THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Arts Initiative
We're transforming the student experience, working across campus to spark ideas, innovate, and foster a more vibrant, joyful, friendly & just world through the arts.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Tom Baird
Vice President for Development
David Brown
Associate Vice President and Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusion; Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Kate Cagney
Director, Institute for Social Research
Tess Eastment
Executive Director of Development, University Initiatives
Tom Finholt
Vice Provost for Academic and Budgetary Affairs, Office of the Provost
Susan Gott
Associate Director for Planning and Communication, Arch, Eng, & Const
John Granzow
Director, Arts Engine; Associate Professor of Music (Performing Arts Technology), SMTD
Anthony Kolenic
Director, Matthei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
Laura Lessnau
Assistant Vice President for News, Office of the Vice President for Communications
Timothy Lynch
Vice President & General Counsel / Legal Top Executive-General Counsel, Office of the President
Elizabeth Moje
Dean, School of Education
Daniel Rivkin
Senior Public Affairs Manager, Ford School of Public Policy
Will Sherry
Director of Student Initiatives, Student Life
Gregory Teachout
Director of Communications & Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Provost & Executive VP Academic Affairs
Geoff Thün
Associate Vice President for Research, UMOR/Taubman College
Katrina Wade-Golden
Deputy Chief Diversity Officer, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Steve Yaros
Interim Chief of Staff, President’s Office
LSA ARTS CONSORTIUM
Carl Abrego
Chief Administrator, Residential College
Ellie Abrons
Director, Digital Studies
Catherine Badgley
Director, Residential College
Scott Beal
Director, Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts
Peter Ho Davies
Director, Zell Writers Program
Michael Gould
Director, Center for World Performance Studies
Colin Gunckel
Chair, Film, Television, and Media (FTVM)
Mark Guzdial
Director, Program in Computing for the Arts & Sciences
Deirdre Hennebury
Academic Program Officer, Museum Studies
Christi Merrill
Chair, Comparative Literature
Johannes von Moltke
Interim Director, International Institute