Practice Your French With Stephanie Coontz: Lorsque les chiffres trompent…

Posted on May 30, 2013 by R.J. Burt

Evergreen Faculty Member, historian, and author Stephanie Coontz – internationally respected expert on contemporary family issues

Par Stephanie Coontz

Il est toujours séduisant de savoir où l’on se situe par rapport à la moyenne. La première fois que j’ai reçu un résultat en dessous de la moyenne à un examen, alors que j’étais une étudiante de première année très sûre d’elle-même, fut un avertissement nécessaire. Je trouve actuellement encourageant d’apprendre que je fais de l’exercice plus que les autres femmes de mon âge.

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Bre Pettis ’95 – Messing with the Shape of Things to Come

Posted on May 30, 2013 by R.J. Burt

Bre Pettis ’95

A recent article in Papermag credits wild-idea guy Bre Pettis ’95 with expanding the notion of DIY into new realms. Well sure, his “Makerbot” company – creating affordable 3-D printers – is a mind-blowing incursion into the manufacturing and retail world, creating a whole new niche: “personal manufacturing.” But we think this Greener has done more than that. We think he has potentially upended the way we think about, and put a value on, objects. Even shying away from the large, philosophical issues, this could become angst-producing. If you can 3-D print a pair of shoes the spittin’ image of Manolo’s, how do we think about the $735 price tag on these little beauties?

Shoppers beware, existential crisis ahead!

MiT Grad Ashley Emmett ’09 on Wheel of Fortune Tonight (May 30)!

Posted on May 30, 2013 by R.J. Burt

Ashley Emmett MiT 2009 Preparing for Her Debut on Wheel of Fortune

Ashley’s blog post for May 29, 2013 is titled “Wheel of Fortune- The Craziest 1 Year and 36 Hours of My Life.”

Tune in tonight, May 30th at 7 pm to cheer her on. For the fantastic tale of all that led up to this big night, read her blog post..

Any other alumni on the big or little screen in the coming year or recent past? Let us hear from you. The Evergreen Mind is always hungry for more stories.

Boulder Alumni Turn Out for a Traveling Seminar

Posted on May 29, 2013 by R.J. Burt

Boulder History Museum was the venue for the May 23 Colorado Traveling Seminar

May 23, Twenty alumni and their guests packed the small meeting space at the Boulder History Museum for an Evergreen Traveling Seminar. The title was Curating the Human Story: The Power and Influence of Museums.

Faculty member Jean Mandeberg

Faculty member Jean Mandeberg and her former student Seth Frankel ’93 facilitated the discussion that swirled around questions such as: Do museums transform living, changing cultural objects into fixed, preserved, stale collections? What stories do museums tell? What stories do objects embody? And what stories do we, visitors, tell ourselves?

Adding to the richness of the conversation was the fact that the Boulder Museum’s current exhibit was one of Seth’s installations, a history of beer. Needless to say, beer was part of the hospitality provided.

Seth Frankel ’93

Mandeberg had this to say about the event which was her first Traveling Seminar:

I had no idea that the seminar would attract such a diverse group of alumni … . The comments I heard after the discussion were all extremely positive reports about how much people enjoyed themselves and appreciated the stimulating conversation. That continued for me (and my husband Joel) when we had breakfast the next morning with Daniel Fonken (’95), one of the seminar participants who happened to be a former student of mine (1993-4, Sculpture in Time & Place). Daniel told us how the event helped him understand the unique connection Evergreen alums have with each other, and he looks forward to continuing that spirit.

Hope to hear comments from other alumni who have attended Traveling Seminars over the years. We are planning the line-up for next year right now.

Lee Lambert ’87 Takes Leadership Role at a College in Distress

Posted on May 28, 2013 by R.J. Burt

Lee Lambert ’87,

Lee Lambert ’87 plans to hoist Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona out of the deep hole it has, of late, fallen into.

Leaving his post as President of Shoreline Community College near Seattle, Lee heads south with high hopes, tough talk and a rock-solid commitment to public education. While acknowledging Pima’s several black eyes – allegations ranging from financial mismanagement to sexual harassment – he cites the imperative for quality education that is accessible to all citizens in this high poverty region.

According to an article in the Tuscon Sentinel, Lee points to a “lack of accountability” as having caused the College’s woes, and quotes his message to faculty and staff: “You will be held accountable.”

Read the full account in the Tuscon Sentinel

Still Rioting, After all These Years

Posted on May 27, 2013 by R.J. Burt

Did you know that New York University has in their library a Riot Grrrl collection? Here’s a blurb from The New York Times Magazine:

Back in the ’90s, when the Riot Grrrl movement started, one of its catalysts was Kathleen Hanna, from the band Bikini Kill. Earlier this spring, Hanna was the subject of a new documentary called “The Punk Singer,” and in June, her writings, lyrics and artwork will be featured in the book “The Riot Grrrl Collection.” Lisa Darms, an archivist at New York University (and a former roommate of Hanna’s), who edited the book, says there is “a hunger out there for access to the movement.” Hanna, meanwhile, speaks of being at a safe remove from her riot grrrl days now that she’s 44. “Guys came to our shows and wanted to beat us up,” she says. “Even women were saying that we were doing it wrong. I didn’t enjoy it much at the time, but I’m really enjoying it now.”

Macklemore Again. Life is Good.

Posted on May 22, 2013 by R.J. Burt

And the winners are: Macklemore and Lewis

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Can’t Hold Us,” featuring Ray Dalton, rises 2-1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the pair’s second leader. With prior hit “Thrift Shop,” featuring Wanz, having reigned for six nonconsecutive weeks, the act is the first duo to take its first two singles to No. 1 in the Hot 100’s almost-55-year history.

Center for Community Based Learning & Action – Spring Newsletter

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Dante Garcia

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Student Showcase – Bonnie McLeod

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Dante Garcia

Environmental Analysis student Bonnie McLeod studies an interesting pattern of striations in the sand during a class trip to Yellowstone. Although McLeod originally had thoughts of working professionally in a lab, the program and the trip awakened an interest in doing environmental field work in the National Parks system. — Shauna Bittle photo

I first photographed Bonnie McLeod in a chemistry class last spring. At the beginning of the school year, I got to know her a little bit better when I went along with Environmental Analysis (in which she was a student) on their trip to Yellowstone. Bonnie impressed me with her intelligence and thoughtfulness and, as I got to know her better, I was struck by her bravery in setting out on a new career path after years of working in the banking industry.

I am a firm believer in the power of images to tell stories; but I know that images on their own tell a fractured story. As I work more and more in video multimedia, I appreciate the power it has to help place images in context, and to tell a more complete narrative. I asked Bonnie to sit down with us and share a little of her story in her own words. In our conversation she talks about changing careers, the relationship between students and faculty and being a recipient of National Science Foundation STEM scholarship.

Since then, Photoland has entered into a collaboration with the Admissions department to help bring more student stories to the broader community. We are excited to say that these pieces are in progress and should be unveiled soon.

In the meantime, allow me to introduce you to Bonnie McLeod.

Originally posted by Inside Evergreen

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the first American ascent of Everest

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Dante Garcia

Willi Unsoeld and photographer Barry Bishop at promontory and future site of Camp 4W on Everest’s West Ridge, with 25,000-foot Nupse in the background.
Photo: Tom Hornbein & Seattlepi.com

50 years ago former faculty member, Willi Unsoeld, climbed Mount Everest as one of the first American’s ever to do so. Below is a collection of news articles and media that celebrate this historic anniversary – including a group of climbers who are attempting to retrace the historic climb: