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Please support Nick Reszetar's return to WCC.

Please support Nick Reszetar's return to WCC.

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Started by Claudia Dionne 8 years, 9 months ago

Nick Reszetar's award-winning six years of teaching experience spans community college-level and university work, dedicated art and design colleges, the Mannifest Research Centre in Cincinnati, and international work in Lima, Peru. He is currently working as a full-time Lead Drawing and Visual Arts Faculty member at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. There, he is responsible for collaborating with and mentoring adjunct faculty and building and assessing curriculum across Drawing, 3D Design, Painting and Photography. He is also tasked with developing those facilities, and networking to bring the local art community in to grow the program. He would love to bring this energy and engagement back to Ann Arbor and the college he has loved teaching at most of all, Washtenaw Community College. Please support his efforts by signing this petition. Thank you.

Updates

March 20, 2018

The volume of support has reached a level that allows me to formally request a meeting with the department chair. I am currently drafting a letter that outlines the professional impact of this petition to accompany our formal submission.

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Barbara Carson
8 years ago Featured

I am a professional working sculptor. I have taken drawing classes in the past and never been able to improve my drawing skills. Nick was able to teach me and encourage me to improve with his curriculum, demonstrations, willings to critique via email and his enthsiastic passion for art. Believe he would be a huge asset to WCC.

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Irene Mokra
8 years ago Featured

Nick Reszetar's passion for teaching art is inspiring and contagious. I came to art through multiple life changing events and he was instrumental in putting me on the right path. His coursework offers challenging projects that can push one to the next level and find unexpected results. I took three classes with Nick and consider myself his apprentice. I would like to learn more from academics, like Mr. Reszetar. His enthusiasm for the fine art program at WCC will undoubtedly bring more students, increase the level of educational quality, and benefit Ann Arbor community at large.

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Micheal O'Dell jr
8 years ago Featured

The many classes I've taken with Nick at WCC have helped me become a hard working and dedicated art student. Because of his teachings and encouragement i am now pursuing my BFA in drawing at Kendall College of Art and Design.

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Sam Kharchenko
8 years ago

I am very familiar with Nick Reszetar's Art and the impact he created on the art community. I have attended a couple of the art exhibits by Nick's students and was very impressed with the quality of the art pieces as well as by the respect and admiration of the students to their teacher that was clearly present in the gallery. I believe faculty of the level of talent of Nick Reszetar's caliber would create a string and positive impact on any art program at a respected educational establishment. Dr. Sam Kharchenko

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Brandy Gerber
8 years ago

I have wanted to take a class with Nick after seeing the amazing work his students produced under his tutelage. I hope he is brought back so I can study with him.

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Laila Kujala
8 years ago

I consider myself very fortunate having had the chance to study with Nick Reszettar. He is very passionate about his subject and generously shares his vast knowledge. I am not sure how he does it, but he somehow motivates his students to work really hard and get results, at the same time making it fun. It would be very exciting to have Nick back at WCC and at the local artist community.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

He is a great teacher!

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Joyce Bailey
8 years ago

We need excellent teachers here such as Nick it is a mystery to me why WCC let him slip away!!!