Pratt Institute Announcements

Announcement: Scholarship Opportunity for Pratt Students--Express Your Opinions and Win a Scholarship

2009-12-15T07:20:00.001-05:00

Pratt to offer a $1,000 scholarship through CollegeNET.com
The scholarship, which will be awarded on January 1, 2010, is only
available to Pratt Institute students using CollegeNET.com, a free, unique
scholarship website that allows students to vote on who should win the
weekly scholarship. Voting is open through December 30. Visit
www.collegenet.com to enter for your chance to win!

You'll be able to set up a profile, create forums, and post your ideas. If
others like what you say, they'll vote for you. If you like what they say,
you can vote for them. Casting and receiving votes earns you points.

The current weekly open scholarship - $3,000 - closes December 16, 2009 at
3:00 PM PST. Earn the most points in a week and you earn the money! Even if
you don't win a weekly scholarship, you can still earn a $1,000 scholarship
so long as you are the top point-earner from Pratt between Sept. 30 and
Dec. 30, 2009.

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Announcement: Pratt Faculty Member to be Featured on ABC's 20/20 Tonight, December 11

2009-12-11T13:34:00.001-05:00

ABC's 20/20, a national primetime news magazine program watched by
millions of viewers, will feature Bill Hilson, an adjunct professor in the
Graduate Communications Design Department, as he contributes his Photoshop
expertise in a segment airing on the program from 10-11 p.m. tonight,
December 11 on Channel 7 (standard definition) and Channel 707 (high
definition) in New York City on Time Warner Cable. The segment will feature
Hilson demonstrating the ease with which images can be transformed using
Photoshop.

Please click here for the online version of the story.

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/beware-trick-photography-staple-online-ads/story
?id=9215461

Please click here for a video of Hilson doing a Photoshop demo.

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9212069

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Announcement: 60 Writers/60 Places film screening on December 11 as part of Pratt's Writer's Forum

2009-12-09T13:57:00.000-05:00

60 Writers/60 Places, a film by Luca Dipierro and Michael Kimball
will be screened as part of Pratt's Writer's Forum at 12 PM., Friday,
December 11, in the Engineering Building, Room 371, on Pratt's Brooklyn
Campus. The film is free and open to the public.

Produced by Little Burn Films, 60 Writers/60 Places is 60 different writers
reading their work for 60 seconds each in 60 different places. 60
Writers/60 Places is about writers and their writing occupying
untraditional spaces, everyday life, everywhere. There is Blake Butler
reading on the subway, Deb Olin Unferth in a laundromat, Jamie
Gaughran-Perez in a beauty salon, Tita Chico in a dressing room, Giancarlo
DiTrapano in front of a church, Tao Lin next to a hot dog cart, Adam
Robison in an artist's studio, and Adam Robinson in a dumpster.

60 Writers/60 Places begins with the idea of the tableaux vivant, a living
picture where the camera never moves. But instead of silently holding their
poses, the writers read a short excerpt of their work-another kind of
framing that linguistically echoes the frame of the tableaux vivant. The
film uses ideas from painting, stage performance, early photography,
contemporary photo compositing, other documentaries (e.g., Jorgen Leth's 66
Scenes from America), and old postcards.

There is an interaction between each writer, their writing, and the place
in which they read. Besides the internal structure of each shot, there is
an external architecture that accumulates among the 60 places. The writer
and the writing go on no matter what is going on around them.

Several of the writers featured in the film will be present at the
screening. For more information on the film, visit
http://www.littleburnfilms.com/60Writers60Places.html.

Friday Forum is curated by co-directors Nelly Reifler and Gina Zucker,
and is sponsored by the Pratt Writing Program. For more information on
Pratt's Writer's Forum, visit http://mysite.pratt.edu/~fforum/.

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Announcement: Deadline December 18 to sign-up for Connections: Student Leadership Class

2009-12-09T07:44:00.001-05:00

Are you interested in being an RA or Orientation Leader? Getting
involved on campus and connecting to Pratt? Sign up for Connections no
later than December 18th!

Connections is an opportunity for students to learn about themselves, meet
other like-minded students and get involved at Pratt. Connections is
interactive, educational and fun. The five-week, not for credit class is
offered at the beginning of the Spring Semester and addresses:
communication skills, organizational skills, identity awareness, diversity
appreciation, decision-making and problem solving.

Students must participate in Connections in order to apply for campus
leadership positions including:

Resident Advisor (RA)
Orientation Leader
Career Services Peer-to-Peer Counselor
SGA
Program Board
C-Board (Community Service)
Pratt House
Pre-College intern and chaperones

Sign up for the Connections class at the Office or Residential Life or
Student Activities offices or websites. You must sign-up by Friday,
December 18th.

Please contact us with any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Katherine Hale
Associate Director for Residential Life
khale@pratt.edu

Emma Legge
Director of Student Activities
elegge@pratt.edu

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Announcement: Scheduling change of ABC's 20/20 Program featuring Pratt Faculty Member Bill Hilson

2009-12-04T13:44:00.001-05:00

Bill Hilson, an adjunct professor in the Graduate Communications
Design Department, recently contributed his Photoshop expertise to a
segment on ABC's 20/20, a national primetime news magazine program. Due to
breaking news, 20/20 will not be airing the segment this evening as
originally planned, but will air the program at a later time.

Stay tuned for an announcement with detailed information on the date and
time of Hilson's segment, which will be featured on Channel 7 (standard
definition) and Channel 707 (high definition) in New York City on Time
Warner Cable.

An online version of the story is available at the below link:

http://www.abcnews.go.com/2020/beware-trick-photography-staple-online-ads/s
tory?id=9215461&page=2

To view a video of Hilson's demonstration of the ease with which images can
be transformed using basic computer design technology, please visit:

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9212069

The Office of Public Relations and Communications

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Announcement: Pratt Faculty Member to be Featured on ABC\'s 20/20 Friday, December 4

2009-12-03T13:47:00.001-05:00

ABC's 20/20, a national primetime news magazine program watched by
millions of viewers, will feature Bill Hilson, an adjunct professor in the
Graduate Communications Design Department, as he contributes his Photoshop
expertise in a segment airing on the program from 10-11 p.m. this Friday,
December 4 on Channel 7 (standard definition) and Channel 707 (high
definition) in New York City on Time Warner Cable. The segment will feature
Hilson demonstrating the ease with which images can be transformed using
basic computer design technology.

Please see below link for the online version of the story.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/2020/beware-trick-photography-staple-online-ads/s
tory?id=9215461&page=2

The Office of Public Relations and Communications

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Announcement: Call for Ideas for Spring 2010 Issue of Prattfolio

2009-12-02T07:27:00.001-05:00

Dear Pratt Faculty, Staff, and Students,

The Spring 2010 issue of Prattfolio, the official magazine of Pratt
Institute, will have a global theme and will address how Pratt's programs
and people have responded to the world's increasing cultural and commercial
interconnectedness. We are looking for story ideas that relate to how
globalization has influenced creativity and design innovation as well as
information on specific alumni, faculty, and students who are playing a
leading role in the global community through their work.

If your own personal life has been influenced by a bicultural heritage or
upbringing, have those diverse influences and experiences led to a unique
expression or perspective in your creative work?

Through travel, technology, work, study, or living abroad, have you gained
an exposure to a culture very different from your own that you have
recorded artistically (through drawings, paintings, photographs, film,
sculpture, architecture, etc.)? Has such foreign exposure had a
transformative influence on your work? Or has your work in a foreign
country had a transformative influence on that region of the world?

Has this new globalization opened up new markets for your designs and
products? Has it brought you new clients or new challenges, or shaped or
altered your design innovation? Has this new global dynamic fundamentally
changed your creative output in ways that would never before have been
possible?

Please email details including your name, Pratt degree/year (or
affiliation), titles and brief descriptions of accomplishment(s), contact
information, and high-resolution image(s) (1MB-2MB) illustrating your
creativity in today's global context to prattfol@pratt.edu by December 8,
2009.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you in advance.

The Prattfolio Editorial Team

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Announcement: Open Call for Submissions: - What is Sustainability? Pratt Students Respond - to be held at Schafler Gallery in February 2010

2009-12-01T13:39:00.001-05:00

OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES FROM ALL PRATT STUDENTS
"What is Sustainability? Pratt Students Respond" exhibition to be held
February 10 - March 10, 2010, opening February 9, 4-6pm
The Rubelle and Norman Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute

Respond to the Pratt Manhattan Gallery season theme "Design and
Sustainability" in your work and exhibit in our upcoming Schafler Gallery
exhibition.

$1000 total in CASH PRIZES!

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Bring your work to the Schafler Gallery starting this week. The FINAL
DEADLINE to drop off work is FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 at 4pm.
***************

ALL MEDIA WELCOME!* Submit work in any media (fine arts, design,
architecture, performance, video*, essays, etc.) to the Schafler Gallery.
All students submitting work will be included in the show!

*Depending on number received, video submissions will be looped with
others.

