Edith Anderson Feisner of Fine Arts recently critiqued paintings done by members of the Livingston Art Association at an event sponsored by the association. Feisner has had articles published about or illustrating her work in The New York Times, The Star-Ledger and the Daily Record. Her work is represented in museums and galleries in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Thomas Gencarelli of Broadcasting, Speech Communication, Dance and Theatre had his op-ed essay about television violence and the V-Chip published in The Star-Ledger.
Deena Linett of English has been awarded a one-month fellowship to Hawthornden International Retreat for Writers, a 14th-century castle in Midlothian, seven miles from Edinburgh. She will be one of five Fellows in residence during this session, of which there are several throughout the year. The admissions committee included literary writers and editors and the director of Hawthornden in Drue Heinz.
Chip Maxwell of Anthropology served as the discussant for "Applying Anthropology in a Graduate College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy," a session at the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.
Thomas Millard of Counseling, Human Development and Educational Leadership was a guest speaker on the Helen Rosen Show, WERA 1590, Plainfield, NJ. The topic of the hour-long radio broadcast was remarrying among the elderly, the advantages and disadvantages, its effects on offspring of the first marriage and how conflicts and step-parenting issues can be resolved in therapy. Millard is past vice chairman of the New Jersey State Board of Marriage Counselors Examiners.
" ...the feeling of energy was so high and so complete that they had the sense that the dancers never left the stage."
Whoever said there's strength in numbers has never visited the dance department here at Montclair State University. With only two full-time faculty members and fewer than 35 majors currently enrolled, the program has repeatedly gained national attention and its graduates have consistently gone on to successful professional careers.
Lori Katterhenry, program coordinator for the dance division, says she's proud of the good fortune dance alumni have found, because it's a very small department run on a shoestring. But that can also have its advantages because, she says, it brings out the best in her dancers and has created a family atmosphere where the dancers work together rather than against each other. That became evident last month at the Northeast Regional American Dance Festival where several MSU dance majors were selected to perform at the nationals in May. But first they'll perform on campus at Dance Collage, April 29 through May 1, 8 p.m., Life Hall, Room 123.
INSIGHT: How was Montclair State selected to perform at the Kennedy Center?
Katterhenry: An organization called the American College Dance Festival runs eight annual regional dance festivals throughout the United States. MSU participated along with 31 other institutions at the Northeast Festival. It's not a competition; it's an opportunity for students to attend master classes, to see performances and to perform two works for professional adjudication by dancers and choreographers who select routines for a gala performance, the crown jewel of the festival. This year, as in many years past, both our pieces were selected to be in this gala program. We opened and closed the show.
INSIGHT: When is the Kennedy Center performance?
Katterhenry: The national festival is held every two years. This year it will be a three-night event beginning May 20 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. After the gala program at the Northeast Festival, four pieces were selected to represent our region at the nationals. Not only was "Chi" selected, but our other piece, "Hambone," was selected as an alternate.
INSIGHT: What is "Chi"?
Katterhenry: "Chi" is a high-energy piece choreographed by senior Wilson Mendieta. It's visually powerful because of the movement and because of the number of dancers-15. During the routine, dancers constantly leave and return to the stage. One of the comments we got from the adjudicators was that the feeling of energy was so high and so complete that they had the sense that the dancers never left the stage.
INSIGHT: Tell us about Dance Collage.
Katterhenry: It's our most experimental concert of the year in that we have only two months to put it together. We just plunge in there and take risks. This is raw stuff. The emphasis is on movement rather than production. It's predominantly student choreographed and produced, and with the exception of two alumni pieces, it's student performed.
INSIGHT: What do you look for in potential students?
Katterhenry: A commitment to movement. Sometimes dancers come here with very little training, which is not a bad thing. If they have a good sense of their bodies or physicality they're probably going to be good dancers. Sometimes it's worse when dancers come in with a lot of training because it hasn't always been the best training, so we have to spend a lot of time steering them in a new direction. That's even harder than teaching someone for the first time.
INSIGHT: What have some of the dance alumni accomplished?
Katterhenry: Two graduates joined the Nikolais/Louis Dance Theater, which is among the top dance companies on the planet. One of our male graduates spent three years with the Pilobolus Dance Theater then went to medical school. He was told that his non-traditional background helped him get into medical school, and that dance would be a welcome addition to the medical field. Graduate Karen Love started her own dance company, Umoja, and has been named one of the four rising artists in the area to keep an eye on. Other graduates have gone on to perform with regional dance companies or to earn MFA degrees, while others have opened their own studios and hired other MSU alumni.
INSIGHT: Do you have a favorite routine that you've choreographed?
Katterhenry: Yes. It's a piece called "Undone," which we did here in 1990. This dance uses raw eggs, so there's a nervous improvisational element to it. It's high risk because the moment something goes wrong we literally have egg on our faces. I've been invited to present "Undone" in July at a festival called Humor Unplugged in New York City at the Vineyard Theater. Except for one current student, I'm going to use the alumni who performed it earlier.
Public Information seeks unique grads
Attention faculty and staff: Do you know a student graduating next month who has a unique or interesting story to share?
The Office of Public Information is putting out its annual call for graduates who may have interesting stories for the media. If you know someone, send his/her name, major and phone number, along with a summary describing why this graduate is unique, via e-mail to STLIFER or QUARTERONI or to Unique Grads, Office of Public Information, College Hall, Room 313 by Friday, May 3. Don't forget to include your name, department and phone extension.
