Aspire Magazine 2009

Abstract

2009 issue of Aspire Magazine, published by the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts at Indiana University South Bend. This is the inaugural issue of the magazine. Contents include promotion for upcoming arts events; article about Public Relations students doing service learning at the Potawatomi Zoo; article about newspaper publisher Orage Quarles III and his observations on the market for newspapers; article about new annual concert, "Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of the African American Spirit" in honor of Black History Month; information about upcoming trip opportunity for School of Arts students to visit New York City and see performance of piano professor Alexander Toradze at Lincoln Center; spotlight on Toradze; article about "Music Across the Atlantic 2009", an international exchange combining visual arts and music; information about the newly-created Bachelor of Fine Arts in New Media program; gallery of featured student and alumni works; review of IUSB Theatre Company's production of the musical "Godspell"; article about Children's Theatre production of the play "Not Just a Boy: A Story From Lincoln's Youth", written and directed by Assistant Professor Ernie Nolan, performed in honor of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday; spotlight on IUSB Fine Arts Major Michael Bubelenyi and his first commissioned mural, "A Beacon for Many", which he painted for the Walter C. McCrone Industries of Ada S. McKinley Community Services Organization of Chicago; interview with artist Jason Cytacki, honors graduate of IUSB (BFA '07), including samples of his artwork; and alumni, student, and faculty news.