SUU CPVA Annual Report 2017-18 by Southern Utah University

College of Performing Visual Arts

2017 - 2018 Annual Report

Table contents Dean’s Letter

Part One: CPVA 2017-18 Highlights Part Two: Mission and Strategic Goals Part Three: CPVA Goals and Outcomes • • • •

Goal 1: Implement/Refine recruitment strategies for quality students Goal 2: Increase the number of degrees awarded in CPVA Goal 3: Enhance international partnerships and global awareness Goal 4: Create events to enrich the quality of life on the campus, in the community, and extending to the national and international arena • Goal 5: As the “University of the Parks”, capitalize on our unique geographic location • Goal 6: Offer curriculum and programs that meet or exceed national standards

Part Four: Academics

• Programs Introduced, Deleted, or Revised • SNAAP Report

Part Five: Student Highlights Part Six: Alumni Part Seven: Faculty and Staff

• Faculty and Staff Highlights • Promotions and Transitions • Faculty and Staff Listing

The Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Letter

he College of Performing and Visual Arts looks forward to 2018-19 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its founding in 1998. The reputation of the college was built on activities centered on student learning and the significant roster of events highlighted in this 2017-18 Annual Report adds to these accomplishments. As we support the institution’s mission, students participate in conferences, competitions, exhibitions, and performances that engage in experiential education that aligns with SUU’s Strategic Plan. This past year, CPVA faculty and staff reviewed and worked to implement information and data received from our participation in the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP). A one-page glance of results is located on page 39 of this report. We are honored that 98% of CPVA alumni rated their experiences as either excellent or good. Faculty have engaged in discussions, workshops, and curriculum development to better prepare our students in understanding the “business of the arts” as we work to implement ideas learned from the survey and improve student success. 2017-18 was a particularly busy year with our arts accrediting agencies. As part of the renewal of membership process, the college completed self-study reports and received site evaluations from the National Associate of Schools of Art and Design and the National Association of Schools of Dance as well as receiving a Commission Action Report with commendations from the National Association of Schools of Music. In addition, the theatre program is preparing for a fall 2019 site visit with the National Association of Schools of Theatre. The creation of this report is through collaboration with my colleagues Ashley Pollock, CPVA’s Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator, Clarisse Lunt, CPVA’s Administrative Assistant and Dustin Pullman, Graphic Designer. This year, CPVA received an associate provost position that’s been competently filled by our former Chair of Music, Dr. Keith Bradshaw. I’m thrilled to welcome Keith to our team and deeply appreciate his insights and contribution to this report. All my best,

Shauna Mendini Dean, College of Performing and Visual Arts

Part 1

CPVA Highlights 2017-18

• The Department of Theatre Arts and Dance and the Music Department collaborated on the very successful production of Carmina Burana. It brought together SUU faculty, dancers, choirs, orchestra, and technical theatre students to produce this original choreographed production. This particular performance of Carmina Burana integrated both dance and music in an artistically satisfying combination of music and “magical images.” Faculty and staff involved in the creation of the production include: Patricia Meredith, Artistic Director; Patty Meredith, Megan Brunsvold and Michael Crotty, Choreographers; Dr. Steve Meredith, Conductor; Dr. Xun Sun, Orchestra Director; Dr. Krystal McCoy, Choral Director; Brian Swanson and Heather Reynolds, Production Managers; Amber Wade, Costume Designer; and JD Sargent, Lighting and Sound Coordinator. • Two of SUU’s vocal music students – Claire Robinson and Ashley Stackhouse – progressed to the national semi-finals of the Student Auditions of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). Claire and Ashley, both students of Carol Ann Modesitt, edged out hundreds of singers from across the nation and will perform at the NATS biannual conference in Las Vegas in June 2018. • An exhibition in SUMA celebrated the legacy of L.A. fashion designer Eletra Casadei in appreciation of her contributions to the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance costume and design area. In addition, a fashion show was produced that highlighted both Eletra and student designers. Faculty member Wendy Sanders spearheaded the exhibition and the fashion show with participation by multiple faculty, staff, and students. • The SUU Music Department was officially re-accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. The re-accreditation was bestowed with no contingencies or further action needed by the music department - an impressive feat.

CPVA Highlights 2017-18

• The Department of Art and Design completed their Self-Study and site visit as part of the National Association for Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) re-accreditation process. • The Department of Theater Arts and Dance completed the Self-Study and site visit for Dance as part of the National Association for Schools of Dance (NASD) re-accreditation process. • Professor Michael Crotty’s choreography P3 was selected by dance professionals for the gala performance of the American College Dance Association Northwest Regional Festival and was performed by Averi Christiansen, Alex McAllister, and Ashlee Sizemore. • CPVA faculty travelled a significant amount outside the state and country providing students with high impact opportunities: Illustration students to Creative Talent Network Animation Expo in Los Angeles, California; Dance students attended the American College Dance Association Conference in Boulder, Colorado; Arts students attended the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee; Vocal music students participated in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competitions in Las Vegas, Nevada and Salt Lake City, Utah; BFA Showcase in New York City; Arts Administration students travelled to London focusing on international cultural policy; Ceramics students attended the National Council of Education for Ceramic Arts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Arts Administration students travelled to Washington D.C. and participated in the Arts Advocacy Day; Theatre Students travelled to the United States Institute for Theatre Technology in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; The Wind Symphony toured Southern California; The Opus Chamber Choir toured Southern Nevada; Percussion Students attended the Percussive Arts Society International Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana; (Not in order of importance)

• Spring 2018, photography student Kelly Chuning exhibited her photographs at the Zion National Park Museum, and Emily Mitchell, Illustrator, completed her Zion Artist-in-Residency program in preparation for her spring 2019 exhibition. • Both the SUU Wind Symphony and Opus Choir were selected to perform at the Utah Music Educators Association State Conference in February in St. George, Utah. The Wind Symphony premiered Sojourn to Cotopaxi by Associate Dean Keith Bradshaw. • CPVA hosted a celebration of the life and achievements of Helen Foster Snow in September 2017. Events included a performance by the Shaanxi National Orchestra of Broadcasting and TV from Xi’an, China, who performed on traditional orchestral instruments as well as Chinese folk instruments. Also featured were speakers An Wei, President of U.S./China Cultural Exchange Center of Shaanxi Province and the Shaanxi Translation Association, and Kelly Ann Long, Associate Provost and Professor at Colorado State University and author of Helen Foster Snow’s criticalbiography.

Part 2

Mission & Strategic Goals

Mission Statement The SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts serves as a catalyst for students to realize their creative potential by providing a personalized and rigorous learning environment, fostering experiential education and contributing to the cultural enrichment of a global society.

Our Strategic Goals • Cultivate in all SUU students, an appreciation for the value of the performing and visual arts. • Promote positive learning environments for our students as they seek to develop a life-long commitment to the arts. • Offer curriculum that meets or exceeds national standards which includes experiential programming giving students opportunities to develop as artists, educators, scholars and arts leaders. • Create events to enrich the quality of life on the campus, in the community, and extending to the national and international arena. • Empower and support our faculty and staff as superior educators, mentors, artists, scholars and administrators who engage student learning as part of a collaborative, academic and artistic process. • Contribute to students’ development as ethical leaders and responsible citizens in a global community. Our mission and strategic goals are focused on making the arts a vital, visible, accessible, innovative, and integral part of the intellectual and cultural life of Southern Utah University and beyond.

