New College: Building More than Majors

College of Arts and Sciences

2015-2016 Annual Report (Abbreviated Version)

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New College Annual Retreat, Camp McDowell, February 26-28

Begun in 1971, New College is an interdisciplinary and integrative program of liberal artsinstruction, research, anduniversity and community service. First and foremost,weprovidehighly motivated undergraduate students with the opportunity to shape an individualizedprogram of study within the broader context of intensive faculty advising and aninterdisciplinarycoreeducationalexperience.Secondly,wepromote,encourage,andproduceinterdisciplinaryscholarship.WealsofurtherUA’shistoricalmandatetoshapediscussionaboutcivic engagement and scholarship responsible and responsive to the well-being of Alabamacitizens. Distinct in the southeastern United States public higher education market, NewCollege provides an important and vital educational alternative within the University. NewCollege’s success in helping students develop their own individualized programs of study ismade possible through the hard work of our ten tenured/tenure-track faculty, one clinicalfaculty,sixFTTI’s,fivestaff,oneLifeTrackprogrammanager,andthreeadvisors(LifeTrack).

FacultyHighlights

Dr.EllenSpearswithHavanachemistryprofessorDra.CristinaDíazLópez(secondfromleft)andUniversityofHavanachemistrygraduatestudents

Dr.NatalieAdamsservedontheExecutiveCounciloftheAmericanEducationalStudiesAssociationandtheAdvisoryBoardoftheDavidMathewsCenterforCivicLife.Shewillcompleteherco-authoredbookJustTryingtoHaveSchool:TheDailyWorkofSchoolDesegregation(undercontractwithUniversityPressofMississippi)whileonsabbaticalinthefall.

ProfessorEmmaBertolaetcompletedher firstyearasan instructor inNewCollege.SheassumedtheprimaryresponsibilityforteachingNEW237:CooperationandConflict.Underher leadership,wehavenowincorporatedmoderatortraining(offeredthroughtheDavidMathewsCenterforCivicLife)aspartofall sectionsofNEW237.Shewillbepresenting,alongwithProfessor JohnMillerandCristinFoster(DirectoroftheDavidMathewsCenterforCivicLife),attheBlackburnInstituteinAugust.

Dr.BarbaraBrickmanhadanarticleacceptedforpublication,twoarticlesrevisedandre-submitted,andisworkingonthebookGrease:Gender,Nostalgia,andYouthConsumptionintheBlockbusterEra(undercontract with Routledge). She applied for external funding from the American Council of LearnedSocietiesandtheAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomenforhernextbookproject:Attackofthe50FootLesbian:SexualityandExploitationintheAgeofConformity.

Dr.AdrienneCallanderjoinedNewCollegethisyearasanAssistantProfessorinArtsEntrepreneurship.Shepublishedoneessay,hadthreejuriedexhibits,twonon-juriedexhibits,andinJunewillparticipateina10-dayresidency in Icelandat theGullikstanCenter forCreativity.ThereshewillbecollaboratingwithMelanieO’Brien (Director of Galleries, Simon Frasier University, Vancouver) on several projects.Professor Callander helped a group of New College students launch Game Lab 142, an open access,collaborative,and interdisciplinary creative spacededicated to thedesignanddevelopmentofanaloganddigitalgames.

ProfessorJenniferCaputointroducedseveralnewcoursesforLifeTrackstudents,includingacourseonDrummingandCivicEngagementandPersonalHumanities.ShecontinuestodirecttheUAAfricanDrummingEnsemblewhichparticipatedinvariousworkshops,performances,anddemonstrations.ShealsohelpedplantheAlabamaDayofPercussionaspartoftheAlabamachapterofthePercussiveArtsSociety.

Dr.JuliaCherrywasthisyear’srecipientoftheCollegeofArts&SciencesOutstandingCommitmenttoStudentsaward.Dr.CherrywasalsofeaturedintheTuscaloosaNewsforherresearchpublishedintheprestigiousscientificjournalMethodsinEcologyandEvolution.Additionallyshepublishedanotherarticleandfourabstracts(twowithstudents)andhadfourotherabstractsacceptedforpublication.ShecontinuedasthePIforanumberofresearchprojectsfundedthroughtheU.S.DepartmentofInterior,MississippiStateUniversity,andtheGulfofMexicoFoundation.She,alongwithDr.AmandaEspy-Brown,receivedanA&Steachinggrant.

ProfessorKimColburncompletedherfirstyearasaninstructorinLifeTrack.Sheintroducedseveralnewcoursesandrevisedthe IntroductiontoSocialSciencescourse.ShetaughtNEW237:CooperationandConflict for the residentialNewCollegeprogram.ProfessorColburndesigned anew courseonPublicMemorywhichwillbeheldoffcampusinthefallinWashingtonDC.

Dr.AndrewDewarwasonsabbaticalthisyear.Dr.Dewarperformedatanumberofregional,national,and international venues, including an 8-hour performance with Anthony Braxton at the Torino JazzFestival in the famed EgyptianMuseum. This performancewas covered by international press, print,radio,andtelevision.Hepublishedabookchapterandtwoessaysandhadanotherchapteracceptedforpublication.Hehadfourmusicalrecordingspublishedwithseveralothersaccepted.Healsocoordinatedthe “Work in Progress” exhibit, a five day interdisciplinary arts performance and installation thattransformedtheFergusonCenterGallery intoa livingandbreathingart laboratory, showcasing“rapidprototyping”acrossartisticmedia.

