Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
         
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Undergraduate Research & Artistic Projects, funded by the VCAA
 

 

      
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School of Fine Arts student projects listed below:
           
  Title Student Dept. Sponsor
Application Round
Herculean Imagery at the Medici Court Erika Baldus Art & Design Jennifer Webb 1/1/07 - 7/1/07
Funny Ladies: Comic Monologues For and By Women Serena Brook Theatre Ann Bergeron 1/1/07 - 6/15/07
Funny Ladies: Audition Monologue for Women by Women Sarah Diener Theatre Ann Bergeron 1/1/07 - 6/15/07
A Full Length Play: How does a Ukulele Plays with Broken Strings Ashley Kuske Theatre Tom Isbell 1/1/07 - 5/11/07
Funny Ladies: Audition Monologue for Women by Women Kendra McMillan Theatre Ann Bergeron 1/1/07 - 6/15/07
Evelyn: An Opera in Six Scenes Nicholas Mroczek Music Rachel Inselman 1/1/07 - 4/15/07
Designing a Graphic Identity. Patterns for Peace: The Tulip and the Arabesque, International Graphic Culture Exhibit & Exchange with Turkey Amber Szerpicki Art & Design Joellyn Rock 1/16/07 - 5/15/07
Development and Management of a New Reference System Lindy Sexton SFA Spooner/Weaver 1/1/2006-6/1/06
An International Comparison of Puccini's La Boheme Emily June Hagen Music John-Scott Moir 12/1/05-5/1/06
Catalog of Theatre Properties Ashley Woods Theatre Karen Hoffman 1/1/06-6/15/06
Snow Effect in an Intimate Theatrical Space Steven Theis Theatre Mark Engler 12/20/05-3/9/06
"Metamorphosis of Peace: Paintings by Francisco Da Costa Maya" Danielle Nelson Art & Design Joellyn Rock 2/2/06-3/17/06
In the Eyes of the Creative Nathan Maydole Art & Design Catherine Ishino 2/1/06-5/31/06
Experimental Techniques in Digital Video Tyler Mackenzie Malay Art & Design Steve Bardolph 1/1/06-6/15/06
"The Pigman" movie Patrick M. Levno Art & Design Sarah Bauer 1/17/06-5/12/06
Compositions for Young Pianists that Explore Contemporary Techniques Eric Hagmann Music Jeanne Doty 1/1/06-5/1/06
An International Comparison of Puccini's La Boheme Emily June Hagen Music John-Scott Moir 12/1/05-5/1/06
Experimental Techniques in Digital Video Alexandra F. Erickson Art & Design Steve Bardolph 1/1/06-6/15/06
Light Lab Fabrication James Eischen Theatre Karen Hoffman 1/1/06-4/14/06
In-depth Investigation of Museum Curating and Display Practices of M. Duchamp's Readymades Christopher McCulloch Education Mary F. Wright 1/10/06-6/2/06
Chinese Graphic Design Documentary Blake Ames Art&Design Catherine Ishino 5/23/05-6/30/05
Chinese Graphic Design Documentary Adam Warhol Art&Design Catherine Ishino 5/23/05-6/30/05
Free Democracy Summit Kai Salmela Art&Design Bob Appleton Summer
Three Dimensional Painting Jessica Heino Art&Design Jeffrey Dugan Summer
Franz Kamin: The Aesthetic of Music James Gould Music Justin Rubin 2/1/05-5/15/05
End Again: Writing a Full-length Play Katrina Rose Hawley Theatre Tom Isbell 1/1/05-5/15/05
Music for Digital Animation Robert J. Linnemann Music Justin Rubin 2/1/05-5/17/05
"Mizzable Miracle"-a one person play about Schizophrenia Molly Jean Scheman McLain Theatre Tom Isbell 1/1/05-5/15/05
Transcription, Analysis, and Presentation of Jazz Writing and Improvisation Jordan Pollard Music Ryan Frane 1/1/05-5/1/05
Contemporary Paradigns of Swedish Art Cutture Stephannie L. Richards Art&Design Alison Aune-Hinkel 1/1/05-5/31/05
Paperclay Sculpture Joseph Stephen Sand Art&Design Jim Klueg 1/13/05-5/2/05
Faithful America: A one person play Kaitlin Yilek Theatre Tom Isbell 1/13/05-5/2/05
The Philip Pearlstein Project Robb Quisling Art & Design Jen Dietrich 7/1/04 - 6/30/05
Experimental Typography and Interactive Design Kayla Stearns Art & Design Phil Choo 7/1/04 - 5/15/05
Postmodern Short Film Kellen Oberts Art & Design Catherine Jo Ishino 7/1/04 - 12/15/04
Postmodern Short Film Bret Petersen Art & Design Catherine Jo Ishino 7/1/04 - 12/15/04
Digital Dialect Library Andrew Converse Theatre Kate Ufema 5/24/04 - 6/30/04
           
