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If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things. Plato (427BC-347BC)

March 6 , 2008 Wilson College Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Vol. XXXX, No.2

Wilson Takes LEAD’s Partnership By Sarah Martin

“Wilson formed a partnership with Letterkenny?” That question, given by several Wilson students, is the answer I received when I asked them their opinions on the new educational partnership between Wilson College and Letterkenny Army Depot. On Mon, Feb. 25 a press conference, held in the Patterson Lounge, resulted in the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between Colonel Steven A. Shapiro, of Letterkenny Army Depot, and Dr. Lorna Duphiney Edmundson, of Wilson College. The Memorandum of Agreement is for an educational partnership. This means that Wilson College will use Building 102 in Letterkenny to hold classes for Letterkenny employees. Building 102 will be renovated into a state-ofthe-art educational facility through a $400,000 grant from state Senator Terry Punt. The renovations conclude on April 1, 2008 and the first classes are planned for Summer Session I in May. The building will house 25 students, adjoining office space, and restrooms. Business, management, computer science, and foundation classes, such as Math and English classes, will be among the first classes offered at Letterkenny. Mary Hendrickson estimates there will be about three or four classes held at

Letterkenny per semester. Held during the evening and maybe the weekends the classes would be taught by Wilson professors. One of these professors that may teach at Letterkenny is Adjunct Professor of English and Mass Communications, Felicia Lanning Shearer. Shearer says she is, “extremely excited to be a part of this awesome venture” that she feels is “an incredible opportunity for both groups as well as for the future development of Franklin County.” Dean Mary Hendrickson points out that the Letterkenny and Wilson partnership will not only provide education for the 3,000 Let- President Lorna Edmundson shakes hands with Colonel Steven A. terkenny employees, but also some 1,000 or Shapiro more potential students from the Cumber- Photo courtesy of Wilson College Communications Department. land Valley Business Park. This means that Letterkenny chose Wilson out of four colleges: not only is Wilson opening up opportunities Shippensburg University, Penn State Mont Alto, for the Depot employees, but also for 42 business- and Harrisburg Area Community College. Wiles at the Business Park. son offered Letterkenny the best package for their According to Colonel Steven A. Shapiro, Com- employees and received a partnership that is worth mander at the Depot, Letterkenny feels that this while to Wilson, Letterkenny and much of Franklin partnership shows Letterkenny employees that the County. Letterkenny chose Wilson because of the Depot takes education and their mission seriously. similarities in the missions of both partners. WilLetterkenny pays for their employees’ tuition. He son has a willingness to accommodate the distinct also feels that the partnership will help Letterken- needs of adult learners, which is roughly half of the ny’s reputation with their other business ventures. Wilson population. Most of Letterkenny’s employHe says that “when corporations see us improv- ees are adult learners over 24. In 1982 Wilson Coling our workforce – investing in people – they take lege became one of the first colleges in this region notice.” to offer courses to adult learners.

Wilson Professor to Exhibit Sabbatical Works in Glimpses of the Garden

Amy Weiland admires Lindsey’s portrait of apple Photo by GoWoon Lim

by Yoo Na Kim

On Feb. 27, a new exhibition opened in the Bogigian Gallery—Glimpses of the Garden: Allegories of Faith and Love, by Wilson Associate Professor of Fine Arts, Philip Lindsey. Prior to the opening, in order to commemorate the new exhibition, a gallery talk was given by Lindsey during the opening ceremony in Lortz Hall. In front of many guests including his family, his close friends, Wilson students, and faculty members, Lindsey presented his new work in a PowerPoint presentation along with other pieces which influenced his sabbatical work. Lindsey also discussed the reason he decided to take on the project and the meaning of these pieces in his life. Lindsey continued to work in his Wilson studio on a series of portraits, figure paintings and landscapes while on sabbatical. Concerning himself primarily with complex portraiture, allegory and metaphor, he has woven biblical, mythological, legendary and contemporary themes into this exhibit. Images of family and friends, as well as those of the region where he grew up, are currently on display. Italian art of the Renaissance and Baroque periods

affect his work considerably in addition to the influences of Tintoretto, Caravaggio and Titian. Lindsey employs indirect painting techniques to create his latest paintings. Large scale oil paintings such as “Jenifer as Saint Zita” and “Lauran with Pear,” which are portraits of his wife and daughter, represent his faith and love toward them through the use of symbolism. Admission is open to public. The Bogigian Gallery is open from 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. Admission is free. The exhibit, which is supported by Wilson’s Department of Fine Arts and Dance, will continue through Mar. 26. For additional information or appointment, contact Philip Lindsey at (717) 264-4141


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