Upcoming Events at SCAD Atlanta

- Announcements -

The Office of Auxiliary Technologies is closed March 8 – 11
The Office of Auxiliary Technologies is closed March 8 – 11. Normal business hours will resume Friday, March 12. Please contact the
appropriate person/department listed for your service inquiry:

College Work Study: stemploy@scad.edu
SCAD Card issues: Deposits or meal plan questions: scadcard@scad.edu
SCAD ID card: Please see campus security for details.
MARTA Card purchases: Bursar’s Office – March passes

SCAD mailroom procedures for non-returning students
If you are not planning to return to SCAD after spring break, you must do the following:
1. Personally turn in your mailbox key to the SCAD mailroom. (Do not give your key to your RA.)
2. Empty your mailbox of all material.
3. Arrange for mail forwarding in the SCAD mailroom.
4. Complete a change of address form in the SCAD mailroom.

Student Media editor positions still open
SCAD Atlanta’s award-winning Connector student news source and SCAN Magazine are still accepting applications for the following paid
management positions: copy editor, news editor, features editor, and arts and entertainment editor. Job descriptions and application
instructions are available at http://www.scadconnector.com/join. Term of office for these stipended positions is March 22, 2010 – March 15, 2011.
Application deadline is extended until positions are filled. For more information, e-mail twillia@scad.edu or call (404) 253-3285.

In addition to the management positions listed above, The Connector and SCAN Magazine are always seeking SCAD students to contribute as writers,
columnists, photographers, designers, illustrators or cartoonists. For more information about how to get involved as a contributor, e-mail editor@scadconnector.com.

Spring break hours for Technology Support Center
Hours for the Technology Support Center for the week March 12-19 are:
Friday, March 12: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, March 13: closed
Sunday, March 14: closed
Monday, March 15-Friday, March 19: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Regular hours resume Saturday, March 20, 1 p.m. Contact the Technology Support Center at 912.525.4567.

Call for papers: Designs on eLearning Conference
The sixth Designs on eLearning international conference in the use of technology for teaching and learning in art, design and communication will be hosted by SCAD Sept. 15-17. The conference seeks papers on the following themes: Social Media and Online Learning, the Studio and Online Education, Assessment and Evaluation, Student Engagement, Technology Innovation, and Collaboration and Community Building. Conference details, including registration information and online submission of papers can be found online.

Peer Tutor Connection booking appointments now
Access the Learning Resource Hive’s Peer Tutor Connection system through MySCAD. SCAD Savannah, Atlanta, and eLearning students can schedule appointments with peer tutors in many different subjects. Appointments are now available for the last weeks of the quarter. Get to the Peer Tutor Connection system by logging in to MySCAD and selecting the Student Workspace tab. Select “Toolkit,” then “Learning Resource Hive,” and finally, “Peer Tutor Connection.”

Fall quarter course evaluations
Course evaluations are now available. Log in to MySCAD and offer your feedback on your fall quarter classes. Evaluations are only available until the last day of the quarter.

“Hearts for Haiti” card campaign
Through March 12
There is still time to purchase specially designed greeting cards for $1 to benefit the orphans at Maison d’Enfants par la Foi, Carrefour, Haiti. The cards are available in the Student Success Center, shopSCAD and at special events in The Hub. Add a personal message and drop off your card in a drop box at any of the points of purchase.

- Upcoming Events -

Lecture: Audrey Chan, artist and writer
Tuesday, March 9, 6 p.m.
SCAD Atlanta Welcome Center
Chan’s recent projects include co-organizing “Exquisite Acts & Everyday Rebellions: 2007 CalArts Feminist Art Project,” a collective and inter-generational investigation of feminism in the context of contemporary art practice that included a symposium, exhibition, lecture, film, performance and writing series. She is also one half of the performance duo Chan and Mann, and was an artist-in-residence at the École Régionale des Beaux-arts de Nantes (Nantes School of Art) in France in 2009.

