Wednesday, April 2nd

ORAL PRESENTATION CHECK-IN
Time: 9:00AM
Student Presenters: UTSA Student Union Harris 2.212 and Travis Rooms 2.202
Faculty Judges: UTSA Student Union Hidalgo 2.214

CONFERENCE WELCOME ADDRESS, DEAN GLENN MARTINEZ
Time: 9:15AM
Location: Travis Room (SU 2.202)

HARRIS (SU 2.212)
Time: 9:30AM

Moderator: Michael Rushforth
Judges:  John Carr Shanahan, Catherine Nolan-Farrell 
• Eric Lane (BA, History)
• Walter Friend (MA, History)
• Sara Torrentera (MA, History)

TRAVIS (SU 2.202)
Time: 9:30AM

Moderator: Jason Yaeger
Judges: Henry Esparza, Eva Wikberg 
• Sydney Self (PhD, ANT)
• Santiago Sobrino (PhD, ANT)
• Andrew Smith (PhD, ANT)
• Edward Zamora (MA, ANT)

HARRIS (SU 2.212)
Time: 10:30AM

Moderator: Robert Watson
Judges:  John Carr Shanahan, Eva Wikberg, Neil Debbage 
• Emily Acuna (BA, History)
• Jennifer Campbell (MA, History)
• Katarina Tijera (MA, History)

TRAVIS (SU 2.202)
Time: 10:30AM

Moderator: Jason Yaeger
Judges:  Michael Rushforth, Jennifer Becker, Patrick Gallagher 
• Megan Bynum (MFA, Art)
• Rebecca Bricker (MA, Art H)
• Lizzy Hayman (MA, Art H)
• Alexis Cairy (MA, Music)

HARRIS (SU 2.212)
Time: 11:30AM

Moderator: Kat Brown
Judges:  Gilberta Turner, Lesli Hicks, Patrick Gallagher, Jessica Dawson 
• Jose Cavazos (BA, History)
• Lana Omar (BA, History)
• Tristan White (BA, History)

TRAVIS (SU 2.202)
Time: 11:30AM

Moderator: Jason Yaeger
Judges:  Sylvia Fernandez, Whitney Chappell, Mary Dixson, Neil Debbage 
• Michael Rioux (BA, SCH)
• Sylvia Kariu (BA, COM)
• Landon Hamm (MA, ENG)
• Vicky Kidder (BA, POL)

WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION
TRAVIS (SU 2.202)
Time: 6:30PM
MODERATOR: Arynei Nance
JUDGES: Nathan Richardson, Michael Richardson
• Kaden Thaxton (BA, History)
• Collin Ward (MA, History)
• Gael Posada (BA, MLL)
• Adriana Mata (PhD, English)


MUSIC LECTURE AND PERFORMANCE
Time: 2:00PM
Location: ARTS BLDG. 3.01.30A
• 2:00 Beene, Keith
Struttin’ Through the Blues: Tracing African & Afro-American influences in Perkinson’s Sound
• 2:15 Elias, Cynthia  
The Mexican women and their music; Classical music to the Mariachi anthems
• 2:30 Elrod, Benny
Hades: Atmosphere and Myth in Music
• 2:45 Hamm, Sarah
An Expressive Performance of Alessandro Cuozzo's "Sonata per clarinetto solo, Op. 42"
3:00 BREAK
• 3:15 Lerma, Kenedy
Chaos and Beauty: The Atypical Complexity of Rhapsodies
• 3:30 Summers, Michael
Uncharted Voices: Expanding Solo Repertoire for Auxiliary Clarinets
• 3:45 Tidwell, Quinn  
Examining Jean-Charles Richard's "Bab Boujloud" as Musical Dialogue Between France and Morocco About the Path to Modernization
4:00  BREAK
• 4:15 Corrales, Marco  
Traditional elements of Colombian folklore applied to the classical guitar
• 4:30 Lorduy-Camargo, Ivan 
Teaching Colombian Genres to American Trumpet Student


