COLFA Quarterly Vol. 5

C O L F A

Dean Dr. Eric Morrow morrow@tarleton.edu

Associate Dean

School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Public Administration

Dr. Alex Del Carmen delcarmen@tarleton.edu

Associate Dean Dr. Ben Sword sword@tarleton.edu

Administrative Coordinator

Ms. Cory McCray cmccray@tarleton.edu

Newsletter Designer

Ms. Sydney Brown

CONTACT INFORMATION

O.A. Grant, Room 241 Box T-0190

Stephenville, Tx 76402

Office: 254-968-9141

Tenure and Promotion

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Development Grants

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Outstanding Graduate and Hooding Ceremony

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Communications

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Criminal Justice

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Public Administration

Pages 17-19

English & Languages

Pages 20-21

Performing Arts

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Visual Arts & Design

Pages 23-25

Government, Legal Studies, & Philosopy

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Texas Folklore Society

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Dean's Circle Donation Form

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Fax: 254-968-9784

Tenure and Promotion Ceremony

Congratulations to all the Faculty who received Tenure and Promotion and Honors

Dr. Mallory Young Regents Professor Emeritus

Dr. Liza Benedict Associate Professor with Tenure

Dr. Cessna Winslow Associate Professor with Tenure

Dr. David Robinson Associate Professor with Tenure

Congratulations to the following College of Liberal and Fine Arts faculty who received spring semester

Development Grants from the Tarleton Center for Educational Excellence. Thank you to all who applied and for the quality offering of our faculty!

Dr. Olga Semukhina Criminal Justice

Dr. Momin Quazi English and Languages

Dr. Jie Tao Public Administration

Dr. Laura Helvie-Mason Communication Studies

Dr. Gary Westbrook Performing Arts

Dr. Jennifer Edwards Communication Studies

Outstanding Graduate and Hooding Ceremony

Communication Studies

Sierra Wells

Kiley Kocian

Adam Goodman

James Bessler (MA)

Sydney Brown (MA)

Magnolia Dunlap (MA)

Jorge Irizarry (MA)

Mykel Jones (MA)

Katherine Mitchell (MA)

Kristin Nason (MA)

Jessica Thomas (MA)

Jocqulyn Young (MA)

Criminal Justice

Katherin Ramirez

Krista Gore

Crystal McCurrin (MCJ)

Miranda Smith (MCJ)

Kyndle Oppenheim (MCJ)

Chenille Oliver (MCJ)

Rhonda Middleton (MCJ)

Krystal Canales (MCJ)

Jacqueline Sanchez (MCJ)

Garrick Royster (MCJ)

Johanna Rosario (MCJ)

Richard Morgan (MCJ)

Alyssa Villenueva (MCJ)

Kinsey Jones (MCJ)

Lauren Tweedle (MCJ)

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English and Languages

Kaylee Pippins

Alexis Thorburn

Hannah Beagles

Performing Arts

Vivian McCain

Cameron Alonso

Gerry DeHart

Courtnie Ongmanchi

Visual Arts and Design

Cassidy Balder

Harlan Smith

Government, Legal Studies, and Philosophy

Matthew Estenson

Nathaniel Baker

Caitlyn Bates

History, Geography, and GIS

Andrew McCain

Public Administration

Bruce Sherman (MPA)

Cynthia Warren (MPA)

Chloe Gardner (MPA)

Campbell Donjkowski (MPA)

Shaiquiar Smith (MPA)

Cristal Arnaldi (MPA)

Stephanie Lane (MPA)

College Media Association Visits Washington,

D.C. and New York City

Texan News Service editor-inchief Elizabeth Black (Spring ‘23) and managing editor Sierra Wells (Fall ‘22), along with TNS faculty advisor Austin Lewter, attended the College Media Association conference in Washington D.C. in late October. While at the conference they were also able to get out and explore Washington D C and even squeezed in a visit to the Pentagon There they met Lt Colonel Andrew Gamblin (Political Science, ‘96) who took the TNS staffers behind the scenes at the Pentagon to see the Press Briefing room At the conference they attended a variety of sessions related to best practices for college media organizations and student journalists They gained a wealth of knowledge and networked with college media groups from across the nation. In March, staffers from the TNS will also visit the CMA conference in New York City for the second straight year. Funding to support these trips was provided through the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Dean’s Circle donations

Journalism Students from Azle Visit Tarleton

Twenty-three students and two faculty members involved in student journalism at Azle High School visited Tarleton State to see the newsroom and broadcast studio for the journalism/broadcasting program Students also got a campus-wide tour, lunch at the Dining Hall, and tours of Memorial Stadium and Tarleton Radio. The trip was organized by journalism/broadcasting program director Austin Lewter Students also enjoyed riding on golf carts around campus and seeing the kiwi-bots out delivering food It’s the small things in life, sometimes, that bring people joy.

