Journal of Undergraduate Research

Elliot Wise and Dr. Mark J. Johnson, Art History and Curatorial Studies The cult of Madonna dell’Arco is centered at a large pilgrimage church several miles outside the city of Naples on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. The shrine attracts thousands of pilgrims every year who come from all over the Campania region of southern […]

Zack Taylor and Professor Paul Adams, Visual Arts Urban America’s public spaces have long been in danger. Since the age of sprawl began some sixty years ago, inner cities as a whole have been forsaken by those who can afford to leave. The result has been widespread neglect of the nation’s urban areas. An example of such […]

Shaun Steele and Professor Linda Sullivan, Department of Visual Arts Doctrine and Covenants 59:18 says, “Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the season thereof, are made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the heart.” With that scripture in the forefront of my mind, […]

Michael Stanfill and Professor Paul Adams, Photography This project ended up being an extraordinary experience for me. I learned a number of things that will be invaluable to me as I go through life. I learned why I take pictures, and how I take pictures. I learned so much about the people that I took pictures of. […]

Becky Reed and Professor Paul Adams, Fine Arts and Communications For my ORCA project I photographed people who live in mobile park homes. I did this in the community where I went to school and my parent’s community. All of the people photographed for my show were strangers to me; I simply knocked on their door and […]

Anne Peterson and Dr. Mark Johnson, Art History Sociologists have theorized that architecture plays an imminent role in the lives of human beings as studies suggest that buildings are much more than mere backdrops to the drama of life but rather significant factors in how we think and act. It is believed that orientation, the […]