honors Academy research project is a content analysis of a collection of young
adult literature which received awards from the American Library Association, and the purpose
is to analyze diversity amongst the characters represented in these books.
Breanna Webster, Psychology / Spanish
3:45
The Cognitive Benefits of Bilingualism: Working Memory and Critical Thinking
Faculty Mentor: Silivia Byer, Ph.D.
Description: This study serves to analyze the effect of speaking more than one language on the
working memory and critical thinking of the elderly population.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 4
1 - 2 p.m.
Group Video Presentation
Oral Presentations Session 2
Faculty Moderator: Kristin Shaw, M.S.J.
McCoy Meetin’ House
Tru Johnson, Broadcast Journalism
Je’Nae Rowe, Criminal Justice
Kevin Gunter, Business Administration
Dalton Rose, Business Administration
James Thornton, Fitness and Wellness
BJ Watson, Business Administration
Taela Ivory, Nursing
TRU’NATION
Faculty Mentor: Kristin Shaw, M.S.J.
Description: This presentation will showcase a video of TRU’NATION and provide information
about the organization and members. Open discussion will follow the recording.
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
2:15 - 4 p.m.
Oral Presentations Session 3
Individual Presentations - Social Science
Faculty Moderator: Dennis Kerkman, Ph.D.
McCoy Meetin’ House
Waizheng He, Social Psychology
The Correlations among Religiosity, Gender Role Ideology, and the Oppression of Women
Faculty Mentor: John Noren, Ph.D.
Description: The purpose of the proposed study is to correlate beliefs about religiosity, gender
role ideology, and oppression of women as they connect to traditional beliefs of Catholicism.
Bianca Clark, Interdisciplinary Studies
The Dynamics of a Blended Family
Faculty Mentor: Patricia Nation, Ph.D.
Description: My research paper explains what a “blended family” is and the effects it can have
on all parties involved.
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Brooke Rhoads, Psychology
Racial Segregation in San Francisco Schools
Faculty Mentor: Monica Brannon, Ph.D.
Description: An analysis of racial segregation in the education system presented through a case
study of San Francisco schools.
Timothy Bion Griffin, Psychology
Attitudes towards Stay-at-Home Fathers
Faculty Mentor: Dennis Kerkman, Ph.D.
Description: Literature on public and interpersonal attitudes towards stay-at-home fathers was
reviewed in addition to a survey administered to undergraduate students at Park University was
empirically analyzed for interpretation.
Erin Esry, Social Psychology
Teamwork Slacking: Pennywise and Pound-Foolish
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Johnson, Ph.D.
Description: The purpose of the proposed study is to have a better understanding of social
loafing within teams and if social loafing affects students’ grades.
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
4:15 – 5:30 p.m.
2015-16 Faculty Development Endowed Grant/Sabbatical Recipients Presentations
Norrington Learning Lab
Monica Brannon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology
Divided by Data: Kansas City's “Smart City” Initiatives
Abstract: The City of Kansas City promises to harness the power of big data collection and
predictive analytics to offer an 'enhanced' experience for its residents and operate a safer, more
efficient city. However, comparative examination of two data-driven projects indicates unequal
outcomes for different parts of the city. This research highlights the way that technological
structures can exacerbate existing social divides as they correspond to unequal landscapes.
Shannon Cuff, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Literacy Education
Graduate Education Adjunct Faculty Leadership Project
Abstract: The Graduate Education Adjunct Faculty Leadership Project is a collaborative and
collective approach to involve graduate adjunct faculty in curriculum and course assessment
processes so they can feel valued and lend their 'front line' input to the content of School of
Education coursework. Peer support and access to resource materials are key components of the
project, and the model can be adapted to fit other programs at both the undergraduate and
graduate level.
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Andrew Johnson, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology
Measuring the Creativity of Children’s’ Drawings
Abstract: Assessing creativity has been a challenging prospect historically due to its
multidimensionality. There are a range of creativity tests from subjective ones, e.g., Picture
Completion Task, to objective ones, e.g., Remote Associates Test (RAT). The study reported
here presents the judgments of creativity for three sets of 15 Picture Completion Task artifacts
drawn by fifth-grade students. I used a crowdsourcing solution (Amazon Mechanical Turk –
Mturk) to gather ratings from a sample of 429 participants. My presentation will focus on the
descriptive analysis of the overall sample and their ratings of Picture Completion artifacts across
measures of: target difficulty, creativity, originality, and artistry.
Dennis Okerstrom, Ph.D., Professor of English
Panning for Gold in Rivers of Dross: Gleaming Nuggets from National Archives
Abstract: Official reports, unit histories, group orders, summaries of actions and other lethally
dull ephemera constitute the vast bulk of millions of pages relating to World War II and stored in
a multitude of archival repositories around the country. But often a researcher with enough
patience and a sense of where to look beyond the prolix prose can find fascinating—and
sometimes humorous—details of what it was like for the millions of young men and women
called upon to serve around the globe during the most destructive war in history.
