Faculty Achievements

Rebecca Forstater’s work was curated in the three-person exhibition “Flesh Machines” at Allegheny College Art Gallery. In conjunction with the exhibition, Forstater, assistant professor of studio art, gave a public lecture on her research and participated in a panel discussion at Allegheny College. Additionally, Forstater is one of 24 artists selected to exhibit their work in the 2023 South Carolina Biennial at 701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia. The exhibition be on view this winter.

Dr. Natalie Grinnell, Reeves Family Professor in Humanities, has been elected queen president of the Southeastern Medieval Association for a three-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2024.

Dr. Trina Janiec Jones, professor and chair of religion, spoke on a panel titled “Critical Pedagogies in the Interfaith/Interreligious Studies Classroom” at the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago. Jones also was a panelist at “The Black Buddhism Faculty Project,” a workshop sponsored by Princeton’s Center for Culture, Society and Religion.

Sheri Reynolds, John C. Cobb Endowed Chair in the Humanities, published a short story, “Unzipped,” in Streetlight Magazine.

Dr. Kaye Savage, professor of environmental studies, recently exhibited photographs and mixed media works at the Circle Gallery in Athens, Georgia, in the juried show at the Spartanburg Public Library, and at The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts in Highlands, North Carolina, where she also taught a workshop on photo transfers on handmade paper.

Dr. Yongfang Zhang, associate professor of Chinese, published two journal articles: “Implementing the Standard for Chinese Proficiency in International Chinese Language Education with Backward Design” in the Journal of International Chinese Teaching, and “Developing Novice and Intermediate Level Chinese Learners’ Cross-Cultural Communication Competence Using Backward Design” in Chinese Language Teaching and Studies.