Dissertation Defense of Marine Sciences student Tami Wells
"NATURAL DISASTERS AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY: A BASELINE STUDY OF HISTORICAL CHANGE AND HABITAT STRUCTURE OF JUNCUS ROEMERIANUS MARSH AT GRAND BAY, MISSISSIPPI"
9:00 a.m.
Library Auditorium

Humanities and Social Sciences Colloquium
Cosponsored with the Departments of Foreign Languages and Literatures, and Philosophy
"The Crisis in Classics"
Dr. Victor Hanson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institute of Stanford University
3:00 p.m.
Dean's Conference Room, Humanities 122
Free and open to all faculty, students, and staff

Thesis Defense of English student Joseph Rider
"Sons of the Next War/Sci-Fi Action Thriller"
1:15 p.m.
HUMB 246

Humanities and Social Sciences Colloquium
"The Social Lives of Argentine Jews, 1905-1930: Gender, Class, and Generation"
Dr. Mollie Lewis Nouwen, Department of History
3:30 p.m.
Dean's Conference Room, Humanities 122
Free and open to all faculty, students, and staff

Thesis Defense of Marine Sciences student Riikka Puntila
"DO PISCIVOROUS FISH HAVE CASCADING IMPACTS ON LOWER TROPHIC LEVELS IN CORAL REEF ENVIRONMENT: COMPARISONS OF FOOD WEB INTERACTIONS IN BACK REEF AND FORE REEF ENVIRONMENTS"
11:00 a.m.
Wiese Lecture Room, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Thesis Defense of Biology student Katherine E. VanDeven
"Interactions Between Native and Non-Native Aquatic Plants in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta"
11:30 a.m.
LSB 211

Dissertation Defense of Marine Sciences student M. Marcus Drymon
"Distributions of Coastal Sharks in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Consequences for Trophic Transfer and Foodweb Dynamics"
1:00 p.m.
LSCB 119

Thesis Defense of Communication student Kristi Wallace
"How U.S. talk show hosts use Twitter"
1:00 p.m.
UCOM 1263

Thesis Defense of Communication student Allison Carter
"Constructing Gender & Relationships in Sponge Bob Square Pants: Who Lives in a Pineapple under the Sea?"
11:00 a.m.
UCOM 1205

Thesis Defense of Psychology student Melissa Womble
"Regular Exercise Adoption: Evaluating Psychosocial Factors Influencing College Students"
2:00 p.m.
Psychology Clinic-5828 Old Shell Rd.

Thesis Defense of Psychology student C. Ryan Cochran
"Nutrition Quality of Life: Correlations of the NQIL, Body Mass Index and Mindfulness"
3:10 p.m.
Psychology Clinic Conference Room-5828 Old Shell Rd.

Thesis Defense of Marine Sciences student Peter Biancini
"Seasonal and Spatial Effects of Wastewater Effluent on Oyster Growth, Survival, and Sanitation in Mobile Bay, Alabama"
9:00 a.m.
Library Auditorium

Spring Colloquium Series
"Visual Imagery in Soviet Propaganda"
Presented by Heather Maurer
12:15 p.m.
Department of Communication Lobby

Thesis Defense of Communication student Stephanie Busby
"A quantitative analysis of past adolescent magazine readership as it relates to sexual attitudes in young adults"
1:00 p.m.
UCOM 1265

Thesis Defense of Psychology student Jennifer Boutwell
"NARCISSISM AND AGGRESSION: DOES NEGATIVE AFFECT ACT AS A MEDIATOR DURING EGO-THREAT?"
2:00 p.m.
LSCB 326

Humanities and Social Sciences Colloquium
"Citizen Review of Public Child Welfare Systems: Findings from a National Study of CAPTA Citizen Review Panels"
Dr. Valerie Bryan, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
3:30 p.m.
Dean's Conference Room, Humanities 122
Free and open to all faculty, students, and staff

"American Brass Quintet Special Guest Concert"
3:00 p.m.
Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall
Musical Arts Series pass holders must purchase tickets for this event

Arts Inspired: The Road to Creation!
Music Business Student Association first annual arts showcase
Dr. Andra Bohnet, faculty advisor
7:30 p.m.
Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall