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PAFA Family Newsletter |
Spring 2012 |
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Dear Parents and Family,
We can’t believe it’s March already! We’re almost at the end of Spring break and beginning to gear up for the end of the year – finals, the Annual Student Exhibition and, of course, graduation!
In the meantime, we’re keeping your PAFA student busy – classes, homework, events and activities. Check out the Student Services and Graduate Programs Facebook pages to see more of what goes on here.
Looking for information on Graduation 2012? You can find it by following this link!
Everyone works hard here to ensure that your PAFA student gets the most out of their time here. Encourage them to stop by if they have questions or concerns. The more we know, the better we can make our services!
The Student Services Team
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Click here to download the 2011/2012 Academic Calendar (Word doc). |
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PAFA's Parent Pages
The Parent section of the PAFA website has been designed to help answer many of the questions you may have about your PAFA student. from academic concerns to school events. We hope you find them useful and informative—keep checking them because we will be adding much more and regularly updating them! |
Career Seminars
Wondering what your PAFA student will do with a Fine Arts degree? Encourage your PAFA student to meet with Greg Martino, our Careers Director, to discuss internships, resumes and everything in between! Greg also holds a series of workshops throughout the year addressing all things related to a career in Fine Arts.
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Museum Events and Exhibitions
Don't forget that as parents of PAFA students, you are automatically members of the Museum! This means free entry every time you visit. You are also welcome to enjoy many of the events that are open to the public. Click here to go to the Museum pages on PAFA's website where you can see current and upcoming exhibitions.
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Shopping for your Student
 If you want to buy art supplies for your student, why not get them a gift card to PAFA's Art Supply Store? It's conveniently located on the 6th Floor and your student can also use the card in Portfolio, the Museum gift store. Go the Portfolio webpage here.
PAFA Care Packages
Is your PAFA student having a birthday or maybe feeling under the weather? Show you're thinking of them even when you can't be with them by sending a Care Package. Click here for an order form or call 215-972-2199 for more information. |
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School Events
We kicked off the Spring Semester with some very popular events. Students enjoyed volunteering at Germantown Friends School on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Among the many options available to students were baking cookies for local homeless shelters and recording stories for the blind. It was a good day!
We then hit the ground running in early February with our 4th annual Winter Bash, Red Cross Blood Drive and Open Studio Night. Students danced half the night, saved around 150 lives with their blood donations and then showed off their hard work in studio to almost 800 members of the public - all in the space of two weeks! PAFA students are an energetic bunch!
Coming up is the ever popular Drawathon (a marathon 12-hour overnight drawing session in the Cast Hall) and what is promising to become a popular tradition – the 2nd annual six-foot sub day. And of course, we have weekly workshops on any art-related topic you can imagine: from copyright laws, to how to price your work, to relaxation techniques during finals – we think your PAFA student will find something to do outside of class! Check out the calendar for more information!
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Student Exhibitions
Currently on show:
Located in the Samuel M. V. Hamilton building, Gallery 128 displays rotating exhibitions that include works by students enrolled in the Certificate, BFA, Graduate, and Continuing Education programs. Exhibitions of work by faculty and alumni are also shown in Gallery 128. Overseen by student staff, the gallery provides invaluable experience for students by introducing them to the process of selecting works for submitting to exhibitions.
Currently you can see work reflecting PAFA students' responses to the Tanner Show.
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Health and Wellness
We have a contract with Jefferson Family Medicine Associates, allowing students free visits to a large clinic and providing basic services and tests for free. This is a great system and students take full advantage of it every semester. Students should call 215-955-7190 to make an appointment.
Is your PAFA student feeling stressed? Our student counseling service through Penn Behavioral Health offers a wide range of counselors to address all issues. It’s free and completely confidential.
Click here to go to our Health and Wellness Pages to find contact information for the above services.
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