Simulcast: Louis Vuitton Fashion Show
Wednesday, March 10, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
SCAD Atlanta, The Hub
Louis Vuitton’s women’s Fall/Winter 2010-11 ready-to-wear runway show will be streamed live from Paris Fashion Week for current and future fans of Marc Jacobs’ creations. Following the event, video of the show will be available on demand exclusively on the company’s Facebook page and on iPhones at fashionshow.louisvuitton.com.

Last Day of Classes
Thursday, March 11

School of Film, Digital Media and Performing Arts Thursday Night at the Movies
Digital Media Center, screening room
Thursday, March 11, 8 p.m. – “Jurassic Park”

SCAD film alumnus holds casting call
Friday, March 12, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Creative Studios of Atlanta, 500 Bishop St. NW
Saturday, March 13, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
SCAD Digital Media Center, Room 305
Audition for Anshul Jain’s (M.F.A., film and television, 2007) new independent, feature comedy/road film, “The Space Jockey Pursuit,” to be filmed in July. Actors of all ethnic groups are encouraged to audition with a prepared monologue. Female leads who also sing should bring a prepared song. A valid SCAD or government-issued ID is necessary to gain access to the Digital Media Center building. Additional information is available online. E-mail anshul151@gmail.com or matthewtitshaw@gmail.com with questions.

Third Annual Artists’ Book Symposium: “Variant Hues: Art, Design and Teaching with Artists’ Books”
Friday, March 12
4:30 p.m. – Presentation by Vamp and Tramp Booksellers (Welcome Center)
5:30 p.m. – Reception (Trois Gallery)
6 p.m. – Student Artists’ Books Competition awards ceremony (ACA Library of SCAD)
Saturday, March 13:
5 p.m. – Lecture: “Connect the Dots” by Macy Chadwick (Welcome Center)
6 p.m. – Reception (ACA Library of SCAD)
Chadwick publishes artist’s books and limited-edition prints under the imprint In Cahoots Press in Oakland, California. She addresses themes of memory, personal communication and visual language systems, and is interested in the connection between people: interactions both verbal and non-verbal, shared experiences and the urge to communicate clearly.

SCAD sculpture students unveil work during Castleberry Art Stroll
Friday, March 12, 6 p.m.
Castleberry Point, 327 Nelson St.
Three SCAD sculpture students unveil a site-specific installation at Castleberry Point, coinciding with Castleberry Hill’s Art Stroll. The installation, part of a collaborative final project, will fill part of the retail space for three months. The unique and massive installation utilizes lighting, fans and sheets of very thin plastic that fills the space with watery, rippling forms.

Exhibition: “Rock, Paper, Scissors by Steven Sachs: A 30-year Retrospective”
Through March 13
Barbara Archer Gallery
680 Elizabeth St. #A012, Atlanta, Ga.
Sachs’s sculptures reflect his role as an “urban archeologist” who breathes new life into discarded objects. Impressive woodworking and metal welding skills lend the artist’s found object sculptures a refinement that is reminiscent of abstract expressionist Louise Nevelson.

SCAD Artists’ Book Symposium
Variant Hues: Art, Design and Teaching with Artists’ Books, Featuring Mary Chadwick (visiting artist)
Join scholars, artists and students at the Savannah College of Art and Design for a two-day symposium devoted to the study of artists’ books.
FRIDAY, MAR. 12
4:30 p.m. Presentation by Vamp and Tramp Booksellers
5:30 p.m. Reception
6 p.m. Student Artists’ Books
Competition awards ceremony

SATURDAY, MAR. 13
5 p.m. “Connect the Dots”
lecture by Mary Chadwick
6 p.m. Reception

SCAD Atlanta Tennis Team Informational Meeting
Wednesday, March 24, 1:30 p.m.
New York Room, second floor
If you can’t attend the meeting, but want to join the team, e-mail Coach Brad Iftner.
SCAD Atlanta also will be sponsoring a tennis team try-out tournament:
Friday, April 2, 9 a.m.
Bitsy Grant Tennis Center
2125 Northside Drive
Lunch will be provided by Jimmy John’s during the tournament.
Exciting tournament giveaways and prizes!
Sign up for the tournament during the March 24 meeting.

- Exhibitions -

Exhibition and Reception: “No Translation Required: Artists’ Books in Germany and Georgia
Exhibition: March 8-April 16
Reception: Thursday, March 11, 6:30 p.m.
SCAD Atlanta, Trois Gallery
The exhibition, a collaboration between SCAD; the University of the Arts, Braunschweig, Germany; and the Klingspor Museum, Offenbach, Germany, showcases 60 exquisite selections of the best contemporary book art from the collections of the Klingspor and ACA Library of SCAD, and highlights exquisite student work from SCAD and the German university.

SCAD School of Foundation Studies Faculty Drawing Exhibition
March 14-27
Studioplex, Atlanta
This event is sponsored by the drawing minor.

Exhibition: “Generation SCAD”
March 15-June 4
SCAD Gallery 2/F – SCAD Hong Kong
The SCAD exhibitions department presents “Generation SCAD,” the premiere exhibition in the university’s new Hong Kong gallery. Highlighting faculty, student and alumni work in a range of media, including site-specific installation, motion graphics, animation, painting, printmaking, photography and illustration, “Generation SCAD” presents a sampling of the very best SCAD talent shaping and giving rise to new creative dialogues about contemporary art and design. The exhibition is free and open to the public. The gallery hours are Monday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. For more information, call 852.2253.8000.

Clare Rojas Exhibition: “Through the Woods”
Feb. 19 – April 2
ACA Gallery of SCAD, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. NE
“Through the Woods,” a solo exhibition by California-based artist Clare Rojas traversing five years of the artist’s production from painting and printmaking to installation and sculpture. The exhibition showcases Rojas’ distinct iconography, inspired by folk art, street art, quilting and cartoons that evocatively connects themes of history, community, feminism and ecology in an unforgettable folklore entirely contemporary and unique.

“Facing Out and Looking In” exhibition by SCAD sculpture graduate students
“Looking In”opening reception – Mar. 12, 6-8 p.m.
70 Alabama St., Atlanta, Ga.
Visit this multimedia group installation that features the work of several emerging artists enrolled at SCAD Atlanta. Set in a vacant storefront in Underground Atlanta, the artists have created two- and three-dimensional sculpture in diverse mediums to explore a complex array of social and political issues such as identity, deception, extinction, obsession, transition and satire. For more information, e-mail deidratyree@mac.com.

“Rock, Paper, Scissors — Steven Sachs, A Thirty-year Retrospective” exhibition
Through March 13
Barbara Archer Gallery
680 Elizabeth St. #A012, Atlanta, Ga.
Sachs’s sculptures reflect his role as an “urban archeologist” who breathes new life into discarded objects. Impressive woodworking and metal welding skills lend the artist’s found object sculptures a refinement that is reminiscent of abstract expressionist Louise Nevelson, another of his influences. For more information, visit www.barbaraarcher.com.

Exhibition: New Work by Jo Peterson at Sandler Hudson Gallery
Through April 3
Sandler Hudson Gallery, 1009 Marietta St., NW
SCAD professor Jo Peterson’s new work features abstracted nature-based works. She captures elements of nature from her travels, and then isolates areas of interest to create dream-like imagery using acrylic and vine charcoal on board. For more information, visit www.sandlerhudson.com.

For a full description and listing of SCAD events and exhibitions, visit www.scad.edu/calendar.

Hub Dining Menu: March 5-11

FRIDAY, MARCH 5
BRUNCH (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

DINNER (5-6:45 p.m)
Catfish nuggets
White rice
Refried beans
Green beans

SATURDAY, MARCH 6
BRUNCH (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

DINNER (5-6:45 p.m.)
Beef steaks and potatoes
Carrots
Spinach
Sweet potatoes

SUNDAY, MARCH 7
BRUNCH (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

DINNER (5-6:45 p.m.)
Hot Dog Bar
Chili
Corn Dogs
Sauerkraut
Pasta w/marinara

MONDAY, MARCH 8

LUNCH (10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
Fried Chicken
Macaroni & cheese
Collard greens
Vegetarian: Eggplant parmesan

DINNER (4:30-8 p.m.):
Baked chicken
Sweet potato fries
Corn on the cob
Vegetarian Paella

TUESDAY, MARCH 9

LUNCH (10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
Chicken parmesan
Red roasted potatoes
Steamed peas
Carrots
Vegetarian: Wrap spinach Spokane salad

DINNER (4:30-8 p.m.)
Meatloaf
Mashed potatoes
Cauliflower
Broccoli crowns
Vegetarian: Cheese pizza on French bread

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10

LUNCH (10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
Beef nachos Loco
Rice
Refried beans
Steamed corn

DINNER (4:30-8 p.m.)
Meat Lasagna
Garlic bread
Cauliflower
Stewed zucchini
Vegetarian: Quesadilla black bean & cheese

THURSDAY, MARCH 11

LUNCH (10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
Tacos
Yellow rice
Broccoli
Yellow squash
Stir fry tofu
DINNER (4:30-8 p.m.)
Popcorn shrimp
Italian vegetables
Steamed spinach
Pasta rotini puttanesca sauce

WINTER DINING HOURS

Monday – Friday
7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
4:30 – 8 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
5 – 6:45 p.m.

~ NEW ESPRESSO BAR HOURS ~

Monday – Thursday
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Friday – Sunday
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Commissions: Opportunities for Students and Alumni

- CALLS FOR ENTRY -

AtlantAmation | Deadline: April 1
The SCAD Atlanta School of Film and Digital Media is excited to announce AtlantAmation — a premiere showcase for SCAD-produced outstanding animation, Friday, April 9, 7 p.m., in the newly renovated, historic Strand Theater in Marietta. The evening’s screening will feature the long-awaited world premiere of the most recent SCAD Atlanta group project animation, “Jaguar McGuire,” and include additional short films by SCAD students. The show will take a broad view of animation, so you MOME, ITGM, and VSFXers send us your completed animation-ish work. For your film to be considered for the show, please submit them in raw animation Quick Time format on a DVD, labeled clearly as follows:

Title of work, your name, date of completion, for what class (if any), medium, running time, your e-mail address, and your phone number. Place the labeled DVD in the submission box in the equipment sign-out office (aka The Cage) no later than Thursday, April 1. Submitting well ahead of that deadline is strongly encouraged. (Note to Professors: If you know of any projects that should be submitted, please send an e-mail to acquisition coordinators Keith Ingham and Becky Wible Searles with the label information as above.

ShopSCAD Entries
SCAD is accepting submissions from students, alumni, faculty and staff members for shopSCAD, committed solely to the sale and exhibition of SCAD-related art and designs. Submissions may be made by mail, e-mail or appointment. Artists are encouraged to provide samples or provide images via CD, JPGs or photographs (no slides). Include information concerning size, materials, prices and contact information. Resumes and biographies are helpful but not required. All artwork and design submissions should be sent to Amy Zurcher at akeith@scad.edu. For more information, contact (912) 525-5180.

SCAD Web site home page
SCAD students and faculty are encouraged to submit images of their work for consideration as home page images on the SCAD Web site. High-resolution JPEG format images only, with the smallest dimension greater than 1,000 pixels. Images may be cropped to fit the landscape orientation of the site. Student artwork should include the name of the student, hometown, degree sought and major; title of the work; medium; dimensions (when appropriate); and year work was produced (e.g., Jane Smith, Brookline, Mass., B.F.A. student in painting, Morning Dew, oil on canvas, 8” x 10”, 2003). Faculty artwork should include faculty member’s name, position and department; title of work; medium; dimensions (when appropriate); and year work was produced (e.g., Mary Williams, professor of illustration, Tybee Pier, chromogenic print, 2004). Submit your images to webdesign@scad.edu.

