Simon Tarr Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of South Carolina School of Visual Art and Design [email protected]
Education PhD, Information Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2017. MFA, Film Production, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1997. BA, Film and Video, Penn State, University Park, PA, 1994.
Academic Leadership and Appointments Director of Undergraduate Studies, UofSC School of Visual Art and Design, 2019-present. Oversee all academic affairs of SVAD’s undergraduate programs. Responsibilities include: plan and manage student enrollments, plan SVAD course schedule, lead all SVAD recruiting efforts, resolve student complaints about faculty, represent SVAD on CAS Academic Program and Curriculum Group, report annually to NASAD (accreditation body for art programs). · Transformed recruiting process, instituted in-person and online information sessions. · Grew incoming students by 30%. · Led pivot of course offerings through COVID-19.
Faculty Principal, Rhodos Fellows Learning Community for Information, Design, and Computing, 2018-present. Founded new residence hall learning community for students of all majors interested in digital career pathways. Responsibilities include: plan and execute all interdisciplinary programs for residents, plan linked course offerings with academic partners, lead all recruiting efforts, promote intellectual exchange and leadership development, design experiential learning pathways and undergraduate research opportunities, manage all professional, graduate and undergraduate student staff, prepare annual Blueprint report to the Provost. · Named in UofSC’s Top 20 Achievements of 2019. · Designed first residential academic makerspace facility in the Southeast. · Quadrupled new student enrollments (to 400) in first two years · Hired technical team to run makerspace with 48% BIPOC and 52% women
Program Coordinator, Media Arts, UofSC School of Visual Art and Design, 2011-2017, 2019-20. Lead faculty team to coordinate Media Arts degree programs. Responsibilities include: evaluate and update curriculum, assess degree outcomes, represent discipline on SVAD Advisory committee, recruit and evaluate adjunct faculty, orient new students, coordinate all interactions with School leadership.
Professor of Media Arts, University of South Carolina, 2018-present. Associate Professor of Media Arts, University of South Carolina, 2012-2018. Assistant Professor of Media Arts, University of South Carolina, 2006-2012. Assistant Professor of Cinema and Photography, Ithaca College, 2001-06. Assistant Professor of Communications, Penn State, 1998-2001.
National and International Leadership President, University Film and Video Foundation, 2018-present. Treasurer, University Film and Video Foundation, 2013-2018. Trustee, University Film and Video Foundation (currently elected to sixth term), 2002-present. The University Film and Video Foundation is a non-profit corporation that promotes worldwide education, research, innovation, and charitable activities in the arts and sciences of moving images. · Developed and instituted new faculty grant that will give first award in 2021 · Increased student grant expenditures 30% · Grew endowment 60% to cross the $1M mark.
National Film Preservation Board, 2010-2021. Appointed by Librarian of Congress to advise on issues in conservation and increased public availability of America's film heritage, including advocating for annual selections to the National Film Registry. Other board members include Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, and Alfre Woodard.
Curator and Delegate, American Documentary Showcase, U.S. Department of State, 2010-2012. Curated new American animated shorts to travel to embassies around the world as a cultural presentation of the United States. Represented the United States as part of delegation to Cairo, Alexandria, and Ismailia, Egypt to present American animated films and give lectures and workshops to Egyptians as a cultural exchange with the U.S. Department of State.
Conference Vice-President, University Film and Video Association, 2008-2011. Executive Board Member, University Film and Video Association, 2005-2007, 2018-present The University Film and Video Association is an international organization that is one of the primary professional organizations for media educators. As Conference Vice-President I administered the organization’s annual conference for three years, bringing together over 400 educators from around the world to present scholarship, films, and workshops.
Chair of the Board of Directors, Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, 2004-2006. Board of Directors, Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, 2003-2004. The Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers was the main professional organization for media artists. It published The Independent magazine and served as a resource for artists for over thirty years.
Selected Honors · Winner, UofSC Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award, 2021. · Winner, UofSC Student Disability Resource Center Two Thumbs Up Award, 2021. · Nominated, UofSC Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Awards, 2020-21. · Nominated, John Gardner Inspirational Faculty Award, 2020-21. · Selected, Pipeline for Academy Leaders, UofSC, 2019-20. · Nominated, M. Stuart Hunter Award for Outstanding Teaching in University 101, 2019. · Apple Teacher, Apple, Inc. 2018-present. · Winner, University Film and Video Association Teaching Award, 2010. · Editorial Advisory Board Member, Journal of Film and Video, 2003-present.
