SGA Vol. 3 • No. 3
TODAY SPRING 2015
The BIG Event Kick-Off Goodwood Art Alleys
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SGA Vol. 3 • No. 3
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TODAY SPRING 2015
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KICK-OFF Photography: Lauren Alsina and Sarah Williams | Article: Eric Trombetti
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KICK-OFF The BIG Event is one of the nation’s
Andrew Gillum, student president
largest service projects, and thanks to
elect, Jean Tabares, FSU president,
the students, staff, and organization,
John Thrasher, and vice president
The BIG Event brought in a record
for student affairs of Tallahassee
3,500 volunteers this year.
Community College, Dr. Sally Search,
The morning of March 21, 2015,
all thanked the volunteers for their
kicked off with a celebration and prep
time and effort, and then sent them
at Langford Green. Volunteers arrived
off for tool pick-up to start the day.
to some quick breakfast and music
Jared Dubosar, director of The BIG
to help wake them up at 8 A.M. After
Event, said, “This is a chance for all of
signing in and getting their t-shirts,
the students in Tallahassee to help
they were greeted by several guest
out and say thanks to the community
speakers. The mayor of Tallahassee,
for funding Florida State University.”
GOODWOOD Photography: Julia Crabtree and Jasmine Smith | Article: Kelley Cunningham
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GOODWOOD At Goodwood Museum & Gardens,
were no longer in use. They removed
The BIG Event participants worked on
invasive plant life from the site, which,
various projects to preserve the historic
because of its size, is difficult for the
site. Goodwood, a 20-acre site which
staff to maintain. Students also moved
contains 12 historic buildings, hosts
and organized some archival collections
multiple weddings and special events
within the house, including Italian
in its expansive gardens. The main
paintings and documents from the
house, which is more than 170 years
1800s. “We get visitors from all over
old, houses archival collections and
the world,” said Jennifer Humayun, a
many of the original owners’ belongings.
Goodwood co-executive director, “It’s
Student volunteers built new garden
great the students could come out and
beds and revitalized old gardens that
help keep it looking nice.”
ART ALLEYS Photography: Julia Crabtree and Jasmine Smith | Article: Kelley Cunningham
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ART ALLEYS At Art Alleys, The BIG Event participants
really make this space more useful.”
constructed gabion walls made out of
Art Alleys, which began in 2010, aims
limestone and stacked into cages. The
to revamp a once-neglected alleyway off
alley, located parallel to Railroad Avenue,
Gaines Street into an art venue. Since
sits on a slight incline and faces erosion
then, several semesters of art workshops
from storm water runoff. “It’s impossible
have transformed the space into an
to walk through here when it rains,” said
environmentally-friendly setting for outdoor
Lisa Galocy, who works for the City of
and performance artwork. Eventually, art
Tallahassee in its sustainable initiatives
and plant life will be embedded into the
project management and oversaw the
gabion walls, promoting the environmental
project, “The walls will redirect water and
and artistic goals of the alley.
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