Posted 2:24 p.m. Thursday, April 24, 2014
UW-L students, staff and faculty will share their vision of compassion during a special campus exhibit.
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UW-L students have taken part in the area’s “Compassion Project.” They will unveil their work Friday, May 2.[/caption]
UW-L students, staff and faculty will share their vision of compassion during a special campus exhibit.
The university’s School of Education, School of Arts and Communications and Art Department will host an opening reception for “The Compassion Project at UW-L” from 4-6 p.m. Friday, May 2, in Port 'O Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. A short program will begin at 4:30 p.m. featuring project collaborators, organizers and participants. Admission is free.
During the current academic year UW-L students, staff and faculty have been involved in investigating the visual interpretation of the word "compassion." The Compassion Project is a community collaboration with the La Crosse Public Education Foundation, the School District of La Crosse and the Pump House Regional Arts Center. Inspiration behind the project came from Richard Davidson, a UW-Madison psychology and psychiatry professor and brain researcher, who has scientifically found that those who practice compassion have measurably healthier brains and a happier outlook on life.
Individuals from across campus have been challenged to present their ideas about compassion on a 6x6-inch canvas. An exhibit of more than 500 canvases completed by the UW-L community will be unveiled at the reception. The panels will then travel to a variety of campus sites.
The UW-L project is sponsored by the School of Education, the School of Arts and Communications and the Art Department.
UW-L students have taken part in the area’s “Compassion Project.” They will unveil their work Friday, May 2.[/caption]
UW-L students, staff and faculty will share their vision of compassion during a special campus exhibit.
The university’s School of Education, School of Arts and Communications and Art Department will host an opening reception for “The Compassion Project at UW-L” from 4-6 p.m. Friday, May 2, in Port 'O Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. A short program will begin at 4:30 p.m. featuring project collaborators, organizers and participants. Admission is free.
During the current academic year UW-L students, staff and faculty have been involved in investigating the visual interpretation of the word "compassion." The Compassion Project is a community collaboration with the La Crosse Public Education Foundation, the School District of La Crosse and the Pump House Regional Arts Center. Inspiration behind the project came from Richard Davidson, a UW-Madison psychology and psychiatry professor and brain researcher, who has scientifically found that those who practice compassion have measurably healthier brains and a happier outlook on life.
Individuals from across campus have been challenged to present their ideas about compassion on a 6x6-inch canvas. An exhibit of more than 500 canvases completed by the UW-L community will be unveiled at the reception. The panels will then travel to a variety of campus sites.
The UW-L project is sponsored by the School of Education, the School of Arts and Communications and the Art Department.
