The-Laker-Issue-Fall-2021

‘Not all Scraps are Trash’ at ArtSpace36 Men’s varsity volleyball to start in spring 2023 The FLCC Department of Athletics has received a $10,000 grant from the NJCAA Foundation and the First Point Volleyball Foundation to begin offering men’s volleyball as a varsity sport beginning in spring 2023. FLCC was one of 15 NJCAA member colleges awarded a startup grant, which the schools can use to buy equipment and pay coaches. “Men’s volleyball is a sport that is on the rise, both at the high school level in New York state and around the country at the collegiate level. As we continue to think about how we can recruit and retain new student-athletes, we are looking forward to bringing men’s volleyball to campus,” said Samantha Boccacino, FLCC’s director of athletics. The College will offer men’s volleyball as a club sport during the 2021-2022 academic year. Club competitions will mostly occur during spring 2022, the same semester the NJCAA will have teams competing at the varsity level. The Lakers will begin competing at the varsity level in the spring 2023 semester. FLCC will hire a head men’s volleyball coach to begin recruiting student athletes this fall. Men’s volleyball will become the 18th intercollegiate athletics offering at the College, joining baseball, basketball (men’s and women’s), cross country (men’s and women’s), eSports (combined men’s and women’s), lacrosse (men’s and women’s), logging (men’s and women’s), soccer (men’s and women’s), softball, track and field (men’s and women’s), and women’s volleyball. Keep it Clean! Oceans by Ingrid Hess campus happenings Grounds project in full flower The College’s Facilities and Grounds crew has gradually begun planting areas of the main campus with wildflowers to reduce the need to mow, particularly on slopes. An area to the west of the turf field planted in 2020 sported asters, poppies and phlox this past summer. Slopes on the east side were planted earlier this year and should be in full flower next year. Al Stetler, landscaping and grounds maintenance supervisor, said cutting back on mowing saves time for other tasks and reduces fuel costs and emissions. And, he added, it just looks better. ArtSpace36 will host an Oct. 21 talk by Ingrid Hess, a graphic designer who favors the bright colors and patterns inspired by art from Costa Rica, where she lived as a child for four years. “Not all Scraps are Trash: How Design Can Make a Better World” begins online at 10 a.m. For a link to the talk, visit artspace36.com . Ingrid also draws on her Amish and Mennonite heritage in the simplicity of her designs. Her research focuses on economic justice as a way to bring peace to the world and empower children to understand that they can make a difference. She earned a master in fine arts in graphic design with an emphasis in the book arts from Indiana University in Bloomington. She is currently an associate professor at the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell. She previously worked at the College of Brockport, where she started the graphic design concentration. ArtSpace36 is open Thursday through Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. at 36 S. Main St., in downtown Canandaigua.