PELLA, IA (06/17/2016)-- The following students presented their work in Central College's Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Matthew Schissel of Milan participated in the The Burden of Modern Disease symposium session with the presentation "."
Karl Weaver of Davenport participated in the Exercise Physiology Lab symposium session with the presentation "Excess Post Oxygen Comsumption Following Different Types of Workouts."
Trent Dailey of Eldridge participated in the Beginning Chinese II symposium session with the presentation "My Girlfriend."
Parker Hill of Bettendorf participated in the Honors Seminar Discovering Sports Analytics symposium session with the presentation "An Analysis of Tanking in the NBA."
Joseph Heath of Taylor Ridge participated in the Economics Research Seminar symposium session with the presentation "The Effects of Shootings, Presidential Rhetoric, and Santa on Firearm Sales."
Matthew Schissel of Milan participated in the Economics Research Seminar symposium session with the presentation "An Offensive, Defensive, and Pitching Analysis of Major League Baseball, 2005-2014."
Margaret Meloy of Bettendorf participated in the Globalization and Development symposium session with the presentation "ComSan: Building Sanitation Facilities and Community in Senegal."
Founded in 1853, Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, residential four-year liberal arts college known for its academic rigor and strength in global experiential learning, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), sustainability education, athletics success and tradition, and leadership and service. Central continues to value its long-standing relationship with the Reformed Church in America. The college participates in NCAA Division III athletics and is a member of the Iowa Conference. Central is an active part of the Greater Des Moines region and just two minutes from Lake Red Rock, Iowa's largest lake.
