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Photography
VEENSTRA EARNS AWARDS FOR WORK
Photography Professor Victoria Veenstra received two awards in 2006 for her photography exhibitions. She received the First Place Award for her photographic art at the White River Gallery in the "Change of Seasons" juried exhibition. In addition, her image "Alice meets the Librarian at Main St." received the "Tribute to Fern Stefonik Award" from the 2006 Northern National Art Competition. Veenstra was also elected Treasurer for the MidWest Society for Photographic Education. This is a three year term for the largest region (13 states), which is part of the national Society for Photographic Education.
RATHBUN RECOGNIZED FOR YEARS OF SERVICE
Photography Professor David Rathbun received an academic service award at the Fall 2006 convocation. The award recognized Rathbun's 25 years of service to the university.
Theatre
'LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST' IS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
The annual Shakespeare Festival kicks off September 29 featuring "Love's Labour's Lost" as the mainstage production. In this battle of the sexes, set in New Orleans during the early Jazz Age, a King and his lords swear off women, but a visiting Princess and her ladies may have something to say about that. Will the oaths or love win the day in this surprise ending? Performance dates and times for Love's Labour's Lost: September 29, 30, October 5, 6, and 7 at 7:30 p.m. and October 1, 7, and 8 at 2 p.m. Special mid-week matinees for school groups October 3, 4, and 5. There will be sign language interpreters at the October 5th performance for the hearing impaired. Tickets are $14 general admission, $12 for alumni, faculty, staff, and seniors, and $6 for all students. The Shakespeare Festival also includes other events, including Bard to Go, the Renaissance Festival, visiting scholar presentations, and more. Go to www.gvsu.edu/shakes for information on all Shakespeare Festival events!!
ADDITIONAL FALL THEATRE PERFORMANCES
The following theatre performances are also scheduled for the fall semester. See www.gvsu.edu/theatre for more information.
Autumn in the Valley
The World Premiere of "Autumn in the Valley"
By James and John Bell
Special Preshow discussion with Playwrights on November 11.
While confronting her deaf sister and memories of her mother, a young woman discovers family secrets that involve the famed trial and execution of IWW organizer and songwriter Joe Hill. This original play, written by GVSU playwright James Bell, unfolds in a highly visual and stylized manner.
November 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at7: 30 p.m. November 12 at 2 p.m.
Student Directed Double Bill
The Fourth Wall
by A. R. Gurney
Directed by Kenny James
Wildwood Park
by Doug Wright
Directed by Megan Smith
The "Fourth Wall" is a biting modern comedy that critiques politics and theatrical conventions. On the other side of that wall may be hope, possibly even life, or, may be a hardwood dinette table with six comfortable chairs.
"Wildwood Park" presents a thrilling look at the seductive nature of horror as a real estate agent shows a mansion that has been the site of extreme and well-publicized violence to an interested client.
December 8, 9 at 7:30 p.m. December 10 at 2 p.m.
LIBMAN RECEIVES BARBARA JORDAN AWARD
Theatre Professor Karen Libman (who also served as interim chair of the Classics Department) received the Barbara Jordaniel Award from the Women and Gender Studies program for being a longtime advocate of women's studies and someone who has bridged the gap between traditional studies and the WGS program.
Film/Video
GRAND VALLEY PICTURES PRESENTS TWO NIGHTS OF FILMS
Grand Valley's 2006 Summer Film Project, "Story Time," will be featured in its world premiere on Wednesday, November 15, at 8p.m. in the Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy SE, Grand Rapids. Open to the public for $5 admission. A behind-the-scenes "making-of" documentary will also be shown. Reception at 9:00 PM.
The next night, on November 16, past GVSU summer films will be shown from 7-9 p.m. at the Grand Haven Area Arts Council's newly renovated building, 1045 Columbus, Grand Haven. The following films will be shown:
"Flickering Blue" (2003, 22 minutes, drama)
A lonely, reclusive old man turns off his TV and ventures out on a walk
through the city hoping to reconnect with people. Starring James Karen. Written by Angelo Eidse. Directed by Harper Philbin.
"A Moment of Grace" (2004, 21 minutes, drama)
A young American doctor working in the midst of the Middle East conflict in a Palestinian refugee camp clinic risks her life to save the life of a premature baby. Starring Pauley Perrette. Written by Samantha Humphrey. Directed by Alba Francesca.
"The Gospel According to Roy" (2005, 28 minutes, comedy)
A child of virgin birth grows up in a small town where everyone thinks he's the "second" son of God. Starring John Hawkinson. Written by Andy Graham. Directed by Harper Philbin.
"Story Time" (2006, 17 minutes, drama)
A recovering alcoholic struggles to get her life back together after losing custody of her daughter. Starring Janalee Keegstra. Written by Elizabeth Grant. Directed by Robert Hurst.
