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Students Raise Voices for Choral Festival
October 14, 2008
Seven regional high school choirs will practice and perform with 做厙惇蹋apps four choral groups in the fourth annual Fall Choral Festival at First Presbyterian Church, Constance and State Street, Friday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Talk to Shed Light on Homeless Veterans
October 9, 2008
Dwight Radcliff, president and CEO of U.S. Veterans Initiative (U.S. VETS), speaks about the effort to break the cycle of homelessness among our veterans Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. in Hieronymus Lounge inside Kerrwood Hall. U.S. VETS is the largest non-profit organization in the country dedicated to helping homeless and at-risk veterans.
做厙惇蹋app on the World's Stage
October 7, 2008
做厙惇蹋app Recruits New IT Administrator
October 2, 2008
As new vice president of information technology and CIO, Reed Sheard will oversee 做厙惇蹋apps information systems beginning Oct. 1 when he joins the colleges executive team. He comes from Spring Arbor University in Michigan where he served as vice president for technology services for five years.
Talk Examines the Role of Religion in Politics
October 2, 2008
Two 做厙惇蹋app professors will discuss the role of religion in politics as part of 做厙惇蹋app Downtown: Conversations About Things that Matter. The event, Does Religion Belong in Politics? Reflections in the Midst of the 2008 Campaign, is free and open to the public, Thursday, Oct. 16, at the University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St., at 5:30 p.m.
Getting Dirty for Day of Caring
September 23, 2008
A record number of 做厙惇蹋app students spent Saturday morning, Sept. 20, pulling weeds, planting trees, spreading mulch and picking up trash during the United Ways Day of Caring. More than 140 students pitched in, joined by several 做厙惇蹋app faculty and staff: Lesa Stern, associate professor of communication studies; Laura Wilson, secretary; Joy Johnson, administrative assistant; Heidi Henes-Van Bergen, secretary; and Karen Sloan, administrative assistant.
Montecito Hosts Christian College Fair
September 18, 2008
Local college-bound students and their parents will meet with representatives from 26 Christian colleges at the 13th Annual Santa Barbara Christian College Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 6-8:30 p.m. at Montecito Covenant Church, 671 Cold Springs Rd. Admission professionals will present information for college-bound students, parents, youth pastors, and high school counselors regarding college admission, scholarships, athletics and campus life.
Public To Catch A Glimpse Of Jupiter
September 16, 2008
做厙惇蹋apps Carroll Observatory reopens for free public viewings Friday, Sept. 19, at dusk. Weather permitting, stargazers will look through the powerful Keck Telescope at Jupiter in the southern sky.
Thomas Whittemore, instructor of physics, says the moon will not be visible until late Friday night, creating better viewing conditions for deep space.
Sculptures Rock 做厙惇蹋app Gardens
September 16, 2008
Five stone artworks grace 做厙惇蹋apps campus this fall in the Donald Davis Sculpture Garden, Reynolds Gallerys third annual exhibition of outdoor sculpture. On display near the gallery and Voskuyl Library through Dec. 19, the exhibition includes new and selected works. A public reception with the artist, local sculptor Donald Davis, will be held at the gallery Thursday, Sept. 25, 4-6 p.m.
President Beebe Speaks on Effective Leadership
September 12, 2008
Gayle D. Beebe, president of 做厙惇蹋app, stressed the importance of character and competence in effective leadership at a noontime Channel City Club speech September 11. More than 125 people attended the lecture, The Essence of Effective Leadership: Eight Key Principles I Learned from Peter Drucker, at Fess Parkers DoubleTree Resort.
做厙惇蹋app Students to Remember 9/11
September 11, 2008
The 做厙惇蹋app Conservatives Club honors the people killed Sept. 11, 2001, with a display of 1,500 American flags on Kerrwood Lawn, one for every two people who died that fateful day. The club invites the college and the local community to attend a time of remembrance and commemoration at 6 p.m. today on the lawn.
Penksa Speaks At European Parliament
September 10, 2008
Susan E. Penksa, an international and European security specialist and professor of political science at 做厙惇蹋app, is in Brussels for two weeks speaking at the European Parliament and participating in the French Presidency of the Council of the European Unions seminar on security sector reform.