Fooling Around with the Classics: A collection of one-act plays. Damon Brook Theatre Tom Isbell 9/7/04 - 12/10/04
A Method/Resource Guide for Mallet Percussion Instruments: Materials Geared toward the High School and Undergraduate Percussionist Brian Johnson Music David Schmalenberger 3/1/04 - 5/4/04
Photography Project Assistant Laura Petersen Art & Design Suzanne E. Szucs 1/1/2004 - 5/15/04
Educational Electronic Resources for the Tweed Museum of Art, January 1st - June 15, 2004 Forrest E. Lagace Art & Design Joellyn Rock 1/1/04 - 5/15/04
Photography Project Assistant Elizabeth Kuehn Art & Design Suzanne E. Szucs 1/1/2004 - 5/15/04
Italian Festival Big Band Video Melinda Arrigoni Art & Design Catherine J. Ishino 1/1/04 - 5/13/04
Italian Festival Big Band Video Matthew H. Alvar Art & Design Catherine J. Ishino 1/1/04 - 5/13/04
Integration of West African Music into the K-12 Curriculum Ryan Paulson Music David Schmalenberger 1/21/04 - 6/15/04
Improv: Theatre for Dummies Blake Allen Hogue Theatre William Payne 1/1/04 - 5/13/04
Improv: Theatre for Dummies Jason Peterson Theatre William Payne 1/1/04 - 5/13/04
Classroom Intregration; Italian Festival Documentation Chris A. Detert Art & Design Suzanne Szucs 1/1/04 - 4/30/04
Italian Festival Big Band Video Charlene M. Heil Art & Design Catherine J. Ishino 1/1/04 - 5/1/04
Italian Festival Big Band Video Jacquelyn Menth Art & Design Catherine J. Ishino 1/1/04 - 5/1/04
Italian American Festival Gift - Publication for Italian Faculty Benjamin Kaiser Art & Design Janice Kmetz 1/20/04 - 4/05/04
Art & Ritual Ryan D. VanDyke Art & Design Dean Lettenstrom 1/1/04 - 5/15/04
Performance Storytelling Taylor Hays Theatre Jon M. Berry 1/1/04 - 5/13/04
WYSIWYG modeling of the Marshall Performing Arts Center Steve Bates Theatre Mark Harvey 2/23/04 - 4/23/04
Deck Bonds:A one-hour independent film Ben Donner Theatre Tom Isbell 1/1/2003-6/1/03
A closer look at 1910's ladies fashions through reconstruction. Katherine M. Ginkel Theatre Laura Piotrowski 1/21/2003-5/1/03
Film Scoring Composition James Gould Music Justin Rubin 1/1/2003-6/15/03
Access Asia Laura Hjelm Art&Design Jeffrey Dugan 1/1/2003-6/15/03
Professional Practices Research and Experiences in Art & Design Stephannie Luga Magedanz Art&Design Sarah Bauer 1/20/2003-5/16/03
New Media Interaction in Design and Art Garrett Moon Art&Design Sarah Bauer 1/1/2003-5/30/03
Deck Bonds:A one-hour independent film Martin Nieves Theatre Tom Isbell 1/1/2003-6/1/03
Deck Bonds:A one-hour independent film Jason Peterson Theatre Tom Isbell 1/1/2003-6/1/03
APT3 Pixels and Paints Teresa Schmidt Art&Design Joellyn Rock 1/1/2003-6/15/03
Louisiana Jukebox: A full length play Sarah Schmitz Theatre Tom Isbell 1/1/2003-6/15/03
Documentary Film: Reconnections Maceo Wright Art&Design Catherine Ishino 1/1/2003-6/15/03
Swenson Science Building Art Project Ryan Gunvalson Art Joellyn Rock
6/1/02-8/30/02
"Babes in Strobe Lights", A Full Length Play Blake Allan Hogue Theatre Tom Isbell
6/17/02-5/15/03
"String", A Full Length Play Jessica Lind Theatre Tom Isbell
6/17/02-5/15/03
"There Ain't Nothing There Now to Hold Them", A play about Hibbing, Minnesota Jamie T. Tintor Theatre Tom Isbell
9/1/02-12/31/02
The Choreography & Production of "Bittersweet Soldier" Christine Marie Dalton Theatre Kim N. Nofsinger
3/1/02-5/31/02
Summit School Ceramics Program Joshua Deyo Art Alison Aune-Hinkel
3/1/02-5/31/02
Music and Socioeconomics Chris Jannings Music Dan Lipori
3/1/02-5/31/02
Realizing a One-Woman Play: Breaking the Mirror Pegah Kadkhodaian Theatre Tom Isbell
3/1/02-5/31/02
