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Honors Students Reflect on the Histories of American Violence

April 2018
  • Dr. Benjamin Wendorf and QCC student presenter Rhiannon McIntyre.
    Dr. Benjamin Wendorf and QCC student presenter Rhiannon McIntyre.
  • From left: President Dr. Luis G. Pedraja, QCC student presenter Nathan Hess and Michael Stevenson, Coordinator of Library Collection Development.
    From left: President Dr. Luis G. Pedraja, QCC student presenter Nathan Hess and Michael Stevenson, Coordinator of Library Collection Development.
  • From left: Dr. Benjamin Wendorf, QCC Assistant Professor of English Michael Gormley and QCC student presenter Austin O'Leary.
    From left: Dr. Benjamin Wendorf, QCC Assistant Professor of English Michael Gormley and QCC student presenter Austin O'Leary.
  • QCC student presenter Christopher Rumbaugh.
    QCC student presenter Christopher Rumbaugh.
  • QCC student presenter Zachary Oliva.
    QCC student presenter Zachary Oliva.

Students in this semester’s Honors Colloquium, Histories of American Violence, facilitated by Professor Michael Gormley and Dr. Benjamin Wendorf, delivered dynamic poster presentations of their honors research at the Honors Program Showcase, held on April 24. The students then presented their posters on April 27 at the annual Undergraduate Research Conference held at UMass Amherst.

The students are part of the Honors Program at QCC, which offers students alternative learning opportunities to enhance critical thinking skills. The program encourages student involvement and course objectives are similar to those of non-honors courses; however, emphasis is made on individual interpretation and analysis, creative thinking, oral communication, and writing.

QCC students who presented posters included:

  • Megan Askew: Violent American Undertakings: A Look at Torment in the ASD Community
  • Nathan Hess: Violence Against African Americans
  • Rhiannon McIntyre: Civilian Casualties in War, Vietnam to Present: The Descent into Chaos
  • Austin O’Leary: The One-Percenters: Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs and Their American Origins
  • Zachary Oliva: The Violent American Blame Game: Scapegoat Theory Explains the Rise of Anti-Muslim Sentiment
  • Christopher Rumbaugh: Environmental Racism: Neoliberalism and Flint, MI
  • James Strong: Cyber-Bullying: The Darkest Truth that Words can Reveal
  • Randi Thayer: The Ultimate Trump Card: How the U.S. Leverages Nuclear Technology
  • Sophie Werner: Identity-Based Violence and the Agency of American Prostitutes
  • Kaileen Wheeler: American Racial Profiling and the Assumption of Black Criminality

The Honors Program is accredited by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education as a Commonwealth Honors Program. QCC is part of an integrated, collaborative system-wide network of honors programs in Massachusetts public higher education.

To learn more about this program, visit Commonwealth Honors Program.

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