Major: Theatre: Directing for the Musical Stage
Major: Theatre
Dance for Musical Theatre II - BFA, Spring 2024
Performance Practicum for Stage and Screen, Spring 2024
Senior Showcase and Career Management - BFA, Spring 2024
I was awarded a Wolverine Sighting for my service to the theatre department for chaperoning a trip of students to see shows at the Utah Shakespeare Festival so they could see professional theatre in the state and learn to look critically at theatre productions. This was an overnight trip that required driving students to the theatre in Southern Utah.
"PACE's Employee Recognition Committee was formed to ensure that staff receive the recognition they deserve in an organization whose front-line employees are often the faculty. The Wolverine Sightings Awards and the PACE Distinguished Employee awards are two ways PACE provides for staff to be recognized and rewarded for excellent service and quality work."1
1 - UVU Professional Association of Campus Employees Webpage
(https://www.uvu.edu/pace/about/index.html#:~:text=The%20Wolverine%20Sightings%20Awards%20and,Education%20Staff%20Association%20(UHESA).)
This award was given to me by my department chair, La Beene, in recognition of the work I completed in teaching. We had a professor of directing leave before the end of the semester and I agreed to take on their three Directing 1 classes, in addition to a full teaching load of my own. I was left with many ungraded assignments, a canvas course that had not been upkept, and no clear rubric for the student's final assignment. I finished the grading for these courses and clarified the final as well. Students received coaching on their final scenes from me as well as feedback on additional topics.
"Utah Valley University's (UVU) Spot Award is a one-time cash award that department leaders can give to employees to recognize their contributions to a project or task shortly after it's completed. The award is intended to show appreciation for actions that go beyond what's normally expected of an employee, and it's not meant to be used as an incentive for pre-established goals."1
1 - overview generated by google AI from the UVU directory
