Accomplishments: College of Fine Arts

Iman Ansari (Architecture) has written a chapter, "Nature Versus Denture: An Ontology of Dental Prostheses," which has been published by Routledge as a chapter in a new book by titled Architecture and Anthropology, edited by Adam Jasper. This book attempts to locate the various points of departure that might be taken in a…
Dave Loeb (Music) and the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ School of Music, Division of Jazz and Commercial Music, received another outstanding review for its latest release, Fascinating Rhythm/Latin Journey IV on Vegas Records, in the  November Education issue of Jazz Times. "There’s an abundance of riches on this two CD-set from 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s jazz program. It includes…
Ed Fuentes (Art) is a new faculty member as well as a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ graduate ('18 MFA Art) whose thesis exhibition has been selected to be a solo show at the Riverside Art Museum in California in February.
Susanna Newbury (Art) recently appeared on the KCHUNG radio program 9am to discuss her research on art and urban development, and issues of ethics and justice in American oratory. KCHUNG is a freeform community radio station based in Los Angeles, broadcasting locally at 1630 AM and nationally over the web.
Michael Jarett ( Dance) received the Richmond Theater Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design for his design of Moth produced by TheatreLAB in Richmond, Virginia, earlier this year. This was the first time he has received the award. He was nominated six times previously, including two nominations this…
Rochelle Walker (Fine Arts) and Samantha Carroll (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) created Living Your Best Life: Balancing School, Work, and Family Summit. It was created out of a graduate multicultural course project within the higher education leadership program. The goal was to provide 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ student-parents a positive and…
Marta Plominska (Music) has been awarded first prize at the Great Composers Competition - Masters of Wind Sonata for Sergey Prokofiev's "Sonata for Flute and Piano." Masters of Sonata is an annual international music competition series paying tribute to the art of the sonata/sonatina's large-scale musical form. Plominska is a doctorate of…
Jazz Honors Trio (Music) has won the honor of playing at the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival in California on Sept. 22 and 23. The trio was invited to play because it took first place at the 2018 Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival College Combo Division this past spring where they competed against some of the top university combos in the…
On Sept. 5 the Academic Success Center (ASC) celebrated its 10-year anniversary and as part of its celebration recognized former students, faculty, departments, and community leaders that have made the ASC such an exemplary center. They are: Dean’s Award - Carl Reiber (formerly of the provost's office) Dean’s Award - Regent…
Timothy Jones (Music) is the lead author of Rock ’n’ Roll Origins & Innovators, which has just been through a major revision and was published in August as the revised second edition. Jim McIntosh is the co-author. This is the 10th anniversary of the book’s original release. It has sold more than 20,000 copies.  
Attila Lawrence (Architecture) is one of the experts quoted in the article "A Habitat for Health" that appears in the online publication "Builder." He has done translational research that operationalizes the positioning of interior design as a therapeutic modality to support health and well-being. Progressive developers and home builders embrace…
Iman Ansari (Architecture) presented at the LoopTransport 2018 Conference. Organized by Hyperloop Advanced Research Partnership (HARP), as the first HARP International Conference on Hyperloop Transportation and Related Technologies, the conference aimed to initiate and facilitate communication between scientists with expertise in areas related to…