Photo of the Week

Kalen Curtis, second-year photography student, is ready to head home as she moves her stuff out of her dorm, ACA House.

Photo of the Week

On May 24, Lee Jones, graduate photography student, works on his final project for Forest McMullin’s Portrait Photography class by photographing Marlone Hawthorne, graduate photography student.

True or False: May 25, 2009

True or false
“Is it true that if a class is canceled or rescheduled, students are not notified about the change?”

False. If a class is canceled, the registrar’s office sends the department chair a list of all students registered in the class along with their e-mail addresses and asks the chair to inform all students that their schedule has changed. If the class is rescheduled in a different classroom prior to the first day of the class, the change appears on the student’s schedule. If a class is rescheduled in a different classroom after the first day of the class, the professor informs students about the change. If a class changes meeting times, a new class is created and the students are informed of the new time.

– This feature is for students, faculty, staff and others who want to be in the know. Each week a question of interest is asked and answered. If you have a question, send it to trueorfalse@scad.edu.

Photo of the Week

The Connector celebrated the launch of SCAD-Atlanta’s first student magazine, SCAN, in the Hub on May 20.

Look of the Week

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College Security Report: May 11-17, 2009

May 8

3:02 p.m. — The fire alarm was activated for the main campus. The buildings were evacuated. Alarm was determined to be caused by a popcorn machine being set up for an event in the 4C Events space. The steam from the machine set off a smoke detector. Alarms were reset and everyone was allowed back in.

May 10

7:09 p.m. — There was a report of smoke on the sixth floor of the ACA Residence Hall. The RA noted the smoke coming from a pot that was left on the stove in a dorm room. In an attempt to air out the room they opened some windows. The air blew the smoke into the hall and set off a hallway smoke detector. The building was evacuated. Alarms were reset and everyone came back in.

Artist identity: Seven students tell what inspired them to become artists

As a young child, I knew that I had a knack for interior design. At the age of 4, I had to approve everything that was going into my newly decorated room, and my interest for design continued to grow from that point on. A few years later, I saw a runaway model on TV for the first time. I was fascinated by what I saw, and I quickly developed a love for fashion, as well. Even though I love math and science and other more technical subjects, I know that I couldn’t live without creating. That is why I ended up at an art school like SCAD.
Elle Scrase
Second-year | Fashion and interior Design

When I was a kid, I used to love watching Looney Tunes and other cartoons. I wanted to grow up and make cartoons, just like the ones I watched, to simply make kids laugh like how I used to. When I was older, in middle school, I went to a museum and was introduced to the Renaissance paintings and loved the intensity in the works and [it] made me want to further pursue art as a career. In high school, I already had made up my mind to be an artist, but after learning more in-depth knowledge on animation and film, I wanted to become a production illustrator and produce the pre-production art that sets the tone for film, thus influencing my decision to become an illustration major at SCAD.
Brandon Wilson
Fourth-year | Illustration Read more

You’ve Got Mail

You’ve got mail! Or, most likely, “there is a package for pick up.”

For SCAD-Atlanta faculty, staff and students, such a message is a common pop-up on MySCAD. It always comes from Gary Owens, who is responsible for SCAD-Atlanta’s busy mail services. Filled with an assortment of packages, Owens’ office sometimes looks like the walls are made of cardboard bricks. However, he does not spend much time in the crowded space. He spends most of his work day outside, delivering and collecting mail sent to SCAD-Atlanta’s 1600 Peachtree St. address. It is a tight schedule. At 8:20 a.m., Owens begins making his rounds to the residence halls to deliver letters and small packages. After that, he returns to SCAD-Atlanta to receive all incoming packages and letters. At 10:40 a.m., he is en route to the post office to pick up student mail. In the afternoon, he has to sort all of the incoming mail, deliver part of it to each floor’s mailboxes, and notify staff and students of large packages and mail that requires a signature. Then he returns to his office for a spell, in case people come get their packages. And what about lunch?

“I often have it on the way to the post office” Owens said. His job is about more than just circulating mail, though. It also involves lots of psychology and personal relationships. Most of the time, his encounters are pleasant, he said, but once in a while, he receives angry calls from parents asking why their children haven’t received packages from them. In those cases, it’s just a matter of students not checking their boxes, Owens said.

He was not initially hired to work with SCAD-Atlanta mail. His first job was as a security guard, a position he held for eight months. At that time, security handled all mail, except admissions mail, and Owens had experience in the area — he used to work with mail when he served in the military. “I am lucky and grateful that SCAD has entrusted me to take charge of the mail room,” he said.

Curiously, this Forsyth County native’s birth name is not Gary. He is actually Willie. “Gary” comes from his middle name. Speaking of names, Owens is widely known for knowing by heart everybody’s name. But how does he do that? According to him, there is no secret. “If you come through the door and pick up a package, I just remember … Really. I would remember that person forever.”

Call that efficiency.

Photo of the Week

Audrey Morris, second-year sequential art student, and Joy Taney, fourth-year sequential art student, discuss Taney’s work on comic strips.

SCAD-Atlanta Pumps Up the Fun

The smell of barbecue hot dogs and hamburgers permeated through the crowds of people who were laughing, dancing and jumping on moonwalks during the SCAD Way Festival on May 15. The festival was a part of SCAD’s 30th birthday celebration.

Neither thunderstorm predictions nor the heat stopped guests from enjoying food, a band performance and other entertainment along the blocked-off street. Read more

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