en aarono29@pratt.edu Copyright 2012 2012-05-21T16:48:50+00:00 http://www.pratt.edu/press/view/the_new_york_times_praises_novel_authored_by_pratts_writing_program_directo http://www.pratt.edu/press/the_new_york_times_praises_novel_authored_by_pratts_writing_program_directo#When:16:48:50Z The New York Times praised a new novel authored by Thad Ziolkowski, Director of Pratt's Writing Program, in its May 20 print edition. The novel, titled "Wichita," is Ziolkowski's first. The Times called it "charming, smart, and devastating" with characters the exhibit "a full range of emotional complexity" and an emotional terrain that is "touching and vast." Ziolkowski received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2008-2009, which, with additional support from Pratt, supported his work on the novel. Ziolkowski is author of the memoir "On a Wave," which is an account of his surfer boyhood in Melbourne Beach, Florida. The memoir was a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award in 2003. He has also authored several essays for The Times about surfing, including a May 17 post for The Times's Townies series. 2012-05-21T16:48:50+00:00 http://www.pratt.edu/press/view/archdaily_interviews_honorary_degree_recipient_santiago_calatrava_at_pratt http://www.pratt.edu/press/archdaily_interviews_honorary_degree_recipient_santiago_calatrava_at_pratt#When:14:03:05Z ArchDaily recently featured a Q&A with architect, engineer, and artist Santiago Calatrava, who, along with artist/curator/critic Ai Weiwei, patron of the arts and education Kathryn Chenault, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art's longest-serving director Phillippe de Montebello, received an honorary degree at Pratt's 123rd annual commencement exercises on May 9. The interview took place in advance of the ceremony, and the post concludes with an excerpt from Calatrava's commencement remarks. 2012-05-15T14:03:05+00:00 http://www.pratt.edu/press/view/the_today_show_features_graduating_students_on_national_broadcast http://www.pratt.edu/press/the_today_show_features_graduating_students_on_national_broadcast#When:14:34:12Z The Today Show, which has a national viewership of almost 3 million, featured a hearty group of graduating students from Pratt Institute on the rainy morning of Wednesday, May 9. Several smiling students held a sign labeled "Pratt Institute Class of 2012," while another held up a sign that read "HIRE ME." A total of 1,407 students from Pratt graduated later that day at the iconic Radio City Music Hall. 2012-05-11T14:34:12+00:00 http://www.pratt.edu/press/view/the_new_york_times_features_qa_with_alumnus_and_furniture_designer_charles http://www.pratt.edu/press/the_new_york_times_features_qa_with_alumnus_and_furniture_designer_charles#When:14:33:15Z The New York Times featured a Q&A with Alumnus Charles Pollock in its May 10 edition. Pollock, who designed the Pollock Executive Chair in 1963, is debuting his first chair design in 30 years with Bernhardt Design at New York's upcoming International Contemporary Furniture Fair. 2012-05-11T14:33:15+00:00 http://www.pratt.edu/press/view/the_new_yorker_previews_classical_music_festival_taking_place_at_pratt_manh http://www.pratt.edu/press/the_new_yorker_previews_classical_music_festival_taking_place_at_pratt_manh#When:14:32:17Z The New Yorker previewed the annual Look + Listen festival, a three-day concert festival presenting new music in art galleries, in its most recent issue. This year's lineup includes world premieres of a new contemporary music piece that pays tribute to the late avant-garde composer John Cage set to work by students from Pratt's graduate fine arts program at Pratt Manhattan Gallery. 2012-05-11T14:32:17+00:00 http://www.pratt.edu/press/view/construction_and_facilities_management_chair_quoted_in_story_on_building_co http://www.pratt.edu/press/construction_and_facilities_management_chair_quoted_in_story_on_building_co#When:14:31:28Z Harriet Markis, Chair, Construction and Facilities Management, was quoted in a recent DNAinfo article on building collapses in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. She offered advice for avoiding future construction disasters. 2012-05-11T14:31:28+00:00 http://www.pratt.edu/press/view/fashionista_quotes_fashion_design_chair_on_25_women_designers_who_changed_f http://www.pratt.edu/press/fashionista_quotes_fashion_design_chair_on_25_women_designers_who_changed_f#When:14:30:12Z Jennifer Minniti, Chair, Fashion Design, was quoted in a recent Fashionista post on 25 women who blazed the trail and fashion design and changed it forever. 2012-05-11T14:30:12+00:00 http://www.pratt.edu/press/view/the_chicago_tribune_quotes_fine_arts_chair_on_new_chicago_art_fair http://www.pratt.edu/press/the_chicago_tribune_quotes_fine_arts_chair_on_new_chicago_art_fair#When:14:29:18Z The Chicago Tribune recently quoted Fine Arts Chair Donna Moran in an article on a new art fair set to debut in Chicago this September. 2012-05-11T14:29:18+00:00 http://www.pratt.edu/press/view/bloomberg_quotes_two_pratt_faculty_members_in_story_on_cigarette_packaging http://www.pratt.edu/press/bloomberg_quotes_two_pratt_faculty_members_in_story_on_cigarette_packaging#When:14:28:24Z Bloomberg recently quoted Jeff Bellantoni, Chair, Graduate Communications Design, and Tom Delaney, Visiting Instructor, Graduate Communications Design, in a story on cigarette packaging design. 2012-05-11T14:28:24+00:00 http://www.pratt.edu/press/view/the_star_ledger_features_alumnus_and_illustrator_of_the_dark_shadows_comic http://www.pratt.edu/press/the_star_ledger_features_alumnus_and_illustrator_of_the_dark_shadows_comic#When:14:01:20Z The New Jersey Star-Ledger recently featured an article on alumnus Ken Bald, who illustrated the comic strip "Dark Shadows," which was based on the 1966-71 Gothic soap opera of the same title. The latest incarnation of the soap opera series is a film adaptation directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as an 18th century gentleman vampire named Barnabas. 2012-05-08T14:01:20+00:00