Learning Outcomes The College of Performing and Visual Arts has four learning goals for all students in the college that build on the University’s mission and core themes. • • • •

Students will: Communicate effectively Develop curiosity, critical and creative thinking skills Embrace global awareness, personal responsibility, and artistic integrity Process the history, principles, training, skills and knowledge associated with performing and visual arts to facilitate success in their chosen field.

Mission & strategic goals

Part 3

2017-18 cpva goals, strategies & outcomes

he College of Performing and Visual Arts remains instrumental in achieving multiple goals and objectives in support of SUUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new strategic plan. The summary of key accomplishments is in direct response to CPVAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission to serve as a catalyst for students to realize their creative potential by providing a personalized and rigorous learning environment, fostering experiential education and contributing to the cultural enrichment of a global society.

goals, strategies & outcomes

Goal 1 : Implement/Refine recruitment strategies for quality students Strategy: Increase quantity and quality of students enrolled in CPVA by undertaking proactive measures to increase enrollment.

Outcome: Enrollments are increasing and are again above 600 students. Based on third-week reports, fall semester 2017, CPVA reached a total of 624 declared majors; an increase of 20 students from the previous year. Most notability is the increase of graduate students in both the On-line Arts Administration and the Online Music Technology degrees.

Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Art & Design

259

283

250

217

218

233

211

Music

126

144

Theatre Art & Dance

194

220

204

187

212

208

230

557

602

558

512

562

604

624

Arts Admin. Total Enrollment

The following are specific recruitment efforts conducted by CPVA faculty and staff in 2017-18: • Efforts continued to enhance the yield of CPVA applicants by obtaining bi-monthly CPVA Prospective Student Reports from SUU’s Admissions Office. Each Chair was provided ongoing contact information for prospective students for their area. • Undergraduate auditions and portfolio reviews were administered across the Wasatch Front instead of relying on students traveling to campus. Faculty attended the Springville Art Museum’s High School Portfolio Review, the Utah High School Theater Association, and met students at Daynes Music, and Copper Hills High School. • In October 2017, CPVA students and faculty worked diligently to support the 41st Annual High School Shakespeare Competition hosted by USF and SUU. This competition brought nearly 3,400 students to campus in the areas of theatre, dance and music.

• Art and Design faculty judged the Granite School District’s Art Night. • A High School Day of Dance was continued and saw its largest number of attendees. • The CPVA Dean, Associate Dean, and various faculty members participated in recruitment fairs in Ogden, Salt Lake City, Provo, and Las Vegas. • CPVA Faculty traveled outside the state to Las Vegas Academy to provide workshops and audition students. Dance faculty traveled to Arizona and Colorado. Music faculty auditioned students in various Las Vegas locations.

• The High School Honor Band, Honor Choir, and Honor Orchestra drew numerous students from across the state to campus to work with faculty and current students. • The Wind Symphony traveled to Southern California for performances and recruitment. • Opus Chamber Choir toured Las Vegas for performances and recruitment.

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Goal 2 : increase the number of degrees awarded in cpva Strategy: Focus on both graduate and undergraduate degrees and strive to see increases in both areas. Provide special attention to sophomore year students when retention rates appear to decline.

Outcome: CPVA had the largest graduating class in the history of the college in 2017-18.

Graduation Totals 72

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

103

2016-17 0

100

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Goal 3 : Enhance international partnerships and global awareness Strategy: Continue an active record in establishing and sustaining international partnerships.

Outcome: CPVA hosted numerous international artists/scholars, participated in international supervised study abroad programs and enhanced existing partnerships through faculty/student collaboration and exchange.

The following is a summary of artistic/scholarly international exchange and events: • A trip by Music Department Chair Lawrence Johnson, Dean Shauna Mendini, Associate Dean Keith Bradshaw, and SUU Orchestra Director Xun Sun to Beijing and Wuhan, China, included meeting the music faculties of Renmin University and Wuhan University in order to initiate and further nurture our international relationships with other music departments. • Associate Professor Jeff Hanson and Assistant Professor Ben Kirkby visited Renmin University in May 2018 to provide workshops and share creative activity in our ongoing partnership with the institution. • Professor Kay Anderson’s choreography was selected to be performed in the gala performance celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Ema Pulido’s Estudio Profesional de Danza at the Teatro Raul Flores Canelo, Centro Nacional de Artes, in Mexico City. He has taught, choreographed, and performed with her company over the past thirty-eight years. • Dr. Andrew Marvick presented “Losing One’s Self(ie): Facial Obliteration in Contemporary Art,” at the 8th Annual Conference of the Image in Venice, Italy, October 2017. • In May 2018, 25 graduate and undergraduate students studying Arts Administration, Theatre, and English, spent two weeks in London attending shows at Shakespeare’s Globe and on the West End, visiting museums including the British Museum, the Tate Modern, the National Gallery, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, and touring historical sites such as Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London, and Oxford University. • CPVA sponsored Dr. Juan Chen as a visiting scholar. During her year-long residency, she promoted Helen Foster Snow studies through various projects including organizing the 110th anniversary event celebrating Helen Foster Snow’s contributions to the United States and China.

Goal 4 : create events to enrich the quality of life on the campus, in the community, and extending to the national and international arena Strategy: Sponsor guest artists/performance/exhibitions with residencies to enhance learning opportunities for students. Support department sponsored exhibitions, mainstage productions, masterworks events, and community events.

Outcome: Over a 150 concerts, recitals, theatre productions, dance concerts, exhibitions, and presentations took place. Art & Design • The Annual Ceramic Guild’s Chili Bowl Sale continues its popularity for both good food, and creative ceramics.

• Assistant Professor Hala Swearingen put together a collection of student work that showed the highlights of student work in each area: Graphic Design, Photography, Illustration, Painting/Drawing/Printmaking and Ceramics/ Sculpture. This exhibit was located in SUMA, in conjunction with the NASAD site visit. • The Faculty Exhibition showcased all thirteen full-time Art and Design faculty members, who practice in a variety of media including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, fibers, digital, and graphic design, and displayed many different perspectives, featuring work from the functional to the abstract to the whimsical. The exhibition also showcased work by part-time adjunct faculty of the department. Additionally, the exhibition highlighted the work of Susan Harris, who retired from the university in May 2018. • Senior BFA Exhibition:This year’s BFA show featured the artwork of graduating seniors in the art and design program.

