| Castle selected for
national art, design award |
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The
National Association of Schools of Art and Design committee meet behind
closed doors once a year to select a celebrated artist noted for “distinguished
contributions to the arts, design or education in the arts in design.”
And the winner of this prestigious 2003 citation is Wendell Castle—woodworker,
sculptor, furniture maker and artist-in-residence at RIT’s School for
American Crafts in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.
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| Santiago named RIT
Minett Professor for 2003-2004 |
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Gladys
Santiago, vice president of the Rochester City Council and senior vice president
of the Ibero-American Action League, has been named RIT’s Frederick
H. Minett Professor for 2003-2004, a part-time appointment that runs until
May. A graduate of Empire State College, Santiago’s human services
career began almost 30 years ago. Beginning as a mental health therapist
at the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center, she later became the client relations
manager, where she worked to improve access to health care for Rochester’s
Hispanic community.
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| A call for RIT’s
“world-class” musicians |
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World
music is coming to RIT. Carl Atkins, acclaimed musician and professor in
the College of Liberal Arts, is forming two new ensembles for students,
faculty and staff possessing an intermediate level of musical ability. “The
idea is to create an opportunity for students to explore some world music
and dance cultures beyond what we do with traditional ensembles,” Atkins
says. With the help of CLA, the music department has purchased a small group
of African instruments—drums and assorted percussions—to form
an authentic African ensemble. Atkins also envisions a second more eclectic
group.
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| Register now for
Learn and Serve conference |
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Exploring
successful partnerships between universities and urban communities will
be the focus of a three-day conference, Oct. 2-5, sponsored by RIT and the
NorthEast Neighborhood Alliance. When the Grass Takes Root: Building Partnerships
Between Urban America and Higher Education will culminate RIT’s three-year
Learn and Serve America grant from the Corporation for National and Community
Service. The $420,000 grant helped launch the university’s relationship
with NENA. Now firmly in place, the RIT-NENA partnership continues to grow
and holds valuable lessons for initiating community partnerships.
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| CLIMBING THE WALLS . . . Classes had yet to begin, but 500
first-year Kate Gleason College of Engineering students were already
climbing the walls during Engineering Day 2003 on Sept. 2. In addition
to rock climbing, activities at Long Acre Farms in Macedon included
traversing a corn maze and finding clues to build “flying machines”
to mark this year’s 100th anniversary of flight. “Our goal
was to engage the students, team-build and have a memorable day. We
achieved that and more and a good time was had by all,” says
Harvey Palmer, dean of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering. |
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