Other Academic Leadership · Delegate, Assoc. of American Colleges and University Institute on Integrative Learning, 2021 · Chair, Faculty Senate IT Committee, 2017-19. · Member, Provost’s IT Council, 2018-19. · Member, Faculty Steering Committee, 2017-19.
Selected Creative Research Accomplishments Seven Heavens (motion picture with live orchestra, 72 mins), Collaboration with Fifth House Ensemble. Writer, director, producer, animator. 2020. Selected Exhibitions: · Towson University, Towson, MD, 2021. · Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, 2021 · World Premiere at Morton Arboretum, Chicago, IL. 2020.
Virtual Reality Platform with Haptic Interface for Interfacing with Media Items Having Metadata, patent (with Evan Meaney). Co-inventor, producer. 2019.
Reconnaissance Studies (augmented reality drawings). Draftsperson, programmer. 2016. Exhibitions: · First Prize, UFVA Juried New Media Competition. Los Angeles, CA. 2017 · Drawn for Meaning, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC. 2017.
Blood Lust of the Wolf (live video performance, 20 min.). Writer, director, producer, animator, performer. 2015-17. Exhibitions: · Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI. 2017. · Los Angeles FilmForum, Poetic and Political Currents group show, Los Angeles, CA, 2017 · Temple University Documentary Theory/Practice Symposium, Philadelphia PA. 2016. · UFVA Conference, Juried New Media Selections. Washington, DC. 2015
Glitchscape (live cinema performance, 14 minutes). Writer, director, producer, animator, performer. 2013. Exhibition: Carnegie Hall, with Dan Visconti and American Composers Orchestra.
Lowcountry (HD digital video, 7 min.). Writer, director, producer, editor. 2012. Exhibitions: · Cellular Cinema Experimental Film Series, Minneapolis, MN, 2017 · Mechanical Eye Microcinema, Asheville, NC, 2017. · Looking Through the Lens, Oakwood Chamber Players, Madison, WI, 2017. · Festa d'Autunno, Rome, Italy, 2013. · IndieGrits Film Festival with SC Philharmonic, Columbia, SC, 2012.
Hieronymous (Theatrical play with projections, 80 min). Media and projections designer. Directed by Nic Ularu, performed at LaMaMa, New York, NY, January 2012.
Mother of the World (HD digital video, 12 min.). Writer, director, producer, editor. 2011. Exhibitions: · Surplus/Lack, San Francisco, CA, 2016. · NewFilmmakers at Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY. 2012. · Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, TX, 2011. · UFVA Conference, Boston, MA, 2011.
Exodus of the Urbanites (Digital archival print with audio). Graphics and audio. June 2011. Exhibition: Hulot-Spector Gallery, UFVA New Media Exhibition, Boston, MA, 2011.
Interruptus (HD digital video, 4 min.). Writer, director, producer, editor. May 2011. Exhibitions: In Media Res, Glitch Media Theme Week, February 2013. Dramatic Chromatic, Kansas City, MO, 2012. International Video Exchange, US Delegation, Trømso, Norway, 2012. GLI.TC/H, Amsterdam, 2011. GLI.TC/H, Chicago, 2011. NewFilmmakers at Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY, 2011.
The Long Way Down (video installation). Writer, director, producer, and animator, 2010. Exhibitions: MediaWall, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, 2015 Fargo Film Festival, Fargo, ND. 2012 UFVA New Media Exhibition, Burlington, VT, 2010
New Islands Archipelago (Theatrical play with video projections, 90 min.). Video projections designer and performer. Directed by Paul Zimet, performed at 3LD Art and Technology Center, New York, NY, May 20-June 6, 2010.
Starship Analog Princess (live cinema performance, 20 min.). Writer, director, producer. 2010. Exhibition: · Commissioned for Indie Grits Film Festival "Sovereign Screens," Columbia, SC. 2010.