• The Art and Design Department continued its Art Insights Series with presentations by Lynn Gaines, Marissa Vigneault, Stephanie Dykes, Sally Strand, Meri Page, Melissa Delzio, Becca Clason, Sam Chung, Kimberly Shelby, Ron and Vanessa Lemen, Erika Schultz, and Stuart Robinson. • Assistant Professor Hala Swearingen curated an exhibition of works by illustrator, Lynn Gaines and a second exhibit by illustrators Vanessa and Ron Lemen. Professor Eric Brown curated an exhibition of works by painter and pastel artist Sally Strand. Associate Professor Rheana Gardner Reeves curated an exhibit of works by photographer David Emitt Adams. Each of these exhibits were programed in the Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA).

music • The Satellite Salon series continues to bring in professional musicians from around the nation to perform contemporary music. This year saw cellist Ashley Walters performing with Dr. Lynn Vartan and Dr. Christian Bohnenstengel in September 2017, and a mixed duo of violist Molly Gebrian and pianist/percussionist Danny Holt in January 2018. • The Great American Songbook series highlighted more of our most prominent American songwriters with their music being performed by SUU music students and faculty. Coordinated by Professor Carol Ann Modesitt, this year’s luminaries included Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Harold Arlen, and Johnny Mercer. • The annual Alumni Concert in October featured many of our instrumental alumni, performing with the Wind Symphony under the direction of Dr. Adam Lambert, alongside our current music students. We look forward to this “combined” ensemble continuing to expand as our alumni grow in numbers. • The music department continues to highlight our exceptional faculty, both full-time and adjunct, with our annual “Soirée” Faculty Recital in October 2017 and “Abendmusik” Adjunct Faculty Recital in February 2018. • Under the direction of Dr. Xun Sun, the newly formed SUU Halversen Strings gave their inaugural performance in March 2018. The multi-faceted program involves several different string groups, from duos to quartets to ensembles, and honors the legacy of Roy Halversen who was a prominent strings teacher for SUU and the Cedar City community. • The SUU Opera Theatre performed the world premiere of “How to Date a Coloratura (Without Falling Flat)” in March 2018. The composer, Philip Seward, was brought in from Chicago to coach the singers and witness the premiere of his new opera. The fall opera production, It’s a Grand Night for Singing included Menotti’s Old Maid and

the Thief, in addition to other opera and musical theatre scenes. • SUU had the unique privilege to have both the OPUS Chamber Choir and the Wind Symphony invited to perform at the Utah Music Educators Association 2018 Conference in St. George in February 2018. It is an honor to be selected by a UMEA committee from the many high schools and colleges of Utah to participate in this annual statewide conference. • This year saw the advent of a new collaborative recital series entitled “Melody in the Museum”, involving music students and faculty performing in a noon-time concert at the Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA) in March and April, 2018. • Dr. Douglas Ipson presented his new song cycle, “Byron Songs”, at the Festival of Excellence in April. The set of seven songs are settings of poems by Lord Byron and were performed by tenor, Dr. Lawrence Johnson and pianist, Tracey Bradshaw. • The SUU Choirs continued their annual tradition of a rock and roll concert with “EuroPOP” in February 2018, featuring the European style of pop music that originated in the 1960s and developed further throughout the 1970s. • The annual SUU Christmas Concert, this year entitled “’Tis the Season” featured many of the music department’s ensembles, including the Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir, String Ensemble, Jazz Band, Woodwind Ensemble, Opus Chamber Choir, and Wind Symphony. • Dr. Christian Bohnenstengel continued the annual Piano Monster Concert, organizing both students and teachers from the SUU piano area, as well as the Cedar City community. Several pianos are brought onto the Heritage Center Theater stage to perform numerous ensemble numbers, including duets, trios, quartets, octets, etc. • Guest artists continue to be invited to campus to expose students and faculty to professional musicians and a wide variety of music. Performers

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• SUU choirs, directed by Dr. Krystal McCoy, combined to present One for All, a concert eaturing favorite broadway tunes and promoting unity

this year included the Air Force Academy Band Academy Winds, the Shaanxi National Orchestra of Broadcasting and TV, violinist Hasse Borup, pianist Andrew Staupe, flutist Dr. Angela Heck Mueller, The Kolob Trio, Melissa Thorley-Lewis, and percussionist Fernanda Meza.

• The SUU Jazz Ensemble, in collaboration with the SUU Community Education Program with dance sessions by James and Toni Sage, provided an evening of swing dance and instruction.

• The annual High School Honor Band, Honor Choir, and Honor Orchestra brought in numerous students, who were chosen as the best of their high schools, to perform with SUU music students and faculty.

• The Wind Symphony performed their end-of-theyear concert in the Heritage Center Theater. • The SUU Symphony Orchestra completed their year with From Brahms to Rachmaninoff, a concert of romantic favorites.

• The music department continues to sponsor engaging festivals that bring secondary students to our campus, including the Percussion Festival, the Jazz Festival, and the Middle School Music Festival.

• The Wind Symphony and Opus choir toured southern California and southern Nevada respectively visiting and performing in high schools and colleges.

• Music Department Choirs presented Breaking Boundaries, a concert exploring various world cultures and styles of singing, directed by Dr. Krystal McCoy. • The SUU Symphony Orchestra presented The Great Beethoven Concert, celebrating the 190th anniversary of Beethoven’s life. • The Music Department’s small ensembles performed concerts in both fall and spring semesters, including the Woodwind, Brass, String, Piano, and Percussion Ensembles. • The SUU Jazz Band presented Big Band and Be-Bop favorites in the Thorley Recital Hall, featuring hits by Pat Metheny, Bob Florence, Bob Mintzer, and others. • The SUU High School Jazz Festival presented Grammy Award Winner, Aaron Lington, who performed with the SUU Jazz Ensemble. Regional high school jazz bands attended the festival. • The Music Department hosted the SUU Percussion Festival under the direction of Dr. Lynn Vartan. Guest Artist Fernando Meza performed and worked with regional high school percussionists.

theatre arts & dance • The Department of Theatre Arts and Dance presented the comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, directed by guest artist, J.R. Sullivan, former artistic director of the Utah Shakespeare Festival, in the Engelstad Theatre. Technical director Kyle Cook, production designer Brian Beacom; costume designer Wendy Sanders; Lighting designer JD Sargent; movement director Megan Brunsvold and master electrician Heather Reynolds all contributed to he production. • The musical, Assassins, by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, was presented in the Eileen and Allen Anes Studio Theatre. The musical explores the twisted minds of presidential assassins or would-be assassins, culminating in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The production was directed by student Tiffani Allen and included pre-show discussions led by SUU history faculty members. Faculty and staff members that participated as artistic staff include: Cameron Kinnear, music director; Brian Beacom, scenic designer; Shelby Luke, costume designer; Heather Reynolds, lighting designer; JD Sargent, sound designer; Brian Swanson, technical director.

• Theatre Arts and Dance presented Eurydice, a modern interpretation of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, directed by Dr. Scott Knowles, performed in the Eileen and Allen Anes Studio Theatre. Choreographer Michael Crotty, scenic designer Brian Beacom, costume designer Shelby Luke, sound designer JD Sargent, technical director Kyle Cook assisted in the production. • The Tony Award winning musical, Urinetown delighted audiences in the Randall Jones Theater. Directed by Melinda Vaughn, the satire explores social issues involving government and capitalism. The musical was choreographed by Megan Brunsvold with music direction by Cameron Kinnear, scenic design by Brian Beacom, lighting design by Heather Reynolds, costume design by Wendy Sanders, and production management by Brian Swanson

• Faculty, students, and guest artists collaborated to create Beneath the Surface: An Original Choreographed Dance Concert. The concert combined innovative dance with technical theatre for an experience that was innovative, dynamic, and educational. The production included the following faculty and staff: Patricia Meredith, restaging of Doris Humphrey’s The Shakers; Lise Mills, restaging of Burch Mann’s The Foot Peddler; Michael Crotty’s premier choreography P3. • The Department of Theatre Arts and Dance hosted the fifth annual Festival of Trees, supporting the Iron County Care and Share. The event included children’s activities and an auction for decorated Christmas trees.

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Goal 5 : as the “university of the parks,” capitalize on our unique geographic location Strategy: The diverse landscape of southern Utah provides sustaining inspiration to both students and professional artists. Continue to support these activities.

