UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- On May 14, the staff of the College of Arts and Architecture celebrated their annual retreat. Staff members gathered for breakfast at the Palmer Museum of Art to kick off a day of festivities dedicated to what makes the college unique – the artistic talents and interests of its faculty and staff. The retreat planning committee organized a day of fun, arts-related activities for approximately 60 participants, including tap dancing, Japanese water painting, an acting course, art history lectures and ceramics making.
Dean Barbara Korner welcomed everyone, thanking them for their hard work this academic year and calling attention to several staff members who recently received excellence awards for their service. She also recognized the faculty members who stayed on campus an extra week to facilitate and lead the retreat activities in their areas of study.
“It's a team effort,” said Cori Donaghy, chair of the retreat council. “Our faculty and graduate student colleagues volunteered to facilitate the activities for the day. This format doesn't work with out their participation.”