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| Welcome to the College of Arts and Humanities News page.
Read about the many achievements of our faculty, students, staff,
and alumni. Submit your own good news if you are a current or former
college member. |
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| UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS |
| Name: | Keri Bannister | Department: | History |
| News: | Keri Bannister is the first winner of the History Department's $500.00 Study Abroad Scholarship for her spring break trip to Greece which is faculty lead by Dr. Pappas. |
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| Name: | Angela McDermott | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | is currently serving an internship with Disney at the DisneyWorld theme park. After an extensive interview and audition process Angela is working as an entertainer at the park. Among her duties are appearing daily in the parade. She has also moved through the audition process to the point that she is now qualified to participate in stage shows as well. Her internship continues through August 2010. |
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| Name: | Amanda Rubeck | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | While at CWU Amanda performed in many productions and also worked in the costume/makeup/hair department of theater. At the end of her senior year at CWU she was offered and accepted the position of costume shop intern at the Seattle Repertory Theater. While she was there she made a lot of connections in the industry and also fine tuned her skills in wigs/makeup. While at the Rep she was offered to work at the Seattle Opera as a makeup artist. She has worked 4 shows since then and LOVES it! Also while in Seattle she has done modeling for various companies and fashion shows. Her most proud booking was for Seattle Sound Transit. She also competed as Miss Queen Anne USA at the Miss Washington USA pageant. She plans on competing again in the Fall of 2010. Recently, Amanda was hired to assist with wigs in the production of Sleeping Beauty at the Pacific Northwest Ballet. |
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| Name: | Andrew Shanks | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | is one of only six student playwrights invited to present a play in the Ten Minute Play Festival at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for Region VII at the University of Nevada-Reno, Feb. 15-19, 2010. Shank’s play “Wolf at the Door” will be fully produced at the festival and Shanks will receive hosting as an invited artist. KCACTF Regional VII includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Alaska, Northern California and Northern Nevada. Two of the six plays at the regional festival will be selected as national semi-finalists and will enter into consideration as National Finalists. The National Finalists will be invited to the national festival in Washington, D.C. in April 2010.
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| Name: | Ben Lundgren | Department: | Music |
| News: | Ben Lundgren, freshman, won first place in his division at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) regional competition in Spokane, WA nov. 14. 2009. Ben, a baritone and cellist, studies voice with Professor Vijay Singh and sings in University Chorale and plays in the CWU Orchestra. Ben won a cash award and aspires to be a professional musician. |
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| Name: | Sasha Rawlinson | Department: | Music |
| News: | Sasha Rawlinson, sophomore, won first place in her division at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) regional competition held in Spokane, WA Nov. 14, 2009. Sasha, a soprano vocalist, studies voice with Professor Vijay Singh and sings in the University Chorale, Chamber Choir, and Vocal Jazz 1. She won a cash award and aspires to be a professional singer. Sasha is the daughter of CWU faculty member and IT professor (and local rock star) Dave Rawlinson. |
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| Name: | Joseph and Ben Sasnett | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Two current BFA-Musical Theatre candidates Joseph Sasnett and Ben Sasnett have been invited to perform in a Broadway musical revue touring through Europe in summer 2010. |
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| Name: | Hal Ott | Department: | Music |
| News: | Four flute students of Hal Ott competed in the Northwest Musicfest in Spokane. Holly Sayer received the silver medal for her second place finish, and Emi Ogawa won the gold medal and will perform the Reinecke Flute Concerto with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday, May 13 at the Fox Theater. |
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| Name: | Nicolas Gonzales | Department: | Art |
| News: | Nicolas was accepted into the 36th National Juried Photo Exhibition at the Larson Gallery in Yakima, WA. There were over 400 submissions and and the work was juried by Ellen Garvens, Associate Professor of Photography from University of Washington. |
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| Name: | Ethics Bowl Team | Department: | Philosophy |
| News: | A team of students from the Philosophy and Religious Studies Department participated in the regional tournament of the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl on Saturday, November 15. The team came in third place, ahead of teams from such schools as the University of Washington, Washington State University, and Seattle University. The third place finish may qualify them to compete in the national tournament in March 2009 in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
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| GRADUATE STUDENTS |
| Name: | David Gay | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | David Gay, a third-year Master of Arts in Theatre Production candidate, reports that his recent production of "Guys and Dolls" at Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, GA garnered group and individual awards. "We entered an affiliate of the Jimmy awards - Shuler Hensley Awards," says Gay. "'Guys and Dolls' was nominated for
eight awards. We won for Orchestra and our Miss Aidelaide moves to the Jimmy awards this spring. Keep your fingers crossed - the winner gets $100,000 to attend the New York school of her choice."
