Tomorrow I am dean for half the day and teacher for the other half...I end this adventure with so many thoughts about what it means to be a teacher, an administrator and part of a team of people working for the good of students. I am excited for the transition and sad at the same time....As I said in my 36th "Tuesday Times,"
This school year has been an amazing experience for me as interim dean. Thank you to all of you who supported me in this challenging adventure and were there when I called for help or advice. I learned so much in this time and the best part of all has been getting to know many of you better. We are lucky to have such a creative group of dedicated faculty and staff working together to help our students and each other. It has been inspiring. I go back to my classroom with joy and sadness and more ideas then I have hours in the day! Thank you to each and every one of you for all you have taught me and challenged me to achieve in this school year. I join with all of you in welcoming back Duncan Graham as our dean. With his new insights and experience, he will be an even more effective and helpful guide as we navigate the upcoming challenges of the state budget crisis and programs reviews. I am sure you will join me in saying that we are here to work with Duncan to make 2008-2009 a great year for everyone!
And as my last quote from Eugene Ormandy says:
Thank you for your cooperation and vice versa.
That's all for now -- on to class planning and life planning... (Funny how life planning is unnecessary when you are working 50+ hours per week! ;-)
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
SFTN Award Thoughts
I am so excited that "Searching for True North" is being recognized with these awards. We worked on this project for a year with such intensity and effort that it is difficult to be impartial about the outcome. This book was the fulfillment of our dreams in so many ways.
To now have the work recognized by awards is so wonderful. Thanks to all of you who have helped, offered positive feedback and purchased the book. Special thanks to those that purchased the limited edition or prints -- this support is what will allow us to make the next books and next projects....
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
Jordahl book, "Searching for True North" wins one Gold and two Silver awards in Book Competitions.
Searching for True North, by Geir Jordahl, edited by Kate Jordahl featuring poetry of Norwegian Poet Rolf Jacobsen has now won three book awards:
· Gold Medal/Best of Show, PubWest Book Competition
· Silver Medal, Prix de Paris
· Silver Medal in the Independent Publishers Book Awards
Learn more about the book, the awards and how to purchase copies, visit the Searching for True North Website.
From the website: Searching for True North is a selection of images from 30 years of Geir Jordahl's photographic work. On this lifelong journey, he follows his internal compass to discover the universal landscape, those places that, while separated by cultural or political borders, are united in their celebration of the Earth and its interaction with human-made elements. Although Jordahl is inspired by place, the work is not place specific. As Margaretta K. Mitchell says in the book's introduction, "Nature has given Jordahl a way to comment on our contemporary lives...The iconography of earth, air, and water come together in Jordahl's photographs with the artifacts of civilization, allowing the mysteries of these places to haunt us, making poetry of the visible."
To now have the work recognized by awards is so wonderful. Thanks to all of you who have helped, offered positive feedback and purchased the book. Special thanks to those that purchased the limited edition or prints -- this support is what will allow us to make the next books and next projects....
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
Jordahl book, "Searching for True North" wins one Gold and two Silver awards in Book Competitions.
Searching for True North, by Geir Jordahl, edited by Kate Jordahl featuring poetry of Norwegian Poet Rolf Jacobsen has now won three book awards:
· Gold Medal/Best of Show, PubWest Book Competition
· Silver Medal, Prix de Paris
· Silver Medal in the Independent Publishers Book Awards
Learn more about the book, the awards and how to purchase copies, visit the Searching for True North Website.
From the website: Searching for True North is a selection of images from 30 years of Geir Jordahl's photographic work. On this lifelong journey, he follows his internal compass to discover the universal landscape, those places that, while separated by cultural or political borders, are united in their celebration of the Earth and its interaction with human-made elements. Although Jordahl is inspired by place, the work is not place specific. As Margaretta K. Mitchell says in the book's introduction, "Nature has given Jordahl a way to comment on our contemporary lives...The iconography of earth, air, and water come together in Jordahl's photographs with the artifacts of civilization, allowing the mysteries of these places to haunt us, making poetry of the visible."
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