Much has happened at the College of Communication and Fine Arts since our last newsletter. I am pleased to share with you the key events since the spring. I am also excited that this news now comes to you via the Internet. Our newsletter – Come Fully Alive – has gone entirely digital: It is delivered to you via e-mail and links to CFA’ s Web pages. This step saves money and reduces our impact on the environment, and it gives us a superior means of communication.
For instance, check out the story on the dance competition in Washington, D.C., at the Kennedy Center. Previously, you would have relied on a few photos, some words and your own imagination to visualize the performance. Not anymore. Click on the video of CLOSE(r) – and you are watching it. You can get a similar experience with the narrated slide show that accompanies the story about the Kim Abeles exhibit at the Laband Art Gallery.
There is other news to highlight. Our Marital and Family Therapy Program is thriving with its Mexico Initiative, which includes a three-week workshop in Mexico and a clinical focus on ruptured families.
In a year that had many highlights, one of the key moments for me was accompanying our choruses to Italy, where they sang in famous churches in three cities and at St. Peter’ s Basilica. There is a wonderful slide show that captures some of these sacred settings and our time in Italy.
This year, there will be quite a few interesting stories to look forward to at CFA. The debate team is doing great things. Our professors are producing wonderful creative and published work. These things will be featured on the new CFA website, which goes live in January.
Please make our pages a regular stopping place for your browsing and keep up with the exciting things our students, faculty and alumni are doing. You can do this by visiting our website at http://cfa.lmu.edu. We look forward to staying in touch with you!
Barbara Busse,
Dean
