THEVol. XL NumberVILLAGER 1 Stevenson University Stevenson, Maryland September 16, 2013 Owings Mills North offers new facilities for design students by Leanne Magyar Villager staff writer Stevenson University opened a new campus, Owings Mills North, this semes- ter in an area adjacent to the Owings Mills campus, on Gundry Lane, off of Crondall Lane. Photos by Marilyn Lovo It is the former site of Shire Pharma- ceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company that manufactured drugs to treat atten- tion-deficit and hyperactivity disorders and gastrointestinal diseases. When the pharmaceutical plant went up for sale in 2009, the university was Photo by Max Franz interested in the purchase due to Steven- son’s need for more space brought on by the university’s rapid growth and the ad- dition of new majors. The 28-acre prop- erty will allow the university to expand. In November, 2011, Stevenson Uni- versity announced that the university had purchased the Shire Pharmaceuticals property for $10.5 million. The opening of Owings Mills North this fall relocated about half of the School of Design to the smaller of two buildings on the property, said Keith Kutch, dean of the School of Design. The building, which is about 15,000 square feet, will house the film/video major and about half of the visual communication design degree. The strip of land that is located be- tween the adjacent campuses of Owings Mills and Owings Mills North is part of the Rosewood property, now owned by the state, separating the campuses. Talks between Stevenson University and the state have been conducted for a number Students in the new School of Design at Owings Mills North have the opportunity to use new design spaces and of years regarding the university’s possible take courses in state-of-the-art classrooms. acquisition of the land parcel, but for now three campuses are still in development. students can collaborate on an individual family in honor of his brother-in-law. there is no definite answer, said Kutch. Kutch said that the new campus of- project with privacy and not be affected Students in the School of the Scienc- The second building on the property, fers more space, the opportunity for col- by people working around them,” said es are anxious now for the work to begin about 150,000 square feet, will house the laboration between departments, and the Kutch. on the second building. Chemistry major School of Sciences in the future, as well addition of new facilities. The new School of Design build- Shelby Litz said, “Owings Mills North, as the other majors in the School of De- “There’s room for 15 percent more ing will also provide space for prop and School of the Sciences, will provide me sign that did not make the move. The rest people in each classroom, more comput- equipment rooms, a recording room and with new opportunities that other colleges of the visual communication design ma- ers and more workspace. The curriculum a sound stage. The film/video and art do not offer. The new laboratories will jor, as well as fashion design and business is improved because of the adjacency departments took the time to collaborate better prepare me for potential careers.” communication, and ultimately perhaps of our classrooms to our output facili- on the use of the shared space in order to interior design, will make the move when ties, such as the Frank Garrity Memorial maximize its effectiveness. the second building’s renovation is com- Design Studio. The new space made it In the new School of Design, one Where is WildStang? plete. Thus far, no date has been set for possible for adjacent studios to be served studio has been dedicated in memory of Be on the lookout in each issue of that second opening. by common equipment. There are ad- Frank Garrity, and an event on Saturday, The Villager for a hidden WildStang. Travel among all three campuses is Send a picture of where you found ditional facilities that we did not have September 7 showcased the studio. The WildStang to [email protected] provided through the shuttle buses at the before. Down in the film/video area, we space was given to the School of Design for a chance to win a prize at the end university. Schedules for travel among the have individual editing suites so the video by President Kevin J. Manning and his of the semester. News, Features, Features, Sports, In this page 2 page 6 page 8 page 12 Issue: NEWS 2 The Villager |September 16, 2013 Ravens fans get chance to watch star players on field by Kevin McDonough the NFL are closer together.” Gohlinghorst explained that Asst. Villager staff writer Director of Facilities Tom Russ was re- sponsible for removing the college lines, painting the NFL standard lines on the Throngs of Baltimore Ravens fans, field and then removing those and paint- both young and old packed Stevenson ing the college lines again all in the same University’s Mustang Stadium for a spe- weekend. cial closed practice held by the team on The Ravens practice was a closed August 18. It was the final off-site team event and accessible only with a ticket. practice before the pre-season began. Tickets were awarded to lottery winners University officials received a phone chosen at random. Photo courtesy of Stevenson University call from team representatives about two All of that hard work and planning months before the event to get things set paid off as the evening’s practice for the in motion. The Ravens staff did most of Ravens went off without a hitch. A much the marketing and PR for the event. Ste- better turnout was experienced this year venson handled the field set-up and on- and was attributed to the beautiful weath- site logistics. er that evening. Director of Athletics Brett Adams At the end of practice, select fans said it was a “university effort to have were gathered and placed behind a tem- them here… Student Affairs assisted in porary fence where the players would be ticket distribution, the President’s Office passing by on their way out. and CFO/Vice President’s Office assisted Players signed autographs and got in special game invites and other logistics, the chance to interact with fans face-to- security did a first class job… and PR as- face. Ravens player Ray Rice was even sisted in recording the event for the uni- observed playing a game of catch with a versity.” young fan over the fence. According to Mike Gohlinghorst, as- There is no Ravens practice sched- sistant athletic director at Stevenson, “the uled on the calendar for next year, but trickiest part for us [was the painting of there is always the possibility that they the field] hash marks for college football would be willing to return for a third year. Stevenson University appreciated the Ravens coming here and would al- are wider, whereas the hash marks used in ways welcome them back again, according to SU Athletics. SU to celebrate 66 years of legacy Undergrad science program as plans firm up for Founders Day expands, adding two majors by LaShawna Williams and chemical principles to study the effect by Rosalie Chesley All acts are welcomed, from musical in- Villager staff writer molecules have on living things. Those Villager staff writer struments to poetry and song to physical who major in biochemistry will learn skills feats. that are used in medicine, life sciences, Several weeks before the final show, pharmaceuticals, agricultural science and a panel of judges will choose between 12 Stevenson University has expanded Stevenson University will celebrate veterinary science. and 16 acts by audition. On October 1, its undergraduate science program adding Founders’ Day on October 1 with an Dr. Timothy Dwyer, professor of the audience will determine its favorite by two new majors, environmental science all-day, multi-campus program of events chemistry, believes students “will gain an vote in a suspenseful contest. and biochemestry, to its catalogue. commemorating 66 years of legacy and understanding of the importance of both On Founders’ Day, the university The new majors are the outcome of advancement. biology and chemistry, and have an appre- community is invited to a morning mass the science department’s desire for more The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur ciation of the interdisciplinary level,” he and tea beginning at 9:30 a.m. with the career choices for graduates. These two originally founded the school as Villa Julie said. Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in a majors allow students more flexibility with College, a Catholic two-year institution Dwyer believes that biochemistry and yearly tradition to honor and remember careers and may help them to become for young women. In 2008, the school environmental science complement each the school’s roots. Beginning at 7:30 a.m., prepared for an expanding job market. changed its name to Stevenson University other and by learning about either sub- coffee and doughnuts will be served on Environmental science looks at the to reflect its transformation to a four-year, ject, students can create a safer earth for the Greenspring and Owings Mills cam- earth and how its resources influence the co-ed, secular university. the next generation. Since the start of the puses for faculty, staff, and students. world in areas of business, politics, society, The college instituted Founders’ Day semester, six students have already chosen A picnic in the Greenspring gym will and the environment. Those who major in in 2006 as a time for the entire school to one of the two new majors.