Outcome: • CPVA sponsored the Zion Artist in Residence Program, Student Artist in Residence Program, and an arts administration internship with Cedar Breaks National Monument. • The college has supported meaningful learning opportunities that connect to our unique region such as the Zion National Park Artists-in-Residence Program. This program is supported in part by our arts administration program and artists present as part of SUU’s Arts Insights program. The student Zion National Park Artist-in-Residence program is in its 5th year and included Kelly Chuning, photographer, with her exhibition in Zion National Park March-April and Emily Mitchell, Illustrator, who spent her spring break creating art in the national park in preparation for her exhibition next year. • A partnership with Cedar Breaks National Monument and SUMA supported an arts administration internship to assist with educational programming.

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Goal 6 : offer curriculum that meets or exceeds national standards Strategy: Promote experiential programming giving students opportunities to develop as artists, educators, scholars and arts leaders. Continue to support specialized accreditation for all art disciplines.

Outcome: Continuation of national accreditation status. • The Music Department was granted renewal of National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) membership by the Commission on Accreditation. The Commision congratulated the institution on its diligent efforts exhibited during the comprehensive review process. The next comprehensive review is scheduled for the 2026-2027 academic year. • The Department of Art and Design completed their Self-Study and site visit as part of the National Association for Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) re-accreditation process. Commission on Accreditation action will be in October 2018. • The Department of Theater Arts and Dance completed the Self-Study and site visit for Dance as part of the National Association for Schools of Dance (NASD) re-accreditation process. Commission on Accreditation action will be in September 2018. • The Theatre Program submitted an intent to apply for National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) accreditation with a scheduled site visit for Fall 2019. The Department is currently in the self-study process.

Part 4

academics: programs introduced, deleted, or revised

Degree Program Changes Theatre- Theatre Design & Technology Emphasis, B.F.A. The changes within all the BFA Theatre Arts emphases are intended to provide increased diversification of the degree offerings between each emphasis and the BA/BS degree. The large core, which used to exist for all three emphases, has been reduced providing for increased offerings and content within each individual emphasis. The changes to this degree are minimal. Theatre- Classical Acting, B.F.A. The changes within all the BFA Theatre Arts emphases are intended to provide increased diversification of the degree offerings between each emphasis and the BA/BS degree. The large core, which used to exist for all three emphases, has been reduced providing for increased offerings and content within each individual emphasis. The performance BFA programs have not undergone a large curriculum change since they were created in 2008. The Classical Acting Emphasis sees additional courses within dance as well as the introduction of an additional Movement III and Voice and Diction class. Theatre- Musical Theatre, B.F.A The changes within all the BFA Theatre Arts emphases are intended to provide increased diversification of the degree offerings between each emphasis and the BA/BS degree. The large core, which used to exist for all three emphases, has been reduced providing for increased offerings and content within each individual emphasis. The performance BFA programs have not undergone a large curriculum change since they were created in 2008. The Music Theatre Emphasis sees the introduction of a customized dance curriculum where students will be assigned a technique course load of 8-12 credits to best prepare each student. The music requirements have been streamlined and listed together to reduce confusion with how the previous catalog listed courses. Music To comply with the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Standards, the statement “An audition is required to be admitted into the music major. The music department follows National Association of Schools of Music Standards.” has been added in the catalog under “Departmental/Major Requirements” in the Bachelor of Music degree programs, Bachelor of Arts (Music, B.A. and Bachelor of Music Education (Music EducationSecondary Choral Emphasis, M.M.Ed. and Music Education- Secondary Instrumental Emphasis, B.M.Ed.) degree programs. M.M. Music Technology The MMMT degree requires that students take one elective course (minimum 2 credit hours) during their program of study. This proposal is to add two courses to the list for more options Master of Music Education The degree description has been updated for clarification to prospective students. Several courses have been added to the list of courses than can be used as electives. An elective course has been deleted with no plans to teach it in the future

Undergraduate Consent Proposals Art & Design ARTH 2300, Why Art? Introduction to Art Theory was changed to ARTH 2500, Introduction to Art History and the course description was updated. ART 2210, Digital Tools- updated the course description. ART 1050, Intro to Photography, updated course description. ART 1130, 3-D Design, eliminated prerequisites. ART 4290, Special Problems, title change to Special Topics in Design.

Music MUSC 0990, Recital Attendance, removed the co-requisites. MUSC 1110, Music Theory I, removed corequisite and updated course description letting students know they must pass an entrance exam. MUSC 1130, Aural Skills I, removed corequisite and updated course description letting students know they must pass an entrance exam. MUSC 1150, Class Piano I, removed co-requisites and removed registration restrictions. MUSC 2110, Music Theory III, added a co-requisite (MUSC 2130) and updated the course-description. MUSC 2130, Aural Skills III, removed instructor permission in prerequisite. MUSC 2180, Technology for Music Educators, changed prerequisite. MUSC 2320, Keyboard Collaborative Arts, changed prerequisite. MUSC 2400, Individual Applied Music Instruction, changed prerequisite, and updated course description. MUSC 2410, Individual Applied Music Instruction, changed prerequisite and updated course description.

MUSC 2670, German Diction & Literature for Singers, changed prerequisite. MUSC 2680, French Diction & Literature for Singers, changed prerequisite. MUSC 2710, Instrumental Literature, changed prerequisite updated the course description. MUSC 3070, Form and Analysis, added a prerequisite. MUSC 3250, Piano Ensemble, removed prerequisite. MUSC 3340, Luminosa Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir, removed prerequisite. MUSC 3350, Concert Choir, removed prerequisite. MUSC 3400, Individual Applied Music Instruction, changed prerequisite and updated course description. MUSC 3410, Individual Applied Music Instruction, changed prerequisite and updated course description. MUSC 3450, Piano Pedagogy I, changed prerequisite. MUSC 3460, Piano Pedagogy II, changed prerequisite. MUSC 3530, Twentieth Century Music: History & Theory, changed prerequisite. MUSC 4350, Advanced Instrumental Conducting, changed prerequisite. MUSC 4360, Advanced Choral Conducting, changed prerequisite. MUSC 4400, Individual Applied Music Instruction, changed prerequisite and updated course description. MUSC 4410, Individual Applied Music Instruction, changed prerequisite and updated course description. MUSC 4510, Instrumental Pedagogy, changed prerequisite and updated course description. MUSC 4620, Vocal Pedagogy Seminar, changed prerequisite.

MUSC 2420, Piano Literature & Performance History I, changed prerequisite.

MUSC 4700, Choral Literature, changed prerequisite.

MUSC 2430, Piano Literature & Performance History II, changed prerequisite.

MUSC 4710, Instrumental Ensemble Literature, changed prerequisite.

MUSC 4960, Choral Methods, changed prerequisite. MUSC4970, Instrumental Methods, changed prerequisite.

Theatre Arts & Dance DANC 2070, Dance for Music Theatre was changed to Dance for Musical Theatre I, and the course description was updated. THEA 1033, Acting I, Title change to Acting I: Intro to Acting, removed course from GE offerings, added Theater Majors Only and updated course description. THEA 1113, Voice and Diction, title change to Voice and Diction I. THEA 1513, Stagecraft, updated course description. THEA 1541, Theatre Production Lab was changed to Stagecraft Lab. THEA 2033, Acting II, changed prerequisite. THEA 2541, Theatre Production Lab, was changed to Costume Construction Lab and updated course description. THEA 2711, Dramatic Literature, title change to Play Reading. THEA 4113, Acting Shakespeare I, title change to Acting III: Shakespeare and updated course description. THEA 3123, Classical Acting Approaches, title change to Acting IV: Classical Acting I, changed prerequisite, and updated course description. THEA 3133, Musical Theatre I, title change to Acting IV: Musical Theatre I/Audition, changed prerequisite, and updated course description. THEA 3723, Theatre History: Realism, Post Realistic, & Contemporary Theatre, added a prerequisite. THEA 4153, Acting Shakespeare II, title change to Acting V: Classical Acting II, and updated course description. THEA 4163, Musical Theatre II, title change to Acting V: Musical Theatre II, updated course description. THEA 4541, Theatre Production Lab, title change to Advanced Production Practicum.

