Native American artist heads 'Cabin Talk' program Aug 20, 2008
LE MARS, Iowa -- Calling Iowa "a very special place," artist/historian Robert Morris has come home to his roots this week to unveil his collection of Native American art. Now a resident of Las Vegas, Morris will be the keynote speaker for "Cabin Talk" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Plymouth County Historical Museum. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Buena Vista announces faculty changes Aug 17, 2008
He has been an adjunct instructor of English and communication since 2005 at Robert Morris University. -- Rebecca Frates, graphic design: She has a bachelor's degree with a graphic communications concentration from Northern Michigan University and a master's of fine arts in graphic design from the University of North Dakota. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Benaim, novices battle for school seat Jul 21, 2008
Personal: Bachelor's degree in biology from University of Pittsburgh; master's degree in business administration from Robert Morris University; master's degree in computer information systems from Robert Morris. Married to Patricia Williams. (The Palm Beach Post)
What's new for you at post-gazette.com Jun 26, 2008
There is more depth at More Colleges, too, where an additional special navigation bar connects you to Duquesne, Robert Morris, District college sports reports and national updates. At More Sports you'll find a special navigation bar linking you to Golf, Motor Sports, Pro Basketball and Other Sports such as boxing and pro soccer. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
High school: Non-Division I signings Jun 22, 2008
Elyse Adams, Hudson, volleyball, Wittenberg; Jacob Baranek, Archbishop Hoban, golf, Holy Cross; Jimmy Basar, Parma, football, Baldwin-Wallace; Connor Burns, Archbishop Hoban, baseball, Savannah College of Art and Design; Dave Cantu, Amherst, football, Baldwin-Wallace; Nick Castenir, Midpark, football, Baldwin-Wallace; Liz DiSiena, North Royalton, soccer, Baldwin-Wallace; Ryan Feher, Lutheran West, basketball, Mount Union; Luke Ferron, Riverside, football, Baldwin-Wallace; Joe Fitch, Elyria... (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Memorial Day: Remembering local soldiers who died in war May 26, 2008
Log in to daily-chronicle. Updated: May 26, 2008 - 01:11:01 am CDT. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Politics and passion fuel two local shows Apr 9, 2008
Robert Morris University inaugurates its Media Arts Gallery with a first-rate exhibition that suggests a promising commitment to high caliber art. "Brit by Brit: Contemporary Ceramics by Rod Bugg and Stephen Dixon" was curated by Sarah Nichols, Carnegie Museum of Art adjunct curator. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
David, dethroned Apr 1, 2008
Tucked way down a hallway up on the hill is the SFU Gallery and The Birthday Boy, a provocative video installation by American artist Robert Morris about the lauded statue. It's the first time the work has been shown in North America, following its exhibition at the Accademia in Florence and the Louvre in Paris. (Globe and Mail)
Peer advisors provide details at Study Abroad Day Mar 20, 2008
Center representatives share stories with students. Anne-Caroline Sieffert. (Daily Orange, NY)
'Representative Locations' explores land use Mar 9, 2008
"Artscape" is environmental art, broadly construed, running the gamut from "Robert Morris' Reclaimed Gravel Pit" to Dick and Jane's handiwork. "Warscape" offers the military at work and play. (Boston Globe)
Showing promise Elementary students’ work displayed in annual exhibition Mar 8, 2008
Meghan Foley, a third-grader at Robert Morris Elementary School, holds her painting at the Scranton School District Elementary Art Exhibit at Lackawanna County Electric City Trolley Station and Museum ... Meghan, a third-grade student at Robert Morris Elementary School school, glowed. (Scranton Times, PA)
Conference will cover city in clay Mar 5, 2008
Because most members are educators, for example, there will be a large student and faculty presence from schools as close as Carnegie Mellon and Robert Morris universities and as far afield as Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and the State University of New York at New Paltz. As of yesterday, a Web site maintained by Manchester Craftsmen's Guild () listed 104 exhibitions that will be running during the conference. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
PMT has four good reasons for 'Joseph' Jan 24, 2008
D. from Pitt, went back into full-time college teaching at Robert Morris University. Serving as coordinator of theater and assistant professor of communications, he is reviving the program, which had been closed for 12 years. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Peggy Kidwell receives youth leadership award Jan 19, 2008
Youth Leadership Council President Robert Morris announced the kickoff of the 2008 Youth Salute program. "Nomination packets will be mailed out sometime from early next week to mid-week," he said. (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
Art Review: Well, it looks like truth Jan 19, 2008
The second, far less well-known work that opens the show is a 1987 silk-screen piece by Robert Morris that does what the Warhol does but in a deadlier way. It too is based on an archival image, a 1945 photograph of the corpse of a woman taken in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. (International Herald Tribune)
Big East Notebook Nov 23, 2007
The Pirates defeated Monmouth 89-81, the rallied from a 23-point second half deficit to knock of Robert Morris 111-107. Story Tools. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Top Dogs: Best at each position Nov 15, 2007
