Archive | 2024 Celebration of Scholarship

STUDENTS: Brandon Mabey DESCRIPTION: FACULTY ADVISOR: Caporaletti COURSE: BIOL 110

STUDENTS: Anton Berga DESCRIPTION: Description what the human relations approach is and how the corporation target uses the human relations approach to be as successful as it is today. FACULTY ADVISOR: Vodopyanova COURSE: CAS 352

STUDENTS: Charles Wallace DESCRIPTION: Describes System Theory and thinking and what business could apply them. Benefits of systems thinking are also included. FACULTY ADVISOR: Vodopyanova COURSE: CAS 352

STUDENTS: Dylan Wallace, Walter Ninotti, Christopher Coyne, and Logan Dwyer DESCRIPTION: Our project highlights the kinetic friction, momentum, and velocity involved in the game of pinball. We also went through the different components of a pinball machine that ultimately relates to physics concepts. FACULTY ADVISOR: Mager COURSE: PHYS 211

STUDENTS: Devan Wade DESCRIPTION: This poster is a to show how classical management helped shaped our Army. There were various personnel who helped shape these principles. FACULTY ADVISOR: Vodopyanova COURSE: CAS 352

STUDENTS: Jada Vanderpool and Jillian Liedel DESCRIPTION: This poster discusses the information transfer model along with the transactional process model, how they each work in the organization of TecBRIDGE, and how they differ from each other. FACULTY ADVISOR: Vodopyanova COURSE: CAS 352

STUDENTS: Joanna Shaw DESCRIPTION: Discusses the behavioral, mental, and physical health issues that arise due to advertisements targeting children through television and the internet. FACULTY ADVISOR: Littleton COURSE: PSYCH 212

STUDENTS: Joanna Shaw, Avalie Wolfe, and Spencer Jennings DESCRIPTION: A look into how the world of the Hunger Games demonstrates the possible grisly end results of ignoring the sustainable development goals. FACULTY ADVISOR: Brennan, A. COURSE: SUST 242N

STUDENTS: Shamonie Rose DESCRIPTION: Systems theory in the Strategic Communications department here at Penn State Wilkes-Barre FACULTY ADVISOR: Vodopyanova COURSE: CAS 352

STUDENTS: Kade Rhule, Braidon Kostik, Anton Koss, and Nathan Obuhosky DESCRIPTION: Our poster is about how we used kinematics equations we learned in class and applied them to the real world. We used a real bow and arrow and tested what we calculated the distance it should have been. FACULTY ADVISOR: Mager COURSE: PHYS 211

STUDENTS: Gerald Pribula and Vincenzo Nova DESCRIPTION: Billiards is an innovative sport that started to be only an outdoor game played on the grass. As soon as history progressed further and further, the game was modified beyond expectations. Now people use the terms of geometry and physics to help them become a greater player. Physics […]

STUDENTS: Allen Ozojie DESCRIPTION: Its an overview of how power dynamics help run a business in the best possible way in this case I’m using the company (Amazon FACULTY ADVISOR: Vodopyanova COURSE: CAS 352

STUDENTS: Samantha Ochoa DESCRIPTION: An analysis into the sentiment and objectivity of the major network headlines and how certain word choices can often stir up feelings and thoughts that may not be what the author had intended. FACULTY ADVISOR: Carter COURSE: N/A

STUDENTS: Lizzeth Lezama Luna, Junjie Cao, Kieran Karlowicz, and Alivia Wright DESCRIPTION: Although the word “sustainability” was not once mentioned in the film Avatar, there are themes of sustainability that this film sheds light on such as the issues and consequences of man’s exploitation of natural resources and indigenous people. FACULTY ADVISOR: Brennan, A. COURSE: […]

STUDENTS: Lizzeth Lezama Luna DESCRIPTION: With the rise of social media platforms, there has been an increase of cultural exchange which led to the globalization of Korean Popular Music thus enhancing diplomatic relations and economic growth due to the influence of English. FACULTY ADVISOR: Pineno COURSE: INART 115

STUDENTS: Amelia Joubert DESCRIPTION: This poster describes two communication models in depth for easy understanding for audience members. Then it provides examples where they are found among higher education institutions as well as reasons as to why they are used. FACULTY ADVISOR: Vodopyanova COURSE: CAS 352

STUDENTS: Mary Jolley, Maya Davison, James Matysik, and Abby Sokaloski DESCRIPTION: We had to create an app that would be innovative and help make lives easier for people FACULTY ADVISOR: Gresh COURSE: LA 135N

STUDENTS: Spencer Jennings DESCRIPTION: This poster goes into the main neurological effects of Alzheimer’s Disease as well as a better way to diagnose the disease much earlier. FACULTY ADVISOR: Adriana Dinescu COURSE: CHEM 110

STUDENTS: Rodney Huang, Caleb Cornell, and Mark Oldziejewski DESCRIPTION: The Peanut Butter Falcon is a critically acclaimed film released in 2019 that follows the journey of Zak, the main character with Down Syndrome who dreams of becoming a wrestler. Throughout his journey, he learns more about himself and his desire for independence. This comedy-adventure movie […]

STUDENTS: Benjamin Hollister, Samuel Oister, Lucas West, Aiden Newell, and Josh MacLunny DESCRIPTION: Each team member threw a shot put once. The distance thrown was then recorded for each member. The launch angle was then calculated to see how close to the optimal launch angle each person was. We then calculated the amount of force […]

STUDENTS: Ethan Grzymski, Adam Musto, and Christian Shedlock DESCRIPTION: For too long the process of dieting and exercise have been overcomplicated. Many services come and gone but only solved one of the two major aspects of improving health. The Better Health Project seeks to combine these two aspects into an all-in-one service. So even the […]

STUDENTS: Gabriela Gronkowski DESCRIPTION: This poster examines systems theory as it pertains to a grocery store. The poster delves into the departments within the grocery store as well as the communication efforts employed by the business. FACULTY ADVISOR: Vodopyanova COURSE: CAS 352

STUDENTS: John Galella, Spencer Jennings, JunJie Cao, Jacob Hovan, and Justin Hovan DESCRIPTION: This poster relates the principles of Newton’s three laws of motion to vehicular collisions. It briefly mentions a few practical examples but focuses mostly on how car crashes are observed to follow the three laws. The later half explains how airbag’s use […]

STUDENTS: Anna Ferraris DESCRIPTION: Dysautonomia is an umbrella term that encompasses a range of complex medical conditions affecting the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which controls involuntary bodily functions like blood pressure, heart rate, and digestion. Various types exist, each with distinct symptoms and causes. While specific symptoms depend on the type of dysautonomia, there is […]

STUDENTS: Anna Ferraris and Cassie Dierolf DESCRIPTION: Marijuana is widely used in the United States, with federal laws on its use being confusing and contradictory. This legal ambiguity creates uncertainty among Americans. Many argue for its legalization due to its medicinal benefits, potential to address social and racial disparities, and economic opportunities. FACULTY ADVISOR: Littleton […]