Referrals to the Student Achievement Center

Jennifer Gonzales writes:

I am seeking your help in identifying students that might benefit from Student Achievement Center services and reinforcing that there are supports available to assist in meeting academic goals. Types of services include assisting with time management, academic skills (reading, writing, math, test taking, etc.), and reinforcing studio practices. 

Please assist me by completing and returning the referral form for any student that you feel is not successfully completing your course or you just have a concern about. These can be returned via email or interoffice mail. The form includes a generic letter that can be given to the student and has my contact information and hours. I will also be reaching out to every student that received a D or F at mid term in any class via email. Your assistance through the referral reinforces these efforts and makes the meetings more efficient.

These services are available to all students regardless of current academic standing. It is my intent that these services are seen as a benefit and not a punishment. Please feel free to let all students know about the Student Achievement Center.

Student Achievement Center
Rust Hall room 025
Hours: M 11-6, T 10-2, W 11:30-3:30, R 10-2, F 12-5 or by appointment.

Dates to Remember, 2012-2013

Fall 2012

December 14, 2012 -- All completed assessment rubrics due to Haley Morris-Cafiero by noon


Spring 2013

January 9, 2013 -- Opening Faculty Meeting, DA Media, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

January 10, 2013  --  Faculty Assessment Workshop, DA Media, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

January 11, 2013 --  Freshman/Transfer Student Advising, Rust Hall Gallery, 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (lunch will be provided)

January 15, 2013 -- Application Deadline for grants from the Fogelman Enrichment Fund, submit to rmiller@mca.edu

January 25, 2013 -- Recruitment Workshop, Place TBA, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00p.m.

February 8, 2013 -- Regular and Special Topics course proposals for SU13 and FA13 are due to the Curriculum Committee (Elizabeth Brown) by 5:00 p.m. This includes both the digital submissions to ebrown@mca.edu and the hard copies that should be placed in Elizabeth's faculty mailbox.

February 27, 2013-- Community Dinner and Student Advising, Rust Hall Main Gallery, 5:00-7:30 p.m.

March 22, 2013 -- Registration Day, Rust Hall Main Gallery, 12:30-3:30

April 10, 2013 -- Foundations Forward, Rust Hall, 11:35-1:00

April 18, 2013 -- Faculty Forum on the New Work Study Awarding Guidelines

May 11, 2013 -- Commencement (faculty arrive at 9:15 for robing in the Executive Conference Room)

Announcements for October 23, 2012 Faculty Meeting

1) TEXTBOOK ORDERS

The textbook ordering deadline is October 24.  If you need help, please contact Ashley Walker, awalker@mca.edu

2) HALLOWEEN

The staff council is encouraging staff members to dress up on Halloween Day this year. They are even planning on awarding a small plaque for best costume.   The staff has also extended the invitation to dress up to faculty as well. If you'd like to take advantage of the opportunity to introduce a little levity into the school day during these stressful times, please feel free to dress up.

Reference for MCA Faculty: MCA Internship Purpose and Guidelines for Students

Purpose

The purpose of internships at MCA is to provide opportunities for students to work in art-related, professional work environments under knowledgeable supervisors while they earn credit toward their BFA degree. Internships are paid or unpaid employment for the duration of one semester or for the summer, and students may earn 3-6 hours of elective credit for their experience.

Eligibility and Evaluation

Students in good standing with a cumulative GPA of 2.60 and at least sixty credits may apply for internships. The credit value for internships is either “0 Credit” (0 credit option is available in the summer only), 3, or 6 hours credit. Registration for all internship electives is required.  A student may not earn more than 3 internship credits in any one semester and not more than 6 toward the BFA or MFA degree. Three-hour credit Internships during the Fall and Spring semesters cost the same as any other three-hour studio elective class. A faculty sponsor oversees each students’ internship experience, on-site supervisors evaluate students’ work at the end of the semester, and faculty sponsors enter grades for the internship elective.

