Writing Center

Fredericksburg Location

Part of the college-wide Writing Intensive Program, the Writing Center expresses the College’s belief in writing competence as an essential ingredient of a liberal arts education.  Operating within the Honor Code, the Writing Center offers free tutorial assistance to students, regardless of major, class level, or skill level.

Location and Hours

The Writing Center is Located in Trinkle 107-A .

Hours are as follows:

Monday -Thursday, 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m..

Friday 10:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.

Evening appointments during busiest weeks

Call 540-654-1036 for an appointment.

Bring a printed copy of your paper.

*Since the Writing Center schedule fills quickly during busy times in the semester, it’s a good idea to make appointments several days before papers are due.  Walk-in service may be available.  The Writing Center is not open during reading days or exam week.

How to Make a Big Research and Writing Project Totally Manageable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0yyN39T8U0&feature=player_embedded

October 11, 2011

With dozens of people filling Lee 412, Charles Shields began his presentation. Unlike many presentations, not one person left early; in fact, several students reported they had skipped class to hear Shields’ presentation.

Shields began by giving a little background about himself and then endeared himself to the audience by recounting personal stories of his own writing woes. Shields almost immediately started delivering his pearls of wisdom with one of the first being the 1.5 rule. Shields stated his brother once told him of this rule, meaning whatever time you think it will take you to finish a project, be it writing or otherwise, it will actually take you one and a half times the amount you thought it would. With that, Shields encouraged audience members to immediately take that rule into consideration.

Later building on this notion of the 1.5 rule, Shields stated what many writers often say: “I do some of my best work under pressure.” Shields stated these people will never move beyond the initial phases of Bloom’s Taxonomy when it comes to learning. They will remain in the areas where they regurgitate information much like a book report. Instead, by immersing ourselves in the material and allowing time for our unconscious to “cook” the material, we can move up the taxonomy by synthesizing the information and creating knowledge for ourselves. Shields stated, “Without really examining the information and creating ideas of your own, you are writing what is essentially a sixth grade book report. “

Series Schedule:

November 15: The Three C’s of Writing: Clarity, Cohesion, and Cogency

December 6: Writing Essay Responses for Finals: An Approach that Works!

January 31: Nobody Runs the Play Perfectly the First Time: Hut, Two—Revision!

Stafford Location

WE’RE DOING AWAY WITH THE DIGITAL DROPBOX!!!

From now on, please email your paper directly to your tutor.

Burke Moeller- bmoeller@umw.edu

Connie Barnett Dowell cbarnett@umw.edu

Gwen Hale ghale@umw.edu

Gordon Colston gcolston@mail.umw.edu

You can now find Starfish on EagleNet…

∙ On the EagleNet Main Menu, go to UMW Systems Logins…

∙ Click on “Starfish” from the drop down menu (it’s the sixth from the top)

∙ Access Starfish as normal….

∙ You can also make appointments by calling the Stafford Writing Center (540) 286-8109 … Please do NOT call Laura McDonald anymore!

Thanks! We look forward to working with you this semester!!!

The Writing Center Mission Statement

The Stafford Writing Center is dedicated to . . .

• Providing students with a positive one-on-one tutorial experience;
• Helping students identify the strengths and weaknesses of their writing;
• Bettering students’ understanding of grammar, syntax, and organization;

Improving the confidence and ability of students in relation to their writing skills.

Location and Hours

The Stafford Writing Center is located in the Lobby of the South Building and is open Monday – Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH AN ONLINE APPOINTMENT

For students who prefer to save money on gas and reduce conferencing time, online appointments are available. This service will work with dial-up or any internet connection. Synchronous online tutoring hours: Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., Saturday mornings 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. and Sunday evenings 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. All online tutoring sessions are by appointment only.

Call 540-286-8109

or schedule your online appointment through Starfish.

Please drop your paper, and a copy of the assignment if possible, in the Writing Center’s digital drop box on Canvas 24 hours before your appointment. Be sure to bring an additional copy of your paper with you to the appointment.

While the Writing Center does take walk-ins, we strongly recommend students schedule an appointment in advance.

