Honors Student Projects Range from Fluid Turbines to Housing Renewal

(BEAVER FALLS, Pa.) – Eight Geneva College Honors students present their Academic Partners Projects during “Works of Our Hands Week,” April 25-27, 2018 in various locations around campus (see below for details). The public is invited to these free presentations.

The Academic Partners Program provides an opportunity for academic collaboration and mentoring between junior or senior students and faculty members. Meeting with their mentors regularly, students prepare a research project on a topic of interest in their field of study.  After in-depth research and preparation, these students professionally present their projects during “Works of Our Hands Week.”

This year, the Honors Programs at Geneva College present:

	Luke Jensen Major: Mechanical Engineering Project Title: “Multipurpose Fluid Turbine” Presentation Time: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 – 2:30 p.m. in S&E 022
	Ryan M. Thompson Major: Biology Project Title: “Malaria Diagnosis” Presentation Time: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 – 3:30 p.m. in S&E 317
	Nathan Moelker Major: English Literature Project Title: “From Achilles to Frodo: The Christian Hero’s Transformation Through Humility” Presentation Time: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 – 6:00 p.m. in the West Reading Room
	Nathanael Planalp Major: English Writing Project Title:"The Human Fascination with Story" Presentation Time: Thursday, April 26, 2018 – 4:00 p.m. in the West Reading Room
	Katherine A. Deitrick Major: Biochemistry Project Title: “Wavelength Variation Effects on Pedobacter heparinus Zeaxanthin Production” Presentation Time: Friday, April 27, 2018 – 10:30 a.m. in S&E 212
	Noelle Scolieri Major: Communication Disorders Project Title: “Childhood Apraxia of Speech” Presentation Time: Friday, April 27, 2018 – 2 p.m. in the West Reading Room
	Carmita McGeary Major: Sociology Project Title: “Housing Renewal in Beaver Falls” Presentation Time: Friday, April 27, 2018 – 3:30 p.m. in Old Main 21
	Melissa Richards Major: Applied Math Project Title: “Learning Math as a Foreign Language” Presentation Time: Friday, April 27,2018 – 3:30 p.m. in S&E 317

Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 80 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs, and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top Three Best Value Regional University with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God’s Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today’s world.