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Discrimination Help Center, Emily Neil

Student Research Symposium

Race and ethnicity have been and still is at the heart of South African history, politics, society and economy since the European colonization. South Africa remains a complex mix of different races, cultural identities, languages and ethnic bonds. Discrimination Help Center (in the Afrikaan language, Diskriminasie Hulp Sentrum) in Cape Town, South Africa is a place for the Black Community to feel safe and get any help they may need. On site, there are lawyers, mental health help, therapy, career resources, help finding an education and housing, financial help, a cafeteria/food bank, and a healing garden.

The Societal Impacts Of Alcohol Dependence And Elective Sobriety, Jillian Poll

Student Research Symposium

This project's aim is to extrapolate the role that design and advertising plays in cultural perception of alcohol consumption & patterns. As such, the research process was designed to quantify each of the factors that influence the development of an Alcohol Use Disorder, then determine solutions to target the root issues that citizens face. Common issues include underage consumption, alcohol addiction, and coerced consumption. The quantifiable research portion of this project answers these questions: 1) What genetic, social, and psychological causes contribute to alcohol addiction?; 2) How does culture affect alcohol consumption?; 3) What are the social and societal repercussions …

Creating Safe Spaces For Women Through Architecture And Interior Design - Expressed Through The Design Of A Queer Women's Bar, Riley Robbins

Student Research Symposium

Safe Spaces are so important to marginalized communities​. These spaces have been severely lacking for queer women. There are currently around 1,000 bars for cisgender gay men and 15 for queer women across the entirety of the United States of America. This research explores the design of a Queer Women’s Bar and how it can become a safe space.​There is currently a movement called the Lesbian Bar Project that ​seeks to increase these safe spaces and keep them in place. A big problem they have is getting people to keep coming back. This research explores that and how a bar …

Waterwise Landscaping In The Intermountain West, Brynne Larsen

Student Research Symposium

Utah is the second driest state in the United States of America. Yet, the average Utahn uses more water to keep their lawn green than they do on anything else, including indoor use such as bathing, cleaning dishes, and washing laundry. To use our water wisely and most effectively, Utah residents need to rethink their yards. This means cutting out as much grass as possible and replacing it with a more water efficient landscape. However, a yard without grass can still be appealing. The Utah landscape is full of beautiful and diverse drought tolerant plants. This project focuses on how …

Creating A Fresh Start, Brooklyn Hawes

Student Research Symposium

This 3,200 square feet office space has been refreshed for a new purpose of giving a fresh start to the unhoused residents in New York City. This space was once an economic hub for small businesses where deals were made and money was exchanged. Some New York residents have been on the other side of the coin where money is harder to come across, resulting in becoming unhoused. The main factors that lead to unhousing are the lack of affordable housing, unemployment, substance abuse, or mental illness. This space is now home to assisting less fortunate people to a new …

Workplace Design After Covid-19, Mikaela Simmons

Student Research Symposium

There is going to be a dramatic change in office design as COVID-19 is on a downfall. The ‘new workplace’ is the future of design and is something that designers are trying to figure out right now. Through industry research, one-on-one interviews, and tours of different offices I found answers to how the future of our offices is going to work.

Patterns In Library Use In College Students, Gabrielle Nye

Student Research Symposium

This project researches how and what college students use a library for. The purpose behind this research was to design a floor plan, as well as space plan, a library that would function best for students and create a plan that can help students of all backgrounds. Research was conducted to better understand what students are looking for in a library and what might make them use the space for more to their advantage.To correctly portray this research a two-floor library was drawn up from scratch with the most requested features collected through surveys and research. A university library is …

Ecotourism: Experience Beyond Travel, Brooke Nielson

Student Research Symposium

The growing number of tourists each year has contributed to the economic and environmental stresses of high-visitor locations across the globe. With the development of transportation such as the car and the airplane, travel has become more accessible to individuals all around the world, especially for the elite. Appropriately, one of the most dramatic statistics related to tourism is that this very second, forty-five people just arrived at their destination. And another forty-five. Then another. And it adds up even faster. Contrary to the excitement of those vacationing, there are many tensions within the local economy and environment due to …

Social Media's Effect On Our Mental Health, Ell Sarah Mortensen

Student Research Symposium

This research project presents information on how social media effects our mental health. Key topics include how social media correlates with depression, anxiety and other forms of mental health issues.

