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Melanie Manos
Detroit, Michigan, United States
www.simonedesousagallery.com
Pedagogy, Curriculum Dev, Committee, Service
Curriculum/Course Dev
Stamps engagement committee - created the language for engagement at our department
(for example moving away from “outreach” as a term and ethos), moving toward long-term community partnerships; publications; website; curriculum development - design
Member of University Engaged Learning Faculty Consortium
Art for Social Change in Japan - developed curriculum for international engagement
4D Faculty Cohort, Coordinator W20
Art at Mott Hospital - developed this new course; taught in partnership with art therapy staff at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Committee Work
engagement committee
sophomore review committee
sophomore re-review committee
senior integrative project committee
[2017-2018 was one of the two most-requested faculty for review committee by IP students]
graduate mentoring - multi-disciplinary w/performance Ruth Burke
go-to Detroit liaison - giving tours to visiting artists and academic guests
Service
go-to Detroit liaison - giving tours to visiting artists and academic guests
i.e. recent Academic from England
liaison to Mott Childern’s hospital/ art therapy team
[one student now has a full-time position at Mott with the Play Therapy team having developed a Lego cart
another student I put in touch with music therapist who worked with her on developing her interactive sculptures that incorporate sound for her senior project; several students now in Art Education and Art Therapy graduate programs.]
letters of recommendation for students during matriculation and post-graduation
support student events - show up, give feedback, such as InterArts presentations, pop-up exhibition on LGBTQ at Duder,
twice nominated for MLK award
Japan - Maintained correspondence with Japanese partners throughout the year in order to keep the partnerships vital and energetic so that the program could continue.
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