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Faculty Research Spotlight
The Chorosynthesis Singers with co-founders/co-artistic directors Wendy K. Moy, assistant professor of music education in the Setnor School of Music and School of Education, and Jeremiah Selvey, was selected as the winner of The American Prize in Choral Performance, 2024, in the professional division. The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests in the performing arts.
More research newsFaculty Creative Scholarship Spotlight
David Tarleton, professor and chair of the Department of Film and Media Arts, and Adria Dawn, instructor in the Department of Film and Media Arts and Department of Drama, were directors of the Kid Culture segment in season 1, episode 4, “Air,” of the Apple TV+ series “Yo Gabba Gabbaland!” The segment tells the story of Bailey, a young girl living in Chicago. The series is a reimagining of the previous award-winning kids’ show “Yo Gabba Gabba!”
More creative scholarship newsStudent Research and Creative Scholarship Spotlight
Ordinary conversations provided a riveting research opportunity for Alexandra Milchovich, a junior majoring in communication and rhetorical studies (CRS) and English. Studying the function and impact of queer media references in conversation, Milchovich recently presented her research at the annual meeting of the Language and Social Interaction Working Group (LANSI) at Columbia University’s Teachers College. The project emerged out of an assignment for Intercultural Communication (CRS 430), a class taught by CRS Associate Professor Sylvia Sierra. Learn more about Milchovich’s presentation.