Class 27 - Homework - Tuesday, April 23rd

Assignment 1 - Data 2 Project Proposal

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Due: Thursday, April 25th

Format: Typed and printed to turn in at the beginning of class at 1:00 pm sharp.

Using the feedback you received in the Data 1 Crit and in class, develop a piece of art to present at final. This final piece may be constructed with the materials of your choice and presented in the format of your choice. However, your decisions for material, format, process and composition should work in such a way that connects back to your subject matter. In other words, if you simply make a drawing in pencil on paper and neither materials or process connect back to your idea, then your project will not be  successful as a final piece.   Type up a proposal for Phase 2 of the Data Project.  In your proposal include:

*the visual argument you are exploring through this process

*the conceptual relevance of the materials used; How do the materials relate to your content?

*How does the process itself tie into your visual argument?

*A sketch that details the visual work, the materials that construct the work and the processes that you plan to use to make your composition. Relate each of these to your content.

Note:  Do not just rehash what you have been doing all semester.  This is the time to explore your visual argument in a new way.  Keep in mind you may not know what the final results will be and this is actually the point of this exercise - so be open to whatever results you may get.

Assignment 2 - Digital Archive
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Due: Tuesday, April 30th at 1:00pm sharp
Format: To be submitted on the class server; dali/classes/IPC/ (the folder is a dropbox so you can't look inside but you can drop your files into it.)

During the course of the semester we expect you to save all documents, jpegs, and other digital assignment files. It is time to take this information turn it into the server for the final. Remember to double check that your files are named appropriately (see syllabus). Your file designations should correspond to the assignment numbers on the blog. Use the blog as a checklist. We only ask for digital work that you printed and turned in to us for class, including digital photos. Extra, unassigned items need not be included. Create a folder with all of your files named with the following convention: IPC_Final_Archive_LastnameF

Ex. (for Zark) IPC_Final_Archive_StrasburgerZ

Assignment 3 - Server Submission of Modular Form (Phase 2)
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Due: Tuesday, April 30th at 1:00pm sharp
Format: To be submitted on the class server; dali/classes/IPC/ (the folder is a dropbox so you can't look inside but you can drop your files into it.)

Using the format introduced in class today, create a pdf with your Modular Form (Phase 2) project documented. Include the four images (c19_a1) as well as your statement of intent (c19_a2). Name the files with your titles before creating the pdf. Follow the instruction given in the tutorial entitled "Tutorial Video: How to Document a Project in PDF format" on the blog. Name your pdf with the following convention: Modular_Form_2_LastnameF.pdf

Ex. (for Zark) Modular_Form_2_StrasburgerZ.pdf

Class 26 - Homework - April 18th

Assignment 1: Visiting Artist Lecture - Adelaide Paul

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Due: April 18th,  7:30 PM in Callicott Auditorium

Format: In your logbook, up to 3 pages dedicated to recording information from and regarding this lecturer.

• One sketch of lecturer
• Printouts of visiting artist’s work
• Summary of lecture
• Criticism of lecturer's presentation style
• Criticism of lecture

Notice of Future Assignment

Final Data Project: Phase 2 Overview

Important!!!! We will be reversing the presentation order we used for installation. Those who presented on Tuesday for installation will present on Thursday and vice versa for the Final Data Project: Phase 2. Refer to the chart below for your assigned presentation day. Make no mistake, if you are scheduled for a certain day, you must present on said day or you will not be able to present at all! The due dates for the final assignment will all read for next Tuesday, April 30th. Your group professor will pick up documents on the day you present. In the case of work that requires installation, you will need to print out the forms for installation, complete each, and turn these into your lead professor by Friday, April 26th at 5:00 PM via email. Likewise, you must let your group professor know of your intentions to do installation by Thursday, April 25th in the form of a note stating your intention and that you will be turning in the form by the stated deadline.

In Phase One of the Data Project, you were asked to design a process for data collection or generation; an experimental system that related to your semester's idea/theme. By now you should have generated or collected a batch of interesting visual (non-written) information or raw data in addition to anything written. To complete the project you will use what you have accumulated (or experienced) in an innovative way to create a final visual work that clearly and specifically relates back to some aspect of the first phase of the project, your idea, and your direction.