Dr.AmandaEspy-BrownwastherecipientoftheFacultyFellowsServiceLearningEnhancementgrantand the Learning in Action Grant. She, alongwith Dr. Julia Cherry, also received a College of Arts &Sciencesteachinggrant.Sheintroducedanewseminaron“GlobalHealth,”taughtthehonor’ssectionofCooperationandConflict,andcontinuestobeoneofourleadinstructorsforNEW243:InterdisciplinarySciences. She also presented at the American Water Resources Association conference and theSoutheastEnvironmentalEducationAllianceConference.

Dr.MarysiaGalbraithreturnedfromsabbaticalthisyearandhasbegunseveralnewresearchprojectsbasedonherresearchinPoland.Shehadanarticlepublishedandabookreviewacceptedforpublication.Dr.Galbraith,founderandcoordinatorofARTS(ArtsRenaissanceinTuscaloosaSchools),integratedtheplanningofthisprogramintoherNEW238(CooperationandConflict)course.ARTSofferedanumberofartsworkshopstostudentsatMatthewsElementaryandUniversityPlaceElementary.TheprogramwasprominentlyfeaturedintheTuscaloosaNews.

ProfessorHollandHopsonmanagedandcoordinatedSonicFrontierswhileDr.AndrewDewarwasonsabbatical.HealsocontinuedtoteachNEW212:CreativityandNew490:MakingMusicintheDigitalAge.HeplannedandcoordinatedtheUAMakerspaceWorkshopSeries.HeconductedaworkshopondigitalfabricationforhighschoolstudentsparticipatingintheMulticulturalJournalismsummercamp.HeservedasthepublicitychairpersonfortheBirminghamArtsMusicAllianceandperformedatseveralstateandregionalmusicvenues.HealsoattendedtheSECSymposiumonCreativity,InnovationandEntrepreneurship.

ProfessorJohnMillercontinuedtoserveastheAssistantDirectorofNewCollege.HetaughtNEW212andNEW490:IntroductiontoAmericanLaw.ThisspringhetaughtNEW495:CapstoneSeminarandSeniorProject.ProfessorMillerservedastheNewCollegerepresentativetoCrossroadsCommunityCenter,andhelpedmoderateasymposiumonInclusiveClassroompractices.HealsoservedontheUniversity’snewexperientialeducationinitiative,theLearninginActioncertificationteam.HerepresentedNewCollegeattheannualmeetingoftheConsortiumofInnovativeEnvironmentsinLearning(CIEL).HehaspartneredwithCristinFoster(DirectoroftheDavidMathewsCenter)andNewCollegeinstructorEmmaBertolaetonapresentationinAugustattheBlackburnInstitute.ProfessorMillersubmittedseveralpoemsforpublicationthisyear.Onewasacceptedandanumberareunderreview.

ProfessorAmyPirklejoinedNewCollegeasafull-timeinstructorinJanuary.SheoverseesthepublicationoftheNewCollegeReviewandteachesNEW212:Creativity.

Dr.CatherineRoach’sbookHappilyEverAfter:TheRomanceStoryinPopularCulturewaspublishedin2016andwasprominentlyfeaturedintheIndianaUniversityPress’scatalogandmarketingmaterials.Shehadanarticleandabookchapterpublishedandtwootherchaptersacceptedforpublication.ShealsoappliedfortheprestigiousNEHPublicScholarAward.Shecreatedanewlarge-lectureclasscalled“SexualityandSociety.”ThisclassisanoutgrowthofapartnershipsheinitiatedlastyearwiththeStudentHealthServicesandauniversity-widecampaigncalled“50ShadesofConsent.”SheiscurrentlyworkingonapopularpressbookentitledGoodSex.

Dr.EllenSpearscontinuedtoreceiveaccoladesandpositivepresscoverageforherbookBaptizedinPCBs:Race,Pollution,andJusticeinanAll-AmericanTown,whichwaspublishedinpaperbackthisyear.Shewasawardedthe2015FrancisB.SimkinsAwardfromtheSouthernHistoricalAssociation.Shewastherecipientofthe2016BufordPeacePrizeandwasfeaturedinaC-SpandocumentaryonwritersfromTuscaloosa.Nextyearshewillbeonsabbatical,completinghersecondbook,RethinkingAmericanEnvironmentalismPost-1945:TheU.S.EnvironmentalMovement.Dr.MichaelSteinbergcontinuestobeheavilyinvolvedintheCubaInitiative.HeiscurrentlyworkingonajointresearchprojectwithCuba’sMinistryofFisheries,theNationalParkAssociationinCuba,and

geographerReynaldoEstradaonmappingthecoastalhabitatsoftwoofCuba’snationalparks.Hehasalsoreceivedconsiderablepressforhismappingproject(withagraduatestudent)oftheEverglades.HisBelizestudy-abroadclasscontinuestobepopularanddrawsstudentsthroughouttheuniversity.Hehadanarticleandbookreviewpublishedandtwootherarticlesacceptedforpublication.HereceivedexternalfundingfromtheBonefishandTarponTrustandsubmittedproposalsforfundingtotheSeaWorldConservationFundandtheNationalGeographicSocietyFundforResearchandExploration.HeintroducedanewspecialtopicsseminaronSportingConservation.

