Visual Arts Presenters at URCAD URCAD is April 18-24, online
URCAD.umbc.edu

Madeline Arbutus | The Life and Work of Design Professional, Alma Shon | Prof. Margaret Re | Visual Arts

 

Dylan Chao | “Through the Lens”: An Exploration of Gender, Identity, and the Queer Asian-American Experience | Prof. Jules Rosskam | Visual Arts

 

Seth Davis | Ex-pic-dition | Prof. Eric Jordan | Visual Arts

 

Kwame Dodiar | Our Last Journey | Prof. Corrie Parks | Visual Arts

 

Isaiah Hull | Project Kindle | Prof. Eric Jordan | Visual Arts

 

Pierce Jackson | Set in Stone | Prof. Eric Jordan | Visual Arts

 

Gabby Khan | Dungeon Falling | Prof. Eric Jordan | Visual Arts

 

Sameer Masri | Cancer | Prof. Corrie Parks | Visual Arts

 

Phoebe Oh | The Distorted Self: An Interactive Exploration of Identity and Self-Perception | Prof. Evan Tedlock | Visual Arts

 

Bella Possidente | Animating Bouboulina: An Interactive Painting Project | Dr. April Householder | Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Scholarships

 

Hanna Tran | Sunshine | Prof. Corrie Parks | Visual Arts

 

Vivian Yeh | Castle Drift | Prof. Eric Jordan | Visual Arts

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URCAD is April 18-24, online
URCAD.umbc.edu

Alex Armbruster | The Experience of Women in Jazz: The Genius of Ella Fitzgerald | Prof. Matt Belzer | Music

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URCAD is April 18-24, online
URCAD.umbc.edu

James Angle | ¿Me Hace Sonar Gay Esta Voz? An Intercultural Study on the Perception of Speaker Sexuality in English and Spanish | Dr. Renée Lambert-Brétière | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

 

Viridiana Colosio-Martinez | Bilingualism and Cultural Identity in the Latinx Community | Dr. Tania Lizarazo | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

 

Malika Hiyam | Bilingualism and the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Review of Behavioral and Clinical Research | Dr. David Beard | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

 

Hoa Ho | How Has Han Become a Core Concept in Korean Identity? | Dr. Kyung-Eun Yoon | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

 

Matthew Kelbaugh | Coverage of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and the 2008 Russo-Georgian War in Russian and Ukrainian Print Media | Prof. Vira Zhdanovych | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

 

Gina Khan | Konglish’s Implications of South Korean Culture | Dr. Kyung-Eun Yoon | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

 

Caleb Ruck | Identifying How Harmful Language Ideology Manifests and Spreads on Social Media Platforms | Dr. David Beard | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

 

Gracce VanGorden | Second Language Learning's Impact 0n Student's Linguistic and Cultural Perspectives | Dr. Kyung-Eun Yoon | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

 

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URCAD is April 18-24, online
URCAD.umbc.edu

Susanna Abler | ProAesthetics: Changing How We View Prosthetic Function | Dr. Foad Hamidi | Information Systems

 

Mickey Muscalli | 3d Printing Modular Amino Acid Components to Create Polypeptide Models | Dr. Stephen Freeland | Individualized Study

 

Paul Ocone | Rhyme and Reason Have Returned! The Phantom Tollbooth as Interdisciplinary Allegory | Prof. Steven McAlpine | Individualized Study

 

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URCAD.umbc.edu

Emily Tanis | Measuring Hostility and Sexism in the Gaming Community Based on the Perception of Gender by Voice | Dr. Mejdulene Shomali | Gender and Women’s Studies

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URCAD.umbc.edu

Olorunjuwon Ajayi | Modeling MgAl2O4 Motheye Structures in Solar Cells | Dr. Curtis Menyuk | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

 

Ayah Aligabi | Investigating the Neurological Links Associated with Immunity Using Drosophila Melanogaster as a Model Organism | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences

 

Eriberto Osorio | Population Survey of Invasive Nest Predators on Andros Island in the Bahamas | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences

 

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B.A. INDS: Civic Renewal and Creative Expression
Humanities Scholar
Kaplan Scholar
Magna Cum Laude