Humanities and Classics sponsor program for teachers
The Institute for the Humanities and the Department of Classics are sponsoring a free conference for secondary school teachers and the campus community, "Greece, Rome and America: Connections with the Past," on Tuesday, May 7, at 9 a.m. in Dickson Hall, Room 178.
Presentations include: "Political Thought in Greece, Rome and 18th-Century America: Helping Students Make the Connections" by Marie Cleary of the Associates Program, Five Colleges, Inc.; "Athenian Democracy and Contemporary Democracy: Similarities and Differences" by Timothy Renner of the Department of Classics at MSU; and "Natural Law: Ancient Roots and the Modern World" by David Kelly, also of Classics.
To reserve a seat, call (201) 655-7516. For more information, call Victoria Tietze Larson at (201) 655-7509.
MSU hosts basketball camp for kids
Men's Basketball is sponsoring a summer basketball camp for boys ages 7-13. Two sessions are available: July 15-18 and July 29-Aug. 8. Camp is held each day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A discount is available for faculty and staff who have children, relatives or friends interested in attending. For more information, call Nick DelTufo at (201) 655-5287.
Magazine seeks studies of interest to women
Glamour magazine is looking for information about recent studies that would be of interest to women in their 20s and early 30s.
Information can be sent to Caroline Hwang, Glamour, 350 Madison Ave., 11th floor, New York NY 10017.
Cutoff dates for purchases set in June
The cutoff date for all purchases for FY96 is June 3. After that date, only emergencies, on an exception basis, and grant activity will be processed.
All travel expense invoices for trips concluded prior to May 31 must be submitted to Accounts Payable by June 7. Travel expenses incurred after June 7 must be presented no later than three days after return from the trip. Travel expenses for trips taken after June 30 will be charged to FY97, unless encumbered via a TR-1 prior to June 28.
All "confirming and after-the-fact orders" will be returned unprocessed. They will be processed only when there are documented exceptional circumstances. Invoices for which purchase orders have not been issued must be forwarded to purchasing with a written explanation.
Those holding outstanding invoices against existing purchase orders must approve them for payment immediately and forward then to Accounts Payable.
It's a girl! Congratulations to Minto Gill of Information Services and his wife, Valeska, on the birth of their daughter, Brianna Kaitlyn, born April 21. Brianna came into the world weighing 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20.5 inches long.
Invitations have been sent to those who will receive Service and Retirement Awards. The ceremony will be held Wednesday, May 8, at 3 p.m. in the Student Center Ballrooms. Respond to Personnel by May 1. Gifts for those who cannot attend will remain in Central Stores until after the program. Arrangements will be made to have them delivered to Personnel for distribution.
Dorothy Callaghan of Intra-Collegiate Academic Programs is retiring after more than 12 years at MSU. A retirement party in her honor will be held Thursday, May 9, from noon to 3 p.m. in Dickson Hall, Room 178. A contribution of $10 includes refreshments and donation toward a gift. Send checks, made payable to Diane Aimone, by May 1 to Ann Strand, Student Center, Room 400.
The deadline for submitting material for People, News, Bulletin Board or Calendar in INSIGHT is the Monday preceding the publication date.
What is the average number of daily "hits" MSU's home page gets, and from what countries?
Answer:
Between April 1 and 18, MSU's Web site received approximately 6,000 hits per day. That's 27 million bytes of information transmitted daily. Hits come from around the globe, including Australia, Belgium, Chile, the Russian Federation, Poland, Iceland and Hong Kong.
For Sale
Car. 1993 Chevy Cavalier. Four-door, four-cylinder, power steering, power brakes, power locks, A/C, am/fm cassette, tilt steering, intermittent wipers. Blue with pin stripes. 39,000 miles. $7,500. Call Terry Russell of Payroll at (201) 655-7142.
Summer Olympics Semifinals Baseball Tickets. (Atlanta, GA.) Thursday, Aug. 1, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Three tickets available for each game. $18 each. Prefer selling all tickets to one person, but will consider selling each game's tickets separately ($54 per game). Call Ray Stover of Counseling, Human Development and Educational Leadership at (201) 655-7186 or (201) 744-4583.
For Rent
Apartment. Caldwell. Recently constructed in two-family house. Three bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, eat-in kitchen, laundry room, living room with dining area, central air conditioning, parking in driveway, storage space available in basement. Available June 1. $1,500 per month. Submitted by Judith Minier of Teacher Education. Call Karen at (201) 403-1432.
Condo. North Wildwood, NJ. One-bedroom condo located on beach block. Central A/C, kitchen, microwave, swimming pool, laundry room, game room, sun deck, gas grills, patio. Great family location. Short stroll to Boardwalk. Sleeps six. $650 per week. Call Marian Gorman of Development at 5487.
Home in Marietta GA for '96 Olympics. Resort-like subdivision (swim, tennis, etc.) 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, all conveniences. 15 minutes to MARTA or 35 minutes to games. Nightly rates $125-225 per room. Longer term discounts available. Call H. Ballwanz of Earth and Environmental Studies at (201) 655-7384 or (908) 367-7922.
Looking to Buy
Treadmill. With l.5 hp motor. Call Barbara Richardson of Student Affairs at (201) 655-4311 or (201) 744-2152 after 5 p.m.
Writers Wanted
For writers support group-fiction and nonfiction. Would meet on a regular basis for mutual criticism, support and technical assistance. Call Ron Hollander of English at (201) 655-7311 or (201) 484-7005.
For more information about the following job opportunities, refer to the bulletin board outside Personnel , College Hall, Room 316.
Classified Positions
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