Another academic year
came to a close at Stephens with final exams on May
2-5. After completing final exams, papers and projects,
students packed their bags and said their goodbyes until
next year.
Attention New Students:
Plan to
attend Registration Day on Monday, June 27 (Last
names A-L) or Tuesday, June 28 (Last
names M-Z)– it’s open to all new
students, regardless of major. It’s a great time
to select classes for the fall, meet other students
and become more familiar with Stephens. We hope to see
you there! E-mail us at apply@stephens.edu
to let us know you’re coming!
Stephens
confers degrees
Approximately 110 graduates received their degrees at
the
Stephens Commencement ceremony
on May 7 in the
John and Mary Silverthorne Arena.
Lyah Beth LeFlore ’91,
of Woodland Hills, Calif., gave the keynote address.
She recently entered the publishing world with the arrival
of her first book “Cosmopolitan Girls,”
an African-American version of the HBO hit “Sex
and the City.” Other featured speakers were undergraduate
representative
Catherine
Withrow '05, of LeMars, Iowa, who graduated
summa cum laude with a B.A. in International Studies
and Spanish and minors in Philosophy/Religion and Sociology;
and Division of Graduate and Continuing Studies representative
Elizabeth Kirby '05, of Anchorage, Alaska,
who received a Master of Education in Counseling degree.
Click to view the
Commencement
speech transcripts.
Other Commencement day events included the
Baccalaureate
ceremony at 8:30 a.m. in
Firestone
Baars Chapel, and a complimentary brunch for
graduating seniors, their families and the College community
immediately following graduation in
Stamper
Commons.
Seniors
honored at banquet
Earlier this month, graduating seniors
received a warm farewell from faculty, staff and students
at the annual
Senior Banquet, where
Stephens President Wendy
B. Libby addressed the class, toasts
were given and the
Ten Ideals were revealed.
Each year a group of ten seniors, called the
Ten
Ideals, are selected by the previous year’s
members to spend their final year of college striving
to fulfill one of the College’s
Ten
Ideals in secret.
Click
to view the Senior Banquet photo gallery.
Reunion
2005 held
Stephens hosted more than 200 alumnae and guests to
the Stephens campus for
Reunion 2005: Good Thing
Going. Held April 7-9, the weekend featured
numerous events such as academic showcases; the all-school
party, where students, faculty and alumnae danced the
night away; and the traditional
Crossing the
Bridge ceremony, which symbolizes the entry
of soon-to-be-graduates into lifelong Alumnae Association
membership. The College's national alumnae network--more
than 30,000 strong--assist students through the Career
Connection. Alumnae volunteer to review student resumes,
serve as a friend in the field or help locate and give
advice on internships.
Click
to learm more about Career Services.
The weekend also featured the
Performing Arts
Cabaret during which performing arts alumni
performed "Old Friends" and
alumna
and trustee Patricia Barry— who
has made more than 2,000 television appearances, including
“Perry Mason,” “Gunsmoke" and
daytime television's “Days of Our Lives”
and “Guiding Light"—received the prestigious
Maude Adams Award, of which there are only five in existence.
Previous recipients were Agnes Moorehead, Helen Hayes,
Julie Harris and Lynn Redgrave. Maude Adams, known as
"the First Lady of the Theatre," served as
professor of drama at Stephens College from 1937-50.
Click
to visit the Reunion 2005 virtual photo album.
Students land AOL internships
Lacey Blue ’05,
of Hannibal, Mo., and
Jenny
Stahl ’05, of Gibson City, Ill.,
recently began paid internships at AOL, where
Rachel
Gross ’92 serves as director of
corporate events for America Online. During a visit
to campus in April, Gross challenged their “Special
Events Planning and Management” class to develop
an event plan for AOL. Stahl and Blue impressed Gross
with their skills and landed their first jobs after
graduation. Both earned degrees from the
Stephens
Mass Media department in May.
Stephens named to "Best Value" list
Stephens has made the
Princeton Review's “Best
Value” list. The College is among 81
schools designated by the popular college rankings company
as a great value in terms of the academic experience,
financial aid offerings, and tuition. Earlier in the
academic year, the
Princeton Review named Stephens
College
No. 4 for "Great College Theatre"
in its Best 357 Colleges guide as well as a
“Best
in the Midwest” school.
Learn more about
Stephens
rankings.
Stephens forms School of the Performing Arts
Stephens announces the formation of the
School of the Performing Arts, which will capitalize on
the College’s performing arts and mass media strengths.
It will open in fall 2005. The school will integrate
the study of
film,
theatre,
dance,
music,
television
and
radio.
Students who graduate from the Performing Arts school
will be equipped to assume positions in the entertainment
industry as actresses and actors, screen writers and
playwrights, filmmakers, digital film editors, set designers
(film and theatre), and other related professional roles.
Columbia native and television writer
Ken
LaZebnik will serve as the school’s
first dean. LaZebnik, who is a Hollywood veteran, has
film and television credits such as supervising producer,
“Star Trek: Enterprise” (UPN) and “Touched
by An Angel” (CBS).
Learn more about Stephens’ performing
arts offerings.
