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UTeach Fine Arts welcomed a new team member this summer. Madeleine Cleveland is now our UTeach Fine Arts Program Coordinator.

Madeleine is a UTeach Theatre Education program graduate and holds a Master’s in Education in Instructional Design and Technology from Sam Houston State University. She is a passionate educator and has taught theatre and art throughout the Austin area. Madeleine is a proud first generation college graduate. Coming from a military family and moving often, Madeleine found her community at a young age in and through the arts. In her free time, she loves playing video games, baking, drawing, and spending time with her husband and pets.

UTeach Fine Arts Student Advisory Council members had a blast at Gone to COFA, held in the Kendra Scott Center from 5 to 7 pm on August 26, 2024. They met so many new Fine Arts students and were able to share their experiences as UTFA students. We hope to see many new students attend our planned UTeach Fine Arts events this semester. We prepare teachers. You change the world.

UTFA Faculty, students, and alums participated in the Indigenous Cultures Institute’s Indigenous Arts Summer Encounter. Roxanne Schroeder-Arce (UTFA Associate Dean) is a nonIndigenous member of the board of elders, who conducted research and provided feedback on arts pedagogy during the encounter. Jose Flores (Music Education Alumni), Andrew Aaron Valdez (Theatre Education Alumni), Juan Leyva (Theatre Education Alumni), and Oscar Franco (Theatre Education Alumni) served as staff members for the encounter. Recent Theatre Education graduates Yobany Pizano, Valeria Najera Zavala, Layla Villarreal, and current Theatre Education student Haylie Boyd worked as interns.