For appointments call 286-8109.

What the Writing Center Can Do for You

The Writing Center offers assistance on all types of writing projects: reports, papers, cover letters and resumes, white papers, and research projects. The Writing Center can also help you prepare for in-class essay exams and for standardized tests that include essays such as the Praxis I writing exam.

The Writing Center can help you . . .

• Brainstorm a paper topic
• Fine-tune a paper topic
• Review a paper in progress
• Understand and learn to detect grammar problems
• Eliminate punctuation errors
• Prepare to revise
• Learn to proofread
• Review documentation guidelines

When bringing in a paper for review, be sure to bring in a copy of the assignment sheet as well as two hard copies of the paper itself.

Student Health Center

Mission Statement

The Student Health Center of the University of Mary Washington is committed to facilitating the academic
and co-curricular education of students by providing convenient, effective, and high quality health and medical services.

We support educational opportunities to encourage and promote the development of wellness, leadership and citizenship skills for living healthy lives.

Student Health 101

Student Health 101 is a monthly online magazine specifically for college students. It covers health and wellness information in an informative engaging style. Check it out!

After Hours Advice

If you become ill at night or on weekends when the SHC is closed you have several options:

Self-Care Room

The Mary Gilson Self-Care room is located on the first floor of Lee Hall. This is open during the hours that Lee Hall is open and is stocked with common cough, cold and pain medications to help you treat yourself as you would at home. You may get self-care advice here.

Health link

After Health Center hours Call 540-741-1000 (a local call) and speak with a registered nurse at HealthLink. There is no charge or cost to you for this call.

RA

If your problem is more serious and needs immediate help, talk to your resident advisor.

Campus Police

If your problem is even more serious, than call the campus police at 654-1025.

FAQs

In General

Do I need an appointment or can I just walk-in?

We would like you to schedule an appointment. We will see patients on a walk-in basis but walk-ins may be asked to wait for the next available practitioner.

Insurance

At this time, the University of Mary Washington has not established an insurance carrier for student health insurance. We will provide information here when it becomes available.

If the SHC does not take health insurance why do you want our health insurance information?
Though the SHC does not bill health insurance for any services, we may refer you to a laboratory, x-ray facility, emergency room or specialist who will need to know your health insurance.

Prescriptions

Where can students get prescriptions filled?
The SHC has a small pharmacy in the Health Center that stocks some birth control pills and a few generic antibiotics. By law, we can only fill prescriptions written by our Nurse Practitioner or the University Physician. We are not allowed to fill prescriptions from other physicians nor can we special order medications for you.

Prescriptions written by us, or any other physicians, may be be filled at three different locations, all close to the campus: Giant Food at Park and Shop; CVS at 2614 Jefferson Davis Highway (near the hospital); or Rite Aid at 5229 Jefferson Davis Highway.
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Medical Forms

I am unable to get my Medical Information Form in on time.  What should I do?
The Send your form in just as soon as you possibly can. Before sending it, check it thoroughly making sure there are no blank spaces. It is important that all questions are answered. If the answer is “no” or “none,” write it in.  If you see that (s)he has left blank spaces, carry the form back for completion. If there are any blank spaces, your form will be returned to you.
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Immunizations

What will happen if I don’t have all my immunizations?
State of Virginia law requires that you document immunization for or natural immunity to Rubeola (measles), mumps, Rubella (German Measles) and tetanus. It also requires that you have a Hepatitis B series of vaccinations (or sign a waiver) and a meningitis shot (or sign a waiver). If any of these requirements are not met, then you will be blocked from registering for your second semester until you meet these requirements.

I don’t have my immunization records.  What should I do? 
Check with your physician or your school. If you cannot find any records, call the Student Health Center, 540-654-1040, and we will work with you. top of page

Other

I missed class because I was sick, can you give me an excuse?
Please see our Absence Excuse Policy.

Forms

All our forms are in the standard Adobe PDF format so you will need a current version of Adobe Reader to view the form. The Health History form is editable, so please type your information rather than handwriting it. Then, print the form, make a copy for yourself, and mail back to us.