Savannah Film Festival accepting entries for 2010 | Deadline: July 1
The Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, is accepting entries for the 2010 festival, to be held Oct. 30-Nov. 6. Featuring the best in independent, innovative and influential film from around the world, the annual festival presents a full range of cinematic creativity from both award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers. Competition will be held for features, shorts, documentaries, animation and student films. All entries must be postmarked by July 1, 2010.

Paperless entries submitted via Withoutabox’s International Film Festival Submission System are preferred. Visit www.scad.edu/filmfest for the link. Entries will also be accepted in prepaid and packed containers; contestants should submit work for preview on DVD or NTSC for Regions 0 and 1. Entries must either be in the English language or subtitled in English. To be eligible for the festival, feature films must be no less than 40 minutes long, and short films must be 5-25 minutes long. Submitted films and materials will not be returned unless a self-addressed, postage-paid return envelope is included with the submission. Regardless of original format, all competition films screen on DigiBeta, Beta SP format or 35mm for festival presentation. Incomplete submissions or “works in progress” will not be considered.

A screening committee will view all entries, and a select panel will choose films for the festival competition. The Savannah Film Festival and the Savannah College of Art and Design do not assume liability for damage to entries due to mishandling or poor packaging during shipping.

The Savannah Film Festival regularly screens award-winning films before their national release dates at the beautifully restored Trustees Theater, a 1946 cinema house, and the Lucas Theatre for the Arts, a former Vaudeville venue. Savannah becomes a film lover’s paradise during this weeklong event, which also features workshops, panel discussions and presentations by well-known artists and filmmakers. Films screened at the festival have come from Scotland, England, Vietnam, Australia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Israel, China, Germany, Canada, the United States and Ecuador, and special guests in attendance have included Hugh Dancy, Woody Harrelson, Emmy Rossum, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Peter O’Toole, Kathleen Turner, Danny Glover, Milos Forman and Alec Baldwin.

For more information about the festival and film entries, contact the Savannah Film Festival office at (912) 525-5051 or visitwww.scad.edu/filmfest. Media inquiries may be directed to (912) 344-7973.

VisionFest | Deadline: July 28
VisionFest is a juried student animation festival and competition, will be held Oct. 22-24, 2010 in Indianapolis, Ind. High school, undergraduate and graduate students from around the globe are invited to submit their work. Category winners in each student division are selected by a jury panel of industry experts. Submission deadline: July 28. There is no entry fee. Competition Categories: Animation (2D & 3D) and Games/Interactive Arts. All entries meeting submission requirements will receive written critiques from jurors. For more information: www.visionfest.org, www.facebook.com/visionfest, www.twitter.com/visionfestinfo,
www.youtube.com/visionfestanimation .

Joan Derryberry Art Gallery | Deadline: Sept. 1
The Joan Derryberry Art Gallery at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tenn., is seeking artists for solo exhibitions for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. A large gallery space, free admission, will award a substantial stipend along with expenses. All media will be considered, and exhibitions run approximately four weeks. Images must be submitted on CD containing nothing but JPEG files approximately 2 MB (no folders), 300 dpi, 7 inches or 2100 pixels on longest side. No slides, no PowerPoint or other presentation formats; no iPhoto or other proprietary image software information. Mail entry to: University Art Committee, attn: Janis Nunnally, Box 5194, 1000 N. Dixie Ave., Cookeville, TN 38505. Deadline is Sept. 1.

- CONTESTS / COMPETITIONS -

3rd Annual Student Artists Books Competition | Deadline: March 10, 2010
Three purchase prizes awarded March 12, 2010, 6 p.m. in the ACA Library of SCAD. Register in the ACA Library of SCAD. All SCAD students are eligible. Limit one entry per student. Contact Mary Murphy or visit Room 418, adjacent to the library.

Lost Art Contest: Recreate Missing Masterpieces | Deadline: March 11, 2010
SCAD hosts its second annual Lost Art Contest, Apr. 9, 2010, at the university’s Atlanta location. SCAD students are encouraged to recreate a lost work of art based on a written description of the art and your art historical and critical understanding of the culture that created it. You may choose to render a work from any period in the history of art. The only stipulation is that the work no longer exists or never existed, and that it does not survive in any kind of photographic documentation.

