
At the 16th annual Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference (GSURC), the College of the Arts was well-represented with creative visionaries from the Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design, School of Film, Media & Theatre and the School of Music.
GSURC is presented by the Honors College and is an interdisciplinary undergraduate research conference that highlights and recognizes the research taking place across Georgia State’s campus. The college invites undergraduate students to submit scholarly and creative projects as posters, oral presentations and artistic or creative presentations.
The format of this year’s edition was a live, virtual conference. Here are the winners and top placements from the College of the Arts students.
Artistic Displays

First Place
Development Without Displacement: A Buford Highway Corridor Community Center
Kaysel Caribay Weiner-Huice
Faculty Sponsor: Hoa Vo


Film Displays


Oral Presentation
First Place
Rethinking the Music Theory Classroom: Using Global Neo-Notation to Teach Music Without Bias
Charlotte Dennison
Faculty Sponsor Dr. Martin Norgaard
Poster Presentation

First Place
Lily Isbitts and Amelia Young
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Chester Phillips
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Development Without Displacement: A Buford Highway Corridor Community Center
Kaysel Caribay Weiner-Huice
Faculty Sponsor: Hoa Vo
Rethinking the Music Theory Classroom: Using Global Neo-Notation to Teach Music Without Bias
Charlotte Dennison
Faculty Sponsor Dr. Martin Norgaard
Global Engagement Award

Sustainability Award

Development Without Displacement: A Buford Highway Corridor Community Center
Kaysel Caribay Weiner-Huice
Faculty Sponsor: Hoa Vo
Faculty Award
GSURC also honored faculty mentors that included School of Music’s Dr. Martin Norgaard, Associate Professor of Music Education, recognized in the Faculty Mentored Creative Projects and Research in Fine Arts and Humanities category.
Visit the Honor’s College GSURC site to learn more about all of the 2022 GSURC student presentations.