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8:30 AM4:30 PMInformation TentMarian Cannon Hayes Outdoor Amphitheatre, Avarez College Union
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8:30 AM10:00 AMPsychology Senior Theses Alice Ying, Lily Radtke, Kiah Earle, Jordan Miller, Akanksha Velath, Samanth Tave, Nhi Tran, Ella SharpRoom 243, E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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9:00 AM4:30 PMWildcat Motorsports Engineering Off-Road Race Vehicle Display Prof. Yukich Lilly Library Portico, Chambers
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9:30 AM10:30 AMRUS 420 "Tolstoy's War & Peace" Prof. Ewington Matthew Clauser, Tanner Creelman, James Duffy, Sam Franklin, Claire Ireland, Amelia Jones, Josh Matushak, Maggie Matuszak, Belle Mckissick Staley, Clara Ottati, Jack Pashel, Claire Louise Poston, Kathleen Pritchartt, Sam Schamroth, Jaiden Truhe, Charlotte Weis Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
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9:30 AM10:30 AMBIO 220: Wicked Problems in Neuroendocrinology Prof. Baran In each of these documentaries, the students explore a ‘wicked problem’ in the field of neuroendocrinology, current issues or controversies related to hormones that have important societal or cultural implications. These problems impact diverse stakeholders, many of whom are from marginalized, underserved, or otherwise vulnerable communities. The goal of these documentaries is to use clear, compelling storytelling to communicate complicated science to a non-technical audience. Zarah Correa, Ava Didden, Ashton (Keely) Furr, Jonathan (Jono) Jarecki, Biby Luna, Caroline Mancini, Meghana Nakkanti, Martha Noble, Alex Olszewski, Sahaana Rajagopalan, Samantha (Sam) Ruiz, Abigail (Abby) Smith, Ella Sullivan, Christ Thomas, Oriana Torrealba, Eva van der Kooi, Andrew (Drew) Adams, Harrison Bachrack, Claire Chason, Advay Chatterji, Ryan Collins, Stephanie Hockett, Megan Huntley, Summer Laskey, Anta Lo, Jocelyn Millican, Paul Nascimento White, Isaac Park, Eli Seaman, Gabrielle (Gabi) Shelton, Marina Valcheva C. Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union
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9:30 AM10:30 AMSyrian Proverbs and Artistic Expression (Arabic 102 and 202)
Prof. Joubin Students will exhibit their artwork and explain the meaning of their proverbs, making connections to proverbs in English as well as other languages.
Hajar Hussein, Biwon Ng, Shibli Abu Bakr, Musah Morro, Hannah Olivera, Kasha Salia, Brooks Scarborough, Laure Ghorayeb, Yutika Patel, Aishya Pillai, Zeyad Elmasheiti, Katlyn Saldarini, Yussuf Adan, Julian Anderson, Claire Bright, Nathan Widman, Kyce Shamma, Caiden Collins, Jalen Anderson		Sprinkle Room, Alvarez College Union
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9:30 AM11:00 AMSPA265 Spanish for the Professions with Community Service-Learning
Prof. Paredes Students present their project and professional portfolio, reflecting on their volunteer experience, how it has shaped their professional development, its impact on their curriculum, their personal growth, and its contribution to the community.
Casey Scheiner, June Hartman, Lauren Gallagher, Saira Kazmi, Alice Odum, Emma Stevens, Hallie Slidell, Colette Dwyer, Molly Sullivan 		Room 210, E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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10:00 AM10:10 AMMain Stage Kick Off Symposium Chair, Prof. Mark BarsoumMainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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10:00 AM11:00 AMArt 205 Advanced Printmaking Prof. Starr
Students display and discuss prints, pamphlets and projects they made in ART 204 Advanced Printmaking.
