Jeffery W. Jarvis
Dean
College of the Arts
Dixie State University

Jeffery W. Jarvis is Dean of the College of the Arts at Dixie State University, in southwestern Utah.  Under his leadership, the College has been re-organized to collect all campus-wide arts programs under one umbrella.  In addition to academic programs in Visual Arts, Dance, Digital Film, Music, and Theatre, the College houses the Celebrity Concert Series, DOCUTAH, an international documentary film festival, the Sears Art Museum, and the O. C. Tanner Amphitheater at Zion National Park.  He previously served as Chair of the Music Department at the University of Central Arkansas and Associate Professor of Music for nine years.  Under his leadership, the UCA Music Department commissioned and premiered an original opera by Lori Laitman based on The Scarlet Letter, developed a strong relationship with music programs in China and Taiwan, and sent student ensembles to Italy, France, Austria, and China. 

Prior to his work in Arkansas, he was part of the School of Music faculty at East Carolina University where he taught tuba and euphonium while chairing the Department of Instrumental Studies and serving as Managing Director of the North Carolina Suzuki Institute.  Professional development as an administrator has included the Teaching and Learning Studio Workshop at the d School at Stanford, DePaul University Music Management Workshop, the East Carolina Leadership Academy and the University of North Carolina Workshop for Department Chairs.

Jeffery Jarvis, Dean
College of the Arts
Dixie State University
(435) 652-7792
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