Mystic Lotus<\/em> (Best Documentary Short, Best Actress).<\/p>\nDr. West works hard to integrate her research interests of 2D\/3D Animation and Interactive and Multimedia Production with her teaching. She holds Adobe Education Exchange certificates in several areas including \u201cAugment Reality with Your Students\u201d and \u201cDigital Painting and Drawing in the Classroom\u201d.<\/p>\n
In the short time since Dr. West joined our faculty this semester, she has already made several key connections that will help build and benefit the DIMA program for years to come. Most notably, she applied for, and was accepted into the Adobe Aero – Geo Testing Prerelease Program. This is an invitation-only ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/12\/in-the-flow.png\")
experimental program for creating Geospatial Augmented Reality (AR) experiences. The Aero Geospatial Pre-release, powered by Google\u2019s Geospatial Creator enables creators to choose a location covered by Google Earth 3D Tiles and create AR experiences against a digital location twin in Aero\u2019s desktop application.<\/p>\n
Since her arrival, Dr. West has been working hard at securing relationships with local high schools. These relationships will help with recruitment, and with providing high school students with hands-on experience with animation, 2D Basic Game Design, Augmented Reality and Generative AI.<\/p>\n
Prior to becoming our DIMA Director, Dr. West held teaching positions at Penn State University and Carthage College, where she taught theory and production courses in all areas of Film Studies. In addition, she has also taught courses in Gender, Diversity and the Media.<\/p>\n
Dr. West\u2019s Department Chair said: \u201cVertna hit the ground running as soon as she arrived on campus.\u00a0 She immediately began making connections both inside and outside of the WCSU community which will be valuable to our DIMA students, and to the university as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n
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This Semester\u2019s SVPA Faculty Spotlight for the Department of Music is on Ed Dzubak<\/strong><\/span>. Dzubak is an Adjunct Professor, teaching applied audio production. In addition to WCSU, he has served as an Adjunct Lecturer at Bloomfield College. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music.<\/p>\nDzubak is an accomplished composer, arranger, sound designer, editor and synth programmer. He is a four-time Emmy Award winner for his work in composition. His most recent Emmy Award came in 2014 for his composing, recording, mixing and sound design work for All My Children<\/em> on Hulu. In addition to All My Children<\/em>, he has served as composer for The Young and The Restless<\/em>, One Life to Live<\/em>, As The World Turns<\/em>, The Guiding Light<\/em> and Another World<\/em>.<\/p>\nGavin Guerra\u2019s documentary film Let the People Decide<\/em> won the best film award at the Whistle Blower film festival in 2019. This film featured a score by Dzubak, and featured WCSU alumni Noah Feldman (slide guitar) and Niles Spaulding (electric and upright bass).<\/p>\n\u201cEd has been a dedicated faculty member in the Audio & Music Production program for nearly a decade\u201d says Dr. Douglas O\u2019Grady, Coordinator of the Audio & Music Production Program at WCSU. \u201cWith an extensive background spanning decades in the music industry as a distinguished composer and producer, his expertise, particularly in the television sector, brings immense value to our students. In addition to his wealth of experience, Ed’s profound knowledge, unwavering enthusiasm, and insightful guidance have proven to be invaluable to me in my role as the Coordinator of the program. His contributions have played a pivotal role in the success and acclaim that the Audio & Music Production program enjoys today.\u201d<\/p>\n
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This semester\u2019s SVPA Faculty Spotlight for the Department of Theatre Arts is on Oliver Wason<\/strong><\/span>. Wason joined WCSU as an Assistant Professor this Fall. He is the Coordinator of the BFA in Theatre Arts \u2013 Design\/Technology program, and teaches courses in lighting design, design fundamentals and technical theatre. Prior to WCSU, he taught at Northeastern University for six years. He obtained his BA from CUNY Hunter College and his MFA from Yale University.<\/p>\nWason is an accomplished lighting designer, collecting numerous credits from prestigious organizations such as Lincoln Center Theatre, Atlantic Theatre Company and more. His New York work includes\u00a0Let\u2019s Call Her Patty\u00a0<\/em>(LCT3 \u2013 Lincoln Center Theatre),\u00a0ONCE UPON A [korean] TIME, The Chinese Lady, Among the Dead, House Rules<\/em>\u00a0(Ma-Yi Theatre Company);\u00a0The Pen\u00a0<\/em>(Inner Voices),\u00a0Sagittarius Ponderosa\u00a0<\/em>(NAATCO);\u00a0Wonderland<\/em> (Atlantic). Regional credits include shows at Signature Theatre, Indiana Rep, Barrington Stage, Berkeley Rep, Yale Rep, Berkshire Theater Festival, Playmakers Rep, and Triad Stage. Oliver was the associate designer for\u00a0A Doll\u2019s House, Part 2<\/em>\u00a0on Broadway, and designed the Chinese Premiere of\u00a0Stones in His Pockets<\/em>\u00a0at the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center.<\/p>\nWason has also completed numerous productions with Heartbeat Opera as an associate artist, including Butterfly, Carmen, Lucia di Lammermoor, Lady M, Kafka Fragments,\u00a0<\/em>and their recent production of\u00a0Fidelio\u00a0<\/em>at Met Live Arts which toured nationally. Other opera work includes\u00a0Empty the House<\/em>\u00a0(Curtis Opera);\u00a0Erismena<\/em>\u00a0(Yale Baroque Opera);\u00a0Agrippina<\/em>\u00a0(Juilliard Opera).<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m feeling very welcomed into the WCSU community, and having a great time in my first semester here\u201d says Wason. \u201cI\u2019m very excited about the opportunity to work with the very talented students and to grow the program.\u201d<\/p>\n
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This semester\u2019s SVPA Faculty Spotlight for the Department of Creative and Professional Writing is on Bonnie Denmark<\/strong><\/span>. \u00a0Denmark is an Assistant Professor and serves as the Coordinator of the Business\/Technical Writing Option. Prior to joining WCSU full-time, Denmark served as the Senior Editor and Writer for Dear Doctor, Inc. and Human Relations Media. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in
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Writing faculty stress and model the belief that versatility is instrumental to succeeding in the writing world.\u00a0 Assistant Professor Bonnie Denmark is no exception.\u00a0 Professor Denmark teaches seemingly disparate courses such as Technical Writing, Modern English Grammar, Magazine Editing, and Public Relations Writing, Concepts, and Practices.\u00a0 She highlights connections between each subject and makes a course such as grammar engaging.\u00a0 Students appreciate her enthusiasm for her craft.<\/p>\n
Professor Denmark is herself entrenched in the very subjects she teaches.\u00a0 Dr. Oscar De Los Santos, Chair of the Writing Department says, \u201cThe Writing Department takes pride in hiring working writers with knowledge of their craft who remain current in the profession.\u00a0 We are lucky to have Bonnie in the classroom.\u00a0 She is so busy in the varied branches of the courses she teaches.\u00a0 As such, she is a model for our students and makes herself accessible to each.\u201d<\/p>\n
Professor Denmark is also a frequent contributor and presenter at writing forums, journals, and websites.\u00a0 Her article, \u201cRamari Stewart, Whale Expert, at the Crossroads of Science and Tradition\u201d will be published in the January 2024 edition of Visionlearning<\/em>.\u00a0 Several book reviews appeared in recent issues of the Technical Communications Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The WCSU SVPCA Faculty Spotlight is a recognition of the outstanding work being done by our esteemed faculty in the School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts. We hope you take a moment to read about the accomplishments of the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4759","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4759\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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This semester\u2019s SVPA Faculty Spotlight for the Department of Communication & Media Arts is on our new DIMA Director,