To move toward building a product from what you’ve amassed, it is necessary to first examine the fruits of your experiment like we did in class today. While looking at your batch of data, make a conscious effort to identify associations or common threads that tie the information together beyond the steps used to generate it. Others of you may need to go back and collect more visual materials and/or modify the steps of your process and run it again. In the end, consider what similarities, cues, or differences relate back to your idea and direction. Write these down in your logbook so that you can recall your data analysis (important observations) easily during the final stages of development.

Before choosing what form the final work of art will take, be aware that format choice should reflect something about the overall idea/direction and be something you can do well with the amount of time you have to work. Additionally consider that you could use one or more of the following as a point of departure or inspiration for your final project:

* The steps of the system you designed

* Execution of said system (process)

* The data collected and generated by you and your system

This means that you may choose to work in 2D, 3D, 4D (time based pieces should not be longer than 3 minutes) or a combination of these formats. Additionally, materials and processes are open to your discretion, but should relate to your intended content (meaning). The only limitations are that the work must be on campus and cannot impede the normal functioning of the college or pose danger to yourself or others.

Be mindful that you will have to have the project cleaned up entirely within an hour and a half after the end of the particular class period during which you present to pass the final critique. In other words, you will fail the final if you don’t dispose of your work by this specific time and date limitation. If you have questions about the appropriateness of a specific idea, space, or installation, ask your professors. If you wish to use a space other than our classrooms you must obtain verbal permission from your professors and from the person responsible for the space in question. If special equipment is needed to view the piece you create, you will have to get that equipment and have it working and running before the beginning of the class in which you will present by 1:00pm to be prompt, no exceptions.

This project is the last, and should demonstrate control of content through composition, verbalization, and the utilization of the Sequential Creative Process. In addition, this will be your final opportunity to showcase what you have learned about critiquing work. You alone will be presenting the work to the critique group and you will be responsible for independently guiding and creating meaningful conversation about what you did with your critique group. Prepare in whatever way you feel necessary. You may use the format used during class critiques (an evaluation form of your own design), or develop a set of questions for the audience, or go your own way. You will have approximately 10 minutes to work with, depending on the number of people in your group.

Note: for those wanting their final project to be an installation in the round or live performance at MCA, complete Assignment 0 -Installation Forms or the format for these types of project cannot be allowed.

Assignment 2 – Installation Forms

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If Necessary, Due: Friday, April  26th, at 5:00pm sharp sent via email to the IPC email address (all three professors)

Format: Complete and email a copy of the forms for the installation assignment after typing the answers to each section to fd140@mca.edu. If you are forced to handwrite, scan and email your work, making sure your writing is clear and legible .

If you would like to do an installation or performance for the final, we must know the specifics including where your project will take place. In accordance with school policy, a professor must approve all aspects of what you are planning to do, including the space for said project, before we can authorize permission to move forward. Should you not meet this deadline, your performance will have to be in video/film format. Unapproved installation will have to be in refined model format.

Assignment 3 - Statement of Intent

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Due: Tuesday, April 30th, at 1:00pm sharp

Format: Print out a copy and bring to class. Must have correct heading

Project Statement

Write a statement about the work made for the Final Process Project.

* Explain your topic and identify the message (or content) you want to deliver

* Explain the connections between your concept, the system you developed, the data generated, and the final work of art created.

* This statement should be no longer than 400 words

This is your last statement of the class and should be your best. Grammar and spelling mistakes will lower your overall statement grade.

Remember: this project, in its entirety, is your last and should be your very best. Inventiveness, coherence, and clarity are of utmost importance and will be a large part of determining your final grade. In terms of trajectory, this final piece will either confirm or forgive much of what you have done (or haven't done) for the semester.