Virginia Barber, Abby Brissett, Afroditi Godi, Beatrice Henderson, Myree Kromer, Wells Letson, Hannah Morgan, Miriam Ragsdale, Blake Roper, Aurora Zhang. 		Lobby Tables, Alvarez College Union
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10:00 AM11:00 AMENG 216: Word-Art: Ways of Seeing, 2026
Prof. Suzanne Churchill
Katherine Barboza, Mareya Benson, Sander Breuker, Eliza Buerk, Elizabeth Clutter, Olivia Dew, Jack Fischer, Keaton Gion, Robin Glass, Christian Hayes, Tate Holste, Tianning Hu, Charlie Lorentzen, Yaretzy Martinez, Saiya Mehta, Elena Morin, Ana Palomina, Evan Pfeil, Elle Reilly, Alston Riddick, Jayson Rivera, Stella Stewart, Jamie Suarez, Maya Vermeer, Steven Walker		Atrium Counter Space, E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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10:00 AM11:30 AMCommunity Based Learning, Humanities and Social Science Poster Fair (added as submitted)E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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10:00 AM5:00 PMHerb Jackson Annual Student Art Exhibition The Herb Jackson Annual Student Art Exhibition highlights more than 60 works produced during the academic year by both art majors and non art-majors at Davidson College. Works on view have been selected by the studio art faculty and include drawings, paintings, sculptures, prints, digital art and more. Van Every/Smith Galleries, Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center
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10:10 AM10:20 AMDavidson Mariachi Prof. Pyle Anthony Strouse, Geovany Bernal, Isaac Horowitz, Hannah Olivera, Gavin Daniel, Tony Mallen-Ntiador, Jazmine Cordon, Nicolas Knaupp Mainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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10:30 AM10:45 AMAfrican Drumming Prof. Sergel Eli Bassett, Leah Norton, Beth Holmes, Owen Davis, Chris-Ann Nelson, Stacy Miruka, Robin Glass, Christ ThomasMainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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10:30 AM11:00 AMART 111 Intro to Digital Art Animation Prof. Dietrick Anwar Alli, Nirvan Bernstein, Alejandro Blank, Justin Caudle, Daniel Chong, Delila Cruz, Aimee Ding, Sophie Majernik, Jane Martens, Nate Reed, Matthew Shnowske, Aurora ZhangTyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
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10:30 AM11:30 AMENV 401 Environmental Studies Seminar
Prof. Garcia Peacock
Ella Dittmer, Elyse Unger, Gillian Freeze, Hudson Sizemore, Hunter Jue, Lincoln Hayes, Maia Ferreyra, Mary Holmes, Naomi Janis, Natalia Dascombe, Neve Rauscher, Nhi Huynh, Scotty Edwards, Sophie Landers, Stella Mackler, Sydney Kellgren, Tanner Lee, Torin Linton
Environmental Studies Seminar is developing research project (presented in creative formats) to help visualize our campus resources including the EcoPreserve, Farm, Erwin Lodge, and campus ecologies. We will show these four group projects as an exhibit "pop up" whereby each of the groups displays their materials for the community to enjoy.		Sprinkle Room, Alvarez College Union
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10:30 AM11:30 AMHumanities Program Portfolios Prof. Bory Nidhi Achanta, Aaron Alexander, Heavenly Allen, Gaby Aloma, Claire Bachman, Abi Barkley, Mary Ellis Beach,
Sarah Bobertz, Addie Bracher, Chloe Butler, Coralyn Cairns, Carolina Calvo, Briana Camilo, Novak Chen, Arjun Chityala, Addy Collins, Ben Council, Louisa de Beer, Adrian Delgado, Eleanor Edgar, Priscilla Fernandez, Maya Halciug, Sydney Hall, Noah Hawkins, Johnna Hedge, Masson Heiny, Mayalondyn Howden-Gray, Mercy Hypes, Payten Jenrich, Lilly Kupersmit, Rhianna Lewis, Declan Lonergan, Jemma Lowi, Ardon Malan, Bea Marchesani, Reyna Mehta, Christian Miranda, Owen Montoya, Spencer Mortell, Justine Ouellette, Ezra Pearson, Hunter Pearson, Aishya Pillai, Molly Ramus, Marielle Roselli, Paige Schneck, Eve Sikorski, Marissa Silva, Taddeo Simon, Will Slate, Kaden Sollenne, Cleo Strauss, Chase Thomas, Aiyana Thornton, Grant Turner, Mirabella Velo, Hannah Wu, Jennet Ylyasova 		C. Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union
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11:00 AM11:30 AMART 211 Advanced Digital Art Animations Prof. Dietrick Ava Branch, Charlotte Calderwood, Salih Dalan, Cole Erickson, Naomi Janis, Mallory Kavanaugh, Robert Lamar, Quentin Lewis, Jacary Lightest, Ella Nolen, Jane Park, Quinn Ray, Isaiah Sepand Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
