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Marygrove Minute Welcome to Marygrove Minute -- the e-newsletter with the latest information on Marygrove College. We hope you enjoyed the updates from last month and we look to you for feedback. Your input is essential to the success of this effort to stay connected with our friends. We look forward to hearing from you at dpuhl@marygrove.edu. MARYGROVE COLLEGE LAUNCHES
NEW WEB SITE Marygrove’s original web site appeared in 1998. Dr. Glenda Price, president, said, “Return visitors to www.marygrove.edu will see a bold new look to Marygrove and will find it much easier to get around. To the new visitors, it will be an exciting change from other higher education web sites.” Marygrove conducted several focus group sessions and received input from others about what makes an impressive, easy-to-use and useful web site. Web Master Andrew Koper also researched the best in college web sites before designing the new marygrove.edu. “You will see bold use of Marygrove’s green and gold, added high level navigational pages and many more links,” said Koper. “We’ve designed the web site primarily with the potential student in mind, but also taking into account the many reasons a visitor might click on marygrove.edu.” The new site is more colorful, has more visual images, is better organized and is more user-friendly with several more options, including:
Visits to the Marygrove web site have steadily increased with greater
visibility in the marketplace, hitting 180,000 page views per month late
last year. “We want each and every one of our visitors to leave
the site with everything they came to find and with the belief that Marygrove
is the college to attend and the college to support,” said President
Price. OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFERS TRIPS
TO ALASKA AND TORONTO IN 2006! Explore Alaska This exciting journey begins with an overnight stay in Seattle, WA, where you’ll have time to explore one of America’s most picturesque cities. You’ll then board Holland America’s ms Zaandam to begin a 7-night cruise. While on board, breakfast, lunch, dinner and nightly entertainment are included. The first night, Marygrove guests will be treated to an exclusive “welcome aboard” cocktail reception with The History Channel’s Steve Thomas. Mr. Thomas will also host a film screening and two additional on-board events throughout the cruise. Ports of for this memorable trip include Juneau, Glacier Bay, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria, British Columbia. A complete itinerary can be found HERE. Special accommodations can be made for people who need a departure city other than Detroit. The Lord of the Rings – Toronto Join us as we travel to Toronto to see the much-anticipated stage adaptation
of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy at the
Princess of Wales Theatre. This three-hour production is being touted
as the largest and most ambitious production ever staged. Space for the
trip is limited and registrations are accepted on a first-come basis.
Here is the registration
form The Plains of Africa – Kenya Wildlife Safari For a once-in-a-lifetime safari adventure, there is no better place for scenic beauty and abundant wildlife than the African country of Kenya. From accommodations with views of Mt. Kilimanjaro to game viewing across some of Africa’s most famous plains, you’ll experience the best of Africa on this great adventure. Highlights of this trip include accommodations at the world-famous Norfolk Hotel in Nairobe, the Ark Lodge (tree-lodge) in Aberdare National Forest where you will have the opportunity to see Rothschild giraffes up close as you feed them from a raised platform, and Mt. Kenya Safari Club in Nanyuki, which was once William Holden’s private retreat. In addition to numerous day and evening game drives, this trip includes a visit to Sweetwaters Chimp Sanctuary, a colony that was set up by the Jane Goodall Institute where orphaned, abused and abandoned chimpanzees can be introduced, rehabilitated and taught to fend for themselves in an area that resembles their natural living conditions. Shades of Ireland Join Collette Vacations and fellow Marygrove College alumni as we discover the Ireland of old at a medieval banquet in a castle in Limerick; visit the spectacular Cliffs of Moher; meet the locals on a visit to a working Irish farm Killarney; take an Irish jaunting car ride along the lakes of Killarney; travel the Ring of Kerry, one of the world’s most beautiful coastal routes; visit the historic Blarney Castle; enjoy a tour and tasting at the Midleton Whiskey Distillery; visit the Waterford Crystal Factory; spend a night in a castle in Kilkenny; and join the locals in a fun-filled Irish evening complete with dinner and traditional Irish entertainment in Dublin. To view the full itinerary for these trips, please visit the alumni travel page. Special accommodations can be made for people who need a departure city other than Detroit. To register or for more information, please contact Diane Puhl, Director of Alumni Relations, at (313) 927-1443 or dpuhl@marygrove.edu.
NOMINATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS The purpose of the Alumni Association is to foster unity and loyalty among alumni members, to provide opportunities for lifelong learning, and to promote the ideals and interests of Marygrove College. Board members serve as a link between alumni and the College, plan and implement programs designed to meet the needs of Marygrove’s diverse alumni population, and assist with fundraising initiatives. Members are elected to a three-year term, which is renewable. If you would like to nominate yourself or another Marygrove College graduate
or current student, please send the nominee’s name, address, phone
number, graduation year, your name and reason for the nomination to Diane
Puhl, Director of Alumni Relations, Marygrove College, 8425 W. McNichols,
Detroit, MI, 48221 or dpuhl@marygrove.edu.
