Kenn Morgan, a professor of fine arts, accompanied biology professor John Burns and several students on a trip to the Galapagos Islands to study the ecosystem and create "Science Becomes Art." The students captured photographs of the diverse plants and animals that helped inform Darwin's theory of evolution. An exhibit of the students' photographs, as well as works by Morgan and Burns, is being held to preserve the memories of the trip and donate proceeds to conservation efforts in the Galapagos Islands.

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Bethany Science Becomes Art: A Galapagos Islands Experience
By ANNIE WILSON tion. The group partially retraced able to learn from one another and
Homecoming TOWER Co-editor-in-chief Darwin’s route and was able to ob-
serve the strange mixture of plants
experience not only an incredible
week, but also create a memory
The reasoning behind a liberal
Events arts education is that students
are supposed to make connections
and animals that comprise the di-
verse environment of the Galapa-
that will always be captured by the
photographs they took. Morgan ex-
Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 between their classes. What they gos Islands. plained, “The Galapagos Island’s
Duck Hunt begins @ around aca- study in early American history Biology students who went on journey provided an outstanding
demic buildings and Bethany can be textually applied to Ameri- the trip were Sara Drews ’11, Emi- opportunity for a group of budding
can literature: at Bethany College, ly Roth ’11, Stephanie Jacobs, Josh biologists to think about preserving
Window Painting @ Benedum Kenn Morgan, professor of fine Wentz, Dan Zinn and Reinhard the memories of what they experi-
Commons arts, and John Burns, professor of Jasper of Paderborn, Germany. All ence in pictures.”
5:00 – 6:30pm biology, were able to make paral- of the students captured beauti- The students were so moved by
Supplies will be provided lels between art and biology to cre- ful images of their surroundings, the beauty of the trip, they are sell-
ate “Science Becomes Art: A Gala- ranging from iguanas to sea lions ing the framed photographs and
Meet and Greet @ Benedum pagos Islands Experience.” and the ocean swell crashing onto donating 10 percent of the proceeds
Commons Last spring break, Morgan ac- rocks. Their pictures, along with to The Galapagos Conservancy.
6:30 – 7:15 companied Burns’ biology students Morgan and Burns’, are all on ex- The exhibit will be open September
Come meet with your 2011 on a boat trip to the Galapagos Is- hibit. The show also includes video, 26th through October 16th with an
Homecoming Court! lands to study the same ecosystem paintings, drawings and memora- Artists’ reception October 7th and
that helped to formulate Charles bilia installations. 8th from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Renner
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 Darwin’s theory of natural selec- The artist and the scientists were Art Gallery.
Photo Scavenger Hunt @ Betha-
ny Park
5 – 6pm
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011
Silent Library @ T.W. Phillips
Memorial Library
5:00pm
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2010
Lip Sync @ Benedum Commons
7:15pm
Friday, Oct. 7, 2011
Duck Hunt end at 12:00pm
Bicycle Race @ Coal Bowl
5:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2010
Allison’s Run @ Cunningham
Soccer Complex
8:30am
Homecoming Parade
11:00am
Football vs. Westminster College
@ Bison Stadium
2:00pm
Halftime – Crowning of 2011
Homecoming King and Queen
Awards Dinner @ Benedum Com-
mons The students captured images of their surroundings, ranging from iguanas to sea lions and the ocean swell crashing onto rocks. (Photo by Kenn Morgan)
7:00pm