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11:00 AM11:30 AMMeet & Greet, Bliss Photo Contest Winners Kiera Sanders, Binh Nguyen, Kaspars Golos Lobby Tables, Alvarez College Union
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11:00 AM11:45 AMENG 486: Brilliant Exiles Prof. Churchill Caroline Carberry, Sarah Catalano, Elaiya, Een, Caroline Ewing, Charlotte Frampton, Annabel Groseclose, Annelise Hawgood, Elena Morin, Emily Patterson, Andrew Tashie, Dorothy Yaun Students showcase their Arc-GIS storymaps, telling research-based stories about women in Paris during the era.Atrium Counter Space, E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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11:00 AM11:45 AMArt History Senior Capstone Trip Report: Taiwan Prof. Zhang and Prof. Rigger Charlotte LaBenne, Mallory Kavanaugh, Sabrina Bonavita, Heidi McGannon, Cate Goodin, Grace Gallagher, Kelley Siobhan, Gibby Heiser, Ella Grace Dunn, Sasha Behrens, Brooke Rascoe, Phoebe Anderson, Caroline Ewing Students share their experiential learning experience from the Art History Senior Capstone Trip over the spring break. Students will share photos of architecture, monuments, artwork, and immersive cultural events from their trip and discuss how the experiential learning experience further their academic exploration of art history as graduating majors. Room 210, E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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10:45 AM10:55 AM“Sthayi” Odissi Dance Piece - Yutika Patel '26 Prof. NambiarMainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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11:00 AM12:00 PMAppalachian Ensemble Faculty: Jon Singleton, Karen Hales, Rick Gay Students: Galen Cooper, Dante Falzone, Megan Good, Ian McGehee, Jayson Rivera, Lorelei Findlay-Schaeffer, Ben Council, James Duffy Mainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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11:30 AM12:00 PMPresentation of Off-Road Race Vehicle Prof. Yukich
Stef Wojcik, Henry Russell, Thalie Waters 		Lilly Library Portico, Chambers
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11:30 AM1:30 PMTables and Seating for Community LunchC. Shaw Smith 900 Room, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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11:30 AM12:30 PMSOC 416: Investigating the Hidden Curriculum: Student Perspectives on Belonging and Academic Life
Prof. Seide Research conducted by a group of sociology majors examining the hidden curriculum at Davidson College—the unwritten norms and expectations that shape academic life. Isabelle Bordages, Charlie Garfield, Sammy Herrera, Jaliel King, Thomas Lane
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11:30 AM1:30 PMCatered lunch Free for students, faculty, staff and campus guestsAlvarez College Union, Knobloch Campus Center
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11:40 AM11:45 AMPresident's Welcome, Douglas A. HicksMainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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11:45 AM12:30 PMART 496 Art History Honors Theses Prof. Zhang
Gibby Heiser, Sasha Behrens, Ella Grace Dunn, Siobhan Kelley, Caroline Ewing, Brooke Rascoe		Room 210, E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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11:45 AM12:30 PMHalle Foundation: Boundaries & Bridges: An Interdisciplinary Journey Across Cultures Prof. Berlin, Prof. Dietrick, Prof. Robak, Prof. Webb, Prof. Denham
Thomas Abell, Meghan DuPuy, Jonah Feld, Tehinnah Kitcher, Courtney Lassiter, Emma McDonnell, Hannah Morgan, Caira Murray, and Nisrine Tiouti. 		Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
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12:00 PM12:15 PMENV497 Honors Thesis - Natalia Dascombe '26
Framed photographs that explore the socio-ecological impacts of grazing practices in Southern Patagonia.		Lobby Tables, Alvarez College Union
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12:00 PM12:45 PMNew Music Davidson Prof. Lee Brand new works created and performed by students from Jia Yi Lee's Advanced Studies in Composition & Independent Study courses this semester. Come with open minds and ears - and be enthralled by new sounds, textures, and the variety of musical styles and genres.
