2021-College-Report

new full-time faculty and staff SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN • ANDREW CHEN , Assistant Professor, Art History • KEV IN JENK INS , Visiting Assistant Professor, Art Education • HONG KO , Visiting Assistant Professor, Communication Design • MI CHELLE HERNANDEZ , Administrative Assistant II • ZACHARY MCSWA IN , Microcomputer Lab Coordinator I DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES • AMANDA GUA JARDO , Administrative Assistant III SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION • YOUJEONG K IM , Associate Professor, Electronic Media • NAND INI BHALL A , Assistant Professor, Public Relations • ALL I SON FORBES , Assistant Professor, Electronic Media • ERALDO “DINO” CHIECCHI , Associate Professor of Practice, Journalism SCHOOL OF MUSIC • SYNTHI A SHURTLEFF , Administrative Assistant II DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE • TORENS JOHNSON , Assistant Professor, Dance • LESLEY FA I RMAN , Senior Lecturer, Director of Productions • KEV IN BYRNE , Lecturer, Intro to Fine Arts • L AUREN JURGEMEYER , Publicity and Recruitmen Coordinator COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION • MERED I TH WI LL I AMS , Research Coordinator • AR I EL HOWARD , Advisor I new appointments ANDREW CHEN Professor Art and Design MEREDITH WILLIAMS Research Coordinator College of Fine Arts and Communication JOSE GARZA Senior Lecturer Music • LYNN BR INCKMEYER , Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Research • NI COLE WESLEY , Associate Chair of Curriculum and Student Success, Theatre and Dance • R AÚL RODR I GUEZ , Associate Director, Music • MI CHAEL I PPOL I TO , Director of Graduate Studies, Music • KEV IN MOONEY , Music History, Interim • AMANDA SOTO , Music Education • AL I CE LEE , M.F.A. Co-Coordinator Communication Design • MI CHAEL GUARD IOL A , Microcomputer Lab Coordinator II (Promoted from I), Art and Design • DANI EL K ING , Senior Lecturer, Communication Studies • MARK PAZ , Senior Lecturer, Communication Studies • JOSE GARZA , Senior Lecturer, Music tenure and promotion The formal awarding of tenure was codified in 1940 by the American Association of University Professors. In recent years, the scholarly/creative expectations for earning tenure and/or promotion have steadily increased, mirroring Texas State University’s rise in national recognition. In 2016, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching reclassified Texas State University as a “Doctoral University: Higher Research Activity,” the second-highest designation for research institutions in the country. The faculty who earned tenure and/or promotion reflect those high standards. JENNY BUSCHHORN Journalism and Mass Communication Promotion to Associate Professor of Practice STERLING ALLEN Art and Design Tenure and Promotion ERINA DUGANNE Art and Design Promotion to Professor YOUJEONG KIM Journalism and Mass Communication Hired with Tenure JEFFREY LIEBER Art and Design Tenure and Promotion REBEKAH FOX Communication Studies Promotion to Professor MAIA WRIGHT Art and Design Hired with Tenure MARK MENJIVAR Art and Design Tenure and Promotion LAURA LANE Theatre and Dance Promotion to Professor 10 ■ C O L L E G E R E P O R T 2 0 2 1 ■ 11