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March 2019
POETRY COMPETITION!
Hoyt Arts and Education Center Hosts 2019 Poetry Competition! ADULT (AGES 18+) Categories Traditional Only: Original, unpublished work of any subject or style with the exception of prose. Entry fee: $5 per poem. (Waivers available upon request. Email education@hoytartcenter.org) Eligibility: Limited to 150 mile radius of New Castle. Prizes: First - $200, Second - $100, Third - $50 DATES TO REMEMBER Deadline: March 9 Notification: April 13 Awards Ceremony: April 27, 4-6 pm For more information and submission tools VISIT: http://www.hoytartcenter.org/poetry/
Find out more »Western PA Collegiate Job and Internship Fair
Western PA Collegiate Job and Internship Fair: The largest job fair in the Pittsburgh region for college students and alumni. WHEN: March 13, 2019; 10am-3pm WHERE: Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, PA Find out more info and how to register at www.westpacs.org
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April 2019
SRU Kaleidoscope Art Festival
The 18th annual Kaleidoscope Arts Festival at Slippery Rock University will be held April 11 - April 27! In addition to fantastic capstone events from the SRU Departments of Dance, Theatre, Music, English, and Art, the 2019 festival will also feature the following film screenings, guest artists, multi-disciplinary and community events: April 11, 4 pm (ATS Auditorium): Pernkopf to present day: Nazi Anatomists and ethical implications of their work by Aaron Fried – lecture sponsored by Bailey Library and the History Department. April 16, 6 pm (SSC Theater): Faces Places (rated PG/run-time 90 minutes) – 89-year old French New Wave director, Agnes Varda, and acclaimed 33-year old French photographer & muralist, JR, travel around the villages of France in JR’s photo truck meeting locals, learning their stories, and producing epic-size portraits of them. April 17, 7:30 pm, $6 (SWC 111): Vladimir Mollov: Bulgarian Accordion Virtuoso – Mollov will perform traditional Bulgarian music as well as his own compositions in the Bulgarian style with bass and guitar; sponsored by the Music Department. April 18, 12:30 pm (Vincent 105): Public Art in Urban Spaces: A Criterion for Their Evaluation – Lecture and discussion with Dr. Fred Evans, Philosophy Professor & Coordinator of the Center for Interpretive & Qualitative Research at Duquesne University; sponsored by SRU Philosophy Club and Philosophy Department. April 18, 12:30 pm (SWC 111); April 19, 11 am (Alumni House): Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas – Award-winning contemporary Haida artist, author and speaker will present “Art as Resistance: Haida Sovereignty, History, and Politics” on 4/18 and “Haida Manga and Graphic Novels” on 4/19; sponsored by the Native American Studies Series, the College of Liberal Arts, Kaleidoscope Arts Festival, English and Philosophy Departments. April 19, 12-1 pm (Field House Dance Studio); 1-2 pm (Quad): Holi Festival ft. Chitra Subramanian—A Bollywood dancer based in Washington D.C., Subramanian will lead an open master class at Noon, and then at 1 pm Rock Dance will present a performance of one of her pieces in the Quad, followed by an hour of music and throwing color to celebrate spring; co-sponsored by the Dance Department. April 22, 7 pm (SSC Ballroom): (un)gender(ing) dance – back by popular demand, we welcome dance artist Donald Shorter to share another facet of GENDEROSITY:PHYSICALISED; additionally, SRU Instructor of Dance, Jesse Factor, will perform his original work, Mommie Queerest and SRU Assistant Professor of Dance, Lindsay Viatori, will screen her short dance film,Meet Norma Tivity; co-sponsored by the Kaleidoscope Arts Festival, Frederick Douglass Institute, PCRED, Gender Studies and Dance Department. April 23, 12:30 pm (SSC Theater); 2 pm (Printmaking Studio, Art Building): Justseeds Artists' Cooperative member, Mary Tremonte – a Pittsburgh-based artist, educator & DJ— will discuss Justseeds’ mission of creating prints and graphics in support of movements for social and environmental justice, as well as lead a workshop. April 23, 2 pm (Swope Recital Hall): The Brass Roots – a collection of Western Pennsylvania's finest brass musicians performing a number of brass quintet standards from baroque to modern. April 23, 6 pm (SSC Theater): Third Coast Dance Film Festival – Currently in its ninth year, Third Coast celebrates the intersection of contemporary dance and the moving image with a screening series of short dance films. April 24, 6 pm (SSC Theater): Ann Cooper Albright – Join us for a catered reception and discussion with dancer and scholar, Albright, who will discuss her latest book, How to Land: finding ground in an unstable world, recently published by Oxford University Press; sponsored by the Departments of Dance, English, Gender Studies and Philosophy. April 25, 7 pm (SSC Theater): Steel City Improv Theater – Members from Pittsburgh’s original home for long-form improvisational comedy will perform a 45-minute set, ft. an opening performance from SRU’s own Rock'em Sock'em Improv Club, led by advisor, Dr. Melissa Ford. April 27, Noon-6 pm (Macoskey Center): Children’s Earth Day Celebration& the 29th Annual Macoskey Center EarthFest – this year’s community-oriented celebration includes arts and crafts, face painting, a petting zoo, horseback rides, games & activities for kids and sustainability-focused DIY activities for adults! FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: http://www.sru.edu/life-at-sru/arts-and-culture/kaleidoscope-arts-festival
