AVA Connections Event

The Applied Visual Arts Department hosted over 400 regional high school students for the 2009 "Connections" event that showcases all of the department programs and gives students the opportunity to visit our campus and meet faculty and industry representatives. Students met in the Music Auditorium for morning sessions and broke for lunch and campus tours in the afternoon.

SFCC Mascot "Skitch" greets high school students outside the auditorium.

This year's program included the addition of the Journalism program along with Interior Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, and Photography.

Ira Gardner served as MC and faculty presenters included Tanja Huffman, John Smith, and Jason Nix. Doug Crabtree and Greg Stiles assisted as well.

In addition to faculty presentations the Applied Visual Arts department would like to thank the following presenters:

• Web Design; Brandon Delauney and Marcus Brown – Seven2 Interactive
• Graphic Design; Lorri Johnston – Klundt /Hosmer Design
• Photography; Craig Sweat – J. Craig Sweat Photography, Ifong Chen – Ifong Photography
• Interior Design; Kamela Potratz – ALSC Architects, Robin DeWolfe – Huntwood Industries
• Journalism – Madison J. McCord – Editor-in-Chief, The Communicator

A special thanks goes out to Penny Butters and Gail Ferrell and the volunteer student ambassadors who assisted in hosting campus tours and arranging door prizes and snacks.