A publication of St. Louis Community College at Wildwood September 4, 2012

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1 Wildwood Weekly A publication of St. Louis Community College at Wildwood September 4, 2012 Important Links Upcoming Events Sept. 4 & 5: Club Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., lobby Sept. 5: Artists & Apples: Steve Davis, drummer Sept. 12: Strategic Planning Open Forum, 2:30 p.m., Multipurpose Room Sept. 21:, Enhancing Women s Leadership in Higher Education: Finding the Job or Employee You Want? 8 a.m. to noon, St. Louis University Sept. 24: 50th Anniversary Golf Tournament, Tapawingo National Golf Course 50th Anniversary Website - Tell your story Industry, Evolution, Turbine and Gold Transformation is a fitting theme for St. Louis Community College-Wildwood s outdoor sculpture exhibit. Just as the exhibit changes from year to year with the addition of new sculptures and the removal of existing sculptures, the theme of transformation is common to all four of the newly installed pieces. In spring 2012, more than 20 works were submitted for consideration by professional and student artists from the St. Louis area. Submissions included sculptures made of steel, wood, wire, sand, cords, aluminum and recycled materials. This is the most submissions we have ever received, and it made our job as a selection committee very challenging. We had unique, thought-provoking pieces. We also had to consider how the piece would fit into the environment of the campus and how it would be sited, said Mark Weber, chair of Arts and Humanities and the faculty member who oversees the exhibit. Each year, the artists whose work is currently on display can choose to leave it on campus for another year or take it back. Two pieces, Aspiration by Snail Scott, and That Wrens Make Prey by Noah Kirby, have been on the campus since Another work, Chicago River Landscape by Eric Lindsey, was installed in 2011 and remains on campus. This year, another artist had decided to allow his work to stay on loan. Wading Bird III by Ralph Rollins will remain through spring Rollins work called Growth of Industry was accepted as a new addition. The sculpture is a statement about the growth of the industrial landscape from the kernel of the early cottage industries to the behemoth global corporations with their many branches and forms, Rollins said. In the end, [all of us] are dependent on the basic manufacturing capabilities that were the core of the revolution. For the very first time this year, two artists decided to replace their existing work with a new one. Gerald Moss, whose work was sited on the patio near the Student Commons, has replaced Intersections with a new work called Turbine. The shape is reminiscent of a shell you might find on at the beach, or the turbine in a modern jet engine, said Moss. I want the viewer to form their own interpretation. Gary Mitchell replaced Vita Novae, the large aluminum figure along the driveway, with a smaller, painted figure named Contemporary Kore. Finally, the committee selected the work of a professional artist and a student artist to complete the 2012 exhibition. Brent Barrett was a Wildwood student who most recently studied under Joe Chesla at Meramec. His piece Evolution speaks to how thought processes change during the creation of any object, and how those changing thought processes transform the final piece. Because of new lines of thought, my work never turns out as I had first imagined, said Barrett.

2 Wildwood Weekly September 4, 2012 New sculptures on campus include (from top,) Growth of Industry, Contemporary Kore, Fool s Gold, Turbine, Evolution Sculpture Park (cont d) Fool s Gold, the final addition, was created by James Davania and is based on the figure of a vessel. I explore fables and voyages of ancient civilizations that have never produced archaeological evidence, said Davania, a practicing artist and adjunct art faculty member at Wildwood. This forces me to use literal descriptions as a catalyst for my visual imagery. Creating the vessel with collected pieces from abandoned homes, A Heart-Stopping Announcement A new artificial external defibrillator will be installed this week in the second floor hallway to the right of the main faculty office door. It is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat them through defibrillation. The device uses simple audio and visual commands. A number of staff members have been trained to use the device, but the device can also be used by people who have not been trained by carefully following the commands. Whether you are trained or not, it is critical for all staff and faculty members to be familiar with the location furniture and donations has given me the chance to reconnect the material into a new migration. Campus visitors can tour the grounds at any time to see the sculptures. Signs have been posted at each sculpture so visitors can learn more about the sculpture exhibition and the artist s thoughts about each piece. of these devices on campus. In the event of an emergency, you could be asked by to retrieve the AED device while someone is administering CPR to a person in trouble. This is the second AED on our campus. The first AED is located at the circular welcome desk on the first floor. Speak Now Or... On Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 2:30 p.m., all faculty and staff will have an opportunity to review and provide feedback on the chancellor s Strategic Planning document at a special open forum. The document will be used to shape the college s direction, and lists the priorities and action plans that all faculty and staff will follow through This is a valuable opportunity to discuss the priorities with your campus colleagues and provide input to President McIntyre, who will then bring a summary of the campus feedback directly to the chancellor. The forum will be held in the Multipurpose Room Side A. Please attend if your schedule allows. I was kept awake by a ghost, and other great student excuses. You think you ve heard every excuse a student could possibly come up with for not turning in their work, until you ve read this incredible list.

3 Club Fair Sept. 4 & 5 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lobby Chat informally with current club members and find a club that s right for you! Get involved on campus!

4 Artists & Apples Lunch-time Lecture Series at St. Louis Community College-Wildwood 2645 Generations Drive, Wildwood, MO Steve Davis drummer Drummer Steve Davis has performed with David Liebman, Bill evans, Richie Beirach, John Pattitucci, Walt Weiskopf, Benny Golson, Ira Sullivan and Lynne Arriale. He has over 120 recording to his credit, including four of his own. Davis has toured throughout Europe and North America. He served on the faculty of Jamey Aebersold Jazz Clinics from 1982 to 2008, and served as professor of jazz studies at the Berlin Conservatory of Music in 2000 and He has written six drum books and conducted educational clinics throughout the world, and is a respected recording engineer in the jazz community. Wednesday, Sept. 5, :30 to 1:30 pm Multipurpose Room St. Louis Community College is committed to non-discrimination and equal opportunities in its admissions, educational programs, activities and employment regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran and shall take action necessary to ensure non-discrimination. For information or concerns relating to discrimination matters, contact the Section 504/Title II Coordinator, Donna Dare, at for matters relating to disabilities, or the Title IX Coordinator, Pam McIntyre, at for matters relating to sex discrimination, or Director, Student Affairs, Marilyn Taras, at for any other matters.

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