The College of Arts and Letters is proud to announce awards for our hard-working, talented students recently recognized for these impressive individual and collaborative projects: MCMA The Standard won 21 awards from the Missouri College Media Association (MCMA), including first place in Division 1 for Best Overall Newspaper and first place for Sweepstakes! Congratulations to … [Read more...] about Students win big at state media competitions
Looking for Summer 2020 General Education courses? Check out the updated schedule below. A promotional flyer is available for download. Summer 2020 Schedule May 18 - Summer Intersession classes begin May 25 - Memorial Day holiday (no classes) June 5 - Summer Intersession classes end June 8 - Classes begin July 3 - Independence Day observed (no classes) … [Read more...] about COAL announces robust online summer offerings
College of Arts and Letters (COAL) promotional videos recently received ADDYs from the American Advertising Federation (Heartland). "The Moment Before" and "Ensemble," both of the high-level promos released by COAL in 2019, were recognized. In addition to a Gold ADDY, "The Moment Before" received the prestigious Judges Choice Award for excellence. "Ensemble" was recognized … [Read more...] about COAL videos recognized with advertising awards
2019 Electronic Arts thesis “Recoiled” demonstrates excellence both home and abroad At the end of spring semester 2018, when the juniors in the electronic arts program (EA) took a seat in Associate Professor Bryan “Colby” Jenning’s ART 300 course to begin brainstorming and ultimately pitching their ideas for their collaborative and interdisciplinary senior thesis project, … [Read more...] about “Recoiled” reaps recognition and rewards
Dr. Alan Tinkler, associate professor of English, has spent the better part of his professional career dedicated to bettering the world. Through decades of extensive volunteer work ranging from his time in Papua New Guinea with the PeaceCorps to his role on the Community Impact Team with the United Way of Northwest Vermont, and his dedication to the Shepherd Higher Education … [Read more...] about Teaching poverty, enriching education