RELIEF Funding Awards

Top $22,000

As a result of funding from an innovative program that helps offset costs with unpaid internships, 35 Tarleton State University students in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) received financial assistance to enable them to complete an unpaid internship.

In its first full year, 69 students applied for RELIEF, Real-world Experiential Learning Internship Education Fund, assistance. In total, 35 students from seven COLFA departments qualified to receive financial assistance, totaling $22,420 COLFA has over 1800 undergraduate and graduate students across six academic programs in Stephenville and Fort Worth. Internships provide hands-on education through real-world learning and thus are a vital part of the COLFA curriculum

Dr. Cessna Winslow oversees the Communication Studies department’s internship program Seeing a need to help students pursue unpaid internships, in 2021 she created RELIEF with funds from private donors. RELIEF grew substantially with an award from President James Hurley’s Presidential Fund for Excellence

The College of Liberal and Fine Arts is the incubator for the program The goal is that eventually RELIEF funding will be available to students across the university.

RELIEF recipient Reagan Marriott (Spring ‘23) interned at a nonprofit agency that provides life skills and job training classes to those in need Reagan’s internship required her to travel to events and take pictures for the agency ’ s website and social media pages. Reagan commented, “Thankfully, I was equipped with a camera but RELIEF funds allowed me to purchase some needed accessories ” She added, “Taking an unpaid internship was risky because it took me away from paid work. This scholarship took away that fear and stress which allowed me to dedicate more time to the learning experience that was this internship."

RELIEF recipient Reagan Marriott (Spring ‘23)

Texas Center for Community Journalism Digital News Media Workshop

During November 16-18th, the Texas Center for Community Journalism hosted a digital news workshop to help community newspapers develop their digital gameplan. Nearly a dozen presenters shared their perspectives on not only the threat of social media news to community newspapers but learned the benefit of using growing platforms like Instagram and TikTok to improve their businesses Twenty-two participants from community papers across the state attended the workshop to better understand how to develop, implement, and effectively use social media strategies for their community newspapers Some outlets included the Shiner Gazette, Wise County Messenger, and Burleson County Tribune The Texas Center for Community Journalism is funded by the Texas Press Association through the Texas Newspaper Foundation.

Dr. Del Richey Teaches Speech to Soldiers at Fort Hood

Last Fall Dr Del Richey worked with Central Texas College where he taught a special class to an army unit at Fort Hood for 25-30 soldiers Students were all in the same unit, the B-62 THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) which is a terminal Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) battery. Dr. Richey trains here on-post in case students need to deploy around the world Our missile system is defense-only. If we were ever needed down-range, our primary mission would be intercepting Tactical Ballistic Missiles (TBMs) from hostile regions to protect specified assets. THAAD has been in the works and deployed since Operation Desert Storm Our missile defense system is an extremely effective and highly political asset for America

Better Beginnings Brunch

On Saturday January 28th, Comm

4325: Applied Public Relations and Event Planning students successfully assisted Cross Timbers Family Services host the 2023 Better Beginnings Brunch Cross Family Timbers Services is directed by Tarleton State alumnus Laura Gambino (English, ‘91). This annual event raises funds to support victims of sexual assault, trafficking, domestic violence, and other crimes This mutually-beneficial partnership allows capstone students to use their event planning and PR skills while building their resumes and gaining non-profit agency experience. Students involved included Jimena Espinoza (Spring ‘23), Brianna Wilkinson (Spring ‘23), and Ariana Schumann (Spring ‘23) who helped plan and host the event. The College of Liberal and Fine Arts is a university leader in community and non-profit support

Dr. Jennifer Edwards In LA Times on Ye and Parler

Jennifer T Edwards, executive director of the Texas Social Media Research Institute and the Rural Communication Institute at Tarleton State University, was quoted in an October 18, 2022 Los Angeles Times article discussing the social media platform Parler. “Parler is a niche social media platform on which conservatives feel the most comfortable. Users flock to sites that make them feel like they belong,” she said Ye (formerly Kanye West) is one of the most visible Parler users, and in her mind, the recent conservative controversies that he has been involved in may be a boost to the platform. “Through West’s efforts, Parler has the potential to become more mainstream,” Edwards said. “People who have never heard of the social media platform will flock to it, merely out of curiosity ” Dr Edwards teaches graduate courses in Social Media Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, and Applied Social Media.

