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NAPDS Conference Poster Presentation

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Presenting at NAPDS in Washington, DC
Presenting at NAPDS in Washington, DC

Our cohort was asked to apply for a grant to attend the National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) national conference to present  projects that were the result of our community outreach project from our multicultural ed course this summer.  I applied for the grant, but was declined funding.  However, Mrs. Peggy Lewis arranged for me to present my photographs at the student poster session of NAPDS in March in Washington, DC.  Mr. Smith agreed to teach our classes while I was away and I was off to the Nation’s Capitol to spend time with over 900 professional development professionals, including over 200 students like myself.  The full collection of photos that I presented may be viewed here: http://espace.bsu.edu/akhouck/tag/photography/

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Negative Space Photography: Whitely Community

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As part of the community service aspect of our multicultural education requirement, our cohort traveled to an enclave in Muncie, Indiana named the Whitely community.  The unofficial leader of the neighborhood is Mrs. Mary Dollison, a quiet force for good in her community and well beyond.  Our group was assigned two work shift duties to help beautify the neighborhood: Day One included scraping and painting a wooden garage structure while Day Two  involved painting a house front and reclaiming a family’s yard and green space.  During our time in Whitely, I took photographs with an emphasis on the notion of negative space, hoping to demonstrate that the place that we visited and worked in is anything but negative.  Here are the results of my efforts. Continue reading Negative Space Photography: Whitely Community →