School of Arts & Sciences Newsletter: June 2023
School of Arts & Sciences Newsletter: June 2023
Message From the Dean
Last month, we marked the transition of Golden Knight graduates as they venture into bright futures, carrying the Clarkson values and entrepreneurial spirit with them. I am so proud of all our graduates, and especially those who passed through the doors of the School of Arts & Sciences and shared their intelligence, energy and passion with us. I wish them the very best in their future endeavors.
— Darryl Scriven, Dean of Arts & Sciences, Fellow in The Shipley Center for Innovation
Reality Augmented
Among the many novel applications of augmented reality (AR) is using it to experience someone else’s perspective. Professors from Clarkson and Arizona State created an AR app, Stories From the Circle, that allows visitors to Columbus Circle in Syracuse, New York, to hear various perspectives on Columbus from Indigenous people, Italian Americans and others.
Core Connections
Making connections is at the core of a Clarkson education. Sometimes these connections are interdisciplinary, and sometimes they’re international. Members of the Biochemistry & Proteomics Lab fostered the latter recently as they participated in the Smart Diaspora 2023 workshop at the West University of Timisoara, Romania.
Leading the Way
Although she is still a biology PhD candidate, Mahfuza Akter is already a leader. In fact, she was singled out by the American Society for Microbiology to receive the Future Leaders Mentoring Fellowship, which will provide educational and career opportunities to propel her upward trajectory, as well as give her a chance to mentor her peers.
Exhibiting Talent
Many students in the School of Arts & Sciences take the arts very seriously. For example, communication, media & design major Dan Wellings ’23 recently had some of his work exhibited at the museum dedicated to renowned American artist Frederic Remington. Wellings showed two experimental shorts in the College Student Juried Art Exhibit at the Frederic Remington Art Museum.
