Panels

Learning is a Process: Lessons from Fashion, Editing, and Public Speaking

This student led panel will provide audience members with insights about the learning process across several disciplines. The panel will include topics on the technical aspects of editing, integrating history and theory to describe modern dress, and how public speaking impacts students with anxiety disorders. In sum, a closer look at how student’s process information from a range of disciplines will be explored.

Lucas Davies


Lucas Davies
Project Title: Subculture Dress and Contemporary Styling
Faculty Mentor: Laura Palmer
Major: Business and Technology of Fashion
Course: ARTH1204: 20th Century Dress and Culture

Brianna Lewis


Brianna Lewis
Project Title: Public Speaking and how it Impacts Those with Anxiety Disorders
Faculty Mentor: Jason Mazeski
Major: Dental Hygiene
Course: COM1330: Public Speaking

Olga Privman


Olga Privman
Project Title: The Editorial Process
Faculty Mentor: Renata Ferdinand
Major: Professional and Technical Writing
Course: ENG2730: Professional Editing and Revising

Critical Student Perspectives on the United States Legal System

This student led panel will provide audience members with insights about various aspects of the United States Legal System. The panel will include topics such as mass incarceration and its impact on Black men and families; wrongful convictions; and the restructuring of federal appeals courts.  In sum, a well-rounded look at how student’s critique the legal system will be presented. 

Damani Douglas


Damani Douglas
Project Title: The Ones Still Home– Imprisoned Photography
Faculty Mentor: Ken Pelka
Major: Communication Design
Course: COMD1340: Photography

Yaire Castillo


Yaire Castillo
Project Title: Wrongful Convictions
Faculty Mentor: Kerin Coughlin
Major: Legal and Paralegal Studies
Course: LAW1201: Legal Research

Nasser Amadou


Nasser Amadou
Project Title: Should the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals be Divided into Several Circuits?
Faculty Mentor: Kerin Coughlin
Major: Legal and Paralegal Studies
Course: LAW1201: Legal Research