Entries will be judged on how well the artistic representation reflects an understanding of the culture that created it, and how well this is expressed by the accompanying written statement. Finalists will be selected to present their work, both visual and written, at the symposium in April, at which time the winners will be chosen and prizes awarded. For more information, e-mail ewebb@scad.edu.

2010 Adobe® Design Achievements Awards | Deadline: June 4
This is an excellent opportunity to win recognition and professional software tools, as well as to travel and connect with peers and professionals from around the world. There are 12 categories to enter in three media areas: interactive media, video and motion, and traditional media. These categories offer students a huge variety in their choices of design and expression. Students will have the opportunity to be selected as finalists, and all finalists will win a trip to Los Angeles, Calif., during the Adobe MAX conference, as well as Adobe® software.  Winners will receive a $3,000 cash prize. Visit http://adaa.adobe.com for more information. Entries will be accepted through Friday, June 4.

SCAD libraries student art contest
All current SCAD students are invited to design an original bookmark for the SCAD libraries: the top creation will be printed and distributed at multiple SCAD locations. Winners boost their professional portfolios, get their work seen by thousands, and receive great prizes, too! Rules and submission instructions can be found online. Deadline is Sunday, March 21, 11:59 p.m. Questions? E-mail or call the Jen Library at (912) 525-4700.

Designers sought for logo competition
Working Class Studio, SCAD’s product development venture, is seeking talented designers to assist with a prestigious corporate logo design competition. Interested participants are invited to submit three to five samples of previously developed logo designs for review. Qualified candidates will be contacted with further information and details about the project. Artists whose designs are chosen for submission will receive monetary compensation for their work. For more information about this exciting opportunity, contact Jonathan Ashley Osborne or Working Class Studio at (912) 525-6993

- JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS -

Graphics Assistant; Program Events Assistant | Applications sought ASAP for opportunity March 15 – May 15/July 15
Global Evaluation & Applied Research Solutions (GEARS) Inc. is a management consulting firm founded in 2002. We are a woman-owned business with offices located in Decatur, Ga., Boston, Mass., and Leesburg, Va., with access to a wide variety of expert consultants. In 2004, GEARS was certified as a participant in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program, and benefits from services specific to the small disadvantaged business sector.  GEARS is organized into three divisions: Division of Evaluation and Applied Research, Division of Organizational Management, and the Division of Information Technology Services, reflecting core competencies utilized to provide our clients with a range of services that allow for optimum professional and organizational management/development.
Why we need volunteers
GEARS understands that volunteerism is a critical component in helping companies operate at an optimum level. Utilizing student volunteers is also an opportunity for students to gain hands-on learning experience and apply the skills learned outside of the classroom setting. Therefore, offering this invaluable experience to future leaders of the workforce will not only help to enhance GEARS’ delivery of services, but also give help foster a level of service—use of volunteers—not typically displayed in large companies.
The Division of Organizational Management at GEARS Inc. is currently seeking highly motivated, organized, creative and skilled students to assist in the development and implementation of several major conferences within the private and public sectors. Volunteer opportunities are available for undergraduate and graduate students in the following areas:
•    Marketing/Recruitment
•    Committee Management
•    On-site Confernce Management
•    Graphic Design
•    Business Communication
•    Conference/Meeting Planning
For more information, e-mail Annette Mitchell, GEARS Volunteer Committee Co-Manager, or call (404) 328-9850.

Peace Corps seeking volunteers
Peace Corps is seeking volunteers to work overseas for 27 months. Volunteers are needed in the areas of education, agriculture, the environment, business, health, IT and community services. For students who want to teach English or math, prevent the spread of AIDS, promote maternal and child health, protect the environment, or assist in income-generating projects in a developing country, now is the time to consider Peace Corps Service. Peace Corps also has new programs that utilize art degrees, engineering degrees, dance and performance degrees to affect the communities through creative education. Apply online for 2008-09 assignments at www.peacecorps.gov. For more information, contact the Career Services office at careers@scad.edu or (912) 525-4653.

