http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressreleasearchive.php Press Releases from Marylhurst University en-us http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/20120508-2012bacheloroffineartsthesisexhibition.php Marylhurst University opens the 2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition with a preview reception in The Art Gym from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 30. The 2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition presents work by seven BFA candidates: Kelly Casad, Michael Dambach, Harper Jade, Kimberly Kelly, Joanne Radmilovich Kollman, April Levy and Sarah Pruett. The exhibition includes sculpture by Dambach and Levy and paintings by Casad, Jade, Kelly, Kollman and Pruett. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/20120508-2012bacheloroffineartsthesisexhibition.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20120221.php The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education has named Jennifer Sasser, chair of the Department of Human Sciences at Marylhurst University, a winner of its 2012 Distinguished Faculty Award. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20120221.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20120216.php The Art Gym is one of five venues presenting Portland2012, a biennial of contemporary art sponsored by Disjecta, produced by Disjecta Interdisciplinary Art Center and curated by Prudence F. Roberts. The Art Gym is presenting eight of the 24 chosen artists. The Art Gym will open its part of Portland2012 with a reception on Sunday, February 26 from 3 to 5 p.m., and will host a discussion with the artists and curator on Thursday, March 15 at noon. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20120216.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20120126.php Marylhurst University will continue the World Voices concert series with a performance by Shirley Nanette, a local jazz vocalist inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame, on Thursday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Anne's Chapel. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20120126.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease122111.php The Art Gym is opening its winter season Sunday, January 8 at 3 p.m. with a reception for Anonymous, an exhibition organized by guest curator Micah Malone. Anonymous includes work by six artists who have agreed to remain anonymous and will be identified in the exhibition as Artist A, Artist B, Artist C, Artist D, Artist E and Artist F. Anonymous will include painting, wall drawings, sculpture, video and installation and continue through Wednesday, February 15. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease122111.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/20111129-pressreleaseportlandbusinessexecutivesjoinmarylhurstuniversityboardoftrustees.php Two Portland-area business leaders have been elected to serve on the Marylhurst University Board of Trustees. Chip Terhune, director of environmental and government affairs for Schnitzer Steel Industries, and Dr. Stephen Brown, president of Custom Decorators, Inc., joined the 33-member Marylhurst board this fall. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/20111129-pressreleaseportlandbusinessexecutivesjoinmarylhurstuniversityboardoftrustees.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20111122.php Marylhurst University has created one new college and two new schools to house its burgeoning academic programs and three long-time faculty members have been named as deans of the three new academic units. Dr. Jan Dabrowski has been elevated to dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Debrah Bokowski was named dean of the School of Graduate Studies. Mary Bradbury Jones has been promoted to dean of the School of Business. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20111122.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20111016.php Creative arts therapists, who use techniques such as art, dance, drama, music and poetry (within the psycho-therapeutic process) to help people deal with an array of emotional and physical challenges, will gather at the fourth annual Creative Arts Therapies Association (CATA) conference to learn about new research showing the compelling impacts creative arts therapy can have on brain activity. Keynote speaker Dr. Larry Sherman, a musician and neurobiologist at Oregon Health & Science University, will discuss the neurobiological links between creative arts therapies and the brain’s right hemisphere, which governs intuition and imagination, in his talk, Music and the Brain. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20111016.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20111013.php Marylhurst University will kick off the World Voices concert series this fall with a performance by Moira Smiley & VOCO, an ensemble of extraordinary musicians who share a passion for spreading powerful, emotional music driven by lush four-part vocal harmony. Their visionary blend of voices redefines harmony singing with the power and physicality of folksong, the avant-garde fearlessness of Béla Bartók and the delicious, vaudevillian accompaniment of cello, banjo, accordion and body percussion. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20111013.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110928.php Marylhurst University President Judith Johansen has named a long-time university trustee to a part-time staff leadership position, and elevated two existing cabinet officers to broader leadership roles. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110928.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelesae20110920.php The Toronto Consort, Canada's leading early music chamber ensemble, will perform the Da Vinci Codex at Marylhurst University. The Toronto Consort is internationally recognized for its excellence in the performance of medieval, renaissance and early baroque music. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelesae20110920.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110908.php To meet the growing demand for business programs that emphasize sustainable practices, this fall term Marylhurst University will launch a new online Bachelor of Science in sustainable business and online post-baccalaureate and post-graduate certificates in sustainable business. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110908.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110825.php The Art Gym is opening its fall 2011 season at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 2, with a reception for David Eckard: Deployment. The exhibition is a mid-career survey that covers 20 years of the Portland-based artist’s career. It continues through Sunday, December 11. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110825.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110713.php Two events will be held this Saturday, July 16 on the Marylhurst University campus to honor Dr. Thomas Ruhl, founder and chair of the university’s graduate education department, who died last week. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. in St. Anne’s Chapel. Following the service, a “Celebration of Tom Ruhl’s Life” will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in Clark Commons. This second event will feature several speakers and formal opportunities for guests to share their memories of Ruhl. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110713.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110707.php The entire Marylhurst University community is mourning the loss today of Dr. Thomas Ruhl, founder and chair of the university’s graduate program in education. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110707.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110622.php Shakespeare theater returns to Marylhurst University this summer with a three-performance series titled Shakespeare on the Green. The shows are outdoors. Blankets or low chairs are recommended. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110622.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110610.php A record 748 degree candidates will honored at Marylhurst University's 117th commencement ceremonies Saturday, June 18 at the Oregon Convention Center. Marylhurst will award 269 bachelor's degrees and 479 master's degrees to the institution's largest ever class of graduates. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110610.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110531.php For the second year in a row, Portland Summer Ensembles (PSE) will provide young musical artists the opportunity to study chamber, orchestral and solo music with many of Portland’s outstanding classical music soloists and orchestral players on the Marylhurst University campus. The public is invited to attend the professional performances of these talented young musicians and their coaches, who are principal members of the Oregon Symphony, on June 29 and July 1, 2011. Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110531.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110524.php More than 300 guests gathered at Marylhurst University’s 24th annual awards dinner on Monday, May 23 to honor individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the university — Lajos Balogh, Simeon Dreyfuss, Nancy Gibson, Karen Lynch and Ian McCallum. Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110524.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110519.php Marylhurst University will open two shows with preview receptions in The Art Gym on Wednesday, May 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. The gallery is presenting the 2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition with works by thesis candidates Kyeve Hurtado and Stephanie Ulrich; and in Gallery 2: Margaret Shirley — A thank you for thirty years of teaching. The BFA thesis exhibition includes sculpture by Hurtado and drawings by Ulrich. The exhibition continues through June 19. The thesis candidates will give a Gallery Talk Thursday, June 2 at noon. Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20110519.php