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Exceptional Experience: SU Co-Hosting Mock Trial Regional Championship

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ is co-hosting the at its Greenspring location from Friday, February 23 through Sunday, February 25 where several college teams from across the region will pair off to showcase their courtroom skills. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ has two teams participating in this year’s tournament.

This event is open to the public. For more information visit the event page.

Wishing the best of luck to !

Balti Gurls Named Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s Spring 2018 Artists in Residence Feb. 20-23

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´’s Visual Communication Design program has named Balti Gurls its 2018 Artists in Residence. The university will host the Balti Gurls, a Baltimore based collective of Black women creators and makers, Tuesday, February 20 through Friday, February 23.

A public reception will take place Tuesday, February 20, at 5:30 p.m in the School of Design on the university’s Owings Mills north location, 11200 Gundry Lane, Owings Mills, MD 21117. Immediately afterwards, Balti Gurls will present their work and hold a panel discussion titled, “A Look: Black Women, Social Media, and the Reshaping of Black Aesthetics.” Both events are free and the community is encouraged to attend.

There will also be an open mic night opened to the public on Friday, February 23 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Center for Diversity and Inclusion in the Caves Sports and Wellness Center located at our Owings Mills location, Campus Circle Dr, Owings Mills, MD 21117.

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Balti Gurls have a particular focus on new media and cross-disciplinary practice. Their mission is to cultivate platforms and “creative safer space” that prioritizes Black women and queer folks, and uplifts communities of color in general. Current members of include , , , , , and .

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The Balti Gurls residency is co-sponsored by the School of Design Visual Communication Design program and the Office of Multicultural Experience. The events are presented in collaboration with the Our Many Ways of Being Collective.

For more information, contact Chris Metzger, Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design at cmetzger@stevenson.edu or 443-394-9380.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´, known for its distinctive career focus, is the third-largest independent university in Maryland with more than 4,200 students pursuing bachelor’s, master’s, and adult bachelor’s programs at locations in Stevenson and Owings Mills.

Rohini Ralby Foursquares Paintings Exhibition on Display at Stevenson

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ will host the work of Owings Mills-based painter Rohini Ralby from January 22 through May 18 in the Art Gallery on the University’s Greenspring Campus, 1525 Greenspring Valley Road, Stevenson, MD 21153.

A public reception will take place Thursday, February 15, from 5:30-7:00p.m. On Thursday April 12, from 5:45-6:15pm, the artist will be giving a talk. Both events are free and the community is encouraged to attend.

Color. Rhythm. Space. Value. Stroke. Each element contributes its own composition to the whole, and all must integrate to form a successful painting. Ralby brings to her work a masterful understanding of this integration, drawn from a range of disciplines.

In addition to studying Chinese calligraphy, Ralby trained in Tai Chi Chuan with T. R. Chung, disciple of Kuo Lien Ying. During her undergraduate years at Washington University in St. Louis, she worked with Leslie Laskey, Annelise Mertz, and Nelson Wu. After earning her M.A. in dance at Mills College, she established herself as a well-known Tai Chi Chuan teacher in Cambridge, MA, before becoming a close personal disciple of Swami Muktananda Paramahamsa, who instructed her one-on-one in internal contemplative practice. In 2012, Bancroft Press published Ralby’s book Walking Home with Baba: The Heart of Spiritual Practice.

Ralby works at the confluence of multiple artistic and spiritual traditions. Like all her teachers, she focuses on where within the artist an artwork emerges; to allow art to manifest from the deepest levels, one has to go beyond technique.

In 2011, Ralby returned to her brush and blades and began working with oils on paper, canvas, and panel. The resulting compositions vibrate at the frequencies that underlie conventional signification. Her pictorial languages have evolved with her contemplative and artistic practice. Ralby’s paintings, which consist of four panels each, depict the vibrations of each component in a semantic field of four qualities, which Ralby has termed a fourchotomy; for this reason, the paintings are called Foursquares.

