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Spotlight on Academics Series (page 8)
Spotlight on Academics: Senior Art Exhibition: Rooms of Our Own
The Senior Art Exhibition is a cornerstone of the studio art major at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú. Each year, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery features artworks by graduating seniors that constitute their thesis projects. In addition to making the works on view, the seniors conceptualize the exhibition, install their pieces, draft artist statements and wall texts, and publicize the event.
Read MoreSpotlight on Academics: Psychology and Neuroscience: Professor Michael Spezio and Students Travel to Europe for NSF Research Project
This past summer was a long time coming for Vanessa Hayes ’18 and Yuqing Lei ’18. As researchers in Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Michael Spezio’s lab at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú […]
Read MoreCapstone Day 2017 Showcases Senior Achievements
Each May, as seniors edge closer to graduation, the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú community takes a day to celebrate their academic achievements. Capstone Day, a 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú tradition since 2008, brings the 5C community together to learn about outstanding senior thesis projects. Nominated by faculty, senior presenters share original projects in a range of disciplines and media—the culmination of the thinking, writing, and research they’ve been working on towards their degree.
Read MoreSpotlight on Academics: 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Students Tell Senior Life Stories in Real Life Learning Lab
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú students in Dr. Stacey Wood’s psychology class stepped out of the classroom and stepped back in time recently as they worked with a group of four seniors who […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Academics: Core III Symposium Student Projects Explore Art, Activism, Math, and More
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Tea provided the setting for Core III students to present their independently researched and designed final projects last week. Faculty, students, and friends from the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú community gathered in […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Academics: The Dance Department’s Fall Concert Is “In the Works…”
Beginning on Thursday, December 1, students from the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú and Pomona Dance Departments will take the stage at the Pendleton Dance Center for four performances of student-choreographed contemporary dance. The choreographers—Maile Blume ’17, Rae Fredericks ’17, Willa Hevly (PO ’17), Sharon Keenan ’17, Amy Oden (PO ’18), Madelyn Shaughnessy (PZ ’17), and Maia Welbel (PO ’17)—are dance majors and minors as well as students who are simply passionate about dance.
Read MoreSpotlight on Academics: Community at Its Center: 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ New Core I Theme
The Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities, one of the hallmarks of the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú education, is a set of three courses that looks at the relationships between the historical production of knowledge and contemporary issues and debates. This year, Core I, the first of these courses and a common curricular experience for all 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú students, has a new theme: “community.” Sixteen faculty members representing departments across the College worked together for many months to choose the new theme and craft a syllabus around it.
Read MoreClass of 2016: Capstone Day Highlights: Celebrating Student Research
Capstone Day celebrates the academic accomplishments of the senior class, an annual tradition at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú since 2009. Each May, the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú community gathers to support the senior presenters and […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Academics: Senior Thesis Art Show “You Must Not Know” Features Artwork by Graduating Seniors
The Senior Art Exhibition is a cornerstone of the studio art major at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú. Each year, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery features artworks by graduating seniors that constitute their […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Academics: Southern California and Hollywood Films
Professor Susan Rankaitis’ Core III seminar it teaches students how to critically explore visual aspects of filmmaking – editing, cinematography, art direction, and more – by examining cultural, social, and political differences against the backdrop of the “California Dream.”
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