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The Akus “Flower Show” |
 Marianne Therese Grønow’s “Flower Show” is on exhibit at the Akus Gallery. The show opened with a reception on March 17. The exhibit features paintings, installation and work on paper, all products of a new working method for the artist.
Grønnow, a native of Copenhagen, Denmark, is known throughout Europe and America as an artist who renews our concept of ornamental painting. “Grønnow’s burgeoning imagery begins in an elemental, mystical universe of natural creation and bursts into a nearly psychedelic, wildly colorful, and profusely ornamental world of simplified shapes,” says Marion Callis, Akus Gallery director.
“In ‘Flower Show,’ her new working method using painted backgrounds, hanging flower ‘curtains,’ large, fragile, paper cut-outs, and murals unites the spiritual and contemplative aspects of her work with rich, exuberant ornament, in a joyful atmosphere of growth and renewal.” The Akus Gallery is open from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 1–7 p.m. Thursdays, and 2–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. It is closed Mondays and Fridays. For more information, please contact the Akus Gallery at (860) 465-4659. |
 
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The Betty Tipton Room looked like a Broadway boardwalk on Feb. 25. A Culture and Style Fashion Show featured 18 student models, the R&B singing group, 4U, and the dance team, Project Concern Hip Hop Dancers.
The show began with the models executing a dance routine from T. I.’s hit rap song, “Bring Em Out!” Throughout the night, models walked down the runway in urban clothing, office apparel, cultural clothing, prom wear, and bathing suits. Between segments, hosts Paul Bryant, dean of students, and Karl Green, assistant to the director of residential life, served as commentators. The night ended with the dancers repeating their routines, but this time, Dean Bryant was dancing on stage as well! |
Enrollment Management Committee Salutes Department of Biology |
On March 3 at its regularly scheduled meeting, the Enrollment Management Committee presented Carmen Cid, chair of the Biology Department, with a certificate and gift in recognition of the department’s commitment to recruiting and retaining students. In presenting the award, Kim Crone, director of admissions and enrollment management, cited the Biology faculty’s active participation in admissions events, the department’s “Meet the Faculty Days” in support of retention, the faculty’s longstanding support of the University’s Honors Program, the department’s website, and the Tri-Beta Honor Society as examples of how the Biology Department encourages students to attend Eastern and then supports their success while they are here. |
Nineteen-year-old Fannie Braboy ’08 a biology major from Norwich, took home top honors at Eastern’s Eleventh Annual Oratorical Contest, as part of Black History Month. With a powerful voice and poignant words, Braboy’s selection of “It’s Time to Dress Up” moved the audience and judges with a challenge to return to a strong sense of values, rather than a culture obsessed with materialism.
Seniors Jonathan Adams and Donelle DelPratt also had strong showings, placing second and third respectively. The winners received gift certificates from the bookstore and the admiration of the audience.
The Oratorical Contest is the brain-child of History Professor Stacey Close and was coordinated this year by Milton Jackson.
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President Carter Inspires Inmates |
 President David Carter gave stirring speeches at Osborn and Brooklyn Prisons in February during Black History Month. At Osborn, he told the inmates, “Real freedom is inside your head. You may be inside this barbed wire fence and these prison walls, but your head can be on the outside, finding your purpose in life and pursuing it with a passion. Believe it or not, you can find you purpose right where you are.”
At Brooklyn Prison, he told inmates, “Yes, you’re doing time, but you don’t have to waste time. You can’t change yesterday, but you can change tomorrow.”
At both facilities, Carter challenged the inmates to read, saying he would read 40 books if they read 20. Last year, he challenged Brooklyn inmates to read 20 books. Some read 30 books. One read 80. |
University Hour Website Now Online |
Madeleine Shapiro, internationally-acclaimed cellist and two-time winner of the Performance Incentive Award, performs “I’ll Have an Electric Mahabharata, Please,” a work by Anthony Cornicello, assistant professor of music at Eastern.
Shapiro’s performance was part of Eastern’s University Hour Series. If you’d like to learn more about this popular series, check out the new University Hour website.
For more information, call Kamil A. Konopka, Academic Affairs graduate assistant at (860) 465-0656, konopkak@easternct.edu. |
International guest puppeteers Andrea Rubenstein of Brazil and Faye Dupras of Canada joined French musician Yann-Gael Poncet to present By the Willow in the Harry Hope Theatre in February. By the Willow is a rendition of a Romanian folktale using music and puppets. |
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