Festiba Student Conference - Thursday, March 26, 2009 - University Ballroom
| 08:00 - 09:00 a.m. | Modern Languages and Literature: "Literary and Cultural Transculturations in Latino USA and Latin America." (Spanish) Participants: Ruth Garza, Jorge Martinez, Melissa Morin, Karmin San Martin, and Carmen Rojas Moderator: Dr. Stephanie Alvarez "La pérdida de la identidad y el sentido de inferioridad; viviendo entre y en dos idiomas en De cómo las muchachas García perdieron su acento de Julia Alvarez" - Karmín San Martín "Mestizaje y transculturación en Comentarios reales del Inca Garcilaso de la Vega y Nueva crónica y buen gobierno de Felipe Human Poma de Ayala." - Carmen Rojas "Orígenes de la salsa" - Jorge Martínez "Los corridos fronterizos y la resistencia a la aculturación" - Ruth Garza "Un análisis comprensivo y comparativo de las teorías de identidad americanas: Vasconcelos, Ortíz y Anzaldúa" - Melissa Morín |
| 09:00 - 10:20 a.m. | History: "History Graduate Research" Participants: Cris Carrizalez, Eliazar Martinez, Eric Norquest, David Robles, Veronica Sandoval, and Richard Tovar Moderator: Dr. Sonia Hernandez |
| 10:20 - 11:00 a.m. | English: "Gallery '09" Participants: Contributors to the 2009 issue of Gallery Moderator: Dr. Britt Haraway |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | English: "Superheroes, Aliens, and Bloodbaths: Finding the Literacy in Genre" Participants: Mary Ann Escamilla, Dalel Serda, and Cathy Lopez |
| 12:00 - 01:00 p.m. | Music: Tango Catz – Musical Performance and Discussion Participants: Karina Lopez – Violin, Corine Garcia – Violin, Irvin Castillo – Cello, Rick Fuentes – Bass and Ray Rivera - Guitar Moderator: William Buhidar – Piano |
| 01:00 - 02:00 p.m. | Philosophy: "Social Contract Theory: Does Morality Reduce to Manners?" Participants: Roel Cantu, Kirk Clark, George Garcia, Joshua Murray, Victor Villarreal, and Christina Whitney Moderator: Dr. Cynthia Jones |
| 02:00 - 02:40 p.m. | English: MFA/BA Poetry and Short Stories Participants: Students of the MFA/BA program Moderator: Dr. Emmy Perez |
| 02:40 - 03:20 p.m. | English: RGV MFA Poetas "Writing Regional/Border Poetry"
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| 03:20 - 04:00 p.m. | English: "19th and Early 20th Century American Women Writers: Going Against the Grain of the Sentimental Novel" Participants: Undergraduate English Scholars Program |
| 04:00 - 05:00 p.m. | BREAK |
| 05:00 - 06:00 p.m. | English: "'New Studies' on Sponsoring Literacy in the RGV" Participants: Students from ENGL 4323 Moderator: Dr. I. Moriah McCracken |
| 06:00 - 07:20 p.m. | Communications: "Communication as the Problem and Solution: Applied Communication Research" Participants: A.J. Anderson, Annette Garcia, Kim Kizer, Claudia Martinez, and Rebekah Sepulveda Moderator: Dr. Salma Ghanem "Environmental Groups and the Web" - A.J. Anderson "School PR: Are We Relating to All Publics" - Annette Garcia "Student Behavior in the Classroom" - Kim Kizer "Influences of Teacher Credibility" - Claudia Martinez "The New Wave of Communication: Text Messaging and Communication Apprehension" - Rebekah Sepulveda |
| 07:20 - 08:40 p.m. | Communications: "Communication, Learning, and the Brain: Teaching in Brain Compatible Ways – A Hypothetical Book Project from a Graduate Seminar" Participants: Cesar Alvarado, Gil Castillo, Andrea Fuentes, Katrina Newell, Rebekah Sepulveda, and Michael Scales Moderator: Dr. Timothy P. Mottet "Communication and Musical Foundations in Neuroscience: The Relationships Between Music, Teaching, and Learning" - Cesar Alvarado "Exercise and its Impact on Student Learning: Implications for Instructional Communication" - Gil Castillo "Brain Functioning, Narrative, and Learning: The Role of Story Telling in Teaching Effectiveness" - Andrea Fuentes "Emotions, Learning, and the Brain: "Emotional Thought" as an Instructional Communication Construct" - Katrina Newell "Using Narrative, Metaphors, and Analogies as Scaffolding Mechanisms: Impact on Students’ Cognitive Learning" - Michael Scales "The Effects of Teacher Communication Style, Note Taking Strategies, and Student Individual Differences on Students’ Note Taking and Cognitive Learning" - Rebekah Sepulveda |
| 08:40 - 09:00 p.m. | Communications: "Images and Symbols Speak Louder than Words" Participants: Monica Mercado, Brenda Perez, Chris Ramirez, and Ivan Silva Moderator: Dr. Timothy P. Mottet "Nonverbal Communication in Pulgas" - Monica Mercado "Nonverbal Communication in the Teacher/Student Relationship" - Brenda Perez "The Online Exhibition: A Break Past The Traditional Art Forum and A New Venue for Emerging Artists" - Chris Ramirez "Nonverbal Communication in the Workplace" - Ivan Silva |
