PATCHOGUE, NY – NOVEMBER 20, 2012 – St. Joseph’s College is pleased to announce that Wendy C. Turgeon, Ph.D., associate professor and chairperson of the Department of Philosophy on the Long Island Campus, recently served as a guest lecturer during the opening reception of the “Art of the Child” exhibit at the Patchogue Art Museum, located in downtown Patchogue.
Dr. Turgeon spoke about the changing ways art is defined in society, the status of child art and children’s relationship to creativity in the arts. In addition to teaching, Dr. Turgeon has presented papers and workshops at conferences around the world and has published articles in magazines such as Thinking, Analytical Teaching and the International Journal for the Humanities. She is a member of the Awards Committee of the International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children and a participating editor in the APA pre-college philosophy journal, Questions.
The “Art of the Child” exhibit is on display until Tuesday, December 4, and features the work of pre-kindergarten students from Holy Angels Regional Catholic School in Patchogue and the Montessori School in Medford. For more information, please visit www.patchogueartmuseum.com.
About St. Joseph's College
St. Joseph's College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility, and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Long Island, the College offers degrees in more than 23 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Professional and Graduate Studies.