Annabel Semans, Brady Ding, CJ Jenkins, Gavin Daniel, Jacob Kim, Will Lowance, Jessica King, Adit Sahasrabudhe, Silas Garrett, Dante Falzone, Nicolas Knaupp		Mainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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12:30 PM1:15 PMPHY 335: Advanced Lab Physics Gravity Race Prof. Gfroerer Senior physics majors race their shop-project cars down a narrow track. Tate Arrington, Ben Atherton, Riley Christopher, Alec Finch, Bianca Hassan, Jordan Hudson-Meraz Joy Jin, Amelia Koff, Jae Nyakunu, Chris Piatnichouk, Henry Russell, Ryaan Sabooni, Truc AnhTran Nguyen, Stef Wojcik Lilly Gallery Library, Chambers Building
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12:30 PM1:30 PMShowcase Your Scholarship
Library Staff
Join your friendly staff in the Scholarly Communication Learning Network to explore ways to get your scholarship out into the world. Come see how easy it is to build your research presence!		Lobby Tables, Alvarez College Union
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12:30 PM1:30 PMBonner Scholars
Sunny Baek, Frankie Brusco, Israel Cabeza, Lorain Clawson, Gaby Cubias Aguilar, Divin Dushimimana, Dylan Felt, Adalia Fragoso, Taft Harrell, Abraham Hernandez Mujica, Kyler Herring, Baris Kalaycioglu, Brooke Lackey, Ariana Molina, Johana Monzon, Musah Morro, Shalom Olugbodi, Jayme Rodriguez, Mav Smith, Aileen Valencia
Mulliss Center for Civic Engagement, Alvarez College Union
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12:30 PM1:30 PMCaryMadeThose shoe art demonstration by Jacary Lightsey '27 Marian Cannon Hayes Outdoor Amphitheatre, Alvarez College Union
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12:30 PM1:30 PMSPA 422, Puerto Rico: Resistance and/in the Arts
Prof. Willis
Jenna Bouhussein, Yara Gonzales, Annelise Hawgood, Wells Letson, Katherine Marshall, Luca Mazzanti, Savannah Soraghan, Liz Varela, Benjamin Wolf, Maggie Woodward		Room 210, E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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12:45 PM1:45 PMFMS 311 Advanced Filmmaking & ENG 305 Advanced Screenwriting Prof. Kökdil Davidson Student Film Showcase This screening marks the inaugural collaboration between Davidson’s Advanced Screenwriting and Advanced Filmmaking courses, culminating in the premiere of three original short narrative films created during the spring semester.
Alejandro Blank, Savannah Dowtin, Jody He, Matteo Liu, Jacob Martinez, Adele Oprica, Pablo Quintero, Nate Reed, Steuart Reiss, Abuzar Suhaib, Uday Ahuja, Jade Chen, Delaney Cook, Jamey Davis, Colin Decker, Nate Green, Imojen Judd, Liam Sieland		Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
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1:00 PM1:30 PMPiano Ensemble Prof. Cynthia Lawing Rock Hua, Gavin Daniel, Alice Ying, Josephine Niu, Elitza Georgieva, CJ Jenkins, Naomi Janis, Vimi WangMainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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1:15 PM2:00 PMDIG 333 Physical Computing Prof. Mundy A collection of electronic works made during DIG 333 Physical Computing this semester including electronic instruments, synthesizers, and Internet of Things objects. Kyle Berlage, Riana Doctor, Dmytro Kurdydyk, Tony Mallen-Ntiador, Khai Nguyen, Lars Oehler Atrium Counter Space, E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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1:30 PM2:15 PMART 345: Purchasing Art for Davidson College
Prof. Lia Newman Students share their experience of stewarding a $50,000 gift that aims to center student voices in the college’s art acquisition process. They will discuss what they have learned about museum collecting practices, including how institutions develop, interpret, and steward their collections.
