{"id":26368,"date":"2024-06-27T22:49:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T02:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=26368"},"modified":"2024-06-27T22:51:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T02:51:30","slug":"upward-bound-and-upward-bound-math-and-science-students-show-what-they-learned-in-presentations-and-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2024\/upward-bound-and-upward-bound-math-and-science-students-show-what-they-learned-in-presentations-and-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math and Science students show what they learned in presentations and performances"},"content":{"rendered":"

GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 High school students concluding the on-campus component of the Upward Bound<\/a> and Upward Bound Math and Science<\/a> Summer Academy at Tusculum University<\/a> showcased their knowledge and new skills during special events that highlighted the active and experiential learning they have experienced.<\/h3>\n
\"Shawny

Shawny Humphreys, right, discusses her research project on ChatGPT with Dr. David Smith.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Conor

Conor Fitzgerald, left, discusses his research project on paper airplanes with Raigun Duncan.<\/p><\/div>\n

These students made poster presentations, showed artwork, performed improvisational comedy and danced Wednesday, June 26. The talent they demonstrated was honed in special classes held in the afternoon throughout their time at Tusculum.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe presentations illuminated another dimension to the breadth and depth of learning our students accumulate at our Summer Academy,\u201d said Dr. David Smith, director of TRIO programs at Tusculum. \u201cThey also reflect the broad range of academic and extracurricular activities that will be available to these students when they go to college. These students have absorbed this experience and made the most of this opportunity, which will benefit them as they progress in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The poster presentations are developed based on research conducted by students in Upward Bound Math and Science. Aaron Barnett, an advisor in that program, said the purpose is to build research abilities for these high school students so they will be prepared for college.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are expected to know how to conduct research very soon after they arrive in college,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want our students to become familiar with the process of research. We\u2019re not trying to discover new planets or cure heart disease in our projects but instead are focused primarily on ensuring they understand what research entails.\u201d<\/p>\n

Upward Bound Math and Science staff members give students a list of potential subject areas they can research, but students can suggest other potential ones. Some of the topics the students explored this year were paper airplanes, stress, ChatGPT, artificial intelligence, solubility of drugs, medicine and impact craters.<\/p>\n

Teaching the research class was Dr. Danielle Shackelford. She leads the students through the process of writing a research paper, including gathering and recording data and formatting the final product. Graphics and information from that paper are placed on the posters and displayed in the Brotherton Boardroom of the Meen Center on presentation night. Barnett said the students appreciate developing this skill and enjoy explaining their poster and research subject with students who are not in this class.<\/p>\n

Judges from outside the Upward Bound Math and Science program evaluate the presentations.<\/p>\n

\"Katelyn

Katelyn Begines, right, discusses her research on stress with a fellow student.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Students

Students who participated in the creation of \u201cThe Last Judgment\u201d stand by their work.<\/p><\/div>\n

For the art project this year, teacher Bill Bledsoe had his Upward Bound students complete a blind contour, followed by the painting on canvas, of Michelangelo\u2019s \u201cThe Last Judgment.\u201d Each student was responsible for two panels, and all of them were pieced together for the final product. A blind contour involves viewing an item and drawing it without looking at the piece of paper.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason why I have students do that is because none of them has completed a blind contour before, and that is my standard,\u201d said Bledsoe, assistant professor of art and design<\/a> at Tusculum. \u201cTo drive home why they are doing that, I told them that this is what Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci did. That\u2019s why they were so distinctive from everybody who preceded them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bledsoe said skills students acquire are total value, rhythm and the ability to take a complicated composition and break it down to its simplest components while still having it render. They also learn how to paint.<\/p>\n

In addition to participating as a team on \u201cThe Last Judgment,\u201d students created other individual paintings. Those are watercolor master variations from the Renaissance to Impressionism periods. All of the paintings were shown in the Clem Allison Art Gallery in Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center.<\/p>\n

Just a few feet away in the Marilyn duBrisk Theatre, students showed their comedic and dancing talent. Erin Hensley Schultz, who taught the theater class and is Tusculum\u2019s costume director, said her Upward Bound students saw a performance by Blue Plate Special, a local improv group, at the beginning of the Summer Academy. They continued to work on improv during their time at the academy and put on their own show with a couple of Blue Plate Special members on June 26.<\/p>\n

\u201cImprov is all about working together to tell a story, create a world and create a scene,\u201d Schultz said. \u201cIt is about accepting given circumstances and dealing with the circumstances you\u2019ve been handed in that scene. It is about creativity and problem-solving, and along with that, I\u2019m able to teach basic acting lessons, such as projection, breathing, characterization and physicality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Students

Students complete one of their dances.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Students

Students and Blue Plate Special members perform an improv skit.<\/p><\/div>\n

During their academy stay, the students in the theater class spent days learning about stage makeup and wigs. Guest speakers also came and explained the theater jobs they hold, such as a stage manager and a director. Those individuals were involved in more than improv. A few actors also discussed the way they approach a show or role. In addition, students watched a couple of films of stage productions.<\/p>\n

\u201cParticipating in theater teaches a lot of different life skills even if you don\u2019t want to pursue a career in the stage professionally,\u201d Schultz said. \u201cActing and theater teach empathy and communication and interview skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the students performed improv, another group of Upward Bound students danced. They were taught by Lesa Fox of Lesa\u2019s School of Dance and Amelia Mullins, one of Fox\u2019s students. One dance was a jazz number they started studying at the academy\u2019s onset, and the second was a hip-hop dance.<\/p>\n

As part of the preparation, the students would stretch about 30-45 minutes a day to increase their flexibility before working on technique. They had to learn about 15 ballet turns and then take a skills test.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve been a great group,\u201d Fox said. \u201cI\u2019ve enjoyed them so much. I just wanted them to learn the basic dance steps, and then if they ever go to a Broadway play or anything musical and the event includes dancing, they can appreciate the steps and how people perform because that\u2019s what they did tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

The on-campus portion of the academy ended Thursday, June 27. Interested students are able to follow up by joining Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math and Science staff on a cultural trip to Cincinnati the following week.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math and Science, please visit https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/student-success\/academic-affairs\/first-gen\/ub\/<\/a> and https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/student-success\/academic-affairs\/first-gen\/ubms\/<\/a>, respectively. More information about the university is available at www.tusculum.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 High school students concluding the on-campus component of the Upward Bound<\/a> and Upward Bound Math and Science<\/a> Summer Academy at Tusculum University<\/a> showcased their knowledge and new skills during special events that highlighted the active and experiential learning they have experienced.<\/h3>\n

These students made poster presentations, showed artwork, performed improvisational comedy and danced Wednesday, June 26. The talent they demonstrated was honed in special classes held in the afternoon throughout their time at Tusculum.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe presentations illuminated another dimension to the breadth and depth of learning our students accumulate at our Summer Academy,\u201d said Dr. David Smith, director of TRIO programs at Tusculum. \u201cThey also reflect the broad range of academic and extracurricular activities that will be available to these students when they go to college. These students have absorbed this experience and made the most of this opportunity, which will benefit them as they progress in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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