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AP® Student Art Exhibition on National Tour |
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Artwork by Rachel Lee of Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Va
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Some of the finest artwork created by students in AP® Studio Art courses last year will be on display in Atlanta through Jan. 28.
The artwork from 30 AP Studio Art students was selected from more than 140,000 pieces submitted in portfolios. Artists from 17 states are represented in the drawings, mixed media, paintings, photography and sculpture in the exhibit.
This year, more than 29,000 AP Studio Art portfolios were evaluated during the 2007 AP Studio Art Reading. Art instructors from high school, colleges and universities reviewed and selected the art to represent the best work submitted.
The exhibit at the Savannah College of Art and Design’s Gallery 1600 is free and open to the public.
“The exhibition acknowledges students’ hard work and their achievement in completing this rigorous course,” said College Board President Gaston Caperton. “The work of these talented students showcases an extraordinary sense of commitment and independent thinking, a breadth of work that reflects college-level standards.”
AP Studio Art is unique among AP programs because of this public display of work that honors top artists and shows the high level of achievement of students who submit portfolios.
The yearly exhibition is usually displayed in a gallery at the AP Annual Conference. Having the exhibit open to the public at three sites across the country, coinciding with regional forums, gives more exposure to the artists and the Program, said June Shikatani, coordinator of curriculum and content development for the AP Program.
In February, the exhibit moves to the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago, coinciding with the Midwestern Regional Forum. A couple of weeks later, the exhibit can be viewed at the Newport Beach Marriott in California during the Western Regional Forum.
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A Note from Regional VP Jenny Krugman |
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VP Jenny Krugman
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Our Regional Council, made up of representatives from our 10 Southern states, is hard at work promoting essential elements of the College Board’s college success mission. On Feb. 6-8, colleagues from across the region and the nation will gather in Hilton Head Island, S.C., to attend our regional forum and to celebrate pathways opening doors to student achievement.
Our leaders share a single focal point: college success for the region’s and the nation’s students. Council Chair Michael Shackleford of Virginia State University, Chair-elect Libby Brookshire of Biloxi (Miss.) Public Schools and Chair Emeritus Mildred Johnson of Virginia Tech University bring our members together around issues of excellence and equity in education.
A few kudos
Rigor as a department of education’s mantra —
The Georgia Department of Education is promoting rigor in supporting AP®, advanced academic course-taking, and SAT® readiness.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ focus —
The region hosted a conference of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The conference featured unique innovations that HBCUs contribute to student achievement.
AP in Alabama —
African-American students in Alabama outscored African-American students in the nation as a whole in percentage gains on AP Examination scores of 3 to 5.
The achievement gap “ungapped” —
Hispanic students in Florida have closed the achievement gap in that state with AP scores and student participation outdistancing Hispanic students’ scores and participation in the nation as a whole.
Trustees as outreach agents —
Our Southern Region trustees, along with their colleagues from across the nation, have been catalysts. Trustees asked what higher education leaders could do to help students from low-income backgrounds overcome educational barriers in the financial, social and emotional realms. The answer is the CollegeKeys Compact™. This Compact focuses on expanding options for low-income students and asks higher education institutions to embed support procedures that help students “get ready, get in and get through” the higher education experience. Our call will go out to the region’s major institutions, asking leaders to reach out to students and to provide, in the words of our College Board President Gaston Caperton, “access to the fruits of higher education for all, [because this] is not only the right thing to do . . . it is also the smart thing to do.”
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Southern Regional Forum at Hilton Head Island Feb. 6-8 |
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The Southern Regional Forum will be held Feb. 6-8 at the Westin Resort in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Guest speakers include Belle S. Wheelan, president of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; Arlene C. Ackerman, the Christian A. Johnson Professor of Outstanding Educational Practice at Teachers College, Columbia University; and Martin Lancaster, president of the North Carolina Community College System.
Preforum sessions will begin Feb. 5 and feature a College Fair open to all Forum attendees. Day one of the Forum will begin with an opening session luncheon, where the discussion will focus on the demographics of today’s college students and ways to assist these students with their educational goals. Other sessions will include 10 Things You Should Know About Financial Aid, The Power of Confidence: Conducting Girls’ Self-Esteem Groups in High School and Really Not What You Think: Myths About Community Colleges.
Several awards of achievement to deserving students and professionals, including three service awards, six Outstanding AP® Student Awards and an Inspiration Award will be given out at the forum recognition luncheon.
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2008 Southern
Regional Forum
Feb. 6-8, 2008
Hilton Head, S.C.
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Welcome New
Members to Your Region
At the College Board’s Annual meeting, 313 institutions were elected as members of the College Board. |
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Regional
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View a list of council members in your region. |
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The College Board
Southern Regional Office
3700 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 700
Duluth, GA 30096-5583
Phone: (866) 392-4088
Fax: (770) 225-4062
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Florida Office
1545 Raymond Diehl Road, Suite 250
Tallahassee, FL 32308
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