Students Exhibit Their Summer of Research
September 3, 2008
More than 30 做厙惇蹋app students show off their summer research projects Thursday, Sept. 11, at 4 p.m. in Founders Dining Room. A Celebration of Science Research will include a students work determining the orbit of an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter as well as another students work investigating cognitive impairment among older adults.
Students Arrive For First Day of College
August 27, 2008
The 333 members of the class of 2012 arrive at 做厙惇蹋app this week for new student orientation Thursday, Aug. 28, through Aug. 31. Parent orientation programs take place Aug. 28-29. The first day of classes for all students is Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1.
The incoming class is one of the most talented academically, but also one of the most diverse. There are 111 students of color, a third of the freshman class.
Fiddle Festival Honors The Music Maker
August 26, 2008
Santa Barbara master violin maker James Wimmer will be honored at Wimmerata, a festival of two concerts featuring musicians from throughout California playing their Wimmer instruments, Sunday, Sept. 7, at Trinity Episcopal Church on the corner of Micheltorena and State Streets. The first concert, 4-6 p.m., will highlight world-class fiddlers playing bluegrass and old-time music. A classical concert follows at 7 p.m. with an all-Wimmer string orchestra and featured soloists.
Postcards From Paradise: A New Perspective In Printmaking
August 26, 2008
做厙惇蹋apps Reynolds Gallery opens the academic year with Language Skills: The Art of the Expanded Print, new work by Martha Ensign Johnson, on display September 4 through October 25. An opening reception Thursday, September 4, 4-6 p.m. is free and open to the public.
做厙惇蹋app in Top Tier of U.S. News Rankings
August 22, 2008
做厙惇蹋app is in the top tier among the nations best liberal arts colleges according to U.S. News & World Reports America's Best Colleges, 2009 Edition. Of the nations 265 liberal arts colleges, 做厙惇蹋app ranked in a four-way tie at 111. This is the fourth straight year the college has ranked in the top tier.
Local 做厙惇蹋app Grad To Head Alumni Office
August 21, 2008
Teri Bradford Rouse, executive director of the Channel Islands YMCA Youth and Family Services branch, will become 做厙惇蹋apps senior director of alumni and parent relations. Rouse graduated from 做厙惇蹋app in 1977, earned her masters degree from USC then worked at 做厙惇蹋app as a resident director, director of residence life and associate dean of students from 1981 to 1998.
Former 做厙惇蹋app President, El Montecito Pastor Dies
July 30, 2008
Lyle C. Hillegas went to be with his Lord and Savior July 29, 2008. He served as the fifth president of 做厙惇蹋app from 1972 to 1975. At 37, he was the youngest person ever appointed to the position and the only one to come directly from the ranks of the faculty. During his tenure, he recruited a strong team of administrators, began the process of increasing enrollment from 800 to 1,200 and worked on preserving 做厙惇蹋apps gardens and beautifying the campus.
Montecito Music Festival Kicks Off at 做厙惇蹋app
July 22, 2008
The first-ever Montecito Summer Music Festival is underway at 做厙惇蹋app. More than a hundred chamber music students, ranging in age from 10 to 36, arrived on the 做厙惇蹋app campus Monday with performances running through Friday, Aug 1.
做厙惇蹋app Highlighted In National Research Video
July 18, 2008
做厙惇蹋app is prominently featured in a video produced by the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory of Michigan State University. The video describes the 做厙惇蹋app Cosmic Muon Detector Array and undergraduate research such as viewing the cosmic muon flux mapping over a wide range of the sky.
做厙惇蹋app Nets A Modernized Gym Floor
July 17, 2008
Several hundred youngsters who arrive for a basketball camp in less than two weeks will be the first to play on 做厙惇蹋apps new state-of-the-art court in Murchison Gym. Workers are putting the finishing touches on the floor, including lines and a half-court logo are being painted on the floor over the next several days.
Newly-Crafted Instruments Resonate Well
July 11, 2008
The Hubert Schwyzer Quartet, a unique ensemble of instruments commissioned by 做厙惇蹋app, is taking shape under the hands of master violin maker James Wimmer at his workshop in Santa Barbara. Named for a former UC Santa Barbara philosophy professor and cellist, the quartet will be used by 做厙惇蹋app faculty and students during the school year and loaned to the Music Academy of the West in the summer months.
