Faculty Spotlights
Pat Kreitz Integrates the Arts and Academics at the Library
As Dean of the Library and Academic Resources, Pat Kreitz is continuously at the intersections of academia and the arts. With the library at the physical and intellectual heart of the campus, Kreitz knew walking into the position five years ago that she was someplace special. However the liberal arts curriculum at Saint Mary’s was a drastic change from her previous position. Before joining the faculty, Kreitz was the director of information services at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center at Stanford University.
Back in the Bay Area, Lysley Tenorio Returns to SMC After a Year in Italy
Lysley Tenorio, professor in the English department and the MFA in Creative Writing program, has returned to Saint Mary’s after a year abroad in Italy. Now back in the Bay Area, Tenorio is excited to be back at Saint Mary’s. He has returned to a few surprises on campus. “I’m still getting used to the new banister and the painted pigeons in the Dante stairwell,” he said. Tenorio is also working on a novel. We caught up with Tenorio, to chat with him about his time abroad and what he is most looking forward to being back in San Francisco.
Feature Stories
Student Spotlight: Nakia Gibbs
Although Nakia Gibbs ’17 is now a senior majoring in Theatre Performance and Theatre Studies, three years ago, she wasn’t even sure if she would be going to Saint Mary’s. “My first choice was to be down in Los Angeles,” recalled Gibbs.
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Art and Business Students Team up on Film Exhibit
Last spring, Saint Mary’s students majoring in business, English, communication, and sociology joined art and art history majors to launch Surplus|Lack, a one-night art installation in San Francisco’s Mission District, a multicultural neighborhood with a rich tradition in the arts.
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Highlights & Happenings
Dance Students Learn the Art of Teaching
The Undergraduate Dance Program has been around for almost two decades. As part of the Performing Arts Department, dance majors take classes in techniques such as modern and ballet, dance science, dance history, and choreography and composition.
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Three Decades of Classical Music on Campus
For almost 30 years, the Saint Mary’s Chamber Musicians have performed beautiful renditions of classical music. Under the direction of Music Professor Martin (Marty) Rokeach, the ensemble features an ever-changing repertoire.
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Behind the Scenes of the Jan Term Play
Now going into its 25th year this year, the College has offered the Jan Term class, Creating Theater for Young Adults, in which SMC students produce all aspects of a children’s theater show.
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The American Soldier on Exhibit
Beginning Sept. 18, 2016, visitors to the Saint Mary’s College Museum of Art will be able to see The American Soldier: A Photographic Tribute from the Civil War to the War in Iraq.
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Alumni Spotlight: Kelsey Peterson
Kelsey Peterson ‘14, MFA ‘16, is known as the Dancing Pastor. She graduated summa cum laude with her BA in 2014, having majored in Dance and minored in Theology and Religious Studies.
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Library Now Features EBSCO Art Source
Earlier this year the Library expanded its collection to include EBSCO Art Source, a comprehensive database for the study of art and architecture that will bolster an already formidable set of resources for SMC's creative scholars.
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