Body Knows, Spirit Dances: Somatic approaches in cross cultural dance exchange

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Lauren Evans and Marin Roper, Dance In June 2018, I accompanied three other undergraduate Dance major students and my mentor to Bangalore, India where we observed, trained with and learned choreography from five Indian dance artists over a two-week period to learn and teach autobiographical solos reflecting a personal ‘search for the sacred.’ Another student […]

Societal Borderlands: Community Art Making as a Means to Turning Borders Into Points of Interaction

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Kindia du Plessis Cutler and Daniel Barney, Pd.D. Art Introduction Social practice is a growing area in art that is seeking to expand what art is through what it does. Artists working in this way are more interested in the interactions and situations they might create than the things they produce. This project was a […]

The Healing Power of Music: Documentary

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Maren Cline, Robert Walz, Communications I created a documentary about the clinical use of music therapy intervention. The documentary is an in-depth exploration of two music therapy clients through the intervention process. The American Association of Music Therapy states, “Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a […]

Recording of Marco Borogni’s Vocalise Etudes for Trumpet

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Dominik Campora, Professor David Brown, Trumpet Professor The experience of preparing, completing, and evaluating the progress of my ORCA project over the past twelve months has helped me grow exponentially as an aspiring orchestral musician. Specifically, preparing the Bordogni etudes has helped me achieve a heightened musical sense of phrasing, analysis, and musicality. Our musical and […]

Using Writer’s Notebooks and Tutoring with Alternative High School Students

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Alexis Cramer and Dawan Coombs, English Introduction I began this project with a goal to determine how I could help my at-risk students become more engaged in learning. Research encourages teachers to use relevant pedagogical tools to engage students. While I agree with that conclusion, I felt it was still too broad to be effective. […]

Young Guns: Lasting Changes in Communities as a Result of Gun Violence

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Louisa Ballif and Eric Gillett, Department of Design Introduction On the subject of gun violence, the United States ranks high above any other country in frequency and fatality. In reaction to these violences, there are usually massive outpourings of support, concern, etc. However, with the rapidity of the current news climate, these events are lost […]

A Study of Buddhist and Hindu Art and Culture in the Kathmandu Valley and Sherpa Culture in the Solukhumbu Region of Nepal

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1. Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Background Background In 2014, I received a MEG to direct student research in two regions of Nepal; Kathmandu and the Khumbu region of the Himalayas. While we were in transit to New York, Nepal experienced a serious earthquake. Consequently, the study was […]