Texas Christian University

College of Fine Arts Honors Day

April 7, 2017 10:30am to 3:00pm

University Debate Chamber

Scharbauer Hall

About Honors Day

The College of Fine Arts Honors Day is a celebration of the accomplishments of graduating seniors from the areas represented by the College—Art, Dance, Graphic Design, Interior Design and Fashion Merchandising, Music, and Theatre—who have also completed the requirements to graduate from the Honors College with either University or Departmental Honors. After completing Lower-Division Honors coursework, Honors College students choose one of two paths to complete their Upper-Division requirements: University Honors or Departmental Honors. In the former category, students complete a set of seminar-type courses called Colloquia, which offer participants the opportunity to explore central topics in the human experience in an interdisciplinary setting. Those students completing Departmental Honors, on the other hand, delve deeply into a large-scale research or creative project in their home department, guided in their studies by a small committee of faculty members. Public presentation of research and creativity is a requirement to complete Departmental Honors, and to that end the College of Fine Arts Honors Day program features 15-minute presentations from each Departmental Honors candidate, followed by a 5-minute Question & Answer period. Presentations will be evaluated by a panel of judges representing each area of the College of Fine Arts. This panel will select one presenter to participate in the final round of the Honors College’s Boller Competition.

Departmental Honors Graduates

A Researcher’s Guide: Jules Massenet’s Ève (1875)* John Philip Antinone (Music)

Advised by Stuart Cheney

Son of Man Nathan David Berry (Music) Advised by Blaise Ferrandino

“How Deep Is The Ocean?”: A Historical, Analytical, and Creative Exploration of the World of Irving Berlin

Abigail Marie Gardner (Theatre) Advised by Alan Shorter

Stillness in Four Movements Alden Scott Henderson (Dance)

Advised by Nina Martin

Hitler’s Politics of State-Owned Art During World War II Allegra Eva Hernandez (Art)

Advised by Lori Diel

That’s Why : An Original Play Faith Gabrielle Lawrence (Theatre)

Advised by T.J. Walsh

Symbiosis** Brianna Taylor Moreau (Interior Design & Fashion Merchandizing)

Advised by Amy Roehl

Storytelling Through the Arts Olivia Nicole Nucci (Art) Advised by Adam Fung

VinylTap: A Record Bar and Listening Lounge Miranda Parkes Speir (Graphic Design)

Advised by Dusty Crocker

Mindfulness and Self Care: A Wellness Workshop for the Artist Carly Coates Speno (Theatre)

Advised by Lydia Mackay

Miku’s Musical Journey Miku Yoshimura Stone (Music)

Advised by Stuart Cheney

* December 2016 graduate ** Research presented in an alternative venue provided by the Honors College

University Honors Graduates

Grace Catherine Anderson

School of Music

Emily Diane Long School of Music

Anne Elizabeth Nelson Department of Graphic Design

Panel of Judges

Dusty Crocker Department of Graphic Design

Adam Fung School of Art

Nina Martin School of Classical & Contemporary Dance

Kristen Queen School of Music

Alan Shorter Department of Theatre

Patricia Warrington Department of Interior Design & Fashion Merchandising

Jessica Zeller School of Classical & Contemporary Dance

College of Fine Arts Judge for Boller Final Round

William Gibbons Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Honors Week Liaison

Presentation Schedule

10:30–10:50 Registration

Scharbauer Hall Lobby

10:50–11:00 Welcome and Introduction Dean Anne Helmreich

11:00–11:20 Alden Henderson (Dance) 11:20–11:40 Carly Speno (Theatre) 11:40–12:00 Faith Lawrence (Theatre)

12:00–1:00 Lunch (Scharbauer 4015)

1:00–1:20 Abigail Gardner (Theatre) 1:20–1:40 Olivia Nucci (Art) 1:40–2:00 Allegra Hernandez (Art)

2:00–2:20 Miranda Speir (Graphic Design) 2:20–2:40 Miku Stone (Music) 2:40–3:00 Nathan Berry (Music)