Coker College Student Ali Nelson Presents Senior Thesis

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (03/22/2012)(readMedia)-- Coker College student Ali Nelson, of Spraggs, Pa., recently presented her senior thesis as part of "Vantage Points," the College's spring dance concert, presented March 22-24 in the Watson Theater of the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Performing Arts Center. Nelson is a senior dance major at Coker.

Nelson's thesis, "Arbeit Macht Frei," focuses on three specific sufferings that people endured during the Holocaust: separation, dehumanization and struggles with identity, and presents a timeline of events with seven individuals who may or may not overcome the most difficult part of their lives.

Established in 1908, Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.