Registration and Requirements

Students must complete the application and registration process outlined at the bottom of this page. Students must register and pay for all internships through the Registrar and all paperwork must be completed by the add deadline to add a course for the next semester.

In the summer only, students may opt to register for a "0 hours credit" internship elective at no cost to the student. The “0 Hours credit” internships are similar the 3- or 6-hour credit internships in that students opting for this kind of internship also will be overseen by a faculty sponsor and evaluated at the end of the summer by their site supervisors. However, students will receive "Pass" or "No Credit" on their transcript, rather than a grade of A, B, C, etc., based on their end of semester evaluation. The "Pass" or "No Credit" grade will not affect the student's GPA, but will be recorded on the transcript.

To complete an internship students must work a minimum of 6 hours a week for 15 weeks or 90 hours per semester, the same hours required for a 3 credit hour class, unless the internship provider requires more time. In the summer, students must work at least 90 hours to complete an internship. Once registered for an internship, students must let the Director of Career Services know if they need to withdraw from the internship or can no longer fulfill the internship requirements.

Currently, Memphis College of Art has almost 100 pre-approved internship sites. The list of internship opportunities in both Fine Arts and Design Arts is available from the Career Services Director. The Director of Career Services oversees the Internship Program and the Dean must approve all internship sites.

Steps to apply and registering for MCA Internships:

Students must complete the following steps and forms to participate an Internship experience:

Prior to the internship semester:

1.  Internship Application (form 1) — to be completed and turned in to the Director of Career Services during registration for the fall, spring, or summer semesters and prior to the interview with internship site.

2.  Contact and interview with internship site, which includes submission of resume, portfolio, and other documents required for the site.

3. Internship Agreement/Registration (form 2) — to be completed and signed by the student, Faculty Sponsor, and employer and submitted to the Director of Career Services during registration for the fall, spring, or summer semesters and after the student has been selected for the internship.

4. Registration – Student must register for the internship course with the registrar before the last add date of the semester. Registration and payment for all internship electives is required.

During the internship semester:

5.  Student Internship Evaluation Report — to be completed by the student and turned in to the Director of Career Services.

6.  Supervisor’s Internship Grade Evaluation— to be completed by the Internship Supervisor (Employer) and emailed or faxed to the Director of Career Services at least two days before grading day. The fax number is 901-272-5134.

NEW Internship Link on the MCA Website

The internship list is now online so students and faculty can view them 24/7. Please note that this list will continue to be updated as we update information about the sites and approve new sites. 

To review current internships, please go to the MCA web site and click on the following:

1. Student Services
2. Career Services
3. Job Manager

Now, type the password.  If you do not know the password, please contact Carrie Brooks at cbrooks@mca.edu

Scroll down to locate the sentence, "For a list of ongoing internships at MCA" and click on the link for the list.  

CAA Professional Development Podcasts

The College Art Association website has a number of podcasts dealing with various topics concerning the professional development of artists.  These may be of use to you or your students. Here is the link:


http://www.collegeart.org/podcasts/

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.

REVISED Curriculum Committee Deadlines

The Curriculum Committee has set the deadlines for submitting courses as permanent additions to the MCA Course Catalog and Special Topics courses for Spring 2013.

*  Forms and syllabi for permanent additions to the catalog are due by
September 14, 2012.

*  Forms and syllabi for Special Topics courses for Spring 2013 are due by
September 28, 2012.

For more information, please contact Elizabeth Brown.

Lectures, Symposia, and other programs of interest at Rhodes College, 2012-2013

· All the events listed below are open to the Memphis community.  Please feel free to advertise these events to MCA students.  For more information on a specific event, go to the Rhodes College Calendar of Events accessible through the Rhodes homepage, www.rhodes.edu   Events are listed on the calendar under the date on which they will occur.  Click on the event that interests you for more information such as time and location.  

