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The Art of PrintElla Desmond with her award-winning work Ella Desmond, a senior in print making, recently had the opportunity to apply her talents to the publishing side of print: Desmond is the LSU Press prize winner and second place overall winner of ART UNBOUND: URBANATURE, a juried student art show held in February. Desmond’s work will be featured on the cover of an upcoming LSU Press catalog, an honor that is especially meaningful because of its direct relation to her work. Pa
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Ella Desmond with her award-winning work
The Art of Print EllaDesmond,aseniorinprintmaking,recentlyhadtheopportunitytoapplyhertalentstothepublishingsideofprint:DesmondistheLSUPressprizewinnerandsecondplaceoverallwinnerofARTUNBOUND:URBANATURE,ajuriedstudentartshowheldinFebruary.Desmond’sworkwillbefeaturedonthecoverofanupcomingLSUPresscatalog,anhonorthatisespeciallymeaningfulbecauseofitsdirectrelationtoherwork. Participantswerechallengedtousebooksasthesubject,mediumorinspirationandapplythe2012SchoolofArtthemeof“URBANATURE.”Thecompetition,jointlyhostedbyLSUPressandtheschool,soughtartworkfocusedontheinterplaybetweenthevisualartsandliteraturewithinthesettingofcityscapesandnaturalenvironments.Entrantswereencouragedtointerpretthisstatementwithcreativity,payingspecialattentiontotheLSUPress’missiontodisseminateknowledgeandculturethroughbooksofthehighestacademicandculturalmerit. Desmondsaidoftheopportunitytosubmitherwork,“It’sphenomenallyimportanttohaveprofessionalexperience.” WinnersreceivedcashprizesthatweredonatedbyMr.andMrs.RobertGalantucciandDonnaandRickRichardIII. “TowinsomethingwasincrediblevalidationofwhatIhadbeenworkingon,”Desmondshared.www.lsupress.orgwww.design.lsu.edu
Robert Bostick and Megan Williams in the UREC Student Recreation Center Climbing Gym
Hole in One for 170+ Witheachstrokeoftheclub,participantsinthe2012LSUURECOpenGolfTournamentsupportedLSUUniver-sityRecreation’sDevelopmentFund,whichprovidesfinancialassistanceformorethan170studentemployeestoattendregionalandnationalconferencesandworkshops,obtainadvancedcertificationsandtraining,andreceivescholarships. SeniorsRobertBostickandMeganWilliamshaveworkedatURECthroughoutcollegeandwereselectedtoattendthe2012NationalIntramural-RecreationalSportsAssociationConference.TheURECDevelopmentFundcoveredairfare,registrationandhotelcosts. “Withoutthehelp,Iwouldn’thavebeenabletogo,”saidWilliams,whowasabletonetworkandinterviewforgraduateassistantships,thefirststepinherlong-termplanofworkingfortheU.S.government. Bostick,ahumanresourceeducationmajorwhoplanstopursue a career in student affairs, enjoyed participating in the staffdevelopmentsessionsandsharingwhathelearned. LikeallURECemployees,WilliamsandBostickhavebeenabletoattainfreeCPRandfirstaidtraining.URECalsopaidforWilliamstobecomeacertifiedlifeguardandforBosticktoearnchallengecoursecertification. “It’snotjustastudentjob,”Bosticksaid. HeandWilliamsserveontheURECEmployeeAdvisoryBoard,throughwhichtheyhavebeenactivelyinvolvedindevelopingamulti-yearplanforfacilitiesimprovements. “Ilovewhatit’staughtmeaboutmyselfandhowmuchIloveLSUasauniversity,”Williamsshared.www.LSU.edu/UREC
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