Study Abroad Trip for Event Management to Europe

Drs. Jennifer Edwards and Karley Goen are leading a Study Abroad program this summer focused on event management in Scotland and England The program will run from May 22 to May 31, 2023 and will be the first to be offered in the department since Summer 2019. The aim is to provide an in-depth understanding of two of the UK's cultural and political capitals The students will explore breathtaking Edinburgh built atop seven extinct volcanoes to get a real sense of Scottish customs and tradition. In London, they will experience iconic cultural sights, like Buckingham Palace, that are quintessentially English as well as a contemporary art, fashion and food scene that is delightfully multicultural. According to Dr. Goen, “We will be working a wedding, a corporate event and a retreat within the countries we are traveling to We look forward to bringing back these applied learning experiences to Tarleton and the community in which we serve." Lexi Gorrell (Spring ‘23), who will be attending the trip, says, “I am looking forward to embarking on a ten day trip where we will have a jam packed itinerary full of hands-on learning

During this time we will be leaving imprints and gaining knowledge in the countries we visit”.

Student scholarships have been awarded to support students in the program through the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Dean’s Circle donations

Tarleton Well Represented at the International Society for Educational Biography's Annual Conference

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Several Tarleton areas collaborated to present at the International Society for Educational Biography’s annual conference in San Antonio.

Dr Lora Helvie-Mason, chaired and was a participant in the session “Self in the struggle: Educator self-image, work and value amidst change.”

Additional Tarleton panelists included Juana Moncada, Assistant Director of Residence Life; Stephanie Sharpe, Assistant Director for Athletic Performance; and Dr. Jim Gentry, Director of Instructional Development and Course Design and Professor of curriculum and instruction

Panelists focused on the duality of personal and professional lives while striving to meet students’ needs during the pandemic Their papers offered insights into the cultural forces that shape the individual and the environment from various educational perspectives.

Additional Tarleton presenters included Prairie Endres-Parnell, Instructor in communication studies, and Dr Rebekah Miller-Levy, Associate Professor of curriculum and instruction. Together, they presented works on privilege and innovative approaches to examining privilege in educational spaces and youth-focused literature.

Endres-Parnell was elected treasurer of the organization She follows Helvie-Mason, who served over a decade in the position.

Helvie-Mason said it was challenging to believe that what started as a temporary role transitioned to years of professional service.

“That’s the great thing about academic organizations that align with your areas of research They begin to feel like a home,” she said. “I first presented at ISEB in 2005 as a doctoral student and feel grateful for the career and scholarly growth experienced year after year with this organization.”

The International Society for Educational Biography explores the intersection of biography and education with emphasis on life writing, ethnography, autoethnography, biography, memoir, oral history and popular culture

This year ’ s conference theme was “Life Writing in Historic Times.” The 2023 ISEB conference will be in Oklahoma City

Tarleton State University Ranked a Top School for Online Master's in Criminal Justice for 2023

Tarleton has been ranked as one of the nation’s best colleges for online master’s programs in criminal justice Just six percent of regionally accredited postsecondary institutions earned a ranking position

RENO, Nev. (PRWEB)

January 16, 2023 – Tarleton State University has been recognized as one of the best schools for online learning at the master’s level by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD). Tarleton’s criminal justice programs earned top honors for overall quality, affordability and commitment to student success.

See where Tarleton ranked below:

Most Affordable Online Master's Degrees in Criminal Justice –https://www onlinemasters degrees org/mostaffordable/criminaljustice-programs/

"This year, we focused on the schools making it easier for students to compete in today’s increasingly difficult job market,” said Kyle Darland, co-founder of OMD.

