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Contesting Imaginaries In The Digital Age: Considering Internet History, Cristian Dominguez

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

Patriotism, Philia, And Stereotyping During World War Ii: Correspondence Between Black Composers, Selise Phillips, Joi Carr

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The 20th century was a monumental time for Black composers, especially for those in the UK. Rudolph Dunbar was the first black musician to perform at Royal Albert Hall in London, England. During this time, correspondence between him and William Grant Still, a famous black composer based in America, exists. Still’s rhetorical choices in these letters demonstrate the attitudes of these composers, specifically Still, and how these choices reflect the success of Dunbar’s career. Still, whose compositions started gaining traction in the 1930s, often praised Dunbar for his achievements. These letters all take place during World War II and during …

Learning To Be Heard, Hannah Stroh

Research Days

I am one of 8957 people globally born in 2006 with the condition Microtia Atresia which is a deformity of the ear. My research inspiration stems from reading the different stories of other microtians on social media who have very different experiences than me. I dug deep into how the self-esteem and social experiences of individuals with my condition are affected. I related to a lot of my findings, making connections to my own life. I will discuss how social media and parental influence have impacted my life; and the challenges I've faced with my balance and hearing in dance …

The Right Hand Of Allah: Slavery, Mobility, And The Dispersion Of Islam In The Indian Ocean World, Ellery Johnson

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

Brave, Faithful, And Reckless: The Horse Of The U.S. Marines, Alondra Mallia

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

An Abundance Of Activities: Public History Projects At The Heritage Center Of Clark County, Part Ii, Elizabeth Day

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

An Abundance Of Activities: Public History Projects At The Heritage Center Of Clark County, Part I, Ellen Moore

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

Dramaturgical Research On Studs Terkel's “The Good War”, Emma K. Mcangus

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

This presentation reflects in-depth dramaturgical research and archival curation developed in support of Pepperdine University’s fall production of “The Good War.” Adapted from Studs Terkel’s oral history of World War II, the production uses verbatim theatre to stage lived experience with historical and ethical complexity. Grounded in Terkel’s interview-based methodology, the project examines not only wartime testimony but also the post-war trajectories of the individuals represented in the script, revealing the long aftermath of conflict and its enduring effects on personal and collective memory. A key component of the project involved compiling biographical information for each interview subject and transforming …

Hotels As Placemakers In Downtown Los Angeles, 1890-1950, Chrissie Alea Rensing, Megan Kendrick

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Early twentieth-century Los Angeles is often characterized as a rapidly expanding metropolis shaped by informal segregation along lines of race, class, and gender. Yet within this landscape, hotels and lodging houses sometimes functioned as unexpected sites of inclusion and community for marginalized populations. This project investigates how these spaces of hospitality served women and racial minorities between 1890 and 1950 in Los Angeles. Drawing from recent scholarship from Natalia Molina and others, we set out to examine the role of vernacular hotel architecture and the “placemakers” who operated them.

The project involved examining hundreds of handwritten census pages and original …

Statistical Inference Is Not Moral Reasoning: The Case Against Ai On Hospital Ethics Boards, Elan J. Haronian

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

As generative AI becomes more integrated in healthcare, it seems inevitable that AI will eventually be used on hospital ethics committees. However, before implementation, their roles need careful consideration. Although AI promises to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and reduce human workloads, there are important ways in which it is limited, especially when human emotion and connection are crucial, as in clinical ethics boards.

In this paper, I highlight several problems preventing AI from being useful on hospital ethics boards. These include issues of opaque reasoning (the “black box” problem), liability, transparency, privacy, and consent. While there are proposed frameworks for …

Reuniting Object And Origin: A Provenance Investigation, Erin Pence

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

Preserving The Past, Opening The Doors: Digital Accessibility In Archives, Gabrielle Halcomb

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

Amg Conference Program, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

AMG National Convention

We are pleased to welcome you to Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) for the Alpha Mu Gamma 38th National Convention. The theme of the Alpha Mu Gamma 2026 conference is “World Languages in the Arts and Humanities: A Multidisciplinary Approach.” Language plays an important role in many disciplines, professions and careers. As a global community, the intersection of language with literature, music, the visual arts, and history should showcase the richness of human expression and creativity. We look forward to engaging presentations and informative conversations!

Alleviating Multilingual Learners’ Writing Anxiety Through The Creative Nonfiction Literacy Narrative And Ai Use, Thomas Maldonado

Rhetoric and Composition PhD papers

It is typical for First Year Composition (FYC) instructors to begin their courses with a literacy narrative assignment. There are a number of reasons for this. First, a literacy narrative allows students to write about themselves without worrying about diving into deep research to defend a position or to elaborate on an argument. Another reason, literacy narratives offer students the opportunity to reflect on their personal learning journey and write intimately about how they have developed as writers. In most cases, it is fairly easy for some native English speakers to accomplish this assignment. However, multilingual learners find the literacy …

2025-2026 Master Of Music Recital - Jon Cruz (Cello), Jon Leonard Cruz Cruz, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Master of Music Recitals

No abstract provided.