- SCHOLARSHIPS -

For more calls for entry and related opportunities, visit the SCAD Web site at http://www.scad.edu/events/exhibitions/callsforentry/index.cfm.

Connector editor positions still available — application deadline extended!

Get involved! Get published! Get paid!

SCAD Atlanta’s award-winning Connector student news source and SCAN Magazine are still accepting applications for the following management positions:

Copy Editor

News Editor

Features Editor

Arts & Entertainment Editor

Click on the links above to download job descriptions and application instructions for each position. Students wishing to apply must submit an application packet via e-mail in .pdf format to twillia@scad.edu. Application packets must include a completed application, cover letter, résumé and two references.

Qualified applicants will be interviewed by The Connector editor-in-chief. Term of office for these stipended positions is March 22, 2010 – March 15, 2011. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled.

For more information about the positions or the applications process, e-mail twillia@scad.edu or call (404) 253-3285.

In addition to the management positions listed above, The Connector and SCAN Magazine are always seeking SCAD students to contribute as reporters, writers, columnists, photographers, designers, illustrators or cartoonists. For more information about how to get involved as a contributor, e-mail editor@scadconnector.com or call (404) 253-2738.

All interested students are welcome to attend The Connector’s weekly staff meetings, held Fridays at 11 a.m. at The Connector newsroom inside the Spring House computer lab. Radio meetings are held Fridays at 2 p.m. in the Spring House TV Room.

Last chance for early registration: Art History of Games, Feb. 4-6

The Art History of Games is a three-day public symposium in which members of the fields of game studies, art history and related areas of cultural studies gather to investigate games as an art form.

Speakers include:

• John Romero, designer of Doom and co-founder of Gazillion Entertainment
• Christiane Paul, New School professor and Whitney Museum adjunct curator
• Jesper Juul, author of “A Casual Revolution”
• Brenda Brathwaite, creator of Vanguard Award-winning Train
• Frank Lantz, designer of Drop7 and Parking Wars
• and more: http://www.arthistoryofgames.com/schedule

Attendees are also invited to the premiere of three commissioned art games by Jason Rohrer, Tale of Tales, and Nathalie Pozzi and Eric Zimmerman at Kai Lin Art (800 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta).

Late registration ends Tuesday, Feb. 2: $25 for SCAD and Georgia Tech students, $40 for SCAD and Georgia Tech faculty and staff and academics and students from other institutions, and $60 for the general public. Please note that on-site registration fees increase to $30 for SCAD and Georgia Tech students, $50 for SCAD and Georgia Tech faculty and staff and academics and students from other institutions, and $75 for the general public.

Register at: http://www.arthistoryofgames.com/registration.

For more information, visit http://www.arthistoryofgames.com or e-mail arthistoryofgames@scad.edu.

Applications now available for Connector editor-in-chief, 2010-11

The Student Media Council is now seeking applicants for 2010-11 editor-in-chief of The Connector, SCAD Atlanta’s online student news source. The position also oversees production of SCAD Atlanta’s award-winning quarterly student magazine, SCAN.

This stipended position offers an unparalleled opportunity to manage a talented staff of writers, photographers, designers and illustrators, as well as gain outstanding career-building experience in media, journalism and publications.

Application deadline is Tuesday, Feb. 9, at noon. Qualified applicants will interview with the Student Media Council on Friday, Feb. 12. For more information and application materials, e-mail twillia@scad.edu.

Lynda.com access now available to SCAD students, faculty, staff

From the SCAD Message System:

Information management and technology announced the acquisition of full and unlimited access rights to Lynda.com for all current SCAD students, faculty and staff. Learn the latest tools and techniques with access to 718 online courses and 44,761 video tutorials. Get unbiased, clear and comprehensive training in 3-D, audio, video, photography, graphic design, Web and interactive design, business, and development from expert instructors 24 hours a day, seven days a week via the Lynda.com site. Access to the Lynda.com SCAD portal is available within MySCAD by clicking on the Lynda.com link located in the “My IM&T” channel under the “Workspace” tab. The link is also located within the student toolkit. For more information, contact the Technology Support Center at 912.525.4567 or techsupport@scad.edu.

