2008 Proceedings - St. Cloud State University

Abstracts
Session X Science and Engineering III North Voyageurs
Method Development for Quantification of Ibuprofen in Surface Water by Liquid-Liquid Microextraction/GCMS
Liquid-liquid micro extraction combined with gas chromatography mass spectrometry has been applied to quantification of dilute aqueous
solutions of ibuprofen. This method is based on the solubility difference of ibuprofen in water vs. an organic solvent. The optimal solvent
was determined to be octane which was spiked with dodecane as an internal standard. This experiment was performed using 2mL of a
10ppm ibuprofen in water solution. The extraction was found to be most efficient using an aqueous phase that has been saturated in
sodium chloride. One micro liter of organic phase was used with a stirring speed of 712 revolutions per minute. An exposure time of fifteen
minutes was determined to be optimal in order to obtain adequate peak areas in a reasonable time.
Presentation Index: X3
Time: 4:10 p.m.
Department: Chemistry
Project Sponsor(s):
Student Presenter(s): Gulbranson, Daniel
Jeannot, Michael
Session Y Special Education South Glacier
The Uses and Implications of the Term "Retarded" on YouTube
The meaning and context of the word ―retarded‖ has changed from a label used to identify individuals with intellectual disabilities to
derogatory slang implying a person is stupid or dumb. The use of the word has become part of popular culture in this country. When I
entered the term ―retarded,‖ using a basic search on the video sharing site YouTube, over forty thousand videos were identified. This paper
explored the use of the term ―retarded‖ on YouTube, in an attempt to ascertain how the expression is being used. I compiled a list of the
first four hundred of these videos sorted by ―relevance‖ on the YouTube website. This list of videos was reduced by choosing only videos
with the word ―retarded‖ in the title, videos posted on the website for three months or longer and videos viewed over one thousand times. I
then randomly selected one hundred videos. A second researcher and I watched each video and took notes on the way the word
―retarded‖ was used in the videos and accompanying text. We then coded our notes and identified recurrent themes. These themes related
to how the word ―retarded‖ was used, and fell into the following categories: to criticize or put down a person, to ―make fun of‖ a person or
thing, to educate and to ―have fun.‖
Presentation Index: Y1
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Department: Special Education
Project Sponsor(s):
Student Presenter(s): Johanson, Brandy
Wilkins, Julia
Do Institutions of Higher Education in Minnesota Prepare Future Special Education Teachers to Deal with Terminally Ill Students
and Student Death?
There are many professions in which people must deal with terminal illness and death on a regular basis, for example doctors, nurses,
nursing home staff and emergency medical technicians. Special education teaching fits into this category, particularly for teachers who
work with students who are medically fragile or who have health-related disabilities. A person choosing to work with children who have
these conditions may or may not have been given adequate information and training in their special education teacher preparation
programs to effectively deal with a terminally ill student or the death of a student. Special education teachers need the ability to deal with
student death, on both a professional and a personal level and have the skills to help themselves, their students and other staff members
through the grieving process. Special education teachers are not as likely to experience death on a regular basis as some medical
professions do, but teachers that work with children who have terminal illnesses could use the information provided in the systematic
educational approach that thanatology provides to increase their ability to effectively manage themselves and the people in their
classrooms in relation to dying and death. Research has been conducted to determine if adequate training has been given to professionals
in the medical field to effectively deal with terminal illness and death but little research has been done to assess persons in the field of
special education on the topic of preparation to deal with terminal illness and death. This paper will explore the preparation Minnesota
special education teachers are given in their college preparation programs with regards to dealing with terminal illness and death of a
student in their classroom.
Presentation Index: Y2
Time: 3:50 p.m.
Department: Special Education
Project Sponsor(s):
Student Presenter(s): Saufley, Nancy
Wilkins, Julia
St. Cloud State University Student Research Colloquium 71
April 22, 2008