October 2021 College News

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION OCTOBERR ISSUE | FAL L 202 1 LETTER FROM THE DEAN DR. JOHN FLEMING Te faculty, staf, students and alumni of the College of Fine Arts and Communication continue to earn accolades nationally and internationally. Most notably, our Dance Division was ranked as the #1 Best Value and #2 Best Quality undergraduate program in the country by College Factual (p.9). Exemplifying the quality and diversity of dance’s oferings, they hosted a master class by a former Paul Taylor dancer, presented research at Rutgers, and both faculty and alumni screened work at the COCO Dance Festival in Trinidad (pp.8-9). Art and Design faculty presented their research and creative work in Atlanta, Denver, Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Ontario, Orlando, Miami, and across Texas (pp.2- 3). Art and Design alum Michael Menchaca was named one of the “15 most compelling Latinx artists working today” and received a fellowship from the Mellon Foundation and Ford Foundation (p.3). In Communication Studies, Maureen Keeley received the Bernard Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship for Distinguished Service in Family Communication from the National Communication Association (p.6). Ann Burnette and Wayne Kraemer appeared on NPR’s award-winning podcast “Journeys of Discovery” (p.6) In Journalism and Mass Communication, the University Star received four national fnalist awards from the College Media Association (p.11). SJMC also hosted their annual Mass Comm Week with over 20 sessions and nearly 40 speakers (p. 11). In Music, the Florida Orchestra premiered Michael Ippolito’s newest composition (p.13), while Dimitar Ninov presented research in Russia and a new composition in Bulgaria (p.12). Richard Novak’s song cycle “Stations of Mychal” had its latest performance in Rochester, New York (p.12). In Teatre, Ana Martinez’s book was one of six fnalists for the Teatre Library Association’s George Freedley Memorial Award (p.14). Alum Ben Mayne is on Broadway in the Bob Dylan musical Girl from the North Country (p.16). My gratitude and congratulations to all! FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! CONTENTS f inearts.t xstate.edu facebook.com/t xstcollegefac instagram.com/t xstfac twitter.com/t xstfac youtube.com/t xstatecollegefac ART AND DESIGN [PG. 2] COMMUNICATION STUDIES [PG. 6] DANCE [PG. 8] JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION [PG. 10] MUSIC [PG. 12] THEATRE [PG. 14] COVER PHOTO: Te Division of Dance in the Department of Teatre and Dance, headed by Michelle Nance , has been named the #1 “Best Value” and #2 Best Quality for Dance programs in the USA by College Factual. [ P G . 9 ]