Dear VRA and ARLIS/NA members,
We would like to share with you some exciting Summer Educational Institute (SEI) news. As you know, the purpose of SEI is to provide information professionals with valuable training and education in the area of visual resources and image management. Under the direction of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) Executive Boards, the SEI Implementation Team serves as the management group for SEI, providing or coordinating administration, local arrangements, registration, scheduling, fundraising, publicity, curriculum, instruction, and teaching materials.
SEI 2010
SEI Pro 2010 was a great success. The Institute was held June 8-11 in Albuquerque, at the University of New Mexico. For the seventh year, SEI registered full, with 45 students. The three-day, in-depth curriculum built on the foundation of learning offered in earlier years, with several participants graduates of earlier SEIs. The advanced curriculum responded to student input from SEI 2009 evaluations and addressed the current needs of image professionals.
The SEI Implementation Team's efforts were led by Alix Reiskind, Harvard Graduate School of Design (ARLIS/NA Co-Chair), Kathe Albrecht, American University (VRAF Co-Chair), Elizabeth Schaub, University of Texas at Austin (incoming ARLIS/NA Co-Chair), and Cindy Abel Morris, University of New Mexico (local Chair).
Other 2010 SEI Implementation Team members included:
Chris Hilker, University of Arkansas, Webmaster
Trudy Jacoby, Princeton University, Development and VRAF Board Liaison
Nina Stephenson, University of New Mexico, local planning
Tony White, Indiana University, ARLIS/NA Board Education Liaison
SEI 2011
The VRAF and ARLIS/NA Executive Boards are pleased to announce the SEI 2011 Implementation Team members, including the new SEI Curriculum Specialists. This group of VRA and ARLIS/NA members will lead the SEI 2011 effort, returning to the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque for a second year.
Kathe Albrecht, American University, VRAF Co-Chair
Elizabeth Schaub, University of Texas at Austin, ARLIS/NA Co-Chair
Betha Whitlow, Washington University of Saint Louis, incoming VRAF Co-Chair
Cindy Abel Morris, University of New Mexico, local Chair
Chris Hilker, University of Arkansas, Webmaster
Jeanne Keefe, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Development and VRAF Board Liaison
Tony White, Indiana University, ARLIS/NA Board Education Liaison
Sarah Falls, New York School of Interior Design, Curriculum Specialist (ARLIS/NA)
Beth Wodnick, Princeton University, Curriculum Specialist (VRA)
Please join us in thanking these colleagues for the time and energy they devote to making SEI so successful year after year. Keep an eye on the SEI web site for updates http://www.vrafoundation.org/sei.htm.
Regards,
Elisa Lanzi, Chair, Visual Resources Association Foundation