Electronic
Newsletter
Volume II Issue 3
March 2004
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS |
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| Zooming into Focus: Contemporary Chinese Video from the Haudenschild Collection | January 31 through April 21 University Art Gallery |
| SEAMUS Festival | March 25, 26 & 27 @ 8 pm Smith Recital Hall |
| Dance Alumni Concert | March 26 & 27 @ 8 pm ENS 200 Dance Studio |
| An Evening of New Mexican Dance | March 28 @ 8 pm ENS 200 Dance Studio |
| World Music Series: Music and Dance of Africa | March 29 @ 6 pm Smith Recital Hall |
| Performing Artists Concert Series: Flamenco quemo'o | March 30 @ 6 pm Smith Recital Hall |
| Voices of the San Diego Dance Theatre | April 2 & 3 @ 8 pm Don Powell Theatre |
| Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches Part II: Perestroika By Tony Kushner (mature themes and sexual content) |
April 23, 28 & 30 @ 8 pm April 24, & May 1 @ 2 pm Don Powell Theatre |
Rendering of Suzhou Sculpture Project
by Robert Mansfield
ART PROFESSOR'S SCULPTURE DESIGNS PICKED FOR INTERNATIONAL PROJECT
Robert Mansfield's sculpture designs titled Geometric Rhapsody for Suzhou have been selected from a broad range of proposals submitted by architects and sculptors throughout China for construction in the city of Suzhou. Mansfield's sculptures were selected by a team of judges comprised of political and civic leaders, artists, engineers, and others and is slated for completion in May of this year to coincide with the visit to Suzhou of Hu Jin Tao, the President of China, and President S.R. Nathan, the President of Singapore.
The sculptures, measuring up to 14 meters high, are to be constructed in welded steel and will include a laser feature which has been developed through consultation with Professor William Tong of the department of Chemistry in the College of Science at SDSU. The sculptures will be engineered for placement on top of four buildings in an area that is being developed jointly by China and Singapore into a high tech avenue with multinational high-rise buildings, parks and gardens. Besides the laser feature, which is planned to form a light canopy above the avenue between the sculptures, each of the sculptures are to be painted in metallic enamel and lit with programmed lighting systems.
SDSU ALUMNUS JAMES COLLINS Head Athletic Trainer for the San Diego Chargers to speak at community-wide event
The
Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences is honoring a distinguished
alumnus of the Athletic Training program at SDSU- James Collins, Head Athletic
Trainer for the San Diego Chargers. The community-wide event will be held
on March 25, from 6-8 PM at the Radisson Hotel in Mission Valley,
and will feature a keynote presentation by Collins, followed by a reception.
Athletic training alumni, faculty, athletic training staff, physicians,
coaches, athletic directors, and corporate representatives that have a
significant impact on the success of this program will be in attendance.
The Athletic Training Program at SDSU began in 1964 with one athletic training class and two athletic training interns in the athletic training room. Today the program has over 65 active students gaining clinical experience at five different clinical settings, including SDSU, USD, UCSD, SD Mesa City College, and Grossmont College.
Students
from the program are placed in internships at local high schools, clinics,
and community events; they also gain experience with the San Diego Charges,
San Diego Padres, San Diego Gulls, and at the US Olympic Training Center.
Graduates from the SDSU program have saturated the employment market in
the San Diego area, and have infused the nation in a variety of athletic
training career settings. Many graduates have also pursued graduate opportunities
in Physical Therapy, Medicine, Chiropractic, and Physician Assistant Programs.
You are invited to be a part of this event and learn more about the athletic
training profession, the athletic training program at SDSU, and its impact
on the San Diego Community.
RSVP: 619-594-6825.
SDSU STUDENTS GAIN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH RUSSIAN STUDY PROGRAM
John Cleary
For the past three years, John Cleary, a part-time faculty member in
the School of Public Administration and Urban Studies, has traveled with
a group of students to Russia to participate in the SDSU Russian Criminal
Justice Program in Moscow. The annual College of Extended Studies Study
Tour is held in conjunction with Moscow State University (MSU), which
has been called the Harvard of the former Soviet Union. Each year the
number of students who participate increases and last year the number
rose to 23 students. The comparative law course allows any interested
student, even those who are not criminal justice majors, to get an on-scene
evaluation of how the Russian Constitution, Criminal Code, and Code of
Criminal Procedure actually function. In addition to the required hours
of course study, the students are given a basic orientation in Russian
each day and get to participate in both professional and cultural activities.
Because of the program's success, plans are being made for law students from Moscow State University (MSU) and the Russian Academy of Justice (RAJ) to participate in a month-long program on American Criminal Justice at SDSU this summer. The course will be taught in English, and the students will live with American families.
SCHOOL
OF THEATRE, TELEVISION, AND FILM HOSTS 21st ANNUAL DESIGN/PERFORMANCE
JURY The 21st annual Design/Performance Jury will
take place on Friday, March 26, 2004, from 9 am to 2:30 pm in the
Experimental Theatre at SDSU. As part of the inaugural year of
the School, theatre students will present their projects in two
groups; session 1 from 9 am to 10:30 am, and session 2 from 10:30
am to 12 noon. In the afternoon session from 1pm to 2:30 pm film
students will present their work on the same text as a short film. The play from which the students will present
their projects this year is Edward Albee's Finding the Sun,
and the jurors will be Martin Benson, artistic director of the
South Coast Repertory Theatre; Judith Dolan, Tony Award-winning
costume designer; John Iacovelli, set designer for theatre, television,
and film; James Moody, lighting designer and author; Rosina Reynolds,
actor and director; and SDSU's own, Marion Ross. The jury is composed of professionals who
have experience in both theatre and the media. For example, Ms.
