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Congratulations to Art History Professor Una D’Elia for winning the 2020 Principal 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s Promoting Student Inquiry Teaching Award. This university-wide award recognizes innovative instructional design which enables active student engagement in learning. Professor D’Elia was awarded this distinction for her inspiring fall 2019 seminar, ARTH 485 A Social and Material History of Italian Renaissance Sculpture/ARTH 840 Studies in Italian Renaissance Art: A Material History of Italian Renaissance Sculpture. The seminar gave students an unparalleled opportunity to explore the material history of the Renaissance through independent research combined with a “hands on" exploration of materials in a conservation lab and artist 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s studio. The seminar resulted in a student-led, collaboratively produced virtual exhibition. Professor D'Elia's inclusive, self-directed, and experiential learning framework enabled students to gain new understandings of the colourful sculptures of the Italian Renaissance.