Telfair receives arts grant to fund festival
Telfair Museums will receive a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support PULSE Art and Technology Festival 2015, according to NEA chairman Jane Chu. Telfair was one of 919 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant.
PULSE Art and Technology Festival enters its ninth year with a multisensory mix of innovative technology-based art for all ages. The festival will take place Jan. 21-25 at Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center for the Arts and presents various performances, workshops and lectures open to the public.
Most of the events are free to attend.
For a list of PULSE events, including Pre-PULSE workshops that begin Jan. 16, go to
telfair.org/PULSE.
Public can help find new USCB chancellor
BLUFFTON S.C. — The University of South Carolina Beaufort is inviting the public to participate in the search for a new chancellor. The search was prompted by USCB Chancellor Jane T. Upshaw’s announcement that she will retire on Aug. 15 of next year.
Parker Executive Search of Atlanta will conduct the search.
To view the chancellor’s job description, go to
www.uscb.edu/chancellorsearch.
The university search committee, which is working with Parker Executive Search, is seeking public input on expectations, opportunities and challenges the new chancellor will face. To respond to the request, follow this link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NPRHLHP.
The public also is invited to submit the names of potential candidates. To suggest one or more individuals who may be appropriate for the position, send an email to Ryan Crawford, principal, Parker Executive Search, at rcrawford@parkersearch.com.
Jewelry store donates toys to Wesley Community Centers
Wesley Community Centers representatives picked up four bins of toys Dec. 18 at the A&C Gold and Diamonds office, 9 W. DeRenne Ave., after owner Craig Burgess collected them for two weeks.
Wesley Community Centers promotes the economic, educational and spiritual growth of women, children and families. Located in inner city Savannah, Wesley serves more than 7,800 homeless and low-income women, children and families each year.
“Wesley Centers are so important to this community and underprivileged citizens that it was a natural choice to hold a fundraiser for their children during the Holiday season,” Burgess said. “We hope to give Wesley’s children some of their Christmas wishes.”
Wesley has two nationally accredited Early Childhood Centers: Wesley Early Childhood Education and Development Center and The Lady Bamford Early Childhood Education Center.
The programs have 124 children with more than 100 children on their waiting list. Children can start in the program as early as 6 weeks old and attend until they are entering kindergarten around the age of 5.