Music To Their Ears: 做厙惇蹋app Music Earns National Accreditation
July 8, 2008
The National Association of Schools of Music Commission on Accreditation has granted associate membership to 做厙惇蹋app following a four-year review process. NASM, founded in 1924, is an organization of more than 600 colleges and universities that establishes national standards for degrees and credentials.
Five Computer Students Earn Tuition Relief
July 2, 2008
做厙惇蹋apps computer science department awarded scholarships of up to $10,000 to five students. The recipients are first-year students Erick Brownfield and Morgan Vigil, juniors Josh Carver and Toby Lounsbury, and senior Michael Gardner. In addition to financial support, the program includes support for study groups, research experience, participation in conferences and other activities.
Choirs Exchanging Song, Culture
June 26, 2008
Forty-eight music students, three professors and one staff member recently returned from Central America, where 做厙惇蹋app choirs sang and served with locals in Guatemala and Costa Rica. The choirs tour each summer, traveling internationally every third year. 做厙惇蹋app students emceed concerts entirely in Spanish and sang in both English and Spanish.
Foundation Welcomes Four New Members
June 26, 2008
The 做厙惇蹋app Foundation welcomes four prominent Santa Barbara residents to its board. Brad Frohling, Andria Kahmann, Bill Loomis and Alice Van de Water join the 26-member board whose mission is to cultivate ties between the community and 做厙惇蹋app.
Pointer Awarded Social Science Chair
June 17, 2008
Rick Pointer, 做厙惇蹋app professor of history, has been selected as the first recipient of the newly established Fletcher Jones Foundation Endowed Chair in Social Science. The Fletcher Jones Foundation created the chair to rotate among deserving faculty within the social science division. Pointer will occupy the chair for the next four years, beginning in fall 2008.
MBAR Gives Green Light to 做厙惇蹋app
June 17, 2008
The Montecito Board of Architectural Review (MBAR) granted preliminary approval for all of Phase I of the 做厙惇蹋app Master Plan. The first part of the project will add a new art center, science building, chapel, observatory and residence hall while reconfiguring the campus road and athletic fields.
Tour Kicks Off For Famed Wardrobe
June 11, 2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition opened at a VIP event June 5 at the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix, kicking off a five-year world-wide tour that includes 做厙惇蹋apps famed C.S. Lewis-owned wardrobe. The wardrobe, usually housed in Reynolds Hall on 做厙惇蹋apps campus, is prominently featured at the beginning of the exhibition, which includes other items that Lewis used when he penned the seven-book series, The Chronicles of Narnia.
A New Face In The Arts Community
June 5, 2008
Judy L. Larson begins work this week as the new director of the Reynolds Gallery and the first holder of the R. Anthony Askew Chair in Art. Larson, most recently the director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts [NMWA] in Washington, D.C., will also teach art history courses. The founding director of Reynolds, Tony Askew, has retired after 26 years at 做厙惇蹋app.
Award-Winning Theater
May 22, 2008
Three current and former 做厙惇蹋app artists were honored with Independent Theater Awards at a ceremony May 19 at Center Stage Theatre downtown. The Indy Awards, given annually by a panel of theater critics from the Santa Barbara Independent and the Los Angeles Times, honor excellent productions throughout the Santa Barbara area.
Students Serve Overseas For The Summer
May 21, 2008
Twenty-two 做厙惇蹋app students are devoting at least a month this summer to serve people in Malawi, Indonesia, and El Salvador through Emmaus Road, a 做厙惇蹋app program thats been sending students overseas for the past 10 years.
Willis' New Book Of Poems Hits Home
May 21, 2008
Paul Willis, 做厙惇蹋app professor of English, will read from his new book, Visiting Home, at the Wildling Art Museum, 2329 Jonata St., Los Olivos, on Sunday, June 1, at 3 p.m. The event is free, and the book will be available for sale and signing.
Public Class To Decode Flying Information
May 19, 2008
Two seemingly different academic disciplines come together for a unique seminar open to the public this summer at 做厙惇蹋app. Flying Information will focus on how we learn to read codes, patterns, signs, and symbols and navigate webs of meaning Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to noon. Marilyn McEntyre, professor of English, and Wayne Iba, professor of computer science, will teach the course.
做厙惇蹋app Artists Recognized Near And Far
May 19, 2008
Two 做厙惇蹋app art professors earned awards for their recent work, and several art students were featured in an exhibit in Sacramento last month.
