A gradual migration into administrative work has been an organic part of my professional trajectory. I appreciate leadership positions that allow me to learn more and develop a broader view of both my particular field and higher education in general. And I have discovered new opportunites to apply my design and creative problem solving skills in situations that are complex, nuanced, and challenging. This type of work has provided an opportunity to use the experience I have gained as a senior faculty member in service to guiding my institution and my unit, to mentoring junior colleagues, and to serving the needs of students through work that extends beyond my own classroom practice.
positions
Associate Director, School of Art+Design, 2007
- present.
Participate in all aspects of School
operations: staffing and hiring, budget management (~$4.5 million/year), and strategic planning for a unit comprised of approximately 45 faculty and 15 staff, 600 undergraduates, and 100 graduate students. Responsible for curriculum development: approval of new courses,
development and evolution of school-wide vision and curriculum,
liason with college office, fostering educational initiatives with
other deparments on campus.
Associate
Provost Fellow, 2006 - 2009.
Acted as an Associate Provost, with a special interest in
creativity and innovation. Represented the Provost on a variety
of campus-wide committees that dealt with issues such as general
education, interdisciplinarity, humanities and the arts, art
and engineering, budget reform, revenue generation, instructional space, under-represented
students. Member of the Provost's Cabinet.
Division Chair, Media+Design Division, 2007.
Oversaw approximately 22 full-time faculty in four programs:
photography, new media, graphic design, industrial design.
Coordinated curriculum and course scheduling. Mentored new
and junior faculty. Participated in all aspects of division
operation: recruitment and retention, evaluation and assessment
of faculty, curriculum development, strategic planning, budgeting.
Program Chair, New Media, 2005 - 2007.
Responsible for all aspects of a program comprised of five full-time
faculty: hiring, mentoring, assessment, scheduling, budgeting,
planning. Co-founded the MFA program, coordinated the development of a new BFA degree.
MFA Program Coordinator, 2004 - 2007.
Coordinated recruitment and admission procedures, academic assessment
of students, financial aid and assistantships, curriculum development
and evolution, and all aspects of yearly MFA
exhibition for graduating students.
fellowships
Fellow, Academic Leadership Program, Committee on Institutional
Cooperation, (A consortium of Big Ten institutions; nominated
by the Office of the Provost), 2006.