For more information about Stevenson’s arts and cultural events, contact Lori Rubeling, exhibition curator at lrubeling@stevenson.edu or 443-394-9547.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´, known for its distinctive career focus, is the third-largest independent university in Maryland with more than 4,100 students pursuing bachelor’s, master’s, and adult bachelor’s programs at locations in Stevenson and Owings Mills.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ Men’s Hockey Team Explores Europe

The Stevenson men’s ice hockey team took its first international trip as 31 Mustangs traveled overseas during the winter break to compete in four exhibition games with French professional teams and one with a Swiss professional team. The team toured Geneva and Neuchantel in Switzerland as well as Chancy, Chamonix, Mt. Blanc and Meribel, France.

The team was lodged primarily in Meribel which was the site of the 1992 Winter Olympics. The Mustangs fell in a shootout in the opening match before winning the final four.

Check out the team’s exceptional experience!

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ Announces the Appointment of Susan Gordon as Vice President for Career Services

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ announces the appointment of Susan B. Gordon as Vice President for Career Services. Gordon has most recently served as Director of Career Development at American University where she has played an important role in advancing the integration of career development into a liberal arts curriculum. She starts January 16, 2018.

Gordon brings with her an impressive breadth and depth of career services experience, which will serve the university, and in particular Stevenson students, very well. She is a collaborative team builder with experience in creating partnerships with employers and campus constituencies. As a thought leader with a demonstrated ability to bring ideas to life, she will ensure that Stevenson remains a leader in career preparation, providing a value-added benefit to our students.

Gordon is active in a variety of professional organizations, including the National Career Development Association, Maryland Career Development Association, and National Association of Colleges and Employers. She holds a Master of Science degree in Organization Development from American University and a Master of Science degree in Applied Behavioral Counseling from Johns Hopkins University. Two counseling credentials (Licensed Clinical and Professional Counselor/LCPC and National Certified Counselor/NCC) and a certification for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) round out her robust portfolio.

Gordon resides in Montgomery County with her husband, Keith, and two dogs. She has three adult children who have chosen careers across a broad spectrum Jeanie, an international education professional, Sean, a professional bassoonist, and Chris, who is completing his mechanical engineering studies at Syracuse University.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ Announces the Appointment of Christopher Vaughan as Vice President of University Advancement

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ announces the appointment of Christopher R. Vaughan as Vice President of University Advancement. Vaughan has most recently served as Division Director for Development at Associated Catholic Charities. He starts on January 29, 2018.

“Chris brings with him a well-rounded background in philanthropy, including higher education, as well as deep connections in the Greater Baltimore community,” said Elliot Hirshman, President of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´. “I look forward to Chris supporting collaborations across our campus and with our many alumni, friends, and community supporters to advance the mission and values of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´.”

A native of Baltimore, Vaughan earned both his bachelor’s degree and Master of Business Administration from Loyola University Maryland. He later served his alma mater for 11 years in various advancement roles, including Director of Annual Giving, Director of Planned Giving, and Special Assistant to the Vice President for Development and College Relations.

In 2013, he joined Associated Catholic Charities where he has overseen major and lead gifts, annual giving, program giving, planned giving, grants, advancement events, and donor services. During his tenure, the charity has seen significant increases in annual and program giving support, planned gifts, donor retention, and new donor acquisition.He began his career at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown, the oldest investment banking firm in the United States, where he was an analyst in the Margin Group, managing investment margin accounts for several branch offices across the country.

A graduate of Calvert Hall, Vaughan is a musician and an avid fly fisherman. He resides in Towson with his wife, Regan, and their three children.

Stevenson Launches New Homepage and Navigation

On December 17, Stevenson will launch a new homepage and site-wide navigation that responds to evolving web trends, conveys our brand, and supports undergraduate recruitment and enrollment. The primary goal of the “refresh” is to implement a high-impact user experience and to enhance navigation for both PC and mobile use, which is nearly a third of all web traffic. Updates include:

  • New, easier-to-use site-wide navigation (header and footer)
  • Content that conveys our value propositions, from student success stories and to the SU experience
  • Design elements to reinforce the University’s brand and visual identity
  • Styling that responds to larger monitors and higher screen resolutions
  • Navigation and menu now accessible in the top right corner of the homepage
  • Coding and styles to make the site compliant with WCAG level AA accessibility guidelines

​Although the navigation will look and function differently, all commonly-used tools and resources such as the SU Now Portal, Directory, SU Alert, and Campus Maps remain easily accessible on the right-hand side of the new dropdown menu, or in the new footer—all of which carry through on every page of the site.