Undergraduate Substantive Proposals Music MUSC 3350, Opus Chamber Choir, changed contact hours from 4 to 3. This will help eliminate scheduling conflicts. MUSC 3360, Concert Choir, changed contact hours from 4 to 3. This will help eliminate scheduling conflicts. New Course, MUSC 1151, Class Piano I for Non-Music Majors, introduces the beginning piano student (non-music major) to the keyboard and musical notation.

Theatre Arts & Dance

New Course, THEA 1641, Theatrical Production Lab, will be taken concurrently with the Theatrical Production Course to allow specific hands on projects that complement ideas and provide fuller understanding of topics discussed within the Theatrical Production course. New Course, THEA 2113, Voice and Diction II, will focus on further application of practices begun in Voice & Diction I. New Course, THEA 2713, Dramatic Literature, students will develop an awareness of performance theories essential to the analysis of theatrical texts and performances. New Course, THEA 3545, Production Practicum, will provide unique, quality, hands on experience within the theatrical production areas.

THEA 1223, Make-up, changed credit and contact hours, added Theatre Majors Only or Permission of Instructor to allow more theatre majors into the class.

New Course, THEA 4102, Movement III: Suzuki Training, will develop the actor’s inner physical sensibilities and strength through specific techniques of Tadashi Suzuki.

THEA 2533, Drawing and Rendering for the Theater, changed contact and credit hours and removed prerequisite.

New Course, THEA 4412, Acting VI: Professional Portfolio, develops student resumes, auditions, reels, and entrepreneurship in the areas of performance with emphasis on placement in the theatrical job market or graduate programs.

THEA 3571, Portfolio, changed prerequisite, changed contact and credit hours. THEA 4123, Movement II, course number change to THEA 3212, changed prerequisites, changed credit and contact hours.

New Course, THEA 4471, BFA Showcase, designed to develop student audition abilities, while developing a showcase program to be performed in a major theatrical market.

THEA 4133, Stage Combat, changed credit and contact hours. New Course, DANC 1230, Modern Dance II, will give our students supplementary training between level I Modern Dance and level III. This course will help differentiate course levels and ensure proper placement for students’ continued progress. New Course, DANC 3070, Dance for Musical Theatre II, will increase the Musical Theatre students skill and ability to act, create and participate in higher level performances both within the theatre program and eventually within the professional world. New Course, THEA 1041, Performance Seminar, will work to bridge the gap with a formal introduction to the performance side of the industry by utilizing guest artists, discussion, and workshops to better inform students. New Course, THEA 1221, Make-Up for the Actor, will prepare actors in practical application of stage make-up. New Course, THEA 1613, Theatrical Production, is an introduction to the practical study of stage carpentry, costuming, lighting, and sound techniques.

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SNAAP REPORT The college participated in the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) for assessment purposes and received very positive feedback. The following graphic, to the right, provides a summary of the report. CPVA garnered information that has assisted in curriculum development. The alumni shared the desire for further training and information in marketing, promotion, and overall “business of the arts”. The report has provided impetus for a 2018-19 initiative to develop offerings that address these areas.

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Student highlights

In addition to the multiple concerts, productions, exhibitions, and presentations that engage CPVA students, the following are specific examples of off-campus achievements during the 2017-18 year: • SUU students Kathleen Fotheringham and Parker Hess’s choreography and performance of Champagne Wishes was chosen for the Red Rock Dance Festival gala performance in Saint George, Utah. • Illustration students and faculty travelled to Burbank, California to the annual Creative Talent Network Expo (CTNX). Students had the opportunity to meet artists in various fields within Illustration, see and hear lectures from these artists and have these professionals critique each student portfolio. • In March of this year, eight graduate students in arts administration visited Washington DC to attend the National Arts Summit, participate in the Emerging Arts Leadership Symposium, visit with working professionals at multiple arts organizations, and advocate for the arts and culture as part of multiple state delegations to members of Congress. Students were able to professionally and passionately advocate for arts funding at the national level. • Through collaboration with SUU, the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival (USF), a Student Fellowship program continued to engage theatre students in the Fellowship Program with USF. • Ceramics students attended the National Council of Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A panel of jurors critiqued the students’ portfolios, allowing them to receive additional feedback on their work. • Twenty-eight Graphic Design students participated in the AIGA Portfolio Review and design studio tours in Salt Lake City, Utah. • Art Education students attended the Utah Art Education Association Conference in Hurricane, Utah.

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• Dance students attended the Northwest Regional Conference of the American College Dance Association (ACDA) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Professor Michael Crotty’s choreography P3 was selected for the gala performance of the American College Dance Association Northwest Regional Festival and was performed by Averi Christiansen, Alex McAllister, and Ashlee Sizemore. • Ten AA graduate students (4 MFA and 6 MA) went on the annual Washington DC trip with faculty member Josh Stavros. They attended the Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium at American University, the Arts Advocacy Day conference sponsored by Americans for the Arts (where they lobbied for the arts on Capitol Hill). • Percussion students travelled to Indianapolis, Indiana to attend the Percussive Arts Society International Conference (PASIC) in November 2017. • Music Education Students attended the Utah Music Educators Conference (UMEA) in St. George, Utah in February 2018. CPVA hosted a reception for students and alumni during the conference. • Tony Sloan, Josh Durfey and Trent Dahlin performed with Shakespeare-in-the-Schools in The Tempest as part of their touring production this past year. 22,000 students from 130 schools were served through 70 performances in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming and Idaho. • Ten theatre students were awarded Utah Shakespeare Festival Fellowships for this past year. These students participated with the Festival in many of the summer productions. Acting Fellows were awarded to Isabella Abel-Suarez, Ian Allred, Sara Funk, Courtney Rae McMullin, and Chad Henwood. Technical Theatre Fellows were awarded to Emma Phillips Folwell, Jolyn Stephens, Danielle Brady, Claire Chesnut, and Kianna Casey. • Spring 2018, photography student Kelly Chuning exhibited her photographs at the Zion National Park Museum, and Emily Mitchell, Illustrator,

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completed her Zion Artist-in-Residency program in preparation for her spring 2019 exhibit.

