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Rebuilding Communities Through Sports
No full textLoneliness plagues many in our world today, especially young adults. Moving from high school to college or straight into a career, people often lose touch with old friends, and meeting new friends can be difficult amid increasing daily responsibilities. Young people need a place where they can get out, be active, have fun, and build community with other young adults. Such a place exists in Catholic Sports. This project takes a closer look at Catholic Sports and how their work is helping to fight the loneliness epidemic and build up strong communities among young adults.
Faculty Sponsor: Professor Lisa Higgin
Empowering ELL Success through Inclusive Strategies
Full text linkThis collaborative session offered support strategies for working with English Language Learners (ELLs) at the community college level. Emphasizing culturally responsive and trauma-informed approaches, the session focused on validating learners’ identities, fostering language confidence, and bridging support services with classroom expectations. Co-presenters shared tools and case examples from COD support settings to equip staff with practical, humanizing ways to uplift ELL student success
Does TikTok Know Your Sexuality Before You Do?
No full textTikTok allows people to connect globally using various features in the app. With the possible ban looming over users\u27 heads, I wanted to explain how TikTok is a useful tool for the LGBTQ+ community, and how students at COD feel about TikTok through surveys I created. Faculty Sponsor: Alejandra Orteg
Abuela en la ciudad
Full text linkThe book revolves around an elderly woman and her cat embarking on exciting adventures in the big city. Join them as they navigate through various experiences, creating a heartwarming tale of companionship and exploration
Hands-On-Learning: Advocacy Letter for Experiential Learning
No full textThis essay advocates for experiential learning, focusing on programs like Volunteer Income Tax Assitance (VITA). College students should implement experiential learning into their college journeys to enhance their skills, professional development, and community engagement. By immersing students in real-world experiences, experiential learning strengthens their deeper understanding and prepares them for future careers in their field of study.
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Lisa Higgin
Why Do People Believe in QAnon?
No full textI set out to understand the deeper beliefs behind the disconcertingly popular QAnon conspiracy theory. From my research I concluded insidious roots of white supremacy lay within the outlandish theories.
Faculty Sponsor: Dawn Cho
Liver Failure Concept Map
No full textWhat happens when the liver fails? We sought to enhance our knowledge of the effects of liver failure, enriching our understanding of the liver as a whole, in addition to the interconnectedness of the human body. This context gives nuance to the interplay between the systems of the human body.
Faculty Sponsor: Robert Hoffman
The Correspondence Gallery and The Edge of Art
No full textThe Correspondence Gallery is a printed art gallery inspired by mail art and Ray Johnson\u27s New York Correspondence school that features interactive art. Visitors can contribute their own comments, insights and art before sending the gallery to a friend. Its first exhibit is The Edge of Art featuring works that subvert and expand the structure of art.
Faculty Sponsor: David Ouellett