Symposium Schedule

Center for Faculty Academic Innovation (CFAI) Symposium Kick Off & Reception

3rd Floor Learning Commons (Library)

Come see posters from recent SISTAR and COSTAR grant recipients!

Remarks from President Conboy 

 Snacks provided.

Dance Performance Finals

O'Laughlin Auditorium

Free event with performances from SMC dance classes, student choreographers, and guests. Student design projects in the lobby.

Keynote Address - Rice Commons 

Dr. Toni Barstis, Denise DeBartolo York Endowed Chair in the Sciences, Saint Mary's College 

Introduction by Provost Barb May

Breakfast provided

Enter the raffle for a SMC Swag Bag giveaway

Panel Sessions 1 - Spes Unica

1A. Feminist/Queer (Re)Tellings - Spes Unica 140

Moderator: Dr.  Jessica Coblentz, Religious Studies

• Sophie Johnson - SMC's Queer History

• Rebecca Lehmann - A Queer, Feminist Refiguring of Anne Boleyn: A Reading from Don't Lose Your Head, a Novel in Progress

• Julia Dauer - Adelaide Brent, Mary Lane, and Queer Care in 19th-Century Medical Correspondence

• Lisa Renfro: - Writing Queer Identity in Pandemic Times: A Reading from The Animatronic Geese of Michiana, a Novella

1B. Challenging the Methods - Spes Unica 145

Moderator: Dr. Marjorie Schaeffer, Psychological Science

• Sally Geislar - When is Distrust of Scientific Experts Rational?

• Vanessa Young - Gender, prestige, and ethnic disparity in peer review and publication timelines 

• Michael Drummond - Alternative Grading Systems: Implementation and Outcomes
  
  

1C. Beyond the Binary - Spes Unica 137

Moderator: Dr. Stacy Davis, Religious Studies

• Katelyn Sizemore - Gender-Affirming Speech Therapy

• Mary Braden - Sex Sells The Mistreatment of Women

• Kayli Zelinske-Mader - The Lack of Knowledge Behind LGBTQ+ Healthcare and its Effect on Patients

• Meghan Ping & Madison Mata - Deconstructing Gender
  
  

1D. Fractured environments - Spes Unica 135

Moderator: Dr. Kelly Faust, Sociology and Criminology 

• Ana Baca - Unheard Voices: The Exploitation of Undocumented Workers in Disaster Recovery 

• Madeline Law - Potholes and "Parsible Entities": Fragmentation in Cormac McCarthy's The Road 

• Anne Maher - Empowering Indigenous Communities and Fighting the Climate Crisis

Panel Sessions 2 - Spes Unica

2A. Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) research fellows - Spes Unica 140

Moderator: Dr. Emily Rose McManus, CWIL

• Kelly Faust - LGBTQ in Michiana: Experiences of a Marginalized Community

• Susan Mancino - Dorothy Day's Dialogic Encounters: Exploring Communication Ethics in Response to the Other

2B. Research on Resumes: What Are Employers and Grad Schools Looking For? - Career Crossings Office -  Spes Unica 114

How do you display and articulate your research accomplishments on your resume to capture the attention of employers and grad schools? Stop by for resources on how to include presentations, publications, conferences, and skills developed in your research projects. Bring your resume for a quick review too!

2C. Women’s Experiences of Catholicism - Spes Unica 137

Moderator: Tess Hayes

• Francesca Giuliano

• Margaret McNabb

2D. Feminist Digital Humanities - Spes Unica 135

Moderator: Dr. Sarah Noonan, English Literature

• Sarabeth Spencer, Jessica Frear, Rylee Sites - Sharing Stories Project - Feminist Digital History 

• Paige Parker - Agency, Voice, and the Evolution (AVE) of Women at Saint Mary’s, 1920-2023

NEH Keynote Speaker - Rice Commons

Dr. Katherine Walden, American Studies, University of Notre Dame

"Building a Critical, Intersectional Undergraduate Public Digital Humanities Curriculum" 

Light lunch provided.

Enter the raffle for a SMC Swag Bag giveaway

Panel Sessions 3 - Spes Unica

3A. A Fabulist Reading: Students from ENWR 428 (Advanced Workshop in Fabulism, Fairytale and Fable) Share Original Creative Writing Pieces  - Spes Unica 140
Moderator: Dr. Rebecca Lehmann, English Writing 

• Danielle Cruz

• Laney Stacey

• Madison Suseland

• Julie Sims 

• Zuzu Vidourek

• Shaina Parks 

3B. Inclusive Campus - Spes Unica 145

Moderator: Christin Kloski, Director of Student Equity

• Angela Martinez Camacho - Being Latina and Queer: A quantitative study on the stressors and resources of Lesbian and Bisexual Latina college students

• Kassandra Loza, - Creating a Better Experience for Transgender and Non-binary Students at Saint Mary’s College

• Emma Feller - Acceptable Illnesses
  
  

3C. Accessible, Clear, and AI-resistant Assignment Design - Spes Unica 137

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Juszkiewicz, Director of the Writing Center

• Anna Mojica 

• Julia Zusi 

• Katelyn Waldschmidt 

• Bri Geary 

• Chloe Westrate 

• Grace Rightley 

3D. Our political world - Spes Unica 135

Moderator: Dr. Nell Haynes, Global Studies

• Marc Belanger - How Central America Lost the Cold War and Why it Matters Today

• Marelys Valencia - Language and a Cuban Diasporic Public Sphere: Performing the Political in Digital Independent Media and Social Networks.

Panel Sessions 4 - Spes Unica

4A. Transnational Feminism - Spes Unica 140

Moderator: Dr. Suyun Choi, Gender & Women’s Studies

• Dixie Lucas - Immigration and its effects on family structures (working title)

• Annika Sweetland - Labeling Through Gender Roles 

• Adriana Patacsil - Cultural Relativism and The Satisfaction of Our Two Selves
  
  

4B. Creative Works - Spes Unica 145

Moderator:  Prof. Ian Weaver, Art

• Hannah O'Farrell- Striped Burial 

• Jaden Daher - Maybe this time (reading)

• Zae Munn - Digital Media in Music, when sound meets video - (12 min video.)

• Michele Foust - Play the Cards You're Dealt: A Dance/Music Collaboration (11 min video)

4C. Medieval Archives - Spes Unica 137

Moderator: Dr. Daniel Horan, OFM, Philosophy and Center for Spirituality

• Sarah Noonan - Medieval Manuscripts in Unexpected Places

• Laura Lucci - An Archive within an Archive or, Archive as Repertoire

• Jessalynn Bird - Getting Medieval on Death: Sermons On the Dead

• Paige Madden - The Effects of Medieval Interfaith Conflict and Cooperation on the Architecture of Valencia, Spain 

4D. Natural and Unnatural Solutions - Spes Unica 135
Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Rowsell, Biology and Neuroscience

• Lydia Csazar - Automata Theory: A Look into Finite-state Machines

• Brooke Montgomery - A Solution for the Antibiotic-Resistance Crisis? Examining Antibacterial Efficacy of Curcumin in Various Surfactant Systems

• Rebecca Jones - A Comparison Between Opsanus tau Advertisement Calling and Boat Noise in the Hudson River and Sheepshead Bay

SMC Choral Concert featuring Belles Voix and Collegiate Choir

Nancy Menk, conductor 

Ellis Anderson, accompanist

Meaghan Gould, student conductor

Little Theatre, Moreau