At The University of Akron’s Myers School of Art, students study side-by-side with talented and caring faculty members who are committed to helping turn aspirations into accomplishments. Our faculty members are professional practicing artists/designers/historians, in addition to serving students as educators. We are engaged in the world of art and design nationally and internationally, and share our expertise with students at the highest and most current levels.
Honors Research Projects from 2024
Art Therapy Awareness: A Social Media Campaign, Hannah Barnes
Simply Butter (one pat at a time), Maddie McSweeney
Always Judge A Book By Its Cover, Abby Miller
Honors Research Projects from 2023
An Exploration into Public Art, Samantha Fazio
Women's Hall of Fame, Brianna Kean
Symbols in Sketchbooks, Diana Rice
Graphic Design & Painting, Emily Zepp
Honors Research Projects from 2022
Community Through Commonality: Growth Beyond the Academic While In College, LeKesha Parkman
The Cuyahoga Valley Resource and Development Center, Lindsay Shook, Suzanne Kroll, Donald Alexander, and Emily Booth
A Study in Transparency, Rachel Wilson
Honors Research Projects from 2021
With Love, Greta Conley
The Richard Hansen Kidnappings, Sarah Lacey
Adolescent Identity Development in an Art Classroom, Katherine McGormley
Cleo’s Crown: An Original Illustrated Children’s Book, Rachael Mion
Typemaking, Rebekah Sorensen
Every Seed Counts, Lindsey Wasnak
Honors Research Projects from 2019
Home & Heart Rescue: An Animal Shelter Designed for Animal-Assisted Therapy, Jordan Best
Honors Research Projects from 2018
Adaptive Repurposing of Smith Elementary, KELSEY L. FIELDS
Honors Research Projects from 2017
Designing for a Demographic: How to Reduce Poverty and the Homeless Population Through Design, Danielle M. Becker
Honors Research Projects from 2016
Work It: A Study in Fashion Photography Portraiture, Dominic J. Iudiciani
You Shouldn't Be Reading These, Taylor Jacobs
Roam: Where She Goes, Tamara Lewis
CONSERVATION OF A LADY’S WRAP FROM THE HOWER HOUSE MUSEUM, Natalie Mallinak
The Importance of Passive Sustainable Design, Caitlin Raymond
Hand Lettered, Jennifer L. Shaw
Honors Research Projects from 2015
Inspiring Piety: The influence of Caravaggio’s paintings in Santa Maria del Popolo, Cara Coleman
Chinese Chess Site, Andrew M. Krigline
Almanac, Katherine L. Schultz
The Effects of Sustainability as a Positive Attribute on Equine Therapy Design: An Interdisciplinary Study, Andria Sinclair
The Quiet Conversation, Samantha Weisend