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Television, Interpersonal Communication, And College Students’ Attitudes Toward Mental Health, Abby Bellefleur
Television, Interpersonal Communication, And College Students’ Attitudes Toward Mental Health, Abby Bellefleur
Honors College
This thesis explores the relationships between television viewing habits, interpersonal communication, personal experience, and college students' attitudes toward mental health. Using a survey, results revealed that talking with friends or family members about mental health challenges is correlated with positive attitudes toward mental illness. This thesis offers support for peer-to-peer mental health programs on campus.
Creating A Future With Female Coders; Supporting Women Through Community, Ruth Leopold
Creating A Future With Female Coders; Supporting Women Through Community, Ruth Leopold
Honors College
In the last two decades, the proportion of women earning bachelor’s degrees in computer sciences has declined from 28% to 18% (NSF/NCSES 2015c), even though the proportion of freshmen women declaring a computer sciences major when first enrolled in a 4-year institution has remained stable (at about 20% in recent years)” (NSF, Retention of Women in Computer Science). My undergraduate capstone aims to lessen the amount of women dropping out of computing fields by creating a sense of community. The key components and benefits of community that I targeted were peer support, shared experience, confidence and interest. I approached each …
Fostering Scientific Discourse Through The Development Of An Online Journal, James Robe
Fostering Scientific Discourse Through The Development Of An Online Journal, James Robe
Honors College
Scientific information and data have become more readily available to populations that may not have had easy access to science content prior to increases in internet use and availability. Website creation platforms continue to be democratized by efforts to limit the amount of knowledge and money needed to launch, operate, and maintain websites. The internet also allows scientists to communicate with publics in more meaningful ways beyond education, such as scientific discourse. The opportunities that accompany expanded internet and website capabilities creates need for a comprehensive guide to help scientists or scientific groups take advantage of the internet’s unique ability …
Then And Now: The History And Effectiveness Of The University Of Maine System Sexual Assault Mandatory Reporting Policy, Kathleen O'Toole
Then And Now: The History And Effectiveness Of The University Of Maine System Sexual Assault Mandatory Reporting Policy, Kathleen O'Toole
Honors College
This thesis describes the legal, social and cultural landscape of campus sexual assault, the campus climate and its role in perpetuating sexual assault, mandatory reporting regarding students, as well as potential policies and practices that outside higher institutions have implemented and how the University of Maine may consider adopting these in order to encourage faculty reporting while still complying with federal law and remaining sensitive to the needs of the victim.
It Brings Me Back: A Look At Personally Collected Musical Memories And Their Kinetic Typographical Representation, Kathryn Galley
It Brings Me Back: A Look At Personally Collected Musical Memories And Their Kinetic Typographical Representation, Kathryn Galley
Honors College
This project examines personal accounts of music related memories. In January of 2017, an initial survey was launched to reach out into the University of Maine community which asked participants to recount specific music related memories. After receiving 107 responses, the survey was closed in February of 2017. The data was examined and selected from the responses, a list of 30 participants were selected, each with differing life experiences, song choices and well-rounded responses necessary for a successful multimedia portrayal. A total of 17 interviews from this list of 30 were conducted on the University of Maine campus, each session …