STUDENTS WORK IN HOLLYWOOD DURING SUMMER
Film/Video students, and one public relations student, had exciting internships in Hollywood this past summer. The students and their respective internships were:
Sarah Pierantoni & Reid Oppenhuizen--John Davis Productions (Fox)
Marc Courtright--Stall #2 (recording studio)
Juston Espinoza--The New Post Group (editing house)
Nate Russell--Actuality Productions (The History Channel)
Reid Oppenhuizen--Young & Restless (CBS)
Robert Skrodenis - Plinyminor Productions (Sci-Fi Channel)
FILMMAKER VISITS CAMPUS SEPTEMBER 28
As part of the 2006 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, filmmaker Dalia Tapia will be on Grand Valley's Allendale campus September 28. Tapia will screen and discuss her film "Buscando a Leti" ("In Search of Leti") from 4-6:30 p.m. in Room 174, Lake Superior Hall. Tapia, born in Mexico and raised in the United States, is an alumna of the Columbia College MFA Film program, Tapia filmed "In Search of Leti" in Chicago and Mexico in 2004. The file portrays the conflicts that immigrants confront when they leave their home countries and their relatives for the promise of a better life. The event is sponsored by the GVSU School of Communications, along with the College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Housing and Residence Life, Latin American Studies, Modern Languages and Literatures, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center, Seidman College of Business, School of Social Work, Women and Gender Studies! . With the cooperation of Latino Student Union and Women's Center. For more information contact Sandra Fernandez-Tardanieli (fernans@gvsu.edu)
FILM/VIDEO PROFESSOR SPEAKS AT INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVALS
Deanna Morse, Professor in Film and Video, has been invited as a guest at several international animation festivals recently: in Croatia, Japan, and China.
At the Hiroshima International Animation Festival, she attended the international premiere of a global animation project, "The Sounds of Animation." This summer, Melissa Bouwman Morse worked with teens at the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology (WMCAT) to create a project inspired by a piece of original music by award winning sound designer Normand Roger. Their segment was merged with animation from over a dozen countries. The Grand Rapids segment is on the web at WZZM on-line. Click on "Global animation project premiered in Grand Rapids:
Morse wrote an article about the Zagreb festival, published on-line at Animation World Network, and in their Animation World MagazineFinally, Morse was also invited to participate in the International Animation Education Forum in Changchun China. Forty filmmakers and educators, five from the USA, will make presentations about animation and education. Morse will talk about designing introductory exercises to teach animation production and history.
Advertising/Public Relations
APR STUDENTS INVOLVED IN NATIONAL ISSUES Lisa Travnik, an Advertising/Public Relations major, was appointed Vice President for Advocacy of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). She is the first student in the nation to hold this newly created national-level position. She has already been active, getting a letter published in Advertising Age about the unethical "pay for placement" practice. Read more about her efforts
Aris Lazdins, an Advertising/Public Relations major, worked as an intern for the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, a non-profit lobbying organization in downtown Washington D.C.. Part of his work involved helping to produce a position letter, with oversight by Ralph Nader, which was sent to Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to advocate for maintaining the motorcycle helmet law in Michigan. Read a news release about the successful effort, and the original letter
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Photography Professor Victoria Veentra's photo "Alice meets the Librarian at Main St." won the "Tribute to Fern Stefonik Award". The 20x 30 inch Chromogenic print was created with a cardboard pinhole camera and is part of an ongoing series of "Conversations", exploring the ebb and flow of them over extended time frames. There are at least 12 people engaged in conversations at the table, gathering shortly after the reception for the fall 2005 photography thesis exhibition on campus. "The extremely long exposures capture the color tones but not the details of the individuals at the table," Veenstra explains. "The color is the film's rendition of differing light sources."
Alumni News :
Michael Arney (GVSU 94, B.S., Broadcasting) is now the State Correspondent for the Westwood One/Metro Networks newswire in Michigan. The job entails daily coverage of the state Capitol in Lansing, as well as other big (Super Bowl XL, Ford and GM closures) or interesting stories around the state.
Lyndsie Post (Advertising/Public Relations) has transitioned from Director of Marketing and Communications for Netpenny, to freelance work with Metro Health, to The Image Group in Holland, where she works in Account Services.
Paul Degrassi (Advertising/Public Relations) is an account executive for "The Onion" newspaper in its Chicago office.
Alumni News Needed :
We'd like to hear from GVSU School of Communications alumni for future issues of dotCOM. If you have an update about a job change, accomplishment or other news, please let us know. You can email information to Professor Tim Penning (Advertising/Public Relations), editor of dotCOM, at penningt@gvsu.edu |
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