绿巨人视频alumnus endows, inaugurates art department lecture series
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 Starkville native and graduate of Mississippi State鈥檚 College of Architecture, Art and Design will serve Thursday [Oct. 15] as the inaugural guest speaker for a new lecture series he and his wife are endowing at the university.
With their $25,000 donation to the 绿巨人视频Foundation, Eric and Gina Yonge have established the Eric and Gina Yonge Lecture Series in the university鈥檚 art department. The purpose of the series is to prepare fine arts students for life after college by engaging them in thoughtful discussions about how to market themselves and their talents.
Free to all, Yonge鈥檚 presentation titled 鈥淩eVision鈥 takes place at 3 p.m. in Giles Hall鈥檚 Robert and Freda Harrison Auditorium.
President and creative director of Kennesaw, Georgia-based EYStudios, Yonge will advise students on how to effectively become a critical part of any organization, as well as develop business leadership potential.
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Additional details about Yonge鈥檚 campus visit are available from Angi Bourgeois, associate professor and interim art department head, at 662-325-2970 or ABourgeois@caad.msstate.edu.
Learn more about the College of Architecture, Art and Design by calling 662-325-2202 or visiting , and .
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