Schedule
2021
Saturday, May 8th
1:00 PM

SPARC Kickoff with Faculty Award speakers

Mary Hinton, Hollins University
Alison Ridley, Hollins University

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1:45 PM

Economic Health, Inequality, and Resilience

Zoe Brooks, Hollins University
Allison Goguen, Hollins University
Pragya Khanal, Hollins University

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Environmental Impact

Emily Bulifant, Hollins University
Bronte Hoefer, Hollins University
Simran Shrestha, Hollins University

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Gender Identities and Movements

Brooke Biastock, Hollins University
Maya Flores, Hollins University
Autumn Green, Hollins University

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

2:35 PM

Taking a Stand and Changing Systems

Megan Bull, Hollins University
Emily Lauletta, Hollins University
Kaitlyn Phillips, Hollins University

2:35 PM - 3:10 PM

The Intersection of Art, Literature, and Technology

Averi D. Greenstreet, Hollins University
Marie Gruver, Hollins University
Tate Hurley, Hollins University

2:35 PM - 3:10 PM

Working Through It: Strategies for Public Speaking

Maggie Gildersleeve, Hollins University
Saro Naomi Gakusi, Hollins University
Chin Wai (Rosie) Wong, Hollins University

2:35 PM - 3:10 PM

3:20 PM

Opposing Views and Paradoxes

Mary-Leigh Biastock, Hollins University
Clairanne Johnson, Hollins University
Emma Thomas, Hollins University

3:20 PM - 4:05 PM

Psychological and Chemical Processes

Maria Jdid, Hollins University
Mary Rash, Hollins University
Apoorva Verma, Hollins University

3:20 PM - 4:05 PM

Senior Class ‘21 Studio Art Majors

Milo Bowles, Hollins University
Candice Housden, Hollins University
Taylor Kate, Hollins University
Kate Lydon, Hollins University
Shanna L. Wallingford, Hollins University

3:20 PM - 4:05 PM

4:10 PM

Discoveries in the Time of COVID

Alyssa Ennis, Hollins University
Jordyn Baker, Hollins University

4:10 PM - 4:55 PM

Legacies of Colonialization, Imperialism, and Resistance

Aysia Brenner, Hollins University
Sophia Khan, Hollins University
Savannah Scott, Hollins University

4:10 PM - 4:55 PM

4:55 PM

Conference Closing

Alison Ridley, Hollins University

4:55 PM - 5:00 PM