Ethnography of the University Initiative
Spring 2013 Student Conference Schedule
Monday, April 22, 2013
Room 126, Library & Information Science Building
501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, Illinois
3:00pm to 9:00pm
3:00-3:02 Opening Remarks and Introduction: Nancy Abelmann, EUI Co-Director
3:02-3:30 Panel 1: Questions of Diversity and Difference
Julian Anastasia, James Baskis, John Murphy and Lani Panhhavong
/Anthropology 103 (Parkland): “Transition: From Community to Uni”
Hannah Fink, Kendall Knox, Leonia Pettigrew and Melissa Rosas
/Anthropology 103 (Parkland): “An Ethnographic Study of Social Norms, aka ‘Hi, My Name Is…’”
Shanita Cadney
/Anthropology 399: “Singing for Inclusiveness? Explorations of Diversity within UIUC’s Choral Groups”
3:35-3:58 Panel 2: Student Movements and Mobilities
Genevieve Cox, Blake Gibbons and Destin Lugo-Hall
/Anthropology 103 (Parkland): “An Ethnography of International Students at Parkland College”
Peter Burgos
/History 200: “1960s Latinos Protesting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign”
Alison Marcotte
/History 200: “Professor James Barrett’s UIC Experiences During the Vietnam Era”
4:00-4:30 Poster Session 1
Mike Pizzo, Nineveh Rasho and Leah Vaughn
/Rhetoric 233: “The Sustainability Aspect of Habitat for Humanity”
Matt Park, Rayvonte Rice and Johnny Rooney
/Rhetoric 233: “Assembly Hall Renovation”
Alyssa Hanson and Summer Ziegler
/English 106 (Parkland): “Prejudice and Stereotypes at Parkland College”
Zach Downing and Rebekah Burgan
/English 106 (Parkland): “International and Immigrant Student Athletes: How Do They Find Parkland College?”
Ron Edquilang, Katerina Holand and Ahlivia Spencer
/Rhetoric 233: “Learning via Distance Education”
Rachel Stiles
/English 106 (Parkland): “Parkland Student Perceptions of the U of I”
Esther Wei Xing and Gloria Tang Kuai Fan
/Educational Policy Studies 199: “The Value of an English Conversation Group Only for Women”
Xueqi Bai
/Educational Policy Studies 199: “The ‘Knowledge Gap’ in the United States: Analyzing the Low Turnout of Anti-ignorance Effort”
4:30-4:53 Panel 3: “Discourses” of Power
Victoria Machen, Jennifer Mendez, Thomas Nguyen and Christian Smith
/East Asian Languages and Culture 285: “Chrysanthemum Tea: It’s Yeo Choice”
Caroline Brown
/Anthropology 399: “’Get it Yourself, Michael’: Investigating Gendered Discourse in UIUC Classrooms”
John Stronz
/History 200: “Divergent Views of the Anti-Vietnam War Movement”
4:58-5:33 Panel 4: (Pro)Tests of Difference
Michael Kubiak, Chris Nixon and Emily Sapp
/Anthropology 399: “The Perception and Acceptance of Physically Disabled Students at the University of Illinois”
Michael Alexandrou
/History 200: “Radio and Media Participation in Student Protests”
Marc Chua, David Ehar, Claire Hampton, Peter Jung and Joah Kim
/East Asian Languages and Cultures 285: “The Chief, Beliefs, Controversy and a T-shirt”
Jessica Gonzalez, Tatyana Shields and Keqi Wei
/Anthropology 399: “Cultural Appetites: Dining Hall Specialty Nights”
5:35-6:10 Poster Session 2 (and pizza!)