   

    

      September 6: “IN SEARCH OF…” Christopher Ulivo, exhibit lecture

·      September 17: JAMES CAPRETTA, “How Constitutional Government Protects Democracy from Itself.”

·      September 20: Amanpal Garcha, “Dickens and Victorian Ideas of Consumer and Electoral Choice” @ 4:30 p.m.

·      September 20: STEVE SCHLOZMAN, “Zombie Autopsy” @ 6:00 p.m.

·      September 27-28: ROUSSEAU SYMPOSIUM

·      September 19-October 3: TOURNÉES FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL

·      October 4-5: GLOBAL HAMLETS SYMPOSIUM

·      October 8-9: ROGER SCRUTON, “How to Think Seriously About Saving the Planet” and “Music and Morals”

·      October 29-30: CELEBRATING IDA B. WELLS 150^TH ANNIVERSARY

·      November 12-14: HOLOCAUST SCHOLAR ROBERT WISTRICH AND SPECTRUM DANCE THEATER

·      November 15: MELODY DEUSNER, “Whistler, Aestheticism, and the Networked World”

·      November 27: AMY SINGER, “The Ottoman Occupation of Jerusalem”

·      January (between 14-16): JASON ROBERT BROWN, Springfield Lecture

·      January 22: JAMES MILLER, “Is the Examined Life Worth Living”

·      February 11-12: ALICE KAPLAN, “Dreaming in French”

·      February 25: Imam Feisel Abdul Rauf, “A New Vision of Islam in America”

·      March 18-19: A.B. YEHOSHUA, “The Arab-Israeli Conflict Today”

·      April 4: JUSTICE EDWIN CAMERON, “Diversity as a Constitutional Value - LGBTI Rights in a Democratic South Africa”

·      April 11, RANDALL FULLER, “From Battlefields Rising: How the Civil War Transformed American Literature”

Internal Extensions

MCA Fall Exhibition Schedule and Visiting Lecturers

MCA FALL 2012 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

                                                                                                             

Memphis College of Art Faculty Exhibition                             

Wednesday August 15 – Saturday September 22

Reception, trolley night Friday, August 31 6 – 9 pm

Hyde Gallery (477 S. Main St)

Horn Island                                                                                      

August 17 – September 28                                           

Reception Saturday Sept 8, 6.00 – 9.00 pm      

Main and Lower (Rust Hall)

The Art of Science                                                                        

Wednesday September 26 – Saturday November 3            

Reception, trolley night Friday, September 28, 6 – 9 pm

2^nd Reception, trolley night Friday, October 26, 6 – 9 pm

Hyde Gallery (477 S. Main St)

Joey Slaughter                                                                                

August 17 – September 30                                    

Reception Saturday, September 8

Alumni (Rust Hall)

Sculpture Department                                                                   

Oct 5 – Nov 4                                                            

Selected student work

Lower (Rust Hall)

Alumni Invitational Exhibition 2012                                            

Oct 5 – Nov 4                                                            

Curated by Beth Edwards

Reception Thursday Oct 11, 5 – 7 pm

Main (Rust Hall)

Janice Albertine                                                                               

Oct 5 – Nov 4                                                                       

Reception Thursday, October 11, 5-7 pm

Alumni (Rust Hall)

                                   

Holiday Bazaar                                                                                 

Nov 16, 17                                                                                   

Main and Lower (Rust Hall)

MFA Thesis Exhibition                                                                   

Wednesday November 28 – Saturday, December 15

Reception, Friday, November 30, 6 – 9 pm

Hyde Gallery (477 S. Main St)            

                                   

Amy Hutcheson                                                                                

November 21 – December 12                                   

Reception Friday, November 30, 5-7 pm

Alumni (Rust Hall)

BFA Exhibition                                                                                  

Nov 21 – Dec 12                                                                       

Reception Friday November 30, 5 – 7 pm

Main and Lower (Rust Hall)

