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.