The Rubelle and Norman Schafler Gallery
Chemistry Building, 1st floor
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
718-636-3517
exhibits@pratt.edu
pratt.edu/exhibitions

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Announcement: REMINDER -- President's Lecture with Renowned Artist Eric Fischl this Thursday, December 3

2009-12-01T07:19:00.001-05:00

Students, Faculty, and Friends please join President Thomas F.
Schutte for a lecture by renowned artist Eric Fischl this Thursday,
December 3 at 6 PM in Memorial Hall Auditorium / RSVP Required

"How Painting Died"

In 1881, Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. This act of self-mutilation was
not considered art. He made a painting about it: a self-portrait with a
bandaged ear. That is considered art. In 1971, Chris Burden had himself
shot in the arm. His performance of self-mutilation was considered art. The
photo documentation about it is not considered art. How did this
transformation happen in nearly 100 years of avant-garde thinking?

Eric Fischl has had numerous solo and group exhibitions. His paintings,
sculptures, drawings, and prints are represented in many public and private
collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Whitney Museum of
American Art; The Museum of Modern Art, N.Y.; The Museum of Contemporary
Art, Los Angeles; Louisiana Museum of Art, Denmark; and Muse Beaubourg,
Paris. Fischl is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Arts and Letters
and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009 / RSVP REQUIRED
LECTURE AND DISCUSSION, 6PM
Pratt Institute, Memorial Hall, Brooklyn Campus
200 Willoughby Avenue
Reception to follow in the Pratt Gallery Caf

ADMISSION IS FREE, HOWEVER, CAPACITY IS LIMITED.
TO RSVP, PLEASE EMAIL EVENTS@PRATT.EDU BY THIS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2

The lecture is made possible in part through the generous support of Robert
H. Thayer, Jr. and The Virginia Pratt Thayer President\'s Lecture Series
Fund.

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Announcement: Donations Needed! Please Help

2009-11-23T13:12:00.001-05:00

CRAYON DRIVE

The newly formed College Panhellenic Council, composed of Sigma Sigma Sigma
and Theta Phi Alpha, is holding a Crayon Drive to benefit the pediatric ER
patients at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Please drop off crayons and markers, new or used, to the Office of Student
Activities or the Student Activities Intern Office in Chapel Hall at the
Brooklyn campus. We are accepting donations now until Thursday, December
3rd.

If you have any questions please contact Michelle Ajemian at
majemian@pratt.edu.

COAT DRIVE

From December 1-9, the Community Engagement Board (C-Board) will be
collecting new and used coats for New Yorkers who may not be able to afford
one this winter.

Coats can be dropped off at the Office of Student Activities on the
Brooklyn campus during regular business hours (M-F, 9am-5pm).

Questions? Contact cboard@pratt.edu

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Announcement: Pratt Institute Smoking Policy

2009-11-23T10:38:00.001-05:00

Pratt Institute seeks to maintain a healthy, comfortable, and
productive educational and work environment for all students, faculty,
staff, and campus visitors as well as to preserve the aesthetic value of
the campus. In order to provide a smoke-free environment for non-smokers
we must restrict the areas on campus where smoking is permitted. This
policy is also based on the "NYC Smoke Free Air Act", effective March 30,
2003, as modified by the "NYS Clean Indoor Act", effective July 24, 2003,
and the recent NYS legislation banning smoking in private college
residence halls, effective August 2008.

"Smoking" is defined as the burning of a cigar, cigarette, pipe or any
other smoking material. Smoking is prohibited at the Brooklyn and
Manhattan campuses in all buildings, including residence halls, and in
all spaces within the buildings. In addition smoking is prohibited within
twenty (25) feet of any building entrance or exit, as well as within
twenty-five (25) feet of all exterior building walls which contain
windows and intake vents.

Enforcement is the shared responsibility of the entire Pratt community.
The success of this policy depends upon the courtesy, respect and
cooperation of both smokers and non-smokers within the Pratt community.
Smoking on the Pratt campus is a privilege and smokers are expected to
comply with this policy and to use the receptacles provided to dispose of
cigarette butts or other smoking materials.

Any student, faculty member, staff member, or visitor may request
individuals to comply with this policy. Failure to comply by students
should be referred to the Director of Residential Life and by employees
to the Director of Human Resources. Those who fail to comply with this
policy will initially receive warnings but may be disciplined for
repeated failure or refusal to comply.