Health History, Immunizations and TB Screening Form

Allow the Health Center to talk to my parents

Tips for Finding Old Immunization Records

Privacy Notice

Religious Exemption Form

I need a copy of my records.

I can’t open the form!

We sometimes get phone calls from students who click on the link but the form won’t open in their browser. Typically one of three problems has occurred.

• First, Adobe Reader is not installed on your computer. Click here to get it.
Most computers have Adobe Reader installed so this usually is not the problem..
• Second, your version of Adobe Reader may not be current enough so download and install the latest version. If your version is not that old (7.x version) this is usually not the problem.
• Third, and most commonly, the installation and integration of Adobe Reader into your browser may be corrupt. We have seen this with both Internet Explorer and Firefox. Getting the latest version and reinstalling Adobe Reader usually fixes the problem.

If you still can’t open the form in your browser, then download the form to your computer and open it directly with Adobe Reader outside of your browser.

General Information

The Student Health Center (SHC) is a weekday health clinic for UMW students. As the name implies we serve students, not faculty, staff or the general public. The SHC is focused on the routine acute health care needs of its student population and is limited in scope. It is not an emergency room and does not provide the full, comprehensive services of a family practice such as long term disease follow-up or hospital care. The SHC is non-profit and thus does not have expensive (profitable) x-ray and lab facilities. The SHC does not participate in any insurance plans and thus cannot do any medication and specialist pre-authorizations.

Who may be seen in the health center?

Any full-time UMW student may be seen for free in the SHC. You are considered full-time if you are enrolled in 12 or more credit hours per semester.

Who may not be seen at the health center?

• Graduate students
• Former UMW students
• UMW faculty or staff employees regardless of classification
• Family members of faculty, staff or students
• Visitors to UMW

Individuals on campus for camps, programs or conferences

Location

The SHC is located on the campus of Mary Washington on the first floor of Lee Hall, suite 112. You may enter by descending the left stairs from the bookstore or by our separate handicap accessible entrance on the north side of Lee Hall. (When facing the front of Lee Hall, this is on the left side toward the rear of the building.)

The closest (but still far away) general parking for the SHC is the parking deck. The limited parking adjacent to the Health Center is designated handicapped.

Bachelor of Liberal Studies Information

Contacts

Dr. Ana Garcia Chichester

Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Director of the BLS Program
Combs Hall 242

540.654.1989

achiches@umw.edu Media Resources Guide

Mr. Michael Howard

Assistant Dean of the BLS Program
Lee Hall 437

540.654.2050

mhoward@umw.edu

SPRING 2011 Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday

8:00 AM – 12:30 PM

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Mailing Address

Administrative Office
Mr. Michael Howard

Bachelor of Liberal Studies Program

University of Mary Washington

1301 College Avenue

Lee Hall Room 437 

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Resources for Academic Assistance
Service Office Website
Academic Probation/Suspension Academic Services Academic Standing
Career Counseling Career Services Career Services
Drop/Add Classes Registrar Course-Change-Request
Internship Career Services Internships
Learning Disabilities Disability Services Disability Services
Research Questions Simpson Library Research
Speaking Center Speaking Center Speaking Center
Study Abroad International Programs Study Abroad
Tutoring Academic Services Tutoring
Writing Center Writing Center Writing Center

Advising Information
What if I missed advising?
Students who miss the advising period must make an appointment with an adviser as soon as possible. All students must be advised prior to registering for classes. Students who have not declared a major should email Michael Howard to make an appointment (mhoward@umw.edu). Students who have declared a major must see their faculty major advisor.
What if I missed registration?
Students who miss the window to register for classes must wait until the adjustment period, which follows the last day of registration. All returning students will receive the registration permission number (RPN) after meeting with an advisor. Students will need the RPN when registering in Banner. See the following link for details.
Online Registration
How do I request verification of enrollment?
Enrollment Verification requests are available through Banner self-service. Enrollment verifications are only available for the current semester. Students should wait until the semester has begun before requesting an enrollment verification. See the following link for more information.
Enrollment Verification
What if I need to take the semester off?
An approved leave of absence is required for students who wish to continue their original degree program, following original requirements (major program and all other requirements). Discontinuing enrollment for a semester or more without prior approval is not leave of absence. Students with a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 2.0 are eligible to take a leave of absence. A maximum of two consecutive semesters of leave can be granted; after return from leave and completion of a semester or term, additional leave may be granted. See the following link for more information.
Leaves of Absence from the University

