Each year, graduating students completing Directed Research are eligible for awards: the Dean’s Citations for Excellence, Citations for Excellence and the James A. Britton Memorial Awards, which acknowledge the accomplishments of graduate and undergraduate students in their final year.
| 12:30pm | Introduction and Finalists’ Presentations (Slocum Auditorium) |
| 2:00pm | Gallery Conversations between Finalists and Faculty, Board Members, and Invited External Critics (VC Studio/Gallery) |
| 3:30pm | Reception and Closing Remarks from Invited External Critics (Slocum Auditorium) |
| 4:00pm | Voting with Faculty, Board Members, and Invited External Critics (Room 202) |
| 5:00pm | Conclude |
Moderated by Associate Dean Kyle Miller.
Invited External Critics
- Germane Barnes
Associate Professor, University of Miami & Studio Barnes - McLain Clutter
Associate Professor, University of Michigan & EXTENTS - Amelyn Ng
Assistant Professor, Columbia University; Cofounder, Friends Making Work - Miriam Peterson
Partner, Yale University & Peterson Rich Office - Tiffany Xu
2025-26 Boghosian Fellow, Syracuse University; 2024-25 Banham Fellow, University of Buffalo
