Photo by Milan Stanic ’11
SETON HALL MAGAZINE | SPRING 2014
Neighborly Help in South Orange Seton Hall students are making a difference
The research resulted in suggestions
in South Orange, working with village offi-
to improve building facades and signs, add
cials on improving a neighborhood near
more greenery and clean the sidewalks.
guest curators at the Pierro Gallery in the South Orange Baird Community Center. Alyssa Dreliszak and Meaghan O'Connor
the
The students also suggested attracting the
planned an exhibition “The Captivating
campus and organizing contemporary art
University community with a shift to more
Cosmos,” featuring contemporary works
exhibits at the community center.
coffee shops, bookstores and retail shops.
by artists interested in the sky and celes-
Last fall, students from the Market
“You are going to see changes in the
tial phenomena. In addition to selecting
Research Center at the Stillman School
neighborhood and know you were a part
the works and designing the exhibit, the
of Business worked on a project called
of making it happen,” the students were
students staged a panel discussion of
“Reimagine Irvington Avenue,” surveying
told by Township Administrator Barry
artists and scientists.
residents and business owners to come
Lewis.
up with recommendations to revitalize the area.
Also in the fall, graduate students in the museum professions program served as
Two other students, Alexsandra Simakowicz and Maureen Harrison, are preparing a new show called “Breaking Through Tradi5