Northeast Point guard: , Robert Morris Shooting guard: , Robert Morris Small forward: None Power forward: , Quinnipiac Center: , Sacred Heart. Pac-10 Point guard: , UCLA Shooting guard: , Southern Cal Small forward: , Oregon Power forward: , Aizona Center: , Oregon. (Marquette Sports -- Rivals.com)
Pioneers Set for NEC Field Hockey Playoffs Nov 1, 2007
SHU beat Robert Morris 2-0 on Friday, clinching the number three seed in the NEC tournament ... Freshman scored her first collegiate goal against Robert Morris. (Sacredheartpioneers.com)
Ileana Sonnabend, 92,art dealer Oct 25, 2007
They introduced Pop and Minimal artists like Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jim Dine, James Rosenquist, Claes Oldenburg, George Segal, Donald Judd and Robert Morris ... The current exhibition there is in many ways a testament to Sonnabend's esthetic range and her own history, presenting a typical contrast of times and sensibilities: Robert Morris' raw, Process Art "Blind Time" drawings of the 1970s and Candida Hofer's new large color photographs of the often ornate interiors of palaces, theaters and... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Wisconsin 7, Robert Morris 2 Oct 20, 2007
- Kyle Turris and Ben Street each scored twice and each added two assists, helping No. 13 Wisconsin to a 7-2 victory over Robert Morris in a non-conference game Friday ... Robert Morris had three opportunities with a two-man advantage _ lasting 52 seconds, 27 seconds and 1:54 _ in the game's first 28 minutes but failed to capitalize ... Blake Geoffrion also scored a power-play goal for Wisconsin, while Sean Berkstresser scored on a two-man advantage late for Robert Morris. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Architectural Grandeur Sep 14, 2007
Lemon Hill was built by Philadelphia merchant Henry Pratt in 1800 on property formerly owned by Robert Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. "It was built as a summer entertaining site with greenhouses that grew lemon and orange trees," said Ms. Blair. (South Brunswick Post, NJ)
Famed Glass House Opens for Public Tours Jun 17, 2007
At top is a sculpture by Frank Stella, and at bottom is a work by Robert Morris. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey). (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
The book on Wellsville’s first love story Jun 6, 2007
Actually the claim to the title of The First and Foremost Wellsville Love Story would probably go to Captain Horatio Jones, the famous Indian interpreter, who was there at the signing of the Big Tree Treaty in 1797 when the Seneca sold their rights to the Genesee Valley and the rest of Western New York to Robert Morris, and his wife. But almost 20 years before that, back in the middle of the Revolutionary War, Jones had been made a prisoner of the Seneca, captured as a 16-year old militiaman,... (Wellsville Daily Reporter, NY)
Sol LeWitt, 78; expanded perception of art through concepts, geometry Apr 10, 2007
They were associated with the Minimalist works of artists such as Robert Morris and Donald Judd because of their geometric simplicity. But unlike Minimalist art, which focuses attention mainly on perceptual and sensory aspects, Mr. LeWitt's work relies in part on the viewer's understanding of the rules that underlay their complex, modular patterns. (Boston Globe)
Three Days of Maritime, Americana and Rugs at Freeman's Mar 27, 2007
The second powder (or possibly blowing) horn is believed to have been made for George Losch, a gunpowder maker of Philadelphia County, who along with Oswald Eve signed an agreement to furnish "good strong and well seasoned" gunpowder in one years time to the Committee of Secrecy of the Continental Congress on January 11, 1776 (members of the Committee included Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris and Silas Dean). The horn is inscribed "George Losch anno 1762" and is ornately carved with a number of... (PR Newswire)
$250M? Deal is about more than just soccer Jan 12, 2007
" Beckham's playing contract falls well short of the big deals signed in Major League Baseball, where Alex Rodriguez is being paid $252 million and Derek Jeter $189 million, both over 10 years. Scott Branvold, a professor in sports management at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, said the Beckham brand -- which includes the soccer player's wife, former Spice Girl pop star Victoria Beckham -- goes well beyond the game of soccer. But he questioned whether Beckham truly could earn $200 million... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Modern art in park challenges Dec 27, 2006
The ring of gigantic white felt pads stands on curling cutout "legs." In material and form, Roosen is conversing with heroic (and male) minimalists such as Richard Serra and Robert Morris. Central Park is too quaint and constraining a site for the argument really to be heard. (Orlando Sentinel)
FCCJ's Learning Center stitches together quilt exhibit Dec 6, 2006
The exhibit, which runs through Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, also includes a number of other quilts from Yulee, including quilts by Robert Morris and Stacey Ward ... The exhibit also features a variety of quilts from around Nassau County, using both traditional and innovative quilting techniques, including works by Stacey Ward and Robert Morris. (Florida Times-Union)
Hunt ends with just the right look; Book cover features Eastern Woodland Indians Oct 27, 2006
The book is dedicated to Robert Morris who helped fund Washington's army and the new Republic's debt. like to think it will be a modern and complete history of Allegany County. (Wellsville Daily Reporter, NY)
Obituaries - 10/26/2006 Oct 26, 2006