Stage Management for Touring Dance Repertory Sarah Kutzke Theatre Kim N. Nofsinger
3/1/02-5/31/02
Dorthy Parker: The Original Individual Angela C. Martin Theatre Tom Isbell
3/1/02-5/31/02
Millinery Techniques Stacy Mittag Theatre Laura Piotrowski
3/1/02-5/31/02
Comprehensive Nature Study: Cultivated Dawings Joseph Shores Art Jen Dietrich
3/1/02-5/31/02
Text and Image Based Website Beth VanBuskirk Art Joellyn Rock
3/1/02-5/31/02
Mortal Made Immortal Karl P.M. Westerberg Theatre Kate Ufema
3/1/02-5/31/02
Experiments in Remote Puppetry Jason C. Wilson Theatre Bill Brewer
3/1/02-5/31/02
Writing/Composing a One-Man Musical Andrew Bennett Theatre Tom Isbell
01/01/02-06/15/02
The Nest as Art Jennifer Bennett Art Robin Murphy
01/01/02-06/15/02
Development of Technology Based Educational Materials for the Tweed Exhibition, "Gilbert Munger", Quest for Distinction Carla DeVore Tweed Martin DeWitt
01/01/02-06/15/02
Exploring Norway Through Children's Eyes Jon Henricksen Art Alison Aune-Hinkel
01/01/02-06/15/02
Discovering the True You: A One-Person Play Jessica Rae Johnson Theatre Tom Isbell
01/01/02-06/15/02
Chinese Culture Expressed Through Dance Wendy Koepp Dance Kim N. Nofsinger
01/01/02-06/15/02
The Development of Information Delivery Systems Following Standard and New Museum Learning Format. Melissa Kramer Tweed Martin DeWitt
01/01/02-06/15/02
Sculptural, Personal, Historical Susan L. Kohls Art Stephen Hilyard
01/01/02-06/15/02
Graphic Design History Image Search Olga Rakitina Art Janice D. Kmetz
01/01/02-06/15/02
Infuential Flutists of the Eighteenth Century Amber Sorensen Music Daniel Lipori
01/01/02-06/15/02
Sacred Choral Composition Symeon Lee Waseen Music Thomas J. Wegren
01/01/02-06/15/02
Interpretation of Dance on Canvas Sarah Marie Brokke Art D.Lettenstrom/G.Brush
9/01/2001 - 2/28/2002
Music Education Systems in the United States and the United Kingdom Michelle LeMay Music Theodore A. Schoen
6/18/2001 - 6/15/2002
History of Photography Shannon Payne Art Suzanne Szucs
5/18/2001 - 12/15/2001
A Selective Edition of the Music Manuscripts - Frank Manheimer Collection Ryan Rapsys Music Justin Rubin
9/01/2001 - 5/1/2002
Layered Image in Drawing Joseph Shores Art Dean Lettenstrom
9/01/2001 - 2/28/2002
Margaret Sanger: A One Person Play Nicole Swoboda Theatre Tom Isbell
6/18/2001 - 6/15/2001
Art Historiacl Aspects of the French Chateaux Amy Kitchell Art Thomas Hedin
2000-2001
Round 1
Painterly Printmaker vs. Printing Painter Matthew A. Tusing Art Jeffrey S. Kalstrom
Painterly Printmaker vs. Printing Painter Michelle Maynard Art Jeffrey S. Kalstrom
Typeface Design Steven R. Larson Art Kenneth FitzGerald
"Pre-Production" for One Lake Many People: Document Superior Cynthia Lapp Art Gloria DeFilipps Brush
Door, Window and Cornice: a pictoral achieve of architectural details photographed for the expressed use for theatrical scenic design research Scott Mellesmoen Theatre Arden Weaver
The Orchestra Saxophone Leigh Arnoldy Music T. Schoen
Digital Sound Design Studio, Marshall Performing Arts Center Jacob Davis Theatre Mark Harvey
A study of Maria Schneider's Work and It's Application Jesse Huff Music Chris Oberholtzer
Jazz Trombone Solo Transciptions/Analysis/Performance Bryan Johnson Music Chris Oberholtzer
Let All the Children Move, Adaptive Strategies for Music Educators Jenna Udenberg Music Jeanne Doty
Gelsey:Creating a Onw Woman Plaay Pegah Kadkhodaian Theatre Tom Isbell
Blue Collar Blues: The Creation of a Screenplay Seth Johnson Theatre Tom Isbell
1999-2000
Round II
Dream Alone: Creating a Play David M. Mondy Theatre Tom Isbell
Simultaneous Michael Vacek Art Gloria DeFilipps Brush
         