Giri Chit (HD digital video, 14 min.). Writer, director, producer, animator, editor. 2009. Exhibitions: · Winner, Best Experimental Film, DaVinci Film Festival, 2010. · SECAC Conference and Exhibition. Blacksburg, VA. 2016. · Directors Lounge Urban Research, Berlin, Germany, 2010. · Hamburg Kurtzfilmtage, Hamburg, Germany, 2010. · Antimatter Film Festival, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2010. · Tampare Film Festival, Tampere, Finland, 2010. · Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL, 2010. · NewFilmmakers at Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY, 2010. · Oxford Film Festival, Oxford, MS, 2010. · Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, TX, 2010. · Athens International Film and Video Festival, Athens, OH, 2010. · IndieGrits Film Festival, Columbia, SC, 2010. · DaVinci Film Festival, Corvallis, OR, 2010. · UFVA Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2009.
Tia Mak (live video performance, 20 min.). Writer, director, producer, animator, performer. 2007. Exhibitions: · Iowa City Documentary Film Festival, Iowa City, IA, 2009. · Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, TX, 2007. · MacArthur/HASTAC Reception at Superdeluxe, Tokyo, Japan, 2009. · 63rd UFVA Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2009. · International Digital Media Arts Association Conference, Savannah, GA, 2008. · Indie Grits Film Festival, Columbia, SC, 2008. · Carnegie Cinema at Penn State University, University Park, PA, 2008. · Coker College Centennial Celebration, Hartsville, SC, 2008.
FUD (HD digital video, 4 min.). Writer, director, producer, animator, editor. 2006. Exhibitions: · Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, UT, 2008. · Harvard Independent Film Group, New York, NY, 2007. · Athens International Film and Video Festival, Athens, OH, 2007. · Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, TX, 2007. · UFVA Conference, Denton, TX, 2007.
Quark Star (DVD, 80 min.). Writer, director, producer, and performer. Distributed through Netflix, Inc., Amazon.com, and Microcinema International, 2005. Exhibitions: · Winner, People’s Choice Award, UFVA Juried Screenings, Chicago, IL. 2005. · · Rubicon (DVD, 85 min.). Writer, director, producer, and animator. Distributed through Netflix, Inc., Amazon.com, and Microcinema International, 2004. · Exhibitions: · Winner, Golden Quetzaquotl, Denver International Experimental Film Festival, 2004. · Winner, Honorable Mention, UFVA Juried Screenings, Toledo, OH, 2004. · NewFilmmakers at Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY, 2005. · Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2005. · Ozone Film Festival, Covington, LA, 2005. · Denver International Experimental Film Festival, Denver, CO, 2004. · Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, TX, 2004. · Athens International Film and Video Festival, Athens, OH, 2004. · Cornell Cinema, Ithaca, NY, 2004.
Sundog Verga Matrix (Digital video & 16mm, 4 min.). Writer, director, producer, and animator, 2002. Exhibitions: · New York Underground Film Festival, New York, NY, 2003. · Athens International Film and Video Festival, Athens, OH, 2003. · 40th Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, 2002. · THAW02, Iowa City, IA, 2002. · Portland Documentary and Experimental Film Festival, Portland, OR, 2002. · Antimatter Film Festival, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2002. · Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, TX, 2002. · Zeitgeist Film Festival, San Francisco, CA, 2002. · “The Emergency Filmmaking Project” at The Substation Gallery, Singapore, 2003. · Multi-artist show at Other Cinema, San Francisco, CA, 2002. · UFVA Conference, Rochester, NY, 2002.
Extremely Bright Lights and the Sound of Explosions (Digital video & 16mm, 4 min.). Writer, director, producer, and animator, 2000. Exhibitions: · Winner, Director's Citation, Black Maria Festival, 2003. · Winner, Experimental Film Prize, Athens International Film and Video Festival, 2001. · Framing the Shadow: New American Films. San Francisco, CA, 2002. · 39th Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, 2001. · Telluride International Experimental Film Festival, Telluride, CO, 2001. · Antimatter Film Festival, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2001. · Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, TX, 2001. · UFVA Conference, Ithaca, NY, 2001.