• MFA Arts Administration students completed the following internships:

• MMMT students Ian McDougal and Ashlie Forsyth created a MIDI orchestration and all other embedded audio technology for Carmina Burana, a performance by the SUU Dance and Music Departments. This performance utilized the talents of more than 100 performers, video technology, and mixed live and pre-recorded music. • MMMT student Brady Bills went on an international tour as the music director and guitarist for David Archuleta. • MMMT student Matt Weidner’s compositions have been accepted to the film music library Velvet Green Music. • MMMT student Ted Kocher has created a music library resource specifically for music supervisors (a position he holds with Sony Interactive). Called Back Pocket Music, the library is designed specifically as a weekly guide to the the latest and best music for use by those in the video content creation industry. • Robby Debry had his composition Nix and Erebus premiered by the SUU Wind Symphony on their spring concert. The piece is derived from the Greek mythological figures of night and darkness. • Music Vocal Students participated in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Competition. Multiple students placed in their respective categories with the following qualifying for the National YouTube Round: Leilani Johnson, Lower College Classical Women; Emily Lambert, Lower College Music Theater Women; Ashley Stackhouse, Lower College Classical Women; Ashley Stackhouse, Lower College Musical Theater; Claire Robinson, Upper College Classical Women; Leslie Perkins, Upper College Classical Women; Jaclyn Thompson, Upper College Musical Theater Women; Ben Cano, Upper College Musical Theater Men; Ian Allred: Upper College Musical Theater Men; Rebecca Parkinson, Advanced College Classical Women. Both Ashley Stackhouse and Claire Robinson qualified for the national semi-final round in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Capstone Internship: MFA Track - Cameron Abaroa, Operations Intern, Southwest Shakespeare Company, Mesa, AZ; Nikki Lewis, Assistant Director, Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes-Barre, PA; Michael Vierela, Advancement Intern, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA; Brooke Vlasich, Public Relations and Marketing Associate, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City, UT, and Communications Intern, Utah Humanities Council, Salt Lake City, UT Capstone Project: MA Track - Shay Baruffi, Project: Assistant to the Executive Council, Cedar City Arts Council, Cedar City, UT; Amanda Bowen, Project: Arts Outreach Program, Pioneer Theatre Company, Salt Lake City, UT; Susan Campbell, Project: Policy and Procedure Review, Ogden First, Inc, Ogden, UT; Alyce Gardner, Project: Lamb of God Concert, Southwest Symphony, St. George, UT; Jamie Jarvis, Project: Grants Manager & Event Planner, SALT Contemporary Dance, Highland, UT; Brian M. Kendall, Project: The Why & How of Story Conference, Office of Cultural Affairs, Las Vegas, NV; Kynsie Kiggins, Project: Finance & Accounting Intern, Covey Center for the Arts, Provo, UT; Taylor Knuth, Project: Annual Fundraiser, Ogden Symphony Ballet Association, Ogden, UT; Aimee McComb, Project: Annual Fundraiser, Summit Academy, Draper, UT; Jordan Peterson, Project: WCD Competition & Convention, World Class Dance, Henderson, NV; Tracy Solimeno, Project: Playground Re-Design, Ogden’s George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park, Ogden, UT; Ashley Stonebraker, Project: Production Management Intern, Sandy City Arts Guild, Sandy, UT; Wendy Temple, Project: Special Projects Intern, Arts North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.

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alumni

The following is a small sampling of highlights of a few of our alumni for 2017-18: • MMMT graduate Nick Villalobos released a new album titled “Undefined” with his group, Simply 3. The group has almost 1 million subscribers on YouTube. • MMMT graduates Jace Krogh and Corlissa Jensen helped create the music, video, and in-stadium production for the Cedar City LDS Temple Cultural Celebration A Light on the Hill and Iron in Our Will. This event was seen by 5000+ people in the stadium, and more than 1 million people worldwide. • Theatre Alumnus Keala Settle portrayed Lettie Lutz, a bearded lady, in the musical film The Greatest Showman. The song “This Is Me” from the film, principally sung by Settle, won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. • Theatre Alumnus Rhett Guter was nominated for the Outstanding Actor in a Musical for the Connecticut Critics Circle Award for his role as Curly in Goodspeed Musicals’ production of Oklahoma. • Theatre Alumnus Brian Vaughn was named sole artistic director for the Utah Shakespeare Festival. • Dance Alumnus Stacie Webster from the Broadway Dance Center in New York City, returned to Southern Utah in spring, 2018 to set an original work of choreography for SUU Students. • Music Alumnus Steve Shirts was awarded the Outstanding Music Educator of the Year, a joint award from both the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Steve is the Director of Bands at Cedar High School. • Theatre Alumnus Josh Stavros was recently hired as Associate Director of Arts Administration at SUU. • Dance Alumnus Tiana Chambers was named the Director for the National Honor Society for Dance (NHSDA) in Washington DC, as part of the National Dance Education Organization.

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Part 7

Faculty & Staff

Faculty Highlights 2017-18

Marfa Open, in Marfa TX, September-October 2017. The exhibitors participated in the inaugural year of a potentially ongoing photography festival incorporating gallery exhibits, talks, and image sharing as well as community building.

In addition to creating, directing, choreographing, designing, and performing in multiple concerts, productions, exhibitions, and presentations that are part of CPVA’s performance and exhibition season, the following are examples of the types of activities our quality faculty were engaged in during 2017-18.

• Professor Brian Hoover exhibited two paintings at the Sugar Rush National/International Juried Exhibition, Sugar Hill, GA, October 2017. Seventy-seven artists from all over the world, including Hoover, were chosen to participate out of hundreds of applicants. Thousands of people were able to view the exhibition.

ART & DESIGN • Dr. Andrew Marvick’s paper, “Un trou dans la filière,” was accepted for publication in 2017 as part of a new anthology, Le symbolisme et l’angoisse, from Cambridge Scholars. • Dr. Andrew Marvick presented “Losing One’s Self(ie): Facial Obliteration in Contemporary Art,” at the 8th Conference of the Image in Venice, Italy, October 2017. This paper identifies (for want of a better term) the un-un-selfie—a portrait which displays the same formal and stylistic characteristics of the current un-selfie genre he isolated in last spring’s Grace A. Tanner lecture, but which reverses the obliterated content, revealing the face while destroying the surrounding areas of the image. • Professor Eric Brown participated in the SAAG 2017 National Juried Show, sponsored by Southern Appalachian Artist Guild, Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, Richard Low Evans Courtroom Gallery in The Art Center, Blue Ridge, Georgia, October 7 -November 11, 2017 and received an honorable mention for his pastel entitled “Tessa and Tulips”. Juror: Tuva Page Stephens. • Professor Eric Brown participated in The Land and the People, a one-person exhibition at the Cedar City Council Chambers and Foyer, Cedar City, Utah, August 8 – October 27 2017. • Professor Eric Brown exhibited at the 93rd Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah, April 26 – July 8, 2017. Jurors: Kandace Steadman & William Whitaker. • Professor Sam Davis, Dai Ito, Christin Trub, Seph Itz, Steve Goff, exhibited and presented at the

• Dr. Andrew Marvick and regional poet Nano Taggart opened a joint show at Art Works Gallery featuring 21 new paintings and a group of new poems that share the title Engine of Color/ Motor of Form, a phrase taken from May Swenson’s 1960 poem At the Museum of Modern Art. This interdisciplinary project was awarded a substantial grant from the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. • Professor Deborah Snider, Kari Heaps (Director of Education at SUMA), Nikki Lewis (MFA candidate in Arts Administration), Dr. Jackie Grant (biology, Frehner Museum), Brian Powell, Wendy Sanders (Theatre & Dance), Reece Summers (Braithwaite Gallery), and Sally McDonald (SUU Special Collections Analyst and Archivist) put together an exhibition, Everything in Between: Pathfinders-New Territories for the Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA), for June-August 2017. They assembled a regional team of art quilters from Colorado, Nevada, and Utah to serve as an advisory board for the planned biennial exhibition at SUMA. Following in the footsteps of the highly-successful 2012 international invitational art quilt exhibition at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, this show is intended to become a biennial that alternates exhibition location with the St. George Art Museum. • Professor Reece Summers (former director, Southern Utah Museum of Art) was awarded the SUU Board of Trustees Award of Excellence for his work in developing SUMA. He retired in April 2017.