Dr.TedTrostwasawardedtheCollegeofA&SDistinguishedTeachingFellowship.Hehadanarticleandbookchapterpublishedandaneditedbookacceptedforpublication.Dr.TrostwillserveastheInterimDirectorofNewCollegeinthefall.

NewCollegefaculty,theirchildren,andNewCollegestudentsenjoyCampMcDowellFarmattheannualretreat

StudentHighlights

ProfessorWayneFordwithUAstudentsinNEW334:EverydayForestManagement

• MindyMannwastherecipientofthe2016RandallOutstandingResearchAward.• KatyTurner,presidentoftheNewCollegeCouncil,wasoneoffourrecipientsoftheDean’sMerit

award.• SeveralNewCollegestudentsstudiedabroadthisyear,includingCameronLyons(Cuba),Emily

Gaetano(Italy),TheresaStoddard(Spain),BrittanyGrady(Spain),MindyMann(NewZealand),EmmaSmith(Brazil,SouthAfrican,andIndia),andKatyTurner(Morocco).JoshHarveyspentthefallsemesterat“SemesteratSea.”Thisexperienceinspiredhim,uponhisreturn,toformanon-profittoencourageAfricanAmericanyoungmen,likehimself,tostudyabroad.

• JulieGyurgyik,forherseniorproject,planneda4,000milebikerideacrosstheUnitedStates.InMayshesetoutfromRichmond,VAtobiketoAstoria,OR.

• GingerMorganandhercompanyBioGramwontheEdwardK.AldagBusinessPlanCompetition($2000)forprototypeconstruction.

• ShaunCastle,aLifeTrackstudentwhoplaysontheUAAdaptiveBasketballteam,wasinstrumentalinMikeMouron’sdecisiontodonate$3milliontothenewadaptivesportsfacility.

• KrisPearce,withanotherUAstudentEthanNewsome-Jackson,launchedacomicbookcompany,DreamInkComics,thathasbeenprominentlyfeaturedinseveralmediaoutlets.

• WhitChambersandKristinFaulkneraredoinginternshipsinLosAngeles.WhitisinthemarketingdepartmentatWarnerBrothersMusic.KristenisintheDigitalMusicdepartmentatStudio71andatIwerks&Co.doingdocumentarypostproduction.

DepartmentalHighlights

Drs.MichaelSteinberg,NatalieAdams,MarysiaGalbraithandEllenSpearsfeaturedatthe“CovertoCover”ExhibitheldatDinahWashingtonCulturalArtsCenter,August2015

DepartmentalHighlights

• WewelcomedAdrienneCallanderasthenewAssistantProfessorinArtsEntrepreneurshipandcompletedasuccessfulsearchforanassistantprofessorintheSocialSciences,Dr.VincentWillis,whowillbegininAugust.

• WeendowedanewscholarshipinhonorofretiredfacultymemberDr.BingBlewitt.WeheldareceptiontounveilthenewscholarshipandawardedthefirsttworecipientsofthescholarshipatHonor’sDay.

• NewCollegeawardeddepartmentalscholarshipsto44studentsforatotalof$44,500.• Welaunchedanewprogram–DinnerwithaProfessor–inwhichNewCollegefacultyhosted

studentsintheirhomesfordinnerandanopportunitytogettoknowtheirprofessorinamorepersonalcontext.Itwasaresoundingsuccesswith8facultyandover30studentsparticipating.

• TheWalkerCountyinternshipprogram(nowinitssixthyear)continuestothriveandisamodelforsuccessful,sustaineduniversity-communitypartnerships.Insummer2015fourUAinternsworkedwithvariousWalkerCountyagenciesandnon-profitstoaddresscommunityneeds.

• Drs.NatalieAdams,MarysiaGalbraith,EllenSpears,andMichaelSteinbergwerefeaturedintheCollegeofArts&Sciences“CovertoCover”exhibitheldinAugustattheDinahWashingtonCultureArtsCenter.

• ProfessorsTrost,Brickman,andRoach,alongwithProf.LucyCurzoninArtHistory,areplanninganinternationalconferencewithcolleaguesatRoehamptonUniversityinLondon(UK)forJune2017.Thetopicofthisinterdisciplinaryconferenceis“LoveAcrosstheAtlantic,”aculturalstudiesandmediastudieslookatthelong-standing“specialrelationship”betweentheUSandtheUK.ThisburgeoningresearchcollaborationexistsalongsideandinsupportofUA’sstudyabroadprogramatRoehamptoneveryspringsemester.In2018,NewCollegewillhostaprofessorfromRoehamptoninaweeklongteachingresidency.

• Wepartneredwithseveraldepartments/unitsoncampustofundlectures,specialevents,conferences,andexhibits,includingtheDorisDerby“FertileGround”exhibit,FrenchnovelistGilesLeroy,theLavenderGraduation,andtheLunafestFilmFestival.

• WeheldourannualweekendretreatatCampMcDowellforstudents,faculty,staff,spouses,andchildren.Over50attendedtheevent.