Lauriel Adsit and Robert Morris of San Diego, and Robin Adsit and Rod Metts of Clairemont; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. A memorial service is scheduled for noon and interment at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar. (North County Times)
From a Minimalist approach, maximum impact Oct 14, 2006
Organized by Allison Kemmerer , the Addison's curator of photography and art after 1950, ``Early Plate Works" examines an eight-year period that began in 1968 when, as a young artist in New York, Bartlett started painting exclusively on 1-foot-square steel plates with white, baked enamel surfaces overlaid by silk-screened grids of fine gray lines. (The plates are like thick, rigid sheets of graph paper.) For paint she restricted herself to the 25 colors of Testors enamels -- a material normally... (Boston Globe -- Living)
Men's Hockey Red & White Game Set For Lynah Rink Oct 7, 2006
Cornell opens the season with an exhibition contest at Lynah Rink on Friday, Oct. 21 against York University, while the first regular-season contest takes place on Thursday, Oct. 26 against Robert Morris at Lynah Rink at 7 p.m.. (Cornellbigred.com)
Pottery classes for kids, adults Sep 18, 2006
Moon -- Robert Morris University's 20-Year Club will hold its annual Bingo for Scholarships at 7 p.m. Saturday in Edward A. Nicholson Student Center. It includes a $600 jackpot. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Crab is king in Maryland Aug 13, 2006
Robert Morris Inn, 314 N. Morris St. and The Strand, Oxford; 1-410-226-5111 ... Robert Morris Inn and Tavern ... The mustard-colored clapboard house-turned-inn was built about 1710 by the father of Robert Morris, Jr., the "financier of the American Revolution." It's said that James Michener wrote the outline to "Chesapeake" in the Tap Room. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
What do you think about the shakeup in the Pittsburgh mayor's office? Jul 29, 2006
And the Grant Street Mob can't figure out why anyone who graduates from Pitt, CMU, Duquesne, Robert Morris, and all the other fine colleges and universities in this town hightails it out of here faster than Willie Parker's Super Bowl TD run. Welcome to Pittsburgh, America's Nursing Home, where progressive and innovative thinking comes to die. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Four more years for Colbert Jul 28, 2006
A graduate of Robert Morris College, Colbert, 49, began his career coaching three sports football, baseball and basketball at his alma mater, Robert Morris College, and at Ohio Wesleyan University. Related Stories. (SteelCitySports.com)
Steelers extend Kevin Colbert's contract Jul 28, 2006
He is a Pittsburgh native and a graduate of North Catholic High School and Robert Morris College. "We are very pleased to have Kevin continue as an important member of our front office for years to come," said Steelers President Art Rooney II in a statement. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Where to eat in Savannah Jul 11, 2006
On the other end of the price scale, Robert Morris, director of external affairs for the Georgia Ports Authority, and Elaine Longwater, president of the marketing firm Longwater both recommended the Sapphire Grill. Sapphire Grill is a swank supper spot that manages to be both chic and cozy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
William Howard / Former personnel officer and civic leader Jun 19, 2006
A graduate of Schenley High School, he studied business management at Robert Morris College, now Robert Morris University, labor management relations at the University of Pittsburgh and Community College of Allegheny County, and business law at Duquesne University. He also studied sculpture at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Feats (and follies) of technology Jun 18, 2006
Martin riffs on a film Robert Morris made in 1971, ``Neo Classic," in which dancers interacted with sculptures.A sweet film, ``Soft Materials" starts with formal similarities: a human eye or navel, followed by a soft-focus shift to a robot's rounded sensors. The two dancers improvise with a robot. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Who's who in the showbiz photo Jun 14, 2006
Nicholas Carifo (Aliquippa; Robert Morris). 42. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bike shop gets reprieve from zoning law Jun 8, 2006
Kimberly Campanella told the board that their landlord, Robert Morris, originally offered to reconstruct the building. He subsequently canceled these plans but allowed the Campanellas to remain on the lot until their lease expires this summer. (Charlotte Sun Herald)
Dateline Pittsburgh May 1, 2006
Robert Morris University named Kathleen V. Davis, Ph. D., dean of its School of Adult and Continuing Education. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Spotlight on rock Apr 23, 2006
" The exhibit also features the works of two Washington photographers, Barton James Christner and Scott Manko. Mr. Christner's photographic illustrations, illusions and artwork are eye puzzles that will capture your attention and hold it captive. Using computers and photo-editing software, he has patched together sometimes hundreds of photographs into panoramic montages to create artful views of the city of Washington, which are filled with surprises, jokes and strange ambiance. His most notable... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Black Iowa lawyers paved way for group Feb 20, 2006
"They were the community leaders," said Morris' grandson Robert Morris ... "We've got a lot of problems," said Robert Morris ... It's a shame that black Iowans' contributions aren't more widely known, Robert Morris said. (Des Moines Register)