• Assistant Professor Hala Swearingen had two art paper sculpture artworks, “Jackie Paper,” and “Little Flowers” accepted into the National Online Exhibition by the 56th Annual Society of Illustrators Los Angeles Illustration Competition, (also known as “Illustration West 56).” In addition, “Jackie Paper” was accepted into the iJungle Illustration awards international Online Illustration Competition and Published Annual Book. • Professor Hala Swearingen won Honorable Mention with her paper sculpture Jackie Paper at the 3x3 Magazine 14th Annual International Illustration Show, June 2017. Professor Swearingen’s name and website will be listed in the printed annual and her artwork displayed in the online gallery. • Associate Professor Jeff Hanson and Assistant Professor Ben Kirkby presented workshops and masterclasses at Renmin University in Beijing, China in support of the department’s ongoing partnership. • Associate Professor Jeff Hanson directed the process of self-study, site visit, and optional response for the National Association of Schools of Art & Design re-accreditation visit.

music • Assistant Professor Christian Bohnenstengel and Dr. Jessica Lindsey (UNC Charlotte), performed “Sheila Silver: Lullaby” at the Sixtieth College Music Society National Conference in San Antonio, TX, October 2017. Dr. Jessica Lindsey and Dr. Christian Bohnenstengel performed Sheila Silver’s Lullaby for bass clarinet and piano during Concert II: Showcase of CMS Performers & Composers. • Assistant Professor Christian Bohnenstengel, Dr. Brian Arreola (tenor) and Dr. Miranora Frische (cello, UNC Charlotte) performed a Lecture Recital, “Celebrating Two Trailblazing Mexican Composers” at the Sixtieth College Music Society National Conference in San Antonio, Tx, October 2017. Dr. Christian Bohnenstengel

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performed for Dr. Brian Arreola and Dr. Miranora Frisch’s lecture recital entitled Celebrating Two Trailblazing Mexican Composers. The conference highlighted music by Mexican composers and fell around El Dia de los Muertos. • Assistant Professor Christian Bohnenstengel was invited to present a workshop entitled Developing an Ear for Improvisation through Singing and to teach in the Lesson with a Master Teacher series. Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) November 3-4, 2017. • Dr. Christian Bohnenstengel was invited to perform a recital with clarinetists Dr. Jessica Lindsey from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Dr. Christy Banks from Millersville University of Pennsylvania at ClarinetFest 2018 in Ostend, Belgium. The program included the European Premiere of Dana Kaufman’s Solaris Keskus for clarinet, bass clarinet, piano and fixed media. ClarinetFest is the annual international conference of the International Clarinet Association and welcomes around two thousand registered attendees from all over the world each year. • Dr. Lynn Vartan performed with Los Angeles cellist Ashley Walters at the Satellite Salon, Cello Crossroads, in Salt Lake City, UT, September 2017. • Dr. Lynn Vartan was the guest artist and performer for World Percussion Group, May 2017. She performed, coached, and travelled international for 5 weeks with the elite group of percussionists. Performances and masterclasses included Helsinki (Finland), Stockholm (Sweden), Tallinn (Estonia), Bruges (Belgium), Oslo (Norway) and various cities in the UK. • Dr. Lynn Vartan was invited as a guest artist, judge, and masterclass artist at the Taiwan Percussion Association Festival, June 2017, where she judged music competitions with students from various Asian countries, performed solo and chamber music concerts, and gave a masterclass on percussion performing.

• Dr. Lynn Vartan produced a CD of the works of Lou Harrison, in collaboration with Dr. Doug Smith at UVU, in June 2017. This album of chamber music composer Lou Harrison is currently in post-production and was scheduled to be released on the Albany Record label in late 2017. • Dr. Douglas Ipson had his Byron Songs premiered by Dr. Lawrence Johnson, tenor, and Tracey Bradshaw, piano, at the Festival of Excellence in April 2018. Dr. Ipson provided introductions to each movement during the performance. • Associate Professor Adam Lambert conducted multiple high school honor band events throughout the state of Utah, at Northridge High School (Layton Utah), Orem High School (Orem Utah), Box Elder High School (Brigham City, Utah), and Cedar City, between November 2017 and January 2018. Dr. Lambert was the musical director for four recent high school honor bands: The North Davis Honor Band with students from Layton, Northridge, Clearfield, and Syracuse High Schools; the Alpine Schools Honor Band with students from American Fork, Lehi, Lone Peak, Skyridge, Orem, Westlake and Timpanogos High Schools; the Box Elder District Honor Band with students from Box Elder Middle School and High School; and SUU’s own High School Honor Band with 18 schools from Utah and Nevada. • Associate Professor Lawrence Johnson and Associate Professor Xun Sun (facilitator/ translator) presented a master class at Renmin University, Beijing, China, in October 2017. This public master class was given for the vocal students of Renmin University to further the ongoing relationship between SUU and Renmin. • Professor Carol Ann Modesitt serves on the National Board as Treasurer of the National Opera Association. • Associate Professor Steve Meredith assisted in the creation of the music, video, and in-stadium production for the Cedar City LDS Temple Cultural Celebration A Light on the Hill and Iron in Our Will. This event utilized more than 1000

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performers, and rehearsals were conducted at 17 different sites in Southern Utah and Nevada. The live event was seen by 5000+ people in the stadium, thousands more via closed-circuit TV broadcast, and by more than 1 million people worldwide on YouTube. Contributions included original songs, arrangements of existing music, music beds for videos, the creation of the playback files for use in the event, and conducting live performers. • Associate Professor Steve Meredith created the soundtrack for Lost Garden, a Celtic-themed game created by Casino Game Makers. Contributions included music composition, sound design, voice over, recording, and mastering. • Associate Professor Steve Meredith sang in the studio choir for the upcoming film Meet the Mormons 2 at the BYU Motion Picture Studio. • Associate Professor Steve Meredith was baritone soloist for Carmina Burana with the combined Snow College orchestra and choirs. • Associate Professor Steve Meredith served as conductor and soloist with the choir and instrumental ensemble at the High Holy Days celebrations at the Synagogue for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles.

• Assistant Professor Michael Crotty presented his choreographic work “P3” at the American College Dance Association Regional Conference. The piece was selected by the judges to be featured in the “Gala Concert.” He also presented a workshop on “Opposing Points: Opposition as a means to facilitate rigor” at the conference.

theatre arts & dance • Professor Kay Andersen has been invited to choreograph for an event marking the 75th anniversary of the commissioning of the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier that is now home to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. One thousand guests will be in attendance, including 300 WWII veterans and their families.

• Assistant Professor Michael Crotty presented “Embodied Knowledge: Movement as a Conduit for Retention” at the Intermountain Teaching for Learning Conference at Nevada State College, March 2018.

• Professor Kay Andersen directed the process of self-study, site visit, and optional response for the National Association of Schools of Dance re-accreditation visit.

• Associate Professor Wendy Sanders curated an exhibition in SUMA highlighting the legacy of Electra Casadei and the impact her donation and costume designs had on student costume designers at SUU. In addition a runway show was created as part of the exhibition.

