New Mural Beautifies Campus A new mural created by students in a summer mural painting course now adorns an area in front of the Machuga Student Center. The project was executed over three weeks by undergraduate students Jamie Ashman, Kelli Buchholz, Desiree Feliciano, Daisy Ferro, Julia Fritz, Miwa Ishikawa, and Nicole Kisza, and graduate student Maria Bovor, in a painting class taught by Kyle Coniglio,
For a video on the mural’s creation, visit bit.ly/WPMural
painter and adjunct professor. “This stylized approach allowed us to play with both representation and abstraction,” says Coniglio. “Seen in its entirety the mural makes a coherent image. However, up close, the image breaks down into flat geometric forms that can be appreciated on their own as colors and shapes.”
NANCY NORRIS-BAUER HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS STATEWIDE AWARD FOR SERVICE Nancy Norris-Bauer, director of professional development and school/ community partnerships in the College of Education, has received a 2016 New Jersey State Governor’s Jefferson Award, in recognition of her extraordinary public service and volunteerism. Norris-Bauer was one of two dozen individuals and groups from throughout the state selected for the award, the nation’s oldest
and most prestigious award for public service. Norris-Bauer, who was honored for Public Service in Education, serves as New Jersey state coordinator for the National History Day program, which encourages the study of social studies by guiding students to express themselves creatively through presentations of historical topics in various formats. The New
Jersey contest brings more than 700 middle and high school students from across the state to campus each year to present their research through performances, exhibits, documentaries, papers, and websites. William Paterson has hosted the New Jersey state competition since 1988.
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