Assignment 4 – Final Process Project - Physical Product

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Due: Finished and ready to present by Tuesday, April 30th at 1:00pm

Format: Any format of your choice

You will use the materials and information you have amassed from your action process or experimental system to create or inspire a final project. If you desire, one or more of the following may also be included in the final art piece:

* The experimental system you created

* Execution of said system (process)

* And/or data from your experiment

Choose a final presentation format that best delivers and provides content and context.

* Final work of art can be 2D, 3D, or 4D (time or audio based not longer than 3 minutes) or a combination of two or more of the above mentioned.

* Materials and processes are open, but should clearly relate back to your topic and message

* The work must be on campus to be critiqued during the class final.

* Your final project cannot impede the normal functioning of the college or pose danger to yourself or others.

* Non-traditional approaches should be discussed with your faculty before execution.

* If special equipment is needed to view the piece you create, you will have to get that equipment and have it working and running by the beginning of class

* Your work must be completely removed from the premises by 5:00pm, Tuesday, May 1st and Thursday, May 3rd (depending on the day of your critique). Failure to do so will earn a failing grade.

Assignment 5 - Title Card

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Due: Tuesday, April 30th at 1:00pm

Format: A typed, printed, and neatly cut or purchased 2”x4” label

Create a title for your final piece that acts as an additional layer of meaning for the work. Simply reiterating what is obvious or leaving work untitled will not be satisfactory. Take time to develop a title equal in strength to the work. Present your title on a small card or paper that is carefully and neatly cut using 2”x 4” dimensions. Use the Helvetica font, 10 point type and following format to complete this card and then put it next to your final piece for class:

Name

Title (italicized)

Media

Date

Handwritten Title cards will not receive full credit.

Assignment 6 - Create Written Parameters for Running Your Critique

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Due: Tuesday, April 30th at 1:00pm

Format: A typed and printed document brought to class. If you create a document similar to class documents, bring at least one additional copy for a reviewer to fill out.

Create a written strategy for running your final project critique. The guidelines you make should demonstrate your ability to guide and direct critique discussion rather than random commentary generation. The parameters you choose can include questions. Remember that you have approximately 10 minutes to critique.

First Name	Last Name	Group	Date
.	Dajon	Acevedo	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Alexandria	Bell	Thursday,May2nd
.	Logan	Bernabo	Thursday,May2nd
.	Margaret	Davis	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Ashley	DeBerry	Thursday,May2nd
.	Glenn	Fiscus	Thursday,May2nd
.	Jason	Jordon	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Grace	Shore	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Cara	DiStefano	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Ham	Dorries	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Lisa	Fears	Thursday,May2nd
.	Kalon	Fowler	Thursday,May2nd
.	Esteban	Pilo-Pais	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Ashley	Prescott	Thursday,May2nd
.	Amanda	Recklein	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Sarah	Robbins	Thursday,May2nd
.	Emily	Stewart	Thursday,May2nd
.	Bailey	Brocato	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Matthew	Cardenas	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Marcus	Clark	Thursday,May2nd
.	Ben	Hancock	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Signe	Johnson	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Amanda	Morley	Thursday,May2nd
.	Kara	Odea (O.Day)	Tuesday, April 30th
.	Cheeto	Spencer	Thursday,May2nd
.	Joshua	Strydom	Thursday,May2nd

Class 23 - Homework April 9th

Here are the updated installation locations and dates. Don't forget to read the Data and Process assignment below the installation chart.

