Summer 2007

GRADUATION 2007!

See photographs and video of the 2007 University of Massachusetts Amherst Commencement Exercises at http://www.umass.edu/commencement/2007/photos.html

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Dear Friends,

After this issue, Illuminating will go on hold while the College completes a thorough review of its electronic presence, and identifies a new person to take over the editorial role I have enjoyed for almost four years. I have accepted a very exciting position as the Communications Coordinator for a private medical school, and am leaving UMass Amherst on July 17. I have truly loved getting to know many of you, becoming familiar with your work, hearing your stories and publishing your many outstanding successes. I am firmly of the belief that the Humanities & Fine Arts form the foundation of an education that can be put to good purpose in every field and endeavor. You are the proof! Best wishes,

Laurie Neely '80

people:

Artist and sculptor Tom Loback, who attended graduate school at UMass Amherst, was profiled in the 6/21 issue of the New York Times.. His driftwood sculptures along the Hudson River in Manhattan are well known to joggers and bikers who use the areas, but he has remained anonymous until now. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/21/nyregion/21artist.html?ex=1183608000&en=80bb0d49f2632ff2&ei=5070

Michael Carolan a student in the MFA program in poetry and writing, has been awarded second prize by The Atlantic magazine for an essay he wrote about his grandfather, a World War II .http://www.dailyhampshiregazette.com/storytmp.cfm?id_no=48590

Janice Raymond, emerita professor of women’s studies, will receive the Zero Tolerance International Woman Award in Glasgow, Scotland, for her work against modern sex slavery. http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/features/display.var.1408066.0.0.php

James Cathey, LL&C was profiled in the Daily Hampshire Gazette: SirJames.htm

George Parks, who is running his drum major academy at the Music for All Summer Symposium on the Illinois State University campus, is featured at Pantagraph.com.
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/06/28/news/doc4682af8cee2bc607889266.txt

Robert Kaplowitz, who begins a three-year position as the Five College Visiting Lecturer in Sound Design this fall, has received an Obie Award from The Village Voice.
http://www.umass.edu/loop/people/articles/55188.php

Kenneth Feinberg who headed the fund for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, has been talking with Virginia Tech officials about handling its $7 million fund to aid victims of the April 16 shooting rampage on its campus. http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=127749&ran=2540

PROGRAMS:

THE JUNIPER SUMMER WRITING INSTITUTE
hosted a week of poetry and fiction readings by acclaimed UMassAmherst faculty and writers in residence, during June 24-30.

Writers/readers included:

GRACE PALEY & MARK DOTY
One of the most acclaimed short story writers of our time, Grace Paley's collections include The Little Disturbances of Man, Enormous Changes at the Last Minute, and The Collected Poems. Mark Doty is the author of seven books of poems, including School of the Arts, and three volumes of nonfiction prose.

NOY HOLLAND & LISA OLSTEIN
Noy Holland is the author of two collections of stories: The Spectacle of the Body and What Begins with Bird. Lisa Olstein’s poetry collection, Radio Crackling, Radio Gone, won the Hayden Carruth Award.

PAUL LISICKY & THOMAS SAYERS ELLIS
Paul Lisicky is the author of the novel Lawnboy and the memoir Famous Builder. Thomas Sayers Ellis's poetry collections and chapbooks include The Maverick Room, The Good Junk, and Song On.

BARRY HANNAH, LENI ZUMAS & ARISA WHITE
Barry Hannah is the author of seven novels and four story collections, including Yonder Stands Your Orphan, High Lonesome, and Airships. Leni Zumas’s fiction has appeared in Open City, Quarterly West, and other magazines. Arisa White’s poems have appeared in A Gathering of Tribes, Meridians, and elsewhere.

MATTHEW ZAPRUDER & JAMES HAUG
Matthew Zapruder is the author of two books of poems: American Linden and The Pajamaist. James Haug’s poetry collections include Fox Luck, The Stolen Car, and Walking Liberty.

JAMES TATE & CHRIS BACHELDER
James Tate is the author of over twenty books of poetry and prose, including Return to the City of White Donkeys, Memoir of the Hawk, and Selected Poems. Chris Bachelder’s books include U.S.!, Bear v. Shark, and Lessons in Virtual Tour Photography.
and,

JOY WILLIAMS & DARA WIER
Joy Williams is the author of four novels, two story collections, and a book of essays. Dara Wier's ten books of poems include Remnants of Hannah, Reverse Rapture, and Hat on a Pond.

calendars and OTHer links:

Don't forget you can Listen to the College of Humanities & Fine Arts! Our audio CD, The College of Humanities & Fine Arts Sampler, 2007 is a collection of music, and spoken word by alumni, faculty and students. You can listen and download the tracks in MP3 format at: http://www.umass.edu/hfa/sampler2007.

UMass Amherst Magazine is filled with news about Humanities and Fine Arts alums and faculty! Read it online at: http://www.umassmag.org

Glenn Mangurian '70, '73G is an "executive in residence" in the office of UMass President Jack Wilson. Glenn has been interviewing interesting, out-of-the-mainstream leaders in a variety of fields, and posting those interviews along with commentary from UMass faculty and alumni, on the Uncommon Leadership website: http://www.massachusetts.edu/uncommonleadership/index.html
The currently posted conversations are with Boston Pops conducter Kieth Lockhart, and Kenneth Feinberg '67, Special Master of the Federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Glenn hopes to add future interviews with people as diverse as Steven Tyler from Aerosmith or "Click and Clack" from NPR's Car Talk radio show. Stay tuned!

Interested in Linguistics? Chris Potts in that department publishes a terrific newsletter at
http://web.linguist.umass.edu/~whisc

For a complete listing of the many, wonderful scheduled performances by the Department of Music and Dance, see http://www.umass.edu/music/calendar/index.html

Theater performance schedules are available at http://www.umass.edu/theater/season.html

For listings of gallery exhibits and events, check the webpage for the Art and Art History Departments at http://www.umass.edu/art/

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