Schedule
Poster Session: 9:00-10:30 AM | Stewart Memorial Library
Presentations Session 1: 10:45-11:45 AM | Hickok Hall 207, 224, 305, Perrine Gallery
Lunch: $5 lunch in the Caf! Join your students and colleagues. Look for a special performance by the Concert Choir in the Caf at 12:45 PM
Art Exhibition: Defining Identity Through Photography in the Student Gallery from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Presentations Session 2: 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Hickok Hall 207, 224, 305, 324
Presentations Session 3: 2:45 -3:45 PM | Hickok Hall 207, 224, 305, 324
Celebration & Recognition Hour with Invited Alumni: 4:00-5:30 PM Clark Alumni House
NEW! BIG BRAINS little words
Happening during the Celebration & Recognition Reception: BIG BRAINS, little words. This session is in the style of an open mic challenge where students explain their research, internship, or other academic experience in the simplest, clearest, and most fun way possible.
How much is too much, how far is too far? Are the things in these books the future? Will society continue to give their rights away for the sake of complicity, for the sake of ease? If there is an app that can tell you if someone is lying or not would you give away your privacy? If society could stop child abuse or other societal issues for the low price of constantly being tracked and listened to, would you do it? What does this mean? Was Huxley right when he said to much information would make people give their rights away?
I have been reading the novel Cloud Atlas for my English seminar and one of the things that has become most prevalent to me is the decline of society and literacy in this novel, which I find to be similar to our current world and new generations. I would like to explore this theme of loss (of literacy, social responsibility, and social development) while thinking about today's social climate.
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Boiled Vegetable Juice, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor Paper
10 x 8 inches
2025
Maren Kagin is a mixed media artist who transforms household, construction, and unconventional materials into compelling works of art. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Cristi López and Anna-Laura Sullivan, Maren’s creations range from intimate, cozy paintings to expansive sculptural installations, often exploring the internal struggles that individuals face. Maren has been actively exhibiting her work since 2017 in various school art shows and galleries. She is set to showcase her senior exhibition in April 2025. Born in Kansas in 2002, Maren is currently pursuing her studies at Coe College, where she will graduate in May 2025 with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and a Bachelor of Arts in Physics.
Bio: Major: Business Administration and Environmental Studies; Minor: Economics
During her time at Coe, Allison was extensively involved on campus. She played an integral role in founding Phi Alpha Delta, Coe's new professional pre-law fraternity, participated in Student Senate, Clay Target Club, and Pre-Law Society, served as a CAP Leader, International Student Mentor, and Peer Tutor, and was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha and the Clay Target Team, where she was a part of the college's first ever national championship team. Since graduating from Coe, she has continued her studies at the University of Iowa, pursuing her Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in Occupational and Environmental Health. She also currently holds an internship with the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition, where she is working to provide low-income families access to solar energy. Upon graduating from her current program in May of this year, she will attend law school.
image: University of Iowa
Please drop in to Stewart Memorial Library, main floor, between 9:00-10:30AM to see posters and chat with student researchers. Click thumbnails to see full poster.
Outstanding Portfolio Prize Winners:
Lia Maxwell
Dessa Snyder
Dylan McCauley
The Young Essay prize, established by Elisabeth Young in honor of her husband James P. Young, is open to all students, and recognizes superior works of nonfiction.
Young Essay Prize
Adele Dummermuth, "The Interpretive Mothers of Wuthering Heights"
Kylie Hoy, "Good Friends Over Good Husbands: Restaging Much Ado About Nothing"
Carlie Roberston, "A Technical Issue"
Photograph by Emma Rieser (2024)
Art Exhibition
Defining Identity Through Photography
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Student Art Gallery, Lower Gage
Photography plays a significant role in shaping personal identity. From selfies to family portraits, the images people create, keep, and share reflect who they are, what they want, and what they remember. These photographs give us a way to present ourselves—whether consciously or unconsciously—shaping how we wish to be seen and how we see ourselves.
For this creative project, students were asked to explore the theme of identity by creating a series of photographs that reflect what identity means to them. They were free to choose their own concepts, diving into themes like community, family history, personal habits, memories, and how they shaped or presented their identity.
Photography and identity are deeply connected, as images offer a way to explore and
communicate who we are. Whether through self-expression or collective representation, photographs play a huge role in how identities are formed and perceived. In today’s world, where visuals dominate so much of our communication, photography remains a powerful tool for both reflecting and redefining who we are.