NewCollegeCouncilmembersatCampMcDowell(ForrestHooton,PadaSchultz,KristenFaulkner,MattZeliff,WesleyBien-Aime,KaylinWallen)

NewCollegeScholarships

44NewCollegestudentsreceiveddepartmentalscholarships$44,500indepartmentalscholarshipswasawardedtoNewCollegestudents

2015–2016ScholarshipRecipients

HughHollowayEnd’d.Scholarship CaitlinCraft

SamuelJ.SenterMem.Scholarship TianaRaimist-Carter BernardandAlmaWeberScholarship CameronLyonsandMelindaMann SamuelThomasBarnesMem.Schol. JacksonHarrisandDemetriusEdwards AnneandNealBerteEnd’d.Schol. SarahJohns,BenjaminMcGowan,EmilyPickert,

DanaSchultz JerryRosenbergScholarship EmmaSmithandJuliaQuan ByronFranklin&OpheliaWatsonSchol. HannahWrightSuzanneYoungerEnd’d.Schol. RachelCano LevitetzScholars Fall:MeredithBarfoot,EdmundDolensky,Tyler

Entelisano,KatieGunderson,DylanHatfield,Kayla Head,KrisPearce,MattSimmons,JessicaSmith, MichelleTunaitis,

Spring:RandyArnold,WhitChambers,JoshHarvey,DylanHatfield,XaviaJackson,MillicentKrebs,KrisPearce,JessicaProcter,GabeRosser,ClaySmilie

BernieSloan,SpiritofNCAward FrancesWangen

FranGeddes,OutstandingServicetoNC KatyTurner

E.R.DavidandC.D.DavisScholarship ColinParker

UniversityPartnerships

NewCollegepartneredwiththefollowingdepartments/unitstofundlectures,specialevents,conferences,andexhibits.

• AlabamaModernLanguagesConference DepartmentofModernLanguages• BenAllisonResidency SchoolofMusic• “AnEveningWith” DepartmentofHistory• RoseGladneyLecture AmericanStudies• GillesLeroy DepartmentofModernLanguages• JohnLipskiandKarenBishop EnglishDepartment• NormanFischer Blount• DorisDerby“FertileGround” AmericanStudies• LunafestFilmFestival Women’sResourceCenter• LavenderGraduation StudentAffairs/FiscalAffairs• SonicFrontiers Dean’sOffice• NewCollegeCouncil Annualretreat

NewCollegeLecturesbyAlumni

ThisyearNewCollegehostedseverallecture/talksbyNewCollegealumni:

• Dr.BrandonStacey,AssistantProfessor,CardiovascularMedicine,WakeForestUniversitySchoolofMedicine

• JustinnOverton,RiverKeeper,CoosaRiver(featuredasfivenotableSouthernwomeninSouthernLiving)

• JoeBarnett,FarmerandBeeKeeper• RuthFitts,children’sbookauthor

SonicFrontiersConcertSeries

SonicFrontiersisaconcertseriesofinnovativeandexperimentalmusicthatenrichestheculturallifeofWest Alabama and invitescreative exchange between world-class performers of adventurous music,students, and the greater community through publicperformances and lively post-concertdiscussions.All SonicFrontierseventsare freeandopen to thepublicandarepresented inaccessiblevenues.SonicFrontiersisdirectedbyDr.AndrewDewar.WhileDr.Dewarwasonsabbaticalthisyear,ProfessorHollandHopsonmanagedtheconcertseries.

2015-2016SonicFrontiersEventDescriptions

Fall2015

NewYorkjazzbassistandcomposerBenAllison

TuesdayOctober277:30pmBenAllisonwiththeUniversityofAlabamaJazzEnsemble

WednesdayOctober284:00pmMasterclasswithBenAllison

WednesdayOctober287:30pmTheBenAllisonBand

UniversityofAlabamaSchoolofMusic-MoodyConcertHall

SonicFrontiersandUniversityofAlabamaJazzStudiespresentbassist,composerandbandleaderBenAllisonperformingwiththeUniversityofAlabamaJazzEnsembleandwithTheBenAllisonBand.Allisonisoneofafewbandleadersworkinginjazztodaywhohasdevelopedhisowninstantlyidentifiablesound.Knownforhislyricalmelodies,inventivegroovesandinspiredarrangements,Bendrawsfromthejazztraditionandarangeofinfluencesfromrockandfolktoclassicalandworldmusic,seamlesslyblendingthemintoacinematic,cohesivewhole.

BenhastouredextensivelythroughouttheUS,Asia,North&SouthAmericaandEurope,winningfansandbuildingnewaudienceswithanadventurousyetaccessiblesoundandaflairfortheunexpected.AllisonisamultiplewinneroftheDownbeatCriticsPollforbassistandcomposer.

AllisonwillleadamasterclassforUniversityofAlabamastudentsonWednesdayOctober28at4:00pm.

TetuziAkiyama,BryanEubanks,JasonKahn,ToshimaruNakamura

WednesdayNovember117:30pm

UniversityofAlabamaSchoolofMusic-MoodyRecitalHall

SonicFrontiersispleasedtopresenttheimprovisingquartetofTetuziAkiyama,BryanEubanks,JasonKahnandToshimaruNakamuraperformingtogetherforthefirsttimeaspartofa16-dateU.S.tour.

