Hometown Heroes
If you visited your high school or former college over winter break, thank you for spreading the word about SCAD! Please return your completed Hometown Hero report to Sojourner Marable Grimmett in the admission department, which is located on the 2nd floor. As a thank you for your participation, you’ll receive a SCAD Hometown Hero insulated cup. If you need a report form, e-mail asapatl@scad.edu.
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Monday, Jan. 17
SCAD is officially closed in honor of the holiday. There will be no classes.
Student Media Employment Opportunities
Application Deadline: Jan. 21
Editor-in-Chief, The Connector (SCAD Atlanta student online news resource) and SCAN Magazine
General Manager, SCAD Atlanta Radio
All SCAD Atlanta students in good standing (full- or part-time, graduate or undergraduate) are eligible to apply. Positions include a small monthly stipend. For more information, or to obtain an application, e-mail Assistant Director of Student Media Jessica Clary at jclary@scad.edu” jclary@scad.edu Applications are due no later than noon Friday, Jan. 21.
Student Media Interest Meetings
Friday, Jan. 14
The Connector/SCAN, Computer Lab, Spring House, noon
SCAD Atlanta Radio, Magnolia Room, Spring House, 2 p.m.
Math Competency Exam
Friday, Jan. 14, 2 p.m.
Room 318
All students must demonstrate math competency, either by successfully completing a math course or by passing the math competency exam during their first quarter of enrollment; Students who pass are allowed to substitute an approved science course for their math/science requirement. Calculators (but not cell-phone calculators) are permitted. Reservations aren’t necessary, but students must present their SCAD IDs to be admitted to the exam. For more information, call 404.253.3400 or e-mail atl_advise@scad.edu”
ACA Library Workshop: Fashion Images
Friday, Jan. 14, 10 a.m;12 noon
ACA Library of SCAD, Room 413
Learn how to find and manage images using the fashion industry resources StyleSight, WGSN, as well as ARTstor. Pre-registration is not required.
Panic at the Podium
Friday, Jan. 14, 10-11 a.m.
Room 420
Does the thought of having to speak in public terrify you? Come to this interactive workshop and learn how to be an effective and fearless presenter.
Dollars and Sense
Friday, Jan. 14, 11 a.m. to noon
Room 420
Managing a budget can be daunting. Learn the basics of creating a realistic budget.ABCs for Eliminating Test Anxiety
Friday, Jan. 14, 1-2 p.m.
Room 420
With this workshop you will learn how to remain calm the day of the exam, enhance your mental focus and concentration, increase retention and recall of information, and strengthen and elevate your self-confidence.
Study Smarter, Not Harder
Friday, Jan. 14, 2-3 p.m.
Room 420, Building A
Learn memory retention techniques, study and test-taking skills, and how to best utilize your time. Planning, prioritizing and scheduling tools are provided.
Time Wise
Friday, Jan. 14, 3-4 p.m.
Room 420
Learn how to organize, plan, prioritize and get your projects and assignments completed on time.
EVENTS
Student Media Day in the Hub
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Learn more about SCAD Atlanta’s student produced news and entertainment media outlets — The Connector, SCAD Atlanta Radio and SCAN Magazine — and how you can get involved. Staff members will be available to discuss their work and involvement opportunities.
Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Nancy VanDevender, visual artist
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m.
SCAD Digital Media Center, 1611 West Peachtree St., Atlanta Ga.
VanDevender’s work has been exhibited extensively, nationally and internationally. In 2008 she installed “Pink, beyond black and white,” a solo exhibition at Emory University. VanDevender is a professor at Clark Atlanta University, a studio artist at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and the founder of Black Market Projects.
Ivy Hall Writers Series: Rebecca Burns, author-journalist
Thursday Jan. 20 6:30 p.m.
Ivy Hall, 179 Ponce de Leon Ave., N.E., Atlanta Ga.
Burns focuses on Southern history and the intersection of race, religion and politics. She is the author of “Rage in the Gate City: The Story of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot, a finalist for the 2007 Georgia Author of the Year awards. Burns will discuss her most recent book, “Burial for a King: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Funeral and the Week that Transformed Atlanta and Rocked the Nation,” published by Scribner in January 2011.