SCAD Emergency Relief Fund

From the SCAD Message System

On Jan. 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti near the capital of Port-au-Prince. The death and injury toll is expected to be in the thousands. Several SCAD students have family members in Haiti. In response to this natural disaster, SCAD has established the SCAD Emergency Relief Fund. This fund will assist SCAD students, faculty, staff and alumni with Haitian ties or relations as they deal with this very difficult time. The university shall begin by assisting those affected within the SCAD family.

If you would like to help, visit the SCAD Web site and select “SCAD Emergency Relief Fund” under the “Donation Information” section. Your donations are tax deductible.

If you would like to mail a check, send it to:
Institutional Advancement
Savannah College of Art and Design
P.O. Box 3146
Savannah, GA 31402

SCAD Atlanta offers H1N1 flu shots Jan. 7

H1N1 flu vaccinations will be available at SCAD Atlanta Thursday, Jan 7, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., in the red carpet area of the Hub. The vaccine will be available to the entire SCAD community on a first-come/first-served basis. We remind you that the peak period for the flu season is not until February.

The vaccine injections will be administered by Flu Busters, one of the nation’s top providers of preventative health and wellness services. Payment for the vaccination is $20. The preferred method of payment is cash; however, a personal check also is acceptable. Immunization consent forms are available in the Hub on the H1N1 information table.

Please obtain a form, complete it, and bring it with you in an effort to have a speedy process. If you have questions or concerns, e-mail Art Malloy.

Update:
Now you can register and pay for your H1N1 flu shot online!

1. Go to www.flubusters.com
2. Click the red button on the right side where it says, “Register for a flu clinic near you”
3. A new window will open. Where it says, “Type of Clinic,” select “H1N1″ from the drop-down menu.
4. Under “Zip Code” type 30309.
5. Click on “Clinic Search.”
6. The clinic will pop up with the date and time. Click on “Select Location.”
7. The available time slots will appear. Select the time you would like to have your vaccination.
8. After choosing a time, a box will appear asking you to select a product, select Flu Shot.
9. After selecting the number of vaccines click “View Cart/Check Out” You will be able to enter your name, phone number and e-mail address. At that time you may also make payment by credit/debit card, or Medicare Part B.

THERE WILL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $20 PER SHOT FOR THE H1N1 VACCINE, WHICH SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY YOUR INSURANCE PROVIDER.

*Pre-registration will close Wednesday, Jan. 6.

SCAD Atlanta Bee Line Shuttle Service: Winter 2010

SCAD provides shuttle service to all university owned and operated facilities. You can access shuttle schedule information online through the MySCAD Web site.

Please note that changes have been made to the shuttle schedule and that the Winter 2010 shuttle schedule differs from the Fall 2009 schedule.

1. Simply log in to MySCAD with your assigned username and password.

2. Go to the “Resources” tab.

3. Go to the “Department Directory” section and select “Campus-Atlanta”.

4. Scroll down and open the “Transportation” link.

5. Click on “SCAD-Atlanta Bus Schedules.”

6. Click on the link to view the weekday academic shuttle schedule or the weekend shuttle schedule.

The Bee Line academic shuttle provides service Monday-Thursday to the following locations: ACA Campus, Spring House (SH), Ivy Hall, the Digital Media Center (DMC) and the SCAD Campus.

The weekend shuttle runs Friday-Sunday and services the ACA Campus, Spring House (SH), Digital Media Center (DMC) and the SCAD Campus.

Real-time GPS tracking of the Bee Line bus system that serves SCAD Atlanta is available, courtesy of a partnership SCAD made with Transloc in September 2009.

The system allows students to monitor the location of SCAD buses from any computer or mobile device at scad.transloc.com .

Click here for more information about the bus tracking system.

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