FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENT S

Professors Stacy R. Cannon and Bri O’Neal attended the University & College Designers Association (UCDA) Design Education Summit, a national summit for design educators, chairs, and students. At the conference, they made a presentation entitled Utilizing Placemaking and Identity in Academic Spaces to Encourage Creative Community and Collegial Unity. The topic was received well, and several other universities showed interest in implementing a similar approach to their spaces.

The following students also contributed to this project:

Graduate: Madison Fogarty, Sydney Rabe, Morgan Poole, Olivia Smith, and Natalie Dodd

Undergraduate: Aubrey Cooler, Dana Lamolinara, Bri Janey, Kennedy Luke, and Abby Nolan

TODD SMITH: AUSCHWITZ ALBUM

In a moving tribute to Holocaust survivors, Todd Smith, chair of Liberty University’s Department of Studio & Digital Arts, took part in Holocaust remembrance events as both an artist and curator, featuring Liberty’s “The Auschwitz Album Revisited” series and sculpting a piece that embodies hope and healing. Smith’s work helped observers discover the profound impact of art and music in raising awareness of anti-Semitism while honoring the resilience of the Jewish people. The following students also contributed to this project: