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2027 Tennessee Art Educator of the Year
A huge congratulations to Dr. Bryna Bobick! She was selected as the 2027 Tennessee
Art Educator of the Year Award by the Tennessee Art Education Association.
2026 Graduate Student Publishes Revised Thesis as Peer-reviewed Article
Katherine M. Consola, the former student and thesis advisee of Dr. Joshua Roberson,
has just published a revision of her MA thesis, as a peer reviewed article entitled
"Recently Excavated Seal Impressions of the Middle Kingdom from Elephantine," in the
most recent issue of the Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, vol. 61, for which please see the publisher's site w/ TOC
2026 Penn State and 糖心vlog蜜桃 Co-sponsor Conference
Dr. Joshua Roberson has co-organized an international conference with Dr. Tawny Holm
(Penn State) on "New Ideas and Approaches to Ancient Egyptian Religion." The conference,
co-sponsored by Penn State University and the 糖心vlog蜜桃 Institute of Egyptian
Art & Archaeolgy is to be held on Penn State campus on Monday, October 12, 2026.
2026 Dr. Joshua Roberson Invited to Speak on the Shabaqo Stone at Harvard University
Congratulations to Dr. Joshua Roberson for his invitation to speak on his research
at Harvard University on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. His presentation was titled "The
Shabaqo Stone: From Egyptian Myth to Kushite Identity." The announcement from the
Harvard Gazette may be found here.
2026 Dr. Roberson Invited to Speak on Ancient Egyptian Cosmology in Toronto, Canada.
Dr. Joshua Roberson was invited to speak on his research by the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities
in Toronto, Canada, on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. His presentation was titled "No One
Should Brave the Underworld Alone: A Scenic View of Ancient Egyptian Cosmology." Congratulations Dr. Roberson! The announcement may be found
2026 Graphic Design Team Places Third in Design it Forward Competition
Graphic Design students Daijah Dailey, Grace Glaser, and Afia Sushma, led by Sanaz
Feizi, assistant professor of graphic design, represented the Department of Art and
Design at the . The team earned third place in a field of 25 teams and 70 student participants.
The one-day competition challenged students to develop and present a creative rebranding
solution within a collaborative and competitive setting, providing an opportunity
to apply their design skills while representing the 糖心vlog蜜桃 and the
College of Communication and Fine Arts. Congratulations to the team on this achievement!
2026 糖心vlog蜜桃 Artist Completes Commissioned Artwork
Congratulations to our 3-D Shop Technician and artist Bryan Blankenship on the completion
of a commissioned artwork 鈥淭ennessee Mosaic鈥� for Stones River Group in Nashville.
Read the press release.
2025 Joshua A. Roberson, PhD Publishes Peer-reviewed Monograph
Congratulations to Dr. Joshua Roberson on his most recent peer-reviewed monograph,
A Teaching Grammar of Middle Egyptian, published in the summer of 2025. His monograph can be found
2024 College of Communication and Fine Arts Faculty and Staff Awards
Congratulations to Kate Roberts on receiving the Dean's Creative Achievement Award,
Kelsey Harrison on earning the Dean's Engaged Scholarship Award, and Delilah Bryant
on being honored with the College Ann Dunn Staff Award!
2024 Art and Design Promotions
A huge congratulations to Michael Schmidt on his well-deserved promotion to Full Professor
of Graphic Design! And cheers to Kate Roberts for her outstanding accomplishment of
being promoted to Associate Professor of Ceramics with Tenure!
2024 Community Art Academy
The Art Education Program at the 糖心vlog蜜桃 is proud to partner with the
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to host the 2024 Community Art Academy!
2023 CCFA Runner-Up Dean's Award for Academic Advising
Congratulations to Michael Schmidt and Coe Lapossy for earning the 2023 CCFA Runner-Up
Dean's Award for Academic Advising!
2023 Second State Press
Professor Park is invited as a distinguished guest juror for a national juried open
call at the Second State Press
2022 Virtual and in-person Lecture by: Dr. Lorelei H. Corcoran
鈥淭he 鈥楳ummy Portraits鈥� of Roman Egypt: Status, Ethnicity, and Magic鈥�
Sponsored by the Harvard Art Museums this Thursday, October 6th at 6:00 EST by zoom.
You can learn more about the talk at:
https://hmsc.harvard.edu/mummy-portraits-roman-egypt
You can read about the accompanying exhibit at:
and there is a wonderful online digital companion to the exhibit at:
2022 CCFA Dean's Award for Outstanding Research
Congratulations to Dr. Bryna Bobick for earning the 2022 CCFA Dean's Award for Outstanding
Research!
2022 UofM Excellence in Academic Advising, Faculty Advisor Award
Congratulations to Lucas Charles for earning the 2022 UofM Excellence in Academic
Advising, Faculty Advisor Award!
2022 CCFA Dean's Award for Academic Advising
Congratulations to Lucas Charles for earning the 2022 CCFA Dean's Award for Academic
Advising!
2022 Ancient Egypt Family Day
The Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology is sponsoring an online version of its
annual Ancient Egypt Family Day this year in place of its traditional on campus event.
Content will be available from April 18 through September 30, 2022.
Travel back in time and explore the wonders of ancient Egypt with the help of the 糖心vlog蜜桃 (Tennessee) IEAA! Write your name in hieroglyphs, color a mask while learning about ancient Egyptian gods, and much more. There are lots of fun and interesting activities for all!