Leadership Preparation Workshop
Friday, Jan. 21
SCAD Atlanta, Room 318
Attend any or all of the three preparation workshops held by career and alumni success to help you be prepared for any scheduled or anticipated interviews. Open to SCAD students only.
Writing your résumé – 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Writing cover letters – 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Interviewing skills – 1:45-3:45 p.m.
Workshop: How Do I Get an Internship?
Friday, Jan. 21, 11 a.m.-noon
SCAD Atlanta, Georgia Room
Discover the best ways to identify the internship you desire. Learn the difference between internships “for credit” and “for experience,” and how and when you can participate in an internship at SCAD.
SCAD Atlanta Student Media Meetings
Friday, Jan. 21
The Connector/SCAN, 11 a.m., Spring House Computer Lab
SCAD Atlanta Radio, 1 p.m., Spring House TV Room
Attend these weekly meetings for staff and contributors to The Connector, SCAD Atlanta’s online student news source, SCAN magazine, SCAD Atlanta’s award-winning student magazine, and SCAD Atlanta Radio. Open to all students who would like to get involved.
The Un-diet Approach for 2011
Monday, Jan. 24, 1-2 p.m.
SCAD Atlanta Fitness Center
Join Page Love, registered dietitian, fitness instructor and owner of NutriFit Sport Therapy to review the principles of balanced healthy eating; menu planning that promotes fat burning and practical menu choices. Learn how to eat more food without gaining weight and practical solutions for breaking emotional eating cycles and preventing eating disorders.
Multicultural and Diversity Film Series: “Earth”
Monday, Jan. 24, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
SCAD Digital Media Center, 1611 West Peachtree St., Atlanta Ga.
Based on Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel, “Cracking India,” the film centers on the division of India and Pakistan in 1947 and chronicles the destruction of innocence in the name of nationalism and religion. The violence of the time co-exists within a love story touched by betrayals of friendship. The film stars Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna and Maia Sethna.
SCAD Atlanta Men’s Tennis Tryout
Friday, Jan. 28, 10 a.m.
Bitsy Grant Tennis Center, 2125 Northside Drive, Atlanta, Ga.
If interested, e-mail Coach Brad Iftner at biftner@scad.edu. Complimentary lunch will be provided by Jimmy John’s.
EXHIBITIONS
Andreas Kocks Exhibition: “Momentary Suspension”
Dec. 17, 2010-Feb. 25
Trois Gallery, SCAD Atlanta
Kocks’s show features a site-specific cut-paper installation, as well as watercolors and two-dimensional studies. The show exemplifies the frozen moments captured in his acclaimed “paperworks” that suspend dynamically from the gallery walls. Appearing as splatters of paint tossed at the wall, the imagery visually belies the artist’s careful process of sitting the piece in architectural space.
Group Exhibition: “SCAD in New American Painting”
Jan. 10-Feb. 25
Gallery See, SCAD Atlanta
The six artists on view in this exhibition were recently featured in the 88th edition of “New American Paintings. Artists include Misty Bennett (B.F.A., painting, 1996), Caomin Xie (M.F.A., painting, 2001), Meredith Pardue (B.F.A., painting, 1998), M.F.A. painting student Michael Porten (B.F.A., illustration, 2004), Katherine Sandoz (M.F.A., painting, 2005; M.F.A., illustration, 1997), and Chris Scarborough (B.F.A., illustration, 2000).
JuYeon Kim Exhibition: “The In-Between”
Jan. 13-Feb. 27
ACA Gallery of SCAD, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta Ga.
The Savannah College of Art and Design and the National Museum of Women in the Arts present this exhibition featuring commissioned installations by artist JuYeon Kim. Created during Spring 2010 sculpture and fibers courses held at SCAD Savannah, the exhibition showcases two large-scale installations featuring thousands of figurative images presented in an astounding array of poses and circumstances.
V. Elizabeth Turk Exhibition: “Tremulous Anatomies”
Jan. 13 – Feb. 10
Artist Talk and Reception, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 3:30 p.m.
Bobick Gallery, Humanities Building, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple St., Carrollton, Ga.
Gallery hours, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
V. Elizabeth Turk, SCAD professor of photography, exhibits her latest work. For more information, e-mail artdept@westga.edu.