“Each ranked school offers a fully or partially online master’s program in criminal justice at a time when earning a master’s has become a minimum barrier to entry for many. ”

Darland is referencing a recent survey from CareerBuilder, which found that “thirty-three percent of employers are hiring workers

with master’s degrees for positions that had been primarily held by those with four-year degrees.” These employers cited an evolution of the skills needed to perform the jobs as the cause of theshift, and an increase in work quality, productivity and employee retention as the result

“Providing students with opportunities to get a master’s online is only part of our rankings,” said Darland “Top-ranked schools also had competitive tuition rates and/or scholarships to help drive costs down And with grocery, gas and other expenses on everyone ’ s mind right now, an affordable master’s is key.”

OnlineMastersDegrees org analyzed more than 7,700 accredited universities by using data pulled from the schools themselves and from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). After the data was compiled, OMD’s data science team then applied a proprietary algorithm to rank all qualifying schools for each of the different master’s degrees specialties

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To be eligible for ranking, a university must hold active regional accreditation and have at least one partially online master’s program in the ranking subject. Just 8 percent of U.S. postsecondary institutions earned a ranking position.

About OnlineMastersDegrees org

OnlineMastersDegrees.org began in 2020 to support online learning at the master’s level. Our user-friendly, research-backed content helps students find scholarships, resources, financial aid, and connect with accredited colleges and universities across the country.

Dr. Katherine M. Brown Receives AAFS John R. Hunt Award

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Tarleton criminal justice Professional Associate Professor Katherine M. Brown received the 2023 John R Hunt Award from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences on Feb 15 at the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

The award recognizes sustained superior contributions to the General Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and the forensic science community.

“I am honored and humbled,” she said “I truly feel it is a privilege to serve the academy and the profession and look forward to continuing my contributions to the field.”

Dr Brown is a Faculty Affiliate in the Institute on Violence Against Women and Human Trafficking at Tarleton

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She earned her bachelor’s degree in government from UT Austin and her master’s in criminal justice/criminology and PhD in police administration from Sam Houston State University.

She recently was appointed to a three-year term as a Forensic Science Foundation trustee and has been appointed a voting member of the AAFS Standards Board Crime Scene Investigation Consensus Body The consensus body is responsible for developing, reviewing and voting on standards, best practice recommendations and technical reports in the discipline of forensic science.

Dr. Brown is an AAFS Fellow and was awarded the AAFS General Section Paul W. Kehres Meritorious Service Award in 2022 She also serves as a consultant to Child Abduction Response Teams (CARTs) across the United States Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and books

The AAFS is a multidisciplinary professional organization that provides leadership to advance science and its application to the legal system. Its 6,600 members represent all 50 United States and 71 other countries.

Membership is composed of pathologists, attorneys, dentists, toxicologists, anthropologists, document examiners, digital evidence experts, psychiatrists, engineers, physicists, chemists, criminalists, educators and researchers. Its objectives are to promote professionalism, integrity, competency and education, and to foster research, improve practice and encourage collaboration in the forensic sciences.

Doctoral Students Win 1st and 2nd Place at TAMUS Pathways Student Research Symposium

Congratulations to the two criminal justice doctoral students who won first and second place at the Texas A & M Pathways Student Research Symposium hosted in Galveston. Marissa Hayes, a second year CJ doctoral student, won first place. John Galloway, a first year CJ doctoral student, won second

The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) Pathways Student Research Symposium is a student research showcase. Open to undergraduate and graduate students from all TAMUS institutions, the Pathways Student Research Symposium gives system students an opportunity to present their research to – and network with – faculty members, judges, and other students across the system Separate categories are available for undergraduate-, master's- and doctoral-level posters or oral presentations.

Marissa Hayes

John Galloway

Briefing with U.S Department of Justice on the Illegal Marijuana and Drug Related Violent Crime in North Texas Grant

Congratulations are in order for the Criminal Justice grant team who completed a high-level research briefing on November 28, 2022, with U S DOJ and other Federal officials including the Director of the National Institute of Justice, the FBI, DEA, HHS, U.S. Attorneys, Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Institute on Drug Abuse, the U.S. State Department, and various other DOJ officials.

The results were also presented at the American Society of Criminology meeting Representatives from the Criminal Justice Department have been invited to staff an NIJ panel at the Academy for Criminal Justice Science annual meeting as well as the NIJ Research and Evaluation Conference in the spring.

Criminal Justice and GIS Faculty and Staff

Participate in RIED Symposium

Criminal Justice and GIS faculty and staff participated in the Research, Innovation, and Economic Development research symposium on February 16th The purpose of the symposium is to highlight groundbreaking discoveries led by students and faculty.