Metropolitan Detroit has hundreds of historic buildings, neighborhoods, landmarks and public spaces. Camilo Jose Vergara observed that Detroit’s downtown contains the "third-largest concentration of pre-Depression skyscrapers in the world." Some of these buildings are now neglected, leading the National Trust for Historic Preservation to include them on its 2005 list of Eleven Most Endangered Historic Places. (See http://www.nationaltrust.org/11Most/2005/detroit.html.) Politicians, developers and others have sometimes dismissed preservation efforts as nostalgia. Preservation activists counter that historic preservation not only maintains a region's historical, cultural and aesthetic legacy, but also promotes economic justice and a healthy environment. The discussion panelists are Royce A. Yeater, AIA, Midwest Director for
the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Francis Grunow, Executive
Director of Preservation Wayne, and James A. Turner, Michigan Advisor
for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Francis Grunow, Executive Director of Preservation Wayne, is a native Detroiter. He is a co-founder of Detroit Synergy (www.detroitsynergy.org) and is on the board of the Cass Tech Alumni Association, Friends of the Book Cadillac, and Transportation Riders United. He will discuss “Preserving Downtown: The Politics of Perseverance.” James A. Turner, an alumnus of Marygrove College, serves on the Boards of the Michigan Preservation Network and Preservation Wayne and is the principal of Turner Restoration, which restores residential and commercial buildings. His presentation will address “Strong Neighborhoods Build Stronger Cities.” This is a Defining Detroit event of Marygrove’s Institute
for Detroit Studies, an interdisciplinary series of public exhibits, lectures,
performances, readings and discussions that explore different aspects
of Detroit life. Previous presenters include Detroit poet laureate Naomi
Long Madgett, novelist Joyce Carol Oates, historian Thomas Sugrue, poet
Philip Levine, musical conductor and choirmaster Brazeal Dennard, poet
Lawrence Joseph and author and labor activist, Lolita Hernandez. In The Gallery (fourth floor of Liberal Arts Building), the Department of Art presents New York film and installation artist Anita Thacher. Thacher is internationally recognized for her multi-media installations, films, videos, public art and photography. Her art explores issues of perception and the nature of the spaces and mediums she uses. She will also present a master class for Detroit area high school students and Marygrove art students. For The Gallery, Ms. Thacher will be recreating her video installation, Loose Corners. This work explores the issues of perception and disorientation from the perspective of one simple corner of the gallery space. Thacher uses variations on scale and transparency to warp the spectator’s perception. Other video works of hers will be on display, including To the Top. Her national and international exhibitions include the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, P.S. 1, Jeu de Paume, France, the New York Film Festival, The Sculpture Center, and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. She is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Getty Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Berlin Arsenal and the French Film Archives. Her film work was included in the Whitney Museum’s American Century 1950-1999 exhibition in 2000. She created a site-specific permanent light installation at the Long Island Rail Road Station in Greensport, NY, for the M.T.A. Arts for Transit program in 2004. In the Beyond Words Library Gallery, Kathe Arkles exhibits recent sculpture works in a series titled, Being and Reality: Reclaiming the Human. Ms. Arkles creates sculptures that re-orient the relationship of the body to traditional rectangular art formats. As a result, she liberates the traditional “human” representation from its standard point of view within sculpture. The Anita Thacher exhibition and master class are a part of Marygrove College’s OnStage! Series and is made possible in part with the support of the Michigan Council for Art and Cultural Affairs, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Upcoming exhibitions: Annual Student Art Exhibition BFA Degree Exhibition - Lasbrey Nwuachukwu and Lavonna Horton BFA Degree Exhibition - Yvonne Finch and BA
Degree Exhibition Charles McGee and Al Hinton For more information, contact Nelson Smith, Assistant Professor of Art
and Director of the Gallery, at (313) 927-1370 or nsmith@marygrove.edu. PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH UPDATE
Dr. Beth Barnett was on campus to meet senior administration, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community leaders on February 14 and 15. Dr. David Fike will meet with senior administration, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community leaders during his formal campus visit on February 20 and 21. Alumni and graduate students can meet with the candidates on Tuesday, February 14 and 20, 5:15 p.m. in Madame Cadillac, Denk Chapman. For those wanting to review the résumé of each finalist, copies will be available in the President’s Office and on reserve in the library. SEARCH COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Administration Faculty Alumni Students Executive Secretary Consultant in Identifying Search Firm (C) Chairperson of the Search Committee
FORMER MARYGROVE PRESIDENT, ARTHUR BROWN, LEAVES LEGACY OF COMMITMENT
TO HIGHER EDUCATION In the three-year period of Dr. Brown’s presidency, Marygrove initiated a series of changes that marked it as a flexible urban institution, open to change. In addition to inviting students to join the administrative processes and to participate in curricular decisions, the College instituted the Division of Continuing Education and Community Service, an educational outreach and service program that today draws thousands of children and adults onto the campus. The College extended the Marygrove mission by including men, more transfer students and associate degree candidates in the student body. During his extensive career, Dr. Brown was also head of the English Department at Utica College, President of Adelphi University of Long Island, Vice President of Fordham University and Dean of Baruch College – The City University in New York. He was an author and editor of The Great American Thinkers Series. Dr. Brown retired in 1992 as Dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami in Miami, FL. He was born in Sheshequin, PA. Dr. Brown was a graduate of St. Thomas College, received his master’s degree from Cornell University and his doctorate from Syracuse University. He lived at Syracuse Home in Baldwinsville, NY, at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, the former Dorothy Johnston; five daughters, Ann Marie (Allan) Root of Port Colborne, Canada, Margaret (Frank) O’Neill of Las Vegas, NV, Sr. Patricia Schofield of Syracuse, Mary (Roy) Foster of Wayne, MI, and Deborah (John) Schrot of Birmingham, MI; two sons, Michael (Elaine) Brown of Baldwinsville and Thomas Brown of Leeds; a brother, Raymond Brown of Syracuse; 26 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Dr. Brown was predeceased by a son, Arthur in 1992, a brother, Earl Brown and a sister, Doris Lawrence. The family requests memorials to the charity of one’s choice. For
information about memorials to Marygrove College in Dr. Brown’s
name, please contact Rebecca Veale Sellers, (313) 927-1445 or rsellers@marygrove.edu.
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