41ST ANNUAL JURIED ART SHOW
Time: 6:00PM
Location: UTSA MAIN ART GALLERY, ARTS BLDG. 2.03.04
GRADUATE STUDENTS:
• Ben Chapman - Into the River
• Hannah Prince - In the forest of my heart, I eat the day bite by bit
• Jason Brown - Interstellar Finish
• Megan Bynum - Pig O' Nine Tails I
• Tam-Hien Vuong - Gentle Giants

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS:
• Abigail Lemus - Second Glance
• Alana Jo Frandsen - Why Does the Darkness Seep From Thy Flesh
• Alyssa Tienda - The Pair
• Arnaldo Deane - zemi
• Bryce Mcgowan - ‘To be caged once more’
• Carolyn Crow - Eggs!
• Charles Washington - Hey You! Pay Me!
• Cherie Davila - Vessel Self Portrait
• Danielle Salazar - Self Protection
• Diana Fitzgibbon - Untitled
• Eastyn Knight-Burnt Forest
• Erin Stanley - A Song in D Minor
• Ilene Ibarra - Natures Window
• Isabella Lopez - pills, pills, Pills, Pills, PILLS!!
• Janice Lemons - Inner Reflection
• Josephine Rabago - The Possibility of Grass Growing
• Kaitlyn Borrego - Allergy
• Kaitlyn De La Garza - From the Heart
• Kat Dahlheimer - Cycles
• Kataleena Garrett - Access Sweeper
• Laurel Westphal - Jay / House Party
• Leslie Hidalgo - Peak Bloom
• Lydia Tran - Hoi An at Night
• Lydia Tran – Lady Buddha
• Marcela Maycotte - My Portrait
• Mikaela Ludolph - Cabinet
• Mikayla Johnson - "Boo Hag, Boo Thang"
• Nakibur Rahman - Cassandra by Eugene Berman
• Samantha Sipes - Tired
• Santiago Ruiz Gonzalez - Mercy
• Sara McKethan - ROGENT
• Sy Martinez - My Jar
• Sydney Patterson - "Untitled"
• Sydney Willett - Safe Inside
• Vivian Beseril - Jelly Drop No.1
• Lydia Tran – Lady Buddha


STUDENT FILM PREMIERES
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Student Union Retama Room, 2.02.02
• Victoria Caughman
• Josue Perez
• John Martinez
• Deren Birdsong
• Audrey Nelson
• Ireland Robinson
• Brennen Ledlow


Thursday, April 3rd

LITERARY VOICES OF UTSA
Time: 11:00AM
Location: Student Union Ballroom
• Elizabeth San Miguel
• Jacob Devotar
• Madison Prado
• Crystal Jaramillo
• Mackenzie Karacsony 

“LITERATURE IS DEAD! LONG LIVE DEAD LITERATURE!”: A FACULTY PANEL
Time: 12:00PM
Location: Student Union Ballroom
• Steve Kellman (English)
• Kim Garza (English)
• Dominique Vargas (English)
• Mark Bayer (English)

LITERARY VOICES OF UTSA
Time: 1:00PM
Location: Student Union Ballroom
• Alexis Walters 
• Ren Koppel Torres 
• Crystal Jackson 
• Valita Rodriguez 

“WHY COLFA? STUDENTS TALK LIBERAL AND FINE ARTS”
Time: 2:00PM
Location: Student Union Ballroom
• Jade Romero (Political Science)
• Sofia Mendez (History)
• Gary Young (Art)
• Michaela Cobb (English)
• Rianne Williams (Medical Humanities)

3MT: THE COLFA THREE-MINUTE THESIS COMPETITION
Time: 3:00PM
Location: Student Union Ballroom
MODERATOR:
JUDGES: HENRY ESPARZA (PSG), LESLI HICKS (HIS), PATRICK GALLAGHER (ANT)
• Matthew Garcia (Philosophy)
• Christian Olmeda (Philosophy)
• Sara Torrentera (History)
• Sara Valdes (Spanish)
• Richard Wells (Philosophy)
• Jonn Kusch (History)

