Faculty List

Daniel K. Connolly

Assistant Professor of Art and Design & Director of the Flora Kirsch Beck Art Gallery
Joined Alma College Faculty in 2009
Clack 108
(989) 463-7339
Office Hours: T 2-3:30, W 8:30-10
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Education

  • Ph.D. University of Chicago
  • M.A. University of Texas at Austin
  • B.A. Trinity University

Research Interests

Medieval maps, pilgrimage, labyrinths, the continuation of classical heritage, manuscript studies, architecture.

Recent Courses Taught

  • Sacred Travel in Non-Western Art.  Art 345.
  • Survey of Art History II.  Art 112.
  • Survey of Art History I.  Art 111.
  • Survey of Medieval Art.  Art 280.

Directed Student Presentations and Achievements

Selected Book Publications

  • Daniel K. Connolly.  The Maps of Matthew Paris: medieval journeys through time, space and liturgy.  Boydell and Brewer.  October 2009.

Awards, Honors, Recognitions

  • Millard Meiss Book Publication Award
  • Western Michigan University, Frostic School of Art, Faculty Development Fund
  • Western Michigan University, Haenicke Institute for Global Education, Faculty Development Grant

Professional Memberships

  • International Center for the Study of Medieval Art
  • Medieval Academy of America
  • College Art Association

Service to the Community

  • “The History of Classical Art” a series of five lectures delivered at the Ludington Area Arts Council, Ludington, MI, Summer of 2009
  • “The Making of Modern Art” a series of four lectures delivered at the Ludington Area Arts Council, Ludington, MI, March and April, 2009

Service to the Profession

  • Reader for Gesta, the main journal of the Interantional Center for the Study of Medieval Art
  • Reader for Speculum (a journal of medieval studies, The Medieval Academy of America)

 

Alma College ranks second in the nation in the percentage of students who participate in alternative break service trips, according to Break Away, the national organization that supports the development of alternative break experiences that inspire lifelong active citizenship. Last year, Alma students provided flood relief, built affordable homes, planned activities for terminally ill children, constructed wheelchair ramps, worked with immigrants, and assisted in after-school programs.

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Graduate Profile

Maureen O’Connell

Maureen O’Connell
Graduation: 2010
Major: Spanish

Thanks to her Alma College experience, Maureen O’Connell felt prepared to zap culture shock as she ventured to Colombia after graduation.

The 2010 graduate, who teaches English through a Fulbright Scholarship, says the skills she learned as an undergraduate while working as a teaching assistant in the Spanish labs have helped her immensely.

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