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This summer, after having been selected from a stacked field of applications, the 21 Mellon faculty mentors and student teams, as well as the Mellon Institute research cluster, were once again conducting research together in person on campus, as well as meeting and working remotely when desired. Returning to the in-person format of the program also meant the return of the popular Mellon lunches, which this summer were held each Wednesday outside in the beautiful Parker Chapel Courtyard. Weekly student workshops also returned, and were made available both via Zoom and in person. These workshops included information sessions specific to the needs of arts and humanities student researchers, such as how to communicate the summer research experience to potential employers in interviews, as well as hands-on mini-presentation sessions to prepare all students for sharing their research at the end of the summer Symposium. On campus, students enjoyed working out of Coates Library, conducting research together in special collections and archives, and utilizing the Mellon room, a large study room/lounge open to all Mellon students. After hours, Mellon students enjoyed listening to the student-curated , designing the for the year, and banding together for weekend trips to local museums and other sites, as well as hammock time.

Program participants enjoy lunch in the Chapel courtyard.

Robert Stone Curl (‘22) gives his mini-presentation to fellow student researchers.

Just like last year, the Summer Symposium—the traditional culmination of the research period—was held virtually. Students had four different modes of presentation to choose from: poster presentations, roundtable discussions, pre-recorded presentations, and live presentations. All Mellon students turned in strong presentations at the Symposium, with the majority of students having chosen to present live in their individual sessions. Look for these students and their projects on the website, read their abstract in the , and click on the link to access each presentation:

Sarah Moorman and Maria Zaharatos

Kayla Griscom

Dana Hatab, Ren Rader, Sayani, Aliya, Claire Siewert and Kennice Leisk

Ardi Saunders, Hope Walker-Tamboli, Zoe Grout, and Sam Henry (ÐÔ°®ÌìÌÃ
Women’s Intercollegiate History Project)

Pia Rodriguez, Kaylee Avila, and Sarah Pita

Robert Stone Curl
Live Oral Presentation

Phoebe Murphy

Ally Powell, Sophia Patterson, Maddie West

Meg McDonald

Maeve Armand

Avery McKay, Gabriel Odom, Runyu Li

Big shout-out to all our 2021 teams! We are very proud of what these students in tandem with their faculty mentors have accomplished in ten short weeks.