窪蹋勛圖

窪蹋勛圖 Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Donald J. Leo has named Roxanne Schroeder-Arce as the dean of the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts, effective July 15.

Currently an associate dean in the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, Schroeder-Arce will also serve as a tenured professor in the School of Theater in the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts. 

���This is an exciting time for the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts, as we are reimagining the way our students, faculty, staff and community experience the arts, and I am thrilled that Roxanne Schroeder-Arce will now be leading the college,��� Leo said. ���She is a proven leader with a wealth of experience in higher education and the arts, and I look forward to working with her.���

Schroeder-Arce is an award-winning educator, leader and artist who has worked for more than 30 years in education. She has served as the associate dean of UTeach Fine Arts in the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin since 2020. She also serves as an associate professor of theatre education and as an affiliate faculty member for the university���s Center for Mexican American Studies, and has held several teaching and leadership roles at the institution since 2010.

Previously, she served as an assistant professor of theatre education at Emerson College in Boston and California State University in Fresno, taught high school theatre in Texas, and served as artistic and education director of a theatre company in Austin.

Schroeder-Arce earned her bachelor���s degree from Emerson College in Boston and her master of fine arts degree at the University of Texas at Austin. 

An accomplished playwright, Schroeder-Arce's plays have been presented to children and families in theatres around the United States. She has also published numerous articles in journals such as Youth Theatre Journal, International Journal for Education & the Arts and Theatre Topics, and chapters in books including Latinos and American Popular Culture.

Schroeder-Arce will follow Interim Dean Jody Lamb, who has served in this position since June 2024, when former Dean Matthew Shaftel left OHIO to serve as president of Russell Sage College.

���I am grateful to Jody Lamb for serving as the interim dean during this important time for the college,��� Leo said. ���His skillful leadership has benefited our students and the college greatly, and I have been proud to work with him.���

The search committee for the dean position was chaired by Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Matthew Ando, and Interim Director of the School of Dance Travis Gatling. The search committee was assisted by the Executive Search firm of WittKieffer.

���Our search committee brought forth a very strong pool of candidates and did an excellent job,��� Leo said. ���I want to thank them for their dedication to this process and all of the thoughtful work they put in.���