Celebrating the Arts The KSU College of the Arts offers many opportunities for alumni and friends to celebrate together. For information about our alumni and donor opportunities, click the “Friends” link at www.kennesaw.edu or call 770-499-3214.
Star Spangled Spectacular
Cheryl Anderson Brown
On June 30, Kennesaw State celebrated the nation’s birthday on the Campus Green with its annual Star Spangled Spectacular and fireworks show featuring the Georgia Symphony Orchestra. The event featured a mix of Broadway, Americana and patriotic favorites, capped off with a roaring fireworks display. Before the celebration, the Atlanta Steinway Society gathered for a reception in the Leo Delle and Lex Jolley Lodge for music, refreshments and laughter. 2
Tracie L. Hinnant
Kennesaw State Symphony Orchestra flash mob Few events inspire spontaneous public celebrations of the arts like flash mobs. On Oct. 22, the Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra provided exactly that with three separate flash mobs in the Burruss Building, the Carmichael Student Center and outside the Social Science Building. The performance featured Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” in promotion of the orchestra’s Jan. 10, 2013, concert of Gabriel’s “New Blood” in its entire concert version. For tickets to the performance, call 770-423-5560 or visit the KSU Box Office at kennesaw.edu/arts/boxoffice. 2
Harry Price
Jeanne Sperry and Barbara Hammond retire Associate Professor of Art Jeanne Sperry, who specializes in graphic design and illustration, retired at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year. Sperry taught in the Kennesaw State University School of Art and Design for 17 years and designed the original KSU owl logo. Barbara Hammond, senior lecturer in music education and the program coordinator for music education, also retired at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year. Hammond taught in the KSU School of Music for 27 years and worked extensively with the Bagwell College of Education as the liaison between the education and music departments at KSU. 2
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