June 2016

Office of Institutional Research Agnes Scott College

2016 Ringing the Bell Survey Report

The 2016 Ringing the Bell Senior Survey was administered to graduating seniors between April 20th and May 9th. Overall, 154 out of 188 expected graduates participated in the survey, representing an 82% response rate. As the survey results are extensive and cover a range of topics, a linked table of contents is provided for easy navigation. Three years of historical data are also presented for major topics.

Key Findings Upcoming Activities of Recent Graduates Primary Activity for Fall 2016 Employment Graduate School Professional Degree Future Educational Plans Agnes Scott Experience

Liberal Arts International Experience

Internships Mentored Research Community-Based Research

Volunteering Other Activities Alumnae Involvement Alumnae Association Activities Alumnae Association Events Appendix

Employment Offers Received Graduate School Acceptances Received Internships while at ASC Significant Research and Creative Projects/Mentors Community-Based Research Projects Volunteer Organizations

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Key Findings • 47% of graduates were qualified to “Ring the Bell” by the time of graduation. Qualifications

required for “Ringing the Bell” include a job offer, graduate or professional school acceptance, military service, Peace Corps volunteering, and other research/scholarship appointments such as a Fulbright.

• One-half of the Class of 2016 planning to work after graduation had accepted or were offered at least one position by Commencement, a three-year high.

• The overall graduate school/professional school acceptance rate for Class of 2016 graduates was 92.5%.

• Nearly 90% (89.6%) of the Class of 2016 indicate future plans to pursue graduate study. • Nearly 60% (58.8%) of the Class of 2016 report international experiences, most commonly

involving Global Awareness courses/programs or a semester/year abroad. • Two-thirds (66.7%) of the Class of 2016 held one or more internships while at Agnes Scott, and

71% report participating in mentored research or creative projects. Just over 90% of respondents report participating in either an internship or mentored research.

Upcoming Activities of Recent Graduates Primary activity for Fall 2016:

Response % n Employment, full time 42.2% 65 Employment, part time 5.8% 9 Professional degree (law, medicine, MBA, other professional) 8.4% 13 Graduate school, full time 16.9% 26 Graduate school, part time .6% 1 Additional undergraduate course work 1.9% 3 Peace Corps .6% 1 Volunteer activity 1.3% 2 Travel 2.6% 4 Undecided 14.3% 22 Other 5.2% 8

“Other” activities include a Fulbright Scholar, a gap year, traveling, interning with the CDC, job searching, preparing for and applying to graduate school, and working towards publishing creative work. Seventeen (11.0%) respondents noted that their primary activity in Fall 2016 will take place outside the US – activities include the Peace Corps, graduate school, travel, employment and Fulbright research. Historical primary activity responses:

Response Class of 2016 (n=154)

Class of 2015 (n=152)

Class of 2014 (n=185)

Employment 48% 45% 45% Grad/Professional School 26% 20% 24% Other 12% 23% 17% Undecided 14% 13% 14%

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For those indicating EMPLOYMENT:

Which of the following describes the current state of your employment plans?

% n

Accepted a position 38.2% 26 Considering one or more specific offers 8.8% 6 Offered a position and refused; still searching 2.9% 2 Currently searching for a position or waiting for an offer 36.8% 25 Will begin searching after graduation 13.2% 9

Historical current state of employment plan responses:

Which of the following describes the current state of your employment plans?

Class of 2016

(n=68)

Class of 2015

(n=66)

Class of 2014

(n=74) Accepted a position 38% 30% 27% Considering offer(s) 9% 6% 11% Offered a position and refused; still searching 3% 3% 1% Currently searching 37% 55% 48% Will begin searching after graduation 13% 6% 13%

How many applications/resumes have you submitted for employment?

% n

One 27.9% 19 Two 8.8% 6 Three 10.3% 7 Four 8.8% 6 More than four 44.1% 30

Of those respondents currently searching for a position or waiting for an offer (n=25), 68% have submitted four or more applications/resumes. How many interviews have you been selected to complete? % n One 41.8% 28 Two 29.9% 20 Three 13.4% 9 Four 0 More than four 14.9% 10

How many job offers have you received? % n None 42.4% 25 One 35.6% 21 Two 16.9% 10 Three 1.7% 1 Four 3.4% 2

For a list of employment offers, please see Appendix.

