{"exhibit":{"title":"Academic Laurels","description":"
In January 1993 the UHCL 20th Anniversary Commemoration Steering Committee convened to begin planning a year-long celebration from September 1993 to September 1994. The Committee adopted the theme \"Celebration of Excellence\" and planned a full slate of events such as a national aspiring playwrights festival, guest lecturer Joyce Carol Oates, and a charter faculty and staff reunion. In addition, the committee desired to commission a lasting piece of permanent artwork for the University.<\/p>\n
Joyce Goerke, honorary chair of the committee and wife of then-UHCL President Glenn Goerke, suggested a quilt as an artistic symbol of the commemorative event. Just as a large quilt is created of many small parts, the University represents a unified community, a patchwork of people and ideas.<\/p>\n
The photos and other records used for this exhibit can be found in the UHCL. 20th Anniversary Quilt Commemoration Committee Records (#2001-0007) University Archives, Neumann Library, University of Houston-Clear Lake.<\/span><\/p>","credits":"Shelly Kelly and Anna Peebler","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"","theme_options":null,"slug":"academic-laurels","added":"2012-07-27 12:57:27","modified":"2017-11-10 13:44:13","owner_id":5379,"use_summary_page":1,"cover_image_file_id":null,"id":1},"item":{"item_type_id":6,"collection_id":2,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2012-07-27 19:45:52","modified":"2017-10-06 13:23:10","owner_id":5379,"id":41}}