Designing For An International Audience, Sid Schaefer

Student Research Symposium

Almost everything that people interact with has to be designed by someone, for someone. One of the most difficult audiences to design for is a foreign or international audience. If someone does not speak the same language as you, it is very easy for a design to fail. The most common solution to this problem is to use universal symbols or design elements that are understood by a wide variety of people. These elements of a design can draw from a few universal constants. First, a design can relate to the human body. Second, a design can relate to geometry. …

Designing For Adhd: Home For The Neurodiverse, Makenna Murray

Student Research Symposium

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological condition that is marked by differences in the brain associated with attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. There are key differences between people with ADHD and people without ADHD. These differences include brain structure, brain function, and brain development. People with ADHD have unique challenges. A personalized and strategic approach is required to manage ADHD. Modern residential interiors may work for much of the population; however, they can make life difficult for people with ADHD. A few of concepts that may have a negative impact on people with ADHD include open floor plans, multiuse …

The Impact Of Divorce On Children Of All Ages, Mckinsey Watteyne

Student Research Symposium

Taking inspiration for the research topic from my own personal experience with my parent’s divorce, I wanted to research the effects of divorce on children of all ages and the connection to the loss of childhood innocence. Tying my research into a quilt, many people, including me, hold onto their childhood quilts well into adulthood. In child psychology, these comfort items are referred to as “transitional objects.” They are items that comfort children as they transition through different phases in life. These transitional objects offer a sense of stability and continuity. They often help children express their emotions and handle …

Creating Calming Healthcare Environments, Abbey Oborn

Student Research Symposium

Going to a healthcare facility can make anyone feel stressed and anxious, so what can these facilities do in order to improve their sense of calmness and reduce anxiety in patients? The overall brand of healthcare facilities improves the sense of calmness and reduces anxiety in patients and staff members when these facilities consider and implement specific elements in the following categories: Interior Design, Exterior Design, Wayfinding Experience Design, Gathering Areas for Patients, Staff, and Families, Efficient Spatial Design, Universally Understood Infographics, Noise Reduction, Visual Privacy, Positive Distractions, Biophilia, Reduce Medical Smells. When healthcare facilities consider and implement these elements, …

Women's Postpartum And Postnatal Clinic, Savannah Fellows

Student Research Symposium

A Women’s Postpartum and Postnatal Inpatient Clinic in Logan, Ut is carefully designed to promote comfort, healing, and nurturing. Mental health effects of labor and delivery aren’t always immediately apparent to nurses or doctors. Some include baby blues, postpartum depression, and postpartum psychosis. Government resources are often unknown to low-income and homeless societies. The clinic takes care of them after labor and delivery to properly heal, bond with their baby, and feel safe. Aftercare the patients will leave with knowledge of resources and references that’ll help them find the help they need.

Roman Baths And Water Gods: The Syncretic Merging Of Roman Sacrality With Celtic Religion In Britannia, Alexis Hutchinson

Student Research Symposium

As a result of the merging of cultures and religions, the Romans left their mark on Britain, seen in many other provinces throughout Europe. One location that decidedly represents Roman influence is the Roman baths in Bath, England. Not long after the Romans arrived in Britain, they happened upon the underground hot springs, located in the modern-day city center. They settled and built a 'centre of healing and recreation, naming it Aquae Sulis.' (Bath City Council) A particular artifact of the baths, the Gorgon Head from the later first century AD,is situated at the top of a temple pediment. Often …

Eco-Architecture, Mary Larkin

Student Research Symposium

Humans negative impact on the environment has been detrimental. If we continue to ignore the issue of climate change and don’t take action to improve the way we live we will hit a point of no return. Eco-architecture seeks to minimize the negative environment of of buildings. Implementing Eco-Architecture into our society is essential and can help protect the earth and the future and health of its inhabitants by significantly reducing carbon emissions and slowing down global warming. https://youtu.be/BYUtxgbXrt4

Quantifying The Value Of Design, Sam Peart

Student Research Symposium

What is good graphic design really worth?It can seem so subjective, hence why most qualitatively-minded creatives struggle to communicate their value to more quantitatively-minded clients. This project seeks to determine what place quantitative numbers have within the subjective world of design and educate designers on how to leverage those numbers to their advantage.