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If you have accepted a job offer, please provide the company/organization name and title of the position offered:

Company/Organization Title Lost World Adventures Apple, Inc. AT&T Sales Autism Center Research Assistant BDI, Inc. Case Manager Accenture Corporate Development and Transaction

Services Analyst Decatur School of Ballet Dance Instructor Disney Merchandise Emory Healthcare Patient Services Coordinator Emory Healthcare/Sleep Services of America Patient Care Coordinator Enterprise Corporate Office Management Trainee Ernst and Young Quality Assurance Associate Analyst Georgia-Pacific Human Resources Associate Hillcrest Hospital Medical Scribe IBM Business Analyst Consultant It’s Okay to Be Smart Channel Intern for Research and PR Nanny Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Orientation Interpreter REI Customer Service Associate Savannah Country Day School Latin/IT Teacher TAPIF Teaching Assistant Teach for America Corps Member Zaxby’s Franchising LLC Director of Human Resources

Indicate the range of your beginning salary: % n Less than $20,000 32.0% 8 $20,000 to $29,999 16.0% 4 $30,000 to $39,999 16.0% 4 $40,000 to $49,999 16.0% 4 More than $50,000 20.0% 5

Historical salary range responses:

Salary Range Class of 2016 (n=25)

Class of 2015 (n=20)

Class of 2014 (n=26)

Less than $20,000 32% 44% 27% $20,000 to $29,999 16% 17% 35% $30,000 to $39,999 16% 28% 23% $40,000 to $49,999 16% 11% 15% More than $50,000 20%

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For those indicating GRADUATE SCHOOL:

Describe the current state of your graduate school plans: % n Accepted and will be attending in the fall 92.6% 25 Accepted and deferred admission until a later date 0 Placed on waiting list, no acceptances 0 No acceptances 0 Other* 7.4% 2

*Still applying/waiting for response

Historical current state of graduate school plan responses:

Describe the current state of your graduate school plans:

Class of 2016 (n=27)

Class of 2015 (n=22)

Class of 2014 (n=41)

Accepted 93% 90% 83% Wait listed, no acceptances 5% No acceptances 5% 5% Other 7% 12%

To how many graduate programs did you apply? % n One 33.3% 9 Two 7.4% 2 Three 22.2% 6 Four 11.1% 3 More than four 25.9% 7

To how many graduate programs were you accepted? % n None 3.7% 1 One 48.1% 13 Two 25.9% 7 Three 11.1% 3 Four 3.7% 1 More than four 7.4% 2

For a list of graduate school acceptances, please see Appendix.

If you have chosen a graduate program, please indicate which offer of those listed above you have accepted.

Institution American Graduate of Paris Department of International Relations College of Arts and Sciences, University of Florida, Department of Women's Studies Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Master of Environmental Management George Washington University, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, M.A. Forensic Psychology Program Georgia State School of Public Health Georgia State University Georgia State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Georgia State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Epidemiology Lynchburg College, Masters of Science Education

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New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Department of International Education Ohio University, MFA Film Texas Christian University, Department of Art History University at Albany SUNY University of Chicago, Master of Arts in the Humanities University of Manchester, Alliance Business School, Business Psychology Program University of New Orleans, M.S. in Biology University of South Florida School of Community and Family Health University of West Florida, Department of Psychology, I/O Psychology

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For those pursuing a PROFESSIONAL DEGREE (Law School, Medical School, MBA, or Other Professional Degree):

Will your primary activity this coming fall be attending? % n Law School 23.1% 3 Medical School 46.2% 6 MBA Program 0 Other Professional* 30.8% 4

*Nursing(3), MS Anesthesiology

Which of the following best describes the current state of your educational plans?

Law School Medical School

Other Professional

% n % n % n Accepted and will be attending in the fall

66.7% 2 66.7% 4 100.0% 4

Accepted and deferred admission until a later date

33.3% 1 16.7% 1 0

Placed on waiting list, no acceptances

0 0 0

No acceptances 0 0 0 Other 0 16.7%* 1 0

*Currently applying

Historical current state of graduate school plan responses: Law School

Describe the current state of your law school plans:

Class of 2016 (n=3)

Class of 2015 (n=3)

Class of 2014 (n=2)

Accepted 100% 33% 100% Wait listed, no acceptances 33% No acceptances 33% Other

Medical School

Describe the current state of your medical school plans:

Class of 2016 (n=6)

Class of 2015 (n=3)

Class of 2014 (n=2)

Accepted 83% 67% 100% Wait listed, no acceptances No acceptances 33% Other 17%

Other

Describe the current state of your other professional school plans:

Class of 2016 (n=4)

Class of 2015 (n=1)

Class of 2014

Accepted 100% 100% Wait listed, no acceptances No acceptances Other

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To how many schools did you apply?

Law School Medical School

Other Professional

% n % n % n One 66.7% 2 0 75.0% 3 Two 0 0 0 Three 0 0 0 Four 33.3% 1 16.7% 1 0 Five 0 0 0 Six 0 0 25.0% 1 More than six 0 83.3% 5 0 To how many schools were you accepted?