TetuziAkiyamaisoneofJapan'smostactiveexperimentalguitarists.Hemanagestosuccessfullybridgemanydirectionsinhismusic,rangingfromTexasboogieandfreenoisetohighlyrestrainedacousticwork.

BryanEubanksisactiveasacomposerofelectronicmusicandasanimproviser.Heplaysthesopranosaxophonebothasacousticinstrumentandaspartofauniquefeedbacksystembuiltanddesignedbyhimself,usingopencircuitboardsandcustomanalogcircuitry.

Ondrumset,JasonKahn'splayingswingsacrossawidespectrumofapproaches,rangingfromecstaticpropulsionandrhythmicdrivetoabstractsoundtexturesusingavarietyoffoundmetalobjectsandcymbals.

ToshimaruNakamurahasmadeanameforhimselfsincethelate1990'sinimprovisedandexperimentalelectronicmusicwithhisuseoftheno-inputmixingboard,aninstrumentyieldingawiderangeofsonicpossibilitieswithintheframeworkofachaoticfeedbacksystemhehasdevelopedovermanysoloandcollaborativeconcerts.

Together,thesemusicianswillfusefreeimprovisation,noise,experimentalelectronicsandtheuncategorizableinafreshandvibrantapproachtogroupplayingandspontaneousmusiccreation.

ThisconcertissupportedinpartbytheJapanFoundationthroughthePerformingArtsJAPANprogram.

Spring2016

OliviaBlock

TuesdayJanuary267:30pmworkshopandsoloperformance

UniversityofAlabamaSchoolofMusic-MoodyRecitalHall

SonicFrontierspresentscomposerandsoundartistOliviaBlockinasoloperformance.Block’sperformancesincludepartiallyimprovisedpiecesforelectronicsandamplifiedobjects,presentedinaslowanddeliberategesturalstylethatSteveSmithoftheNewYorkTimesdescribedrecentlyashaving“palpablesensationsofvolitionandemotionalinvolvement.”Blockalsoperformsoriginalpiecesforinsidepiano.

Block’sworkreflectsherinterestsinsitespecificity,ethnographicsoundandlisteningpractices,foundmaterialsincludingrecordingsandtexts,soundforcinema,andadditionalthemes.Blockhasperformed,premieredandexhibitedherworkthroughoutEurope,America,andJapanintoursandinfestivalsincludingIncubate(Tilburg),FestivaldelBosqueGerminal(MexicoCity),SonicLight(Amsterdam),Kontraste(Krems),Dissonanze(Rome),Archipel(Geneva)Angelica(Bologna),SunoniperilPopolo(Montreal),andmanyothers.Additionally,shehaspresentedworkattheICA(London),MCA(Chicago),LaBiennalediVenezia52ndInternationalFestivalofContemporaryMusic,TheKitchen(NYC),ISSUEProjectRoomandExperimentalIntermedia(Brooklyn).

ShehascompletedresidenciesandpremieredworksatMillsCollegeofMusic,TheSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicagoandTheBerkleeCollegeofMusic.Blockhaspresentedtalksatadditionaluniversitiesinfilm,music,mediaarts,andanthropologydepartments,includingYaleUniversity,UniversityofChicago,andIndianaUniversity.

OliviawillleadaworkshopforUniversityofAlabamastudentsonTuesdayJanuary26priortoherperformance.

GregStuartwiththeUniversityofAlabamaPercussionEnsemble

SundayApril17

UniversityofAlabamaSchoolofMusic-MoodyRecitalHall

SonicFrontiersandtheUniversityofAlabamaPercussionEnsemblepresentGregStuartperformingnewworksbyMichaelPisaro.GregStuartisapercussionistwhoseworkexploresalternativepercussiontechniques,includingsustainedfriction,gravity-basedsoundsviasmallgrains,sympatheticvibrationandelectronicinstruments.Since2006,StuarthascollaboratedextensivelywiththecomposerMichaelPisaro,producingalargebodyofnewmusicforpercussioncomprisedofpiecesthatfocusonthemagnificationofsmallsoundsthroughrecordingandlayering,oftenincombinationwithfieldrecordingsandelectronicsounds.StuartwillperformsoloandtogetherwiththeUniversityofAlabamaPercussionEnsemble.

NewCollege/CommunityPartnershipsNewCollegecontinuestobeacampusleaderinestablishingcommunitypartnershipsthatprovideUAstudentswithopportunitiestonotonlygivebacktothecommunitybutalsotogainimportantlifeskillsandknowledgerelevanttotoday’sworkforce.NewCollegeisthehomeoftheArtsRenaissanceinTuscaloosaSchoolsProgram(ARTS)andtheWalkerCountyInternshipprogram.WealsoworkcloselywiththeDavidMatthewsCenterforCivicLife,theWalkerAreaCommunityFoundation,andtheDruidCityGardenProjectonavarietyofcommunityengagementprojects.