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Announcement: Stress Relief Day November 18

2009-11-17T16:55:00.001-05:00

Stress Relief Day!!!
This Thursday, Nov. 19, 09 from 12-3pm.
Free Massages!
Free Pet Therapy Dogs to cuddle!
Beading for Relaxation
A Free Raffle!
No Name Cafe, Willoughby Residence Hall

Sponsored by Health & Counseling, and Athletics

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Announcement: President's Lecture with Renowned Artist Eric Fischl on Thursday, December 3

2009-11-17T14:13:00.001-05:00

STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND FRIENDS PLEASE JOIN PRESIDENT THOMAS F.
SCHUTTE FOR A LECTURE BY RENOWNED ARTIST ERIC FISCHL ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER
3 AT 6 PM IN MEMORIAL HALL AUDITORIUM / RSVP REQUIRED

"How Painting Died"

Eric Fischl has had numerous solo and group exhibitions. His paintings,
sculptures,
drawings, and prints are represented in many public and private
collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Whitney Museum of
American Art; The Museum of Modern Art, N.Y.; The Museum of Contemporary
Art, Los Angeles; Louisiana Museum
of Art, Denmark; and Muse Beaubourg, Paris. Fischl is a Fellow of both the
American
Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009 / RSVP REQUIRED
LECTURE AND DISCUSSION, 6PM
Pratt Institute, Memorial Hall, Brooklyn Campus
200 Willoughby Avenue
Reception to follow in the Pratt Gallery Caf

ADMISSION IS FREE, HOWEVER, CAPACITY IS LIMITED.
TO RSVP, PLEASE EMAIL EVENTS@PRATT.EDU BY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26

The lecture is made possible in part through the generous support of Robert
H. Thayer, Jr. and The Virginia Pratt Thayer President's Lecture Series
Fund.

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Announcement: Author Shelley Jackson to speak November 20 as part of Pratt's Writer's Forum

2009-11-17T09:49:00.001-05:00

Author Shelley Jackson will read excerpts of her work and answer
questions as part of Pratt's Writer's Forum at 12:00 p.m., Friday, November
20, in the Engineering Building, Room 371, on Pratt's Brooklyn Campus. The
lecture is free and open to the public.

Jackson is the author of the story collection The Melancholy of Anatomy,
the novel Half Life, and hypertexts including Patchwork Girl, My Body, and
The Doll Games.

The recipient of a Howard Foundation grant, a Pushcart Prize, and the 2006
James Tiptree Jr Award, she has also written and illustrated a number of
children's books, including The Old Woman and the Wave; Sophia, The
Alchemistgre's Dog; and the forthcoming Mimi's Dada Catifesto.

Jackson's stories and essays have appeared in numerous anthologies and
journals including Conjunctions, McSweeney's, The Paris Review and Cabinet
Magazine. In 2004, she launched her project SKIN, a story published in
tattoos on 2095 volunteers.

She is the co-founder, with artist Christine Hill, of the Interstitial
Library, and headmistress of the Shelley Jackson Vocational School for
Ghost Speakers and Hearing-Mouth Children.

Jackson teaches at the New School University and lives in Brooklyn.

Friday's forum with Shelley Jackson is curated by Nelly Reifler and Gina
Zucker, directors of Pratt's Writer's Forum, which is sponsored by The
Pratt Writing Program. For more information on Pratt's Writer's Forum and
to view upcoming speakers, visit http://mysite.pratt.edu/~fforum/.

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Announcement: November 12th Internet Outage - Update

2009-11-16T18:45:00.001-05:00

As most of the community is aware, Pratt experienced an Internet
outage this past Thursday. It was started by a malfunction in equipment
operated by Pratt's Internet provider which in turn caused a series of
additional network problems both at Pratt and upstream in the provider's
network.

The service outage, which was scheduled between 6 and 9am, was finally
resolved shortly after 9pm through the efforts of Pratt IT staff, network
contractors and Pratt's ISP.

The initial, planned interruption was necessary so that Pratt's Internet
bandwidth could be increased from 100Mbps to 300Mbps. This operation was
successful and should relieve the effects of increased demand for bandwidth
at Pratt.

We regret any inconvenience caused by the extended outage and appreciate
your patience and cooperation.

Thank you,

Pratt IT

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Announcement: Artist Keren Cytter to Speak November 17 as Part of the 2009-2010 Visiting Artist Lecture Series

2009-11-16T15:37:00.001-05:00

Visual artist Keren Cytter will speak at Pratt Institute about
her artwork, influences and career as part of the 2009-2010 Visiting
Artist Lecture Series, from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, November
17, in the Engineering Building, Room 371, on Pratt's Brooklyn Campus.
The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Pratt Visiting Artist Lecture Series is an annual year-long series
organized by the Department of Fine Arts in the School of Art and Design
at Pratt Institute to welcome nationally and internationally recognized
fine artists to share their experiences with the Pratt community.

