For more than four decades, the University Honors Program has enjoyed a proud history of success at Northern Illinois University. Its alumni, who span NIU’s six undergraduate colleges and number in the thousands, are engaged in a broad array of exciting professions across the United States and around the world. They remember fondly the Honors Program’s rich and continuing traditions, from the freshmen retreat at NIU’s scenic Lorado Taft Field Campus to the “Honors House” living-learning community to the Honors Day ceremony for graduating seniors.

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Capstones from 2011

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The UN Response to the Turkish Cypriot Declaration of Independence and its Impact on the Cyprus Problem, Michael Barnes

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Can an "educational" video game improve cognition in stroke/brain injury survivors?, Stacey Behnke

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A case study in editing : revising the UWC tutor manual, Amber Bell

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Testing the event in isolation on Maui, Charles Bendig

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A Post-Partisan Victory? Addressing the Success of President Obama and the 111th Congress., Austin Bergan

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Maximizing generalization in severe aphasia : script reading versus scenario training, Valerie Berg

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Maximizing Generalization in Severe Aphasia: Script Reading versus Scenario Training, Valerie Berg

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Nintendo BrainAge 2 : improving cognition in stroke survivors, Sheila Birkinbine

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Nintendo BrainAge2: Improving Cognition in Stroke Survivors, Sheila Birkinbine

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The perceptions of personality as a function of speaking rate, Jessica Braley

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The perceptions of personality as a function of speaking rate, Jessica Braley

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lIIocutionary Force of Infant's Representational Gestures: A Review of the Research, Cydney Bunner

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lIIocutionary force of infant's representational gestures : a review of the research, Cyndey Bunner

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Advertising: A View from Around the Globe, Kelsey Cario

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Building A Global Community, Matthew Carlin

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An introduction to the role of physical therapy in idiopathic toe walking, Patrice Collins

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Therapeutics for Coral Bleaching: insight from a novel triterpenoid metabolite, Hilary L. Coulombe

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An Investigation of the Complicated Relationship Between the United Kingdom and The European Union, Lauren F. Crissie

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Paranormal Investigators, Sarah Crooke

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Joel Chandler Harris ignites discussion with his use of dialect throughout The Uncle Remus tales, Jessica Cunningham

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The Media's Effect on Women's Body Image Satisfaction, Rebecca L. DenBraven

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Timing of milk supplementation on muscular hypertrophy and strength in trained males, Noell Ealey

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The Role of the Educator in Causing and Addressing Math Anxiety, Brian M. English

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The evolution of childbirth : a view over three centuries, Kelsei Fager

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Militarization of the Masses, Chris Ferguson

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Correlates of Workplace Bullying, Depression, Anxiety, Narcissism, and Self-esteem, Alexander M. Fireman

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Synchronized Skating: A Look into the Sport, Culture, and Impacts on Current and Former Athletes, Gina Florino

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A Graceful Exit: An Analysis of Civil-Military Relations in Yudhoyono's Indonesia, Paul R. Fribert

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Biochemical Analysis of Tennis Players' Forehand, Backhand, and Serve and Acitivites to Improve Tennis Skills for Physical Education, Heather Friedlein

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The Ku Klux Klan in Small-Town America: Belvidere, Illinois in 1923 to 1925, Adam Furman

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Don't Sign Anything and Other Advice for Volunteering Abroad, Kyla Gardner

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Can Contempt Cost You an Election?, Megan Geyer

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The Effect of Audience Type on Written Argumentation, Chelsey Gibson

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U.S.-Swiss Relations: Is the United States fighting terrorist financing operations in Switzerland to the exten of its power?, Kathryn M. Green

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Philanthropy, community, and grant writing, Katie Haft

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Children Giving Eyewitness Testmionies in a Court of Law, Kaitlin Hargate

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Homosexuals in the Clergy: Biblical Perspectives on the Ongoing Debate, Neal Heatherly

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Scotch: Un Operachi Romantico, Donald Hoffman

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Do Higher Exam Grades Predict Higher Standards of Success and More Test Anxiety?, Shannon B. Iverson

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Hemispatial neglect : a guide for healthcare professionals, Jamie Jeffers

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Rotator Cuff Injury: A Case Study, Matthew Johnson

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Putting effort into learning: Do evaluative focus and motivational intervention play a key role in performance?, Rebecca Kelley

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Borrowing the Bible, echoing the Qur'an : the significance of scriptural acumen and exegesis when studying The scarlet letter and Moby-Dick, Mary Keough

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Israel and the United States a Study, John A. Kissane

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Assessing Hormones in Response to Trauma, Corina E. Klein

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Refocusing Intelligence: Keeping Intelligence Relevant Beyond the Global War on Terrorism, Robert Kollas

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Effects of Utility Value and Goals on Task Performance and Interest, Jeffery J. Kosovich

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OMIS 498 SharePoint Collaboration Portal, Richard Kunde

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Validation of the adapted Borg-CR-10 effort scale as it relates to swallowing and patients with dysphagia, Erin Kurilla

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Validation of the adapted Borg-CR-10 effort scale as it relates to swallowing and patients with dysphagia, Erin Kurilla