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| Name: | Alexandra Chaney | Department: | Art |
| News: | Best of Show at the Larson Gallery's 53rd Annual Central Washington Artists' Exhibition went to Alexandra Chaney, jewelry grad student. The show is open November 1 through December 6 at the Larson Gallery, 16th Ave and Nob Hill Blvd in Yakima (on the Yakima Campus). Congratulations Alex. |
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| Name: | Ian Stacy | Department: | History |
| News: | Ian Stacy has won this year's Best Overall Paper prize from the Phi Alpha Theta Northwest regional conference for his paper entitled "Under an Atomic Sky: Origins of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation's Infamous Green Run." As a result of winning this award, Ian is now able to present this work at the AHA-PCB conference, to be held in August in Pasadena. So congratulations to Ian!
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| Name: | Justin Beckman | Department: | Art |
| News: | Justin Beckman will be showing his MFA exhibition titled "Town and Country" at CWU's Sarah Spurgeon Gallery. It will be showing from May 21 to May 30 and will be having an opening reception on May 21 from 6-8p.m. For more information contact the gallery at 963-2665 |
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| Name: | David Weed | Department: | Art |
| News: | David Weed will be showing his MFA Thesis Exhibition at Studio E in Seattle.The exhibition titled "18 Signs" will have an opening reception onf Thursday May 1 from 5-9 p.m. For more information email brothersweed@yahoo.com |
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| Name: | Tamara Caulkins | Department: | History |
| News: | Tamara presented her poster “Science, Art, and the Perception of Nature: Maria Sybilla Merian and Alexander von Humboldt in the New World” at the American Society for Environmental History Annual Meeting in Boise ID, March 2008.
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| Name: | Alex Chaney | Department: | Art |
| News: | Alex Chaney won first place in jewelry at the Yuma Symposium in AZ. She was awarded for her work titled Repel:Aprilophobia'. To see her and others work visit http://www.pvartcenter.org/exhibitions.html
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| Name: | Jessica Pribula | Department: | Art |
| News: | Jessica Pribula exhibited her work at the 53nd Annual Central WA Artists' Exhibition. This is located at the Larson Gallery, Yakima Valley Community College. Her work will be showing from November 3 to December 8, 2007 |
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| Name: | Alexandra Chaney | Department: | Art |
| News: | Alexandra Chaney exhibited her work at the 53nd Annual Central WA Artists' Exhibition. This is located at the Larson Gallery, Yakima Valley Community College. Her work will be showing from November 3 to December 8, 2007 |
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| Name: | Justin Beckman | Department: | Art |
| News: | Seattle's PUNCH Gallery is hosting Justin Beckman's 'Homestead' installation September 6-30 with the artist in attendance the first and final Saturday's of the month. For more information, please call 206.621.1945 or www.punchgallery.org. |
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| FACULTY MEMBERS |
| Name: | Karen Blair | Department: | History |
| News: | Dr. Karen Blair, History Department Chair, received an award at the Women's Achievement Celebration from the campus Empowerment Center on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, for her academic career devoted to the study and teaching of women's history and women's issues. |
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| Name: | Bret Smith | Department: | Music |
| News: | Bret Smith, Associate Professor of Music, presented 4 invited sessions at the Maryland Music Educators Association state conference in Baltimore February 26-27, 2010. The presentations covered beginning and intermediate issues in string teaching, differentiating instruction in the string class, and current research on motivation in music teaching and learning. |
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| Name: | Bret Smith | Department: | Music |
| News: | Bret Smith recently completed a study, co-authored with Dr. Michael Alexander of Baylor University, on the status of strings and orchestra programs in the United States schools. The technical report has been submitted to the Journal of Research in Music Education, and with the support of the National String Project Consortium and NAMM a White Paper based on the study will be released at the 2010 national conference of the American String Teachers Association in Santa Clara, CA this February. This project was funded in part by a SEED grant from CWU's Office of Graduate Studies and Research. |
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| Name: | | Department: | English |
| News: | An expanded version of Sura Rath's essay, "Carnivalized Public Corruption: Old Feudalism and New Democracy in All the King's men, Wise Blood, and Raag Darbari," first presented at the Forum International Conference in Varanasi (India) in Decmber 2008, has appeared in Comparative American Studies (vol. 8, no. 1) published in London.
