Textbooks on the cheap
March 31, 2009
Each quarter, despite being short on cash, students must buy several textbooks. And in this economy, most everyone — especially students — is looking for a great bargain. Although there’s usually no way to skirt around buying textbooks, there are ways to trim expenses.
Here, we compare the prices of some foundation-level textbooks in SCAD-Atlanta’s Bookstore to the same books found Amazon.com. Read more
College Security Report: March 23-30, 2009
March 31, 2009
March 25
5 p.m. — A student became trapped in an elevator. The elevator company representative was called and released the student.
Checking out equipments
March 31, 2009
Computer lab issues resolved
March 30, 2009
By Jack Huang and Rachel Chaikof
During the winter quarter, some students complained of computer issues. Many of the students who have to work on Mayas for class assignments said they were unable to access the program because a many of the computers were missing the software during the winter quarter. Read more
Chat with SCAD President Wallace online April 3
March 27, 2009
SCAD President Paula S. Wallace invites current SCAD students to discuss questions, concerns or ideas regarding the college in an online chat Friday, April 3, 1-2:30 p.m. To join the live chat session, log on to MySCAD and click on the link in Personal Announcements.
Writers’ Assembly to be simulcast at The Hub April 8
March 27, 2009
The Savannah College of Art and Design’s department of liberal arts announces its second annual Writers’ Assembly Wednesday, April 8, 7 p.m., at the Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah. SCAD School of Liberal Arts professors read their poetry, fiction, non-fiction and dramatic work. This year, the event will be simulcast in the Hub at SCAD-Atlanta.
The Writers’ Assembly is moderated by professor Kelly Lancaster and assembled by professor Stephen Geller. A question-and-answer session will follow the readings. The lineup features Geller, Adam Davies, Mary C. Kim, James Lough, Angela Merta, Dennis Randall, Lew Tate, John Valentine, George Williams and Weihua Zhang.
These award-winning screenwriters, poets, fiction and nonfiction authors from SCAD’s distinguished liberal arts faculty offer fresh selections from their latest work. The question-and-answer session will provide insight into the lives and inspirations of working writers.
For more information, call Stephen Geller at (912) 525-6012.
Friday Night Funhouse
March 26, 2009
Day of sweets, fun and reflection mark SCAD-Atlanta’s fourth birthday
March 26, 2009
The rain and gray skies outside didn’t dampen the Bees’ sunny fourth birthday celebration March 25.Fun, uptempo music helped set the mood in the Hub, as students and staff satisfied their sweet tooths with ice cream and cupcakes topped with sunshine-yellow icing. Read more
SCAD hosts exhibition opening at Studioplex Lofts tomorrow
March 26, 2009
On Friday, March 27, 7- 9 p.m., SCAD-Atlanta will host an opening night reception for the exhibition “heredity” at Studioplex in the Old Fourth Ward, 659 Auburn Avenue, Suite 143. According to the exhibition’s curator, “heredity is the passing of traits to offspring from its parents or ancestors. This is the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to the characteristics of its parent cell or organism. Through heredity, variations exhibited by individuals can accumulate and cause a species to evolve.”
The exhibit, which will remain open through April 4, includes works by:
Brandon Sadler
Charles Parham
Emily Maxwell
Gillian Zagorski
Harrison Fraley
Marcia Dietz
Michael Paniccia
Morgan Alexander
Richard Robbins
Sean Abrahams
Seana Reilly
For more information, e-mail Professor Michael Singer at msinger@scad.edu.
College Security Report: March 16-22, 2009
March 23, 2009
March 18
4:45 p.m. — A water flow alarm went off at the main campus. Contact with on-site maintenance confirmed that a contractor was working on the system and that assistance from the Atlanta Fire Department was not required.
