Drs. Craig Fischer and Vicky Grube are co-teaching an Honors course (ART 3515/4515) in which students (photo shown here) are studying first-hand graphic novels. The course incorporates experiential learning in three primary capacities: (1) a field trip the weekend of September 20-21 to the Small Press Expo (SPX) in Bethesda, MD, (2) a Draw-A-Thon from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m September 22nd, and (3) a final book compiling the students’ autobiographic comics launched with special guest James Sturm at the Turchin Gallery in January! Junior art major Shauna Caldwell (center in photograph shown here), who is also one of our stellar work study students in the Honors College, shares her experience with the course. “I have fallen in love with the art! Vicky and Craig are both knowledgeable and passionate about comics!”
Students Create & Learn with Graphic Novels
