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CADVC Awarded Planning Grant and “We the People” Designation
The Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC) received a major planning grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for its forthcoming project, “For All The World To See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights.” The exhibition was designated a NEH “We the People” project by the NEH. The project director and curator of “For All the World To See” is Maurice Berger, CADVC senior research scholar.
The exhibition is being organized in partnership with the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. It will open in New York in May 2010 at the International Center of Photography, with a film festival and public programming at the New York Public Library.
Women’s Basketball and Lacrosse Teams Raise $3,500 through Race for the Cure
The women’s basketball team and women’s lacrosse team joined forces this Sunday, October 19, as they represented UMBC at the Susan G. Komen 5K Race for the Cure in Baltimore. The 67-member team raised $3,500 to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
This was the second consecutive year that the women’s basketball team competed in this race. Assistant Coach Sharri Rohde finished fourth in her age group. Other top finishers for Team UMBC included Ashley Stodter ‘11, Jessica Harkey ’12 and Ashley Lancer ’09, who finished second, fifth and seventh in their age groups, respectively.
Angel Chinn 09′ to Perform at Dance Place’s College Festival
Angel Chinn 09′ will perform “Construction #2” at Dance Place’s College Festival, Moving Higher, in Washington, DC. The showcase will run from November 15-16 and will feature works from other Washington, DC – Baltimore area colleges and universities.