The Whittier Scholars Program (WSP) offers students an alternative curricular path for a liberal arts education at Whittier College. Students in the WSP are highly motivated, interested in learning, and independent.
Submissions from 2007
Bulls Eye Marketing, Inc.: Business Plan and Strategy, David Forrest
Business Plan for an Authentic Italian Restaurant: Ristorante Epifania, Ashley Maria Dyer
Childhood Obesity, Problem or Pandemic?, Roxanne Baudry
Colon Cancer-- A Silent Killer, Katelyn Carman
Engendering Identity: The Women's Peace Movement in Israel from the 1960s to 1993, Molly Berger
Never November, Michael Ettel
Our Terrain: How Art Reflects this Historical Dichotomy in Imagery, Meredith Davidson
Revolution: A Philosophic Perspective on the Automotive Industry, Joshua Beasley
The Psychology of Motivation in Sport, Nicholas Salomone
Submissions from 2006
California Wetsuit Industry: A Situational Analysis & Identification of Market Opportunities, Dave Levy
California Wetsuit Industry: A Situational Analysis & Identification of Market Opportunities, Dave Levy
Closing the Loop: Controlling Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Megan Chynoweth
Design in a Human Context, Lindsay Duffy-Smyth
Implants, Pills, & Power: A Modern Analysis of Women in Magazine Advertisements, Megan "Meg" Davis
Language Acquisition and Cognitive Development, Veronica Regueiro
Meaning in My Mind, Andrew D. Negin
Taming The Dragon: A Tactical Approach To Outstanding, Coulter Nash Ream
The Adaptation of the Fibrinolytic Enzyme Apcfib on Human Blood Stains, Gabriela Sanchez
The World Bank, the UN System and Development: A Case Study of Vietnam, Shyamal Chandradathsingh
Visit Bulgaria So That Bulgaria Can Visit You!, Milena Dimitrova
Wireless Youth: The Social Construction of Youth Identity, Gabriel Chabran
Submissions from 2005
A Personal Exploration of Complacency, and Awareness, Jason Darnell
Cabaret: An Undergraduate Arts Management Experience, Margo B. Chilless
Fundraising for a Cause, Taylor Prosek
Mutiny in the Lone Star: Hats, Boots, and Hip-Hop in Texas, Kimi Buser
Socioeconomic Status and Education: Case Studies of Two Local Elementary Schools, Jessica Robledo
Women and Power in Hollywood: Comparing the Female Position of Power in the Film Industry in the 1920s & 1970s, Caitlin McFarland
Submissions from 2004
Academy: a novella, Eric Dzinski
Physical Therapy and Womens' Health: Treating Low Back Pain During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Robin Borba
Power From Above: The Air Campaign of Operation Desert Storm, Dennis G. Frith II
Reflections of the Bodhisattva: An Exploration of the Dohisattva Maitreya as an Exemplification of the Diamond Sutra and Heart Sutra, Jenifer N. Fleming-Moreno
The Makings of Conflict: The Influence of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War on the Oslo Accords and Road Map to Peace, Lindsey Brengle
"Why Bother?", Courtney Carlton
Submissions from 2003
A Place To Stand: Wilderness and Civilization, Clancy Flynn Neilsen
Evolution of the Eye, Rena Curtis
Genes and Justice: The Future of Cloning in the United States - An Analysis of Ethical, Scientific, & Legal Policy, Marlo Diane Curiel
Marketing Lacrosse to California, Luke Wyatt Gilbert
Negotiation [Please Pronounce it in French], Rosalva Contreras
Seedling Recruitment in the Coastal Sage Scrub- Grassland Ecotone, Hedvig Nenzen
The Influence of Time, Barbara Finnegan
Wrestling with the Angels: Hollywood's Sawdust Trail of Believers, Preachers, and Moviemakers, Coriann Bright
Submissions from 2002
Gender Differences in the Frequency of and Associated Arousal to Romantic and Sexual Fantasies, Jonathan A. Eldredge
Generational Marketing, Missy McKinney
Kelp Forests: An Exploration, Amanda-Kyra Chow
Postmodern Me: A Self Reflexive Discussion about Identity in Three Contemporary British Novels, Ryan Fong
Rediscovering Cleopatra, Ginger M. Gohier
Si Tu Supieras: Reflections of My Grandmother, Nancy Reyes
The Comparison Between Anesthesiology and Alternative Methods for Childbirth, Ceslee Fukuhara
The Elves, James Adomian
Violence in American Cinema, Ryan Lewis
Submissions from 2001
Business Plan for a Socially and Environmentally Responsible Small Business, Lisa Ayre-Smith
