A winning video was chosen from the the list of finalists in the University Foundations fall 2000 research project by the University Foundations Advisory Board, said Karla Sanders, director for the center for academic support.

The winning video was contributed by course section eight called “A Good Time Gone Bad.” Instructors for the video were Bobbi Rife and Doug Howell, a press release said.

University Foundations is a course designed for first year college students. The purpose of the course is to help students make the adjustment from highschool to college on various different levels.

The course was revamped this year to include this particular research project that is required to consist of something valuable students have learned as a result of the class, Sanders said.

Sanders said the 14 sections of the course were divided into four rooms in December and viewed each others presentations. She said students in each particular division then voted on the project they perceived to be the best.

The Advisory Board, made up of faculty and staff members, reviewed the list of three finalists determined by the students’ votes, and determined a winner.

“We had a very difficult time choosing the winner,” Sanders said. “They were all very creative.”

She said each class spent significant amounts of time preparing for the projects.

“It was a group effort amongst each class,” she said.

Sanders said student feedback received in focus groups indicated classmates had an enjoyable time working on the project with each other.

The course will continue to make this mandatory research project a part of its syllabus in the upcoming years, Sanders said.

This year’s winning project and course section will be engraved on a plaque, which contains six slots at the moment, and kept in the main office at Ninth Street Hall, she said.

Sanders said winners in future years will also be engraved on the plaque to commemorate the students.