December 2021 Shout-Outs: Westphal Student, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Achievements
Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments. 听
December 7, 2021
Faculty/Staff听
We are pleased to welcome听Victoria听Gleason听to the Westphal College community as an IT Support Specialist.听Victoria joins us most recently from Thomas Jefferson University and holds a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Information and Technology Management.听Welcome, Victoria!
Music Industry Associate Professor Ryan Moys and current Music Industry student Hank Byerly are credited as engineers on the Grammy-nominated Generations album by The Baylor Project. Students in Ryan鈥檚 fall 2019 Sound Recording II class recorded overdubs for several of the songs on the album.
Adjunct faculty member of Art & Art History Talia Greene will open a solo exhibition, Sense<&-#:>Antisense, at Esther Klein Gallery (Science Center, 3600 Market Street), on December 16th from 5-7:30 p.m. The exhibition is the outcome of Greene鈥檚 residency at the biotech company, Integral Molecular, where she explored the ways that science has been misunderstood, misinterpreted, and willfully distorted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
鈥淭he Italian Legacy in Philadelphia,鈥 a book of interdisciplinary essays, was released by Temple University Press, with a chapter penned by Distinguished Teaching Professor of Architecture Alan Greenberger.
Jason听Schupbach,听dean of Westphal College of Media Arts & Design,听was mentioned in a Nov. 19听Al D铆a听article for his participation in a collaborative poem with PA Humanities, which was created for World Kindness Day.听.
Assistant Professor of Music Industry James McKinney participated on a panel, 鈥淕o-Go and the Business of Sound,鈥 for the Go-Go Museum & Caf茅 on Nov. 19. Alongside Sonia Herrero, Brandon Strickland, and Radiance Harris Esq., James discussed how to build a sustainable income by protecting intellectual property, owning the means of music production, leveraging creative skills for corporate clients, and using trademark registration to protect the mark you make.
Joseph听Hancock, PhD,听a professor in Westphal College, was quoted in a Nov. 17听WalletHub听story about how听consumers can distinguish between real Black Friday deals and marketing traps. .
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Students/Alumni听
Fifth-year Architecture students Illyana Bass and Natalie DeRosa were part of a panel discussion at the 2021 AICAD Symposium on Diversity and Sustainability in the Built Environment. The panel "Must Give Us Pause: Diversity + Sustainability鈥 sought to reflect upon and investigate our collective values, pedagogies, research, challenges, and potential visions鈥攁s artists, designers, curators, and critical thinkers鈥攖hat will provide guidance as we forge a path forward that is inclusive and attentive to some of the most pressing issues of our day.
Graphic Design student and STAR Scholar Cora Hochstetler was awarded a $1500 Undergraduate Research Mini Grant for work she will be doing involving the Polish Poster Collections. She will work with faculty mentor Mark Willie, Teaching Professor of Graphic Design.
Denny K. Daikeler听(Home Economics 鈥60) published a new book titled听Messages, Flowing with Synchronicity听in which she recounts a lifetime of spiritual occurrences that proved to her that we all have amazing power, intuition, possibilities, healing ability, and connectivity. A writer, designer, artist, and interfaith minister, Ms.听Daikeler serves on the faculty of School of Sacred Ministries in Doylestown, PA, where she was ordained in 2001.听.
MS Television & Media Management alum Briana White was honored with a Nashville/Mid-South Regional Emmy nomination for her work as a news producer at WSMV Television in Nashville.
Glenna L. Stone's听(MS Interior Architecture & Design 鈥10) company Glenna Stone Interior Design was featured in the newly released听Inspired Interiors,听a 392-page coffee table book published by Intermedia Publishing Services. The book showcases multiple interior designers by type of room and features the impressive work of over 70 professionals.
Students from the Design & Merchandising program and Community College of Philadelphia were featured on and for spicing up the window displays of small businesses in the city as a part of their final projects. Designs were completed in time for Small Business Saturday and will stay up throughout the holiday season.
Nicole A. Cashman听(Design & Merchandising 鈥94), president and CEO of Cashman & Associates, was recognized in听Philadelphia Business Journal's听2021 list of Most Admired CEO Awards.听.
Neilly Robinson听(BS Fashion Design 鈥04) was profiled in the Foobooz section. She and her business partner are beginning their six-week run of Heirloom Kitchen Philly, a pop-up restaurant and kitchen on Spring Garden Street.听.
Elaine Ficarra, the reigning Miss Philadelphia and Theatre scholarship student, was featured in the听WPVI-TV (6-ABC)听coverage of the Nov. 25 "Visit Philadelphia" holiday parade. .