Law School Medical School

Other Professional

% n % n % n None 0 16.7% 1 0 One 66.7% 2 16.7% 1 75.0% 3 Two 0 50.0% 3 0 Three 33.3% 1 0 0 Four 0 16.7% 1 0 Five 0 0 0 Six 0 0 25.0% 1 More than six 0 0 0 Law School acceptance: Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, Florida Coastal Law School, Mercer Law School, Georgia State University College of Law Medical School acceptances: Medical College of Georgia, Mercer School of Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine GA Campus, Emory University School of Medicine Other Professional school acceptances: Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Georgia Regents University School of Nursing, Kennesaw State University Wellstar School of Nursing, Middle Georgia State College School of Nursing

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Future Education Plans

Do you plan to pursue any of the following graduate or professional degrees in the future?*

% n

Master’s Degree in Arts and Sciences (M.A. or M.S.) 41.6% 64 Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) 14.9% 23 Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) 1.3% 2 Other Professional Master’s Degree (M.S.W., M.S.E., M.S.N., M.A.T.) 10.4% 16 Law Degree (J.D. or L.L.B.) 9.1% 14 Medical Degree (M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M.) 7.8% 12 Ph.D. 27.9% 43 Other Doctoral Degree (Ed.D., Sci.D., D.B.A.) 1.9% 3 Other degree or certificate 3.9% 6 Respondents indicating plans for at least one future advanced degree 89.6% 138

*Respondents can choose more than one response

When do you expect to resume your educational studies? % n Within one year 38.6% 51 Within two years 33.3% 44 Within three years 15.2% 20 Undecided 12.9% 17

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Agnes Scott Experience Liberal Arts

To what extent did your Agnes Scott experience contribute to your understanding of the meaning and value of a liberal arts education?

% n

Greatly 51.6% 79 Considerably 40.5% 62 Slightly 7.2% 11 Not at all 0.7% 1

International Experience

Did you have an academic international experience while a student at Agnes Scott?

% n

Yes 58.8% 90 No 41.2% 63

Historical international experience responses:

Response: Class of 2016 (n=153)

Class of 2015 (n=146)

Class of 2014 (n=183)

Yes 59% 51% 54% No 41% 49% 46%

Please indicate all academic international experiences in which you participated while a student at ASC:*

% n

Global Connections 2.2% 2 Global Awareness 46.7% 42 Semester or Year Abroad 50.0% 45 Summer Abroad 22.2% 20 International Internship 6.7% 6 Other 7.8% 7

*Respondents can choose more than one response

For those who didn’t participate in an international experience, please indicate why:*

% n

Could not afford it 46.0% 29 Conflicted with course scheduling 46.0% 29 Wouldn’t finish degree on time 27.0% 17 Conflicted with job or family commitments 12.7% 8 Couldn’t find a program that suited my needs/interests 12.7% 8 Conflicted with athletics 6.3% 4 Not interested 11.1% 7 Other 14.3% 9

*Respondents can choose more than one response

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Internships

Did you complete an internship while a student at Agnes Scott? % n No 33.3% 51 Yes, for course credit 21.6% 33 Yes, not for course credit 26.1% 40 I had for-credit and non-credit internship experiences 19.0% 29

Historical internship completion responses:

Response: Class of 2016 (n=153)

Class of 2015 (n=146)

Class of 2014 (n=183)

No 33% 31% 34% Yes 67% 69% 66%

Were any of your internships paid? % n Yes 48.5% 49 No 51.5% 52

For a list of internships, please see Appendix. Please indicate where you found out about any internships that you completed while a student:*

% n

Found through Office of Internship and Career Development 19.6% 20 Found through Academic Department 39.2% 40 Found on my own 60.8% 62 Other 8.8% 9

*Respondents can choose more than one response

For those who didn’t participate in an internship, please indicate why:*

% n

Could not afford it 13.7% 7 Conflicted with course scheduling 43.1% 22 Wouldn’t finish degree on time 15.7% 8 Conflicted with job or family commitments 25.5% 13 Couldn’t find a program that suited my needs/interests 27.5% 14 Not interested 17.6% 9

*Respondents can choose more than one response

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Mentored Research

Did you do mentored research or a creative project while a student at Agnes Scott?

% n

No 28.8% 44 Yes, for course credit 52.9% 81 Yes, not for course credit 9.8% 15 I had for-credit and non-credit mentored research experiences 8.5% 13

Historical mentored research completion responses:

Response: Class of 2016 (n=153)

Class of 2015 (n=146)

Class of 2014 (n=183)

No 29% 29% 28% Yes 71% 71% 72%

What type of mentored research or creative project did you participate in?*

% n

Senior seminar or capstone 70.6% 77 Senior thesis course (490) 9.2% 10 A 410 (Special Study) involving research or a creative project 14.7% 16 Was paid to participate in research or a creative project with a professor on campus

4.6% 5

Was paid to participate in research or a creative project with a researcher off campus

8.3% 9

Volunteered to participate in research or a creative project with a professor on campus

11.9% 13

Volunteered to participate in research or a creative project with a researcher off campus

7.3% 8

Other 4.6% 5 *Respondents can choose more than one response

If you did not do mentored research or a creative project during your college years, please indicate why:

% n

Conflicted with course scheduling 20.5% 9 Conflicted with job or family commitments 13.6% 6 Could not find a research or creative project opportunity that fit with my interests

20.5% 9

Could not find a professor to work with 20.5% 9 My major does not require a senior seminar involving research or a creative project

43.2% 19

Not interested in research or creative projects 6.8% 3 Other 11.5% 5

*Respondents can choose more than one response

Note that only 10% of respondents did not participate in an internship or mentored research. For a list of the most significant research or creative projects completed by students (along with mentors), please see Appendix.

