A photograph from a recent project portraying children and young adults with learning disabilities by senior photography major, Shelby Walters, will be included in Lux 2017, an annual  photographic journal published by Southern Illinois University. In addition to being selected for this publication, Shelby also received an Honorable Mention award. The juror for Lux 2017 was Tom Guthrie, Professor of Art at Creighton University.

Additionally, recent BFA graduate, Cory Powell, was selected as a Finalist in the 37th Annual College and High School Photography Contest sponsored by Photographers Forum Magazine.