Started by the Student Government Association (SGA) in October of 2018, the Community Mural project was an initiative headed by the Campus Life Committee (CLC) to increase the amount of student artwork on campus. The proposal for the project was approved at the end of the Fall 2019 semester, and a DuckLink form is now open for student submissions.
The idea began when the SGA ran a quick response survey and received recommendations to increase the amount of student artwork on campus. The Campus Life Committee collected the responses and began work on a proposal. Responses to the survey suggested that the artwork be a mural underneath the bleachers. Based on these recommendations, the art was slated to be painted on the stairs on Field House Road. The project is currently supported by the Campus Wellness Committee, which has taken on the role of the CLC and the Health and Wellness Committee in the SGA.
SGA Senator Elina Tuder and former Chair of CLC Jon Darlak worked on the initiative since its conception, with E.J. Hannah continuing the work during his time as Chair of CLC.
The proposal was first sent to the Office of Student Life, which reviewed the proposal and sent it back with necessary revisions. The finalized proposal was written by Tuder and Hannah, and was sent back to the Office of Student Life during the Spring 2019 semester. The proposal had to be approved by several administrators, including President Farvardin, and was formally approved at the end of the Fall 2019 semester.
According to Tuder, applications to work on the mural are open. “As of this Monday, the DuckLink application has opened for students to submit their ideas for painting the sides of the stairs. Students can apply either as an individual or a group of people and they have to include a colored rendering or sketch of what they would like to paint, the dimensions, and the supplies they would need. Those students who apply would be the ones painting as the overarching goal of the project is to display more student artwork on campus.”
The timeline for painting the murals is unclear, as Field House Road is currently the only available route for vehicles to drive through campus, which means that painting will have to be done outside of regular hours.
Applications to work on the murals close on March 20, and students are encouraged to apply. The mural will be a lasting change to the campus, and participation in the project is an opportunity to take part in these changes. The application can be found in the @stevens_sga bio or under the ‘Forms’ section of the SGA DuckLink page.
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