Senior Projects

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Each student in the Western College Program must complete a year-long interdisciplinary senior project. Below is a list of seniors advised by Dr. Wolfe, and the titles of their senior projects. In most cases, Dr. Wolfe spent approximately one hour per week with each student. Many of these students have gone on to pursue advanced degrees in fields such as medicine, law, psychology, library and information science, and women's studies.

Name:..............Year - Project Title

Angle, Vicky:1991 - A Different Kind of Pioneer: The First Women Transforming 
the Teaching Occupation into a Female Profession.

Black, Laura: 1993 - Know Thyself: An Exploration of Communitarian Leadership.

Dahlke, Laura: 1992 - Word Made Flesh: The Dynamic Creeds of Flannery O'Connor 
and Dorthy Day.

Duncan, Sean: 1993 - Symbols, Networks, and Mind.

Frank, Uzi: 1994 - Paradox: A Sign of the Times.

Frato, Libby: 1995 - Mining for Nuggets of Gold: Systems, Risk, and Resiliency 
in Severely Behaviorally Handicapped Students in a Inner-City Elementary School.

George, Beth Ann: 1990 - Child Care in the Greater Dayton, Ohio Area: A Study 
of the Capabilities and Limitations of Child Care Providers.

Gross, Margaret: 1993 - Computers, Copyright, and Crayons.

Hall, Stacey: 1994 - Fat, Femininity, and Me: a Personal Handbook for the 
Journey of Depression.

Hayward, John: 1994 - Social Change Strategies and the Environmental Movement: 
A Case Study in the Pacific Northwest.

Hoyland, Truda: 1995 - Lessons from the Past, Hope for the Future: European 
Community Development Aid.

Lahti, Sarah: 1994 - Picking Up the Pieces: Self Knowledge and the  Meaning of 
Trauma.

Lavalette, Eric: 1992 - Nietzsche's Affirmation: A Philosophical Grounding of 
Work Motivation.

McLaughlin, Sharney: 1994 - Enduring Love and Sexual Satisfaction: The Effects 
of Personal Development on Romantic Relationships.

Miller, Sylva: 1995 - Defining Generation X: Seeking Reality in a Sea of 
Distorted Imagery.

Moody, Linda: 1995 - African American Students and the American Public School 
System.

Morton, Jennifer: 1994 - Room 12: A Third Grade Learning Environment in  All 
its Glory.

Moyer, Diana: 1991 - Epistemological Transformations in the Social Sciences: A 
Narrative of Integration and Discovery.

O'Keefe, Amy: 1990 - Education and Democracy: The English Language  Amendment.

Owen, Sean: 1994 - Writing Out of a Basket Case.

Panzer, Jason: 1993 - "Sportianity": The Attempt to Restore the Sacred in 
Modern Professional Sport.

Peacock, Tim: 1990 - Student Motivation: The Effects of Psychological Theories 
on the Classroom.

Penix, Rachel: 1995 - Teaching Childern to Think Critically About Gender Role 
Messages in Children's Literature.

Reynolds, Amy: 1990 - W. Edwards Deming and his Influence on the Japanese and 
American Automobile Industries.

Rocketenetz, Jon: 1994 - Disc and Discourse: The Making of bricklayers.

Royer, Jennifer: 1990 - Ivan and the Three Statues and Other Tales of 
Russian/Soviet History.

Rudawsky, Don: 1994 - Attribution of Responsibility and Communication in an 
Interpersonal Conflict Situation.

Squire, Kurt: 1994 - Becoming a Teacher: An Approach to Education Reform.

Steiner, Laura: 1990 - The Role of Literature in the Restructuring of the 
Soviet Union: Issues of History, Religion, and Nationality in the  Writings of 
Chingiz Aitmatov and Fazil Iskander.

Sweeney, Ed: 1991 - Seen But Not Heard: Why 18-20 Year-Olds Are Not Voting.

Sweeney, Peter: 1992 - Round and Round: An Exploration of Quantitative Reasoning.

Ward, Heather: 1992 - Examining the Literature of Helga Kûnigsdorf as it
Reflects and Affects East German Culture and Society During the "Wende."

Waszak, Janice: 1991 - Selling Politicians: Election Campaigns, Television 
Advertising, and Media Masters.

Williamsen, Pilar: 1992 - Multiculturalism and Higher Education: A Proactive 
Solution to Racism and Prejudice.

Wrobel, Thomas: 1992 - The Institutional Development of the European Community 
in the Context of Political Evolution and the Changing International Order.

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