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Distinction in Research & Creative Works

To be considered for Distinction, the student must submit the one-page application along with their project by Friday of the second week of April to the Department Office (225 HUM).  Eligibility requires a minimum 3.3 GPA and senior status.

The student must also request the mentoring faculty member to turn in a confidential letter of support for the project by Friday of the second week of April.  The student's application will not be complete without this letter, so the student should verify with the Department Office that the letter has been received.

The Religion Awards Committee judges the projects and determines whether or not the project will be awarded Distinction.  Criteria for the award are the following:
1) creative conception of project beyond normal expectations
2) exceptional original research and use of source materials
3) exceptional writing or presentation
4) original contribution to the field

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Awardees

2018 Jacob Blumencranz "Gentrification in Ethnically Asian communities: The Role of Religion and Super Diversity on Real Estate Markets"
2017 Sparrow Gates “Glorious Heaven: The Ascension of Isaiah Vision and its Ontological Perspectives”
2017 Adam Jordahl “Meme Wars: Pepe, the Alt-Right, and Metapolitics”
2017 Zoe Tao “Shame: a Public Feelings Project”
2016 Daniel McNamara "Apocalypse or Caliphate: What ISIS really wants"
2016 Rio O'Mary "Revolution and Relocation: An Analysis of the  Disillusionment of Tunisian Youths with the Tunisian Revolution and their Desire to Relocate to the Islamic State"
2016 Brandon Zheng "Posthumanism and Potential: Philosophy and Spirituality beyond the Boundaries of the Human"
2015 Sarah Long "Twining the Maiden's Wreath: Origins of the Good Death in Charlotte Salomon's Life? or Theater?
2014 Parker Eudy "'The Mind's a Knot': Exploring Kabir's Inner World"
2014 Courtney Applewhite "'Spiritual, But Not Religious': Defining the Movement"
2014 Nina Elizondo Garza "Narcissistic Nationalism: Political Religions as Propagated by Political Charismatic Leaders"

 

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