Still Within Reach, Lauren Matz

Honors Theses

For my Graduating Presentation and Honors Thesis, I created a piece based on my two sister and me, as I found myself yearning for our moments together while growing up but recognize that we will never be that age and all together again. The idea of being apart is scary, but inevitable, and rather than dwell on the idea of it, I wanted to create a piece of reflection and growth for all three of us.

During the development of my concept, I revisited old home videos and journaled out a path of how the piece would progress. The first …

Does Traditional Music From Different Cultures Affect Sleep Quality Differently?, Keiarra J. Gonzales

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

Sleep is crucial for maintaining a balanced metabolism and managing appetite, blood sugar, and diabetes. There are many global sleep challenges among college students, which includes what level of priority sleep is in college populations. Therefore, this study covers the topic question Does Traditional Music From Different Cultures Affect Sleep Quality Differently. Furthermore, this study will include peer-reviewed articles, comparison of musical traditions, and analysis of tempo, instrumentation, and cultural familiarity.

2025-2026 Senior Recital - Julian Rauh (Double Bass), Julian Rauh, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

2025-2026 Ppc Recital - Ruvit Bracho (Violin), Ruvit Bracho, Nabil Hetman

PPC/PSDP Recitals

No abstract provided.

Senior Recital, Jonah Bancino

Honors Theses

This video recording showcases my solo viola recital at Western Michigan University. This performance fulfilled the senior recital requirements of the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music, as well as the honors thesis requirements of the Lee Honors College. The purpose of the recital was to demonstrate the skills I learned as a music performance student at Western. It showcased many of the pieces I worked on during my time there, including the prelude and fugue to J. S. Bach’s fifth cello suite, the first movement of Bela Bartok’s viola concerto, Max Bruch’s Romance, and a little known viola sonata …

The Core-Modulation Architecture (Cma): A Structural Overview Of Hallucination As Structural Mismatch, Griselda Poe

Publications and Research

Hallucination is defined not as factual error but as a structural failure of alignment across target, layer, and constraint.

Within the Core-Modulation Architecture (CMA), cognition proceeds through layered processing and requires layer-specific termination conditions. Hallucination arises when Modulation-level termination is registered as completion while Core-level resolution has not occurred, producing structurally ungrounded but locally coherent outputs.

Detection is therefore structural rather than content-based, focusing on layer mismatch and termination failure.

This document presents a minimal structural account of hallucination within the CMA framework.

Lyreen, Maynooth, Gage Anderson

The Agora

An entry from a collection of short poems written over the summer of 2023. This collection recalls the island of Ireland: the history, the nature, the people, from an outsider’s perspective. Written on location across the varied landscapes of the emerald isle, this collection centers the melancholy of travel, and the resiliance of the Irish people. The titular poem recalls the Lyreen River, which runs through the town of Maynooth.

Prove To The Court That I Am Sentient: A Curatorial Project, Maya Jo Yurcic

The Agora

What happens when artificial intellegence is asked to represent itself through art? “Prove to the Court that I am Sentient” provokes questions about how we perceive AI; its power, its sentience, and its function in our lives.

2025-2026 Performance Forum - April 10, 2026, Rebeca Sierra, Nabil Hetman, Owen Chen, Benjamin Garrett, Christian Curran, Nathaniel Jones, Gabrielle Siena, Julia Jacobsen, Devin Salazar, Julian Rauh, Ethan Thompson, Rishi Gurnani, Juan Diaz Quijano, Santiago Moreno, Andrew Bures, Kade Gordon, Dj Combs

Performance Forum

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Lisa Cristiani: A Survey And Analysis Of Her Musical Travels Through The Russian Empire (1848-1853), Emilia González Dorantes

LSU Master's Theses

Information about French cellist Lisa Cristiani (1825–1853) and her travels through Imperial Russia has mainly reached us thanks to two articles in French periodicals published around the first decade since her death. These sources prioritized the journey itself, centering the narrative on her travels rather than on her musical activities. Recent scholarship on Cristiani has expanded our previously limited knowledge about her life. Scholars such as Hoffmann (2011) and Deserno (2018) have focused on biographical and feminist analysis, and DeVries (2014) has unveiled new documents from Russian sources. Nonetheless, a detailed examination of her musical performances within Imperial Russia has …

An Analysis Of The Extended Techniques In The Timpani Works Of Christopher Deane, Chase D. Gillett

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The timpani were first introduced to the orchestra in the 1700s, and composers immediately used the instruments in unique ways. To this day, timpani literature continues to experiment with new techniques to create diverse sounds. One such composer who created unique sounds for the instrument was Christopher Deane. Deane is one of the most influential composers of percussion literature whose works are frequently programmed on concerts and recitals. Throughout his career, he has received many commissions from across the United States, won awards for his compositions, and had numerous world premieres at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. His use …

Volume Cxlv, Number 17, April 10, 2026, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Puddles Of Grace, Bruce Kuiper

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

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Puddles of Grace

A New Chapter, Ty West

Documents

Rededication of Coby Hall, 2005

*Article from The TimesDaily

Wesleyan Hall Work Preserves Part Of University's History, The Timesdaily

Documents

Preserving Wesleyan Hall at UNA