Announcements from the Faculty Meeting of October 26, 2011

1) Schedule of Remaining Regular Faculty Meetings, Fall 2011

•November 22

•December 16, Review Committee Reports (DA Media)

This schedule is subject to change. Unless otherwise

noted, all meetings will be held in Myers Auditorium and

will begin at 12:10 p.m. and adjourn no later than

1:00 p.m.

2) Holiday Bazaar

•PLEASE respond to Jennifer Sargent’s e-mail about the Holiday Bazaar Schedule!

•Let Jennifer know whether you can work the days/times that have been assigned to you.

3) At Risk Students or Students who are Transferring or Leaving

•If you have students that you know are at risk for dropping out of MCA or that are planning to leave MCA for any reason, please let Susan Miller know.  smiller@mca.edu

•Susan and her staff will try to intervene where appropriate.

4) New Library Catalog

The library has a new catalog! Located here: http://mca.kohalibrary.com  In the new catalog, you may create course reserves, patrons will be able to renew books themselves, and you may 'browse' the library shelves from the catalog.  If you are interested in creating course reserves in the catalog you can just send me a list of what you'd like on reserve for each course. Please include course name/number in your information. To see an example click on Course Reserves from the main page of the catalog.  Currently I can only put items already in the catalog on reserve.  There will also be a designation for the MCA Main library and the Art Ed Resource Center to make it easier to locate items. Anyone interested in their login information can contact me at lholland@mca.edu. 

5) November Events for Exhibitions and Artist Lectures: Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures

·      Jennifer Sargent,  Faculty Enrichment Grant, Jacquard Center Workshop, Hendersonville, NC 

November 9, 2011, 12:10 p.m., Myers Auditorium

·      Betty Spence, Faculty Enrichment Grant,

            Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning Conference, Estes Park, CO

            November 16, 2011, 12:10 p.m., Myers Auditorium

6) Enrichment Grant Application Deadline

·      Application deadline for Faculty Enrichment funds is December 15, 2011.

·      Please direct questions to Ken Strickland.

7) Announcement for all Faculty Teaching in Myers, Callicott,
DA Media, and LS Classroom

·      When you leave your class all media equipment including computers, cords, and adaptors should be locked in their respective cupboards or closets.

·      All projectors must be turned OFF.

·      The doors to Myers and D.A. Media must be locked.

Graduate School Open House, FRIDAY!!!

Please come to the Open House at the Nesin Graduate School, Friday, September 30, 2011 from 6:00-9:00 pm.

Announcements from September 26 Faculty Meeting

1) Schedule of Remaining Regular Faculty Meetings, Fall 2011

•October 26

•November 22

•December 16, Review Committee Reports (DA Media)

This schedule is subject to change. Unless otherwise

noted, all meetings will be held in Myers Auditorium and

will begin at 12:10 p.m. and adjourn no later than

1:00 p.m.

2) Faculty Attendance at Exhibition Openings and Public Events

•Kim Williams encourages faculty participation at Exhibition Openings and Public Events.

•She says there was a poor faculty turnout for the Horn Island opening.

•Kim says it helps to have faculty around donors and prospective donors.

3) September Events for Exhibitions and Artist lectures:

Exhibition Receptions

•“Adrift,” curated by Cynthia Thompson

Hyde Gallery, Saturday, September 30, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

4) September Events for Exhibitions and Artist lectures:
Visiting Artist Lectures

•Jackson Martin, sculptor, installation artist

            Thursday, September 22, 7:00 p.m., Callicott Auditorium

5) September Events for Exhibitions and Artist lectures:

Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures

•Funlola Coker, Alumni, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

            September 28, 12:10 p.m., Myers Auditorium

6) Inaugural Reception

•Monday, October 3

•Nesin Graduate School

•6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

All faculty are strongly encouraged to attend. Spouses, Partners, and Guests

(1 per faculty member) are invited.

7) Presidential Inauguration

Tuesday, October 4

•Line up for faculty at 10:00 a.m.

•Robing room and line up point is the Executive Conference

            Room/Alumni Gallery

•All faculty must wear academic regalia!!!

•Inauguration Ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m.

•Levitt Shell

ALL morning classes are officially cancelled. Please DO NOT hold class. Invite your students to the Inauguration. Afternoon and evening classes will take place as scheduled.

Faculty participation is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. Please encourage part time faculty to participate if they can.

Please encourage your students to attend. The administration would like a strong student presence.

For more information, or if you need regalia, contact Ellen Daugherty or Kim Williams.

8) Mid-term Grading Deadlines

•The Fall 2011 Mid-term grading period is October 10 - 14.

•Mid-term grades will be due on Friday, October 14th, at noon.

•Grade sheets will be in your campus mailboxes no later than Friday, October 7.

