Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts Faculty Leadership Grants
Faculty Leadership Grants give UNCSA faculty extraordinary opportunities to explore
new approaches to creative learning challenges; impact student learning outcomes;
foster the capacity of faculty to lead; engage diverse stakeholders; and produce creative
ideas, analysis, strategies and initiatives for further study or implementation.
O Blissful Loss of Self – Explorations of Ecstasy in Poetry by Women
Project aims to honor, celebrate, and reclaim women’s poetic voices and experiences
of ecstasy throughout history in a concert setting at UNCSA.
School of Music
Oskar Espina-Ruiz
UNCSA Clarinet Studio Virtual Tour
Community engagement is at the core of the UNCSA Clarinet Studio Virtual Tour, four
remote concert presentations live-streamed from Watson Hall that feature the creativity
of UNCSA faculty and students to engage two important parts of our community: music-loving
students whose hybrid programs have highly reduced their exposure to music-making,
and seniors who are isolated due to the pandemic.
School of Music
Allison Gagnon
Interactive Music in Dementia Care
Consolidating Interactive Music in Dementia Care resources, and engaging a designer
who will assist with a professional look for the product. The resources will be scaled
for use in other schools of music across the country and in Canada, with plans to
launch publicly in 2022.
School of Dance
Taryn Griggs
Franklin Method Teacher Training Program
Funds to obtain a Franklin Method Teaching Certification.
Division of Liberal Arts
Ellen Rosenberg
Certificate in Narrative Medicine
Proposal for Training: Certificate in Narrative Medicine at the School for Professional
Studies, Columbia University.
School of Filmmaking
Julian Semilian
Andrei Codrescu Film (Continued)
Funds to be used towards completion of film about Andrei Codrescu, a poet, novelist,
screenwriter, speaker and professor, widely known nationally through his NPR “All
Things Considered” commentaries.
School of Music
Robert Young
The Gio Project
Funds will go toward a virtual recital that will raise funds for Mended Little Hearts
of the Triangle to raise awareness of HLHS (Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome).