Crescent Time (Digital video & 16mm, 4 min.). Writer, director, producer, and animator, 2000. Exhibitions: · Winner, Honorable Mention, Rochester International Film Festival, 2000. · 41st Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, 2003. · Rochester International Film Festival, Rochester, NY, 2003. · Athens International Film and Video Festival, Athens, OH, 2000. · Köln Film Festival, Cologne, Germany, 2000. · Weiterstadt Film Festival, Weiterstadt, Germany, 2000. · IndieKino South Korea Film Festival, Seoul, South Korea, 2000. · Telluride International Experimental Film Festival, Telluride, CO, 2000. · Rhode Island Film Festival, Providence, RI, 2000. · Seattle Poetry Festival, Seattle, WA, 2000. · Antimatter Film Festival, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2000. · Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, TX, 2000. · Motion Arts Festival, Windsor, CA, 2000. · MicroCineFest, Baltimore, MD, 2000. · UFVA Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, 2000.
The Cold Sun (Digital video, 9 min.). Writer, director, producer, and animator, 2000. Exhibitions: · Winner, Argos Creative Vision Award, IndieKINO Film Festival South Korea, 2001. · Winner, Award of Distinction, UFVA Juried Screenings, Colorado Springs, CO, 2000. · Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, TX, 2000. · DaVinci Film Festival, Corvallis, OR, 2000. · Axlegrease Film Festival, Buffalo, NY, 2000. · Blackchair Independent Images, traveling film festival, 2000. · Best of 2000: Hollywood Shorts, Los Angeles, CA, 2000. · Bellevue Art Museum. Bellevue, WA, 2000. · 2000: Screens from Outer Space. Seattle, WA, 2000.
Burning Contour Matrix (Digital/16mm, 3 min.). Writer, director, producer, and animator, 1999. Exhibitions: · Winner, Best Technique, Motion Arts Festival, Windsor, ON, Canada, 2000. · Winner, Award of Distinction, UFVA Juried Screenings, Boston, MA, 1999. · 38th Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, 2000. · Athens International Film and Video Festival, Athens, OH, 2000. · Nashville International Film Festival, Nashville, TN, 2000. · Antimatter Film Festival, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2000. · Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, TX, 2000. · Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL, 2000. · MicroCineFest, Baltimore, MD, 2000. · Blackchair Independent Images, traveling festival, 2000. · Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2000. · Hi/Lo Film Festival, San Francisco, CA, 1999.
Selected Curated Retrospectives · Visiting Artist, solo exhibition and performance, Belmont University. Nashville, TN 2015. · An Evening With Simon Tarr, solo exhibition and performance, Los Angeles FilmForum, Spielberg Theater, Los Angeles, CA. 2013. · Distinguished Visiting Artist, solo exhibition and performance, Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, VA, 2010. · Visiting Artist, solo exhibition and performance, Wake Forest University. Winston-Salem, NC 2010. · Visiting Artist, solo exhibition and performance, Clark University. Worcester, MA 2010. · Visiting Artist, solo exhibition and performance, Emerson College. Boston, MA 2010. · Visiting Artist, solo exhibition and performance, Penn State. University Park, PA. 2009.
