SOAR 2017: Full Schedule

8:00am PDT

Student Life Box Walk

SOU Student Life hosts an interactive “Box Walk” with approximately 20 large boxes of various shapes stationed around campus throughout SOAR Week, representing each Student Life Resource Center or department with bold and colorful messaging about what services the Centers offer.

Presenters

SOU Student Life

Tuesday May 16, 2017 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Campus Wide

Exhibition

Of Interest to Majors and Minors Human Service, Social Justice
Of Interest to Student Organizations Alpha Kappa Psi, Democracy and Social Justice, Feminist Fight Club, Leadership Fellows Program, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, Student Veterans Association
Of Interest to Campus Organizations Commuter Resource Center, Ecology and Sustainability Resource Center, EPIC, First Year Mentor Program, Health Promotion Office, Multicultural Resource Center, Outdoor Program, Queer Resource Center, Veterans Resource Office, Women's Resource Center, Raider Rec
Areas of Interest Health & Wellness, Leadership, Service Learning, Social Justice

12:30pm PDT

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Capstone Presentation

A presentation by students in the course Feminist and Queer Theory in Action about The Bodylogues, an activist project that utilized feminist and queer theoretical perspectives to create social change.

Presenters

Miranda Brindley

Grace Kent

Teague Napier

Luanna Neal

Kat Nguyen

Demitra Olague

Victoria Quinn

Carey Jean Sojka

Kai Velazco

Tuesday May 16, 2017 12:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
SU 319

Symposium

Of Interest to Majors and Minors Gender Sexuality & Women's Studies, Social Justice
Of Interest to Student Organizations Democracy and Social Justice, Feminist Fight Club, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, Queer Student Union, Rogue Journal of Undergraduate Research
Of Interest to Campus Organizations Queer Resource Center, Women's Resource Center
Areas of Interest Identity, Queer, Sexuality, Social Justice, Women

8:00am PDT

Student Life Box Walk

Presenters

SOU Student Life

Wednesday May 17, 2017 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Campus Wide

Exhibition

Of Interest to Majors and Minors Human Service, Social Justice
Of Interest to Student Organizations Alpha Kappa Psi, Democracy and Social Justice, Feminist Fight Club, Leadership Fellows Program, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, Student Veterans Association
Of Interest to Campus Organizations Commuter Resource Center, Ecology and Sustainability Resource Center, EPIC, First Year Mentor Program, Health Promotion Office, Multicultural Resource Center, Outdoor Program, Queer Resource Center, Raider Rec, Veterans Resource Office, Women's Resource Center
Areas of Interest Health & Wellness, Leadership, Service Learning, Social Justice

12:30pm PDT

The Comm Profs Take on Fashion

Fashion is a communication message! The Comm faculty will show you where communication meets fashion: Fashion as Parenting Philosophy in “Highly Sought After: A Babywearing Documentary” by Andrew Gay; Nude Girl Standing: The Politics of Gender in Richard Avedon's Fashion Photography by Erik Palmer; The Life of a Fashion Magazine Intern: Getting Paid in Parties and Prada by Precious Yamaguchi; On Superfandom, Cosplay, and Drag: The Evolution Jet City Princess by Alena Ruggerio. Emcee Garth Pittman.

Presenters

Andrew Gay

Erik Palmer

Garth Pittman

Alena Ruggerio

Precious Yamaguchi

Wednesday May 17, 2017 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
LIB 305 - Meese Room Hannon Library

Symposium

Of Interest to Majors and Minors Communication, Social Science
Of Interest to Student Organizations Cosplay, Feminist Fight Club, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, Queer Student Union, Rogue Journal of Undergraduate Research
Of Interest to Campus Organizations Queer Resource Center
Areas of Interest Culture, Identity, Women

3:30pm PDT

Not Alone: A Sexual Assault Prevention Strategy for SOU

Using data from a campus needs and readiness assessment, a strong grounding in best practices, and evidence-based programming, this group presents a strategy for the prevention of sexual assault at SOU.

