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2014 - The Nineteenth Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars

Symposium of Student Scholars Program Books

The full program book from the Nineteenth Annual Symposium of Student Scholars, held on April 17, 2014. Includes abstracts from the presentations and posters.

Read Poster - Brianna, Chris, Chi Chi & Nadine, Sturgis Library Student Assistants 2014, Amy Thompson

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READ Poster, featuring Brianna, Chris, Chi Chi & Nadine, Sturgis Library Student Assistants 2014.

Books: Reading Women, by Stephanie Staal. New York: Public Affairs, 2011.

Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987.

Letter to My Daughter, by Maya Angelou. New York: Random House, 2009.

100 Unforgettable Dresses, by Hal Rubenstein. New York: Harper Design, 2011.

Read Poster - Michael, Elizabeth & Stephanie, Sturgis Library Student Assistants 2014, Amy Thompson

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READ Poster, featuring Michael, Elizabeth and Stephanie, Sturgis Library Student Assistants 2014.

Books: Pride And Prejudice, by Jane Austen. London: T. Egerton, Whitehall, 1813.

The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller. New York: Ecco, 2012.

Where'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2012.

Read Poster - Katy-Beth, Michael, Jonathan & Peter, Sturgis Library Student Assistants 2014, Amy Thompson

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READ Poster, featuring Katy-Beth, Michael, Jonathan & Peter, Sturgis Library Student Assistants 2014.

Books: The Guardian, by Nicholas Sparks. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2003.

Back to Blood, by Tom Wolfe. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2012.

Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown. New York: Doubleday, 2009.

Guinness Book of World Records, by Craig Glenday, (ed.). London: Guinness World Records, 2012.

Read Poster - Dr. Daniel S. Papp, President Of Kennesaw State University, Amy Thompson

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READ Poster, featuring Dr. Daniel S. Papp, President of Kennesaw State University.

Book: Flags of Our Fathers, by James Bradley. New York: Bantam, 2000.

Read Poster - Dr. Randy Hinds, Vp For Operations, Chief Business Officer And Chief Information Officer, Amy Thompson

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READ Poster, featuring Dr. Randy Hinds, VP for Operations, Chief Business Officer and Chief Information Officer.

Book: The American Kaleidoscope: Race, Ethnicity and the Civic Culture, by Lawrence H. Fuchs. Middletown: Wesleyan, 1990.

Read Poster - Corey, Yvonne, Josee, & Alonda, Sturgis Library Student Assistants 2014, Amy Thompson

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READ Poster, featuring Corey, Yvonne, Josee, and Alonda, Sturgis Library Student Assistants 2014.

Books: Oddly Normal, by John Schwartz. New York: Gotham, 2012.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson. New York: Knopf, 2005.

Tears of Pearl, by Tasha Alexander. New York: Minotaur Books, 2009.

The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman. Hunt Valley: Diamond Comic Distributor, 2006.

Private Equity Firms' Reputational Concerns And The Costs Of Debt Financing, Rongbing Huang, Jay R. Ritter, Donghang Zhang

Faculty and Research Publications

A popular view is that private equity (PE) firms tend to expropriate other stakeholders of their portfolio companies. Bonds offered during 1992-2011 by companies after their initial public offerings (IPOs) do not reflect this view. We find that yield spreads on bonds offered by PE-backed companies are on average 70 basis points lower, holding other things constant. We also find that PE-backed companies have more conservative investment and dividend policies after bond offerings compared to non-PE-backed companies. These results suggest that PE firms’ reputational concerns dominate their wealth expropriation incentives and help their portfolio companies reduce the costs of debt.

Read Poster - Vaughn Williams, Director Of Athletics, Amy Thompson

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READ Poster, featuring Vaughn Williams, Director of Athletics at Kennesaw State University.

Book: The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership, by James C. Hunter. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing, 1998.

Read Poster - Dr. Ken Harmon, Provost And Vp For Academic Affairs, Amy Thompson

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READ Poster, featuring Dr. Ken Harmon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Accounting.

Book: Stumbling on Happiness, by Daniel Gilbert. New York: Knopf, 2006.