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Associate Professor, School Of Dance
Professional Service
- Utah Dance Education Organization (UDEO).
Event planner and coordinator for 2017 conference hosted at the School of Dance. Conference faculty and adjudicator for the 2016 conference at Southern Utah University.
09/2016 - 03/2017
- Salt Dance Fest, University of Utah.
Role: Co-Director.
Responsibilities include: assisting in decision-making process for faculty, organizing class scheduling and evening events, faculty accommodations and travel, organizing performances, facilitating faculty showings and catering planning.
06/2014 - 06/2017
Internal Service
- Choreographic mentor for two seniors, Senior Concert, Modern Dance.
11/2018 - present.
Department service.
- Committee member for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Contemporary Practices.
Committee Member,
11/2018 - present.
Department service.
- Search Committee Member for Arts, Health, and Well-Being tenure-track position within the College of Fine Arts.
Committee Member,
08/2018 - present.
College service.
- Undergraduate Curriculum Committee:
Review of undergraduate curriculum, evaluate the need for synergies across programs, and review course titles, numbers, and descriptions for change.
Committee Member,
08/2018 - present.
Department service.
- Director of Recruitment, Modern Program, School of Dance
Responsible for communication with incoming Modern Freshman regarding admissions, auditions and scholarships, and the organization and planning of undergraduate auditions. Also included in this role is the organization and planning of the High School Workshop. Responsibilities include: enrollment, communication with high school instructors and administrative officer, catering planning, showings, teaching schedule organization, and marketing.
Director,
07/2018 - present.
Department service.
- Strategic Planning Sub-Committee Member: Community Engagement
(November 2017-Current).
11/01/2017 - present.
College service.
- Utah Presents: School of Dance Committee Member, facilitated by Brooke Horejsi
(2017-Current).
09/11/2017 - present.
Other service.
- UNIVERSITY TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP ADVISOR
Advisor for two graduate students as they prepare materials for a University Teaching Assistantship.
Advisor,
01/2017 - 05/2018.
Department service.
- ARTS AND HEALTH THINK TANK, COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Task force member to build new initiatives for cross collaborations between the arts and sciences.
Member,
12/2016 - present.
College service.
- SCHOOL OF DANCE, MODERN PROGRAM; UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Scholarship Advisor and Freshman Advisor.
Advisor,
09/2016 - 05/2017.
Department service.
- Scholarship Advisor, Modern Program
(2016-Current).
08/22/2016 - present.
Department service.
- Freshman Advisor, Modern Program
(2016-Current).
08/22/2016 - 08/2018.
Department service.
- Pre-thesis Committee Member for second-year Graduate students.
Pre-thesis Committee Member,
09/01/2015 - present.
Department service.
- Thesis Committee Member for two graduate students.
08/17/2015 - 05/2017.
Department service.
- Modern technique instructor for both Undergraduate auditions, incoming Freshman and Transfer students.
08/14/2015 - present.
Department service.
Outreach
- Performing Dance Company: master classes for West High, Highland and Park City High Schools. Co-Director of company, responsibilities included organization and planning.
10/2016 - present
- Dance Faculty and Department Representative at Utah Dance Education Organization (UDEO), Southern Utah University, Cedar City.
03/04/2016 - 03/06/2016
Honors & Awards
- Thomas G. Stockham Award for Conspicuously Effective Teaching, 2015-2016.
University of Utah,
05/01/2015
- Scott Marsh Mentor Award.
Department of Modern Dance, University of Utah,
04/01/2014
- University Teaching Assistantship Award, 2013-2014.
University of Utah,
08/2013
- AUDIENCES AWARD ARTISTS, PERFORMANCE SPACE GRANT
Awarded by the Sugar Space Studio for the Arts for artistic creativity, innovation and collaborative effort in "Prison of Form."
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Sugar Space Studio for the Arts,
11/2009
Affiliations
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The Tea Grotto
,
Co-owner,
02/2012 - present
In the Media
- Featured faculty in “Assistant Professor Molly Heller at The Yard,” by Kate Mattingly. 05/2018.
- “Regalia: Repertory Dance Theatre’s Annual Fundraiser,” by Les Roka. Interview and preview of RDT’s choreographer competition and gala in which I was a finalist. 02/2018.
https://www.theutahreview.com/regalia-repertory-da...
- “Wellness and Dance: A Profile on Molly Heller,” by Nichele Van Port Fleet. 01/2018.
https://www.finearts.utah.edu/news/the-finer-point...
- Life as a Modern Dancer Blog:
Wellness Blog and interview, facilitated by Jill Randall. 01/2018.
- DIY Dancer: "Vibrant Performance + Potent Language, a Post Performance Discussion with Molly Heller.". 12/18/2017.
http://diydancer.com/2017/12/18/vibrant-performanc...
- Life as a Modern Dancer Blog
"Writing on Dance: A Response to Molly Heller's "very vary," by Michelle LaVigne. 12/10/2017.
http://blog.lifeasamoderndancer.com/2017/12/writin...
- Dance Teacher Magazine: "6 Ways to Boost Performance Quality from your Dancers," by Rachel Caldwell. 12/08/2017.
http://www.dance-teacher.com/strategies-to-boost-p...
- School of Dance Blog:
Molly Heller Broadens the Definition of Dance in "very vary," by Kate Mattingly. 11/30/2017.
http://www.dance.utah.edu/about-us/news-announceme...
- KUED CHANNEL 7:
Featured artist for “Verve: Living the Creative Life.” An online series highlighting the creative process of diverse Salt Lake City artists.
05/2017.
http://www.kued.org/verve
- THE FINER POINTS, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Featured faculty in the College of Fine Arts blog for my TEDx SaltLakeCity presentation, "mighty."
. 09/2016.
http://thefinerpointscfa.com/blog/2016/8/23/tedxsa...
- Life as a Modern Dancer, Artist Profile. Interview by Jill Randall. 05/10/2015.
http://dancingwords.typepad.com/life_as_a_modern_d...
- SLUG MAGAZINE, SLC
Review of “If a Snake Should Bite,” by Alex Ortega.
11/2014.
http://www.slugmag.com/performance-theatre/review-...
- Interview in 15 Bytes, Artists of Utah, by Ashley Anderson. "Partnering with Space.". 11/01/2014.
http://artistsofutah.org/15bytes/14nov/page8.html