Presenters

Alec Galpin

Alicia Hansen

Robin Lucero

Courtney Rasmussen

Wednesday May 17, 2017 3:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
SU 315

Presentation

Of Interest to Majors and Minors Psychology, Social Justice
Of Interest to Student Organizations Democracy and Social Justice, Feminist Fight Club, Get Psyched, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, Psychology Club, Self Care Club, SOU College Democrats, Young Americans for Liberty
Of Interest to Campus Organizations Health Promotion Office, Student Health & Wellness, Women's Resource Center
Areas of Interest Health & Wellness, Public Policy, Social Justice, Women

8:00am PDT

Student Life Box Walk

Presenters

SOU Student Life

Thursday May 18, 2017 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Campus Wide

Exhibition

Of Interest to Majors and Minors Human Service, Social Justice
Of Interest to Student Organizations Alpha Kappa Psi, Democracy and Social Justice, Feminist Fight Club, Leadership Fellows Program, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, Student Veterans Association
Of Interest to Campus Organizations Commuter Resource Center, Ecology and Sustainability Resource Center, EPIC, First Year Mentor Program, Health Promotion Office, Multicultural Resource Center, Outdoor Program, Queer Resource Center, Raider Rec, Veterans Resource Office, Women's Resource Center
Areas of Interest Health & Wellness, Leadership, Service Learning, Social Justice

10:30am PDT

FUSE

Part of the “Sense of Place” Symposium, focused on the theme of places, problems, and solutions. For this USem course, students have been working on research papers that focus on a problem in a section of the world that they believe is important. The research also looks into how those problems can be solved. Topics include: Gun Control in the U.S., Drought in Somalia, Violence against Women in India, Overpopulation of Orphans in Vietnam, State Laws Prohibiting Adoption by Same-Sex Parents, The Legacy of the Vietnam War in Vietnam, and the Undervaluing of Craftsmanship in the U.S.

Presenters

Jacob Epstein

Chyna Fish

Nazzy Hassan

John Her

Nate Hester

Gabriel Loader

Madeleine Morgan

Maddie Richards

Sam Schrott

Thursday May 18, 2017 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
SU 315

Symposium

Of Interest to Majors and Minors Gender Sexuality & Women's Studies, International Studies, Military Studies, Political Science, Social Justice, Social Science, USEM
Of Interest to Student Organizations Bridge, Democracy and Social Justice, Environmental Education Club, Feminist Fight Club, International Student Association, Queer Student Union, ROTC, SOU College Democrats, SOU Law-Club, Student Veterans Association, United Nations Alliance at SOU
Of Interest to Campus Organizations Ecology and Sustainability Resource Center, Queer Resource Center, Women's Resource Center
Areas of Interest Environment, Identity, Public Policy, Queer, Social Justice, Women

4:30pm PDT

Female Identity and the Articulation of Desire

Using Stephen Crane's Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, along with multiple contemporary and modern sources from a variety of fields, this presentation will showcase the argument of Meador’s final research paper for winter term's ENG 301 class. The paper is a conversation about the importance of the development and expression of sexual desire as it relates to the formation of individual identity. It presents a feminist discourse regarding Crane's novella that is challenging, engaging, and unique.

Presenters

Kendall Meador

Thursday May 18, 2017 4:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
LIB 329 Hannon Library

Presentation

Of Interest to Majors and Minors English, Gender Sexuality & Women's Studies, Psychology, Social Justice
Of Interest to Student Organizations Feminist Fight Club, Get Psyched, Psychology Club, Democracy and Social Justice, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, Rogue Journal of Undergraduate Research
Of Interest to Campus Organizations Women's Resource Center
Areas of Interest Social Justice, Identity, Women

8:00am PDT

Student Life Box Walk

Presenters

SOU Student Life

Friday May 19, 2017 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Campus Wide

Exhibition

Of Interest to Majors and Minors Human Service, Social Justice
Of Interest to Student Organizations Alpha Kappa Psi, Democracy and Social Justice, Feminist Fight Club, Leadership Fellows Program, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, Student Veterans Association
Of Interest to Campus Organizations Commuter Resource Center, Ecology and Sustainability Resource Center, EPIC, First Year Mentor Program, Health Promotion Office, Multicultural Resource Center, Outdoor Program, Queer Resource Center, Raider Rec, Veterans Resource Office, Women's Resource Center
Areas of Interest Health & Wellness, Leadership, Service Learning, Social Justice

8:30am PDT

MiM Practical Research Presentation

The last four Master in Management students present the findings of business research projects to complete their capstone coursework. Four PowerPoint briefings to share the findings of individual research topics, and survey results from Rogue Credit Union members, Women's Conference participants, the Housing Authority of Jackson County, and current and former U.S. Army officers.

Presenters

Of Interest to Majors and Minors Master in Management, Business Administration, Marketing, Military Studies, Social Justice
Of Interest to Student Organizations Feminist Fight Club, ROTC, Democracy and Social Justice, Student Veterans Association, SOU College Democrats, Young Americans for Liberty, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, Rogue Journal of Undergraduate Research
Of Interest to Campus Organizations Women's Resource Center, Veterans Resource Office
Areas of Interest Women, Public Policy, Social Justice