Maple Scholars
February 12, 2010
Maple scholars project accepted into national conference
Maple Scholars social work research has been accepted into the National Conference of Undergraduate Research. Leah Yoder, a senior, and 2009 graduate Melissa MacGregor have been selected to present the group’s research at this year’s conference hosted by the University of Montana. Yoder and MacGregor worked with Carol Jarvis, associate professor of social work last summer, studying the relationship between the Amish community and a grief center called Ryan’s Place. Located in Goshen, Ryan’s Place is a non-profit organization that helps children and their families go through the mourning process. Recently, members of the Amish community have been seeking services...
November 19, 2009
Maple Scholars present research in Atlanta, Kokomo
Students who participated in the summer 2009 Maple Scholars program have recently presented their research at conferences in both Atlanta, Ga. and Kokomo, Ind. Beth Martin Birky, Professor of Women’s Studies, and Regina Shands Stoltzfus, Assistant Professor of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies (PJCS), along with Rachel Halder, a senior, and Elizabeth Speigle, a junior, presented their women’s studies research during a conference in Atlanta this past weekend. The group attended the National Women’s Studies Association’s 30th annual conference in Atlanta, which took place from Nov. 12-15. The conference theme was “Difficult Dialogues,” and Martin Birky, Shands Stoltzfus, Halder and...
September 9, 2009
Maple Scholars study pigeons, cholesterol, women’s co-ops and more
For many students, the fall signifies a return to academics and college life. To many, it feels as though they never left. To some, however, this sentiment is more reality than witticism. This summer seventeen Goshen students spent eight weeks here on campus participating in the Maple Scholars program. The program, started in 1998, gives students a chance to work alongside their professors on in-depth research projects. The range of topics studied this year was broad, from Amish participation in a local grief center to cholesterol structures in biological membranes. Sara Alvarez, sophomore, and Elizabeth Speigle, junior, were two...