The international Renaissance Society of America gathered last week in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  Three Truman State University Art History alumni and one faculty member were actively involved in conference proceedings.  Prof. Jasmine Cloud, a Ph.D. candidate at Temple University, presented a paper entitled "Reviving the Heart (of the City):  The Renovation of the Churches on the Roman Forum", Dr. Ryan Gregg (Webster University) presented a paper entitled "Vasari's Decorations for the Giovanni Delle Bande Nere Room in the Palazzo Vecchio", and Dr. John Garton (Clark University) organized two sessions entitled "Physiognomy, Disfigurement, and the Early Modern Grotesque", one of which was chaired by Dr. Julia DeLancey (Truman State University).