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From Days to
Arts
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 Famed
production designer and UL Lafayette alum Joe Stewart will be the College
of the Arts' artist-in-residence for the 2011-2012 academic year. He
and partner John Shaffner have received three Primetime Emmy Awards
for David Copperfield specials and one for The George Lopez Show. The
pair also received three Daytime Emmy Awards for The Ellen DeGeneres
Show and one for The George and Alana Show. He got his start in showbiz
as an assistant art director for the soap opera Days of Our Lives.
The college will also present Stewart with its Lifetime Achievement
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| Greek
Honors |
Several
sororities and fraternities at UL Lafayette were recognized by their
national organizations during conferences this summer. Here's a quick
look at the winners:
• Iota Omega chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha receive
the Phoenix Award. It's presented to a chapter that has made positive strides
in overall chapter operations for at least three consecutive years.
• Gamma Kappa chapter of Kappa Delta received
the Council Award last month. This is the highest award a chapter can receive.
It's given to the group that best fulfills the standards and ideals of Kappa
Delta.
• Pi Kappa Alpha won its second consecutive
Smythe Award. This is the highest award a chapter can earn. It’s based
on chapter superiority and prominence. Only the top 10 percent of chapters in
the country receive it.
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| Book
Chatter |
Martha
Bryant, a project director with UL Lafayette's Cecil J. Picard
Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning, was featured
during a recent 30-minute BBC Radio broadcast.
She shared her research
findings on the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program, 71 percent
of parents reported reading to their children on a daily basis
since
participating in the program. Without the program, only 45 percent reported reading
daily to their children. The program puts books in homes of families with children
birth through five years of age.
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| Now
Showing |
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| American
and European paintings collected over the past four decades are on
display at Hilliard University Art Museum. They are part of the museum’s
permanent collection of modern and contemporary art. "This is
an opportunity for visitors to see some of the treasures we hold
in trust for the community," said Mark Tullos, museum director.
The exhibition is on view through Sept. 17. |
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