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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

No abstract provided.

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.

Honors In Focus: A Study Of Public University Programs With New Course Proposals For Arkansas Tech University, Haley Greer, Payton Mccain, Hannah Melton

ATU Scholars Symposium

This project evaluates the structure and effectiveness of honors programs at Arkansas Tech University and five comparable public institutions—University of Central Arkansas, Arkansas State University, Truman State University, Northeastern State University, and the University of Central Missouri—to identify best practices that support student achievement, engagement, and retention. The study was designed to assess how honors programs influence academic rigor, curricular flexibility, community development, and access to high-impact educational opportunities. Using a mixed-methods approach, the researchers collected data through student and faculty surveys, follow-up interviews, and a comparative review of institutional materials, including honors curricula, housing models, scholarship structures, and program …

The Influence Of Fairytales On American Children’S Literature, Victoria Gómez

Research Days

Fairy tales have played a crucial role in children's literature, shaping cultural narratives and imparting moral lessons to young readers. This research examines how traditional European fairy tales, particularly those from the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault, have been adapted within American children's literature. This study explores the significant role of Disney in reshaping these narratives for mass audiences and analyzes how core fairy tale themes persist in contemporary children's books. Through literary analysis, this study investigates how European originals, such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast, have evolved in American adaptations. Additionally, historical research will trace …

Additions To Clarinet Chamber Ensemble Music: A Focus On The Younger Groups, Martha Elvira Smith Gomez

ATU Scholars Symposium

Chamber ensembles are a valuable tool in music education. However, these ensembles are often overlooked or omitted from the school band program. These ensembles promote individual growth in multiple ways, boosting confidence, independence, reliability, and musicianship. While there already exists extensive repertoire covering the many different types of chamber ensembles, appropriate and diverse music geared towards younger clarinet trios can be very difficult to find.

In my presentation, I will be highlighting the importance of chamber music and guiding the audience through my process for creating the collection of the seven arrangements that compromise my creative portfolio. This collection provides …

Quantifying And Navigating The Potential Impacts Of The Mvp Southgate Extension On North Carolina’S Mmiw Crisis, Ryan Collins

ATU Scholars Symposium

Across the United States and Canada, there is an ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). While there are multiple intersecting factors that create these statistics, a considerable factor found across both nations is pipeline construction projects. The establishment of temporary worker camps for these projects has been shown to coincide with an increase in violent crime including human trafficking, sexual assault, and harassment against local women. In North Carolina, the proposed Southgate extension of the Mountain Valley Pipeline has been met with tremendous pushback from Indigenous North Carolinians, who remain concerned about the potential establishment of these …

Black Migration From Arkansas To Detroit: The Promise Of Prosperity, Justin Ripley

ATU Scholars Symposium

This presentation examines the experiences of Arkansans in the Great Migration of African Americans from the U.S. South during the twentieth century. My research examines Detroit, Michigan census records spanning from 1900-1950 along with archival records from Wayne State University’s Walter P. Reuther Library and Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs. These records tell a story that highlights and reveals the struggles along with familiar patterns which define migration experiences that many southern African American laborers faced in migrating to northern industrial cities such as Detroit. This presentation aims to reveal how African Americans adjusted and overcame trials while simultaneously …

2025-2026 Senior Recital - Sarah Conley (Viola), Sarah Conley, Aneliya Novikova

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

An Exploration Of Third Spaces In China, Clare J. Hummer

CISLA Senior Integrative Projects

Exploring Third Spaces in China in a multimedia format.

Interview With Orca Award Winner Paul Olson, Unl English; Literature, Curricular Reform, Great Plains Studies, Mark A. Griep, Paul A. Olson

UNL ORCA Interview Series

Paul Olson was awarded the ORCA in 1984. He was born in 1932 in Washburn, Wisconsin. During his youth, his family also farmed in Nebraska and South Dakota. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas. Next, he earned a master’s in English from the University of Nebraska, had a Fulbright fellowship to spend a year at London University in England, and earned his doctorate in medieval and Renaissance studies from Princeton University in New Jersey. In 1957, he joined UNL as an assistant professor of English and was soon promoted to full professor. One of his …

Opera A La Carte: April 9, 2026, Dr. Justin Vickers, Charlie Freudenheim, Daniel Dong, Pepe Prados

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and forty-seventh program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

April 9, 2026

My Old Dog, Jordan Ludwig

SPARK Symposium Presentations

An essay about growing up in the aftermath of 9-11 and the impact of unarticulated grief on childhood memories.