GIS-Based Multivariate Clustering Analysis of Robbery Crimes in Arlington, TexasStudent Presenter, Dillon McAuliffe. Faculty Mentor, Dr. Olga Semukhina.

Do Certain Place Features Have A Differential Effect on the Likelihood of Robbery Victimization Across Different Racial and Ethnic Groups?- Student Presenter, Isaiah Fincher. Faculty Mentor, Dr. Olga Semukhina.

Criminal Justice Doctoral Students

Present Research at the Annual Meeting of American Society of Criminology

Nine criminal justice doctoral students presented their research at the annual meeting of American Society of Criminology from November 16 - November 19 in Atlanta, Georgia

The annual meeting of American Society of Criminology is the most prestigious conference in the field of criminology that brings together over 4,000 leading criminologists from all over the world Dr Olga Semukhina led over four presentations, and Dr Steven Glassner led two Scan the QR codes below for more about the conference and doctoral students

Congratulations to all!

Learn more about CJ Doctoral Students

Learn more about ASC Annual Meeting

Dr. Galia Cohen Speaks at Retreat

Dr. Cohen spoke at the DFW Communications Managers Retreat about the importance of higher education in January

Drs. Galia Cohen and Jie Tao Present Research

Drs Cohen and Tao presented their research on training effectiveness in changing Law Enforcement officers' perceptions on January 18, 2023. It is an excellent research collaboration between the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration and Department of Public Administration at Tarleton State University.

Dr. Tracy Rickman and Ms. Grace Kelly attend Fire Chiefs Conference

Dr Rickman and Ms Kelly attended the Texas Fire Chiefs Association Second in Command Conference in January.

Congratulations to New Public Administration Graduate

Congratulations to our newest graduate Lenzy Prewitt at RELLIS campus!

Dr. Islam and Ms. Kelly are so proud of her journey and wish her all the best in her future endeavors!

Public Administration Professors attend Blinn College fair

Ms. Grace Kelly and Dr. Islam attended transfer fair at Blinn College, Brenham Campus on February 16 They were interviewed by the local news channel KAGS TV They talked about BD and BAAS programs in Public Administration of Tarleton State University at Rellis Academic Alliance campus of Texas A&M University System Dr Islam and Ms Kelly attended high school preview day at Rellis campus on February 17 to brief the high school students about Public Administration program Dr Islam represented the Department of Public Adminustration at the Blinn College Soribg recruitment fairs on February 28 and March 1 at the college's Brenham and Bryan, Texas campuses respectively

Public Administration Celebrates Masters of Public Administration Graduates

Drs Cohen and Rickman attended Fall 2022 graduation ceremony at Stephenville campus for MPA graduates. We're honored to celebrate graduation day with you all! Best of luck on your new beginnings!

Public Administration Students Take a Trip to Austin

Ms Kelly took our BS students to Austin to learn more about how public policy works in real-world on March 1, 2023. They ran into President Hurley on the way to their first meeting. Go Texans!

Dr. Rickman Supports Boy Scouts of America

On February 18 2023, Dr. Rickman supported the Boy Scouts of America with Tarleton's Merit Badge roundup. Dr. Rickman taught the "Emergency Preparedness" merit badge to 32 Scouts in two separate sessions

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Dr. Patrick Kindig Releases New Book

Most cultural critics theorize modernity as a state of disenchanted distraction, one linked to both the rationalizing impulses of scientific and technological innovation and the kind of dispersed, fragmented attention that characterizes the experience of mass culture Patrick Kindig’s Fascination, however, tells a different story, showing that many fin-de-siècle Americans were in fact concerned about (and intrigued by) the modern world’s ability to attract and fix attention in quasisupernatural ways Rather than being distracting, modern life in their view had an almost magical capacity to capture attention and overwhelm rational thought

Fascination argues that, in response to the dramatic scientific and cultural changes of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many American thinkers and writers came to conceive of the modern world as fundamentally fascinating Describing such diverse phenomena as the electric generator, the movements of actresses, and ethnographic cinema as supernaturally alluring, they used the language of fascination to process and critique both popular ideologies of historical progress and the racializing logic upon which these ideologies were built.

Drawing on an archive of primary texts from the fields of medicine, (para)psychology, philosophy, cultural criticism, and anthropology―as well as creative texts by Harriet Prescott Spofford, Charles Chesnutt, Theodore Dreiser, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Edward S. Curtis, Robert J. Flaherty, and Djuna Barnes Kindig reconsiders what it meant for Americans to be (and to be called) modern at the turn of the twentieth century.