Grace Gallagher, Cate Goodwin, Charlotte LaBenne, Colby Johnson, Ella Grace Dunn, Heidi McGannon, Mallory Kavanaugh, Phoebe Anderson, Rosemary Mbeche, Sasha Behrens, Sarah Clegg, Siobhan Kelley 		Room 210, E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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1:30 PM2:00 PMHorace Silver Jazz Ensemble Prof. Brown
Tony Mallen-Ntiador, Riva Hecht, John Ramsey, Mac McCall, Peter Diugu, Eli Bassett		Mainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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1:30 PM2:30 PMCelastina: The Power of a Handwritten Note by Natalia Dascombe '26 Lobby Tables, Alvarez College Union
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1:30 PM3:00 PMDean Rusk International Studies Projects Nat Pineda, Pacis Nkubito, Frankie Brusco, Kaspars Golos, Idil Ira, Annabel Semans, Nicolas Cutler, Hunter Jue, Sidney Donnan, Jaiden Truhe, Tammy Kim, Andrew Nelsen, Charles Oblinger, Kendyl Brown C. Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union
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2:00 PM2:30 PMLee Morgan Jazz Ensemble Prof. Patrick Brown
Nolan Elder, Gavin Daniel, Sam Cifani, Lincoln Hayes, Henry Erickson 		Mainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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2:00 PM2:45 PMFMS 311: Advanced Filmmaking
Prof. Kökdil This screening showcases a selection of short documentary films created over the course of the semester. Following the screening, we will host a brief Q&A with student filmmakers to discuss their processes, creative decisions, and lessons learned.
Alejandro Blank, Savannah Dowtin, Jody He, Matteo Liu, Jacob Martinez, Adele Oprica, Pablo Quintero, Nate Reed, Steuart Reiss, Abuzar Suhaib 		Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
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2:00 PM2:45 PMDIG 345 Radical Software
Prof. Mundy Students conceptualize and execute culturally-relevant web applications using professional tools in order to comment on, critique, or celebrate online culture, and expand our understanding of the web and its possibilities.
Delila Cruz, Maria Fajardo, Ross Hope, Elie Jerjees, Dmytro Kurdydyk, Tanaka Makoni, Melissa Mugengano, Alp Niksarli, Murtaza Nikzad, Pacis Nkubito, Julia Siqueira, David Yoder		Atrium Counter Space, E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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2:15 PM3:15 PMENV 237 Intro to Interdisciplinary GIS
Prof. Nyairo This session introduces maps of vulnerability to socio-environmental changes in North Carolina, New Jersey, and California. Aspects of vulnerability that were analyzed include exposure and sensitivity to highway expansion, gerrymandering, heat islands, and groundwater use.
Kendyl Brown, Michaela Bryant, Sean Collins, Allison Dixon, Brendan Fritch, Lennox Goslin, Hunter Jue, Liam Maurillo, Skylie Molina Huezo, Garratt Rothberg, Mary Elizabeth Shoop, Truc Anh Tran Nguyen, Rodney Unnasch, Allie Vorley 		Room 210, E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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2:30 PM4:00 PMMathematics and Natural Science Poster Fair Posters and Abstracts (added as submitted) E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
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2:45 PM3:30 PMTo Dance In Boiling Water Prof. James Webb Grace Andres Catan (playwright) Lucy Tomeo (director) Sarah Catalano (stage manager) Actors: Sidney Donnan, Katie Davis, Tasha Monge, Phoebe Anderson Mainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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2:45 PM3:45 PMFMS 211: Student Film Showcase
Prof. Kökdil
Justin Caudle, Ben Council, Aimee Ding, Estella Kallay, Mitchell Keesee, Ellie Kim, Myree Kromer, Robert Lamar, Courtney Lassiter, Grace Lee, Jacary Lightsey, Georgina Haspel, Rachael Ades
The program features documentary, narrative, and experimental work created using the camera, sound, lighting, and editing skills developed throughout the semester—each film built around a simple, focused concept and an engaging story. Come support emerging filmmakers and see what they’ve made.		Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
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3:30 PM4:30 PMDavidson Local Music Dan Aldridge, Jonathan Berkey, Henry Erickson, Lincoln Hayes, Idil Ira, Rebecca Juárez, Tommy López, Halle Murphy, Shelley Rigger, Annabel Semans, Misha Sostek, Durwin Striplin, Abuzar Suhaib, John Wertheimer Mainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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4:15 PM4:20 PMClosing cake celebration with Verna Miller Case Beverly F. Dolan Professor Emerita of Biology, founding Director of the John Crosland Jr., Center for Teaching and Learning, Davidson’s first Associate Dean of FacultyMainstage, Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union
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