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Melissa Harteloo

Melissa’s New Ventures

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The development office has announced the resignation of Melissa Harteloo, who has accepted a position with the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. Her final day at UP will be Wednesday, September 2. Harteloo’s career at UP included positions as annual giving officer for UP athletics, managing Pilot Club membership and hospitality events, and playing a key role in helping to present fundraising events and golf tournaments as well as pre-game gatherings and events for Pilot road games and conference tournaments. She is a 2006 UP alumna.

A farewell gathering will take place on Wednesday, September 2, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., in the fifth floor conference room of Waldschmidt Hall. All are invited to join in extending appreciation to Melissa for her service to the University and wish her well with her new endeavors.

Pilot Basketball Teams Head to Las Vegas for WCC Tournament

1aPilotsThe Pilots men’s and women’s basketball team are making the yearly trip to Las Vegas this weekend for the West Coast Conference basketball tournament. If you are planning on attending any of the games down Las Vegas and would like to join other Pilots for pre-game gatherings, please call 8552 or e-mail Melissa Harteloo (harteloo@up.edu) for more information.

If you would like to watch the men’s games with other Pilots in the Portland area, please stop by Buffalo Wild Wings in the Lloyd District. Buffalo Wild Wings is the official host of the Pilots viewing parties. For more information contact athletics at 7117 or go to www.portlandpilots.com.

Melissa Harteloo Photo Show

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Melissa Harteloo, development, has a curated show of her photographs, titled “Beyond Paint on a Wall,” displayed at the St. Johns Starbucks from now until July 18. “I’ve recently spent time educating myself about the art and culture of hip hop and exploring all four elements—MC, DJ, B-boy, and, most recently, graffiti artist,” she explains in her artist’s statement. “Graffiti is more than just paint on a wall—it is communication between artists, a language, a story, a legacy—with examples dating back to ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire. It is the way these artists have chosen to convey their feelings about underlying social and political messages. It challenges us to push ourselves outside of our comfort zone and see the world from another perspective. I really want people to understand that there is more to graffiti than kids vandalizing buildings.”

While insisting her pursuit of photography is just a hobby, Harteloo’s artistic talent and dedication are evident when you see her work and take into account her adherence to traditional photographic methods—namely, the use of film rather than digital photography. “I feel pretty strongly that digital photography is actually graphic design, because so much of the ‘art’ is done after the photograph has actually been captured,” she says. Harteloo, a 2006 organizational communication graduate of UP, took her first photography class during her freshman year and spent many hours in the Buckley Center darkroom under the tutelage of performing and fine arts photography instructor Pat Bognar. “She’s great and I tell everyone to take her classes,” says Melissa. “In fact, I took as many of Pat’s photo classes I could.”

Faculty, staff, and Melissa’s many colleagues and friends have until July 18 to see her show. The Starbucks is located at 8539 N. Lombard Street in the heart of downtown St. Johns.