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President Immerman and the Creative Economy

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

President Steve Immerman discusses his thoughts on the Creative Economy in the Salem News as a follow-up to his piece in the New England Board of Higher Education’s Journal.  Immerman strongly feels as though the foundation of our nation’s STEM curriculum (science, technology, engineering and math), which many fundamental leaders find as key to the economy, should be a STEAM curriculum, including the arts. President Immerman’s voice is one of countless others who reinforce the crucial role that Arts Education has on the future of America.

Montserrat President Sees Arts as Vital to Economy: Read full article in the Salem News

Immerman was also mentioned in the North Shore Chamber of Commerce Economic Development & Public Policy Blog.

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President Immerman’s House: Santa Would Be Proud to Call “Home”

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

This year’s 32nd Annual Christmas in Salem Historic House Tour included President Steve Immerman’s home, which was one of this year’s favorites! Linda Orlomoski and her friend Juli Lederhaus, from Salem’s Hawthorne Hotel, were given a private tour of President Immerman and his wife Darcy’s home (The Clarence S. Clark House near the Salem Public Library) and couldn’t help but relish in the experience!

“From the time I walked up the front steps and past the Ionic columns to stand under the semi-circular portico to enter the house through the wreath-adorned front door to the time I went back out the front door and down those same steps, I was totally enchanted and – to borrow Walt’s word – smitten!” … “When I was told that we had been given the opportunity to see the house, I was also told that the homeowner collected Santas and that she had over 500 but I must have heard her wrong as that number was a just a teensy-tiny bit off. As it turned out there was probably triple that number if not more! That’s a lot of Santas in one house but with over 5,000 square feet and 13 rooms!” … “I walked around and continued to take pictures feeling like I stepped into the pages of an issue of House Beautiful.”

Click here to read Linda’s blog post and learn more about the history of the Immerman’s Clarence S. Clark House, Darcy’s collection of Santas, and what makes their home so spectacular this holiday season! If you’d like to see more pictures of their home, visit Linda’s photo gallery at SmugMug page.

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President Immerman’s STEAM Article in The New England Journal of Higher Education

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Asst. Prof. Tim Harney’s "The Magician and the Trick with Doves"

President Steve Immerman’s article on “STEAM not STEM” was published in this week’s New England Journal of Higher Education entitled Letting Off STEAM at Montserrat College of Art. He discussed the necessary innovative skills that students need to succeed in today’s ever changing creative economy and emphasized how essential an education that stimulates creativity and innovation is in today’s climate.

President Immerman is among several other important figures who are constantly promoting the idea that the existing foundation on STEM educational framework (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) should also include an equivalent concentration on Arts and Design.

“Our thinking about education needs to shift from preparing students for specific careers, to preparing students for careers we have not yet even imagined,” said Immerman. “Visual Arts education also demands strong problem-solving skills, engages students in the processes of critical analysis, and prepares students for the give and take of collaborative work. All these perspectives, experiences and skills are central to adaptable and creative lives and careers, regardless of the path an individual student may take.”

Read the full article in The New England Journal of Higher Education.

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Montserrat’s Art Connection Featured in The Boston Globe!

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

From left, Maggie Cavallo, assistant curator of education at Montserrat, President Steve Immerman, artist Fay Chandler, and Trustees Henrietta Gates and Hilly Ebling stand in front of a painting by Chandler, which is now part of a collection hanging in the cafeteria at Beverly Hospital. Ebling is on the board of the Art Connection of Boston, and was instrumental in helping to make the connection between the college and the program. The Montserrat program is now one of several in the country.

Montserrat’s Art Connection unveiled its first public program in the cafeteria at Beverly Hospital Wednesday, Oct. 19th. Eleven works were chosen from 150 for the installation, including four pieces by Chandler; a series of photographs by recent Montserrat graduate Cecelia Pettigrew ‘11; and a drawing by junior Georgia Bolender ’13.

“The Art Connection is a unique community collaboration, and we are very grateful to the staff at Montserrat and the artists for affording us such an opportunity,’’ said Gerald MacKillop, hospital official.

Read full article in The Boston Globe…and featured in the Beverly Citizen

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President Immerman and alumnus Giles Laroche at Salem Rotary

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Giles Laroche and Steve Immerman. Photos by John Quinn.

President Steve Immerman spoke to the Salem Rotary Club this week about the importance of the arts to education and the impact of an arts institution on the region. With him was Montserrat alumnus, author and illustrator Giles Laroche ‘81 of Salem, who has just published his newest book, “The Places People Live,” which includes Laroche’s richly dense cut paper collage illustrations.

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