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Community-Based Research

Did you do participate in any community-based research while at Agnes Scott?

% n

Yes 16.7% 18 No 83.3% 90

For a list of community-based research projects, please see Appendix.

Volunteering

On average, how many hours did you spend engaged in volunteer activities each semester?

% n

None 37.3% 19 One-Ten hours 45.1% 23 Eleven-Twenty hours 7.8% 4 Twenty or more hours 9.8% 5

For a list of organizations at which student completed volunteer hours, please see Appendix.

Other Activities

In which of the following did you participate while at Agnes Scott?

% n

Honor Society 33.8% 52 Resident hall assistantship (RA, RD, etc.) 5.2% 8 Racial/cultural awareness program or discussion series 29.9% 46 Student government 21.4% 33 Religious group/organization 16.9% 26 Political club/organization 5.2% 8 Performing arts 18.2% 28 Intercollegiate athletics 14.9% 23 Intramural/recreational activities 9.1% 14 Student newspaper 5.8% 9 Literary or other magazine 5.8% 9 Campus media 5.8% 9 Social action/issues group 22.1% 34 Cultural/ethnic group or organization 39.0% 60

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Alumnae Involvement Activities

Which of the following Alumnae Association sponsored or co-sponsored activities did you attend as a student?

% n

Alumnae Weekend Hub Sing 54.4% 84 Department Receptions at Alumnae Weekend 28.6% 44 Alumna in Residence 3.9% 6 Alumnae Career Networking Event 26.0% 40 Alumnae Panel 27.3% 42 International Student Potluck 5.2% 8 Sophomore Career Event 29.2% 45 Just for Juniors Event 29.2% 45 Senior Career Summit with Alumnae Reception 22.7% 35 Senior Dinner in the Alumnae Garden 27.9% 43

*Respondents can choose more than one response

As an alumna, which events are you most likely to attend in order to interact with students?

% N

Alumnae Weekend Hub Sing 51.9% 80 Department Receptions at Alumnae Weekend 47.4% 73 Alumna in Residence 12.3% 19 Alumnae Career Networking Event 39.0% 60 Alumnae Panel 40.9% 63 International Student Potluck 8.4% 13 Sophomore Career Event 19.5% 30 Just for Juniors Event 18.8% 29 Senior Career Summit with Alumnae Reception 33.8% 52 Senior Dinner in the Alumnae Garden 42.2% 65

*Respondents can choose more than one response

Events

Select the types of continued learning and alumnae socializing events you are most likely to attend:

% n

Cultural Events 57.8% 89 Book Events 31.8% 49 Events with ASC Faculty 37.7% 58 Social Events 62.3% 96 Class Reunions 78.6% 121 Affinity Reunions 32.5% 50 Athletic Events 15.6% 24 Career Events 38.3% 59 Travel with Alumnae 55.2% 85 Department Receptions 46.8% 72 Alumnae Weekend 72.7% 112 Community Service Project 40.9% 63

*Respondents can choose more than one response

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Appendix Employment Offers Received 20 Fox Century- financial analyst AMAC AT&T- Sales Rep Autism Center BDI, Inc.; Case Manager Client Service Associate at Morgan Stanley Corporate Development and Transaction Services Analyst at Accenture Crowe Horwath Decatur School of Ballet - Dance Instructor Deloitte & Touche Disney College Program- Merchandise Emory Healthcare, Patient Care Coordinator Emory Healthcare, Patient Services Coordinator Enterprise - Corporate office Ernst and Young Genius Administrator Georgia-Pacific: Human Resources Associate Habif, Arogeti & Wynne Hillcrest hospital; medical scribe IBM business analyst consultant IBM- Business Analytics consultant Kroger Kroger and Co- management trainee program Lost World Adventures: Operations & Reservations Specialist Morgan Stanley-Branch Analyst Nannying w/family 1 Nannying w/family 2 PBS digital studios YouTube channel It's Okay to be Smart Peachtree Psychological Associates, Clincal and Forensic Psychologist Assistant Piedmont Park Conservancy Plants, Foreman REI, Customer Service Associate Savannah Country Day School, Latin/IT Teacher Smith & Howard TAPIF, TA Teach for America, Corps Member Teach for America: Memphis Teacher For America ( Teacher in Richmond, California Waffle House, Manager Wellness Alliance Company Wells Fargo- Credit Analyst YouTube channel Veritasium Zaxby's Franchising LLC, Director of Human Resources

