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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