Dr. Jake Brewer Publishes Short Story

Dr. Jake Brewer pulished a shorty story on a podcast, Tales to Terrify. His episode, number 571, can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The Department of English and Languages

Hosts Various Readings

The Department of English and Languages hosted three authors, one being a New York Times best-selling author, at Tarleton State University. Dr. TJ Gieger from Texas Tech University came to Tarleton for a reading and Q&A about his Investigation Into the rhetorical practices used by contemporary evangelical Christian women to confront theological and cultural Issues. Faithful Deliberation rests at the Intersection of feminist rhetorical studies and religious rhetorics.

Dr. Erika T. Wurth read a few excerpts from her acclaimed novel, White Horse. Dr. Wurth has made the Indie Next List, Target Book of the Month, New York Times Editor's Pick, and Good Morning America Buzz Pick. Her novel is praised as being suited for fans of Stephen King.

Dr. Su Cho also read excerpts from her National Poetry Series winner, The Symmetry of Fish, a debut poetry collection about Immigration, memory, and a family's lexicon. Dr. Cho Is a poet and essayist born In South Korea and raised In Indiana. She has an MFA In Poetry from Indiana University and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Her work has been featured In Poetry, New England Review, Gulf Coast, and Orion; the 2021 Best American Poetry and Best New Poets anthologies.

Choral Program Presents

Tarleton Showcase

The Tarleton Choral Program hosted its Tarleton Showcase on Friday, March 3rd. Students from the choral program sang In groups, solos, played piano, played guitar, and rapped They performed choral repertoire, country, jazz, and rock. Prizes were given to first, second, and third place winners!

Upcoming Fine Arts Events

Dorinth Doherty: Archiving Eden

The Department of Visual Arts and Design proudly to presented Dornith Doherty: Archiving Eden, which was on view at the Clyde H Wells Gallery of Art at Tarleton State University from January 12th through February 8th, 2023. For the last 15 years, Texas-based photographer Dornith Doherty has traveled and photographed the spaces and contents of seed banks around the world In the images that make up the series Archiving Eden, Dornith has constructed a visual meditation on the planet’s botanical diversity by focusing on the remarkable aesthetics of seeds and the places constructed to conserve biodiversity,

Collaborating with renowned biologists and supported by a 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship, Doherty initially began photographing the seed vaults to examine the role of seed banks and their preservation efforts in the face of climate change, the extinction of natural species, and decreased agricultural diversity Locations in the series include the United States Department of Agriculture; Agricultural Research Service’s National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation (Colorado); the Millennium Seed Bank (England); PlantBank; Threatened Flora Centre and Kings Park Botanic Gardens (Australia), and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (Norway).

Speaking about her process Dornith explains: “Utilizing the archives’ on-site x-ray equipment that is routinely used for viability assessments of accessioned seeds, I document and subsequently collage the seeds and tissue samples stored in these crucial collections.

The amazing visual power of magnified x-ray images, which springs from the technology’s ability to record what is invisible to the human eye, illuminates my considerations not only of the complex philosophical, anthropological, and ecological issues surrounding the role of science and human agency in relation to gene banking, but also of the poetic questions about life and time on a macro and micro scale.”

Dornith will be giving a free, public lecture about her work combining art and scientific research in the Fine Arts Theater at Tarleton State University on February 7th at 3pm

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time through artworks created at the intersection of art and science Doherty was born in Houston, Texas and received a B A cum laude from Rice University and a MFA in Photography from Yale University. She currently resides in Southlake and is Distinguished Research Professor at the University of North Texas In addition to the Guggenheim Fellowship, she has also received grants from the Fulbright Foundation, the Japan Foundation, the Indiana Arts Commission, and the United States Department of the Interior, the University of North Texas, and the Houston Center for Photography She has been an artist in residence at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto/Ontario Science Centre, the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies, and Joshua Tree National Park. She received the Honored Educator Award from the Society of Photographic Education South Central in 2012 and, more recently, the Texas Legislature named her 2016 Texas State Artist 2D

Doherty’s work has been featured in exhibitions widely in the US and abroad at institutions including the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX; the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and the National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC; the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR; the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX; the Centro de Fotografía, Tenerife, Spain; the Chapter Art Centre, Cardiff, Wales; the Encuentros Abiertos Photography Biennial in Buenos Aires, Argentina; the Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN; the Minneapolis Institute of

