Students to research, document Alabama art collections in new Mellon-backed course 

ART 3343 is one of five courses developed through the Mellon Foundation grant to deepen students' understanding of Alabama art and culture.

ART 3343 is one of five courses developed through the Mellon Foundation grant to deepen students' understanding of Alabama art and culture.

This fall a new hands-on, research-driven course will be offered in which students will work with Troy University’s art collections to research their histories, and the people, communities and cultural contexts connected to them. 

Art, Memory and Cultural Documentation (ART 3343), will be taught by Mellon Fellow Will Jacks, an assistant professor in the Department of Art…

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Design professor named top creative educator in southeastern U.S.

Stagl is set to be awarded the Donald G. Hileman Award at the Regional AAF conference in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, May 16.

Stagl is set to be awarded the Donald G. Hileman Award at the Regional AAF conference in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, May 16.

Troy University Design Professor Chris Stagl will be awarded the American Advertising Federation’s (AAF’s) Donald G. Hileman Award, which recognizes a college educator as the best in creative advertising.

The nominees came from creative disciplines from AAF’s District 7, which includes colleges and universities in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi, with the AAF placing…

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Design student’s PSA wins silver at Regional Competition

Ileana Lampon was recognized at the regional level for her stop-motion video “POTS: Got Salt” – a public service announcement.

Ileana Lampon was recognized at the regional level for her stop-motion video “POTS: Got Salt” – a public service announcement.

In February, 12 Troy University graphic design students were honored in Montgomery at the 2026 American Advertising Awards for their contributions in advertising, design, illustration, photography, video and motion Graphics. This recognition marks the first of a three-tiered competition that also includes a regional and national component.

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Ileana Lampon

Ileana Lampon was the only student from TROY who was recognized at the regional level for her stop-motion video “POTS: Got Salt” – a public service announcement (PSA) created in Professor Chris Stagl’s Motion Graphics course that brings attention to people…

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Trojan Art Day welcomes high school and middle school students to TROY

Trojan Art Day began in 2014 and engages students with workshops and demonstrations led by students and faculty from the Department of Art and Design.

Trojan Art Day began in 2014 and engages students with workshops and demonstrations led by students and faculty from the Department of Art and Design.

On Friday, March 6, over 300 students and teachers from 16 area middle and high schools met on the Troy campus for Trojan Art Day.

Trojan Art Day began in 2014 through former Art Education and 3D Instructor, Larry Percy, and engages students with workshops and demonstrations are led by students and faculty from the…

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