Rath presented his paper,“A ‘Mortal Thought’ for a New Global Race: Classless, Casteless, Genderless,” at the Forum International Confernece in Trivandrum (India) in December 2009. He is a founding member of this conference designed to bring together scholars from all over the world. The conference started in 1998 and has successfully run every year. College of Arts and Humanities is a co-sponsor of the Journal of Contemporary Thought published by the Forum group. Rath is one of the editors, and Professor Liahna Armstrong serves on its editorial board. |
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| Name: | | Department: | English |
| News: | Professor Sura Rath directed an international conference, "Abraham Lincoln Without Borders," December 18-20, at the Indian Institute of Technology--Madras in Chennai, India, as part of the celebrations of Lincoln bicentennial organized by the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission of the US Congress. The conference was the only one organized for all of Asia. Twentyfive scholars presented papers.
CWU was well represented at the conference. Rath presented a co-authored paper, "Abraham Lincoln's Legacy in Asia." Ms. Christine Henderson, a CWU alumna of the College of Arts and Humanities and currently a Bailiff in Seattle, participated in the conference and chaired a session on the impact of Lincoln on the framing of India's constituion. Mr. Ry Downey, a CWU English Education major, attended the conference as part of his Independent Study project with Rath. |
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| Name: | Vijay Singh | Department: | Music |
| News: | Professor Vijay Singh, Music, was invited to guest conduct the first Evergreen School District High School Honors Choir in Vancouver, WA Nov. 19-20, 2009. Five high schools participated and the choir was comprised of 80 of the finest singers in the district selected by audition. The choir performed two compositions by Professor Singh and received standing ovations from the audience in attendance. Professor Larry Gookin conducted the Honors Band at the same event. |
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| Name: | Scott Robinon | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Scott Robinson, chair, is the 2009 recipient of the Selfless Service Above and Beyond Award by the Washington State Thespian Society. |
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| Name: | Nadine Pederson | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Dr. Nadine Pederson spent the past summer in Paris pursuing her groundbreaking study on French theatre history. Through the examination of primary documents, specifically French law books and financial records, Dr. Pederson has unearthed evidence of a previously undiscovered Master of the Revels system in Renaissance France paralleling the English system. The continued support of her study is not merely impressive for CWU, but imperative for the discipline and our expanding knowledge of world theatre history. |
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| Name: | George Bellah and Elise Forier | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | George Bellah and Elise Forier completed an international workshop and culminating performance in Noh Theatre at the Noh Theatre Project in Bloomsburg, PA. Bellah and Forier will be collaborating over the next 18 months on mounting a classic Greek work in the traditional Noh Theatre style. This project will serve to further not only their own scholarship and research interests, but also support the CWU Asia/Pacific Studies program. |
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| Name: | Terri Brown | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Dr, Terri Brown, director of the musical theatre BFA, and David Brown, musical theatre director for the Department of Theatre Arts, have been invited to return to Edgewater Records in Atlanta, GA, for three recording projects in summer 2010. Dr. Brown will be singing on the projects and Mr. Brown will be arranging the material. |
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| Name: | Elise Forier | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Elise Forier will be honored at Homecoming 2009 as the CAH teacher of the year. |
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| Name: | Gary Bartlett | Department: | Philosophy |
| News: | Gary Bartlett's paper 'Activity and Experience' has been accepted for presentation at the 61st annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, to be held this year at Pacific University (Forest Grove, OR) on October 23rd-24th. |
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| Name: | Gary Bartlett | Department: | Philosophy |
| News: | Gary Bartlett's paper 'An Argument Against Spanking' has been accepted to the journal Public Affairs Quarterly. |
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| Name: | gary weidenaar | Department: | Music |
| News: | this isn't news, but rather - two of my listings (for the Oregan state choir judging and the Wa cultural congress) are listed twice (I visited the site on Aug. 6, 09) |
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| Name: | Alex Emmons | Department: | Art |
| News: | This Spring, Alex Emmons was invited to present and meet with first-year graduate students mid-quarter at University of Washing and invited back to give feedback during their final critique at the end of Spring quarter. Lastly, Alex Emmons was invited in June to give a lecture to the Summer Beginning Photography Class at Phoenix College in Phoenix, AZ. |
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| Name: | Gary Weidenaar | Department: | Music |
| News: | Dr. Gary Weidenaar was invited to serve ae an adjudicator for the Oregon State Activities Association (OSAA)State Choir Championships held May 7-9, 2009. Working with 2 other judges, over the course of the 3 day competition Dr. Weidenaar heard and rated 61 choirs, which presented over 300 pieces of choral music total. |