.	First Name	Last Name	Group	Location
.	Dajon	Acevedo	1	Overton Park		Tuesday April 16th
.	Alexandria	Bell	1	Men's bathroom by Studio 1	Thursday April 11th
.	Logan	Bernabo	1	Studio 1 & 2	Thursday April 11th
.	Margaret	Davis	1	Dumpster in North Parking Lot		Tuesday April 16th
.	Ashley	DeBerry	1	No Contract: Model	Thursday April 11th
.	Glenn	Fiscus	1	Stub hallway (West Callicott rear wing entrance/exit by metals)	Thursday April 11th
.	Jason	Jordon	1	Garden lawn behind Rust Hall (West side)		Tuesday April 16th
.	Grace	Shore	1	3rd floor Rust Hall balcony facing the Levitt Shell		Tuesday April 16th
.	Cara	DiStefano	2	Student Lounge		Tuesday April 16th
.	Ham	Dorries	2	Studio 2		Tuesday April 16th
.	Lisa	Fears	2	Locker #24	Thursday April 11th
.	Kalon	Fowler	2	Callicott	Thursday April 11th
.	Esteban	Pilo-Pais	2	Overton Park		Tuesday April 16th
.	Ashley	Prescott	2	Elevator by Photo	Thursday April 11th
.	Amanda	Recklein	2	Granny's garden		Tuesday April 16th
.	Sarah	Robbins	2	No Contract: Model	Thursday April 11th
.	Emily	Stewart	2	Studio 3	Thursday April 11th
.	Bailey	Brocato	3	Callicott Stage		Tuesday April 16th
.	Matthew	Cardenas	3	Stub hallway (East Callicott rear wing entrance/exit by MacLab 3)		Tuesday April 16th
.	Marcus	Clark	3	Outside the South East elevator (by MacLab 3)	Thursday April 11th
.	Ben	Hancock	3	Front Lawn (South East side of Rust Hall		Tuesday April 16th
.	Signe	Johnson	3	Patio outside library		Tuesday April 16th
.	Amanda	Morley	3	Library	Thursday April 11th
.	Kara	Odea (O.Day)	3	Front steps of Rust Hall		Tuesday April 16th
.	Cheeto	Spencer	3	Student Lounge	Thursday April 11th
.	Joshua	Strydom	3	Staircase - Basement Level by small metals	Thursday April 11th
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Note of Future Assignment

Data Project - Phase One

Process Development and Data Generation

The data project is a two-phase project that encourages you to consider and develop a systematic approach as a means for creative generation. The first phase involves conceiving and developing a process related to your theme and using that process as a means of creating or capturing information in a systematic manner.

The data project is, in a way, a story within a story. We say this because we want you to both investigate using process or action as a significant contributor to content and because we want you to consider a new process or method for creative development. What we are asking you to do is to "use verbs as materials." Just as we asked you in other projects to use materials, sequence, form, and space as vehicles for imparting meaning, this time we are asking you to develop and use a process to relay meaning. To start finding relevant processes, actions, or verbs it may be helpful to look back at previous homework assignments or to do an exercise similar to the metaphor exercise from earlier this semester. Start with a verb, action word or phrase based on your direction. Then list abstract elements or descriptors for the source word or phrase. Then make a secondary set of lists of processes, actions, or verbs. Each secondary list should contain verbs, actions, and processes that relate to an element from the first list. From this structured brainstorming you should develop a candidate list of potential processes for use in your project.

Next you will choose a relevant process, put that process into action, and then figure out how to collect that which the process creates or how to record some consistent legacy of that action. A key aspect of this phase is that we are asking you to devise a method for collecting information/creative data/material/s/ that are generated by systematic steps you create. In other words, you can think of your  process as a kind of machine that will "make stuff" for you as you execute its steps. With that said, keep in mind that you shouldn't expect the results of your process-execution to be finished products in any way at this point. Instead, expect what you collect or produce to be evidence of your controlled exploration or something that you can spread out and analyze at a later date.

While unleashing your process we ask only four things:

1. Develop and use a process that relates to your topic and or direction

2. Execute said process consistently so that you end up with a collection of visual materials.

3. The materials collected or generated, by running through the steps of your process, should be a compilation of things which you cannot fully predict the outcome of. In other words, what you will do with your collection in the future is beyond the scope of the first part of this project.

4. Run said process, action, or steps at least twenty times in the same manner. Collect the results or legacy of this repeated action in a form you can easily transport to and from school. All collections must include visual elements beyond written language.

Before you get too deep into the project it may be helpful to look up the definitions for the following words: risk, process, test, procedure, method, system, systematic, repetition, experiment, data, information, and uncertainty.

This first phase of the project is meant to do two primary things:

1. investigate some aspect of your topic

and

2. create a body of information which will inspire and inform your creative response in Phase Two of the project.