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Graduate School Acceptances Received American Graduate of Paris Department of International Relations Boston University School of Public Health Interdisciplinary Training for Population Health Brandeis University, Department of English Lit Brandeis University, Department of Women's Studies Brandeis University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Joint MA in English Literature and Women's Studies Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Sociomedical Sciences Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Master of Environmental Management Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Behavioral Science and Health Emory University School of Medicine, MD Evergreen State College, Master of Environmental Studies George Washington University, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, M.A. Forensic Psychology Program Georgia State MA Communication-Film Georgia State Post Bac Georgia State School of Public Health Georgia State University Georgia State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science Georgia State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Georgia State University, Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Invited to Interview - Newcastle University (May interview) Invited to Interview - University of Kent (June interview) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Social and Behavioral Interventions Program London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Epidemiology Lynchburg College, Masters of Science Education

Marymount University, M.A. Forensic & Legal Psychology Program Morehouse School of Medicine New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Department of International Education Northwestern, Epidemiology, Accelerated Masters Program Ohio University, MFA Film Pennsylvania State University Medical School, MD Simmons College, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English Simmons College, Department of Gender and Cultural Studies Texas Christian University, Department of Art History Tulane School of Tropical Medicine Community Health University at Albany SUNY University of Chicago, Master of Arts in the Humanities University of Florida Behavioral Health University of Florida, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Women's Studies University of Manchester - Business Psychology University of Manchester, Alliance Business School, Business Psychology Program University of Maryland Department of Public Policy University of Memphis School of Public Health University of New Orleans, M.S. in Biology University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Department of Women's Studies University of Oxford, MPhil in General Linguistics and Comparative Philology University of South Florida School of Community and Family Health University of Washington School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology University of West Florida, Department of Psychology, I/O Psychology University of York Yale School of Public Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences Program

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Internships while at ASC

2016 Bevier Public Health Scholar Agnes Scott College Department of Accounting Agnes Scott College English Department Agnes Scott College Human Resources and Payroll Department Agnes Scott College Permanent Art Collection Agnes Scott College, Biology Department, Neuroscience Program Research Assistant Ak Counseling and Consulting Inc. Alliance Theatre - Summer Camp Teaching Assistant Aptean ASC Center for Student Engagement Assistant to Internship Office Atlanta Victims Assistance Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust Bevier CDC internship Bevier Internship (CDC) Bevier Public Health Internship at the CDC Bevier-Public Health Birmingham Southern College Library Buena Vista Centers for Disease and Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Diabetes Translation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Associate Director for Communications Champion Women Intern Charis Circle, Charis Books & More Child Advocacy Center DeKalb County Juvenile Court Children's Healthcare of Atlanta City of Atlanta Solicitor's Office City of Decatur City of Guntersville Mayor's Office Comizia Care Community Evaluation Solutions through the Georgia Public Health Summer Internship Program Content consultant for bookJustice Creative Loot Davidson College Permanent Art Collection and Van Every/Smith Galleries Decatur Book Festival Decatur Cooperative Ministry, Social Work Dekalb County Board of Health DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center Deloitte Department of Watershed Management, Atlanta, GA Development Dimensions International (DDI) Development Intern at CaringWorks, Inc. Durel Associates International Education Intern, Reynolda House Museum of American Art Elm Street Gardens Equal Employment Opportunity COmmision Ernst & Young Faculty Mentored Research Fernbank Science Center FindBball.com Fittery Game and Event Intern

Georgia Dept of Public Health, HIV unit Georgia Institute of Technology Research Lab Georgia Interfaith Power and Light Georgia Public Health Internship Georgia State REU Program Georgia WAND Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta Global Dialogues-Bevier Program Global Growers Global Village Project Habif, Arogeti & Wynne Hagar's House Harvard Medical School, Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology Henry Street Settlement Hirsch Academy Human Resources Intern at Agnes Scott College Human Resources Intern at City of Stockbridge Immigration Intern at International Rescue Committee (IRC) in ATL In class teaching assistant In Flight Gymnastics & Circus Integrated Therapy, LLC Intern at Southeast Region U.S. Fund for UNICEF Intern Director of All Sports Camp International Fellow in the Office of Admission at Agnes Scott College International Rescue Committee Jackson Hewitt Joseph Lowery Change Agnet JustUsATL Kroger Marcus Autism Center Marketing and Communications, C.E. Mendez Foundation Marketing and Communications, FHLBank Atlanta MARTA Metro Atlanta Rapid Transportation Authority McGee Law, LLC Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Mixed-Taxa Internship at the Cano Palma Biological Station Modern Luxury Morgan Stanley MountainTrue Nepal Cleft and Burn Center Net/work Net/work research fellow New Horizons Behavioral Health NorthStar Research Partners NSF REU at Florida International University Oakleaf Farms Organic farming internship Partners In Health, Harvard Medical School, Department of Global Health and Social Sciences PeaceBuilders Camp at Koinonia Farm Photography Intern, Agnes Scott Office of Marketing/Communications President's Office Intern, The Adler Planetarium ProGeorgia

