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Milligan’s RISE Above (Research Increases Student Engagement) program provides opportunities for students to participate in experiences of faculty-mentored research and creative expression. Many Milligan students already conduct research, perform on stage, exhibit original artwork, present at conferences, and publish written works. Milligan’s RISE Above program provides more opportunities for students to participate in these experiences of research and creative expression.
Recent Submissions
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World Cup and FIFA Rankings
(2018-04)This paper explains the research done using Econometric principles to find a predictive model for the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018. It also shows the results obtained by the model. -
La pena de los paises
(2018-04-30)La historia escrita de la economía está llena de condiciones en constante cambio con muchos depresiones y recesiones. Los historiadores se creen que todos los 195 países que existen lidian con estas inflaciones y deflaciones ... -
The effects of polarized light on B. napus growth
(2018-04-19)Throughout nature, carbohydrates and proteins are observed to have respectively homogenous chirality; carbohydrates are known to exist in a right-hand (D) configuration and proteins in a left-hand (L) state. Previous studies ... -
Jane Austen’s Legacy: 200 Years of Austen’s Novels, Characters and Happily Ever Afters
(2018-04-19)What is it about Jane Austen’s novels that are still relevant today? Is it the characters or the love stories? Or is it the reminder of a simpler time that keeps modern audiences coming back for more? In my paper I interrogate ... -
Importance of a Weight-Gain-First Strategy when Recovering from Anorexia Nervosa
(2018-04-19)This research paper chronicles the imperative need for people recovering from anorexia nervosa to gain weight quickly. Many treatment methods wait for the patient to heal the mind before putting on weight, but malnutrition ... -
Reading into Literacy Rates: A Comparative Analysis of Economic Literacy and Prosperity
(2017-12-02)Financial and economic literacy are essential for making sound investment, educational, financial, and political decisions, and yet some of the most developed nations in the world do not require all voting citizens to take ... -
A Study of Racism on the Campus of Milligan College
(2017-05-01)Racism is a social issue that is still happening today. Racism, as defined in this study, is an act of aggression toward a person of one race from a member of a different race. Many colleges and universities struggle with ... -
When Tradition Is a Trap: Revisiting the Purpose of Philippians 2:1-11
(2017-04-07)Traditions are hard to escape. Especially in the church, tradition guides the ways in which scripture is expounded upon and taught, so that often one hears a particular passage explained in much the same way time and time ... -
Bumper Stickers and Helping based on Impression Formation
(2016)Abstract A well-established tenet of social psychology is that our first impressions matter, and those impressions are often formed using minimal information, such as attractiveness, complexion, and mannerism (Carlston & ... -
The Democratization of China: A Near Reality or a Distant Improbabilty?
(2016)China is a modernized state with a falling economy. As the economy declines, citizens have begun to question and protest the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In turn, the party has begun repressing people in order to ... -
Dolphins Swimming With Sharks: A Look at Affect-Based Trust, Betrayal, and Reconciliation in an Organization
(2016-04)Researchers (Mayer, Davis, & Schoorman, 1995; McAllister, 1995; Morris & Moberg, 1994; Robinson, Dirks & Ozcelik, 2004) have long recognized the importance of trust in the successful functioning of organizations. It is ... -
What Do We Mean By Gender Equality?
(2016-04)What Do We Mean by Gender Equality? Gender equality is a major issue, both in our culture and in a wide variety of biblical texts. By surveying college students of various backgrounds and experiences, I am investigating ... -
Dollywood or Bust: A Theme Park and Its Community
(2016-05-01)Dollywood has certainly made an impact on the area of East Tennessee by which it is surrounded. Some might argue that this increasingly popular tourist “trap” has turned an area, rich in Appalachian heritage, into an area ... -
Outline for Science of the Paper - Dementia and Ginkgo Biloba
(2015-12-07)This paper is the required outline giving details about how the structure of the research paper would be if I were to write it. It consists of effects of ginkgo biloba on cognitive process, traditional pharm meds used and ... -
Quantifying and Identifying E. coli in Buffalo Creek
(2015-08-24)
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