WELCOME CAMDEN ANDERSON CHOW!

Congratulations to Ai New York City Director of Institutional Effectiveness Rebekah Chow and her husband Chris on the birth of their first child Camden Anderson Chow!  Camden weighed in at an even 7 lbs. and 20 inches tall! 

She went into labor on the train ride home (scary thought!) and the baby was born at 8 a.m. this morning (12/20).  Leave it to our extremely organized Director of Institutional Effectiveness to have her baby on the due date!  Mommy, daddy and baby Camden are doing well.

A photo of the new addition appears below.




Camden Anderson Chow; 7 lbs. 20 inches; 12/20/11



RINGING IN THE HOLIDAYS AT 67 LIVINGSTON RESIDENCE

Hard-working Ai New York City students not only got a chance to take a break from their studies but also a chance put their creative talents to use at the student 2011 Holiday Party on Thursday, December 16.  Organized by Tavis Young, Ai New York City's Director of Residence Life & Housing, the event was held at Ai New York City's residence at 67 Livingston Street in Brooklyn.  Students got a chance to mingle, enjoy some delicious food and apply their creative talents to making gingerbread houses, s'mores and planning residence events for 2012. 

Special thanks to the Student Affiars team Joe Pirrello, Dean, Tavis Young, Director of Residence Life and Katie Nekiunas, Student Support & Disabilities coordinator for all of their efforts!

RINGING IN THE HOLIDAYS IN STYLE AT AI NEW YORK CITY

Hard-working faculty and staff had an opportunity to mingle, meet some new faces and enjoy each other's company at the Ai New York City annual holiday party held in the Gallery on Friday, December 16th.

Organized by Camille Bateman, of Ai New York City's Human Resources department, participants enjoyed delicious hors d'oeuvres, cookies, hot chocolate and sparkling apple juice, made by City Bakery.  Some photos of the revelers appear above.

Thanks to Camille once again for making this all happen!  Happy Holidays everyone!

GD/WDIM LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES A HIT!

Left to Right:  Ai New York City Academic Advisors Gene Tolan & Paul Henkel,
Dean of Academic Affairs Dave Moughalian, Maurizio Masi, GD/WDIM Faculty & Myles Tanaka, Chair-GD/WDIM

Maurizio "Mo" Masi and lecture series attendees

Ai New York City Graphic Design/WDIM instructor Maurizio "Mo" Masi hosts an 11-week (Week 1 - Week 11) extra lecture series to interested GD/WDIM students wishing to gain "real-world" knowledge for all things Graphic Design and Web Design.  

The lecture series was designed to provide Graphic and WDIM students with real-world, industry-specific information from an expert on how to prepare portfolios for review by potential employers.  The series also covered personal style development, the GRID system, In Design Program rules, personal presentation and matching skill sets with professions inside the Graphics and Web fields. 

Over 40 Ai New York City students attended the lectures during their lunch breaks.  Now that's dedication!  A group shot appears above in which the students presented an award to Maurizio to show their appreciation of his efforts to assist them in becoming better designers.

Thanks Mo from all of us at Ai New York City ... you rock! 

Photos appear above.

AI NEW YORK CITY INSTRUCTOR TO SHOWCASE PHOTOS IN THREE EXHIBITIONS

Ai New York City Liberal Arts & Sciences instructor Marcia Lloyd will be showcasing her photographic talents in three current and upcoming shows as follows:

Show #1 - Rush Arts Gallery & Resource Center December 1-10, 2011
This is a 5" x 6" postcard exhibition of the top 150 entries ranked by the Curate NYC panel of judges
The gallery is located at 526 W.26th St. #311 (between 10th & 11th Aves.), NYC.  Phone - 212-691-9552 http://www.rushartsgallery.org/about.html
Hours Wednesday-Saturday 12:00-6:00 p.m. and by appointment.
Marcia's photograph was selected by Curate NYC for the top 150 works selected from 1,500 entries.  The work can also be seen at http://www.curatenyc.org/.

Show #2 - Viridian Artists Opening Reception Thursday, December 15, 6:00-8:00 p.m. (show runs from December 6-31, 2011
The gallery is located at 548 West 28th St./547 West 27th St. (Between 10th & 11th Aves.) #632, NYC.  Phone - 212-414-4040; http://www.viridianartists.com/
Hours:  Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-6:00 p.m. 

Show #3 - PLG Arts (off Flatbush Ave.), Brooklyn, NY - Sunday, December 11 4:00-8:00 p.m.  (Marcia will be there from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. only for this exhibit.
The Gallery is located in Brooklyn at 65 Feminore St. (Off Flatbush Avenue - Take Q Train to Prospect Park stop and exit at the Lincoln Road exit).  http://plgarts.org/about.htm
This exhibit will be the inaugural exhibition of the photography group F-Stop: Brooklyn, under the auspices of PLG Arts. 

All are welcome to visit any one of these three shows!

A DELICIOUSLY GOOD CAUSE

Ai New York City instructor Frank Lord and his Entrepreneurship class will be holding a bake sale in Ai New York City's gallery on Tuesday, December 6 starting at 1:00 p.m.  All of the proceeds will be donated to Toys For Tots. 

The students in Frank's class are conducting this sale as a class project so not only are we helping needy children, but helping Frank's students succeed!  Let's all venture down to the Gallery and give them all the support they need!  Mark the date ... Tuesday, December 6 @ 1 p.m.!