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Radboud University Nijmegen-Paper on Mouse ultrasonic vocalizations and FOXP2 Research lab REU at TCU studying their meteorite collection during the summer of 2015 Runa Foundation, Traditional Medicine and Anemia S.M.A.R.T Positive Growth Inc. Safe Zone Intern Sewanee Summer Music Festival Sister Song: Women of Color Reproductive The Cedalius Group, LLC Skyland Trail State Farm Insurance Agency Student Intern at Emory University Teaching Women at the Julia Tutwiler Maximum Security Prison in Alabama The Bert Show The Carter Center

The Center For Disease Control The Grady Trauma Project at Emory The Recording Academy - Atlanta Chapter (Grammys) The Task Force for Global Health Threshold Ministry at Decatur Presbyterian University of Michigan Summer Enrichment Program USDA Forest Service Intern Utopia Living Brand VerbalEyze Press Visit Intern-ASC Admissions Office Women's Resource Center to end Domestic Violence Writing intern for Office of Communications Xavier University of Louisiana Youth Intern at Cascades Presbyterian Church Zoo Atlanta Education Public Programs Intern Vacation Express

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Significant Research and Creative Projects/Mentors

"Consumption and Exploitation: South Korea Kpop Videos as an Exploitation of Women's Bodies"

Dr. Shu-Chin Wu, History department

"How Leisure Activities Effect Happiness, Well-Being, Life Satisfaction, & Role overload"; "Control as a Moderator for Commute Stress" Jennifer Hughes "Shall I Project a World?": Geographical Liminality and The Californian Simulacrum in Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49 and Inherent Vice Dr. James Stamant “If a Little’s Good, More Must be Great, Right?”: Ellen Hopkins’ Crank as a Female Bildungsroman Nicole Stamant A Reexamination of “The Gender Pay Gap in the US: Does Sector Make a Difference” by Paul Miller (2007) Dr. Patricia Schneider

a senior seminar writing project Dr. Cozzens

A Very Serious Problem: Race and Passing in Disney's The Little Mermaid Charlotte Artese

Affordable Health Technologies-- Preconception Health App Dr. Hall-Clifford Alfonso Cuaron's Film Adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's Book "A Little Princess" Willie Tolliver

American Foreign Policy Towards Cuba 1990-2014 Dr. Cochran

Analytical Research Using Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction Dr. Cortnie Hartwig

Anxiety, Depression, Income, and Travel Abroad Among First-Year Students Dr. Janelle Peifer

Anxiety/depression and the relationship with global competence Dr. Peifer

Are we there yet? Commuting and its Effects on Mental Health Jennifer Hughes

Availability v. Accessibility: Perceptions of Disabilities at Agnes Scott College Dr. Rachel Hall-Clifford

Bill Viola's Martyrs: A Contextual Analysis Katherine Smith

BIO 450 - Internship at Centers for Disease Control Dr. John Pilger

Blue-Headed Wrasse Populations in St. Croix Dr. Loche Rogers

Ciinical Studies Doctor Cooley Compose Yourself. It was understanding were creativity resides in the brain and how it helps musicians compose music. Dr. Tracey Laird

Conchita Wurst and Gender Representation in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest Gundolf Graml

Correlates of Recidivism In Women,Currently and Recently Incarcerated Dr. Barbara Blatchley Country Health Profile and Proposal Project: Cardiovascular Disease among Incarcerated Populations in United States Dr. Amy Patterson

Delta Airlines - Analysis of Industrial Success Dr. Tom Will

Determinants of Crime Rate in the United States Patricia Schneider

Directed a Children's Play David Thompson

Disappearing Distinctions: Illegal Immigrants and Suspected Terrorists Cathy Scott Discovery of a New Class of Structural Antibiotics to Treat Methicillin Resistant Staphylaoccus Aureus (MRSA)

Suzanne Walker, PhD, Harvard Medical School

Distress Levels Among African American Students who attend Predominantly White Institutions Dr. Carrie Brown

Division ofHIV/ AIDS Prevention at CDC Dr. Johnson

DNA Barcoding of invertebrate Resident in Agnes Scott Retention Pond Dr. John Pilger

DNA Barcoding of Invertebrates at Lake Agnes John Pilger

ENG 415: Women of Color Narration Methodology Dr. Christine Cozzens

Evaluating Iron-Oxide Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Vehicles Aliasger Salem, PhD Evaluation of an Anemia intervention plan that I headed the creation of for rural communities within the Amazonian jungle in Peru Rachel Hall-Clifford

