The Chinese Studies, French-Francophone Studies, and Global Studies programs of the Global & Cultural Studies Department are pleased to present their 2025 Spring Capstones

Monday, May 19 – 11:00-5:00 pm

and

Tuesday, May 20 – 10:30-5:00 pm

Karen Hille Phillips Center, Room 201

Click on each student name to see their presentation title.

Monday - May 19, 2025

11:00 am - Thalia Perez

Effects of deportation on Undocumented Latino immigrants in the United States

11:30 am - Tyne Klammer

PLU and the Future of Global Engagement Curriculum

12:00 pm - Ellie O'Brien

The Disappearance and Resurgence of Women in 19th Century French Music Composition
12:30 - 1:30 pm - Break

1:30 pm - Kendall Swensen

Laïcité's Discriminatory Impact on Muslim Women

2:00 pm - Sierra Williams

The role of French Algerians in the Rise of the Algerian Independence Movement
2:30-3:00 pm Break

3:00 pm - Abby Hall

The Nuclear State: French Technocratic Governance and the European Pressurized Reactor

3:30 pm - Paradise Gladstone

South Korea: The Role of Impeachment in Democracy

4:00 pm - Gavin Ripka

La Memoria e il Nostro Futuro (Memory Is Our Future)
Tuesday - May 20, 2025

10:30 am - Ben Helgeson

AI as a Learning Tool, Not a Shortcut: A Guide for Responsible LLM Use in Chinese Language Learning

11:00 am - Kloey Talbert

Equality on Paper: The EU’s Gender Agenda and the Politics of Implementation

11:30 am - David Collier

Israeli Colonialism and its Impact on Palestinian Healthcare
12:00-1:00 pm - Break

1:00 pm - Laney Abbott

Sovereignty and Self Determination: Evaluating the Impact of the U.N. Declaration of The Rights of Indigenous Peoples on Australia and New Zealand

1:30 pm - Cora Beeson

The Indonesian Genocide of 1965 and the Weaponization of Chinese-Indonesian Cultural Identit

2:00 pm - Stella Harrison

L'ambiguïté du Consentement: French Resistance to Redefining Rape in the EU
2: 30 pm - Break

3:00 pm - Bella Schneider

In Plain Sight: Genocide in Palestine

3:30 pm - Áine McCarty

Genesis 19: When Legend Becomes ``Truth``

4:00 pm - Joseph Middleton

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