Lied Center of Kansas: lied.ku.edu
The Lied Center of Kansas is a major university presenter engaging audiences and artists through presentation, education, research and service.
Hall Center for the Humanities: hallcenter.ku.edu
The Hall Center is one of KU's eight designated research centers. The Center serves as a research institute, a community of scholars, and a bridge to academic innovation in the humanities, arts and social sciences.
The Commons: spencerart.ku.edu/programs/commons.shtml
The Commons is a KU partnership among the Biodiversity Institute, the Hall Center for the Humanities and the Spencer Museum of Art. The Commons explores the relationships between nature and culture across the sciences, humanities and the arts.
University Theatre: kutheatre.com
Celebrating 50 years at Murphy Hall.
University Dance Company: dance.ku.edu
The University Dance Company provides opportunities for audiences to see high-quality performances of ballet, jazz, modern, Baroque and Renaissance dance.
Kansas Space Grant Consortium: nasainkansas.org
The Kansas Space Grant Consortium is made up of Emporia State University, Fort Hayes State University, Haskell Indian Nations University, Kansas State University, the University of Kansas, Pittsburg State University, Wichita State University and the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. The goal of the Consortium is the development of initiatives that support both national and state priorities that derive from NASA's vision, mission, and strategic enterprises.
Center for Science Education: www.kuscied.org
The Center for Science Education is an interdisciplinary collaborative venture to improve science education at KU and throughout the state of Kansas, and contribute to scholarship in science education on a national and international level.
Department of Music and Dance: arts.ku.edu/~sfa/musicdance/
Department of Theatre and Film: www2.ku.edu/~kuthf/
Artists
David Balakrishnan: violinist, Turtle Island String Quartet
David Balakrishnan graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in music composition and violin and earned a masters degree in music composition at Antioch University West.
Muriel Cohan: KU faculty
Muriel Cohan teaches modern dance technique, composition, repertory, dance for children, and approaches to world dance.
Mark Reaney: KU faculty
Mark Reaney is a Professor in the Department of Theatre & Film at the University of Kansas. He received his M.F.A. in Scenic Design from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and taught for three years at the University of Tulsa before moving to Kansas in 1987.
John Staniunas: chair, Department of Theatre and Film
John received his degrees from the University of Arizona: a B.A. in Dramatic Theatre with a minor in Musical Theatre Performance and an M.F.A. in both Acting and Directing.
Patrick Suzeau: KU faculty
French born Suzeau's early performing career includes: Les Ballets Modernes du Canada and Contemporary Dance Theatre while in Montreal and Grupo Espacios while in Mexico.
Project Support
Association of Preforming Arts Presenters: Web site
School of Fine Arts: Web site
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Office of the Dean: Web site
KU Center for Research on Learning, Office of the Dean: Web site
Office of the Provost: Web site
Office of the Chancellor: Web site
Creative Campus Steering Committee
The Lied Center
Tim Van Leer, Executive Director, Lied Center
Karen Christilles, Associate Director, Lied Center & Creative Campus Project Director
Doug Wendel, Associate Director of Operations & Administration, Lied Center
Anthea Scouffas, Director of Education, Lied Center
Jeannette Blackmar, Grants Manager, Lied Center
Center for Science Education
Joe Heppert, Ph.D. Director, Center for Science Education & Chair, Dept of Chemistry
Janis Lariviere, M.S. Associate Director, Center for Science Education
Bob Hagen, Research Associate, Kansas Biological Survey & Courtesy Faculty member, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Department of Music & Dance, University Dance Company
Patrick Suzeau, M.A. Associate Professor of Dance, Department of Music & Dance
Muriel Cohan, Associate Professor of Dance, Department of Music & Dance
Department of Theatre & Film, University Theatre
John Staniunas, M.F.A., Chair, Dept of Theatre and Film
Kathy Pryor, Managing Director of Theatre, Budget Officer, Dept of Theatre and Film
Mark Reaney, M.F.A., Professor, KU Theatre and Film Department & Artistic Director University Theatre
Madison Davis Lacy, Associate Professor, Dept Theatre and Film
The Commons
Victor Bailey, Ph.D., Director, Hall Center for the Humanities
Leonard Krishtalka, Ph.D., Director, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, Co-Director of The Commons, Professor in Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Saralyn Reece Hardy, Director, Spencer Museum of Art
Jordan Yochim, Assistant Director of the Biodiversity Institute and Acting Director, The Commons
Hall Center for the Humanities
Victor Bailey, Ph.D., Director, Hall Center for the Humanities
Jasonne M. Grabher, Ph.D., Associate Director, Hall Center for the Humanities
Guest Artist
David Balakrishnan, Composer, violin, founder of Turtle Island String Quartet
Arts and Humanities
Paul Stevens, Assistant Professor, Department of Music and Dance
Carol Ann Carter, M.F.A., Professor, Department of Art
Iris Smith Fischer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of English
Eric Rath, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of History
Michael Zogry, Ph, D., Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies
Sciences
Jeffrey Aubé, Ph.D., Professor Medicinal Chemistry
Rick Hale, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering
Chris Haufler, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Social Sciences
John Hoopes, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
Deb Teeter, University Director, Office of Institutional Research and Planning
