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<DIV>Well, OK, I didn't think it was necessary to type out Kansas City, Missouri. Everybody knows which meeting I am talking about. </DIV>
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<DIV>Crystal Tiala</DIV>
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<DIV>EarthLink Revolves Around You.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ADIRKS@bridgew.edu href="mailto:ADIRKS@bridgew.edu">Dirks, Arthur</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=tiala@mindspring.com href="mailto:tiala@mindspring.com">tiala@mindspring.com</A>;<A title=usittne@mit.edu href="mailto:usittne@mit.edu">USITTNE listserve</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 3/2/2010 9:09:47 AM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Usittne] Agenda for Kansas meeting_New England Section</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">[Not that it makes any difference whatsoever – except maybe liquor laws] ALD<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I’ll be there. Just a note, as everybody will find out – the conference isn’t in Kansas.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Arthur Dirks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(A one-time Kansan)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> usittne-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:usittne-bounces@mit.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Crystal Tiala<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 01, 2010 10:44 PM<BR><B>To:</B> USITTNE listserve<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Usittne] Agenda for Kansas meeting_New England Section<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>Agenda </B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>Kansas City USITT New England Section<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Thursday morning meeting<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>If you cannot be at the meeting and are a paid member of the New England Section, please read the issues below and send in your votes on items 2 and 6. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>Agenda: (description of issues below)<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>We only have an hour this year so we will need to be brief. Please be aware of the issues in advance to expedite the discussion. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<LI style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal>8:00-8:05 Introductions<o:p></o:p>
<LI style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal>8:05-8:10 Vote on term limits for the chair of the section.<o:p></o:p>
<LI style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal>8:10 – 8:30 Website: <o:p></o:p></LI></OL>
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<LI style="mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1" class=MsoNormal>Brief update on website (Mike Katz/John Forbes)<o:p></o:p> </LI></OL></OL>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN>i.<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN>If you can send a written update to read in advance, that would be great<o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN>ii.<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN>Determine top items that should be on our new website<o:p></o:p></P>
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<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2" class=MsoNormal>8:30 – 8:40 Advocacy for design and tech in academia<o:p></o:p>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2" class=MsoNormal>8:40 – 8:50 form assessment group for schools asking to assess student performance over their 4 years at college<o:p></o:p>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2" class=MsoNormal>8:50 – 9:00 Vote on Chair and Vice-Chair<o:p></o:p> </LI></OL>
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<LI style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2" class=MsoNormal>Welcome new officers <o:p></o:p></LI></OL></OL>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>#2 (Vote ‘yes’ if you are for term limits and ‘no’ if you think this proposal is a bad idea.)<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The bylaws define a term for Chair of the section as two years. I propose that the bylaws include that a Chair of the New England section cannot serve more than 2 consecutive terms. This means a chair would have to pass on the position after a maximum of two terms in a row (4 consecutive years) but could also return at any time after at least one term away. My feeling is that the section becomes too sedentary without a change in leadership after a while and that people are more likely to nominate themselves for chair if they know there will be limits. This applies only to the position of Chair of the section. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>#3<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The website was the one item that a committee had intended to address within months after the meeting one year ago. However, so many people had so many grand ideas that the process was stymied. We should briefly address the issues and determine what can be accomplished and what should be included as a minimum on the website. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>#4<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Schools are considering cut backs and often the arts often suffer. We have seen schools like Brandeis consider cutting the graduate design and tech program and have heard of other schools considering the same. Is there something we can do as USITT NE to be better advocates for the design and tech programs in our area or even nationally? <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>#5<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Many of our colleges are asking us to come up with assessment tools that determine what our students have learned after 4 years of education in our departments. Although these issues cannot be solved in 10 minutes, perhaps we should form a group of interested academics and students who would like to continue this discussion. This may also tie in with #4. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>#6 - the nominees (vote for one Chair and one Vice-chair) <o:p></o:p></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Nominations for Chair:<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>Joseph Donovan</B> (Technical Director/Production Manager) for the Division of Theater and Dance at the University of Maine in Orono. He teaches Stagecraft and other courses in Technical Theatre such as Drafting, Stage Management and Technical Direction. Previously Joe worked as the Production Manager at the Penobscot Theatre in Bangor and prior to that was the Technical Director at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey for three seasons. Other credits include work with the Barnstormer’s Theatre, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, the Barn Theatre and Humboldt State University where he received his MFA in Technical Production. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Nominations for Vice-Chair:<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>Dan Bilodeau </B>(Scenic & Lighting designer) has worked as a designer on many productions in the New England area. His favorite designs include<I>,</I> <I>Crime and Punishment, </I>and<I> Radio Free Emerson,</I> at the Sandra Feinstein Gamm Theatre, <I>Proof, and Almost, Maine </I>at the Public Theatre, <I>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</I> at the Theater at Monmouth, and <I>Doubt</I> at the Portland Stage Company. Recent work includes <I>Last Ma! ss at St. Casimir</I> and <I>Collected Stories</I> at the Public Theater, <I>Twelfth Night</I>, <I>The Mousetrap</I>, <I>Hamlet</I>, <I>A Little Hotel on the Side</I>, and <I>The</I> <I>Wind in the Willows</I> at the Theater at Monmouth, and Aristophanes’ <I>the Birds</I> at the University of Maine. Dan has an MFA in Design from Brandeis University, and is an assistant professor of theatre at the University of Maine. <o:p></o:p></P>
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