Berlin-based Cytter is an Israeli visual artist who will speak about the
methods, craft, and influences behind her films, writings, video
installations, and works on paper.

Cytter has exhibited extensively and internationally, throughout Europe
and the U.S., at The Whitney Museum of American Art, and the New Museum
in New York; at the Tate Modern in London; the Noga Gallery of
Contemporary Art in Tel Aviv, Israel; and the CCA Center for
Contemporary Art in Kitakyushu, Japan. Recently, Cytter exhibited at X
Initiative in Chelsea and is currently participating in Performa 09.
Cytter's installations have been reviewed by ARTFORUM International and
Frieze, and were recognized in ARTFORUM International's "Best of 2007"
issue. Cytter was listed as number two in Flash Art's 2009 most
promising artists list.

Cytter received an Absolut Art Award in 2009, the Ars Viva Prize in
2008, and the Balise Art Prize in 2006 at Art Basel, Switzerland. She
was short-listed for the 2009 Nationalgalerie Prize for Young Art in
Berlin. Her acclaimed published works include the 2001 journal "Alexia,"
and Yesterday's Sunset (Shadurian, 2003). Cytter attended the Avni
Institute of Art and Design in Tel-Aviv and de Ateliers in Amsterdam. She
is currently represented by SCHAU ORT, formerly the Elisabeth Kaufmann
Gallery in Zurich, Switzerland and by Noga Gallery of Contemporary Art in
Tel Aviv.

Cytter is the final artist invited to speak as part of the fall program
of the 2009-2010 Visiting Artist Lecture Series. The lecture series
continues with Olaf Breuning on January 26, David Salle on February 2,
and Elizabeth Neel on February 9. VALS is coordinated by graduate
students Yael Rechter and Elizabeth Stehling under the supervision of
Professor Dominique Nahas in the Department of Fine Arts.

For more information, please visit
http://prattartistsleague.com/wp/visiting-artists-lecture-series or
contact this year\'s Visiting Artist Lecture Series coordinators at
vals@pratt.edu.

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Announcement: H1N1 Vaccine Now Available at Health and Counseling

2009-11-16T10:35:00.001-05:00

The H1N1 vaccine (in shot or nasal spray form) is now available at
Health and Counseling. The vaccine is free for all Pratt students.

You are highly encouraged to come to Health and Counseling for the
vaccine during our designated H1N1 vaccine clinics between 4:00 and
5:30, November 16 ? November 20 and November 23 - 25.
You may also use our regular medical walk-in hours for this purpose
(9:00 ? 11:00 and 1:00 ? 3:00 M ? Th and 10:00 ? 12:00 and 1:00 ?
3:00 F), but the wait is expected to be much longer during these
hours.

Due to the current shortage of the vaccine, only those faculty and
staff memebers fitting the following criteria are eligible to
receive the H1N1 vaccine at this time:
Pregnant women
All health care workers
Anyone 6 months through 24 years of age
Anyone 25 through 64 years of age who has an underlying health
condition that increases risk of severe illness or complications
from flu:
Asthma and other chronic respiratory conditions
Heart, kidney or liver disease
Hematologic diseases, such as sick cell anemia
Metabolic disorders, such as diabetes
Weakened immune system, from illness or medication
Neuromuscular disorders that interfere with breathing or the
discharge of mucus
Long-term aspirin therapy in people under 19
Anyone who lives with or cares for children less than 6 months old
We have not yet received our full stock of SEASONAL flu vaccine. We
will notify you when it becomes available, but in the mean time you
can obtain this vaccine from the NYC Department of Health?s
Immunization Clinics. Find a convenient location here:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/imm/immclin.shtml

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Announcement: MFA Open Studios - Tonight and Sunday

2009-11-13T10:19:00.001-05:00

Pratt Institute's Master of Fine Arts students cordially invite you to MFA Open Studios being held this evening Friday, November 13th from 5:00-9:00 pm and Sunday, November 15th from 1:00-5:00 pm at Pratt's Brooklyn campus.

Pratt's MFA Open Studios will consist of both an exhibition of recent works by the students as well as a chance to visit the artists' studios. The Pressure Print Collective at Pratt Institute will be holding a Graduate Print Sale, on view throughout the duration of Open Studios. Lithographs, woodcuts, etchings, and more will be available for view and purchase.

The exhibition of over 100 works in painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, collage, printmaking, installation, video, and performance will be held in the Steuben Galleries (West and South) and Pratt Studio Galleries.

The graduate fine arts studios open to the public this weekend include Steuben, Pratt Studios, Cannoneer, ELG, East Hall, and the Student Union for printmaking.