Make it fun and inspiring for yourself by creating an process that in some way probes questions of interest to you.

General Project Note Reminder:

Experimentation, by its nature, necessitates a journey into the unknown. If you knew everything about the whole of what you would discover, you wouldn't bother designing and running this generative process in the first place, (you would just do and make what first comes to mind). We understand that it is uncomfortable to investigate that which you do not know. In other words, we realize that it is hard to commit time and effort to doing something when you can not picture the final outcome. However, in this assignment we are explicitly asking you to take risks so that you can truly learn something new outside of what you may expect. You will know that you are on the right track if your experiment's controls and parameters link resulting data in such a way that one can easily tell generation resulted from the same activity. Remember, visual data (images and objects, video) will be a valuable asset to you in the second half of this project. Surveys and other strictly written language materials will not be acceptable unless they are accompanied by non-written, visual evidence. Be inventive!

Assignment 1 - Process and Action in Steps
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Due: Friday, April 12th
Format: Completed in the logbook and correctly indexed.

This assignment is engineered to help you with the present project and will hopefully alleviate stress when the time comes to use process in conjunction with assignments in the future. It may be helpful to look up the term 'process' in the dictionary and to find additional words describing it in the thesaurus.

Identify, record, and dissect processes that could relate to your idea and direction. These can come from the metaphor worksheet (c14_a1) if you like and should be related to your overall idea and direction. For example, if the idea is 'relationship' and the specific direction or focus is 'How are intimate bonds weakened', some possible actions or processes related to this could be the following:

• Breaking something
• Utilization of a tool or object to pry something apart
• A chemical reaction
• The steps for wearing an object down
• The steps of cell replication
• The steps of surgical removal

Identify at least ten different possible actions or processes (verbs) related to what you are pursing this semester (like the list above).

Next, break each process in the list into steps or phases which compose said action/process. Be sure to include materials or tools that might be necessary parts of the action/process as well as characters and contexts. Additionally, find and collect images that represent items in your lists.

If you find yourself at a loss when it comes to listing processes or actions, try using the procedures from the Strategies for Discovering Influence handout to help you flesh out samples from your research. Come to us for help, if you like, as this may be a new way of thinking about your theme and process for many of you. This exercise could easily fill a dozen pages in your logbook.

Assignment 2: Structured Brainstorming and Idea Development

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Due: Friday, April 12th

Format: Three different potential processes broken down into steps and three different project ideas recorded in your idea logbook by the beginning of class at 1:00pm

To begin, brainstorm about the conceptual relationship between an aspect of your idea and processes or actions in your Idea Logbook. Try the exercise we used for building metaphors. Once you have made a conceptual link between idea and process, you can start to develop ideas in regard to generating or collecting data in such a way that exploits the link between idea and process.

Come with questions to the next class meeting (Thursday, April 11). Additionally you may have to meet with us during office hours if you are seeking additional comment or guidance. In meeting with any of us, please have ready at least three different potential processes through which you intend to generate or collect information for discussion.

Assignment 3 - Design the System

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Due: Thursday, April 18th

Format: As a printed document to hand in. Also, as part of your presentation for Assignment 5 below: c23_a5

Describe in writing the systematic process (experiment) designed by you and used to generate or create data

* Include all steps, parameters, and constants that will carry through each iteration of this process or experiment

* Include the number of repetitions or duration of the experiment (at least 20).

* Describe how this experiment connects to your topic and direction

Assignment 4 - Data Collection and Generation

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Due: Thursday, April 18th

Format: Physical evidence of what you generate and/or collect running through the steps of your design, in a format that can easily be brought to and shown in class. See more details below. Also, as part of your presentation for Assignment 6 below: c23_a6

Implement/execute the systematic process or experiment designed in Assignment 2: c23_a2 and collect/generate all the resulting data. The data you collect should reflect at least four hours worth of work and your systematic process should be run at the very least 20 times.

