Welcome new professors!
The Fine and Performing Arts Department and MCLA are delighted to announce the hiring of two new professors who will be joining the arts full-time for Fall 2008: Ms. Melanie Mowinski in Visual Art, and Dr. Michael Dilthey in Music.
Melanie Mowinski: Prof. Melanie Mowinski is a marvelous artist with an international record of exhibit and award, in both traditional and nontraditional approaches to drawing, graphic design, and interdisciplinary arts. Prof. Mowinski has taught at the college level in numerous venues, including at MCLA as visiting assistant professor and at winter session courses in the book arts at Williams College. Recently she has served as Public Programs Coordinator for the Berkshire Museum. She is also a licensed Teacher of Art, who taught for half a decade at the Buxton School. In addition to her graduate degree in art from the University of the Arts she earned a graduate degree in Religion from Yale. Prof. Mowinski served in the Peace Corps in the West Indies, developing arts curricula and community-centered arts programs. Her artworks are owned by luminaries such as the Tate Modern Museum of Art, the Newark Museum, and the U.S. Library of Congress. She is the winner of numerous awards, scholarships, and artists residencies. For example for this summer she won a US National Parks residency to create artworks at Denali National Park. Prof. Mowinski’s expertise as a teacher and artist will be of great help to MCLA students who’d like to become art teachers, designers, and fine artists.
Michael Dilthey: Prof. Michael Dilthey is a dynamic teacher with a national record of composition, conducting, and college service with interests in music appreciation, theory, conducting, and technology. He joins us after having served as Associate Professor of Music at Norwalk Community College, and previously as Associate Professor and department chair of music at Fordham University / Marymount College. He was instrumental in developing the electronic and computer music labs at Bridgewater State College, Marymount College’s Computer Music Laboratory, and Norwalk Community College’s music lab. He published papers on teaching technology in music, and wrote for Music and the Humanities, Prentice-Hall Publishers. He recently won a fellowship with Yale University’s Program in International Educational Resources. In addition to his teaching work, as a composer, conductor, and performer, he participated in over a dozen performances in the last five years. He holds the degree of Doctor of Music in Composition from Northwestern University, and degrees from University of Missouri and Southern Illinois University. Prof. Dilthey’s expertise as a teacher and musician will be very helpful for all students interested in Music and liberal arts vocations.
Please join us in welcoming Professor Mowinski and Professor Dilthey to the FPA team!
