150 Years of Women at Carthage College — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

Instructions

Student presentations must have a faculty sponsor.

Abstracts must include a title and a description of the research, scholarship, or creative work. The description should be 150-225 words in length and constructed in a format or style appropriate for the presenter’s discipline.

The following points should be addressed within the selected format or style for the abstract:

A clear statement of the problem or question you pursued, or the scholarly goal or creative theme achieved in your work.
A brief comment about the significance or uniqueness of the work.
A clear description of the methods used to achieve the purpose or goals for the work.
A statement of the conclusions, results, outcomes, or recommendations, or if the work is still in progress, the results you expect to report at the event.

Presenter photographs should be head and shoulder shots comparable to passport photos.

Additional Information

More information is available at carthage.edu/celebration-scholars/. The following are members of the Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Committee who are eager to listen to ideas and answer questions:

Jun Wang
Kim Instenes
John Kirk
Nora Nickels
Andrew Pustina
James Ripley

150 Years of Women at Carthage College

Name: Katharine Schram
Major: Studio Art and Graphic Design
Hometown: Winfield, IL
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: SURE
Funding: SURE

Name: Gabrielle Schmitt
Major: Studio Art and Geo Science
Hometown: Eau Claire, WI
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: SURE
Funding: SURE

Abstract

“150 Years of Women at Carthage College” was created to celebrate the 150 year anniversary of women being admitted at Carthage. This was the first all-female collaborative project completed in the art department through the SURE program. After thorough research, fifteen significant women were chosen to be included for the design. These portraits of students, faculty, and professors are the main focus of the timeline which begins in the 1800’s and ends with present day. The relocations of the college are represented with the different campuses’ buildings that align the bottom of the canvas as well as the background which shows the transition from Illinois locations to the current lakeside in Kenosha. The process of the project included gathering information through archive research as well as interviews with alumni and current faculty. Once completed, sketches and mockups were made to decide the design before painting onto the 15’x4’ canvas. The painting was then displayed in the Hedberg Library along with a kiosk describing the people and buildings in the piece.