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| Name: | Gary Weidenaar | Department: | Music |
| News: | Dr. Gary Weidenaar was invited to serve ae an adjudicator for the Oregon State Activities Association (OSAA)State Choir Championships held May 7-9, 2009. Working with 2 other judges, over the course of the 3 day competition Dr. Weidenaar heard and rated 61 choirs, which presented over 300 pieces of choral music total. |
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| Name: | Gary Weidenaar | Department: | Music |
| News: | Dr. Gary Weidenaar was invited to present a session in April for the 2009 Washington Cultural Congress - held annually in Leavenworth, WA. The title of the 2 hour lecture/workshop was: "Where's the Beef? and other 'sticky' ideas. How to create and communicate ideas which will stick in the listener's mind." |
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| Name: | Gary Weidenaar | Department: | Music |
| News: | Dr. Gary Weidenaar was invited to present a session in April for the 2009 Washington Cultural Congress - held annually in Leavenworth, WA. The title of the 2 hour lecture/workshop was: "Where's the Beef? and other 'sticky' ideas. How to create and communicate ideas which will stick in the listener's mind." |
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| Name: | Elise Forier | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Elise Forier has been chosen by the Teacher Professional Education Advisory Board (Teacher PEAB ) to receive the Crystal Apple Award for a faculty member in the College of Arts and Humanities who has a positive impact on the field of teacher preparation and CWU pre-service candidates. The award will be presented at the Teacher PEAB-sponsored Top Ten Student Teacher reception at 4:00 pm on Friday, June 12th, 2009 in Sue Lombard. |
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| STAFF MEMBERS |
| Name: | Laura Reinstatler | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Has been hired to work as the Costume Shop Manager for Idaho Repertory Theatre's summer season. |
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| Name: | Veronica Gomez-Vilchis | Department: | Communication |
| News: | Veronica Gomez-Vilchis' and Lois Breedlove's proposal, "Empowering students through video and self-expression: A collaboration with Central Washington University and Wahluke School District," has been accepted for presentation at the National Conference on GEAR UP, July 2006. |
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| Name: | Dave Barnett | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | David Barnett recently attended two sound conferences in Dallas, Texas. The first was called "Sound Reinforcement for Operators," where Barnett learned to operate, adjust and troubleshoot sound systems in order to achieve the best sound quality possible. The second conference, "Sound Reinforcement for Technicians," focused on the assembly and installation of sound systems based on venue space and production requirements.
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| Name: | Leslee Caul | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | This years recipient of the CAH Staff Recognition Award, Leslee Caul, has established a thriving marketing department to support the Theatre Arts' degree programs and the productions of Central Theatre Ensemble, and launched a national ad campaign and marketing plan in 2005 that is causing quite a buzz both regionally and nationally. Caul was presented the award at a gathering of the college faculty and staff, hosted by CAH Dean Dr. Marji Morgan. Caul is a 1994 graduate of CWU's Department of English and has worked in the Department of Theatre Arts for 11 years. |
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| ALUMNI |
| Name: | Delondra Williams | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Delondra reports: "My full-length play SKELETON STORIES has its world premiere at Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood, October 1 - November 6, 2010. www.skeletonstories.com" A native of Mattawa, she works as a reading and ESL teacher at Los Angeles Community Adult School.
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| Name: | Dan Jenkins | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Dan Jenkins reports "I have just landed the job I've been dreaming of since I was 11. On Jan 4th I will officially be a Walt Disney Imagineer." Jenkins, who was named the 2007 College of Arts and Humanities Distinguished Alumni in Theatre Arts, is also currently working on lighting design projects in California, Florida, Hong Kong and Paris. |
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| Name: | Alex Garnett, James and EmilyRose Frasca | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | James Frasca '06 and EmilyRose Shotwell-Frasca '06 join Alex Garnett '06 in ArtsWest Playhouse's Seattle premiere of "Measure for Pleasure" Directed by Christopher Zinovitch
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| Name: | Stacey Eliason | Department: | Music |
| News: | Stacey Eliason was a finalist in the 2009 International Horn Society's Jazz Solo Competition in June, 2009, held in Macolm, Illinois |
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| Name: | Sarah Woolley | Department: | Philosophy |
| News: | Sarah Woolley (2001) has been admitted to MA in Education at the University of Washington. She will start fall 2009. |
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| Name: | Justin Carroll | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | As of September 19, 2008 Justin is working at Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, RI as Stage Carpenter. |
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| Name: | Ry Sherrell | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Ry will present his newest play "TRIGGER HAPPY." Seattle Playwright's Collective: First Look Reading Series
