news-category: Academics Department of Communication, Art and Design Presents Senior Portfolio Show By Office of University Communications On April 24, 2024 Reception for 23 Seniors will be Thursday in Tucker Student Center Gallery BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—The Gardner-Webb University Department of Communication, Art and Design presents its Senior Portfolio Show through May 2 in Ali Pouryousefi Gallery, Tucker Student Center. The group of 23 seniors will be honored at a reception on April 25 from 4-6 p.m. in the gallery. The display features the students’ work in photography and videography, graphic design, journalism and public relations. The students are listed below. Aedyn Concepcion, of Anchorage, Alaska, Communication Studies: Graphic Design, website Anastasia Schaefer, of Franklin, N.C. Communication Studies: Public Relations, website Autumn Flowers, of Atlanta, Ga., Communication Studies: Public Relations Bradley Lail, of Forest City, N.C., Communication Studies: Graphic Design, website Bryan Dunne, of Savannah, Ga., Communication Studies: Video & Film, website Cheickna A. Sissoko, of Bamako, Mali, Communication Studies: Video & Film, website Colton Payne, of Asheville, N.C., Communication Studies: Video & Film Cyrus Richer, of Abbeville, S.C., Communication Studies: Photography, website Darius Hough, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Communication Studies: Public Relations Dequarius Nicholas, of Atlanta, Ga., Communication Studies: Public Relations, Eliel Cuesta, of Rock Hill, S.C., Communication Studies: Photography, website Emily Cox, of Denver, N.C., Communication Studies: Public Relations, Emily White, of Apex, N.C., Communication Studies: Public Relations Jacari Shell, of Shelby, N.C., Journalism: Broadcast, website Jacqueline Craig, Morganton, N.C., Communication Studies: Graphic Design, website Julius Ross, Communication Studies: Video & Film Kalee Varga, of Mobile, Ala., Communication Studies: Public Relations Kazuya Kojima, of Yokohama, Japan, Communication Studies: Public Relations Phineas Garlock, of Shelby, N.C., Communication Studies: Graphic Design, website Rebecca Ferrina, of College Park, Md., Communication Studies: Public Relations Shira Edwards, of Huntersville, N.C., Communication Studies: Photography Sierra Talbert, of Monroe, N.C., Communication Studies: Public Relations Taylor Payne, of Bessemer City, N.C., Communication Studies: Graphic Design, website Gardner-Webb University is North Carolina’s recognized leader in private, Christian higher education. A Carnegie-Classified Doctoral/Professional University, GWU is home to nine colleges and schools, more than 80 undergraduate and graduate majors, and a world-class faculty. Located on a beautiful 225-acre campus in Boiling Springs, N.C., Gardner-Webb prepares graduates to impact their chosen professions, equips them with the skills to advance the frontiers of knowledge, and inspires them to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Ignite your future at Gardner-Webb.edu.
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