The examples below are just a few of the exciting projects that have been supported by the Copeland Fund since it began in 1995. We encourage students to think creatively about how this support can contribute to unique and innovative Independent Study projects across the College!
Jenny Renner (French & Francophone Studies ’24) was awarded $2,549 to travel to Washington, D.C. and Paris to conduct participant observations at Jesuit Refugee Service offices.
Carrie Buckwalter (Political Science & Psychology ’24) was awarded $300 to compensate participants involved in surveys used to analyze the effects of collective narcissism and conspiratorial belief on sharing conspiratorial headlines.
A Math and Physics double major was awarded $1,670 to purchase a Motorized Precision Rotation Mount to analyze nonlinear phase accumulation from transformations of the polarization states of light in connection to quantum information
Selali Adjoa Blege (Neuroscience ’24) was $642 to purchase a Golgi Stain kit used to analyze the effect of magnesium on alcohol intake and locomotor sensitization.
Elijah Shoaf (Global & International Studies ’24) was awarded $600 to utilize the MTurk crowdsourcing platform to survey U.S. residents’ perception of Taiwan.
Tyler Rak (Political Science & History ’24) was awarded $1,779 to travel to Brazil to interview scholars, non-profit employees, and locals regarding water access and privatization in the country.
Fernanda Banuelos (Education & Spanish ’24) was awarded $828 to travel to Washington, D.C. to visit the National Museum of the American Latino.
Ash Arons (Environmental Studies ’23) was awarded $169 to purchase insect traps and art supplies to study native bees and create a community workshop to raise awareness of native bee conservation at the William J. Robertson Nature Preserve.
A Studio Art major was awarded $630 to purchase silicone cast limbs for tattooing to complete their I.S. entitled “Making My Body My Own: The Innate Queerness of Tattooing.”