9) New Library Catalog

The library has a new catalog! Located here: http://mca.kohalibrary.com  In the new catalog, you may create course reserves, patrons will be able to renew books themselves, and you may 'browse' the library shelves from the catalog.  If you are interested in creating course reserves in the catalog you can just send me a list of what you'd like on reserve for each course. Please include course name/number in your information. To see an example click on Course Reserves from the main page of the catalog.  Currently I can only put items already in the catalog on reserve.  There will also be a designation for the MCA Main library and the Art Ed Resource Center to make it easier to locate items. Anyone interested in their login information can contact me at lholland@mca.edu. 

10) October Events for Exhibitions and Artist Lectures:
Exhibition Receptions

·      A Loss of Attention: An Exhibition of Visual and Verbal Art, Curated by Nick Hill, Kristen Johnson, Avril Thurman

·      Rust Hall, Main Gallery           

·      Reception and Poetry Reading, Friday, October 14, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

·      Contact Jennifer Sargent for more information

11) October Events for Exhibitions and Artist Lectures: Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures

·      Jeshua Schuster, Student, Hohenberg Student Travelling Fellow, Spain

            October 12, 2011, 12:10 p.m., Myers Auditorium

·      Hester Barnard, Graphic design visiting lecturer

            October 13, 2011, 12:10 p.m., Myers Auditorium

·      Jennifer Sargent,  Faculty Enrichment Grant, Jacquard Center Workshop, Hendersonville, NC 

            October 19, 2011, 12:10 p.m., Myers Auditorium

12) October Events for Exhibitions and Artist Lectures: Visiting Artist Lectures

·      Lilly McElroy, Photographer

            Tuesday, October 25, 7:00 p.m.,

            Callicott Auditorium

·      Carrie Mae Weems, Photographer

                Thursday, October 27, 2011, 6:30 p.m., Callicott Auditorium

13) Enrichment Grant Application Deadline

·      Application deadline for Faculty Enrichment funds is December 15, 2011.

·      Please direct questions to Ken Strickland.

14) Announcement for all Faculty Teaching in Myers, Callicott,
DA Media, and LS Classroom

·      When you leave your class all media equipment including computers, cords, and adaptors should be locked in their respective cupboards or closets.

·      All projectors must be turned OFF.

·      The doors to Myers and D.A. Media must be locked.

Announcements from September 15 Special Faculty Meeting

Announcements from the Faculty Meeting of September 15, 2011

1) Schedule of Remaining Regular Faculty Meetings, Fall 2011

•September 26

•October 26

•November 22

•December 16, Review Committee Reports (DA Media)

This schedule is subject to change. Unless otherwise

noted, all meetings will be held in Myers Auditorium and

will begin at 12:10 p.m. and adjourn no later than

1:00 p.m.

2) Faculty Attendance at Exhibition Openings and Public Events

•Kim Williams encourages faculty participation at Exhibition Openings and Public Events.

•She says there was a poor faculty turn-out for the Horn Island opening.

•Kim says it helps to have faculty around donors and prospective donors.

3) September Events for Exhibitions and Artist lectures:

Exhibition Receptions

•“Adrift,” curated by Cynthia Thompson

Hyde Gallery, Saturday, September 30, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

4) September Events for Exhibitions and Artist lectures:
Visiting Artist Lectures

•Jackson Martin, sculptor, installation artist

            Thursday, September 22, 7:00 p.m., Callicott Auditorium

5) September Events for Exhibitions and Artist lectures:

Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures

•Elizabeth Brown, Faculty, Vermont Studio Residency

            September 21, 12:20 p.m., Myers Auditorium

•Funlola Coker, Alumni, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

            September 28, 12:10 p.m., Myers Auditorium

  

6) Inaugural Reception

•Monday, October 3

•Nesin Graduate School

•6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

All faculty are strongly encouraged to attend. Spouses, Partners, and Guests

(1 per faculty member) are invited.

7) Presidential Inauguration

Tuesday, October 4

•Line up for faculty at 10:00 a.m.

•Robing room and line up point is the Executive Conference

            Room/Alumni Gallery

•All faculty must wear academic regalia!!!

•Inauguration Ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m.

•Levitt Shell

ALL morning classes are officially cancelled. Please DO NOT hold class. Invite your students to the Inauguration. Afternoon and evening classes will take place as scheduled.

Faculty participation is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. Please encourage part time faculty to participate if they can.

Please encourage your students to attend. The administration hopes for strong student attendance.

For more information, or if you need regalia, contact Ellen Daugherty or Kim Williams.

8) Elizabeth Brown Needs Your Input!

•Elizabeth is helping to run a panel about reviewing portfolios at National Portfolio Day Events for all MCA faculty (new and old) who would like more information/help/a refresher on how to do it.

•Her portion of the panel will deal specifically with the types of questions/concerns that new faculty have when doing their first few NPDA events.

•If you have suggestions about what should be covered at this meeting, or any other specific questions that you would like answered, e-mail this information to Elizabeth ASAP: ebrown@mca.edu

9) Recruiting Events

 •All full-time faculty should be receiving their admissions/recruiting event assignments this week.

•If you do not receive your events by Friday, September 16, please contact Annette Moore.

10) Travel Fund Requests

•All requests for travel money for the entire 2011-2012 academic year should be submitted to Ken Strickland ASAP.