An Examination Of The Myriad Of Skills Properties Artisans Utilize And How They Are Attained, Crystal L. Hayner

LSU Master's Theses

This study is intended to provide resources for those looking at becoming a prop artisan in the theatre industry. It is meant to provide aspiring artists with everything they need on their journey to becoming a competitive hire in the field, to aid in increasing one’s chances of finding work in the theatre industry, and to have a successful career as a prop artisan by compiling the multiple types of skills that prop artisans use and how they attain those different types of skills. The central research question of this study examines the myriad of skills prop artisans utilize and …

Q&A With Amy Webb (Bfa Painting), Amy Webb

Q & A Interviews with Art Students

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Q&A With Travis Rogers (Bfa Graphic Design), Travis Rogers

Q & A Interviews with Art Students

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Q&A With Abbye Danielle (Bfa Sculpture), Abbye Danielle

Q & A Interviews with Art Students

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Postorbital Discard And Chain Of Custody: The Processing Of Artifacts Returning To Earth From The International Space Station, Justin St. P. Walsh, Alice C. Gorman, Paola Castaño

Art Faculty Articles and Research

Few items that comprise the material culture of the International Space Station ever return to Earth. Most are left on the station or placed on cargo resupply ships that burn up on atmospheric re-entry. This fact presents a challenge for archaeologists who use material culture as their primary evidence. Together with a sociologist, we observed the processes that have been developed by NASA contractors to handle and return items that come back to Earth on the Cargo Dragon vehicle. We observed two missions, CRS-13 and CRS-14, in January and May 2018, respectively, traveling to the locations of work and interviewing …

Q&A With Taylor Skelton (Bfa Painting), Taylor Skelton

Q & A Interviews with Art Students

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Q&A With Neely Mullen (Bfa Graphic Design), Neely Mullen

Q & A Interviews with Art Students

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Q&A With Carmina Peña (Bfa Graphic Design), Carmina Peña

Q & A Interviews with Art Students

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Q&A With Julianna Coleman (Bfa Ceramics), Julianna Coleman

Q & A Interviews with Art Students

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Developing Indie Games With Agile, Camden Obertop

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Agile software development has ushered in major improvements to the development of software in the 21st century. Video game development is a form of development that is unique from other types of software engineering, as it can involve work from artists, musicians, voice actors, and others. This paper explores the question whether agile software development as Scrum is an effective tool for creating video games. Ultimately, it can be seen that agile is a very important asset to game developers.

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Digressions: Literary & Art Journal

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Understanding Abstract Artistic Process Through Active Engagement, Lawson Bruxvoort, Camryn Cleveringa, Leviticus Cross, Janna De Haan, Andrea Freeman, James Gilbert, Brandon Glasgow, Daniel Jaspring, Brandon Kjonegaard, Naomi Lief, Kaylee Maasdam, Mason Mcgill, Rebekah Stoscher, Skylar Tumbleson, Faith Tyrrell, Noelle Wamhoff, Brent Williams

Celebration of Research

This research project is a collection of work from the students enrolled in this semester's "Art Since 1940" course. As a collection, students propose that the art of the 1940s & 50s is best understood, researched, and disseminated as an actively engaged, artistic process. It attempts to establish a learning-as-making space in which makers, or in this case, art history students, can embody what abstract expressionism meant in historical terms, but also as a very individual and personal endeavor. This research intends to show--through student-created videos, short essays, and artwork--how the intertwined lives of artists, past and present, can help …

Affect Of The Imago Dei, Clara Pahl

Celebration of Research

Does God smile?

Imago Dei means “the image of God.” In psychology, affect is used to define emotion that motivates behavior. Affect of the Imago Dei is an attempt to capture the physicality of God’s divine expression. When God created Adam, as portrayed in Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam, He created a face that could provoke powerful responses— a face that could communicate what language could not. Is this face made literally in the image of God? Or has God created human facial expression unique from Himself-- to give us something He does not have?