"Staged Reading for Two New Stage Plays." This event is planned to start at 17:00 on 03 May 2009 at Do North Theatre: 17517-C 15th Ave NE, in Shoreline WA. |
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| Name: | Chris Mayer | Department: | Art |
| News: | Rodeo City Graphics is the 'Partnership in Excellence (PIE)' Award winner for Summer 08 internships through Career Services for their support and mentoring. William Folkestad advised this student; he is applauded for his great encouragement and assistance to Chris as he pursued his Graphic Design internship this last summer. Congratulations Chris on your terrific internship experience. |
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| Name: | Amanda Rubeck | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Has recently completed a successful costume/makeup internship with Seattle Rep and has now been hired at the Seattle Opera as a makeup artist for the upcoming production of "Aida." |
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| Name: | Emily Rollie | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Emily Rollie will be attending the University of Missouri in Columbia to begin work
on her PhD in theatre studies. |
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| Name: | | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | O'Neill Center's NATIONAL THEATRE INSTITUTE at CWU October 26 with workshops for students 2:30 and 4:00 pm |
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| Name: | New play project | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | Central Theatre Ensemble’s New Plays for Youth Playwriting Project has found great success. The first commissioned play, “Mama Tomcat’s Flying School,” by Spring Hermann, was the Youth Theatre Tour production in 2009, with a sold-out schedule. Seattle-based teacher and nationally renowned playwright Ramon Esquivel, will be in residence this winter to begin the development process for his new play, “Luna.” Staged readings will be presented for the public and for invited elementary school audiences winter 2010, with the play slated for the 2012 Youth Theatre Tour. “Luna” is the story of a young girl who has trouble making friends because her family is always moving on to the next seasonal job. In an effort to find a lasting bond she befriends the moon in this stirring story of the isolation that often plagues the children of migrant workers. |
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| Name: | MA Theatre Studies | Department: | Theatre Arts |
| News: | CWU is now proud to offer the only academic-focused Master of Arts degree in the State. This first-year program is off to a vibrant start with enrollment at full capacity with a growing interest and enthusiasm from prospective new students. The cohort includes students from Washington, Florida, Texas and Colorado, as well as an international student from Lebanon who is also a Fulbright Scholar. |
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| Name: | 5th Annual Juried Art Exhibition | Department: | Art |
| News: | The 5th annual juried art exhibition will be taking place at the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery. It will be showing from May 5th to May 16th. May 16th will be the reception taking place from 6-8 p.m. with awards being given out at 7 p.m. For more information contact SAC at 963-3137 |
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| Name: | Sarah Spurgeon Gallery | Department: | Art |
| News: | The Sarah Spurgeon Gallery will be having the 9th annual international Shoebox Sculpture exhibition. There will be a public reception on Friday, Jan 4th from 5-8pm. This will take place during the First Friday Art Walk. This exhibition will be open from January 5th-March 9th. Admission is free. Monday-Friday the gallery is open from 10am-3pm and on weekeneds from 1-4pm. For more information go to www.cwu.edu/~art/gallery.html |
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| Name: | Contance Speth | Department: | Art |
| News: | Constance Speth exhibited her work at the 53nd Annual Central WA Artists' Exhibition. This is located at the Larson Gallery, Yakima Valley Community College. Her work will be showing from November 3 to December 8, 2007. She also won the Excellence in Drawing Award. This was for her work titled "Light Filled Passage". |
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| Name: | Punch Gallery | Department: | Art |
| News: | Punch Gallery and SOIL, located in the Pioneer Square area of Seattle, present an international juried exhibition taking place December 2007. Artists from any country may submit work in any medium. In addition to tradtional 2-D and 3-D works, artists are encouraged to submit work in new media, video, sound, or installation. It will be juried by Eric Fredericksen, Director of Western Bridge. Deadline: Oct. 15, 2007. Submit at www.punchgallery.org |
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| Name: | Joanna Thomas | Department: | Art |
| News: | Joanna Thomas will be showing her work titled "100 Horses in a Landscape & Other Collages" at the Punch Gallery in Seattle, WA. It will be showing from October 4-28, 2007. The opening reception will be on Oct. 4th from 5-8pm. Janna will be in attendance the first and final Saturdays of the month. If you have any questions go to www.punchgallery.com or call 206-621-1945. |
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| Name: | AIGA | Department: | Art |
| News: | The AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts ) club has designed the program for the Asian Studies Development Nation Conference. |
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| Name: | Louis Kollmeyer | Department: | Art |
| News: | Louis Kollmeyer, emeritus professor, participated in the 51st Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibition, November 5 - December 9, 2006 at the Larson Gallery in Yakima. |
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