Registration Times : Registration Times

BLS FAQ
1. What is the BLS degree program?
A: Originally designed for the adult student who has earned college credits at one or more postsecondary institutions and desiring to complete a liberal arts and sciences degree program, the Bachelor of Liberal Studies program is a degree-completion program at academically rigorous University of Mary Washington.
2. How do I know that I want the BLS degree program rather than the BPS degree program?
A: Like the BA and BS degree programs, the BLS degree program offers a liberal arts and science education at the Fredericksburg campus with a choice of 30 majors as well as the opportunity, with a faculty advisor, to design a special interdisciplinary major. Inaugurated in 1977 for the adult part time student, the Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree program is a well-established, well-respected degree program at University of Mary Washington.
3. How do I know that I want the BLS program rather than the BA or BS degree programs?
A: Admissions is more competitive for the BA or BS degree program. In addition, the BLS degree program is more flexible in the acceptance of credits for prior college-level learning including experiential learning through documentation of life/work portfolio, credit-by-exam, CLEP, and military (ACE) credits.
Unlike the BA/BS program, the BLS program requires fewer general education requirements and does not require specific courses to satisfy General Education areas.
4. How many transfer credits may be accepted toward the BLS degree?
A: 90. A minimum of 30 resident credits at University of Mary Washington is required. Fall 2003 students must have 15 resident (UMW) credits in their major.
5. What is the maximum number of military credits accepted?
A: 30 ACE credits
6. How are credits awarded for other experiential learning?
A: Students who wish to document college-level learning through life/work experiences may submit a portfolio for evaluation. Prior to submission of the portfolio, the student must complete the one-credit, pass/fail class BLST 101 Portfolio.
7. How many credits are awarded for a portfolio submitted?
A: The usual range is 0 to 15 credits. In exceptional cases, with BLS Committee review and approval, 16- 30 credits may be awarded.
8. How do I ensure that I am not taking a course at UMW that is considered a duplicate of a course that I have completed at another institution?
A: An approved curriculum plan/Degree Plan, submitted for approval when between 70 and 90 credits have been earned toward the BLS degree, by the faculty advisor, BLS Office and BLS Committee, will guide the student through degree completion by listing courses meeting general education, elective and major requirements that have been completed and courses to be completed.
9. Although I am eager to return to college and complete a liberal arts and sciences degree program in my chosen field of study, I am concerned about my ability to succeed. What do you advise?
A: You might want to consider taking the optional, one-credit, pass/fail orientation class for BLS students, BLST 100 Orientation, and meet other new BLS students and learn general information about college resources and study strategies. In addition, the Office of Academic Services offers several study skills workshops each semester.
10. After admission into the BLS degree program, is it possible to take a course at another postsecondary institution and receive additional transfer credit toward the BLS degree?
A: Yes; additional transfer credits may be accepted if less than 90 transfer credits have been accepted toward the BLS degree and if you have received prior approval of the courses to be taken.
11. How much notice is required for prior approval of transfer credits?
A: The Registrar’s Office requires two-weeks notice prior to course registration to ensure that the student is taking a course that duplicates a course taken previously at another institution and that the student is taking a course that is compatible with the liberal arts and sciences degree program.
12. When is the earliest that I may register for each academic session?
A.: Advance registration appointments dates and times are determined by credits earned toward the degree and are posted on the Registrar’s website during March and October. Only currently enrolled BLS students and students on approved leave of absence are eligible for advance registration.
13. Is there an advantage in taking courses offered during the summer sessions?
A: As long as the necessary prerequisite courses have been completed, all students are eligible to register for summer classes starting in March before the summer sessions.
14. I have not completed all of the BLS general education requirements and do not have an approved curriculum plan; how do I make sure that I am taking a course that will satisfy a requirement?
A: The BLS Advisor, is available for advising regarding courses that will satisfy general education requirements.
15. I have over 70 credits and need to develop a curriculum plan; how do I get assistance?
A: On this site is the format for the BLS curriculum plan with instructions. Alternatively, you may stop by the BLS Office to pick up a paper copy of both the instructions and the curriculum plan format. In addition, you may call and make an appointment with the BLS Advisor for assistance. A faculty advisor in the academic discipline gives assistance with the major courses.
16. How do I receive notice of my faculty advisor?
A: The BLS student receives a faculty advisor assignment when 1 of the following conditions met:
• If over 30 credits but under 70, must have 2 consecutive semesters of satisfactory performance (2.0 or better) at UMW (2nd semester may be in process).
• If over 70 credits but is a newly admitted BLS student, the student must have attended BLS Orientation and be currently enrolled at UMW in at least one class in major.
17. How do I notify the BLS Office of my intended field of study or a change in my intended field of study?
A: The BLS Student, who is eligible for a faculty advisor assignment, notifies the BLS Office by completing major declaration cards (yellow and orange) and after completion, takes the orange card to the academic chairperson and returns the completed yellow card to the BLS Office.
18. What is the grade point average required for graduation?
A: A UMW cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a major GPA of 2.0.
19. If I receive a C-, D or F in a UMW course, what is the best way to improve my grade point average?
Repeat the course. Although the first attempt will not be deleted from your transcript, only the grade in the repeated course determines the grade-point average and amount of credits earned for the course.
20. Is there a limit on the number of nongraded physical education credits allowed?
A: The limit is 6 credits.
21. May I take classes on a pass/fail basis?
A: Yes, with restrictions. You may take no more than 20% of UMW classes in the elective area on a pass/fail basis. Classes meeting general education and major requirements must be taken for graded credit.
22. Is there a limit on the number of repeat courses allowed?
A: Yes; the limit is 2 in a semester
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23. Is the BLS degree program approved for veterans’ benefits?
A: Yes; The BLS degree program is fully approved for veterans’ benefits.
Prospective BLS students who have questions about veterans’ benefits prior to admission to UMW should contact the Veterans Inquiry Unit at 1-888-442-4551, a toll-free number, or consult the V.A. Web site at www.gibill.va.gov .
Students admitted to the BLS degree program should address inquiries and requests for veterans’ benefits to Patricia Sarkuit, Transfer Credit coordinator, Office of the Registrar, Lee Hall 252, phone: 654-2140, e-mail: psarkuti@umw,edu. Various required V.A. forms are available.
24. Where can I find additional sources of information about the BLS program?
• Additional information is received at the mandatory BLS Orientation.
• The BLS Student Guide
• The Dictionary of Academic Regulations
Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Degree Requirements
The BLS degree requires completion of the minimum of 120 semester credit hours, distributed across four categories. The four categories are General Education, Across the Curriculum, Major and Elective credit.

