Faculty & Staff


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Shawn Gillen

Professor of English
Director of School of Media and the Arts
Department Chair of Studio Art
Office: Room 101, World Affairs Center
Beth Pohl

Beth Pohl

Performing and Applied Arts Secretary
School of Media and the Arts coordinator
Hendricks Center for the Arts coordinator
Office: Hendricks Center for the Arts #112
Ella Silva

Ella Silva

Student Coordinator, School of Media and the Arts
Vanessa Skildum

Vanessa Skildum

Student Coordinator, School of Media and the Arts

Faculty

  • Alicia Bailey

    Technical Director and Adjunct Assistant Professor

    Alicia Bailey
  • Daniel Barolsky

    Professor of Music, Department Chair

    Daniel Barolsky
  • Joy Beckman

    Professor and George S. Parker II Chair in Art History, Director of the Wright Museum of Art

    Joy Beckman
  • Joe Bookman

    Associate Professor of Media Studies
    Department Chair of Media Studies

    Joe Bookman
  • Scott Espeseth

    Professor of Art

    Scott Espeseth
  • Christopher Fink

    Professor of English
    Editor of the Beloit Fiction Journal

    At Crooked Lake
  • Susan Westhafer Furukawa

    Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures (Japanese)

    Susan Furukawa
  • Shawn Gillen

    Professor of English
    Director of School of Media and the Arts
    Department Chair of Studio Art

  • Kosta Hadavas

    Associate Professor of Classics

    Kosta Hadavas
  • Ellen E. Joyce

    Associate Professor of History

    Ellen E. Joyce
  • Chuck Lewis

    Professor of English
    Director of the Writing Program

    Writing in Cuzco
  • Cullyn Murphy

    Visiting Assistant Professor of Music

    Cullyn Murphy picture
  • Amy L. Sarno

    Chair, Associate Professor of Theatre

  • Christa Story

    Academic Curator

    Christa Story in front of painting by Ada Shulz at the Wright Museum of Art.
  • Gina T’ai

    Assistant Professor of Dance

    Gina T'ai
  • Shelbi Wilkin

    Adjunct Assistant Professor of Costume Design and Costume Shop Manager

    Shelbi Wilkin
  • George Williams

    Professor of Art
    Coleman Foundation Endowed Chair for Entrepreneurship
    Coordinator Menards Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation

    George Williams, Jr. Studio Art
  • Daniel Michael Youd

    Professor of Modern Languages & Literatures (Chinese)
    Associate Dean

    Daniel Youd, Professor of Chinese, Modern Languages & Literatures.

Staff

  • Beth Pohl

    Performing and Applied Arts Secretary
    School of Media and the Arts coordinator
    Hendricks Center for the Arts coordinator

    Beth Pohl

Student Staff

  • Ella Silva

    Student Coordinator, School of Media and the Arts

    Ella Silva
  • Vanessa Skildum

    Student Coordinator, School of Media and the Arts

    Vanessa Skildum

About Us

Mission

The School of Media and the Arts prepares students for successful careers in an array of creative fields.

Vision

The School of Media and the Arts is a home for students, faculty, and staff who bring a socially aware, interdisciplinary, and informed approach to media and the arts. The school’s unique focus on interdisciplinary study, collaboration, inclusion, and hands-on experiences are matched with outstanding facilities designed to launch students’ professional lives.

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