Maps and catalogs will be available on site with information on the participating artists from Pratt's MFA program. For more information, please visit
http://prattartistsleague.com/.

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Announcement: Sustainable Fashion Exhibition, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, opens November 19, 6 - 8 pm

2009-11-11T07:25:00.001-05:00

PRATT MANHATTAN GALLERY PRESENTS FIRST AMERICAN EXHIBITION TO
EXPLORE WAYS OF RETHINKING FASHION PRACTICES
Exhibition Deepens Understanding of Sustainability within the Fashion
System

"Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable Fashion"
November 20, 2009 - February 20, 2010
Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 West 14th Street, 2nd Floor
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Public Reception: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, November 19

Pratt Manhattan Gallery will present "Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable
Fashion," the first American exhibition to investigate the sustainable
practices of American fashion designers, many of whom are based in New
York City. The exhibition will run from November 20, 2009 through
February 20, 2010 and will be celebrated with an opening reception on
Thursday, November 19 from 6-8 PM. The exhibition and opening reception
are free and open to the public.

Ethics + Aesthetics" is guest curated by Francesca Granata and Sarah
Scaturro. Granata is a fashion theorist and independent curator who is
completing her Ph.D. in fashion history and theory at Central Saint
Martins College of Art and Design, London. She also lectures at Parsons
The New School for Design. Scaturro is a textile conservator at the
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and adjunct instructor at the
Fashion Institute of Technology.

Granata and Scaturro conceived of "Ethics + Aesthetics" as a way of
building on established sustainable practices of using recycled,
renewable, and organic fibers and the employment of fair labor, while
deepening the public's understanding of what constitutes sustainability
within the fashion system. "While the concepts of recycling and using
organic materials are quite familiar in fashion, we are seeking to
broaden the definition of what constitutes sustainable fashion by
exploring ideas such as modularity, minimalism, and memory," said the
curators.

The curators have organized the exhibition around the themes of "Reduce,
Revalue, and Rethink" that reference the traditional ecological mantra of
"Recycle, Reuse, Reduce" while acknowledging the importance of aesthetics
within fashion design.

"Reduce" investigates how designers employ minimalist design as well as
innovative materials and pattern-making to promote garment versatility
and longevity through modular and reversible garments that employ
streamlined and multi-functional design. Among the designers who most
explicitly tackle these issues are SANS, a fashion company run by Lika
Volkova and Alessandro DeVito that is known for its sculptural and
modular silhouettes; Uluru, a sustainable clothing line by Caroline
Priebe that is inspired by innovative construction; Loomstate, a company
founded by Rogan Gregory and Scott Mackinlay Hahn that utilizes certified
organic cotton in its designs; and Bodkin, a sustainable women's
collection by Eviana Hartman that comprises modern, smart design.

"Revalue" underlines the importance of creating an emotional engagement
with the wearer by focusing on the materiality of clothes and their
ability to retain memory and history. Upcycling, wherein old clothing is
recycled in such as way as to add value, and handcrafting, in which the
hand of the maker is
visible, are two emerging areas of sustainable fashion that suggest ways
in which garments can become less disposable. Designers who explore this
area are 2009 Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund
finalist Alabama Chanin, a lifestyle company that focuses on creating
handmade products through a combination of new, organic, and recycled
materials; Susan Cianciolo, an independent fashion designer known for her
artistry, handcrafting, and use of cherished vintage textiles; and SUNO,
a workshop-driven line by Max Osterweis that produces colorful garments,
many from one-of-a-kind vintage African textiles.

"Rethink" questions the fashion cycle and its dependence on fast and
constant change by suggesting a paradigm shift in the way we think about
fashion. Artists such as Kelly Cobb, Tiprin Follett, Zo Sheehan Saldaa,
and Andrea Zittel, as well as the fashion line Slow and Steady Wins the
Race, promote a slower fashion tempo by suggesting alternative ways to
produce and consume fashion. Their practice fosters the creation of
meaningful networks and relations through clothing as well as challenging
the seasonality of the fashion trade.

The full color catalog is made possible by a generous grant from the
Coby Foundation, Ltd., a New York-based organization that funds projects
in the textile and needle arts fields. The majority of the Coby
Foundation's support goes to exhibitions and education programs that
combine excellent scholarship and effective interpretation. For more
information please visit http://www.cobyfoundation.org/.

The exhibition design was completed by current graduate interior design
students as part of the Exhibition Design Intensive course led by
Professor Jon Otis.

For more information, please call 212-647-7778 or email
exhibits@pratt.edu. More information on this and all gallery exhibitions
and events is available at www.pratt.edu/exhibitions. Follow Pratt
Manhattan Gallery on Facebook by searching "Pratt Manhattan Gallery" and
follow Pratt Exhibitions on Twitter at "PrattGallery."

