Resume

• 2002

  Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

  Thesis—Allegory of the Luscious and Lecherous

  Painting

  University of Notre Dame

• 1997

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Cum Laude

  Honors in Art History

  and University Honors\n\nSenior Honors Thesis—Alchemy and Artistry: A Study of the Formal and Conceptual Modalities of Magic Realist Painting

  Studio Art and Art History

  Phi Kappa Phi

  Phi Beta Kappa

  University Honors Program

  University of New Orleans

• 1996

  Certificate of Artistry

  Visual Arts

  New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

• Rhett GĂŠrard PochĂŠ

  Artist's Statement My past and recent work constitutes a study of the human impulse to seek fulfillment through excess at the expense of one's dignity. Moreover

  I have found a particular fascinatio

  Rhett Gérard Poché

  Events Coordination

  Art History

  Curriculum Assessment

  Higher Education

  Guest Lecturing

  Contemporary Art

  Museum Planning

  Community Arts

  Pedagogy

  Distance Learning

  Art Criticism

  Museum Education

  Studio Art

  Curriculum Development

  Moodle

  Visual Literacy

  Art Exhibitions

  Curriculum Design

  Blackboard

  Art Education

  Garyville Timbermill Museum Sings and Strings Festival

  Poché

  Rhett Gérard

  Poché

  Baton Rouge Community College

  Snite Museum Of Art

  Delgado Community College

  Purdue University--South Bend

  Holy Cross College

  University of Notre Dame

  Indiana University--South Bend

  Ivy Tech Community College

  Notre Dame

  IN

  Co-founded the Department of Visual Arts.\n\nTaught Studio Art and Art History courses:\n\n• Two-Dimensional Art Fundamentals\n• Drawing I and II\n• Painting I and II\n• Figure Drawing\t\n• Art History Survey I and II\n• Visual Literacy\n• Arts and Literature of World Cultures I and II\n\nCoordinator and Curator of Arts Day Salon—spring 2007 to spring 2013 \n\nArts Day Salon was an annual public creative arts event that featured exhibitions

  lectures

  and performances celebrating the multicultural spirit of the creative arts. As creator and curator

  my role consisted of securing lecture and performance facilities

  scheduling visiting artists and guest speakers

  writing and designing printed promotional materials

  jurying an art exhibition

  designing the exhibition’s space

  and overseeing the event’s budget.\n\nArticulation Agreements Committee

  Department of Visual Arts—spring 2010 to 2013 \n\nServed as a Senior Capstone Committee Member/eFolio Dossier Evaluator

  Visual Arts Department—spring 2008 to 2013\n\nServed on the Curriculum Review Committee—Visual Arts Standards for the Indiana Department of Education (Two-Dimensional Fundamentals)—fall 2011\n\nServed on the Visual Arts Curriculum and Degree Development Committee—fall 2006 to spring 2010

  Instructor

  Holy Cross College

  South Bend

  IN

  Teaches Art History Survey I and II (online via Blackboard). \n\nOversees the development and design of the college's state-wide online Art Appreciation curriculum.\n\nMentors faculty who teach online Art Appreciation courses.

  Adjunct Instructor / Online Course Developer / Faculty Mentor

  Ivy Tech Community College

  New Orleans

  LA

  Taught the following courses:\n\n• Drawing I\n• Art Appreciation

  Adjunct Instructor

  Delgado Community College

  Baton Rouge

  LA

  • 2-D Design\n• Digital Art I\n• Introduction to Fine Arts\n• Art History Survey

  Instructor of Art

  Baton Rouge Community College

  South Bend

  IN

  Taught Sketching for Visualization and Communication (2-D Foundations/Design).

  Adjunct Lecturer

  Purdue University--South Bend

  South Bend

  IN

  Taught the following courses:\n\n• Life and Object Drawing I and II\n• Intermediate Drawing I and II\n• Painting I and II \n• Art History Survey I and II (lecture and online)\n \nNASAD Accreditation Review Presentation

  lecture topic: “Digital Technology in the Visual Art Classroom

  ” School of Fine Arts and Design—fall 2012\n\nServed on the Articulation Agreements/Transfer Student Committee

  School of Fine Arts and Design—spring 2010 to fall 2011 \n\nBlackboard Course Developer—Art History Survey I and II

  School of Fine Arts and Design—fall 2008 \n\nDesigned and oversaw the college's Art History I and II curricula for face-to-face courses—spring 2006 to spring 2013

  Adjunct Instructor

  Ivy Tech Community College

  Notre Dame

  IN

  • Coordinated and led youth art education programs and visiting artist workshops\n• Led guided tours and lectures on them museum's collection\n• Coordinated and led curriculum development workshops for school teachers\n• Researched the museum’s collection to create interpretive materials

  Assistant to the Curator of Public Education

  Snite Museum Of Art

  Baton Rouge

  Louisiana Area

  Manages programs in Art

  Entertainment Technologies

  Film

  French

  Music

  Speech

  Spanish

  and Theatre.

  Department Chair

  Fine Arts and Communication

  Liberal Arts Division

  Baton Rouge Community College

  South Bend

  IN

  Taught the following courses:\n\n• Fundamental Studio Drawing (Drawing I)\n• Visual Literacy

  Adjunct Assistant Professor

  Indiana University--South Bend

  Notre Dame

  IN

  Taught Drawing I.

  Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record)

  University of Notre Dame