9 April 2012 MEDIA CONTACT: Candace Brasseur USCB Public Information Director 843-208-8030 brasse@uscb.edu
USCB to Present Student Research & Scholarship Day April 16, 2012 Bluffton, SC – Nearly 40 students attending The University of South Carolina Beaufort will be showcasing their quantitative and qualitative research projects to the public on April 16th in the Hargray building on USCB’s Hilton Head Gateway campus. The students have worked closely with their faculty advisors on their chosen projects. According to Joely Tweel, Psychology student, “Professors at USCB really care about your education. I previously attended the University of Colorado where I was just a number. At USCB, I have professors who know me, support my research endeavors, and even attend my psychology club meetings. Their dedication is second to none.” Student research projects to be presented cover a vast array of topics, from literary analysis of William Shakespeare, Spanish literature, historical research about the Transcontinental Railroad, social psychological research regarding eyewitness accounts, and scientific research relating to the coastal ecology of our local Lowcountry water ways. Student researcher Jamie Fletcher describes her experience throughout the process of research by stating that “my project began as an independent study and my advisor [Benjamin Nelson, Ph.D] helped me throughout my time at USCB to think about how language affects culture and vice versa.” Students participate in this event for the purpose of gaining further input from the public. “It will benefit me because it will allow me to gain feedback about this topic from an American, English speaking point of view rather from a Spanish one” explains Fletcher.