Richland College of the Dallas County Community College District is now accepting entries for its juried art show, “Water: More of Less,” which opens January 30. The juried exhibition focuses on the role of water and sustainability within the environment. Entries are due by Sat., Dec. 5. Download prospectus.
All artists who apply must live in Texas or bordering states including Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arkansas. All media will be accepted but must not weigh over 30 lbs. The entry fee is $15. For more details on eligibility and application instructions, visit www.callforentry.org.
New York City artist Paul Villinksi will be the juror for this show and $1,500 in awards will be given. His inventive use of recycled materials and found objects captivates viewers by revealing the creative potential dormant in the ordinary. Villinksi’s “Emergency Response Studio,” a repurposed FEMA trailer, utilizes green methods of construction to confront topics of local responsibility and art within the community.
“Water: More or Less” was developed in conjunction with the Art, Science and Sustainable Community Symposium hosted by Richland College. Acceptance notifications will be distributed on December 20. Accepted works must delivered to Richland College by January 15 and will be featured in a commemorative catalog.
For more information, contact gallery coordinator Ryder Richards at rrichards@dcccd.edu or 972-238-6339 or visit http://www.richlandcollege.edu/artandscience/water.
Employee Success – Anitra Cotton, Whitney Rosenbalm, and Randy Jensen of Richland’s College Communications & Marketing (CCM) team recently presented three Round Table presentations on “Adding Social Media to Your Marketing Mix: You’re Never Too Old to Facebook” at the regional National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR) conference in San Antonio. In addition, congratulations to Richland Graphic Artist Jennifer Curtiss who received a gold NCMPR Medallion Award during the conference for her design of the Richland Wind Ensemble Fall Poster.
Student Success – Congratulations to Richland student athletes Lilly Valero and Nicole Spruille for recently grabbing NJCAA Division III Player of the Week honors. Lilly’s goal-keeping efforts have helped lead the Thunderduck Women’s Soccer Team, who are currently ranked No. 5 in the latest NJCAA Division III national poll, to a 12-3-1 record. Nicole, a sophomore, leads the Thunderducks in play kills with 235, averaging 3.18 per set, and she is also ninth in the nation with a .445 hitting efficiency and No. 13 in play kills.
Sustainable Community Building – Richland Coordinator of Facilities Services Sonny McDonald recently represented Richland at the 12th Annual Texas Recycling Conference in Galveston where he accepted two awards for Richland for its first Recyclemania competition effort. Richland was also awarded the First-Place Award for the Radical Recycling on Campus category in the 2009 North Texas Corporate Recycling Association’s Gr3een Awards at a luncheon in Grand Prairie in late September.
Institutional Effectiveness – Richland’s Educational Computing Labs hosted a variety of workshops Oct. 17-18 as part of Richland’s support of the Southern Association for Institutional Research Annual Conference held in Addison this year. Educational Computing staff members Don Partin, Nancy Rice, Ellen Spenser, and Joseph Adeoye extended a warm Thunderduck welcome to workshop presenters and attendees, assisting them with various technical needs. Mary Jo Dondlinger and Bao Huynh of Richland’s Office of Planning and Research for Institutional Effectiveness (OPRIE) also presented at the conference. Their presentation, “A Mixed Methods Approach to Assessing a General Education Program: What We Learned from the Global Village Playground,” outlined the methods of data collection and analysis for an experimental capstone learning experience conducted last fall, including a blend of qualitative and quantitative approaches in assessing program effectiveness, implications for program evaluation, and directions for future research.
