Dréa Lewis (Midwest, MA in Performing Arts) was honored to receive a directing award from The John F. Kennedy Center for her artistic leadership on “Tilikum” (produced in partnership with the University of Central Missouri). At the virtual awards ceremony that was held May 22, 2021, the production also received awards for Innovative Use of Technology; Overall Production; Special Achievement in Ensemble Collaboration – Performance and Production; Special Achievement in Performance by a Lead Actor, and The Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Award for promoting long-term societal impact through an artistic lens, to encourage empathetic exploration of the complex cultural and physical world, and to advocate for justice on campus and throughout the world.
Jude Bergkamp ’98, ’10
Jude Bergkamp ’98, ’10 (Seattle, MA in Psychology, PsyD), Chair and Core Faculty of Seattle’s PsyD program, gave two formal presentations at the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology 2023 Mid-Winter Conference in January. These lectures focused on how to effectively guide doctoral psychology students to maintain emotional regulation and intellectual humility in their future pursuits. Read more from Bergkamp’s presentation here.