At Fall Family Weekend 2016, the College of Arts & Sciences Expo: New Initiatives, Gonzaga’s largest and oldest school launched new Centers and Initiatives, installed endowed professorships, and showcased some of the faculty and students who help make the College the heart and soul of the University.
Mary Farrell was installed as the Kreielsheimer Professor of Art, and welcomed guests to the Gonzaga print studio for a demonstration of her craft as both printmaker and educator.
New Coughlin Chair in Philosophy Michael Tkacz discussed what has driven his development as a philosopher with Austin Caswell ‘17.
The Center for Public Humanities launched with a panel of faculty involved in public humanities, including Tod Marshall, CPH Director Brian Cooney, Kathleen Jeffs, Anna Marie Medina, and Lisa Silvestri. The panel discussed recent projects involving veterans and their stories.
The Center for Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry hosted a student-research poster session, which took over Hughes Hall. Here, Ondraya Romero ‘17 and Karli McIntyre ‘17 discuss their research with Sherry Wood, lab coordinator and instructor in the Department of Biology.
The Digital Humanities Initiative debuted at the College Expo with three great events. Above, Kiah Drogensen ‘17 and Megan Lantsberger ‘17 discuss their work digitizing archival photos of Jesuit mission-work in Alaska during DHI’s Student Symposium, Also, a faculty panel discussed their work in integrating computer technology into humanities classrooms, and Foley Library hosted interactive exhibits featuring photos from the Jesuit Archives.
Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall is driven to bring poetry to the people, and he did so at Fall Family Weekend with his Poetry Yawps, a series of scheduled poetic interruptions to Saturday’s programming.
Above, he addresses the crowd at the lunchtime Pep Rally.