Dear Kelly and Mykel:

I sent this message to Chris Ivanyi on Friday, and he suggested that I forward the same message to each of you in hopes of reaching out to more students. We’re hoping to find someone who can create the kind of digital image our committee co-chairs are looking for. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you!

Regards,

Sarah Chamberlin

Dear Christopher:

I’m a staff member at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Dartmouth (formerly ILEAD), and I’m writing to you regarding an idea our staff has generated that could potentially involve tapping into student talent, particularly a student with illustration skills and strong abilities in the digital arts studio.

Every summer for the last 18 years, our program has hosted a Summer Lecture Series in Spaulding Auditorium. This series usually takes place Wednesday mornings over the course of six to eight weeks in July and August. We coordinate with well-known speakers who present their views on a different aspect of each year's overall theme. We advertise for several months in advance in several different formats throughout the Upper Valley, including the Valley News, our website and Facebook page, and radio spots on VPR and NHPR. We also print and distribute posters, mail brochures, and provide printed program books to attendees. The logo for our series appears on all printed and online materials.

Over the last several years, we have contracted with an illustrator to develop our summer logo. We have tended toward a hand-drawn style, usually with the appearance of a political cartoon, but our committee would like to take a different direction this year. Our committee co-chairs, John Ferries and Pete Bleyler, have very strong ideas and preferences regarding this year’s logo, and we need someone capable of providing an image that conforms to their ideas and desires. We would essentially be presenting guidelines for an assignment and hoping that one of your students would be willing to take on that assignment.

The theme of this year's series is "The New Medical Frontier." We are hoping to highlight the dramatic possibilities that may be in store in the near future from doctors, pharmaceutical companies, and technological innovations. I’ve attached files to this message provided by John, who searched through online images to find ideas related to this year’s theme. His favorite is the attached jpeg in which a smartphone is depicted as a doctor, complete with mask and stethoscope. John’s goal is to have our logo reflect technology as an integral tool for health care while promoting a sense of the doctor-patient relationship. Innovation is one of the key words he used in describing this year’s series.

Our timeline is very tight - we would need preliminary drafts or sketches by the end of February, and a final file by March 18^th. While I would act as the contact for our program, any decisions regarding a contract or final word on the logo must be presented to John and Pete for their approval.

If you feel this is an appropriate project to present to your students, please let me know. I’m happy to provide any additional information or clarify any details that you or they may have. Please feel free to contact me at the number shown below. I am normally available Mondays through Thursdays from 9 am to 4 pm, and Fridays from 9 am to 1 pm.

Thank you for your time, and I hope to hear from you soon!

Best Regards,

Sarah Chamberlin

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

OSHER@Dartmouth

7 Lebanon Street, Suite 107

Hanover, NH  03755

Phone: (603) 646-0154

Web: osher.dartmouth.edu