1. Buley Art Gallery The Buley Art Gallery, located in the basement of Hilton C. Buley Library, is a staple of professional and student art. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, the Art Gallery puts on exhibitions once or twice a semester, including art and sculptures created by students in their art courses that semester. Students are...
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https://youtu.be/b8n4Jq-_lQY ust after sunrise, before the grounds fill with visitors, Will Fyke is already at work in the Thomas Miner Cemetery, crouched beside a gravestone many might walk past without noticing. The inscription on the stone is barely visible, softened over the decades from weathering. But with each careful pass of a brush, removing lichen and other marks,...
Read moreDetailsIn this Q&A, the focus is on Residence Life and interview with Schwartz Hall Resident Assistant Emma Smith, senior, public health major, and one of eight RAs there. Also answering questions is Residence Life Director Stephen Sweet. They tell us about the roles, responsibilities and initiatives that shape the nine residence halls and living on campus. 1) What...
Read moreDetailsThis is the 16th edition of the award-winning Crescent magazine. In our Spring 2026 release, we continue our tradition of spotlighting voices that define the university, featuring an inspiring range of students whose personal stories reflect passion, resilience and creativity impacting campus and beyond. Our cover story highlights a history student who restores gravestones as part of a...
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The university offers 16 study abroad locations, and for those participating in the faculty-led trip to Iceland, students work with professors to conduct research. The short-term trip, run by environment, geography and marine sciences Professors Emma Cross, Patrick Heidkamp and Scott Graves, allows this opportunity. “While you’re there, you’re quite literally learning how to do some stuff in the field. We break out into groups, and you’re not...
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https://youtu.be/IWTsB14NFu8 On weekday mornings, Brian Cambisaca can be found moving across the campus with a mail cart delivering packages and letters to the Southern community. His route is routine, and his work is steady. Cambisaca, a senior English major, started working in the campus mailroom as a freshman in September 2022. What began as a part-time job turned into a position that...
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Creating designs and making clothes started off as a hobby, but became something more to the creator of Costal Customs. Kate Kenny, a junior nursing major, took what started as drawing, silk screening and making T-shirts, and turned it into a small business. “I struggle a lot with mental health, and so I always have gone to the beach and lived by the...
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For students craving a sweet treat, or needing a tray of sweet goods, Treatssbylaii provides choices fit for any occasion. Solai Mills, freshman, business administration major, has always been into baking and making sweet treats. Her biggest inspiration comes from her aunt, Sharina. “I started my business when I was about eight,” Mills says. “I’ve been continuing since. My aunt, she loved treats and she used to be...
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In this Q&A, Reyna Singleton, OSILD student worker, junior, business administration major, and Denise Bentley-Drobish, director of Student Involvement and Leadership Development, answer questions about the roles and initiatives of engaging student involvement on campus. 1) What is the Office of Student Involvement, and its role on campus? Reyna Singleton: Our goal is to help students connect, build...
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An opportunity to escape the demanding lifestyle of a college student is just a short drive away from campus at Massaro Community Farm. Once operated by the Massaro family, the farm was generously deeded to the town of Woodbridge and now acts as a nonprofit organization where all are encouraged to come and give back. “Sometimes I feel...
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