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Examining Latino's Barriers to Participation in Diabetes Prevention Programs Dr. Amy Patterson Examining neuronal protection of Curcumin in PC12 Cells. Through the Biology Department, Neuroscience Program. Dr. Stacey Dutton Finding Grace in the Gaps: An Analysis of LGBTQ+ Youth Ministry Education in the PC(USA) Tina Pippin From our Grandmothers to our Daughters: State Sanctioned Violence and the Search for God Tina Pippin

Full Length Feature Film Screenplay (104 pages) Dudley Sanders

History Senior Seminar Dr. Mary Cain How nonnative English speakers view English in relation to their academic goals and social life Dr Hall-Clifford Human Behavior Dynamics: Concurrent Schedule Reinforcement with Different Size of Targets Andrei Popa

Human Choice Behaviors Before and After Extinction Andrei Popa

I/O Psychology research in rold overload in men and wormen Jennifer Hughes

Interfaith on College Campuses Kate Colussy-Estes

International Relations Senior Seminar on terrorism in France Prof. Scott

It's a Boy's World: The Depiction of Girlhood in Richard Linklater's Boyhood W. Tolliver Kids These Days! How Ideas of Childhood Misguided Reformers’ Policies on Fixing Juvenile Delinquency in Victorian England Dr. Yael Manes Knowledge, Virtue, and the "Fair Sex": Liberating Conduct Literature for Women in 18th-century America Mary Cain

Microbiology- Study of Geobacillus stearothermophilus Robic

Negative Reinforcement on Escape and Avoidance Behaviors in Humans Andrei Popa

Net/work Dr. Mike Caudle

Observing Nutrition and Obesity in Georgia's District Four Douglas Falen

Pet Owners' Emotional Support, Well–being, Mental Health, and Attachment Dr. Jennifer Hughes

POL 455: Reform and Revolution Gus Cochran

Predicting Role Overload: Job Involvement, Work Stress, Work Hours, and Children Dr. Jennifer Hughes Presenting the “Gayness” in Chinese Culture: Lin Yutang’s Literary Practices in The Life and Times of Su Tungpo Professor Christine Cozzens Public Preparation: Examining the typical "College Ready" urban high school students ans their college transitions Rachel Hall-Clifford

Queer France Julia Knowlton

Race, Ethnicity, and Culture Lab Carrie Brown Redefining the Edge and Making New Art on New Ground: The Later Poetry of Eavan Boland Dr. Cozzens Research Assistant/ In this research projects we were trying to find the promoter and enhancer regions of the LAT gene Dr. Finco

Research in Epilepsy Stacey Dutton Research Intern/Worked with Staph aureus in the Egleston Laboratory at CHOA as a Research Intern Lilly Immergluck Research on anxiety/depression and its relationship to family income, race/ethnicity Dr. Janelle Peifer REU student at TCU studying their meteorite collection (also in the process of doing a senior seminar in the astrophysics dept and a 440 in the chemistry dept this semester) Dr. Mayne

Scandal and Political Divisions in the Late Roman Republic and Modern America Megan Drinkwater

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Senior Choreography Bridget Roosa

Senior Seminar for Strategic Management Tom Will Senior Seminar in English: Elizabeth on the Cliffs: Joe Wright and Feminist Mise En Scene Willie Tolliver

Senior Seminar Political Science Gus Cochran Senior Seminar: I looked at whether or not going to a women's college increased income Patricia Schneider

Senior Seminar: Neurobiology of Women Stacey Dutton

Spanish Senior Seminar Gisela Norat

Star Forming regions Dr. Chris DePree

Strategy in Business Management Dr. Tom Will Stress Among Student Athletes: Create and conduct survey, write literature review, present data at SpARC, and write research paper. Professor Falen

Structural violence as related to cultural identity and health access in Peru Dr. Hall-Clifford

Summit: Improved Race Relations Dr. Rachel Hall-Clifford The Austenization of "North and South": Adaptation and Variation in the 2004 BBC Mini-series Peggy Thompson The Christian Commitment to Creation: Environmental Behavior in Atlanta Presbyterian Churches Dr. Hall-Clifford

The Determinants of Mouse Ultrasonic Vocal Repertoire

Bernhard Englitz -Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands

The Effects of Perceived Luckiness on Physical Performance Barbara Blatchley The future of Oracle Corporation: Sustaining competitive advantage and adopting new strategies Thomas Will

The history of research in Things Fall Apart Waqas Khwaja The Lady A Collection of Narrative Poetry : A Modern Adaptation of Sonnets, Plays, and Folktale Themes within the works of William Shakespeare