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Announcement: Internet Services at Brooklyn Campus Temporarily Unavailable - November 12, 2009, 6-8am

2009-11-10T15:48:00.001-05:00

On Thursday, November 12, 2009, from 6:00 am to 8:00
am, Pratt IT will be performing an essential upgrade to the Brooklyn
campus Internet service. To perform this work it is necessary to
temporarily interrupt Internet connectivity.

We appreciate your cooperation and please note that the service will be
restored as soon as possible.

Thank you,

Pratt IT

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Announcement: International Education Week

2009-11-10T07:27:00.001-05:00

International Education Week will be from November 16 - 20,
2009, and Pratt Institute's Office of International Affairs invites you
to participate!
Pratt's International Education Week Schedule:

Monday 11/16: Lecture by Illustrators/International Travelers Betsy and
Ted Lewin.
12:30-2:00 pm, Library, Alumni Reading Room.

The Lewins are Pratt alumni who famous for their illustrated
children's books
which are often inspired by their international travels.

Tuesday 11/17: International Education Fair
12:00-2:00 pm, Pie Shop, Lower Level Main Building

Study Abroad Programs, Exchange Programs, International Groups and
Opportunities, Jazz Music, Free Food

Tuesday 11/17: International Open Mic Night
8:00 pm, Willoughby Hall, No Name Caf.

Thursday 11/19: Exchange Program Info Session
7:00-9:00 pm, Library, Alumni Reading Room.
Attending an info session is mandatory for anyone wishing to be an
Exchange
Student next year, FA 2010-SP 2011. There will be another info session in
January.

Friday 11/20: Free Belly Dancing Class
5:30-7:30 pm, Dance Studio in the Pratt Gym

Wednesday 11/24: Exchange Program Portfolio Review
12:00-2:00 pm, Career Services, East Hall, 1st Floor.

This is for students who plan on applying to the Exchange program and
will be juniors during the 2010-2011 school year.

For more information contact oia@pratt.edu

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Announcement: Artist Mary Kelly to Speak November 10 as Part of the 2009-2010 Visiting Artists Lecture Series

2009-11-09T13:11:00.001-05:00

Artist Mary Kelly will speak at Pratt Institute about her
influences, artwork, and career as part of the 2009-2010 Visiting
Artists Lecture Series, from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, November
10, in the Engineering Building, Room 371, on Pratt's Brooklyn Campus.
The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Pratt Visiting Artists Lecture Series is an annual year-long series
organized by the Department of Fine Arts in the School of Art and Design
at Pratt Institute to welcome nationally and internationally recognized
fine artists to share their experiences with the Pratt community.

Kelly has contributed extensively to the discourse of feminism and
postmodernism through her large-scale narrative installations and
theoretical writings.

Her recent exhibitions include "Documenta XII," Kassel; WACK! "Art and
the Feminist Revolution," Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles in
2007; the 2004 Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; and
the 2008 Biennale of Sydney. She is the author of Post-Partum Document
(Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1983) and Imaging Desire (MIT Press, 1996).
Publications on her work include Mary Kelly, (Phaidon Press, 1997) and
Rereading Post-Partum Document, (Generali Foundation, 1999).

Kelly is professor of art at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Kelly is the fourth artist of eight invited to speak as part of the fall
program of the 2009-2010 Visiting Artists Lecture Series. The series is
coordinated by graduate students Yael Rechter and Elizabeth Stehling
under the supervision of Professor Dominique Nahas in the Department of
Fine Arts.

Visitors can enter Pratt Institute's campus on DeKalb Avenue or on
Willoughby Avenue between Hall Street and Classon Avenue. The closest
subway stop is the Clinton-Washington station on the G line. For
directions to campus or parking information, visit
www.pratt.edu/directions.

For more information, please visit
http://prattartistsleague.com/wp/visiting-artists-lecture-series or
contact this year's Visiting Artist Lecture Series coordinators at
vals@pratt.edu.

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Announcement: Poet Tomaz Salamun to speak November 6 as part of Pratt's Writer's Forum

2009-11-06T07:16:00.001-05:00

Poet Tomaz Salamun will read excerpts of his work and answer
questions as part of Pratt's Writer's Forum at 12:00 p.m., Friday,
November 6, in the Engineering Building, Room 371, on Pratt's Brooklyn
Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Considered Slovenia's greatest living poet, Tomaz Salamun attracted
critical notice with his first collection, Poker, which was published
when he was twenty-five. Salamun was born in Zagreb in 1941 and is
considered one of the foremost figures of the Eastern European poetical
avant-garde. His books have been translated in nineteen languages. Recent
translations are The Book for My Brother (Harcourt, 2006, translated by
Christopher Merrill and others); Poker (Ugly Duckling Press, 2003, 2008,
translated by Joshua Beckman); Row (ARCpublications, 2006, translated by
Joshua Beckman); and Woods and Chalices (Harcourt, 2008, translated by
Brian Henry). A new book of poetry, entitled Blue Tower, is due out by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2010.

