At the inaugural HEARTFest RWU’s School of Humanities, Arts, and Education, came together on the quad on April 23 and 24 to celebrate what SHAE students love the most. There were musical performances, student showcases, arts and crafts, and special presentations. 

Hear audio from RJ about why HEARTFest is so important and the speakers at the opening ceremony.

Read Roslyn’s story covering the Feminist Rhetoric, presented by Professor Dahliani Reynolds and students who presented project examining how writing, speech and silence can challenge power and norms around who gets to speak, with analyses spanning music, video games, literature, politics and fashion

Read Addison Mason’s story covering the Title Wave Literary Reading, presented by Edward Delaney and Title Wave Literary Magazine celebrating creative writing with literary readings of poetry, fiction and nonfiction works from students. 

Read Elizabeth’s story covering Using Writing to Improve RWU’s Campus, presented by Catherine Capineri and WTNG 225 using public writing to address campus dining concerns, researching issues and proposing solutions aimed at engaging audiences like Student Senate.

Read Kate’s story covering Fairytales and Feminism Relevance Project presented by Laura D’Amore and students from CULST 373 showcasing their analysis of the importance of reading fairytales through a feminist lens to understand an issue of real world relevance. 

Read Alexa Benson-Amarante’s story covering Junior/Senior Dance Showcase Open Studio and Lecture Demonstration presented by Cathy Nicoli. The demonstration is of dances created in the course, Performance Artist in Society where students explained their creative process and research involving themes relating to identity, relationships and social issues while showing their end results. 

Read Mckalah Gaines story covering America: The Reality and the Dream, a Privilege Line Walk presented by Christine Haverington and students where they used movement and reflection to foster awareness and examine identity, power and systematic privilege in America.