Visiting Lectures Fall 2012

Callicott Auditorium, 7 pm start unless otherwise noted

MATTHEW ROBBINS                                                     

Alumni

Thursday, September 20

SASHA BARR

Illustrator

Tuesday, October 2

ELIZABETH CONDON

Painter

Thursday, October 11

FRANKLIN SIRMANS

Chief curator, LACMA

Tuesday, October 23

                                    

Announcements for August 15, 2012 Faculty Meeting

1)  Upcoming Events 

Aug. 10 - 26: MCA Summer Art Camp ExZOObition at the Memphis Zoo, Rendezvous Room.
Aug. 15: Campus Housing Move-in Day
Aug. 15 - Sept. 22: MCA Faculty Exhibition, Hyde Gallery
Aug. 16: Registration
Aug. 17: Orientation Begins
Aug. 17 - Sept. 30: Alumni Exhibition - Joey Slaughter, Alumni Gallery
Aug. 17 - Sept. 28: Horn Island 28 Exhibition, Main and Lower Galleries
Aug. 20: Fall Semester Begins
Aug. 22, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: President's Welcome and Town Hall for Students
Aug. 23, 7 p.m.: MCA Night With the Redbirds

2)  Information on the Student Contest for 2012 Holiday Bazaar--Please Promote to Students

Attention all students! This is a great opportunity to showcase your work!

MCA's trademark Holiday Bazaar is just around the corner, and we need your help getting ready for it! This year, we will hold a contest to select a piece of a student artwork to possibly represent the Bazaar for the year. The image of the winning entry will represent the Bazaar everywhere – on posters, on advertisements, on the T-bar in front of the park, and perhaps on other merchandise or even in the media! This is a great opportunity to compete to have your work showcased – the work will be featured at the event, which brings more than a thousand visitors to campus each year. The winner not only gets to represent the Bazaar this year, but also will receive a $200 gift card!

The deadline is soon ... so here are the details:

• Work must represent this year's theme -- as literally or as figuratively as you'd like. This year's theme is, "My Favorite Things."

• Work must be submitted on or before Friday, Sept. 14, by 4 p.m. to me, Cara Sievers (my office is in Rust Hall across from the President's office). I will accept work between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• You must be able to leave your work in Cara's office until judging is over (approximately a week). You must pick up your work when notified.

• You must fill out a submission form when dropping off your work.

• Work does not have to be 2D, but keep in mind that it will be photographed and portrayed in 2D form.

• By submitting your work – and in the event that you win the competition – you are agreeing to let MCA use your work in any medium and with minimal edits in order to promote the Holiday Bazaar.

• The work will be judged by a local design firm and members of the administration. In the event that no pieces are chosen, MCA reserves the right not to award the prize.

Any questions? Contact Cara Sievers atcsievers@mca.edu. Good luck! 

Assessment Flowchart (Click on Graphic to Enlarge)

Announcements from April 19, 2012 Faculty Meeting

Announcements for the April 19, 2012 Faculty Meeting

1)  End of the Semester Deadlines and Important Dates from the Registrar

Course Evaluations should be returned to the Dean/Registrar by May 7, 2012.

Grade sheets will be in your faculty mailboxes by April 30, 2012. 

Grades are due by noon on May 8, 2012 for Tuesday-Friday classes.

Grades are due by noon on May 9, 2012 for Monday classes.

Review Committees will be held on May 10 and May 11, 2012.

2)  SACS Timeline and Deadlines

May 9:  All rubrics (except for review committee rubrics) due to Haley by 5:00 pm

May 14: SACS Workshop for full-time faculty, details TBA

June 4: All Area Heads analyze data, complete assessment report, and meet with the Dean on or before this date

June 9:  Dean’s Council meets to discuss the assessment results

June 11: President’s Cabinet meets to discuss the assessment results

June 13:  Narrative comments on the assessment results delivered by the President’s Cabinet to the IE Committee

June 27: IE Committee delivers Strategic Plan assessment report to the Strategic Planning Committee of the Board

August 15: Strategic Planning Committee of the Board delivers assessment results to the entire Board before this date AND Board delivers the revised assessment report for the Strategic Plan to the IE Committee

3)  FASE Deadline

The extended deadline (2012 only) for full-time faculty FASE (Faculty Annual Self Evaluation) reports is June 15, 2012.

