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Instructions

Student presentations must have a faculty sponsor.

Abstracts must include a title and a description of the research, scholarship, or creative work. The description should be 150-225 words in length and constructed in a format or style appropriate for the presenter’s discipline.

The following points should be addressed within the selected format or style for the abstract:

  • A clear statement of the problem or question you pursued, or the scholarly goal or creative theme achieved in your work.
  • A brief comment about the significance or uniqueness of the work.
  • A clear description of the methods used to achieve the purpose or goals for the work.
  • A statement of the conclusions, results, outcomes, or recommendations, or if the work is still in progress, the results you expect to report at the event.

Presenter photographs should be head and shoulder shots comparable to passport photos.

Additional Information

More information is available at carthage.edu/celebration-scholars/. The following are members of the Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Committee who are eager to listen to ideas and answer questions:

  • Jun Wang
  • Kim Instenes
  • John Kirk
  • Nora Nickels
  • Andrew Pustina
  • James Ripley

Are College Degrees Distributed Evenly Across The United States?

Name: Ashley Hinkle
Major: Marketing
Hometown: Highland Park, IL
Faculty Sponsor: Julio Rivera
Other Sponsors:  
Type of research: Course project

Abstract

My research consisted of data showing whether or not college degrees ware evenly distributed based on regionality. Based off of the national average top ten degrees earned from Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS), I focused on the most popular and the least popular degrees in each region of the United States. I found that there is a difference between the expected distribution of degrees vs. the observed distribution of degrees in every region. 

Poster file

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