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 The Savannah College of Art and Design's architecture program has been ranked in the top 10 programs in the South in the 2004 edition of America's Best Architecture and Design Schools. The list is published by DesignIntelligence, the monthly newsletter publication of the Design Futures Council, a global network of design community professionals that exists to explore trends, changes and new opportunities in design, architecture, engineering and building technology. James L. Cramer, editor of America's Best Architecture and Design Schools, noted that SCAD's top 10 ranking in the South befits the program's reputation. "SCAD's program has shown consistency and great progress in the past five years," he said. "The ranking is confirmation of that fact." Rankings for the South were determined by architectural firms located within a 14-state region that were asked to rank the academic programs of 36 colleges and universities offering architecture programs within their own regions. States in the South region include Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Maryland and Kentucky. The 2004 Edition of America's Best Architecture and Design Schools can be ordered by visiting www.designintelligence.com. SCAD's small buildings council sponsored "Turkey Palooza" in November to raise money for the Greenbriar Children's Center. With proceeds from the fund-raiser, the council purchased a 27-inch television, two DVD players and a VCR for the center, which was established in 1949 as an orphanage for African-American children. The council wishes to thank the following businesses for their support of the event: Il Pasticcio, Chart House, Olympia Café, B & D Burgers, Roly Poly, Ben & Jerry's, Tiger Lily, Old Savannah Tours, River Street Sweets, Outback Steakhouse, Loco's and Ex Libris. Historic preservation professor Robert Allen has been appointed to the U.S./International Council on Monuments and Sites Legal Committee. Allen holds a B.S. in business administration from Auburn University; and a law degree and a master's degree in taxation law from the University of Alabama. US/ICOMOS has been working with the U.S. Delegation to the Organization of the Americas for the past two years in a hemispheric process to protect multiculturalism in the Americas. Kristen Bolt won first place for poetry and Brie King won first place for fiction in the Artwords Contest administered by liberal arts professor Angela Merta. Katie Cusack won second place in poetry while Nicholas Radkowsky won second in fiction. The Artwords Contest reading and reception was held Feb. 26 at Kiah Hall. Students from both poetry and fiction courses wrote poems and short fiction in a creative response to a piece of art from the Newton Collection. Students gave a short synopsis of their creative process and then read their winning entries in front of the chosen artwork. Winners received gifts and gift certificates from Ex Libris. |
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