Students are required to complete at least 30 resident credits. A cumulative grade-point average of 2.00 on all University of Mary Washington work is also required.

Admission to the BLS Program
APPLY ONLINE:

http://admissions.umw.edu/adultdegreecompletion/

To be admitted to the Bachelor of Liberal Studies program, applicants must demonstrate their ability to succeed in college level coursework by accumulating at least 30 transferable credits with a minimum grade point average of 2.5/4.0. Students interested in pursuing a degree-completion program in the liberal arts and sciences at the Fredericksburg campus are encouraged to apply. Mary Washington students who have earned more than 30 credit hours at UMW may transfer into the BLS program if they have not actively pursued studies in another UMW-degree program or as a UMW non-degree student for a period of one year prior to admission to the BLS program.
Applications are available ONLINE at http://admissions.umw.edu/adultdegreecompletion. You may also apply by calling the UMW Office of Admissions at 540/654-2000, 540/286-8088 or by email at umw.edu/admissions. The completed application along with a forty- five dollar ($45) application fee should be returned to the Office of Admissions. Applicants should request that official transcripts from their high school and each college and/or university attended be sent to the Office of Admissions. Additionally, any standardized test scores or official military and professional coursework transcripts should be forwarded for consideration for academic credit.
Once accepted for admission, the applicant is asked to submit a $100 advance tuition deposit that is applied to the first semester of classes. After the tuition deposit is received, an official evaluation of credits will be forwarded to the student, usually within two weeks.
Previously accepted BLS students who have not attended for five consecutive years will be required to reapply to the program. These students leaving without approved curriculum plans will be subject to changes in general education and major requirements.