The record of collected or generated data must be in a presentable format that can be easily brought to class. Acceptable formats include:

* Photographic

* Paper-based (drawings, letters, documents)

* Sound recordings (put these into a format where we can get a sample of all collected)

* Small Object(s)

* Video recordings

* Relics

Assignment 5 - Data Assessment

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Due: Thursday, April 18th

Format: Typed and printed to turn in at the beginning of class at 1:00 pm sharp. Also, as part of your presentation for Assignment 6 below: c23_a6

Find a place or method for looking at all you've collected or generated through the process you created and ran through at least 20 times. Be sure that you are able to observe everything (all materials) at one time, so that studying and access in one sitting is attainable. Create and print a list of at least 6 observations, discoveries, connections, and assessments about the information you collected in Assignment 4 - Data Collection and Generation (c23_a4).

Assignment 6 - Presentation

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Due: Thursday, April 18th

Format: At the beginning of class, 1:00pm sharp. Look below for a list of details

Develop a five-minute presentation that includes elements from the last week’s and the above assignments-

1. A short typed written summary with the following three points:

* A description of the systematic process or experiment designed in Assignment 3 – Design the System (c23_a3)

* A written description of the data you collected in Assignment 4 – Data Collection and Generation (c23_a4)

* A list of at least 5 observations, discoveries, connections, and assessments about the information you collected (Assignment 5 - Data Assessment c23_a5)

2. The actual physical data you collected in Assignment 4 - c23_a4 Data Collection and Generation, in a format that can be shown quickly and viewed as a whole

Installation Dates and Location Assignments

Hi IPC Folk,

Here are the dates and locations for your installations. We may make a few minor changes during class tomorrow. Good luck with your preparations.

First Name	Last Name	Group	Location
Dajon	Acevedo	1	Overton Park		Tuesday April 16th
Alexandria	Bell	1	Men's bathroom by Studio 1	Thursday April 11th
Logan	Bernabo	1	Studio 1 & 2	Thursday April 11th
Margaret	Davis	1	Dumpster in North Parking Lot		Tuesday April 16th
Ashley	DeBerry	1	No Contract: Model	Thursday April 11th
Glenn	Fiscus	1	Stub hallway (West Callicott rear wing entrance/exit by metals)	Thursday April 11th
Jason	Jordon	1	Garden lawn behind Rust Hall (West side)		Tuesday April 16th
Grace	Shore	1	3rd floor Rust Hall balcony facing the Levitt Shell		Tuesday April 16th
Cara	DiStefano	2	***** Needs approval in class from Leandra: Student Lounge		Tuesday April 16th
Ham	Dorries	2	***** Needs approval in class from Leandra: Stuio 1, 2, or 3		Tuesday April 16th
Lisa	Fears	2	***** Needs approval in class from Leandra: Locker #24	Thursday April 11th
Kalon	Fowler	2	Callicott	Thursday April 11th
Esteban	Pilo-Pais	2	Overton Park		Tuesday April 16th
Ashley	Prescott	2	Elevator by Photo	Thursday April 11th
Amanda	Recklein	2	Garden lawn behind Rust Hall (West side) or Granny's garden		Tuesday April 16th
Sarah	Robbins	2	No Contract: Model	Thursday April 11th
Emily	Stewart	2	Studio 3	Thursday April 11th
Bailey	Brocato	3	Callicott Stage		Tuesday April 16th
Matthew	Cardenas	3	Stub hallway (East Callicott rear wing entrance/exit by MacLab 3)		Tuesday April 16th
Marcus	Clark	3	***** Needs approval in class from Leandra: Outside the South East elevator (by MacLab 3)	Thursday April 11th
Ben	Hancock	3	Front Lawn (South East side of Rust Hall		Tuesday April 16th
Signe	Johnson	3	Patio outside library		Tuesday April 16th
Amanda	Morley	3	Library	Thursday April 11th
Kara	Odea (O.Day)	3	***** Needs approval in class from Leandra: hallway btwn Studio 1 and Metals or front steps of Rust Hall		Tuesday April 16th
Cheeto	Spencer	3	***** Needs approval in class from Leandra: Student Lounge	Thursday April 11th
Joshua	Strydom	3	Staircase - Basement Level by small metals	Thursday April 11th