Disadvantages Confronting First Generation
College Students
Carlos Aparicio
Advisor: Professor Brandon Gramer
The “Endeavor” Experience: From Warrior Workshop to
Gender Literary Criticism of Canonical Karate Texts
Jaclyn Baccarella
Advisor: Professor Roseanne Alvarez
TIN: The Innovation Network at Brookdale Community
College
Paul Geissler
Advisor: Professor Thomas Berke
Beyond Solitude: Activism, Engagement, and Advocacy
for Young Dreamers
Nervin Ramirez
Advisor: Professor Roseanne Alvarez
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CLOSE
Professor Jonathan Moschberger, Assistant Coordinator of Honors at Brookdale
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RECEPTION
Brookdale
Community College
Success ReImagined.
May 8, 2015 from 2–6 pm
Warner Student Life Center
Twin Lights I
P rogram
WELCOME
Professor Laura Neitzel, Coordinator of Honors at Brookdale
OPENING REMARKS
Dr. Maureen Murphy, President of Brookdale Community College
Not Your Grandpa’s Golden Arches:
The Evolution of the Fast Food Industry
Angela Giordano
Advisor: Professor Christina Vasquez
Show Me the Money! Analyzing the Economics
of Division I Athletics
Scott Thompson
Advisor: Professor Christina Vasquez
The First Step: Narcon and Its Effects
on the Heroin Problem
Robert Pfleger
Advisor: Professor Christina Vasquez
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PRESENTATIONS
Reimagining History: Abraham Lincoln—
President, Folk Hero, Tyrant, Decorative Bandage
Brianna Gittens
Advisor: Professor Larry Hartzell
Trust Issues: Factors of First Impressions
Brett Friedman
Advisor: Professor Diana Glynn
Italian Oversight: The Amanda Knox Story
Spencer Arnold
Advisor: Professor Thomas Kapsak
Differential Equations & Kirchoff’s Voltage Law
Amin Masoomzadeh
Advisor: Professor Brian McKeon
Star Tours: The Economy Strikes Back
Paul Tumminia
Advisor: Professor Christina Vasquez
BRIEF INTERMISSION
The Seventy Year Debate
Aubrey Moschberger
Advisor: Professor Laura Neitzel
The Sun Never Sets on the U.S. Military:
A Look at U.S. Bases Worldwide
Alex Morris
Advisor: Professor Laura Neitzel
MOTHER KOREA: THE IDEOLOGY OF ISOLATION
IN NORTH KOREA
Mikaela Peters
Advisor: Professor Laura Neitzel