If you know me, I am always looking for a new good book to read. Yes, some of them tend to be  trashy no brainers that just let me get away from the real world for a few hours.

For a good “no brainer” that keeps you wondering what will happen next, check out The Book of the Dead by Doug Preston and Lincoln Child. While this is the book in the trilogy, I grabbed it off the Costco cheap book table for a mere $5. Unbeknownst to me, I had read another book by Preston and Child last year, Brimstone. While The Book of the Dead is perfectly fine as a stand alone thriller, by the middle of the book you want to go back and read the first two in the series.  I think I will put them on my Amazon wish list. (I hope you read that Mom, since Christmas is soon approaching)

The book revolves around the bizarre relationship between two brothers, Aloysius and Diogenes Pendergast. The elder brother, Aloysius, has been framed for murder and sent to Herkmoor Penitentiary, a high security prison that is impossible to escape. (Of course we know what that means!)

The New York Museum of Natural History has been publicly humiliated with the theft and destruction of its entire diamond collection. As always deflection is the tool of choice when stuck in a sticky situation;  the museum’s board tries to reflect the bad press by reopening a long forgotten tomb of an important Egyptian magistrate, Senef. The tomb had been closed many years earlier, believing the entire exhibit was cursed. The tomb’s opening makes the perfect backdrop for murder, intrigue, and ultimately revenge … or redemption. 

At any rate, The Book of the Dead is well worth the five bucks. Sometimes you just need a good thriller to get you through.

Okay guys, it has been a long time since I wrote on my blog. I have been very busy this summer. I went to Europe in May and June, what a blast! For anyone who wants to take a life changing class, take European Capitals. It was one of the most eye-opening experiences I have had at UMW.

 I am not sure how I will be using this blog now that ARTH 303 is finished, but I would like to learn. So I figure here is as good a place as any. Perhaps I will hit the Reverend up for some ways that I can make the blog useful in my work, school and social life. Hmmm, we’ll see.

So for now, hey guys, I am returning to blogging. See you soon.

Take a look at this article. I wonder if this can be deemed as art and protected by our constitutional right of free expression?

Sparks Lawsuit

The parents of a slain Tennessee soldier are suing the maker of this T-shirt for including their son’s name on a list of soldiers who died in the Iraq war. The shirt has “Bush Lied” on the front and “They Died” on the back. Robin and Michael Read of Greeneville, Tenn., claim the online merchant has intentionally inflicted them emotional harm. 

The lawsuit filed by Robin and Michael Read of Greeneville, Tenn., accuses Dan Frazier of Flagstaff of intentionally inflicting emotional harm by including Spc. Brandon Michael Read’s name on casualty lists printed on “Bush lied — They died” T-shirts without permission and by ignoring a demand to remove their son’s name.

The suit seeks $10 million in compensatory and punitive damages. It also asks that Frazier be permanently barred from using Brandon Read’s name.

Frazier’s free-speech rights ended when he used Brandon Read’s name for profit and any reasonable person would consider Frazier’s actions outrageous, said the lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Tennessee.

Read, a 21-year-old member of the Army Reserve, was killed by a roadside bomb while serving in Iraq on Sept. 6, 2004.

The family’s attorney, Francis X. Santore Jr. of Greeneville, said local court rules prohibited him and his clients from discussing the case beyond a statement in which the parents discussed their son and asked to be left alone while they let the courts “resolve this highly personal situation.”

Frazier did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

However, his company’s web site (http://www.carryabigsticker.com) says it continues to sell the shirts despite laws passed by Arizona and other states “because we believe the message is important.”

