The College of Arts & Media
DAVID DYNAK, PhD
A native of Michigan with a PhD in theatre, David
Dynak has over thirty years experience in the performing arts, including both producing and directing a variety of critically acclaimed scripts. Dynak came to CAM by way of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah where he served as as Associate Dean. Also, Dynak previously taught also taught nine years at Western Michigan University.
His many accomplishments include work as a professional dramaturg for the Pioneer Theatre Company and a member of the Sundance Institute and Sundance Theatre Lab where he hopes to involve the CAM's programs. He is well known for his award-winning efforts in K-12 arts education and his extensive work as a secondary theatre educator in Germany.
Dean Dynak promises to include and incorporate graduate programs to "broaden the scope of CAM's educational horizons" and bring much-needed development to the College of Arts & Media.
Dynak recently returned from a university-sponsored trip to Pakistan, where he met with government officials about the creation of another international university campus that woudl focus on mass communications, television, broadcast journalism, 3D animation, and multimedia in Islamabad. In August, Pakistani officials traveled to the Denver campus to explore new avenues of the burgeoning partnership between UC Denver and the Pakistani university. The officials were treated to tours of the Arts Building facilities and UC Denver Building's 8th Floor Studios, as well as local PBS stations and other arts attractions affiliated with the university.
Dynak's professional affiliations include the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, the American Educational Reserach Association, and the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and Association of Teacher Educators.
“Dr. Dynak will be focused on developing enrollment management and space plans, increasing community engagement, growing philanthropic investment, expanding international initiatives, and growing partnerships between CAM and other UCD colleges in response to the direction of the university’s Academic Master Plan,” says Provost Mark Heckler. “I believe that Dynak’s experience, his clear vision for the future of the college and his affable and accessible personality will be a winning combination as CAM launches into a new phase in its history.”
Photo above of David Dynak: Clinton T. Sander, photographer and alumnus of UC Denver.