MatthewsElementarystudentproudlydisplayshisartworkproducedaspartoftheARTSprogram

ArtsRenaissanceinTuscaloosaSchools

ArtsRenaissanceinTuscaloosaSchools(ARTS)(underthedirectionofDr.MarysiaGalbraith)offersawiderangeofworkshopsforstudentsinlocalpublicschools.Theworkshopsoccurduringtheregularschooldaysoallstudentshavetheopportunitytoexploretheircreativity—throughmusic,movement,artsandcrafts,andbeyond.Universityvolunteersleadworkshopsorassistworkshopleaders.SomeofthemostpopularworkshopsincludeAfricandrumming,tiedye,andpotteryfacejugs.Thisyear,studentinternMindyMannworkedwithteacherstodevelopworkshopsrelatedtocurriculumgoals.Itwouldbehardtochoosethechildren’sfavorite,butbeaverdamsishighonthelist.Theyuseddirt,clay,sticks,stones,andmarblestobuilda“beaverdam”inabox.Oncecompletedtheytestedwhethertheirdamwouldholdwaterpouredintoonesideofit.Theylearnedaboutbeavers,dams,constructiontechniques,collaboration,andproblem-solvingthroughthisart-scienceactivity.

WalkerCountyInternshipProgram

Walker County Interns Emily Pickert, Stephanie Ray, Aundrea Bevis, Mary Caroline May, and Jeff Rogers

TheWalkerCountyInternshipProgramisaneight-weekcommunity-embeddedservice-learninginternship fostered by a partnership between the University of Alabama’s New College, the DavidMathewsCenterforCivicLife, andtheWalkerAreaCommunityFoundation(Jasper,AL).In2015,fourinterns(EmilyPickert,StephanieRay,JeffRogers,andAundreaBevis)andanon-sitecoordinator(MaryCarolineMay)spentthesummerinWalkerCountyvolunteeringwithvariouscommunityagencies.

Priortothesummerinternship,theinternsparticipatedinasemester-longpreparationprogramled by the Director of the DavidMathews Center for Civic Life, Cristin Foster. Students studied suchtopicsasdemocracyandcitizenship,democraticpracticesasoutlinedthroughtheKetteringFoundation,and civic engagement models used to address issues related to health and wellness, education,community outreach, and support for nonprofits – four topics that the Walker Area CommunityFoundationspecificallyaddressedintheirstrategicplanninginitiative.Studentsalsoconductedaneedsassessment of Walker County and received training on how to conduct deliberative forums in

communities.Thecourseworkisdesignedtopreparetheinternstobecollaborativepartnerswithlocalnonprofits and to cultivate the skills to promote civic engagement. The interns have the uniqueopportunitytoplugintoanexemplarynetworkofnonprofitsthatstriveto improveWalkerCountyforitsresidentsonavarietyof fronts. In2015,the internsworkedwithseveralnon-profitsorganizations,including the JasperCitySchools, theHealthActionPartnership,and theWalkerCountyArtsAlliance.Thegoalofthesepartnershipsistodevelopsustainableprogramming.

DruidCityGardenProject

In2010theDruidCityGardenProjectbrokegroundona2,500ftorganicschoolgardenand,withseedandplantdonations,over250ElementaryandUniversityofAlabamastudentsgatheredtoplantthefirstgarden. The garden, located on the back porch of University Place Elementary School, teaches anintegratedscience-andmath-curriculumthatmeetsAlabamaCourseofStudystandards.Usingtheproducethatthestudentshelptogrow,the“BuddingEntrepreneursProgram”teachesbasicbusinessskillswhenstudentssetupanon-siteFarmStandthatsellsproducebacktotheirfamilies.Here,elementarystudents,mentoredbyUAstudents,runamini-businesswhileunderstandingthatfoodhasvalue.Staff fromtheDruidCityGardenProjectteachaNewCollegecourseentitled“OrganicFarming.” HereNewCollegestudentsexplorethebasicsoforganicfarminginahands-on,practicalclass.NewCollegestudents also volunteer at the Garden, and they regularly complete internships and summerIndependentStudiesthere.

NewCollegeMinors

StudentsthroughouttheUAcampuspursueminorsinNewCollege.OurmostrecentminoradditionisthatoftheNaturalResourceManagement(NRM)minorwhichcurrentlyenrolls78students.SinceDr.CarlWilliamsassumedthecoordinatorpositionandtheminorwasmovedtoNewCollege,wehaveseenasteadyincreaseinthenumberofstudentsenrolledinthisminor.

TheStudent-Designed(SD)minorallowsstudentsfromotherdepartmentsandCollegestocreatetheirown21-hour interdisciplinaryminor. Thisminor isparticularlypopularwithstudents intheCollegeofCommunicationandInformationSciences.Thenumberofstudentsinthisminorcontinuestoincreaseaswell.

TheInterdisciplinaryEnvironmentalStudies(IES)minorisofferedjointlybetweenNewCollegeandtheDepartmentofGeography.Dr.MichaelSteinbergcoordinatesthisminor.

TheCivicEngagementandLeadership(CELD)minorisopentostudentsthroughouttheUniversitywithaspecialtrackforstudentsenrolledinROTC.

