Feb 26, 2007
Cleveland - Matthew Hollern has been appointed dean of faculty at The Cleveland Institute of Art.
As dean of faculty, Hollern will oversee the Institute's undergraduate and graduate programs, educational exchanges, and other matters important to the Institute's academic program success. He will be responsible for ongoing academic program review and curriculum development. Additionally, he will serve as a liaison between the faculty and administration.
Hollern replaces Joyce Kessler, who served over the previous 18 months as interim dean of faculty, and who is now focusing on teaching in liberal arts at the Institute.
Hollern, who earned his master of fine arts degree in jewelry and metalsmithing from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, joined the Institute's faculty in 1989 as a chair of jewelry and metals and served as dean of the Institute's craft environment from 2002 until 2005.
As chair of the Institute's craft environment, Hollern introduced numerous innovations to the curriculum including three-dimensional computer modeling. He helped organize the Institute's strategic planning process, served as president of the Faculty Council and chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee. Hollern has taught the Institute's professional business practices course for the past 14 years. Hollern will remain actively engaged in the jewelry and metals department, teaching one class each semester, and will continue his own highly acclaimed work as an artist. His work was recently shown at the Helsinki Design Museum in Finland and is in the permanent collection of The Renwick Gallery in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Kathy Buszkiewicz, who has been a faculty member with the Institute for 24 years and earned numerous awards for her art and teaching, was named department head, jewelry and metals, effective February 1.