4)  Invitation from Cara Sievers

Cara Sievers, the new Director of College Communications, would like to invite any and all faculty to stop be her office for an introductory chat. She writes: “I really want to become an ally to faculty in every way possible, so I want everyone to know that my door is always open.”

5)  MCA Virtual Bookstore and NEW Deadline for Ordering

MCA Virtual Bookstore will be using a virtual online bookstore.  Students can purchase or rent new and used books.  Students will eventually be able to use future refund money to buy textbooks in advance (no more waiting on refund checks!!). All MCA textbooks will be required to be purchased through the bookstore. Only books that for some reason cannot be offered by Follett can be obtained another way by our teachers.  (This doesn't mean students cannot use other sources for buying books, but we'd like to drive the traffic through this source.)  

Everyone must log in and request books or click on “no materials required” for each class/section that you teach.

May 15, 2012 is the deadline for faculty to go online and order their texts.  This early deadline ensures our students better pricing.  

If you were unable to attend the April 18 training session and need assistance using the virtual bookstore, please contact Ashley Walker for more information.

6) Number:Inc

Number: the regional journal of the visual arts needs supporter/sponsors through tax deductible donations.

Number: has been published for 25 years and currently provides quarterly coverage of the visual arts in TN, AR, and MS through its free publication. It is run completely by volunteers. Donations support the costs associated with printing and to pay writers. One way to think about donations is that $50 covers a regional update, $100 pays for a review, and $200 pays for a feature or interview.

All donations are tax deductible and sponsors of $25 or more are listed in each issue of Number. To make a donation, send a check to Number: Inc. PO Box 11008, Memphis, TN 38111-1008 or give to Jennifer Gonzales.

Announcements from March 21, 2012 Faculty Meeting

1)  Advising Day

*  Advising Day is March 23, 12:30-3:30 in the Main Gallery

*  Advising packets ready to pick up from Registrar's Office starting Tuesday morning (March 20). If faculty would like packets sent to their mailboxes, please contact Registrar.

*  Advising Meeting on Friday, March 23rd from 12-12:30 in the Liberal Studies Room. All Advisors are invited to attend. Information will be provided regarding Registration/advising, questions will be answered, and packets will be available for pick-up.

2)  Exhibitions

Hyde Gallery, Nesin Graduate Center

*  MA/MAARTED Thesis Exhibition 

March 28 - April 7

Opening reception Friday, March 30, 6 - 9 pm

* MFA Thesis Exhibition

April 18 - May 12

Opening reception Friday, April 27, 6- 9 pm

Rust Hall

* BFA Exhibition I                                                    

April 6 – April 22                                                            Main and Lower             

Opening reception Friday April 13, 5 – 7 pm

* BFA Exhibition II                                                   

April 27 – May 12                                                            Main and Lower                                     

Opening reception Friday April 27, 5 – 7 pm 

3)  Visiting Artists / Lectures

All lectures will be held in Callicott, 7 pm

Thursday, March 29

Rehema Barber

Art historian, curator

Thursday, April 5

Kim Dorland

Painter

Thursday, April 12

Mitra Abbaspour

Associate Curator of Photography, Museum of Modern Art, New York

4)  Student Surveys

Carla Ruffer and Susan Miller will be conducting a campus-wide student satisfaction survey over the next week.  We would like to ask faculty to encourage students to take this survey in order to help us improve the college and its services.

The survey only takes 10 minutes.  The survey covers many topics related to staff, courses, services, etc.  Students will all be sent a link for the survey.  Dates of administering this will be March 26 through 30.