Eleven Catawba College Honors Program students presented their original work at the 2021 Southern Regional Honors Council conference held virtually April 8-10. These students represent a wide variety of majors at Catawba College.
Presentations were given as follows: Rachel Bentley, an Environment & Sustainability major, “God is Great, God is Good: The Growth of Christian Environmentalism”; Alberto Borges, an Environment & Sustainability major, “Athi River Expedition”; DeeAnnah Brantley, a Therapeutic Recreation major, “Sexual Education in America”; Caroline Forrester, a Communication major, “Genocide is Terrible, So Why Does It Keep Happening?”; Jordan Giffin, a Writing major, “A Man Chooses: Examining Bioshock as an Extension of Political and Science Fiction Literature to Communicate and Critique Political Ideology”; Brielle Jobe, a Musical Theatre major, “Found in Translation: Multi-lingual Theatre in the Fight Against Xenophobia”; Alex Johnson, a Music major, “I Am Yours”; Jose Martinex, an Information System & Technology major, “The Monty Hall Problem: Do You Like Your Door or Do You Want to Switch?”; Heidi Mueller, a Business Administration major, “The Short-Term Effects of COVID-19 in Relationship to the Athletic Department and their Response to Financial Instability Brought on by an Unforeseen Crisis”; Emma Nantz, a Spanish major, “Fact versus Falsehood in Fictitious Literature: An Assessment of the Veracity of Dan Brown’s Religions Assertions in The DaVinci Code”; and Neha Sudhakar, a Music major, “Nostalgia for an Unknown Homeland: Bollywood Music and Second-Generation Indian-American Identity.”
Dr. Maria Vandergriff-Avery is the Director of the College Honors Program and Dr. Norris Feeney is the Associate Director.