COLFA LANGUAGES SHOWCASE
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
Location: Student Union Ballroom
  • Japanese Speech: Mai Vu, “Me as a Global Citizen”
  • Russian Poem: Quentin Alexander Hernandez, “I’m longing” («Я очень тоскую») by Konstantin Simonov
  • French Speech: Ala Gramar, “The Count of Monte Cristo: The Influence of Casting on Audience Perceptions
  • Russian Poem: Alex Christopher, Sonnet («Сонет») by Joseph Brodsky
  • Korean Speech: Elizabeth Garcia, “What Learning Korean Means to Me”
  • French Speech: Aislinn Reiche, “Food Tour of France”
  • Russian Poem: Alina Maximovna Kitceniuk, “Happy New Years” (С Новым Годом) by Vera Polozkova
  • French Skit: FRN 1024 students
 
POSTER PRESENTATION
Time: 5:00PM Check-in
Student Presenters: UTSA Student Union Ballroom
Faculty Judges: UTSA Student Union Bexar Room

PRESENTATIONS AND JUDGING
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Student Union Ballroom• Jaimee Antillon (Medical Humanities)
• Elisa Castro (Spanish)
• Niloufar Esmaeili (English)
• Chloe Barnes (Geography)
• Ellen Cleaton (Anthropology)
• Nicholas Gala (Anthropology)
• Samantha Barreda-Muller (Medical Humanities)
• Jessica Corona (Spanish)
• Natalia Gomez (Medical Humanities)
• Josie Barrett-Silguero (History)
• Sean Cousins (Global Affairs)
• Jae Gonzales (History)
• Owasim Bhuyan (Communication)
• Clarisa Delgadillo-Tabuenca (Global Affairs)
• Jacqueline Gonzales (History)
• Jeni Brett (Anthropology)
• Gabriel Donaghy (Global Affairs)
• Vanessa Gonzales (Politics and Law)
• Jennifer Campbell (History)
• Santiago Elizondo Maldonado (History)
• Sofia Guerrero (Anthropology)
• Brianna Canales (Medical Humanities)
• Jackie Escareno (History)
• Patrick Guthrie (History)
• Yanee Hardeman (Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies)
• Amber Hefner (Anthropology)
• Destiny Howell (Physics)
• Madeline Johnson (History)
• Eric Lane (History)
• Jennifer Keizer (English)
• Katy Kettel (Global Affairs)
• Breahna Luera-Tullock (History)
• Valinda Lewis (History)
• Brianna Lopez (History)
• Alexandra Medina (History)
• Abhishri Mahadevan (Medical Humanities)
• Faith Mason (History)
• Daniela Paniagua (History)
• Arynei Nance (Political Science)
• Gilma Orozco (Spanish)
• Noah Ramon (History)
• Maribel Pedraza-Rojas (Spanish)
• Garrett Peschke-Brundage (History)
• Hayden Rockov (History)
• Mikaela Razo (Anthropology)
• Chase Richter (History)
• Garrett Rouse (History)
• Jade Romero (Global Affairs)
• Aaron Rose (History)
• Anel Tejeda-Rodriguez (Medical Humanities)
• Maribel Saldierna (Global Affairs)
• Annah Sanchez (Anthropology)
• Monica Vazquez (MDS: Hospitality and Events Management)
• Kaden Thaxton (History)
• Sara Torrentera (History)
• Brigitte Wright (Anthropology)
• Smantha DeLeon (English)
• Carla Verver Y Vargas Ortiz (English)


DIGITAL PROJECTS AND STORYTELLING
Time: 5:00 Check-In
Student Presenters: UTSA Student Union Ballroom
Faculty Judges: UTSA Student Union Bexar Room 1.102

PRESENTATIONS AND JUDGING
Time: 6:00PM
JUDGES: SYLVIA FERNANDEZ (ISE), ANA JUAREZ (MLL), SEOK KANG (COM)
• Kellie Belknap (Classical Studies and Humanities)
• Sailor Stanley (History)
• Brianna McDonald (Art)
• Jessica Gonzales (History)
• Joelle Saltsman (Art)
• Victoria Caughman (Art)
• Elijah Hernandez (Film and Media)
• Samantha Altamirano (Art)
• Emily Rodriguez (Spanish)
• Kayla McCutcheon (Marketing)
• Madison Prado (English)

 

AWARDS CEREMONY
Time: 7:30PM
Location: Student Union Ballroom