The language of Sign in the Arts Shana Croll Theatre Kate Ufema
1998-1999 - Round I
Japanese American Internment During World War II Kate Horvath Theatre Tom Isbell
Societal Myths Arin Kuklis Art Gloria DeFilipps Brush
Fiber Optic Lighting Laboratory Scott Mellesmoen Theatre Mark Harvey
Bridging Graphic Design and Fine Art James M. O'Kelly Art Janice Kmetz
Themes with new beginnings-Figural Abstraction in New Mediums Nevin Tomlinson Art Dean Lettenstrom
         
Elements of Musical Theatre: The Lyrics and The Score Valerie Buel Theatre Doris Ressl Manary
1997-1998 - Round 1
Provincial Fine Art Collections in Context: Chester A. Congdon, George P. Tweed, and James J. Hill - A Case Study
 Jennifer Carlquist Tweed Museum of Art Martin DeWitt
Puppets and Folk Tales from Around the World Denise Dawson Theatre Jon Berry
Interactive Presentation of the UMD School of Fine Arts - Art Department Jessica Durrant Art Keith M. Cummings
Search of a New Way Aleksandra D. Krasutskaya Art Janice D. Kmetz
         
American Family Paul Berger Art Adu Gindy
1995-96 Round I
Art and the Environment Curriculum Book Cord Carbert Art Gunnar Swanson
School of Fine Arts World Wide Web Page Beau Chaney Art Janice Anderson
Glensheen Archival Research and Visual Identity Design Project Amanda Groff Art Janice Anderson
Creating a Theatre Company for the Future Anthony Johnson Art William Payne
SFA Peer Advisement Promotional Campaign Kristopher Johnson SFA Arden Weaver
Hand-Me-Down Excalibur Jason Page Theatre Jon Berry
A Survey of New Choral Literature Intended for High School Choral Ensembles Katherine Smith Music Stanley Wold
         
A Biblio. of Wind and Percussion Solo Literature as recommended by Music Ed in MN Steven Bauer Music Mark Whitlock
1995-96 Round II
The Arranging Techniques of Gil Evans Steven Jabas Music Michael Pagan
Applied Study in Percussion Styles Corey Radford Music Glenn Shaft
Recreating Southeast Asain Head Dresses Sara Schmidt Theatre Patricia Dennis
         
Ceramic Fountains Bryan Hiveley Art James Klueg

1994-95 Round II
Ceramic Fountains Heidi Jensen Art James Klueg
20th Century Percussion Ensemble Literature Emma LaVoie Music Glen Shaft
A Transition in Painting: From 2-D to 3-D. Lori LeClair Art Dean Lettenstrom
New Play Process: 'Hello' Kyle McDonough Theatre William Payne
Creation and use of theatre light lab Brian Proball Theatre Mark Harvey
Under the Looking Glass Brent Swanson Art Dean Lettenstrom
Russian and Hungarian Choral Literature search Joseph Swanson Music Stanley Wold
         
Photographic Agitation Michael Cousino Art Gloria DeFilipps Brush
1994-95
Saxophone Quartet Musical John Guild Music Robert Williams
Round I
Techniques in 3-Dimensional Makeup Techniques Derek Kope Theatre Patricia Dennis
Multi-Media Paintings Agela Tharp Art Dean Lettenstrom
Orchestral Excerpt Recording Melanie Thompson Music Robert Williams
         
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