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2024 College of Communication and Fine Arts Faculty and Staff Awards
Congratulations to Kate Roberts on receiving the Dean's Creative Achievement Award,
Kelsey Harrison on earning the Dean's Engaged Scholarship Award, and Delilah Bryant
on being honored with the College Ann Dunn Staff Award!
2024 Art and Design Promotions
A huge congratulations to Michael Schmidt on his well-deserved promotion to Full Professor
of Graphic Design! And cheers to Kate Roberts for her outstanding accomplishment of
being promoted to Associate Professor of Ceramics with Tenure!
2024 Community Art Academy
The Art Education Program at the University of Memphis is proud to partner with the
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to host the 2024 Community Art Academy!
https://www.brooksmuseum.org/event/community-art-academy
2023 CCFA Runner-Up Dean's Award for Academic Advising
Congratulations to Michael Schmidt and Coe Lapossey for earning the 2023 CCFA Runner-Up
Dean's Award for Academic Advising!
2023 Second State Press
Professor Park is invited as a distinguished guest juror for a national juried open
call at the Second State Press
https://www.secondstatepress.org/events/interchange-2023-juried-open-call
2022 Virtual and in-person Lecture by: Dr. Lorelei H. Corcoran
“The ‘Mummy Portraits’ of Roman Egypt: Status, Ethnicity, and Magic”
Sponsored by the Harvard Art Museums this Thursday, October 6th at 6:00 EST by zoom
but you must register for it at:
https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ICyPLaEURlupU3U43Fy8NQ
You can learn more about the talk at:
https://hmsc.harvard.edu/mummy-portraits-roman-egypt
You can read about the accompanying exhibit at:
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/09/face-to-face-with-ancient-egyptians/
and there is a wonderful online digital companion to the exhibit at:
https://harvardartmuseums.org/tour/funerary-portraits-from-roman-egypt-facing-forward-2
2022 CCFA Dean's Award for Outstanding Research
Congratulations to Dr. Bryna Bobick for earning the 2022 CCFA Dean's Award for Outstanding
Research!
2022 UofM Excellence in Academic Advising, Faculty Advisor Award
Congratulations to Lucas Charles for earning the 2022 UofM Excellence in Academic
Advising, Faculty Advisor Award!
2022 CCFA Dean's Award for Academic Advising
Congratulations to Lucas Charles for earning the 2022 CCFA Dean's Award for Academic
Advising!
2022 Ancient Egypt Family Day
The Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology is sponsoring an online version of its
annual Ancient Egypt Family Day this year in place of its traditional on campus event.
Content will be available from April 18 through September 30, 2022.
Travel back in time and explore the wonders of ancient Egypt with the help of the University of Memphis (Tennessee) IEAA! Write your name in hieroglyphs, color a mask while learning about ancient Egyptian gods, and much more. There are lots of fun and interesting activities for all!