The Arizona law was enacted last year. It both generally made it a misdemeanor crime to use dead soldiers’ names for commercial purposes without permission and authorized lawsuits.

The law’s criminal section was put on hold by a federal judge in Phoenix pending a final ruling on a challenge filed by Frazier on First Amendment grounds.

In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Neil Wake acknowledged that Frazier’s use of casualties names may increase the hurt of loved ones but said the shirts are political speech.

Though the law permits Frazier to use casualties’ names if he obtains permission from designated family members, that amounts to a flat prohibition “given the difficulty and cost of finding, contacting and obtaining consent from the soldiers’ numerous representatives,” Wake said.

Several states, including Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, have enacted similar laws.

The lawsuit’s filing was first reported Wednesday by the Arizona Capitol Times.

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I will be looking at Sophie Calle for my Venice Biennale project. Here she has filmed her mother on her deathbed. Is this just going too far? Take a look at her discussion at the Europena Graduate School on becoming an artist to find out why she may resort to pushing the envelope this far. Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Flash video.

Check out this short clip of Sophie Calle discussing her art and how she became an artist. It is really interesting and distrubing at the same time. Enjoy!

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If you have a chance, check out this podcast on art and war. It is a rebroadcast on Studio 360 marking the fifth year of the Iraq war. It is a look at art and war through the arts. Susan Sontag discusses the changing nature of war. I found her discussion of Goya’s work striking. Check out this website for Goya’s The Disasters of War.” Susan Sontag and Kurt Anderson talk about the cultural impact of war as well.

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=352258&word

Here is the website link for all of the segments.

http://www.studio360.org/episodes/2008/02/29

Iconography is the study of themes and subjects. Iconology seeks to use the theories of iconography for a more comprehensive evaluation on a work of art. 

“Iconography involves the collection, classification and analysis of data, from which the theme or subject of a work of art is deduced. Iconology, on the other hand, starting from the results of iconography, attempts to explain the very basis for the existence of a work of art and its entire meaning.” (89) Iconology is helpful in understanding not only a particular work of art and perhaps gain a better insight to the artist in terms of psyche and what the artist values (or the patron)but iconology is useful in making statements about the culture and times in which the art was made in general. We take clues from the iconography of a work of art and translate them into a statement about the time in which the work was created. This becomes a bit convoluted and tricky when the work incorporates traits from other time periods or of other cultures. For example, one might examine a medieval triptyic in a certain way, understanding the importance of religion at the time it was created. If the same subject is created during the Enlightenment, then the iconography could be telling us something very different that that of an Early Christian or medieval devotional object.

Key to understanding iconology is Panofsky’s three-tiered approach :  pre-iconographic description, iconographic analysis, and iconographic interpretation. The presentation on iconography will detail when and how to use Panofsky’s method. Further, we will discuss ways that we use his work in our daily lives, and specifically, why is this theory important to us? We will compare and contrast the three writers on iconography by comparing and contrasting each theory using the Arnolfini Wedding Portrait as a case study. Clearly Panofsy, Seidel and Harbison have very different opinions about the meaning  of the Van Eyck’s masterpiece. Finally, a short discussion will provide th class with a real life experience of when to use this approach and when not to use it.

Between 1986 and 1994 Myatt created more than 200 fake paintings of surrealist, cubist, and impressionist painters such as Giacometti, Nicholson, Monet, Matisse, and Renoir with John Drewe as his accomplice, becoming the biggest art fraud in the twentieth-century.  Drewe contacted Myatt, who placed an ad in an art magazine, Private Eye, for legitimate fakes in the early eighties, to create works for his private collection. Myatt’ s ninth commission for Drewe, a painting by the German cubist, Albert Giezis,  was sold to Christie’s auction house for £25,000. Drewe then came up with the scheme that Myatt would paint the works and Drewe would alter the official record and create fake provenances. Drewe would slip new entries into the card indexes at the Tate as well as collect old gallery receipts and alter the information contained so as to create a “legitimate” paper trail for the paintings produced by Myatt. It was not until 1995 that Drewe’s wife turn her husband in to the police (they were in the middle of a contentious divorce). Both Myatt and Drewe were convicted of fraud and were sentenced to one year and six years, respectively. Upon Myatt’s release from prison, he was contacted by members of the prosecution team for commissions. Later, Myatt opened his own gallery, creating fakes and selling them to the public as such. Each painting by Myatt has a computer chip on the back which states that the painting is a fake.