Selected Publications, Presentations, Keynotes, and Lectures “Flaherty Reflections.” In P. R. Zimmermann and S. MacDonald, Flah Flaherty: Tales from a Film Seminar: 2021. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. “How to Hold Your Archive in a Digital Age” (with Evan Meaney). Presentation, juried into AMPS: Architecture, Media, Politics, Society conference. Istanbul Kemergurgas University, Istanbul, Turkey: 2018. “Finding Archival Moving Images with Tactile Technology” (with Evan Meaney). Presentation, juried into Orphans Film Symposium. Museum of the Moving Image, New York, NY: 2018. “Virtual Reality Archive” (with Evan Meaney). Presentation, juried into Besides the Screen: Archiving and Preservation in the 21st Century conference. King’s College, London: 2018. “Undergraduate Tenure Dossiers? Cultivating Leadership Distinction Through Folio Thinking.” Presentation, juried into University Film and Video Association Conference. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM: 2018. “Chamber Cinema: Leaving the Path and Carving Out Your Own Place in the Universe.” Lecture at University of Michigan School of Music, Theater & Dance, 2017. “Privilege and Making Sense: Using Filmmaking to Find the Cracks in the World.” Presentation, juried into Bucknell University Digital Scholarship Conference. Lewisburg, PA: 2016. “New Media Directions.” Presentation, juried into Temple University Documentary Theory/Practice Symposium, Philadelphia PA: 2016. "Technicolor Shades: Considering Privilege in Modeling of Information Behavior." In S. K. Hastings, Annual Review of Cultural Heritage Informatics: 2015. Lantham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. “Time and Expertise, Wonder and Arousal, Disciplinarity and Competence.” Keynote lecture at Emerson College, 2015. “Born in Error.” In Media Res. Feb. 2013. Web. 8 Feb. 2013. "Very Small Horses: Visualizing Motion at the Nanoscale" (with Paul Weiss). Leonardo Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology 45.5 (2012): 439–445. “Locations of Habit and Control: Building the Data-Driven Image.” (with Heidi Rae Cooley) Presentation, juried into Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Los Angeles, CA: March, 2010. “Animation Development from Concept to Production.” Opening day keynote lecture to students at the High Institute of Cinema. Cairo, Egypt, 2010. “El Sawy Culture Wheel Advanced Animation Workshop.” Week-long animation workshop at public art center, culminating in a public show and films featured at US Embassy website. Zamalek, Egypt, 2010. “Independent and Documentary Filmmaking: New Challenges and Opportunities.” Lecture on current issues in American independent cinema, presented at American University in Cairo. Cairo, Egypt, 2010. “Strengthening Projects From Script to Screen.” Workshop with students at Alexandria University. Alexandra, Egypt, 2010. “Using Social Media in Your Public Relations Plan.” Workshop with the Voice of America Club. Alexandria, Egypt, 2010. “Integrating Forms.” Lecture on hybrid animation/documentary films at the Ismailia Documentary Film Festival. Ismailia, Egypt, 2010. “Radical Experimentation and Catastrophic Change: The Pedagogy of Procedural Literacy.” Presented at International Digital Media Arts Association Conference. Savannah, GA, 2008. “Mosaic Project 2008: Visual Narratives, Film and Dance.” Co-presented with Martha Brim. Collaboration between South Carolina Education TV and Columbia Museum of Art to teach new art forms to South Carolina secondary school teachers, 2008. “Too Big, Too Little: Media and Policy.” Presented at Public Policy, Democracy and Communications in the Digital Age, (Broadcast by Pacifica Radio Online). Ithaca, NY, 2005. “Invisible Histories: The Archive Online, Theory and Practice” (with Patricia R. Zimmermann). Presentation, juried into Orphans Film Symposium. Columbia, SC: 2004. “Teaching and Learning Media: Starting From Scratch Again.” Presented at Five Colleges Film Symposium. Amherst, MA, 2003. “Harvesting the Frame: Handcrafted Film At the Changing of the Centuries,” editor, Journal of Film and Video 54.1: 2002. “Open Sources and Democratic Dreams: Intellectual Property and Copyleft Strategies for Independent Filmmakers.” Presented at University Film and Video Association Conference. Ithaca, NY, 2002.
Courses Taught at UofSC Media Arts 210: Digital Media Art Fundamentals Introduction to theory and practice of origination, sequencing, and processing of screen-based and related media art. 100 students, taught every semester.
Media Arts 380: New Media Art Introduction to the design and development of new media art, including internet-based art, media performance, installation, and interactivity. 20-24 students.
Media Arts 490M: Special Topic—Bluescreening and Visual Effects Undergraduate special topic in production and postproduction of composite motion visuals using bluescreen and related techniques. 15 students.
Media Arts 490H: Honors Topic—Serious Games and Digital Ecologies South Carolina Honors College special topics seminar in video game design and production in non- entertainment fora. 15 students.
Media Arts 571C: Moving Image Advanced—Animation Advanced motion picture production, specializing in animation. 20-24 students.
Media Arts 581: Interactive Computer Media Arts Theory and practice of the creative and development processes of fixed digital media. 18 students.
Media Arts 581C: New Media Art Advanced—Media Performance Advanced new media art and practice, specializing in VJ performance, projections design, and live interactive video. 20-24 students.
