Melonie Buchanan Murray portrait
  • Director, School Of Dance
  • Professor, School Of Dance

Professional Service

  • Oxford University Press. Book manuscript reviewer. 10/01/2021 - 12/01/2021
  • Academic Letters (published by Academia.edu). Article manuscript reviewer. 09/01/2021 - 12/01/2021
  • Corps de Ballet International. Board Member. 07/01/2021 - present
  • CORPS de Ballet International. President-Elect. 06/15/2021 - 06/15/2025
  • Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society. Article manuscript reviewer. 06/01/2021 - 08/01/2021
  • International Journal for the History of Sport. Article manuscript reviewer. 01/20/2020 - 02/20/2020
  • American College Dance Association. Role: Adjudicator. Adjudicator for Baja Region; view 40-50 choreographic works and give feedback. 03/27/2019 - 03/31/2019
  • Dance Chronicle. Article manuscript reviewer. 10/01/2018 - 10/31/2018
  • American College Dance Association. Adjudicator for North-Central Region conference; view 40-50 choreographic works and give feedback. 03/21/2018 - 03/26/2018
  • Cultural Connections by Design. Board member for Cultural Connections Technologies. 02/01/2018 - present
  • American College Dance Association. Adjudicator for South Region conference at Auburn University. 03/2017 - 03/2017
  • Corps de Ballet International. Role: Secretary. Board of Directors. 08/2016 - 07/01/2021
  • American College Dance Association. Adjudicator for Southeast Region conference at Emory University. 03/2016 - 03/2016
  • Ballet West. Adjudicator for Nutcracker auditions. 09/2015 - 09/2015
  • Corps de Ballet International. Member of Conference Proceedings Committee. 06/2015 - 08/2016
  • American College Dance Association. Adjudicator for South Central Region conference at Texas Tech University. 03/2015 - 03/2015
  • Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. Article manuscript reviewer. 02/2015 - 04/2015
  • Various Universities. Role: external reviewer for tenure & promotion. Colorado State University, Ithaca College, Rutgers University, Temple University University of California - Irvine, University of Oklahoma). 08/01/2014 - present

Internal Service

  • EDI Strategy Council, Belonging Group. member, 01/15/2022 - present. University service.
  • Search Committee for Assistant Dean of Curriculum Management. member, 01/10/2022 - 05/15/2022. University service.
  • Search Committee, School of Music Director. Chair, 08/02/2021 - 05/31/2022. College service.
  • Assessment Advisory Committee. member, 08/01/2021 - present. University service.
  • Search Committee, Dean's Office Executive Assistant. member, 06/01/2021 - 08/31/2021. College service.
  • Search Committee, Assistant Dean for Finance & Operations. member, 01/01/2021 - 04/01/2021. College service.
  • Academic Policy Advisory Committee. member, 06/01/2020 - 11/17/2020. University service.
  • Project Marmalade (Covid response working group assembled by SVPAA do work on instructional needs). member, 04/28/2020 - 05/15/2022. University service.
  • Faculty Data Steering Committee. member, 01/15/2020 - present. University service.
  • Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee. member, 09/02/2019 - 06/30/2022. College service.
  • Celebrate U Task Force. member, 09/02/2019 - 02/28/2020. University service.
  • Search Committee for AVP for Faculty. member, 11/05/2018 - 07/01/2019. University service.
  • General Education Curriculum Committee. member, 08/13/2018 - 06/30/2022. University service.
  • Retention, Promotion, & Tenure Committee. member, 08/13/2018 - 06/30/2022. Department service.
  • School of Dance Graduate Education Committee. member, 08/06/2018 - present. Department service.
  • Special Fees Committee. member, 08/06/2018 - 06/30/2022. University service.
  • Curriculum Policy Review Board. member, 08/01/2018 - 06/30/2022. University service.
  • Search Committee for Graduate Career Coach. member, 08/01/2018 - 12/03/2018. University service.
  • Search Committee Member- School of Dance Office Assistant . member, 12/2017 - 02/2018. Department service.
  • President's Anti-Racism Task Force. member, 10/2017 - 12/2018. University service.
  • Academic Senate's Personnel and Elections Committee. member, 08/07/2017 - 05/31/2020. University service.
  • University Research Committee. member, 08/2017 - 06/01/2018. University service.
  • A.R.T. (student organization) Faculty Advisor. advisor, 08/2017 - 05/2018. College service.
  • Faculty Ambassador. 01/2017 - 06/01/2018. University service.
  • Search Committee for Dean of the College of Fine Arts. member, 11/2016 - 05/2017. College service.
  • Honors College advisor for BFA in Ballet students. advisor, 10/2016 - 06/01/2018. Department service.
  • Search Committee for Ballet Faculty hires. chair, 10/2016 - 05/2017. Department service.
  • Academic Senate. member, 08/2016 - 06/01/2018. University service.
  • Director of Graduate Studies. 08/2016 - 06/01/2018. Department service.
  • Ballet Program Coordinator. 08/2016 - 06/01/2018. Department service.
  • Thesis Committee for MFA in Modern Dance. committee member, 08/2016 - 06/2017. Department service.
  • Thesis Committee for MFA in Modern Dance. chair, 08/2016 - 05/2017. Department service.
  • Search Committee for School of Dance Director. Member, 10/01/2015 - 05/2016. College service.
  • Dean's Faculty Counsel. Member, 08/2015 - 05/2016. College service.
  • College Council. Member/Departmental Representative, 08/2015 - 05/2016. College service.
  • Curriculum Committee. Chair, 01/2015 - 05/2016. College service.
  • CFA Curriculum Committee. Chair, 12/12/2014 - 05/29/2015. College service.
  • Student Choreography Showcase. Faculty Adjudicator, 09/20/2014 - 09/20/2014. Department service.
  • Departmental Curriculum Committee. Chair, 08/15/2014 - 05/15/2015. Department service.
  • College Council. Member, 08/08/2014 - 05/15/2015. College service.

Honors & Awards

  • Excellence in Research Award, awarded for conference presentation: “The Physical Practice of Dance and Sport as Cultural Expression.” Co-presenter Steven Ross Murray, PhD. Western Society for Kinesiology & Wellness. Reno, Nevada. October 2016. Western Society for Kinesiology and Wellness, 10/2016

Affiliations

  • Corps de Ballet International (CORPS), Board of Directors, Secretary, 08/01/2016 - present
  • American College Dance Association (ACDA), Adjudicator, 03/01/2015 - present