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Monday, November 13, 2017

Kanwischer raises School of Art national profile | Gee shares insights with HESA students

THE VIEW FROM THE TOP
Hosted by BGSU President Mary Ellen Mazey, West Virginia University President Gordon Gee shares insights with Higher Education and Student Affairs students during a visit to Bowling Green on November 8.

Charles Kanwischer

KANWISCHER HELPS BOOST VISIBILITY, REPUTATION OF BGSU ART PROGRAMS

With an eye for fine art, Bowling Green State University’s new School of Art Director Charles Kanwischer hopes to expand the visibility of the school and broaden the scope beyond conventional ideas of art making and displayed art.

Kanwischer, who was named director after Dr. Katerina Rüedi Ray stepped down from the position in May, is actively promoting this vision as the school incorporates design thinking, social responsibility and entrepreneurship into the curriculum.

He is sharing that message at the local, regional and — thanks to his involvement on two prestigious art associations — the national level. For 15 years Ray was a well-known and prominent regional and national advocate for the school; Kanwischer is continuing that practice.

In September he was elected to the National Council of Art Administrators (NCAA) Board of Directors, and last fall, he was appointed to the Professional Practices Committee of the College Art Association (CAA). Both positions allow him to tell the story of BGSU, the School of Art and the collaborations across campus to audiences beyond Ohio.

EXECUTIVE-IN-RESIDENCE LOVE TO DELIVER 2017 SADDLEMIRE LECTURE

Dr. Patrick Love, executive in residence for Higher Education and Student Affairs, will discuss “Competencies for Working in a Complex World” as the speaker for the 28th annual Saddlemire Lecture.

His talk will begin at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 17 in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theater, and is free and open to all.

With many years of experience as in higher education administration and as a consultant, Love is known for innovative approaches to management that encompass intellectual, social and emotional integration, as well as a passionate commitment to student education, development and transformation.

The annual lecture is named after Dr. Gerald Saddlemire, who served as the University’s first department chair in higher education and student affairs, from 1969-85, and continued teaching and advising students until his death at the age of 70 in 1991. He helped shape the highly regarded College Student Personnel program that brought BGSU recognition as a leader in the field. Today, his legacy lives on in the scholarships named for him and his philosophy that endures in the program.

OBITUARIES
Jack Rhoden Jr., 80, died Nov. 7 in Waterville. He was a member of the BGSU custodial staff from 1968-94.

Gilbert Perez, 93, died Nov. 6. He was a co-coordinator of maintenance for the University from 1973-93.

BGSU THEATRE STAGES EARLY 20TH CENTURY ROMANTIC COMEDY

The Department of Theatre and Film will present “Diana of Dobson’s,” Cicely Hamilton’s Edwardian comedy of manners, in the Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre at the Wolfe Center for the Arts for one weekend only, Nov.16-19.

When London department store employee Diana comes into an unexpected sum of money, she fulfills her dream of vacationing abroad. Posing as a wealthy widow, she attracts the romantic attentions of Captain Bretherton, a fellow traveler she meets in Switzerland. Are his affections genuine, or are he and his aunt merely after Diana’s supposed fortune? “Diana of Dobson’s” explores this question, as well as others regarding the limited options available to working-class women in the early 20th century, in a style that mixes the witty intelligence of George Bernard Shaw with elements of classic romantic comedy.

TRANSIENT CANVAS TO PERFORM IN MUSIC AT THE FOREFRONT SERIES

Transient Canvas members Matt Sharrock (left) and Amy Advocat

Bass clarinet and marimba duo Transient Canvas will give a free performance on Nov. 20 as part of the Music at the Forefront concert series sponsored by Bowling Green State University’s MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music. The concert begins at 8 p.m. at the Clazel Theatre (127 N. Main St.) in downtown Bowling Green.

Hailed as "superb" by the Boston Globe, and "nothing short of fabulous" by the Boston Musical Intelligencer, Transient Canvas members clarinetist Amy Advocat and percussionist Matt Sharrock are elevating the roles of bass clarinet and marimba by commissioning new repertoire that expands the limits of their instruments and explores the seemingly limitless tapestry of color and character of their combination.