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Tristan Wilson and Libby Wickenheiser pour neon-colored paint onto canvases as part of the \u201cPouring for Purpose\u201d experiential learning project in the Ethics in Criminal Justice course. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Students in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u2019s Ethics in Criminal Justice course are learning about ethical decision-making the way their instructor prefers\u2014by putting it into practice.<\/p>\n

Instead of discussing policing, courts or corrections dilemmas solely in writing, the students turned those scenarios into pour-painted canvases. Their work was then displayed publicly to raise money for a local service organization.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Nov. 13, the fourth annual \u201cPouring for Purpose\u201d gallery event\u2014showcasing paintings created by students in Department of Criminal Justice Assistant Professor Katelyn Hancock\u2019s course\u2014was held in the University Center Chickamauga Room. Donations were accepted in exchange for taking a painting, with proceeds benefiting the Partnership for Families, Children and Adults\u2019 HOPE Initiative program.<\/p>\n

The paintings were created as part of a classroom exercise on Oct. 28.<\/p>\n

According to Hancock, the course project enables students to apply ethical reasoning to real-world decision-making and understand the impact of their choices beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really love experiential learning, and I think being able to do something that students think is unique and that they\u2019re going to remember for a long time\u2014and be able to apply material in different ways that are hands-on\u2014is really great,\u201d she explained. \u201cI also really love service learning and trying to integrate back in with our service communities and service providers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to connect it to raising funds for service organizations that I care about and that our community cares about is really beneficial.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pour painting, Hancock explained, is an art method in which acrylic paint is thinned and poured onto a canvas rather than brushed on. The canvas is tilted so the colors flow and mix, creating unique designs based on choices made before the pour.<\/p>\n

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Lana Crawley and Lana Fennell smile as they reveal a finished pour-painted canvas.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Ethics in Criminal Justice assignment asked students to take a hypothetical ethical dilemma from policing, courts or corrections; map multiple possible responses; connect those responses to ethical systems studied in class; and then assign colors to represent each response before pouring the paint.<\/p>\n

UTC seniors Lana Crawley and Lana Fennell collaborated on a scenario involving defense attorneys representing a gang member who continued to direct crimes from jail.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came up with all these solutions to the ethical dilemmas of going to the police for help or actually helping the gang leader or refusing to help them and letting their family get hurt or just not really doing anything,\u201d said Crawley, who hails from Chattanooga. \u201cWe chose two solutions and then we also connected them to the ethical systems that we\u2019ve been learning about since the beginning of the semester.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pair selected what Crawley termed \u201ca monochromatic kind of thing\u201d with pink, dark pink, blue and dark blue.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt kind of turned out like cotton candy,\u201d Crawley said. \u201cPretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI had done it before and it was really fun,\u201d said Fennell, a native of Nashville. \u201cThey each turned out so different, even though we started pouring them the same way. But they\u2019re really cool, unique. It was a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seniors Libby Wickenheiser of Nashville and Tristan Wilson of Chattanooga worked as a team and based their dilemma on a movie.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went off a popular movie that came out this year called \u2018Weapons,\u2019\u201d Wilson explained. \u201cThere\u2019s a cop in that movie who kind of makes an ethically wrong decision when handling a suspect and basically assaults him for lying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wickenheiser admitted she did not love their color choice at first\u2014\u201cIt was like a slime green,\u201d she said\u2014but changed her mind after seeing the finished canvases.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe both used the same colors, but they turned out really different looking,\u201d Wickenheiser said. \u201cI actually really liked it and I don\u2019t like painting at all. It was very therapeutic to see the paint.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited that we get to raise money. I think that\u2019s the coolest part about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

All four criminal justice majors are preparing for careers in the field of criminal justice. Wickenheiser said she plans to attend law school after graduation. Wilson said he hopes to work for the FBI or TBI. Crawley said she wants to work in the crime analyst unit at the Hamilton County Sheriff\u2019s Office. Fennell said she plans to work for Hamilton County Probation.<\/p>\n

Hancock said seeing her students so invested in both ethics and community impact reflects the values they will carry into their careers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it speaks to a lot of their values and their morals and the way that they want to help people and interact with the community in various ways,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Michelle Howard, program manager for the Partnership\u2019s HOPE Initiative, said the students\u2019 support directly affects the kids and families her team serves.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity for us,\u201d Howard said. \u201cIt\u2019s really important to me personally because I have so much passion and love for the kids that we\u2019re serving in the community as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

Howard said the Pouring for Purpose donations help cover activities, programming and unmet needs for families. She also discussed the broader impact of students engaging with trauma-informed work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a huge ripple effect with every person who has an \u2018A-HA\u2019 moment, when they see our curriculum, when they think about their own experiences or someone close to them who has experienced trauma and the importance of those positive childhood experiences,\u201d she said. \u201cUTC has a huge part in supporting those positive childhood experiences throughout all different departments, and that\u2019s really important for the resilience of Chattanooga as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/h4>\n

Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n

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Pouring for Purpose photo gallery by Angela Foster<\/h4>\n

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