Amy Wolf, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education
Bridging the Distance Gap: Providing Meaningful Feedback to Students through Technology
Abstract: Teaching and supervising students who are at a distance can often be challenging,
especially when students are engaged in practical experiences. In the early childhood education
program, students are in classrooms teaching children in locations all over the United States.
Supervision using simple video uploads proved challenging for faculty. Furthermore, many
school officials were not comfortable with security using uploaded video to “secure” YouTube.
As a result, faculty and students are currently piloting the GoREACT Assessment System where
students record video to GoREACT cloud. Using the GoREACT System, faculty and peers are
able record feedback directly on the students’ uploaded footage.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Fine Arts & International Travel Photograph Displays
1st Floor Norrington
Fine Arts
Faculty Mentor: Andrea Lee, Ph.D.
Rachal Crouse, Graphic Design
Cringe
Description: A body of artwork displaying the beautiful, yet dangerous, qualities of glass.
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Catherine Gann, K-12 Art Education
Colorful Exploration
Description: My paintings are an extension of my beliefs in the beauty, tranquility, and serenity
of animals. The colorful exploration of paint on canvas shows the emotional aspect of the
animals within the scene.
Megan A. Frazer, Fine Arts / Sociology
My Experience with Art
Description: It’s not paint; it’s passion.
Courtney Ross, Fine Arts
Fantasy Works
Description: Fantasy- and mythology-based artwork made with traditional medias including
marker, colored pencil, and pen.
International Travel Photograph Exhibit
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Interior Design Displays
Park Avenue
Interior Design
Faculty Mentor: Kay Boehr, M.Arch., IIDA, Registered Architect
Hannah McFarland, Interior Design
Tiny Homes
Description: Three transportable tiny homes were designed to provide greater insight into what
goes into designing a home on a trailer.
Makenzie Shivers, Interior Design
Cold Springs Country Clubhouse Renovation
Description: A complete renovation of the clubhouse of Cold Springs Country Club in
Placerville, California.
Kristina Meiearend, Interior Design
Skipstone Resort
Description: A sustainable resort
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Ivanna Ellsworth, Interior Design
Senior Project
Description: This project is a new construction house focusing on traditional architectural
elements and styles while still utilizing modern, sustainable elements.
Erika Jones, Interior Design
Cromwell Farmhouse
Description: The Cromwell Farmhouse is a modernized home that incorporates the traditional
aspects of a traditional farmhouse.
Maria Stevenson, Interior Design
Maricopa County Public Library Design
Description: Design development boards have been prepared to illustrate the new design of the
Maricopa County Public Library, including a floor plan and perspectives, wayfinding
applications, and the finish selection.
Elizabeth R. Casper, Interior Design / Business Management
Garden Grove Montessori
Description: It is our mission at Garden Grove Montessori to create an environment that
considers the emotional, intellectual, physical, and social development of every unique child by
providing an emotionally-secure and academic environment.
Alaa Alsharif, Interior Design
Luxurious Suite Hotel
Description: The Le-Bonheur project is a luxurious suite hotel that invites guests to relax and
have a wonderful time.
Rhonda Hukill, Interior Design
The OutLofts
Description: Revitalize a West Bottoms warehouse into artist loft studios with a terrace bar and
galleries for local artists.
Beth Pennekamp, Interior Design
Senior Project Design Development
Description: The project is an adaptive reuse of an historic Upstate New York subway bridge,
designed to become a local monument linking the city’s history to the present.
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Faculty Mentor: Bill Lepentis, M.S.
Rhonda Hukill, Interior Design
Waterfall Chair
Description: The Waterfall Chair is a design presenting fluid lines while project strength in its
form and structure.
Beth Pennekamp, Interior Design
Cardboard Chair Design
Description: A cantilever chair with a thin, yet supportive, central spine and “floating” vertebrae
that holds the sitter.
Meghan Ratterman, Interior Design
The Circle of Life Chair
Description: A take on Joe Colombo’s Tube Chair where an adult and small child can sit at the
same time.
Diane Leader, Interior Design
The Waterfall Chair
Description: I wanted to create a comfortable and functional chair that has an art deco feel.
Jennifer Jenson, Interior Design
Allure
Description: Allure: An invitation to sit
Javari Cameron, Interior Design
Santi Chair
Description: A take on The Eames’ Lounge Chair where you can get in touch with your creative
side whilst appreciating the aesthetic features.
Amirah Alzahrani, Interior Design
A Chair
Description: I wanted to design a chair that represents the first letter of my first and family name.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
1 - 2:15 p.m.
Oral Presentations Session 4
Individual Presentations - Public Administration
Faculty Moderator: James Vanderleeuw, Ph.D.
McCoy Meetin’ House
James Zachary Jarrard, Public Administration
Contemporary Issues in Public Administration: Local and State Governments
Faculty Mentor: Susan Keim, Ph.D.
Description: This presentation focuses on current issues facing local and state governments, how
they are reacting to the issues, and my policy recommendations.
Colombe Iyeza, Public Administration
Ronna Weyland, Public Administration
Zseraldina Ferenczi, Public Administration
Survey of Missouri City Administrators and Managers
Faculty Mentor: James Vanderleeuw, Ph.D.