Questions about the new homepage and related components can be directed to Brandon Seidl, Web Director, at bseidl@stevenson.edu or ext. 4415. ​

Renovations in Garrison Hall: New Student Activities, Club and Fitness Spaces

To further support student life at Stevenson, the university is renovating the first floor of Garrison Hall North on the Owings Mills campus to serve as a student club and activities center. Among other exciting new features, the center will include clubs sports offices, three meeting rooms, a fitness center, and a console video gaming room.

The center will also serve as the home for Stevenson’s eSports team, which will have its own eSports room.

The space is set to open for the Spring 2018 semester.

Professor Virginia Iannone to Deliver Keynote Address at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s Winter Commencement Ceremony

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ has announced that professor of Psychology Virginia Iannone, will be the keynote speaker at the University’s Winter Commencement Ceremony on Monday, December 18.

Virginia Iannone, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, came to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ (then Villa Julie College) in 2002 as an adjunct professor and then joined the full-time faculty in 2007. Iannone earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, where she was a Division III athlete. Upon graduation, she went into the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. From the beginning of her career at Stevenson, she showed an unwavering commitment to teaching and mentoring, quickly earning the reputation of being a high-energy professor who engaged students in the classroom. In addition, she involved them in her ongoing research and scholarship, which at that time included studying the effectiveness of animal-assisted interventions.

In 2011 she was appointed the Assistant Vice President of Academic Support Services, a role that she held until 2013, when her love of teaching and desire to revisit her research brought her back to the classroom. Since that time, her primary teaching responsibilities include the design and implementation of the Professional Development Sequence as well as overseeing and instructing the Field Placement and Internship experiences. In addition, Iannone teaches specialized courses within her areas of expertise, such as Sport Psychology and Performance Enhancement and Transformational Leadership: Better Leaders, Better World. In 2015 she was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award from Sigma Alpha Pi, the National Society for Leadership and Success. In 2017 she was awarded the Rose Dawson Excellence in Teaching Award.

For more information, visit stevenson.edu/commencement. The commencement can be viewed at stevenson.edu.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´, known for its distinctive career focus, is the third-largest independent university in Maryland with more than 4,100 students pursuing bachelor’s, master’s, and adult bachelor’s programs at locations in Stevenson and Owings Mills.

Naval Academy Athletics Internship Bolsters Business Communication Major for Career Beyond Stevenson

Student at Naval internship

Bryan Corvera-Flores, of Alexandria, Va., has truly had an exceptional experience at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÃâ·ÑÔÚÏß¹Û¿´. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Communication at Stevenson in December 2017, Bryan plans to attend Georgetown University to earn a master’s degree in sports industry management. Bryan is immersed in the Stevenson Community in several ways, including playing on the Mustang football team, and serving as writer, sports editor, and editor-in-chief for The Villager (SU’s online news publication). Bryan was also named to the Dean’s List in fall 2016 and spring 2017. His involvement on campus along with his academic prowess helped set the stage for securing career prospects when he landed a highly competitive internship with the United States Naval Academy for the fall 2017 semester.

“My internship at the United States Naval Academy is with the Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA), specifically with Athletic Development and the Fund for Athletic Excellence. The internship has been amazing. I have the opportunity to work with the Midshipmen who will serve our country upon graduating while interning with a Division I program with a rich history.

The internship is a very detailed in regards to who I am coming in contact with. Many times I could be helping with a donor who is a huge supporter of the Academy or other times I could be working with media. An example of a project that I worked on early on at my internship were sponsorship opportunities. Our department wanted to give potential donors an opportunity to sponsor different areas in the Academy’s 38,000 seat stadium and I created a guide detailing them. I would say that my responsibilities during football games are what I enjoy the most. We set up for events, and our job is to keep donors happy during the game.

I feel very prepared for graduation. The education that I have received here has been top of the line. The responsibilities that I take on at my internship with the United States Navy and previously at Under Armour help me apply what I learned both in and out of the classroom.”