Minor Su2015enrollment FA2015enrollment Sp2016enrollment NRM 19 36 40 SD 35 85 101 IES 3 8 8 CELD 22 73 78

NewCollegeCourseOfferings(ExcludingNEW310-322:IndependentStudies)

Summer2015

NEW450-800:Belize,MichaelK.SteinbergNEW490-051:SpecialTopics–PoliticalPropaganda,StephenSchwabFall2015NEW100-001:IntroductiontoInterdisciplinaryandIntegrative,CatherineMRoach

NEW120-001:SustainedDialogue,LaneBMcLellandNEW212:Creativity

001:JenniferCaputo002:JohnMiller003:CreativityandComputing,HollandHopson004:AdrienneCallander

NEW213-001:HonorsCreativity,JohnMiller

NEW215-001:PerspectivesonEnvironmentalLiterature,MichaelKSteinberg

NEW237:CooperationandConflict001:EmmaBertolaet

002:RobertHayes003:EmmaBertolaet004:EmmaBertolaet

NEW238-001:HonorsCooperation&Conflict,MarysiaGalbraith

NEW243:NaturalScienceI:InterdisciplinarySciences001:JuliaCherry002:AmandaEspy-Brown003:AmandaEspy-Brown

NEW270-320:LeaderSocialJusticeActivism,DaleWallaceNEW338-001:NewCollegeReview,AmyPirkleNEW407-001:LandscapesoftheSouth,EllenSpearsNEW415-001:Gender,Sexuality,andPopCulture,CatherineRoachNEW434-001:DocumentingJusticeI,AndrewGrace

NEW441-001:ClimateChangeandPublicPerception,JuliaCherryNEW442-001:EnvironmentalEthics,EllenSpearsNEW445-001:TechnologyandHumans,BarbaraBrickmanNEW472-001:SocialChange,JenniferCollinsNEW490:SpecialTopics

001:OutdoorLeadership,StephenMiddleton002:EverydayForestryinAlabama,StanleyWayneFord003:EthicsMatter,StephenSchwab004:PARCII,MartinaThomas005:HistoryGamers,BillyField006:SustainableHomeLandscaping,MaryJ.Modica007:GlobalHealth,AmandaS.Espy-Brown008:SportingConservation,MichaelK.Steinberg010:MuseumStudies,WilliamBomar011:CreativeIndustries,AdrienneCallander012:MakingMusicintheDigitalAge,HollandHopson013:ZenBuddhismandRadicalApproachestotheArts,HenryA.Lazer015:CinematicWorldviews,AlanD.Lazer320:WisdomofIndia,JonathanG.Berry

NEW495-001:CapstoneSeminar&SeniorProject,CatherineRoachSpring2016NEW100-001:IntroductiontoInterdisciplinaryandIntegrativeStudies,CatherineRoachNEW120-001:SustainedDialogue,LaneBMcLellandNEW211-001:PerspectivesintheHumanities,TheodoreL.TrostNEW212:Creativity

001:HollandHopson002:CreativityandComputing,HollandHopson003:AmyPirkle

NEW213-001:HonorsCreativity,AdrienneCallanderNEW226:OrganicFarming

001:LindsayTurner,SarahFiorella002:LindsayTurner,SarahFiorella

NEW237:CooperationandConflict

001:KimberlyColburn

002:EmmaBertolaet003:EmmaBertolaet

NEW238-001:HonorsCooperationandConflict,AmandaEspy-BrownNEW243:NaturalScienceI:InterdisciplinarySciences

001:AmandaEspy-Brown002:AmandaEspy-Brown

NEW335-001:EverydayWildlifeinAlabama,StanleyWayneFordNEW339-001:NewCollegeReviewII,AmyPirkleNEW342-001:SocialActionandPerformance,LameaShaaban-MaganaNEW365-001:EnvironmentalPolicy,EllenSpearsNEW435-001:DocumentingJusticeII,AndrewGraceNEW436-320:PublicLeadership,DaleWallaceNEW439-001:UrbanSpaces,EllenSpearsNEW473-001:GlobalizationandFolkCraftProduction,MarysiaGalbraithNEW490:SpecialTopics

001:FlyFishing,MichaelSteinberg003:WetlandsEcology,JuliaCherry004:ReproductiveHealthcare,EmmaBertolaet005:ZenBuddhismandRadicalApproachestotheArts,HenryLazer008:HistoryGamers,BillyField009:GirlsFilmSchool,BarbaraBrickman010:AmericanLaw,JohnMiller012:PoliticsofFoodSovereignty,DavidMeek013:CinematicWorldviews,AlanD.Lazer320:Psychedelics,JonathanBerry

NEW495-001:CapstoneSeminarandSeniorProject,JohnMiller

NEWCOLLEGEFALL2015SENIORRESEARCHSYMPOSIUM

Tuesday,December1,3:30-5:30

Panel1 Lloyd328 Moderator:Dr.CatherineRoach

3:40 MasonThornley,SongDemoProduction

4:00 LoganBowden,MarketingandProducingMusicalShowcase

4:20 EricSnyder,MusicProduction

4:40 PrestonThompson,CoordinatingaShowattheTuscaloosaAmphitheater

5:00 KaylaRobinson,Marketing“Heartbreak101”

Panel2 Lloyd216A Moderator:Dr.JuliaCherry

3:40 CaitlynMcMahon,¿Cómoaprendo?AddressingtheDifficultiesFacedbySpanishSpeaking

StudentsinAmericanSchools

4:00 MargaretWilbourne,PopularCultureandEnvironmentalism:AnExplorationofPerspective