Stephens announces new major, minor
Stephens will offer a
three-year, two-summer
B.F.A. in Theatrical Costume Design beginning
in the fall. The major will combine courses in
theatre,
art
and
fashion.
Students will have the opportunity to design costumes
for main-stage productions in the Warehouse Theatre,
Macklanburg Playhouse and the College’s Okoboji
Summer Theatre in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The College also
will offer a new minor in
Event Planning.
Velvetones
perform at Carnegie Hall
The Velvetones, Stephens’ vocal
jazz ensemble, were chosen as one of only eight groups
to perform at The Ninth Annual Jazz Festival at Carnegie
Hall on April 25. The eight-member group also participated
in a four-day residency with Phil Mattson, who won a
Grammy for his arrangement on “Manhattan Transfer.”
More than 50 Stephens alumnae and guests were in attendance
at the performance. To show their support, they held
a reception for the Velvetones at the home of Laura
Inge ’74 of New York.
Learn more about Stephens
Music.
Prince of Wales Club
hosts annual show
Last month, the Prince of Wales Club of Stephens
College hosted its 78th Annual Charity
Horse Show. A portion of the proceeds benefited
the Cancer Research Center of Columbia, Missouri. The
show featured horses competing in various riding disciplines,
including jumping, hunter and saddleseat. The Prince
of Wales Club, established at Stephens in 1926, is the
oldest continually active riding club in the country.
The club helps to educate riders, encourage good sportsmanship
and develop appreciation for all horse breeds.
This summer, the Stephens College
Equestrian department will host its popular annual Summer
Riding Program at the Stephens College Stables.
Lessons will be offered to interested participants,
ages 8 and older, in Huntseat, Western and Beginning
Riding. The Equestrian department has offered the Stephens
Summer Riding Program since the 1940s. Click
for the riding lesson schedule.
Learn more about Stephens
Equestrian.
“Two
Isabels and a Liz: Women as Patrons of the Arts”
Dr. Marilyn Stokstad a distinguished art historian and
specialist in medieval art, spoke as part of the Roblee
Lecture Series in mid-April. In “Two
Isabels and a Liz: Women as Patrons of the Arts,”
Dr. Stokstad discussed female patrons of the arts, dating
back to the fifteenth century. Her textbook “Art
History” is used in hundreds of colleges and universities
worldwide.
“Rogue
En Vogue”
The Department of Fashion presented
“Rogue En Rogue,” the 61st annual
fashion show of student designs, on April 23 in Windsor
Auditorium. The sold-out show featured garments designed
and created solely by Stephens students.
Pictured: a blue wrap bodice gown by Megan Intfen ’05,
of Atchison, Kan. The gown is part of Intfen’s
senior collection titled “Through the Looking
Glass.” The gown was featured in the
St.
Louis Post-Dispatch!
Learn more about
Stephens
Fashion.
Students, faculty recognized
at Honors Convocation
In April, the Stephens community gathered to recognize
students and faculty for their academic achievements
and work at the annual Honors Convocation.
Julie Bennett,
an assistant professor in the Fashion department, received
the Distinguished Teaching Award.
Stephens Science Saturday
Stephens Natural Sciences department students and faculty
held the second annual
Stephens Science Saturday
in April. They gave physics, chemistry and biology demonstrations
on subjects such as electricity, nature and forensic
science. Children of all ages had the opportunity to
build their own roller coaster, test a circuit board,
analyze a staged crime scene and hold a snake!
Learn more about
Stephens
Natural Sciences.
Stephens
to host filmmaker camp
Stephens will be among the only two states (the other
being California) to offer the Indie Filmmaker’s
Bootcamp (July 23-31), a total immersion program
in which aspiring filmmakers, editors and A/V specialists
make a short movie, from concept through rough cut,
under the guidance of working Hollywood professionals
from both the studio and independent film worlds. Participants
of all ages are welcome; college credit and certificates
of completion are available. Click
to learn more or to register.
This summer, students may also learn Final Cut Pro through
courses at the new Stephens Apple Authorized Training
Center. Visit www.stephens.edu/apple
for more information.
Stephens
celebrates Women’s History Month
Stephens celebrated March as Women’s History
Month with four-themed weeks. The College kicked
off the month with “Women in Film”
week (Feb. 28-March 4). Events included a Stephens
student-only session on “Ins and Outs
of Documentary Filmmaking” and a panel
discussion titled “Where Are All the Women?
Women and Independent Film” with four
local female filmmakers, Stephens
faculty member Kerri Yost, Beth Pike,
and Beth Federici and Kate Gorman, who work for Columbia
Access Television station, which is located in the Helis
Communication Center on the Stephens campus.
Philip LaZebnik, a screenwriter of
films such as “Mulan” and “Pocahontas,”
shared his experiences in “An Insider’s
Look into the Stories of Hollywood.”
LaZebnik conducted a screenwriting workshop with students
on campus this year; he is the son of the late English
professor emeritus Jack LaZebnik.
