Portraits

Schoolchildren surround University President Astrid S. Tuminez as they pose for a picture moments after the ribbon cutting for the new A. Montes 1 Elementary School library. Tuminez and her two sisters donated the money to build the library in the village where their deceased mother was born and reared. The building was named in her honor.

Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez was appointed the seventh university president in 2018. Born in a farming village in the Philippine province of Iloilo, she moved with her parents and siblings to the slums of Iloilo City when she was 2 years old, her parents seeking better educational opportunities for their children.

Her pursuit of education eventually took her to the United States, where she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in international relations and Russian literature from Brigham Young University (1986). She later earned a master's degree from Harvard University in Soviet Studies (1988) and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in political science (1996).

Scott Smith at the State of the University Luncheon.

While waiting for the State of the University, President Astrid Tuminez and I were singing along to Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero" and I couldn't help but snap this photo when we got to the chorus.

Portrait of Law student A. Jones in the Law Library

A Berklee College of Music student poses with her principle instrument for a marketing campaign photo shoot highlighting various students and their majors. 

Portrait of Pharmacy researcher, Dr Hiew

Our department is working on our university magazine, and one article focuses on Terry Chambers, Solar Farm director and resident professor. I needed to shoot a portrait. Looking at a solar panel placed in a scanning machine, to check for possible defects, I saw that the panel was highly reflective. The thought was apparent and I light subject and the area for a straight shot portrait.

Creative Anatomy Club president Emma Mason goes over some elements of facial anatomy with the club's advisor Michael Jones, a biological sciences full-time lecturer. Mason started the club as a place to appreciate the human body through art.

Fourth-year history major Jess O'Leary, pictured, and recent graduate Zoë Levit worked for over a year to co-curate "Hidden Voices" a new exhibit at the county's history center. The exhibit features four women who were instrumental in local history but whose stories weren't well-known until now.

Bumi Oh, an Early Childhood Education Student, was nominated (and won) the academic excellence award for our college's Business & Public Services Technologies Division. Her application required a documentary-style photo of her in the classroom so we took this one together!