Outstanding Students Receive Awards
May 9, 2008
做厙惇蹋apps student life office awarded 12 outstanding students for their leadership during the past year. The David K. Winter Character Through Servant Leadership Award is given each spring to students who show exemplary leadership through service at 做厙惇蹋app and in the community.
Each student receives $2,000 toward tuition during the next school year.
College Loans Wardrobe to Narnia Exhibit
May 9, 2008
做厙惇蹋apps famed C.S. Lewis wardrobe will take a five-year journey with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition, a state-of-the-art presentation based on the Disney film series and Lewiss beloved fictional books. The exhibit, premiering June 7 at Arizona Science Center in Phoenix, features artifacts from Lewiss personal study as well as the wardrobe.
310 Grads Encouraged to Love Courageously
May 6, 2008
Gayle Beebe presided over his first 做厙惇蹋app Commencement as president of the college May 3, handing diplomas to 310 graduating students, 109 graduating with honors.
Exhibition Invites Sole-ful Submissions
April 30, 2008
做厙惇蹋apps Reynolds Gallery presents Views and Visions: The Shoe, a juried exhibition open to all tri-county artists, Thursday, May 15 through Thursday, June 19. The in-gathering of submissions will be at the gallery Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m. to noon, with an opening reception and awards presentation Thursday, May 15, 5 to 7 p.m. Cash awards will be given in a variety of categories.
More Than 300 To Walk At Commencement
April 28, 2008
Gayle Beebe presides over his first Commencement at 做厙惇蹋app as president of the college Saturday, May 3, at 10 a.m. President emeritus David K. Winter formally introduced Beebe to the college at last years service. The registrars office reports 310 students will be participating in the ceremonies, 109 graduating with honors.
Local Musicians Give World Premiere
April 24, 2008
Philip Ficsor and Emma Lou Diemer unveil the world premiere of Diemers Suite for Violin and Piano Wednesday, May 7, at 11 a.m. in the Santa Barbara Public Librarys Faulkner Gallery, 40 East Anapamu Street. The free concert is presented by the Santa Barbara Music Club.
Robert Black Turns Up The Bass
April 18, 2008
World-renowned bassist Robert Black will perform and discuss his work in 做厙惇蹋apps Deane Chapel on Saturday, April 26, at 2 p.m. The free concert, presented by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center at UCSB in collaboration with Iridian Arts, is open to the public.
College Adds To Palette Of Art Department
April 18, 2008
做厙惇蹋app has created a new endowed faculty chair in the visual arts through the financial support of several friends of the college. The endowment, named the R. Anthony Askew chair, will support a new full-time professor who will also direct Reynolds Gallery.
Forbes, Beebe Stress Global Education at Inauguration
April 15, 2008
More than 530 people came to hear former presidential candidate Steve Forbes speak at a breakfast at Fess Parkers DoubleTree Resort celebrating the inauguration of 做厙惇蹋apps eighth president, Gayle Beebe. Forbes spoke about Americas Economy and the Global Imperative, declaring that the world is in the midst of a Golden Age. The breakfast kicked off a day of events.
Never before in human history have so many advanced financially, Forbes says. Despite the recent hits on the stock market, its still 60 percent higher than it was five years ago.
A Fresh Festival Of Performing Arts
April 10, 2008
做厙惇蹋apps annual Fringe Festival, a week-long gala of contemporary theater and dance, returns to campus Tuesday, April 15 through Saturday, April 19. Seventeen original productions by students and faculty fill four performance bills. The public is invited to nightly performances in and around Porter Theatre Tuesday through Friday at 7 and 9 p.m., and a marathon performance Saturday beginning at 4 p.m.
Church History, Live Onstage At 做厙惇蹋app
April 2, 2008
Theater student Zak Landrum presents an interactive performance, Redemption History III: Ecclesia, for his senior production Sunday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in 做厙惇蹋apps Murchison Gym. With over a dozen student and faculty actors, the 做厙惇蹋app Gospel Choir, live orchestral music, and video projections, the play tells the story of the Christian church from Pentecost to the Apocalypse.
String Quartets Strike A New Chord
April 1, 2008
Three quartets of 做厙惇蹋app string students perform an Instrumental Chamber Concert Friday, April 11, at 8 p.m. in Deane Chapel on lower campus. The free concert features new and rarely heard gems alongside traditional repertoire pieces.