Degree Mentors

Why did you choose to major in INDS?
I made the choice to switch to INDS during my junior year after feeling increasingly constricted in my pre-defined major. I was studying English on the Communication & Technology track, analyzing the rhetorical objectives of various kinds of "texts" (i.e. genres of communication). In the gateway courses for the major, my peers, instructors, and I explored a broad array of texts including board games, poems, and music... but as we progressed into upper-level classes, we focused predominantly on the texts of scholarly books and papers. The rhetorical study of multimedia texts (and, notably, art) was something that deeply fascinated me, and I was distressed to be moving away from it when it was the thing that had drawn me to the track in the first place. In addition, I felt like my academics were insufficiently aligned with my growing sense of purpose in community engagement work, which I was exploring through extracurricular activities. When I shared with each of them that my frustration was reaching a breaking point, David Hoffman, Romy Hübler, and Lia Purpura—dear supervisors and professors of mine who went on to become my degree mentors—recommended that I consider the INDS program, so I signed up for INDS 330: Ways of Knowing. My instructors and peers seemed to be asking the right questions: challenging our conceptions of studenthood and academia as a whole; encouraging us to leap off of paved paths and "claim our education." I learned quickly and profoundly that the unique exploration I wanted to take was not only possible but within reach. Once I discovered that the winged sandals of agency had been on my feet all along, there was no going back. I took flight as an INDS major... and I have only continued to soar.


What are your plans for after graduation, and how do you see using your INDS degree?
During my time as a UMBC undergraduate student, I have blossomed into a facilitator and designer of spaces in which people gain awareness of the roles they can and do play in fostering a thriving democracy at any scale and in any setting. Following my graduation in May 2022, I intend to continue co-creating an ethos of agency, self confidence, and communion felt deeply by people around the world. I hope to be able to do this work in ways that allow me to indulge and draw from my identity as a poet, visual artist, musician, and aspiring theater-maker. I can see myself facilitating creative expression workshops and programs for community groups and/or working as an organizer to help create a collaborative piece of art such as a literary magazine or a performance piece. 

EXTRACURRICULAR
I am a founding staff member of UMBC's Center for Democracy and Civic Life; I started my internship in 2018 and was named senior intern in 2020. Through my work with the Center, I have presented at Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement (CLDE) National Meetings every year since 2019. I also serve as a co-chair of the University System of Maryland's Student Civic Leaders Committee, which I joined in 2020 when it was created, and I have been a coach multiple times with STRiVE, UMBC's leadership for social impact program. Artwork that I have created for Center initiatives has been featured in exhibitions at OCA Mocha and UMBC's 2021 University Retreat, and it is currently on display on the second floor of The Commons.

Outside of my work with the Center for Democracy and Civic Life, I have gotten involved in various student organizations, jobs, and volunteer opportunities on campus. I worked with UMBC's Student Government Association (SGA) for a year and a half on the Election Board and the Communications Department, eventually becoming Director of Communications for the spring 2019 semester, and with Commonvision for a year and a half as a graphic designer. In addition, I was the founding secretary of the student organization Retriever Poets; a Study Abroad Ambassador with the Education Abroad Office; and a peer facilitator with the Introduction to an Honors University (IHU) program.

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James Jones | From Texts to Text: Developing Narrative Writing through Consistency | Prof. Sheila Robinson | English

 

Harley Nguyen | Exploring Aspects of the Asian-American Identity through Contemporary Poetry | Prof. Lia Purpura | English

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URCAD is April 18-24, online
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Michaela Emmerich | "Under This Roof"- Examining the Effect of Power Imbalances in a Family | Prof. Ann Sofie Clemmensen | Dance

 

Joshua Gray | Exploring Stories Of Political Activism And Ideological Perpetuation In Black Religious Institutions | Prof. Ann Sofie Clemmensen | Dance

 

Kayla Massey | Choreographing Intersectionality: A Compositional Exploration of the Challenges Black Women Face | Prof. Shaness Kemp | Dance

 

Rachel Wesley | The Fourth Wall | Prof. Ann Sofie Clemmensen | Dance

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Devon Fick | “Monopoly Money”: A Study of Military Payment Certificates (MPC’s) in Vietnam | Dr. Meredith Oyen | History and Asian Studies

 

Yoni Isaacs | At the Birth of Modern Socialism: A Comparative Study of the Ideas of Thomas Paine and Thomas Spence | Dr. Daniel Ritschel | History

 

Tyler Kruzshak | Negligence, Factionalism, and the Formative Period of the Communist Party of Germany | Dr. Brian Van Wyck | History

 

Matthew Langfitt | The Salman Rushdie Affair, Multiculturalism, and the Emergence of British Muslims | Dr. Brian Van Wyck | History

 

Alexa Smith | Little Mountain Town: A Small Community’s Struggle with its Difficult History | Dr. Denise Meringolo | History

 

Giuliana Weiss | Exploring Autistic America: Changing Persepctives of Autism Spectrum | Prof. Elaine MacDougall | English 

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