Student work in spotlight at Shannon Library Exposition

The 1st annual Exposition of Library Based Student Research, hosted by Dr. Donna Brockmeyer, explored the Ancient and Modern Worlds with displays of death masks, artifacts and project posters from RLST 282, RLST 303, ARCH 244, ARCH 257 and ARCH 258. The event also featured the launch of the latest issue of In Media Res, the liberal arts journal published twice a year by STM College.

Dr. Brockmeyer welcomed everyone and provided an overview of the evening. 

Dr. Tracene Harvey discussed the relationship between Shannon Library and the Museum of Antiquities at the U of S.  Dr. Harvey was proud to announce artifacts on permanent loan to Shannon Library, such as the bust of Constantine, are prominently displayed in a way that could not be accommodated at the Museum of Antiquities.

Dr. Mary Ann Beavis, Dr. Alisha Pomazon and Dr. Tina Greenfield, three professors from the Religion and Culture department at STM, have included student experiential learning into their curriculums. Dr. Beavis allowed to students to create a poster board for a Roman goddess in RLST 303: Goddesses in Myth and History.  Dr. Pomazon added the creation of death masks to her curriculum in RLST 282: Religious Aspects of Death and Dying and Dr. Greenfield accepted recreations of ancient artifacts in ARCH 244, ARCH 257 and ARCH 258.  After the intent of each class project was introduced, students were invited to present their work.

Finally, Dr. Sarah Powrie introduced Patrick Malone who discussed the launch of the newest edition of In Medias Res, the STM journal published twice a year, which includes fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, photography, and print art.

Students, staff and faculty were encouraged to examine all student projects on display that evening while enjoying light refreshments.

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