2025-2026 Andrés Cárdenes Violin Recital With Sheng-Yuan Kuan, Andres Cardenes, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Faculty Recitals

No abstract provided.

Promoting Participation In Adults With Intellectual Disabilities (Id) Through Inclusive Theatre Education And A Professional Theatre Partnership, Lila R. Clark

Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctorate - Doctoral Capstone Symposium

Intellectual Disabilities (ID) are characterized by a deficit in intellectual and adaptive function that affects between 1% and 3% of the general population (Patel et al., 2020). As young people age out of the school system between 18 and 21 years of age, opportunities for meaningful participation in their community drop drastically (Codd & Hewitt, 2020). This lack of opportunity can lead to decreased overall mental health and quality of life, possibly explaining why adults with ID are disproportionately affected by mental illness when compared to their typically developing peers (Hall, 2017; Pinals et al., 2022). The purpose of this …

Suena Como Nosotros: A Spanish-English Storybook For Growing Voices, Stephanie Czajka

Undergraduate Theses

The purpose of this project is to address the lack of speech therapy resources available to bilingual Spanish-English-speaking children between the ages of four to six. It will target common speech and language difficulties observed in children during the critical language development period, between the ages of four and six. This book will provide an accessible, culturally relevant speech therapy resource that can be used in the comfort of the home. Through the creation of this book, equity in healthcare access will be promoted, and bilingual pride and identity will be supported. The objectives of this project include designing and …

Where Do Policy Demanders Come From? Protestants And Party Formation In The Antebellum Period, John W. Compton

Political Science Faculty Articles and Research

The early 1830s were years of intense religious fervor, when well-organized moral reform movements seemed destined to remake the political landscape. Curiously, however, the party system that emerged from this period was premised on the exclusion of moral issues from party politics. How did the early Jacksonian Democrats and Whigs manage to construct an essentially amoral party system during a decade marked by large-scale moral reform movements? And why did the resulting system unravel in the mid-1850s? Answering these questions requires shifting the focus from party activists and elected officials to organized religion. Specifically, I show that the nation's largest …

Fstc Plans For A New Auditorium, Florence Times

Documents

Plans and architect's drawing of the new auditorium slated for construction at FSTC

Room To Grow, Sunny Xiang

Documents

Article from The TimesDaily about the new off campus residence hall apartments, Appleby East and West. These were built were the old Coffee High School and Appleby Jr. High School buildings were located.

Fstc Campus Buildings Named For Keller, Willingham, And Collier, Florence Times

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Naming of three buildings on Florence State Teachers College Campus

Halls Of Residence, Holli Hargrove

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Article in The Flor-Ala discussing the options of residence hall living at UNA

Plans Readied For Fsc's $1,250,000 Expansion, Fred Dillon

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Article in The Florence Herald about the expansion of FSC with the construction of the new Student Union Building and two dormitories on campus

'The Hill' Wasn't Fancy...But Fun, Sara Prater

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Article in The Florence Times-Tri-Cities Daily about student housing for married students at FSC. Also known as "Poverty Hill"

Fine Arts Center Brings Needed Space To Department, The Flor-Ala

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Much needed space improvement for the new Lurleen Burns Wallace Fine Arts Center

Tower Dorms Get A Redo, Jason Lankford

Documents

Article in The UNA Alumni Magazine of renovations to Towers Complex (Rice and Rivers Hall) in 2011

Poems By Nursing Students, Anonymous, A. Jann Davis, L M. A, Larry Atkins

Documents

A series of four poems presumed to be authored by nursing students in approximately the 1980s on themes related to mortality and grief.

The first poem "Thoughts of a Dying Person" is written by an anonymous author whose speaker questions the things in life they would do differently if they had more time. Its form is more prose like than the others in the document and could be considered flash fiction or prose poetry but seems to fit the poetic category more through the usage of a triangular shaping of the poem.

The second poem, an untitled piece by A. …

Work Begins On Boys' Dormitory At College, Florence Herald

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Men's Dormitory that would become Willingham Hall

College In Florence In Midst Of $3,000,000 Construction Program, Florence Times

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Florence State College construction program-Men's and Women's dormitories, Student Union building, Science and Home Economics building, Addition to Collier Library, new Kilby School, and new Auditorium for the school.

Fsu's Fantastic Arts Complex, Joann Maxwell

Documents

The new Fine Arts Center at FSU offers the "finest" available

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Lindenwood Psychology Students Land Their Place And Leave A Mark Across The Nation, Mackenzie Cameron

Lindenlink (2012- )

No abstract provided.