Mike Pizzo, Nineveh Rasho and Leah Vaughn
/Rhetoric 233: “The Sustainability Aspect of Habitat for Humanity”
Chris Bell, Ryan Ragland and Brian Schiro
/Rhetoric 233: “The Matter of Sustainable Landscaping Practices at the University of Illinois”
Sarah Cobble, Melika Fini, Justin Harde and Allison Laubenstein
/Rhetoric 233: “UI Sustainability: Locally Grown Foods”
Preston Brown, Travis Davenport and Shawn Oneill
/Rhetoric 233: “Sustainable Lighting: A Campus Commitment”
Katrina Halfaker, Mark Huston and Philip Speigel
/Rhetoric 233: “Hand Drying in Campus Restrooms: The University, User Preferences, and Costs”
Chase Lipscomb and Caleb Plattner
/English 106 (Parkland): “Parkland Students’ Perceptions of Christian Hip-Hop Music”
Jade Benton, Abigail Quiney and Sarah Redman
/English 106 (Parkland): “Single Mothers at Parkland College”
Kei U Lai and Chon Wa Sou
/Educational Policy Studies 199: “Initiative of Establishing and Expectations of a New RSO – Orienteering Illini”
Cheong Teng Io, Iong U Wang and Lio Hak Kin
/Educational Policy Studies 199: “An Intercultural Bridge? Examining the ‘English Corner’”
6:10-6:40 Panel 5: Parkland College: Ethnographies of Aesthetics, Excellence and Engagement
Kathryn Arnold, Richard Ford and Aaron Hoyle-Katz
/Anthropology 103 (Parkland): “Community Service and Educational Excellence”
Destiny Coffey, Thomas Hardwick, Jaryn Lankford and Danielle Veign
/Anthropology 103 (Parkland): “An Ethnographic Study of Asian International and Asian American Students Attending Parkland College”
Colten Jackson, Meredith Koch and Ciara Reilly
/Anthropology 103 (Parkland): “’Clothes’ Call: How We Get Ready”
6:45-7:13 Panel 6: The Personal is Political: Identity Politics and Campus Culture
Scott Hanus
/History 200: “Student Activism at UIC and the Fight for Equality for All”
Charlie Shoemaker
/History 200: “Vietnam Veterans and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign”
Joe Conroy
/History 200: “The Cutting Edge?: The Results of the Sexual Revolution at the University of Illinois”
Bobbi Benegas
/History 200: “The Women’s Health Movement and Its Importance to Today’s Classroom”
Emily Slabe
/History 200: “The Vietnam War on UIUC Campus”
7:18-7:46 Panel 7: (R)evolutions of Identity and Difference
Jose Berrios
/Anthropology 399: “Who am I?”
Madeline Cole
/History 200: “The Women’s Liberation Movement at the University of Illinios”
Jack Sullivan
/History 200: “A Religious Perspective on the Vietnam War”
Anthony Spiezia
/History 200: “Student Reactions to the Protests of the Vietnam War at the UIC Campus”
Tim Hasse
/History 200: “Racism during the Vietnam War”
7:50-8:18 Panel 8: “It’s Complicated”: Individual/Institutional Relationships
Katie Bora
/History 200: “The Civil Rights Movements at UIUC: A Study of the Complex Relationships between Citizens for Racial Justice, Administration, Faculty and Community Members”
Lisa Ortiz
/Education and Organization Leadership 574: “English Proficiency, Placement, Policies, Problems, and Possibilities at UIUC: Experiences of Puerto Rican Graduate Students from the Island”
Lauren Mayer
/Art History 491: “Application of Labels as Forms of Identification of East Asian Art at UIUC”
Anthony Tiblandi
/History 200: “Vietnam Veterans and Their Treatment at the U of I”
Andrea Herrera and Yesenia Olvera
/Latina/o Studies 390/History 399: “Stories of Opposition: Archiving the Legacies of Latina/o Student Activism at UIUC, 1970-1995
8:25-8:55 Panel 9: Inclusive Illinois?: Diversity and Campus Communities
Madeline Defreitas, Normandie Esco and Andrew Giovanazzi
/Anthropology 399: “Race and the Greek Community (at the U of I)”
Emily Agyeman, Isabel Arechiga and Ammie Hoppenrath
/Anthropology 399: “LGBT@UIUC”
Ariella Cohen, Fatima Diabate and Shaunette Smith
/Anthropology 399: “Out and About: Social Spaces and the LGBT Community”
9:00 EUI Closing Remarks
Ethnography of the University Initiative Spring 2013 courses
/Instructor
Anthropology 103 (Parkland)
/Cultural Anthropology*
/Isabel Scarborough
Anthropology 399
/Language in the Real World*
/Brenda Farnell
Art History 491
/Topics in Art History: Collecting East Asia at Illinois
/Andrea Burkus-Chasson
East Asian Languages and Cultures 285
/Globalization/Introduction to Korea Through Film*
/Erica Vogel
English 106 (Parkland)
/Accelerated Composition
/Deanna Williams
Educational Organization & Leadership 574
/Diversity in Higher Education
/Lorenzo Baber
Educational Policy Studies 199
/Undergraduate Open Seminar: Macau
/Nicole Lamers
History 200E
/Introduction to Historical Interpretation
/Leslie Reagan
History 472
/Immigrant America: Greater China in Illinois*
/Poshek Fu
Latino/a Studies 390/History 399
/Special Topics/Independent Study*
/Mireya Loza
Library Information Studies 592
/The Evolving Archives Initiative (EVA)*
/Joanne Kaczmarek, Ellen Swain and Rachel Mattson
Psychology 593
/Ethnography and Fieldwork
/Michael Kral
Rhetoric 233
/Principles of Composition: Sustainability at the University of Illinois
/Linda Larsen
*Denotes multimedia course