Dr. Cozzens, Dr Artese , Esther Lee

The role of Ets family transcription factors in the regulation of human LAT gene expression Dr. Tim Finco The synthesis and characterization of beta-cyclodextrin molecules for the remediation of perflourinated compounds Kevin O'Shea

The Tuskegee Airmen Robin Morris

Two-Child Policy: Another Mask for Corruptions? Cathy Scott

Undergraduate Researcher for GEP Srebrenka Robic

Understanding Refugee Resettlement: NGOs Roles in Refugee Resettlement Dr. Rachel Hall-Clifford Undocumented Immigrants Seek Asylum: US’ Refusal to Condemn Violence and Corruption Cathy Scott Utilizing Instability to Promote Stability: How Margaret Atwood Destroys the Limits of Genre in The Handmaid's Tale Dr. Diedrick

Viewing Manet's Bar at the Folies-Bergere Katherine Smith What are the Qualities that Help College Students Successfully Interact With Other Cultures? Dr. Janelle Peifer

Xavier University of Louisiana, Kinesin Research/Cellular Biology Dr. Thomas Huckaba

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Community-Based Research Projects Working with Jasmine Heath and the Fernbank Science Center to study geological samples which are potential ejecta from the Chicxulub impactor Worked through AIM - Aid for Inmate Mothers Surveys for capstone classes Programming Board- Music Committee Member Sociology/Anthropology Club- Secretary My research with the bioinformatics class involves collaboration between my partner, my classmates to compare results, as well as undergraduates all over the country. Also for my research at Emory, there are several collaborators throughout the Emory campus that I needed to network and collab with My research site was here at Agnes Scott College. In Intro to Business Management, we had a group project where we went to a nonprofit organization (Decatur Cooperative Ministry), conducted interviews, job analyses, and research on each job position there. We then created, and presented to the director, a proposal of our ideas and plans/steps for how DCM could be more efficient and successful overall. In Business Organization, I would with the ASC Athletics Dept. to improve fundraising. I researched a local high school that assisted with data collection in my senior project. I participated in the Genomic Education Partnership and annotated a portion of Drosophila species genome. I coordinate a KIDS GA event at Morehouse School of Medicine. I created and aided with setting up stations for the kids, the decorations and the food and beverages, amongst other things. I assisted a student with her research on online dating populations I applied this experience with the CDC and the YMCA in a faculty-mentored independent research project where I assessed the utility of the Health Belief Model and the Socio-Ecological Model to examine Latin Americans’ barriers and facilitators to enrollment in a diabetes prevention program. Were Latinos with prediabetes not participating in the intervention because they underestimated the severity or their individual susceptibility to diabetes? Or did their exiguous participation stem from structural and interpersonal barriers? I sought to answer this and partnered with the Latin American Association to recruit participants. I devoted the semester to conducting focus groups in Spanish and analyzing the resulting data through the iterative process of thematic coding. I became more conscious of participants’ challenges with the English language, reliance on public transportation, economic limitations, and social marginalization, all of which revealed a significant level of disempowerment. A key part of translational research is communicating findings back to the people who matter; in this case, that meant advocating for the YMCA to hire a bilingual lifestyle coach to teach the course. First year student, their high school gpas and if they've ever traveled abroad Created an activities day on campus for the child victims of domestic violence from the women's resource center to have an outlet away from their current/historic conditions. Center for Writing and Speaking research committee: Led a 6-person committee to conduct the CWS annual research project to be presented to the campus community as well as local and regional writing center conferences Xiong, M., et al. (2015, February). Undergraduate Academic Journal and Writing Xiong, M., Jenkins, C., Thu, S. (2014, February). Tutoring STEM Students: A collaborative experience. "Hear A Story, Tell A Story, Teach A Story" Project with Dr. Toby Emert. Agnes Scott Students with the students from the Global Village Project to teach the girls digital literacy.

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Volunteer Organizations Admission Yield Events Affinity Agnes Scott Basketball Team Agnes Scott Collegiate Chorale Agnes Scott Swing Dance Club Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ASA Atlanta Bike Coalition Atlanta Food Bank AWISA Berean Christian Church Bethel AME Church Bold for africa Boys and Girls Club Clarkston cummunity Colonnade Club Community Service Programs Decatur Presbyterian Church Farm FitWit Organizations Food bank GA APPNA Gaming Society Girl Scouts of America Global Village Project Global Village School Habitat for Humanity InGirls Symposium Joyful Noise Judicial Board Latin American association Latinas UNIDAS Lauren Giddens 5K MedShare Mohammed Schools of Atlanta Mortar Board Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Oak Grove United Methodist Youth Ministry Publix Marathon Refugee Women's Network Res Life Rotaract Club Scotties For Change Scotties for Change SPARK Splash into service Stop Hunger Now Strong Sisters The Collegiate Chorale United Methodist Church within my home community Woodruff Scholars Organization

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