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In The News
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The O'More Research Academy Conducts Study on the Cherokee Indian Reservation The O'More Research Academy, Sacred Space Research Team, traveled to Cherokee, NC, to study sacred spaces in the Smoky Mountains and on the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indian Reservation. Sites researched during this study included a variety of historic churches in Cades Cove, a Cherokee church site where the "Cherokee little people" are believed to frequent, the Road to Nowhere in Bryson City, and a historic Indian mound and village known as the Mother Town of the Cherokee. This semester's research assistants, led by Dr. Mark Hilliard, include: Liz Miller, Kate Ladd, and Emily Anderson. Our next project is a study of sacred spaces in Williamson County and the effect of negatively charged ions on sacred spaces and places. |
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O'More Artist in Residence Releases New Album The creation and production of Impressions was a joint venture of O'More College of Design and Carlos Enrique. The goal is to expand the O'More globalization program using authentic cultural art and music to communicate an appreciation for and understanding of other cultures. Funds generated from sales of the album will help support global competency training, cultural education experiences, global lectures, and cultural events such as the Celebration of Nations. Check out Carlos Enrique's new CD: Impressions If you are interested in purchasing Impressions, please contact Jessa Sexton at jsexton@omorecollege.edu or call 615.794.4254, extension 242. |
O'MORE COLLEGE JOINS FORCES WITH FRANKLIN, WILLIAMSON COUNTY
TO FORM NEW IRELAND, SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP
(The ancestral homeland of the O'Mores)
Delegates from O'More College of Design and Franklin/Williamson County have returned from County Laois, Ireland, with an established framework for a sister city relationship with Abbey Leix and County Laois in the midlands of Ireland.
"At O'More, we place an emphasis on cultural awareness, and we wanted to add another opportunity for our students and the citizens of Williamson County to expand their international relationship," said O'More College President Mark Hilliard, who first visited Abbeyleix in 2004. "The program will be based in the O'More clan's ancestral homeland of County Laois, and it made good sense to capitalize on those historical roots while allowing our community an outstanding opportunity to explore the Irish culture."
Franklin's own Abbey Leix Mansion, a circa 1866 Italianate Revival-style home now serving as the O'More College administration building, is named for the Abbey Leix Manor in County Laois, where our students study while in Ireland. Daily lectures are led by Irish professors and expose students to the Gaelic language and Irish history, literature, music, and dance. Additionally, participants work beside Irish artisans and craftsmen in crystal, pottery, and woolens.
Sir David Davies, owner of the Abbey Leix Manor, hosted Hilliard, the O'More students, and Williamson County delegates last July. He, along with Marianne Moloney of Limerick, Ireland, has been working to further develop the O'More and Ireland curriculum. Kevin O'Brien of Abbeyleix, Ireland, was raised on the O'More property and serves as the docent and historian for the semester. Both Moloney and O'Brien are O'More board members.
"O'More students have studied abroad in England, France, and Italy in recent years, and the exposure to other cultures has undoubtedly helped them to become better professional designers," said Hilliard. "These types of opportunities are part of what makes an O'More College design education so valuable."
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