Melissa Hall
Contact Information
Phone: 914-606-6835
Office location: AAB – Room 405
Email: melissa.hall@sunywcc.edu
Title(s): Professor
Department/Division: Arts Department/Arts & Humanities
Degree Information:
- PhD Art History, Binghamton University 1994
- MA Art History, Binghamton University 1985
- BA Art, SUNY Oneonta 1980
Courses Taught:
- Art 108 Ancient to Medieval
- Art 109 Renaissance to Modern
- Art 109A Art Since 1945
- Art 130 Portfolio Development
Honors and Awards:
- Fellowship, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art 1991
- University Fellowship, Binghamton University 1992
- Excellence in Research Award, Binghamton University, 1993
- SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Service 2007
Publications and Presentations:
- “Flipping the Classroom,” Art History Teaching Resources (AHTR), September 2013
http://arthistoryteachingresources.org/2013/09/flipping-the-classroom-part-2/ - “The Feminist Movement in the 1970’s,” Women’s History Month Presentation, Westchester Community College, March 2013
- “How I stopped Teaching Art History and Became a Better Teacher,” Foundations of Art: Theory & Education conference, April 2009, Portland, Oregon
- “How I stopped Teaching Art History and Became a Better Teacher,” Westchester Community College, Division Symposium, May 2008
- “Creating a Web Supplement for the Art History Survey,” College Art Association Annual Conference, NYC, February 2003
- “Not Just for Dummies: Designing a Web-based Course Supplement for the Art History Survey,” Westchester Community College, Division Symposium, May 2001
Institution Service or Academic Service:
- Gallery Director, Fine Arts Gallery Westchester Community College (2001-2005)
- Visual Arts Curriculum Chair (2002-2008; 2010-2015)
- Adjunct Liaison (Fall 2005-2008)
- Acting Chair, Arts Department (Spring 2008)
- Assistant Chair, Arts Department (Fall 2010-Fall 2013)
- Chair, Arts Department (Spring 2013-2015)
- Author of two Middle States Program Reviews for AAS Visual Arts and Digital Arts Certificate 207 & 2014
- Faculty Senate General Education Committee (Fall 2013-2015)
- General Education Task Force (2014-2015)
- Middle States Distance Learning Committee (January 2013-2014)
- Co-Chair Foundations of Excellence Organization Committee (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)
- Faculty Senate (Fall 2012 – 2015)
- Served on Search and Screen committees for the appointments of Professors Carla Rae Johnson, Matt Ferranto, Rosemarie Serrano, and Nicole Tschampel; co-chair Search & Screen for Associate Dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities, Spring 2013
- Member, Rockland Community College Arts Advisory Committee (2010-present)
- Member, SUNY Council of Art Department Chairs, 2011-present
- External Reviewer, Middle States Program Review, Ulster County Community College, 2008
- External Reviewer, Middle States Program Review, Dutchess County Community College, 2009
- External Reviewer, Middle States Program Review, Suffolk Community College, 2015