Vince King '00 Shares Art with Students and Locals

After completeing his degree in environmental biology at UC Davis, it took Vince a few years in an office job to realize his real passion was sculpting and he was ready to pursue it full time. For the past few years, Vince has been working daily at his craft, mostly in marble and wood producing original sculptures of finite details and complexity. On a recent visit to the area, Vince spent the morning talking to York students about his art and letting them try their hand at chisseling marble.

While his studio is in Sacremento, some of his work featuring marble sculptures of the human lineage is currently on exhibit at the Steven Whyte Sculpture Studio & Gallery in Carmel (SuVenico Court/Dolores btw 5th & 6th). An opening reception with the artist is scheduled for May 18th.

Alyssa Coke '09 Competes for Taste Master of Western Australia

Alyssa is a semi-finalist in the Best Jobs in the World competition for the position of "Taste Master" in Western Australia. The world-wide job campaign, put on by Tourism Australia, had an astounding 600,000+ applicants and over 40,000 video applications.

Alyssa is 1 of 25 people who made the first cut, and she will now have to beat out 24 other semi-finalists for the chance at an interview in Australia and an opportunity to be the official Taste Master for six months in beautiful WA.

Watch her video and those of the other semi-finalists for Taste Master here. To encourage Alyssa in her campaign,  Tweet your support for her @TourismAus or comment on the Australian Working Holiday Facebook page. Go Alyssa!

Kevin Kleffman '09 Accepted to NYU Medical Scientist Training Program

Kevin shared the following update: "I will be graduating with honors from UC Berkeley as a Molecular Cellular Biology major with a focus in immunology and pathogenesis. I completed my honors senior thesis research on molecular signaling in T-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the Hermiston Lab at UCSF and won best research poster for my work.

In July I will matriculate at the New York University Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), a dual-degree program where I will spend 7-8 years studying medicine and carrying out graduate thesis research to obtain both an MD and a PhD in a biological science. The program is fully funded and includes a full scholarship for the medical and graduate school tuition, health insurance, and a stipend for living expenses for the entire duration of the program. I plan to pursue a career in academic medicine and research in oncology in the future." 

Johnny Plastini '04 Creates Art and Beer in Philadelphia

After completing his degree in Visual Art at UC Santa Cruz, Johnny continued his exploration of various mediums including painting, lithography, printmaking, and monotypes in his artwork. He earned his MFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia where he is now adjunct Assistant Professor teaching lithography. Johnny also works as a Gallery Guide at The Barnes Foundation, known for its impressive art collection which includes works by many European and American masters of impressionism, post-impressionist, and early modern art.  When he’s not teaching or making art, home-brewing is a dedicated hobby and Johnny's won a few awards for his craft beers. Last year he won a gold medal for his Orange Blossom Saison in the West Phiadelphia home-brewing competition.  Check out Johnny's work here:  http://johnnyplastini.carbonmade.com   http://johnnyplastini.net/

Recent Visitors to Campus

Dan Brehmer '83 and his wife Winnie stopped by campus to say hello. Dan lives and works in Palo Alto as an Engineering Physicist at the Stanford National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC). SLAC is now a multipurpose laboratory for astrophysics, photon science, accelerator and particle physics research.  In April, Dan will participate in a panel on Design Thinking as part of York's Think Forward Forum.

While in town for the Monterey Jazz by the Bay Festival, Grant Somerville '11 perfomed some of his favorite Ragtime Jazz piano pieces in the Chapel and shared interesting history about the genre. He even shared some of his own works.

Greyson Abid '10 came by during his break. After two years at University of Miami, he's enjoying the change and challenge that he's encountering at University of Pennsylvania where he's studying cognition.

Aaron Shi '12 and Eric Hinwood '12 met up during Spring Break to work on their current film project. A whole group of alum actors (Clara Cushing, Collin McDowell, Tyler Zenda, Roth Ehnisz, and others) assisted with a classroom scene here on campus. With Mr. Raymond as the teacher, it felt oddly familiar.