Description: Seeking data concerning the pathway to becoming a city manager or city
administrator, a mixed method approach was used in the research.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
1 - 2:15 p.m.
Oral Presentations Session 5
Individual Presentations - Physical and Applied Sciences
Faculty Moderator: John Cigas, Ph.D.
Norrington Learning Lab
Cole Nichols, Accounting
Manipulation of Shapes
Faculty Mentor: John Cigas, Ph.D.
Description: Using a computer to turn simple shapes into art.
Jilian Whitehead, Undeclared
Code: Constellation
Faculty Mentor: John Cigas, Ph.D.
Description: Creative coding through constellations
Iroda Narzullaeva, Computer Science
Aral Sea: The Greatest Man-Made Catastrophe
Faculty Mentor: Glenn Lester, M.F.A.
Description: This presentation will tell the story of the Aral Sea, the consequences of its drying,
and possible solutions.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
2:30 - 4 p.m.
Oral Presentations Session 6
Individual Presentations – Literature and Writing
Faculty Moderator: Stacey Kikendall, Ph.D.
McCoy Meetin’ House
Mikaelah Barzee, English
Composition Theory: Case Study of a Music Major
Faculty Mentor: Glenn Lester, M.F.A.
Description: The explication of a Music major’s writing processes and connecting them to
research on composition theory.
Austin Pool, English
Composition Theory: Case Study of a Biology Major
Faculty Mentor: Glenn Lester, M.F.A.
Description: The explication of a Biology major’s writing processes and connecting them to
research on composition theory.
Kaci Flaugher, English / Secondary Education
Jericho
Faculty Mentor: Stacey Kikendall, Ph.D.
Description: “Jericho” is an original poem inspired by T.S. Eliot’s use of intertextuality as
presented through his work “The Waste Land.”
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
2:30 - 4 p.m.
Oral Presentations Session 7
Individual Presentations - Language, Education, and Culture
Faculty Moderator: Shannon Cuff, Ph.D.
Norrington Learning Lab
Ashley Ehrenberg, Spanish
Biomedicine and Trans-Culture in South America: The Impact of Integrating the Western
Healthcare System with Traditional Indigenous Practices
Faculty Mentor: Silvia Byer, Ph.D.
Description: This presentation examines the ways that Western medicine has been imposed upon
many communities in South America and explains how this has led to cultural loss and the
degradation of traditional indigenous practices.
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Grace Morgan, Middle School Education
Abigail Prewitt, Elementary Education
Kimberly Brewer, Elementary Education
Alyssa Gorman, Elementary Education
English Language Learners and Informational Texts
Faculty Mentor: Shannon Cuff, Ph.D.
Faculty Mentor: Gail Hennessy, M.A.
Description: Education students discussing their work helping English Language Learners
comprehend academic texts.
John P. Mancuso, Business Administration
My Learning Rollercoaster
Faculty Mentor: Debra Martin, M.A.
Description: Special education, though my eyes
Kaley Whitehead, Spanish
Influences of Language and Culture in the Comprehension of Metaphors and the Categorization
of Colors
Faculty Mentor: Silvia Byer, Ph.D.
Description: This major capstone project is a literature review of various studies regarding the
influence of culture and language in how one uses metaphors and perceives color.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
2 - 4 p.m.
Music Presentations
Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
International Center for Music
Chamber Music Program
Students of:
Stanislav Ioudenitch, Artistic Director and Associate Professor of Piano
Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, Instructor of Music
Ben Sayevich, Professor of Violin
Daniel Veis, Assistant Professor of Cello
Program:
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26……………………………….Max Bruch (1838-1920)
1. Prelude: Allegro moderato
Jessica Tandy, violin
Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, piano
Cello Sonata in C minor, G 2a…………………………………… Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Mansur Kadirov
Dilshod Narzillaev
Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002………………………… …..J.S. Bach (1685-1759)
I. Alemanda
IV. Double
Hanna Zhdan, violin
Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, piano
Trios Mazurkas, Op. 59…………………………………… ……Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Nos. 2 & 3
Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 30…………………………… ….……..Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Kenneth Broberg, piano
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
4 - 5 p.m.
Author Reception
1st Floor Norrington
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Modeled after a professional conference environment, the Student Research and Creative Arts
Symposium provides a platform to showcase student work from class, independent and/or
collaborative research, and experiential learning. The Symposium’s purpose is to develop and
strengthen ties across Park University. The event achieves this end by providing students,
faculty, administrators, and staff an opportunity to learn about the wide variety of research and
artistic expression occurring at Park University.
2017 SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEE
Coordinated by the Park University Honors Academy
Emily Sallee, Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs, Academic Affairs and
James Pasley, Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and
Associate Dean, Honors Academy
Assisted by:
John Cigas
Shannon Cuff
Wen Hsin
Dennis Kerkman
Stacey Kikendall
Kristin Shaw
James Vanderleeuw
Special appreciation to Alisha Blackwelder, Jamie Els, Glenda Holder, and Jon Ritterbush
We would like to thank the Park University students, faculty, and staff who
participated to make this event possible.
8700 N.W. River Park Drive
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Parkville, MO 64152
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www.park.edu/symposium