Echolalia as a Possible Language Tool in Children with Autism, Shauna Rogers
Making a Bear of a Cub: American Policy Makers' Perceptions at the Origin of the Cold War, Daniel R. Catone
The Braided Tale: An Exploration of the Topics of the Ideal Churchman, Fortune, and Love in Boccaccio's Decameron, Maire Bourke
Submissions from 2000
An Addictive Cycle of Chemical Dependence: Pesticides and the link to Breast Cancer, Misty Sanford
Bureaucracy & Blue Ribbon Schools: A Study of School Leadership and Administration from the Principal's Office, Erin Brooks
Little Windows: Three Stories About Growing Up a Hyphen, Carlos Estrada
The Evolution of a Fairy Tale, Suzanne Brecht
Submissions from 1999
A Critical Literature Review of Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, Leighanna Jacen Lucas
A Survey of Teen Pregnancy with the Latino Community, Deborah C. Rodarte-Carrasco
Commercial Development and Community: The Albertsons Project, Victor Martin
The Church of Mulletology, Michael McKennedy
The Social Construction of Gender and Human Sexuality as Explored through Sado-Masochism, Alonso A. Fuente
White Clouds Leave No Trail, April Liu
Submissions from 1998
An Analysis of the Films of Francois Truffaut, Tara Dreier
Art: An Interactive Project, Toni Amende
Everything But A Film: The Cinematic Adaptation of an Original Work of Literary Fiction, Peter C. Heide
Temptation: An Exchange Exhibition, Erica Eyring
Submissions from 1997
A Foreigner's Study of Prejudice in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jennifer Lucille Bryning
A Grant for Recreation for People with Disabilities, Alessandra Rellini
American Nirvana: Immigration as Hindu Transformation in the Fiction of Bharati Mukherjee, Shefali Milczarek-Desai
An Ethnobotanical Study of the Medical Plants in Polynesia During the Pre-European Era, Tanya Shirley Piilani Regal-Factora
Direction of David Mament's Oleanna, David Charles Carnevale
Intimate Ties in a "Disorderly" World: The Pillsbury Family and Gender Relations, 1850-1860, Megan J. Balzer
Powers of the Press in Postwar Spain and the United States, Julie Lombardi
Revelation 3:10 - Writing, Directing and Producing a Motion Picture (Hardcopy + Video), William B. DeClercq
The Substance of the Mind and Consciousness: Material or Mystery, Tangible or Transcendental?, Tracy Givens
U.S. Canadian Refugee Policy and Asylum Requests: The Case for Gender-Specific Policy, Karrah R. Lompa
Submissions from 1996
A Multimedia Collage on The Discrimination and Representation of the Gays in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jesus A. Negrete
Analysis of a Teaching Experience Integrating Art, Math, and Contemporary Pedagogical Theory, Julie K. Borda-Hill
An Analysis of the Economic Conditions Under Which Victor Hugo wrote ‘Les Miserables’, A. Nancy Gonzalez
Implicit and Explicit Memory in Experimentally Induced Moods, Erika Garvin-Dale
Teaching Creative Writing, Jennifer Sanchez-Salazar
The Coyotes of the Whittier Hills: Dietary Analysis, Jennifer McBride
The Priority of Moral Principles and its Critics, Hassam Bustillos
The Theater of Awareness: Gaining Insight into the Heart of the Theatre, William J. Beard
The View from the Other Side, Janvieve Lauprecht
Will Power to Youth: A Youth Employment Outreach Program, Ruth Brodsley
Submissions from 1995
Biology of the Tao, Matthew D. Sellers
Los Remedios de la Gente: Traditional Herbal Medicine of the Southwest, James Dominguez
Resource Survey of the Three Oak Woodland Plots in the Whittier Hills, Adam Lorio
Sam Shepard's "True West", Gregory "Greg" A. Chavez
Segregation to Exclusion: Japanese in the United States, 1906-1924, Penny Sakuma-Wolf
The Criminological Significance of the Comparative Analysis of Serum Albumins using Electrophoresis and Immuno Gel Diffusion, Rhonda E. Ross-Ries
The Molecular Process by which Streptococcus Pneumoniae Activates the Immune System during Pneumococcal Infection, Brandon Abeyta
Warring Political Factions during George Washington's Administration, Eric J. Aitken
Submissions from 1994
A collision course: Wetlands Preservation and the Economic Development of Merced County, Sean Lilly
Alternative Conceptions of Healing: Philosophies and Practices of Three Cultures, Hilary Goldschlager