During
“Women Writers” week
(March 7-11), Anita Allen, author of "The New Ethics:
A Guided Tour of the Twenty-First Century Moral Landscape,"
discussed how the new realities of the 21st century
have made our ethical map unclear. The lecture, titled
“The New Ethics: Can't We Do Better?”
was held as part of the
Roblee Lecture
Series. A
women writers readings/open
mic and the
12th Annual High School
Creative Writing Conference also were held
that week.
Participants from
across Missouri attended workshops and shared readings,
with certificates awarded for best works. The spring
conference is sponsored by the Stephens College Department
of English and Creative Writing.
During
“Women in Design” week (March 14-18)
a panel discussion, titled "How Does the
Time Affect Design?," was held. Panelists
included Stephens alumnae Jessica
Lagrange of Lagrange Mann Interiors
in Chicago; Diane
Deen of Deen Designs, Inc. in Miami;
and
Anne Appleby,
founder of
YogaForce
in California. Appleby also hosted a
Lunchtime
Yoga Session! She recruited Stephens students
to model her
YogaForce
wear.
“Women
in Politics and Business" week (March
28-April 1) featured a political discussion titled “Navigating
Political Cultures: How Women Affect Policy Change”
and a lecture by Martha Burk,
controversial author of "Cult of Power." Burk
discussed how she expressed concern in 2002 about the
Augusta National Golf Club's all-male membership and
urged it to change. In "Cult of Power,"
she accounts how the closed gates of Augusta National
symbolized the ways in which women are still barred
from the highest echelons of power—in government,
social and religious organizations and most importantly,
in corporate America—and how and why we must change
the system.
Click
for a complete list of Women’s History Month events.
Stephens
students win ADDY Awards
Stephens College students Linda
Gruss and Claire
Richmond recently won awards at the
2004 Mid-Missouri Ad Federation ADDY Awards. To win,
they competed against students from other local schools
and professionals at local studios and agencies.
Linda Gruss, who received a B.F.A.
in Graphic Design in May, won two ADDYs in the student
advertising design category: a Gold ADDY for art direction
and copywriting of the Brain Cell Ad Campaign, and
a Special Commendation Award for "Exceptional
Creative Concept" for the Brain Cell campaign.
This is the second year in a row she has had success
at the ADDY competition. Claire Richmond, a senior
majoring in Marketing: Public Relations and Advertising,
won two student category awards: a Silver ADDY for
her photographic portrait series of children, and
a Silver award for her digital illustration Girl in
a Box, which also featured her photography.
Students Erica
Stewart and Kelsey
Richardson also had work nominated
and entered in this year's ADDY competition.
B.F.A. exhibit closes
gallery season
In the last show of the year, the Davis Art Gallery
showcased the artwork of Stephens students, who were
selected by faculty. The B.F.A. Seniors/Student
Show, which ran April 11-May 7, featured media
such as ceramics, paintings and graphic design.
Spring dance
concert held
Dance Collaborations, the student dance
organization, performed
“New Dance Works
Showcase” on April 22-23 in the Warehouse
Theatre. The concert consisted of diverse student choreography
performed by members of the
Stephens Dance Company.
In March,
Stephens dance students
performed in the Stephens College Dance Company
Spring Concert. The annual concert features
a variety of dance forms such as classic ballet, modern
dance, jazz and tap dancing.
Through
Stephens
Summer Dance (May 11-June 25),
Stephens dance majors and high school students from
across the nation are working with guest artist choreographers:
Clifton Keefer Brown (ballet); Richard Havey (jazz);
and Gail Gilbert (modern). The workshop will culminate
in the Festival Concert on June 24 and 25.
Learn more about
Stephens
Dance.
Music students perform
The Stephens Chamber Singers performed the
“Annual
Spring Choral Concert” on April 17 in
Firestone Baars Chapel. Under the direction of Dr. Carlos
Vasquez, they presented Pergolesi “Stabat Mater”
with string quartet.
Spring performance schedule
ends
This spring, theatre students and faculty completed
the performance season with the Macklanburg Playhouse’s
production of “You Can’t Take it
With You” and the Warehouse Theatre’s
showing of “Uncommon Women and Others.”
The seven-week Stephens Summer Theatre Institute,
which runs May 11-June 27, is an intense, fast-paced
learning environment where first-year theatre students
are exposed to the realities of show business. If you
plan to visit campus this summer, don’t miss out
on FREE performances by our performing arts students.
Click
for a complete schedule. STI,
directed by London School of Drama graduate and longtime
Stephens professor Brett
Prentiss, is part of our three-year
intensive B.F.A. program.
Second-year theatre students also will participate from
June 10-Aug. 21 in Okoboji
Summer Theatre in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Stephens offers a three-year, two-summer B.F.A.
in Theatre Arts and B.F.A. in Theatre
Management, as well as a four-year
B.A. in Theatre Arts. Learn more about Stephens
Theatre.
Stars
net new signees
The Stephens Athletic department has been busy signing
new players for the 2005-2006 NAIA volleyball, basketball,
swimming and tennis seasons. To learn about our new
athletic recruits, visit Athletics.
Stephens had its first athletic-scholarship players
this season after joining the National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
in April 2004.
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