Arts, Minneapolis, MN; the Museum Belvédère, Heerenveen, the Netherlands; the New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM; and the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Canada; among others. She has been invited to present scholarly papers and artist talks at over 80 institutions and conferences worldwide, including a TEDx lecture in 2013

Doherty’s work has been featured by American Way magazine, Harvard Business Review, Hyperallergic, National Geographic, New Yorker: Photo Booth, Oxford American Journal, Oxford Literary Journal, Smith Journal Australia, Smithsonian Magazine, Texas Monthly, Tomboy Tarts, Vice, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Wired magazine, among others.

Annual Juried Student Exhibition

March 20th - April 3rd

Clyde H Wells Gallery

The Department of Visual Arts and Design presents the annual juried Student Exhibit featuring works of art by students across all of the Tarleton's art classes

Chet Garner Visits the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center

On Monday, February 27, Chet Garner, television host and writer, presented a special lecture in the Clyde H Wells Fine Arts Center This special event was free to the public and sponsored by the Digital Media Studies program, the Department of Visual Arts & Design, and the College of Liberal and Fine Arts After the lecture, there was also a public reception in the Clyde H Wells Gallery of Art

Chet Garner is the creator, host, and executive producer of The Daytripper, a 12time Emmy-award-winning Texas travel show on PBS stations nationwide Born in nearby Comanche and raised in Port Neches, Texas, Chet’s love for storytelling began at a young age around the Boy Scout campfire and toting around his grandfather’s VHS video camera

Chet earned a degree in Radio-TelevisionFilm from the University of Texas at Austin and graduated first in his class from Baylor Law School. However, after practicing law for three years, he decided to follow his passions and simultaneously inspire folks to appreciate the beauty, history, and food of the Lone Star State. At this lecture, Chet shared his stories, which amount to a crash course in travel, filmmaking, marketing, and doing whatever it takes to start a successful TV show

The Daytripper is now in its thirteenth season, it has won 12 Lone Star Emmys, including four for “Outstanding Program Host,” and is well on its way to becoming a Texas institution. Chet also shares his stories via monthly columns for Texas Highways and Texas CoOp Power magazines His company, Hogaboom Road, Inc , is now a full-service commercial production company with clients ranging from Smokey Bear to Best Western.

GLSP Students and Faculty Present Research at the Southern Political Science Association

Dr. Marcie Reynolds and Political Science student Cristo Castillo presented research at the Southern Political Science Association annual meeting in Orlando, Florida Castillo's research focused on election integrity, and some states' voter list management has resulted In election purges. Mr. Castillo also presented this research at the Tarleton Division of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development Research Symposium

Congratulations to Dr. Reynolds and Mr. Castillo!

Political Science Student Presents Research at Pathways Research Symposium

Political Science senior Joshua Anderson presented his research, "The Implications of the Absence of Straight Ticket Voting," at last week's Pathways Research Symposium at Aggieland by the Sea, Texas A&M's Galveston campus. Congratulations Joshua, and best wishes for your continued work on this project!

To read more about Joshua's research, scan the QR code.

TFS 104th Annual Meeting

Part conference, part music concert, and a whole lot of fun, planning is underway for Texas Folklore Society’s 104th Annual Meeting, which will be held in Waco on April 6–8, 2023. Rich with history and full of traditions, there's a lot to love about Waco; staff, board members, and other volunteers are working to ensure that the Society’s first in-person meeting since 2019 is one for the books

The annual event includes presentation of papers some are fascinating, some are astounding, some are fun, and some are side-splittingly-talk-about-it-for-years hilarious Attendees also have the opportunity to tour a local attraction, attend the President’s Reception, and participate in nighttime hootenanny.

“Texas Folklore Society hootenannies is where I learned the value of the songs that I heard growing up," says longtime TFS member and recent hootenanny leader Lee Haile said "The hoot was the one thing that hooked me in the beginning and kept me coming back year after year when I was very young in this organization Nothing unites folks like the music they share, and that alone is reason enough to try to keep these old songs going." TFS members are invited and encouraged to attended the event. Stay tuned to the TFS on Facebook, www.facebook.com/TexasFolkloreSociety, and Twitter, www,twitter.com/Texas Folklore, for more information.