Earth Days 2009

Congratulations to the winners of Salem State College’s 2009 Earth Days student art and poster competition!

Winning Artwork:
1) "Pouvez-Vous Nous Apporter De L'eau? Access To Safe Water World Map", digital print, by Masahiko Kakuta
2) "Plastic Mess", mixed media/found object interactive installation, by Michaela Giragosian*
3) "Vernal Pools", mixed media/found object interactive installation, by Kourtney DeMaine*

Winning Posters:
1) “The Effects of a Growing Population on the Assabet River Basin, Massachusetts” by Jennifer Carr (sponsored by Prof. Steve Silvern, Geography)
2) "Zebra Mussels in the Great Lakes Region" by Kimberly Nguyen (sponsored by Prof. Krishna Mallick, Philosophy)
3) "Lake Cochituate and the Milfoil Problem" by James Starr, Richard Kadlik, and Tanya Fennell (sponsored by Prof. David Tapley, Biology)
4) "India's Water Problems" by Megan Farmer, Laurie Granholm, and Katherine Do (sponsored by Prof. Alan Young, Biology)
5) "Geochemical Analysis of the North River Drainage Basin" by Joe Pyburn (sponsored by Prof. Doug Allen, Geology)
6) "Grain Size Characterization and Soft Shell (Mya arenaria) Clam Survival Rates in Selected Boston Harbor Tidal Flats" by Emily Crescenzi (sponsored by Prof. Brad Hubeny, Geology)
7) "A Multi-proxy Analysis of Sediment Cores from Chain of Ponds, Maine" by Courtnie Ciapciak (sponsored by Prof. Brad Hubeny, Geology)
8) "Seeking Cooperative Solutions in Fisheries Management, a Game Theoretic Approach" by Brian Girard (sponsored by Prof. Kevin Beckwith, Economics)
9) "Global Warming Threatens Antarctica's Marine Life With New Predators" by Alaina Peterson (sponsored by Prof. Alan Young, Biology)
10) "A Stratigraphic Investigation of the Goldthwait Reserve Salt Marsh, Marblehead, MA" by Andrea Sherman (sponsored by Prof. Brad Hubeny, Geology)

All winners receive cash prizes. The SSC Earth Day Planning Committee gratefully acknowledges the Tefferteller Foundation for their support in providing the funds for the cash awards to the winners of the Earth Day student poster competition and Earth Day Juried Art Exhibit.

This year’s art and poster competition was held in Vet’s Hall of the Ellison Campus Center on Monday, April 13, and drew students and faculty from all over campus. The Art submissions were juried by Art faculty. Over 100 posters were evaluated by 35 faculty judges from Art,
Biology, Chemistry, Communications, Economics, Geography, Geology, History, Philosophy, and Sociology, and by members of the community environmental organization HealthLink. Art and Poster winners were recognized on the evening of Wednesday, April 22, 2009, in Vets Hall.

Thank you to all the students, faculty, and community members who attended and participated to make this year’s Earth Days 2009 Art and Poster Competition such a success. We hope to see you next year!

Sincerely,

Earth Day Poster and Art coordinators: Marcos Luna (Geography) and Ken Reker (Art)
Earth Day Committee co-chairs: John Hayes (Geography) and Hope Benne
(History)

To learn more about Earth Days events at Salem State College and to see pictures of the art and posters, see http://www.salemstate.edu/earthday/ or visit our Facebook page "Earth Days @ Salem State"
*Earth Days Putt-Putt installation is visible in the John L. George Memorial Garden of Meier Hall for viewing over the next two weeks