In 1964, as editor of a literary magazine Perspektive, he was sentenced
to twelve years imprisonment, but spent only five days in jail.
Publishers Weekly writes, "Salamun has become an influence, and a mentor,
for plenty of young American poets. One reason lies in Salamun's
postmodern mix of giddy and global with the earthy retrospect he takes
from his homeland"

Salamun's many prizes include the Preseren Fund Prize, the Jenko Prize, a
Pushcart Prize, and the European Prize for Poetry by German town Mnster
in 2007. He also received the 2003 Altamarea prize in Trieste, Italy and
the Festival Prize at Costanza, Romania in 2004. He lives in Ljubljana,
Slovenia.

Friday's forum with Tomaz Salamun is curated by Nelly Reifler and Gina
Zucker, directors of Pratt's Writer's Forum, which is sponsored by The
Pratt Writing Program. For more information on Pratt's Writer's Forum
and to view upcoming speakers, visit http://mysite.pratt.edu/~fforum/.

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Announcement: H1N1 Update

2009-11-05T19:11:00.001-05:00

There has been an increase in the number of reported cases of
H1N1 in our community. While we are presently still at Level 0, we
recommend increased diligence to limit the potential for further
contamination. Please help our community by taking the following
precautions:

If you are ill remain at home until you do not have a fever for at least
24 hours without a fever reducer; cover your cough, wash your hands.

Remember to contact your medical provider before seeking care, because
of symptoms are mild you may not require treatment. Please call the
Health and Counseling office between 9am and 6pm at (718)399-4542 or
(718)679-4604 for a consultation with a medical provider.

Faculty members please remember to discourage students who are ill from
attending class by relaxing attendance standards and by providing
appropriate make-up opportunities.

If you are not ill, please avoid contact with those who are ill, wash
your hands frequently, get plenty of sleep and eat well.

If you experience any of the following warning signs seek emergency
medical care by calling 911 or Pratt Safety and Security at (718)
636-3540:

- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
- Persistent vomiting
- Sudden dizziness
- Confusion
- Flu-like symptoms improve, but then return with fever and worse cough

Medical staff from Health and Counseling will be working closely with
instructors to request excused Absences for students with Influenza-like
Illnesses.

We will continue to monitor the situation and communicate with the
community about the level of infection. Should you need additional
information please refer to the Health and Counseling website at:

http://www.pratt.edu/student_life/student_services/health_counseling/h1n1/

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Announcement: Get Connected! 3 Upcoming events in Career Services

2009-11-05T10:47:00.001-05:00

UpComing Career Services Events:

Professional Arts Organizations Fair
Friday, November 13th,12-2 p.m. in the Pie Shop

Get information on over 55 organizations related to all Pratt Majors
Representatives from selected organizations will be there to answer
questions

***Students, Staff and Faculty are welcome to come to this event***

For more information, check out this event on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201520371322

This event was initiated by Annie Ericsson and organized by the Peer to
Peer Program in Career Services

Life After Pratt
Tuesday, November 17, 12:30-2, Steuben 4

Jashar Awan, (ComD 2004) an illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York will
speak about the impact his school assignments have had on the
assignments he is currently working on. He will provide a wish list of
things he knew while at Pratt and how he plans stays busy going forward.

***Alumni, Students, Staff and Faculty are welcome at this event***

For more information on Jashar Awan, visit his website:
http://www.jasharawan.com/

This event is organized by Hera Marashian, Associate Director, Career
Services

Year 6: Annual Internship Fair
Friday November 20th, 12:30-2 PM, Student Union

Career Services hosts our annual Internship Fair with attendance from
over 60 companies and organizations. Students get to meet industry
representatives offering internship opportunities for the Spring and
Summer semesters. Get the resume ready and begin your professional
network!!

***This event is for Current Students Only***

For more information on this event, check out our website:
http://www.pratt.edu/student_life/career_services/career_students/career_in
ternships/intern_fair/

This event is organized by Laura Keegan, Internship Program Manager,
Career Services

To subscribe to the Career Services Listserv, send an email to
majordomo@list.pratt.edu with a blank subject and type 'subscribe
career-announce' in the body.

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