Judson College :: Academics/Digital Judson

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(So, we're having some trouble here in the blogosphere sharing photos with all of our lovely readers. As we all know, photos are my favorite! It makes me a little sad :( BUT, I've come up with some solutions. For example, you all could click on that rather large link up above to see the accompanying photos for this post. Because I know you all really want to see what I've been up to, right? On to the important stuff!)

 These past few weeks have been a blur of studying, meetings, and all the assorted duties that come with being a student. I like to keep myself busy (it makes me feel important) and there's plenty of things to occupy me here at Judson. Here's a little recap of what's been going on.

Recently the art club held elections for this years officers. The club has lots of big plans for the coming year, including hosting artists, creating ceramics as fundraisers, murals, and lots more. In fact, there is an artist visiting the campus next week.

Steven Cheek is a ceramics artist from Louisville, KY. Judson college will be hosting the exhibition, "WE ARE DYING TO HAVE YOU FOR DINNER," in the Marian Acree Tucker Gallery September 22 through October 22. Art club will be hosting a reception for visitors Wednesday, September 22, from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm in the Tucker gallery. You'll have a chance to see the artwork, talk with the artist, and sample some amazing vitals cooked up by Mrs. Adams (YUM).

 Be there, or be square...or something like that.

Oh, oh, also, Steven Cheek will be lecturing Thursday at 9:20 a.m. in the Tucker choir room and giving a ceramics demonstration at 1:00 that afternoon.

I'm excited. Can you tell?

I'm really grateful for organizations and clubs here at Judson. They give students a chance to be active in something other than their declared majors. If it weren't for art club, this poor little biology major might have lost her mind without some creative outlet :)

There’s something about going to a yard sale or thrift store and finding a fabulous item for next to nothing.

There's something about giving that item a second life, a new purpose.

And there's nothing better than exploring with good friends.

Also, a polyester dress born circa 1972, with crazy paisley print for 75 cents? What could go wrong?

So I was looking through the photos I've taken these past few weeks, hoping to find something that I wanted to share with you, when I came across this series of rose and pearl photos that I had taken at a whim. After rose Sunday, Judson is flooded with gorgeous red roses that are each miniature works of art. It's pretty easy to take beautiful photos of roses.

Rather than just throwing up some pretty pictures (which I love to do by the way - if you want to see more you should look me up on facebook), I thought I'd do some research on the symbolism of roses and what that means, escpecially to a Judson woman.

Time to Google something.

First off, from teleflora.com, I learned that roses, especially red ones, are a symbol of love. We all know that the much coveted Valentine's gift is a big bunch of crimson beauties. But what does that mean to us at Judson, from a Christian perspective, rather than a "hooray, my boyfriend-fiance-mother-sister-aunt-brother-whomever loves me" view?

As a Judson sister, and as a Christian, we are called to love each other.

In Mark 12:30-31 Jesus puts it this way, "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these."

So I like to think that the roses on Rose Sunday are a reminder for us to love one another, our selves, and God. To quote a non-biblical source:

There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game - It's easy.
There's nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time - It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

See? Even the Beatles got it.

Love, it's what's for dinner, and breakfast, and lunch - all the time.

Just love people, ok?

Classes are back in full swing. Can anyone guess what I've spent the entire afternoon doing?

Organic Chemistry, you and I will become friends, or, at the very least, enemies who refrain from open hostility.