The publication of Andrea Palladio’s I’ quattro libri dell’ architeturra marks the defining moment of the study of architecture. While Vitruvius’ treatise, De Architectura, laid the cornerstone for the study of ancient architecture, it is Palladio’s fusion of Vitruvius’ principles paired with Alberti’s humanist ideals that sets Quattro Libri apart as a unique and useful manual. With the publication of Quattro Libri, Palladio reshaped both the study and philosophy of architecture, whose effects reverberated through the centuries, effecting architectural design from Venetian churches to the very core of English design well into the eighteenth century.

Andrea di Pietro da Padova and was given the name Palladio by the Florentine humanist, Trissino, who became his teacher and mentor, when the young stonemason was sixteen, working on Trissino’s villa.  The young Palladio studied the liberal arts and humanism at the Trissian Academy in the Villa Cricoli. It was here that Palladio was first introduced to the writings of Vitruvius and in 1545 Trissino took Palladio to Rome to study ancient architecture.

Palladio’s humanist education in the Academy had a profound impact on his architectural career and subsequent writings. “His contribution to the humanities was probably greater than that of any other architect of his period, and by no means confined to architecture.” His most famous work, I quattro libri dell’architettura, dedicated to Conte Giacomo Anagaranno, was published in 1570. AS a humanist, Palladio insisted that architecture and mathematics were intimately interconnected with the overarching themes of classicism and virtus. The use of geometric formulae to create balance through symmetry and harmonic ratios are the underling principles woven throughout Quattro Libri.

 The Quattro Libri, divided into four separate books, relies heavily on architectural drawings, giving builders very practical ways to approach their craft. The first book lays out preparations, foundation and materials necessary prior to building as well as a discussion on the orders of architecture. The second book deals with Greek and Roman private houses as well as contemporary villas and palazzi. The third book discusses public works such as bridges, roads, squares and basilicas. The final book deals with sacred architecture, especially temples in Rome

Writing by Andrea Palladio

Palladio, Andrea. The Four Books on Architecture. Translated by Robert Tavernor and Richard Schofield. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1997.

Palladio, Andrea. The Churches of Rome. Translated by Eunice Howe. Binghamton, NY: Medieval and  Renaissance Text s and Studies, 1991.

Important Critiques of Quattro Libri

Ackerman, James S. The Villa: Form and Ideology of Country Houses. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1990.

Ackerman, James S.  Palladio. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966.

Ackerman, James S. Palladio’s Villas. Walter W.S. Cook Series. Locust Valley, NY: New York University, 1967.

Campbell, Collin. Vitruvius Britannicus. Edited by John Harris. New York: B. Bloom, 1967.

Constant, Caroline, The Palladio Guide. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Architectural Press, 1985.

Cooper, Tracy. Palladio’s Venice: Architecture and Society in a Renaissance Republic. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2005.

Harris, John. The Palladian Revival: Lord Burlington, His Villa and Garden at Chiswick. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994.

Howard, D. “Four Centuries of Literature on Palladio.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 39 (1980): 224-241.

Lewis, Douglas. The Drawings of Andrea Palladio. Washington D.C.: International Exhibitions Foundation, 1981.

Pane, Roberto. Andrea Palladio. Turin: Einaudi, 1961.

Puppi, Lionello. Andrea Palladio. Translated by Pearl Sanders. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1975.

Ware, Isaac. Designs of Inigo Jones and Others. Westmead, England: Gregg International Publishers, 1971.

Wittkower, Rudof. Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1988.

Witkower, Rudof. Palladio and Palladianism. New York: George Braziller Inc., 1974.

Zorzi, Giangiorgio. I Designi delle Antichit́́á di Andrea Palldio. Venezia: N. Pozza, 1959.