Saturday, April 20
First-Year Spring Inquiry Presentations
| 9:00am | MGC 2nd Fl. | Coffee & Light Breakfast | |
| 9:30-10:30am | MGC 247 | Understanding Quality of Life | Professor Cathy Schaeff |
| 9:30-10:30am | MGC 245 | Human Rights: Conflicts and Consequences | Professor Shawn Bates |
| 9:30-10:30am | MGC 200 | Decolonizing the Mind through Arts | Professor Nancy Snider |
| 10:45-11:45am | MGC 200 | Popular Culture and Politics | Professor Patrick Thaddeus Jackson |
| 10:45-11:45am | MGC 245 | Religion and Politics Intersection | Professor Mohamed Nimer |
| 10:45-11:45am | MGC 247 | Poster Session | All sections |
| 12:00pm | MGC 2nd Fl. | Grab and Go Treat for First-Years |
Sophomore Challenge Course Presentations
| 12:15-1:15pm | Butler Boardroom | Celebratory Lunch | Sophomores & Faculty Mentors |
| 1:30-2:30pm | MGC 200 | Connecting the Pieces: Investigating Community Bonds in Third Places | Danae Minich, Jolie Abdo, Elle Nathan, Eve Bryner, Sage Duarte |
| 1:30-2:30pm | MGC 200 | The Impact of Social Bonds on Juvenile Gun Violence | Antonio Osso, Catherine Mason, Hannah Viana, Mia Kimm |
| 1:30-2:30pm | MGC 245 | Indigena e Inmigrante: Exploring Identity, Community, and Acceptance | Aidan Dowell, Melia Klingler, Michelle Miramontes |
| 1:30-2:30pm | MGC 245 | Black Southerners in the Land of White Imaginary | Jen Robinson, Savanna-Rae Synder, Devon Benaroya, Marisa Alvarez, Hannah Peterson |
| 1:30-2:30pm | MGC 247 | Navigating Narratives: Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure in Africa, Europe, and the United States | Tarumbidzwa Chirume, Flynn Gray, Annalise Vézina |
| 1:30-2:30pm | MGC 247 | At a Crossroads: Analyzing Supply Chain Shifts in the Automotive Industry | Daniel Domsky, Moss Lempieri, Alvin Li, Silvia Postigo Marcos |
| 2:30-3:30pm | MGC 200 | Examining the Prevalence of Misinformation and Fact-Checking as a Corrective: Evidence from American University Students | Erica Liff, Jack Meikrantz, Gavin Outlaw, Mridul Prasad |
| 2:30-3:30pm | MGC 200 | Sustainable Solutions: How Can Extremophiles Combat the Climate Crisis? | Vivian Burnham, Sophia Gagliardi, Sofiya Cole, Will Shister |
| 2:30-3:30pm | MGC 245 | From The Cloth to The Capes | Zophia Kotala, Cade Miller, Aidan Ford, Patrick Alexander |
| 2:30-3:30pm | MGC 245 | Preparedness to Paranoia: The Intersection of Religion and Survivalist Prepping | Grace Dehner, George Stefanov, Kevin Farmer, Eryn Mikulicz |
| 2:30-3:30pm | MGC 247 | Embracing Love | Liv Tracy, Anna Geibler, Daniela Gerardi, Jules Montanez |
| 2:30-3:30pm | MGC 247 | Voices from the Quad: POC Perspectives on College Dating at American University | Jillian Augustine, Diya Jaisankar, Ryleigh Waters, Emma Alizadeh-Dolce, Aseel Osman |
| 3:30-4:30pm | MGC 200 | Public Park Accessibility in Washington, D.C. | Nolan Menanno, Aidan Skidds, Tyler Daniels, Jack Ziets |
| 3:30-4:30pm | MGC 200 | The Green Divide: A Deep Dive into DC’s Greenspace Disparities | Julia Lewis, Patrick Medvitz, Ben Doncov, Alexis Hochgertel, Jimmy Grebenstein |
Sunday, April 21
| 9:30am | Kerwin Hall Lobby | Coffee & Light Breakfast |
| 10:00-11:00am | Session One Panels | |
| Kerwin 103 | Ashkon Mogharei, Katherine Wurst | |
| Kerwin 104 | Collin Coil, Lia Dolive, Sy Hargis | |
| Kerwin 105 | Caroline Arnette, Scarlett Wedergren | |
| Kerwin 107 | Lia Chien, Katie Hausman, Elliott Parish | |
| 11:00am-12:00pm | Session Two Panels | |
| Kerwin 103 | Emma Altrichter, Yasmine Jaffier, Lily London | |
| Kerwin 104 | Benjamin Carme, Thomas Goldstein, Emily Kuzel | |
| Kerwin 105 | David Bailey Hobbs, Krissy Oliver-Mays, Ava Reisman | |
| Kerwin 107 | Skye Blustein, Alexandra Kallaher, Jo Spurgeon | |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Kerwin 1st Floor | Poster Session |
| Nancy Ching, Maddy deVega, Kaniya Harris, Maxwell Keiles, Tylette Martinez, Connor Reed, Jordan Scoggin, Brady Tavernier, Johneé Rendia Wilson, Isabelle Wittmann | ||
| 1:00-2:00pm | Session Four Panels | |
| Kerwin 103 | Vishwa Batt, Madyson Brown, Emma Pilz | |
| Kerwin 104 | Isabella Brooke, Lovette Ogie, Cassie Rodrique | |
| Kerwin 105 | Diana Gertsenshteyn, Lori Rampani, Annika Rennaker | |
| Kerwin 107 | Isa Iams, Izzy Scholes-Young, Johneé Rendia Wilson | |
| 2:00-3:00pm | Session Five Panels | |
| Kerwin 103 | Trevor Anderson, Matthew Colucci, Samir Matin | |
| Kerwin 104 | Walter Ankner, Valeria Gonzalez | |
| Kerwin 105 | Ryan Cervinka, Chandler Eby, Kawika Pegram | |
| Kerwin 107 | John Madore, Kevin Morales, Emily M. Shapcott | |
| 3:00-4:00pm | Session Six Panels | |
| Kerwin 103 | Minta Caune, Emma K. Grubb, Joyce Lee | |
| Kerwin 104 | Neal Franklin, Maya Tobin | |
| Kerwin 105 | Chrisraine Gilpin, Xavier Johnson, Ian Whitehouse |