Dr. David Akombo and Prof. Andrew Lewis demonstrate elements of their research project, "Academic and Psychological Effects of Engaging Learners in Live Jazz Music Improvisation." (Dr. Taunjah Bell is a co-investigator.) This presentation was one of the Center's Brown Bag Research Talks featuring works-in-progress and recent research by Jackson State faculty members.Read More

Join us for an exploration of the intersectionality of sound, image and the act of drawing!  When does sound become noise or music?  How does image mediate our experience of sound?  How can we convey the act of drawing as a meditation and not simply a process?  Prof. Chung-Fan Chang, Dr. Ivan Elezovic and Prof....Read More

Dr. David Akombo, assistant professor of music, presents "The Academic and Psychological Effects of Engaging Learners in Live Jazz Music Improvisation: The Case of Middle School Students," which was co-authored by Prof. Lewis and Dr. Bell. The talk will occur on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the...Read More

Dr. Nadia Bodie-Smith, assistant professor of theatre and coordinator of theatre studies, presents her talk, "Redirecting Gender: Working with the Effeminate Actor" on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T. Samspson Library.  The JSU Center for University Scholars hosts this brown bag research...Read More

Dr. Gloria Billingsley, associate professor of public policy and administration presents her talk, "Redistributing Power: The Reversal of Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act" on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T. Sampson Library.  The JSU Center for University Scholars hosts this brown bag research talk and provides light...Read More

Dr. Yumi Park, assistant professor of art history, and Prof. Charles Carraway, chair of the Department of Art, present their talk, "Hidden Jewels of the Permanent Collection of the Art Department at Jackson State University" on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T....Read More

Deborah Barnes, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and associate professor of English, will present her talk, ""Carnivals of Blood: The Business of Spectacle Lynching," on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T. Sampson Library.  The Center for University Scholars hosts this brown bag research...Read More