On Thursday, Aug. 30, the Staten Island Advance AWE Readers Poll announced the results of a summer-long survey. Among those results, the Advance name Wagner College art professor Bill Murphy as Staten Island’s 2007 “Best Visual Artist.”
Here’s what the Advance had to say about Murphy:
On Sunday, Oct. 14, a student team from Wagner College will participate for the fifth consecutive year in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s annual “Walk for the Cure” at the College of Staten Island. The team will be led by education students from Wagner College’s Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development chapter and Kappa Delta Pi, the national education honor society. Their faculty advisor is Jennifer Lauria.
There are two ways you can help their effort: Join the Wagner team, or contribute money in their name to the “Walk for the Cure.”
You can listen to an interview with Wagner College Prof. Jean Halley about her new book, “Boundaries of Touch: Parenting and Adult–Child Intimacy.” The interview, which can be downloaded from the Internet, was aired on Lifestyle Talk Radio’s “Frankie Boyer Show” on Aug. 20. Prof. Halley’s interview begins about a third of the way into the hour-long program. Click here to download.
Wagner Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of works on paper and sculpture by Timothy Linn, a New York artist who works with minimal structures, textured surfaces and bold color. The exhibition will run from Sept. 5 through Sept. 29, with an opening reception on Sunday, Sept. 16 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Linn has developed his artistic vocabulary over years of experimentation within the traditional media of painting and sculpture, leading to a recent body of work that is compelling for its clarity and directness. Over time, he has pared down his imagery to the point where material and concept are of equal importance in the visual dynamic of his two and three-dimensional works.
The fourth annual DaVinci Society Scholarship Dinner will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the Staten Island Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 South Ave., Bloomfield. Cocktails will be served at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $125.
The dinner kicks off the DaVinci Society’s celebration of “Viva Italia: Italian Heritage Month,” highlighting the influence of Italian culture on American society. “Viva Italia” programs this year will include a gallery exhibition of “Photographic Views of Italy,” a lecture on “The Italian-American Dilemma During World War II,” and a finale concert of Italian music, all to be hosted on the Grymes Hill campus of Wagner College.
In wake of foiled blackmail attempt, Miss N.J. to
advise freshmen at her college about Internet safety
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For the last couple of years, Internet-savvy freshmen at Wagner College have endured an orientation lecture from college administrators about “Your Electronic Image” — what they should or shouldn’t put on their Facebook pages, how to stay safe from Internet predators, how to prevent identity theft, etc.
