Announcements for September 20, 2012 Faculty Meeting

1)  If any faculty member has a concern about a student, or feels that any student is at risk for any reason, please make sure to send his/her name to Susan Miller and the Student Services staff.  smiller@mca.edu

In addition, referrals may be made to Jennifer Gonzales for academic counseling.  jgonzales@mca.edu

2) The Black & White newsletter is back! In its new format, Black & White will be a student-driven publication available to the MCA community (especially students) via email blast and in a paper version available at the Student Achievement Center in Rust Hall.  Please encourage students to submit artwork, articles, photos, advertisements, and notices.  The first publication date for Fall 2012 will be October 1, with biweekly publication thereafter.  Encourage students to talk to Cara Sievers csievers@mca.edu or Susan Miller smiller@mca.edu if they have material to submit.

3) Next Friday, Sept. 28th is Trolley night. As part of this monthly event, there will be an opening from 5-7 PM in the lobby of the Brinkley Plaza on Main St. for the first MCA student exhibition that is part of a partnership with Brinkley Plaza. Eight to ten students' works will be shown so please come and support your students!  

4) Nationally acclaimed event designer and author Matthew Robbins will be on campus this week to talk about his experience to the public as well as MCA students, faculty, and staff.   In addition to the open events, he has agreed to review portfolios while here. There are nine 20-minute slots for these reviews, beginning at 1 PM on Fri., Sept. 21. While Robbins' work is focused on wedding design, as a professional artist he brings a different perspective that could be most valuable to student artists. Please let your students know about this, particularly juniors and seniors -- there are couple of slots left to fill. Have students contact Carrie Brooks at cbrooks@mca.edu or call ext. 251.