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Jealousy and its effects, Samantha Lane

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The Role of Executive Functions in Facilitating Soothing Behavior During Interactions with a Simulated Distressed Infant, Katie M. Laws

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The Role of Nck in Pancreatic Secretion, Cole Lightfoot

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Creating Brand Authenticity Using Social Media, Damon Lindsey

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Design and material selection of a CO2-powered beverage cooler, Johan G.E. Lindvall

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Dancing with diabetes, Rachel Lopez

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The Nanny Tax, Gretchen Maaba

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Through the Grieving Sea We Sail, Fara Maniaci

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Sex offender reintegration : exploring and managing the barriers to employment, Jenna Marko

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A Comparative Study of Burials in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Late Bronze through Early Iron Age, Kristen Mattison

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Isolation and analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana lines bearing DRG knock-out mutations and overexpressing GFP protein fusions: Are wild-type DRGs necessary for heat stress granule formation?, Lindsey McKinney

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A Comparison of Alcoholics Memories of their First Drinks as Compared to Non-Alcoholics, Jill Mech

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Gorwth and developmental plasticity of Chaoborus americanus populations, Rachel Moran

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Growth and developmental plasticity of Chaoborus americanus populations, Rachel Moran

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Investigating cell line identity and gene regulation in a broad array of human hepatocellular carcinoma, Ashley Mottar

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The affect of age on self report measures of quality of life, Amanda Murphy

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Courting the Iron Horse: How the United States Exacted Limited Controls Over the Railroads in the Second World War, Carl Nieman

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Web Design Principles, Lindsey Pagoria

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Discovering the Similarities between SM Communities and Other Organizations, Bree Parington

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The search for the cure : exploring the mystery behind the importance of animal therapy, music therapy, and weighted vests on children who have autism, Hailey Paver

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English Priories and the Reign of Edward III, Benjamin Peterson

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Miltown: An American Antidepressant, 1945-1955, Alexander Porter

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Gender and Ethnicity as Moderator of Young Adults' Perception with Their Mother and Grandparents, Erika Quezada

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The Fibonacci Sequence, Asna Qureshi

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Improving Interpro Translation Solutions, Kyle Ramirez

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So You've Busted Your Knee: An Introduction to Physical Therapy for the New ACL Patient, Alejandro Jr. Ramos

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Understanding benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and comparing its common treatment methods, Joshua Reed

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Continued Fractions Sums and Products, Erik Rodgers

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Testing the advantage of a cancer-associated glutamine transporter in liver cells, Arphy Roy

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Inside Look Into How A Newspaper Is Successful Online, Jessica Sabbah

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A proposal for research to determine the spatial and temporal relationships of the Palawan microcontinental block and the islands of Mindoro and Panay, Palawan-Central Philippine collision zone, Megan L. Saunders

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A proposal for research to determine the spatial and temporal relationships of the Palawan microcontinental block and the islands of Mindoro and Panay, Palawan-Central Philippine collision zone, Megan L. Saunders

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The price of silence : safety and societal problems caused by the lack of discussion about LGBT issues in schools, Brittany D. Sheldon

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The Price of Silence: Safety and Societal Problems Caused by the Lack of Discussion about LGBT Issues in Schools, Brittany D. Sheldon

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Dancing through hunger : a dancer's guide to nutrition for optimal performance, Dominica Sorensen

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Dancing Through Hunger: A Dancer's Guide to Nutrition for Optimal Performance, Dominica Sorensen

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Examining Logical Fallacies in the Creationism Debate, Karyn Stoutenburg

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Covering Terrorism: Examining how U.S. newspapers have reported on these incidents, David Thomas

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A Change in Policy: The Impact of the 1983 Beirut Bombing on United States Foreign Counter-Terrorism Policy, Zachary Thorne

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The Effects of a Serious Game on Learning, Gary Timmins

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Sex Differences in Sadomasochistic Attitudes, Fantasies, and Behaviors in a College Population, Tracy Tittelbach

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Acute Effects of Traditional Resistance Training Exercises with the Addition of Elastic Bands on Upper- and Lower- Body Power Output, Josh Van Dorin

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Acute effects of traditional resistance training exercises with the addition of elastic bands on upper- and lower- body power output, Josh Van Dorin

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The El Nino southern oscillation climate system, Katherine Volk

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The Role of Nitric Oxide in Pancreatic Cell Secretion, Kaylee R. Walters

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The Impact of Cancer Resource Center Servicescapes on Cancer Patient's Health, Thorne Washington

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DeKalb farmers' market : assessing factors that impact participation and developing nutrition information materials based on market's produce, Anna Wells

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Understanding the Use of Sustainability Reporting and its Relation to the Market for External Assurance Services, Amanda Wheet

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The obscure lessons of Geoffrey Chaucer and John Gower : an in-depth literary and linguistic study, Elizabeth Wilson

Capstones from 2010

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Does performing APT-II in a non-brain-damaged individual lead to significant changes in attention and memory skills compared to an individual with mild cognitive impairment?, Audrey Allen