Find out more »STARK RELIEF- TWO CLASSES: ONE ARTIST BOOK
As part of the Kaleidoscope Arts Festival, "Stark Relief," a collaborative book project between pairs of art and creative writing students, will set up shop in Bailey Library. Sponsored by the SRU Art and English departments, "Stark Relief" is a one-of-a-kind exhibit that features original woodblock prints from Theresa Antonellis' Printmaking Workshop accompanied by writing from Dr. Mark O'Connor's Graphic Novel class. In addition to the exhibit, individual prints will be gathered into a single book, hand bound with silk using centuries-old Japanese bookbinding techniques. *This event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Find out more »National Poetry Month- CALL FOR POETRY
The Stone House Center for Public Humanities is looking for professors and students who would be willing to share their original poetry or read work by their favorite poets at an event to celebrate National Poetry Month!!! This event will explore and promote why the humanities matter and will be based around the following theme: what would life without art look like? This event aims to connect both the local and collegiate communities of Slippery Rock and Grove City. Where? Beans on Broad, a coffee shop in downtown Grove City, When? on Thursday April 11th at 7 pm.
Find out more »May 2019
Considering Your Future? Consider Exploring English!
The English department is excited to announce the student launch of Exploring English, a website by English majors for English majors and minors! (Fore-warning, the website requires a password to access, the password is - Spotts316). Exploring English helps English majors think about everything from how to get involved in the department to internships to cover letters to graduate school. The website exists, and is regularly updated, to help you, as an English major or minor, think about your future.
Find out more »October 2019
Plot Device: Media & Storytelling Event at Beans on Broad
The Stone House Center for Public Humanities puts together many interesting events. One exciting upcoming event is the Plot Device: Media & Storytelling event. Which will take place on Tuesday, October 29th at 7:30 pm at Beans on Broad in Grove City. The focus of the event will be modern storytelling and three speakers will be featured who construct their narratives through unorthodox or unique mediums. The speakers are: Tommy Thompson, a recent SRU graduate and creator of the "Dirty History" podcast, Stephanie Strasburg, a Pittsburgh-based Pulitzer prize-winning photojournalist, and Joe Wos, a professional cartoonist, storyteller, writer, and performer. Members of SLAB as well as FMLA will be present at the event to promote their respective organizations. It is a free event donations are optional and will go towards funding future Center for Public Humanities collaborative community programming. If you have questions about the event feel free to contact Anna Potter at: agp1006@sru.eduIf you want to listen to the podcast click here. To find out more about Stephanie click here. Want to see more about Joe? click here.
Find out more »Portmanteau Calls for Submissions
Portmanteau Slippery Rock University's Gender Studies peer reviewed and highly competitive academic journal is looking for submissions. This academic journal consists of prose, research essays, and art focusing on issues of gender, diversity, and intersectionality. All submissions can be sent to: portmanteausru@gmail.com. Key things to keep in mind: Artwork and written work must pertain to gender or diversity studies 3-15 pages long is the average length of past written works Work can be submitted any semester The journal starts to be put together around May 15th Final decisions will be made by June 15th For more information check out their website by clicking this link: http://www.portmanteausru.org/ If you have any questions the editor in chief Cierra Naglowsky can be reached via email at : cnn1003@sru.edu.
Find out more »December 2019
Annual Poetry and Prose Reading
Swing by the Alumni House to hear faculty, staff, and students read selected works of poetry and prose. This event is hosted annually by the Gender Studies Program. Contact Samantha Barnhart with any questions you may have : seb1027@sru.edu, 724.234.5747
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