4:20 ErynnWilliams,GestureinTranslation

4:40 JulieGyurgyik,BikeAcrossAmerica

Panel3 GordonPalmer154 Moderator:Dr.BarbaraBrickman

3:40 AnnaCoburn,StringsoftheCoosa

4:00 AndrewHansen,FurnitureDesignandConstruction

4:20 ShelbyWilson,YouAreAlreadyAmazing

4:40 HopeChandler,StartingPoint:BreakingintoYouthLiteraturethroughWordsandtheBusinessof

Writing

Panel4 GordonPalmer155 Moderator:Dr.MarysiaGalbraith3:40 KatieGunderson,CreatingaSuccessfulBusiness:TheAshtonGarden“Toolkit”

4:00 MindyMann,CampusCrimeatTheUniversityofAlabama:ATheoreticalAnalysis

4:20 JimTrotter,CreatingaVIPMusicFestivalExperience

4:40 KaylaHead,CrimsonInChaos:AnAnalysisofStudentOpinionsofAthletic-basedStudent

Organizations

NewCollegeSeniorAndrewHansen(withotherNewCollegestudentsandDirectorDr.NatalieAdams)

displaysthetwochairshedesignedandconstructedaspartofhisseniorproject

NEWCOLLEGESPRING2016SENIORRESEARCHSYMPOSIUM

Wednesday,April20,3:00-5:00pmPanel1 Lloyd222 Moderator:KimColburn 3:20 EmilyReid,“Leadership:SecularandSpiritualApproaches”3:40 ErinEngland,“ApproachingFoodSovereignty:TheCrisisofUrbanization”4:20 CarolinePilot,“CareerApproachesinEquineTherapy”4:00 EmilyAnnePertuit,“SoutheasternWildlifeConservationPoliciesandPractices”Panel2 Lloyd233 Moderator:CatherineRoach3:20 VinceHastings,“CollegeFootballHallofFameMarketingPitch”3:40 LucasRead,“NBAD-LeagueFeasibilityStudyandBusinessPlanforBirmingham,Alabama”4:00 DossCleveland,“Alabama’sBlack-Belt:AmImyBrother’sKeeper?”4:20 MeredithBarfoot,“MarketingaMicro-GardeningStart-up”Panel3 Lloyd123 Moderator:JohnMiler 3:20 DemetriusEdwards,“IntellectualPropertyLicensinginUniversitySettings”3:40 ClaySmilie,“RiskManagementintheHospitalityIndustry”4:00 MollyShuster,“CommercialPropertyManagementPlan”4:20 LaurenPratt,“MetalinguisticsandGenderedLanguageUseinPopularLiterature”

Wednesday,April27,3:00-5:00pmPanel4 Lloyd222 Moderator:JenniferCaputo3:00 TreyStafford,“SustainableTextileDesign&Entrepreneurship”3:20 ScottWalker,“EnsembleLeadership:EffectiveGuestConducting”3:40 KrisPearce,“ChocolateMan:AMediaProductionSkillsPortfolio”4:00 ParkerHartselle,“Music,Art,&Brews”4:20 PeteBlankenship,“FestivalLogisticsandManagement:VeteranFest”Panel5 Lloyd233 Moderator:CatherineRoach 3:00 WeslyBien-Aimé,“ApproachestoForeignAid:SuccessesandChallengesinAfricaandHaiti”3:20 JacksonHarris,“FosteringPracticesforInclusiveExcellence”3:40 JoshuaHarvey,“EducatingGlobalDiversity”4:00 SamiAnderson,“DreamCenter:MeetingCommunityNeeds”4:20 CarolineJohnson,“#LookUp:aCampaignforMindfulnessandConnectedness”Panel6 Lloyd123 Moderator:JohnMiller3:00 MariamAl-Akhdar,“ApplicationofPsychologicalTechniquesinPhysicalTherapy”3:20 AundreaBevis,“ACriticalLookatEpidemiologicalApproaches”

3:40 BenMcGowan,“ContemporaryHistory,Science,&EthicsofBiomedicalWasteManagement”4:00 NateOwens,“StrategiestoReduceU.S.InfantMortality”4:20 ChrisGarrison,“ApproachestoWorkplaceWellness”4:40 KatyTurner,“Law,PolicyandtheImpactofDocumentaryFilm”

NewCollegeSeniorandCouncilPresidentKatyTurnerinMoroccoonstudy-abroadtrip

Conclusion

May2016GraduatesatNewCollegeceremony

New College plays a significant role in the College and the University – a role that can be easilydismissed in a culture of rapid growth such has been experienced at UA. New College is oftenreferredtoasthe“placewherethelostsoulsendup.”Whilethisisaninaccuraterepresentationofthe diversity of students in New College, we do believe strongly that our hands-on approach toteaching and learning, coupled with the small community-feel we cultivate, continues to have asignificantimpactonstudentretentionintheCollegeandUniversity.NewCollegefacultyandstaffarecommittedtoneverlosingsightoftheparticularityoftheneedsofeachandeverystudent.Weare appreciative of the support of our President, Provost, Dean, and university allies and theircontinuedacknowledgementofthevitalroleNewCollegeplays intherecruitment,retention,andgraduationofstudents.

New490students(withinstructorDr.MichaelSteinberg)leavingBelizeaftertheirMay2016studyabroadexperience