Ross is known for her performances at the Old Globe as well as
her role as the mother in Happy Days. John Iacovelli designs
for theatre, but comes to us after designing the TV series Ed,
and James Moody has done extensive work in theatre, television,
and rock concerts. He is also the author of several books about
the practice and business of lighting design. The Design/Performance Jury is free and open to the public. We encourage you to come and see the work of our talented students and listen to professionals talk about their art. |
STUDENT AWARD EXHIBITION 2004
Strike Mirror by Mike Oleson
Received the PSFA Dean's Award
The School of Art, Design and Art History recently held its annual award ceremony and reception to honor the students and awardees of the 2004 Student Award Exhibition. The annual exhibition displays upper division and graduate student artwork submitted by nomination of the full-time faculty of the School.
The exhibition began in spring 1999 to demonstrate the University's support of artistic excellence and diversity in the students' artwork. This year, 60 students submitted their works, and forty-six pieces from 38 students were selected and exhibited for three weeks in the Flor y Canto and Everett G. Jackson student art galleries. The President, Provost, PSFA Dean, and others from the campus community then selected their favorite work, and the students were awarded a monetary prize at the award ceremony. Since its inception, the purchase awards have grown in number, and so has the number of permanent art collections throughout the SDSU campus.
SHOWCASING "THE SHORT LIST"
The Man Without a Head
(L'Homme Sans Tete)
Jack Ofield, executive producer of The Short List, and filmmaker in residence at San Diego State University, will present an evening of award-winning short films from the long-running Emmy Award-winning television showcase at the San Diego Museum of Art Auditorium in Balboa Park on April 29, 2004, at 7 pm.
The program will include such outstanding films as The Man Without a Head, Jury Award, 2003 Cannes Film Festival, The Girl With a Pearl by the great Dutch animator Maarten Koopman, and The Janitor, Academy Award, 1995. For tickets please call: 619-696-1966.
LATINO FILMMAKERS SCORE ON "THE SHORT LIST"
Five award-winning Latino filmmakers are among the 42 filmmakers featured
this season on The Short List, the showcase for international
short film produced in SDSU's Production Center for Documentary and Drama.
Tempus Fugit, a drama by SDSU senior film student, Miguel Navarro
from Columbia, aired Mar. 7 at 9:30 p.m. on the showcase. The film was
shot in San Diego and depicts a solitary office worker and his imaginative
way of coping with his programmed life.
Uno Màs Uno Ménos, a docudrama by Alvaro Pastore
and Antonio Naharro of Madrid, Spain, aired Mar. 14 at 9:30 p.m. The film
stars Naharro's 18-year-old sister, Lourdes, who was born with Down's Syndrome.
The Man Without a Head, a musical drama by Argentina's Juan Solanas,
airs Mar. 28 at 9:30 p.m. The film combines animation with live action
to depict a man's love for a beautiful young woman and his desire to recreate
himself in a new, magical form -even to replacing his head-in order to
be worthy of her.
Russian Lessons, a thriller by José-Antonio Bonet of Madrid,
airs Apr. 11 at 9:30 p.m. The 18-minute film stars Luis Tosar as a lonely
Madrid bachelor whose Personals ad draws a phone call from a mysterious
Russian beauty played by Poland's Svetlana Alvizkaya.
The Short List has been airing for 11 seasons on Cox Channel 4 and is distributed by American Public Television to public TV stations nationally.
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
Robert Mechikoff, Department
of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, has been recognized as an Olympic
Scholar by the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH).
Jeffrey McIllwain, School
of Public Administration and Urban Studies, has released his book Organizing
Crime in Chinatown: Race and Racketeering in New York City 1890-1910;
McFarland & Company, Inc.
| Charles Friedrichs, School of Music and Dance, traveled to Costa Rica as a guest conductor and clinician with the Mar Vista High School Band during a performance tour. A highlight was the "Festival of Lights Parade," attended by more than a million people. Professor Friedrichs was also commissioned to arrange a musical work for the band during this tour. Here, you see Professor Friedrichs conducting the Mar Vista Band in concert. |  |
Kathryn LaMaster, Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, has been appointed to serve on the Physical Education Subject Matter Advisory Panel to assist in the development of a new testing program, the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET). This exam will be administered to candidates for California Teaching Credentials and will replace the current exams.
Susan Baer, School of Public
Administration and Urban Studies, was selected to serve as a Board member
on the San Diego Regional Task Force on the Homeless (RTFH) as a representative
from academia.
Barbara Ainsworth, Department
of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, has been awarded the McKenzie Award
from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Activity, Recreation and
Dance. This is the highest award an individual from outside the field can
receive for service to the organization.
Valerie Renegar's article "Liberal Irony Rhetoric and Feminist Thought: A Unifying Third Wave Feminist Theory," has been published in the current issue of Philosophy and Rhetoric. Valerie Renegar is a faculty member in the School of Communication.
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