Students Showcase Work at OPUS 2013: Photogallery
On Tuesday, April 23, faculty became learners and students became teachers as the Trinity community gathered to enjoy OPUS, a campus-wide academic celebration sponsored by Trinity’s Academic Initiative. During this year’s OPUS, over 70 students presented on a variety of topics to audiences of students, faculty, and staff. Throughout the afternoon, attendees also enjoyed performances by the winners of the writing, music, and oral performance competitions.
The day ended with a luau-themed dinner and a closing ceremony, where OPUS committee members raffled off prizes, winners were announced, and top acts performed.
While many students enjoy OPUS by listening and learning from their peers, some students value the chance to display papers, presentations, long-term research projects, and Interim discussions.
Ethan Holmes ’15, a transfer sophomore student, experienced OPUS for the first time this year.
“During the end of the semester rush, it was nice to relax and enjoy presentations from other students. I especially enjoyed hearing presentations from other departments and seeing professors’ reactions and hearing their questions about the work we had all done.”
Holmes performed an original oratory during the closing ceremony, which had earned him first place in the oral interpretation competition. “I valued the opportunity to share my work with my peers and teachers. It’s an amazing experience to present something very personal and God-centered to a group of people who share many of my beliefs and support my work.”
Click here for the complete list of winners.
2013 Committee Members
Faculty
Dr. Mark Jones, Chairperson
Dr. John Sebestyen
Dr. Pete Post ’74
Prof. John Bakker
Dr. Mackenzi Huyser ’97
Dr. Mary Lynn Colosimo
Prof. Sue Buechele
Dr. Mauricio Nava-Delgado
Prof. Ellen Browning
Students
Fred Walls ’16
Cassandra Martinez ’15
Allison Wier ’13
Matt Wydra ’15
Art and Design
Best of Show
Identity– Justin Coconato
Graphic Design
First Place: Harold and the Purple Crayon– Hannah Snow
Second Place: FYF 2012– Kaleb Dean
Third Place: Herba– Danielle Truckenmiller
Print and Photo
First Place: Barrio– Yasmin Fernandez
Second Place: Rags to Riches #1– Heather VanSant
Third Place: Glow– Emily Denning
Painting, Drawing and Mixed Media
First Place: “Selfy”- Jonathan Engbers
Second Place: Feel the Mark– Kaleb Dean
Second Place: Open Nude Figure– Landon Lawrence
Third Place: Structure & Texture, Elements & Complexes, Complexes & Construction – Paul Cook
Sculpture
First Place: Trail Installation- Liz Muhammad
Second Place: Reaction to Public Art -Karl Gesch & Kevin Johnson
Third Place: Vase- Brielle Visser
Musical Performance
Keyboard
First Place: Brittany Homan
Second Place: Mekayla Knol
Third Place: Haley Zandstra
Instrumental Ensemble
First Place: Alexander Salto and Adam Perez
Instrumental Solo
Honorable Mention: Cassandra Nelson
Vocal solo
First Place: Kristen Blok
Second Place: Da’Maris King
Third Place: Kristen Folkertsma
Honorable Mention: Adam Perez
Oral Interpretation
Original Oratory
First Place: Ethan Holmes
Second Place: Ranesha McGee
Dramatic Interpretation
First Place: Brooke Wigboldy and Fred Walls
Second Place: Cait Williams and Da’Maris King
Third Place: Esther Sullivan
Prose
First Place: Christopher DeWaard
Second Place: Nick Fiala
Third Place: Michael Kunnen
Poetry
First Place: Michael Kunnen
Poetry and Essay
Poetry
First Place: “When I Come Back”- Sara Henreckson
Second Place: “Shooting Stars”- Sara Henreckson
Third Place: “The Fall”- Melissa Conrad
Non-fiction
First Place: “A Baptism”- Heather Scholten
Second Place: “A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words”- Holli Moote
Third Place: “Gardner, Kohn, Engbers”- Jonathan Engbers
Fiction
First Place: ‘The Boy and the Dog”- Andrew Blok
Second Place: “Drowned” – Sara Henreckson
Third Place: Untitled – Haley Zandstra
$150 Tuition Remission Winners
Anna Hofman ’14
Eric Los ’16
Lucas Hawley ’16
Jessica Gabrielse ’16
Landon Lawrence ’15