Jill Beck

Jill Beck (born 1949) is an American dancer, scholar, administrator and educator. She is the 15th and current president of Lawrence University. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... A scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a mastery of some academic discipline. ... This site was cracked by lysp ... Lawrence University, located in Appleton, Wisconsin, is a private undergraduate college founded in 1847. ...

A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Jill Beck received her B.A. in philosophy and art history from Clark University, an M.A. in history and music from McGill University, and the Ph.D. in theatre history and criticism from the City University of New York. Nickname: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of the Seven Hills, Wormtown, Woo-town, Wortown (war-town) Location in Massachusetts Founded  -Incorporated 1673 1722  County Worcester County Mayor Timothy P. Murray (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 99. ... Philosophy is a discipline or field of study involving the investigation, analysis, and development of ideas at a general, abstract, or fundamental level. ... Art history usually refers to the history of the visual arts. ... // Background Clark University, in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States, is a private teaching and research institution founded in 1887. ... ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia Science of Music... McGill University is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational, international university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym usually pronounced kyoo-nee or coo-nee), located in New York City, is the largest urban university in the United States, with more than 198,000 enrolled in degree programs, about 20,000 enrolled in non-degree programs and more than 200...

As dean of the School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) from 1995 to 2003, she instituted a strategic planning process that advanced both the vitality and the visibility of the school, and led a highly successful capital campaign that made significant contributions to the school's endowment, facilities, educational mission, and outreach activities. Under her leadership, the school was named the Claire Trevor School of the Arts and undergraduate applications increased by more than 70 percent over four years. University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine is a public, coeducational university situated in suburban Irvine, California. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During her tenure as dean, Dr. Beck founded the ArtsBridge America outreach program in art education and established the da Vinci Research Center for Learning Through the Arts, an interdisciplinary center for research focused on learning across disciplines.

ArtsBridge America has been recognized as a national model for the advancement of educational arts partnerships between universities and the K-12 community. The program offers hands-on experiences in the arts to school-age children, placing university students in K-12 classrooms as instructors and mentors. Under Dr. Beck's direction, ArtsBridge grew from a limited pilot program in California involving seven students in 1996 to a nationwide effort involving nearly 1,000 university students at 17 institutions in nine states. State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles [[List of Governors of California|Governor]] Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

A nationally recognized authority on arts education, she is both a scholar and a practitioner of dance and choreography and has written extensively in the fields of dance history, theory, repertory, and technique as well as directed ballet and modern dance repertory. In addition to holding an appointment as professor of dance at UCI, she has taught at the City College of New York and The Juilliard School, among others. The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as the City College of New York or simply City College) is a senior college of the City University of New York, in New York City. ... The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory in New York City, informally but definitively identified as simply Juilliard, and most famous for its musically-trained alumni. ...

As teacher and administrator, Dr. Beck has been a leader in efforts to develop innovative means to improve teaching and learning. In 2000, she co-chaired an international conference titled "Sciences for the Arts: Building a Coalition for Arts Education" that brought psychological and medical researchers together with artists and art educators, one of several ways in which she has worked to establish linkages between science and engineering and the arts. This article is about the year 2000. ...

A founding member of the Alliance of Dance Notation Educators, she is active in a number of professional organizations and as a participant in scholarly meetings and publications. She is a recipient of the Disney Corporation's Jack Linquist Award for Innovation, given in recognition of ArtsBridge's creative approach to social problems; the American Red Cross's Clara Barton Award for humanitarian service in the arts; and the University of California, Irvine, Medal, the university's highest honor, for "visionary leadership in building community." A WWII-era poster encouraged American women to volunteer for the Red Cross as part of the war effort. ...

Dr. Beck is married to Robert J. Beck, Ph.D., a visiting professor of education at Lawrence University. Lawrence University, located in Appleton, Wisconsin, is a private undergraduate college founded in 1847. ...