• Professor Kay Anderson’s choreography was selected to be performed in the gala performance celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Ema Pulido’s Estudio Profesional de Danza at the Teatro Raul Flores Canelo, Centro Nacional de Artes, in Mexico City. He taught, choreographed, and performed with her company over the past thirty eight years. • Professor Peter Sham (author of music and lyrics) with Dr. Keith Bradshaw (Orchestrations) and Brandon Scott Grayson (Transcriber/Arranger) produced and premiered a new musical, Under Construction: The Blue Collar Musical. When an audience unexpectedly shows up at the theatre on an unscheduled performance time, an unlikely group of working class folk must trade in their hard hats for top hats and put on a show! The world premiere for The Neil Simon Festival took place summer 2017. This is Professor Sham’s second Cedar City world premiere of a new musical work; the first, Lend Me a Tenor: The Musical (written with Brad Carroll), premiered at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in 2007. • Assistant Professor J.D. Sargent presented “Saving Time and Resources with a Wall Flatt System” at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. • Assistant Professor Scott Knowles presented “The Body in Extremity: Sarah Kane and the Effect of Affect” at the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Dr. Scott Knowles was awarded SUU’s first Award for Excellence in Inclusion and Diversity for his work with The Laramie Project.

ARTS ADMINISTRATION • Rachel Parker attended the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region VIII Annual Conference from February 12-16, 2018 at Mesa Community College. Rachel (Region VIII Chair of Arts Leadership) taught 3 workshops on Arts Administration topics to festival-goers, and moderated 2 panels, one in conjunction with the LORT Diversity in Theatre Initiative. She also oversaw the ASPIRE KCACTF/LORT Leadership Program, selecting participants from undergraduate applicants and advising the outside selection committee in choosing the National ASPIRE Representative from that pool. • Rachel Parker and Stephanie Brienholt (BYU) were voted in as Co-Leaders for Region VIII of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival by the National KCACTF Board. Rachel and Stephanie will begin their 9-year commitment in 2019, with 3 years as Co-Vice Chairs, 3 years as Co-Chairs, and 3 years as Co-Past Chairs.

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• Professor Bill Byrnes presented “Fundraising in the Arts,” a 3-day workshop, at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy, March 2017. • Professor Bill Byrnes was guest faculty at the Getty Leadership Institute, June 2017, at Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, where he presented a one-day class and workshop on fundraising for museum leaders from around the world.

DEAN’S OFFICE • Dean Shauna Mendini, Renee Griswold (Milwaukee Ballet School Academy), and Stephen Pier (The Hartt School) presented a pre-conference workshop, “Our Artistic Future: Creation of Partnerships and Enhancing our Value in the Community. A Pre-conference Workshop for the Seasoned Administrator” at the National Association of Dance Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ, September 2017. Dean Mendini was invited by NASD to present the workshop for seasoned administrators. Her presentation and facilitated discussion focused on artistic future: its changing demographics (student and faculty), diversity of curriculum, entrepreneurial training, and changes to where and how students learn. • Dr. Keith Bradshaw was commissioned by Dr. Adam Lambert to compose a symphonic band piece for the SUU Wind Symphony. Journey to Cotopaxi was premiered by the SUU Wind Symphony at the Utah Music Educators Conference in February, 2018.

Promotions and Transitions 2017-18 • Art and Design faculty member Ben Sowards was awarded tenure, spring 2018. • Music faculty member, Dr. Lynn Vartan, was promoted to full Professor. • Professor of Ceramics, Susan Harris, retired after 25 years of teaching in the department of Art and Design. In her retirement she plans to spend her time doing whatever she wants, which may involve a bit of gardening and a bit of bird watching. • Music faculty member, Dr. Lynn Vartan, accepted a position as director of A.P.E.X, the university’s convocation series. She continues as Director of Percussion in the Music Department. • Music faculty member, Dr. Steve Meredith accepted a position as Assistant to the President Planning/Institutional Effectiveness. He continues to oversee the MMMT degree program. • Dance faculty member, Patricia Meredith, retired after a distinguished career in higher education. • Dr. Lawrence Johnson was appointed chair of the Music Department. • Associate Professor Rheana Reeves was appointed Associate Chair of the Art & Design Department. • Jessica Farling was appointed Director and Curator of the Southern Utah Museum of Art. • Dr. Keith Bradshaw was appointed Associate Dean of the College of Performing and Visual Arts. • Dr. Krystal McCoy was appointed Director of Choral Activities in the music department.

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CPVA Faculty & Staff Listing 2017-18 Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office Shauna T. Mendini Dean Associate Professor of Dance Dr. Keith Bradshaw Associate Dean Professor of Music Clarisse Lunt Assistant to the Dean Ashley Pollock Marketing and Public information Coordinator Stephen Wagner CPVA Academic Advisor Donna Law Director of Development

Art & Design Department Jeffrey Hanson Department Chair, Art and Design Associate Professor Graphic Design Rheana Gardner Reeves Associate Chair, Art and Design Associate Professor Photography Sunni Jackson Administrative Assistant Eric Brown Professor Drawing, Foundation Review Coordinator Samuel Davis Assistant Professor Photography Susan Harris Professor Ceramics

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Brian Hoover Professor Painting & Printmaking Benjamin Kirkby Assistant Professor Graphic Design Dr. Andrew Marvick Professor Art History Meri Page Professional in Residence Graphic Design Stuart Robinson Assistant Professor Art Education Benjamin Sowards Associate Professor Illustration Hala Swearingen Assistant Professor Illustration Russell Wrankle Assistant Professor 3D/Sculpture/Foundation

Music Department Dr. Lawrence Johnson Department Chair, Music Associate Professor Voice Kim Baker Administrative Assistant Dr. Christian Bohnenstengel Assistant Professor Piano Dr. Keith Bradshaw Associate Dean Professor Composition

Dr. Thomas Herb Associate Professor Music Education Dr. Douglas Ipson Assistant Professor Music History and Theory Dr. Adam Lambert Associate Professor Director of Bands Dr. Steven Meredith Associate Professor Music Technology Carol Ann Modesitt Professor Voice Dr. Virginia Stitt Professor Double Reed, Theory Dr. Xun Sun Associate Professor Orchestra Dr. Lynn Vartan Associate Professor (Received Rank Advancement to Full-Professor, Spring 2018) Percussion

Theatre Arts And Dance Department Kay Andersen Department Chair, Theatre Arts and Dance Professor Dance Brian Swanson Associate Chair, Theatre Associate Professor Technical Theatre Jacque Marchant Administrative Assistant Brian Beacom Assistant Professor Scene Design Richard Bugg Professor Acting/Directing Kyle Cook Scene Shop Supervisor Technical Director Shop Foreman Michael Crotty Assistant Professor Dance Education Cameron Kinnear Music Director Accompanist Dr. Scott Knowles Assistant Professor Theatre History/Dramatic Criticism Shelby Luke Costume Shop Manager Megan Brunsvold Mercedes Assistant Professor Dance Patricia Meredith Assistant Professor Dance

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Heather Reynolds Associate Production Manager Wendy Sanders Associate Professor Costume Design J.D. Sargent Assistant Professor Sound/Lighting Design Peter Sham Associate Professor Acting/Directing Melinda Vaughn Assistant Professor Musical Theatre

Arts Administration Rachel Parker Director of Arts Administration Assistant Professor Arts Administration

Southern Utah Museum of Art Jessica Farling (Hired Summer 2017) Museum Director/Curator

Shakespeare Studies Michael Bahr Education Director, USF Director, Shakespeare Studies