•Budget is tight, the longer you wait, the less likely it will be that you get any money.

11) Enrichment Grant Application Deadline

•Application deadline for Faculty Enrichment funds is December 15, 2011.

•Please direct questions to Ken Strickland.

Announcements from September 1 Faculty Meeting

1) Schedule of Remaining Regular Faculty Meetings, Fall 2011

•September 26

•October 26

•November 22

•December 16, Review Committee Reports (DA Media)

This schedule is subject to change. Unless otherwise

noted, all meetings will be held in Myers Auditorium and

will begin at 12:10 p.m. and adjourn no later than

1:00 p.m.

2) Welcome Party
at Dean Strickland’s Home

• Sunday, September 4

• 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

• 1849 Campbell Road, Millington

• driving directions from Ken

• RSVP – Ken

For more information, contact Ken.

3) September Events for Exhibitions and Artist lectures:

Exhibition Receptions

•Horn Island

Main Gallery, Saturday, September 10, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

•“Adrift,” curated by Cynthia Thompson

Hyde Gallery, Friday, September 30, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

4) September Events for Exhibitions and Artist lectures:
Visiting Artist Lectures

•Tyree Guyton, painter, sculptor, urban environmental artist

            Tuesday, September 6, 7:00 p.m., Callicott Auditorium

•Jackson Martin, sculptor, installation artist

            Thursday, September 22, 7:00 p.m., Callicott Auditorium

5) September Events for Exhibitions and Artist lectures:

Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures

•Evan Leggoe, Student, Myrtle-Powell Bowld Travelling Fellow, France, England and Ireland

            September 14, 12:10 p.m., Myers Auditorium

•Elizabeth Brown, Faculty, Vermont Studio Residency

            September 21, 12:10 p.m., Myers Auditorium

•Funlola Coker, Alumni, Haystck Mountain School of Crafts

            September 28, 12:10 p.m., Myers Auditorium

6) Inaugural Reception

•Monday, October 3

•Nesin Graduate School

•6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

All faculty are strongly encouraged to attend. Spouses, Partners, and Guests

(1 per faculty member) are invited.

7) Presidential Inauguration

Tuesday, October 4

•Line up for faculty at 10:00 a.m.

•Robing room and line up point is the Executive Conference

            Room/Alumni Gallery

•All faculty must wear academic regalia!!!

•Inauguration Ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m.

•Levitt Shell

ALL morning classes are officially cancelled. Please DO NOT hold class. Invite your students to the Inauguration. Afternoon and evening classes will take place as scheduled.

Faculty participation is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. Please encourage part time faculty to participate if they can.

For more information, or if you need regalia, contact Ellen Daugherty or Kim Williams.

8) Travel Fund Requests

•All requests for travel money for the entire 2011-2012 academic year should be submitted to Ken Strickland ASAP.

•Budget is tight, the longer you wait, the less likely it will be that you get any money.

9) Enrichment Grant Application Deadline

•Application deadline for Faculty Enrichment funds is December 15, 2011.

•Please direct questions to Ken Strickland.

September Events for Exhibitions and Artist Lectures

Contact Jennifer Sargent for more information.

Exhibition receptions

• Main Gallery

Saturday, September 10, 6 - 9 pm, Horn Island 

• Hyde Gallery

Friday September 30, 6 - 9 pm, "Adrift", curated by Cynthia Thompson 

Visiting Artists Lectures

• Tuesday, September 6, Tyree Guyton, painter, sculptor, urban environmental artist
• Thursday, September 22, Jackson Martin, sculptor, installation artist

Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures

• September 14, Evan Leggoe, Student, Myrtle-Powell Bowld Travelling Fellow, France, England and Ireland

• September 21, Elizabeth Brown, Faculty, Vermont Studio Residency

• September 28, Funlola Coker, Alumni, Haystack Mountain School Of Crafts

Faculty Meeting Announcements, August 18, 2011

Convocation
Convocation will take place Wednesday, August 24 at 11:30 a.m. in Callicott Auditorium. PLEASE remember to dismiss your students early and encourage their attendance. Faculty attendance is strongly encouraged.

Welcome Party at Dean Strickland's House
The Dean has invited everyone to his home on Sunday, September 4, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. 1849 Campbell Road, Millington. Ken will provide driving directions. RSVP to Ken. Contact Ken for more information.

Reception for the Presidential Inauguration
On Monday, October 3, all faculty and spouses, partners, or guests (1 per faculty member) are invited to this reception at the Nesin Graduate School from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. All faculty are strongly encouraged to attend.

Presidential Inauguration
Tuesday, October 4 beginning at 10:30 at the Levitt Shell. Faculty must wear academic regalia. Faculty robing and line up at 10:00 a.m. at the Executive Conference Room/Alumni Gallery (same place as Graduation). Anyone requiring regalia should talk to Ellen Daugherty or Kim Williams ASAP. Faculty participation is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

In addition, please remember that ALL morning classes are cancelled on October 4. You may not meet your classes that morning. All afternoon and evening classes will take place as scheduled.