Media Arts 581D: New Media Art Advanced—Electronic Entertainment Design Advanced new media art and practice, specializing in video game design and production. 20-24 students.
Media Arts 590: Special Topics in Media Arts—Comedy Filmmaking Advanced media art and practice, specializing in conceiving of and producing short comedic films. 24 students.
Media Arts 598: Media Management and Distribution Advanced media art and practice, specializing in information architecture and web design. 24 students.
Media Arts 702: Media Art Production and Distribution Graduate course in advanced aspects that affect media productions. Special emphasis on the requirements placed on various formats for distribution. 5-10 graduate students.
University 101: The Student in the University A first-year seminar to help students adjust to the university and acquire essential academic skills. 19 students.
Selected Consulting · Peer Mentorship Programs Consulting, Millersville University, 2020. · Developing New Learning Communities Consulting, Georgia State University, 2020. · Consultant-in-Residence, Association of College and University Housing Officers-International, 2019-20 · Advise national leaders in housing and residence life on digital learning, living-learning communities, and faculty engagement with student affairs programs. · Faculty Involvement and Student Affairs Consulting, Arkansas Tech, 2019. · Facility Design for Learning Communities Consulting, Grand Valley State University, 2019. · Developing New Learning Communities Consulting, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2019. · Communications Media Program Review, Fitchburg State University, 2019. Advise, consult, and issue comprehensive five-year analysis report to Provost on flagship media program in transition at FSU. · Content Area Expert, Accenture Consulting, 2017-present. · Advise and consult on future state of the art media directions that Fortune 500 companies should consider in supply chain management and manufacturing. · Film and Media Studies Program Review, Wake Forest University, 2017. Analyze and consult on curriculum, facilities, and governance structures as WFU Film and Media Studies program considers developing new degree programs.
Additional Selected Service to the University University and College Service Faculty Senator, 2016-19. Advisory Board Member, Garnet Student Media (newspaper, radio, TV station), 2016-2020 UofSC Leadership Distinction Faculty Fellow, 2016-2019. Affiliate Faculty, Walker Institute for International Studies, 2015-present. Arts and Humanities Grant Review Committee, 2011, 2015. “Toast” Improv Group Faculty Advisor 2014-2019. Presenter, College of Arts and Sciences Grant Proposal Workshops, 2013. Center for Digital Humanities Steering Committee, 2008-14. Images of the Nanoscale Conference Planning Group, 2006-10. Fencing Club Faculty Advisor, 2007-2011. Preston Residential College Faculty Associate, 2007-10.
School of Visual Art and Design Service Ex-Officio, Curriculum Committee, 2019-present. Chair, Animation Tenure Track Search Committee, 2019. Chair, New Media Tenure Track Search Committee, 2018. Media Arts Narrative Tenure Track Search Committee, 2017. Media Arts Instructor Search Committee, 2017. UofSC SVAD Building and Grounds Committee, 2016-present. Tenure and Promotion Committee Statistical Analysis, 2015-18. Health and Safety Committee, 2012-present. Recruiting Committee, 2015-2017. NASAD Self-Study Committee, 2013. Teaching Committee, 2013-present. Faculty Art Show Committee, 2013. Studio Art Photography Search Committee, 2013-14. Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2012-present. Junior Faculty Formal Mentor 2012-present. Website Committee, 2012-13. Chair, New Media and Emerging Forms Search Committee, 2012-13. Chair, Technology Planning Committee, 2010-11. Media Arts program assessment writer/facilitator, 2008-present. Curriculum Committee, 2008-10, 2014-15. Awards Committee, 2008-10. Film and Media Studies Search Committee, 2008-09. Building and Appearance Committee, 2008-09. Auctioneer, Annual Art Auction, 2008. Chair, New Media Committee, 2006-08. New Media Studies Search Committee, 2006-07.
Selected Service to the Community · AP Seminar Presentation Coach, 2019-present. · Director, Woodlands Summer Filmmaking Workshop, 2017-19. · Head Coach, FIRST Robotics (State Championship qualifying team), 2015-2018. · North Columbia Renaissance Committee, 2008. · Lexington Technology Center High School Advisory Committee, 2008-18.