by
Alexandra Perloe
| 08/26/2003
Scott Edmiston started acting in fourth grade.Now, with countless school plays under his belt-plus a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree in acting from Pennsylvania State University, a Master in Fine Arts degree in directing from Boston University, and 20 years' experience with nonprofit arts organizations throughout the Northeast, Edmiston comes to Brandeis as the director of the new Office of the Arts.According to Edmiston, the role of this administrative office is to "raise awareness and appreciation in the educational value of the performing, visual and cultural arts at Brandeis." This means more communication and collaboration between departments, as well as "innovation in both programming and curriculum." One of Edmiston's responsibilities, for example, is to coordinate the annual Festival of the Arts.How will he assess which areas need work?
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