Background
Beck, Jill was born on August 10, 1949 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of JohnJacob and Helen Bernadette (Provost) Lindberg.
academic administrator dancer educator
Beck, Jill was born on August 10, 1949 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of JohnJacob and Helen Bernadette (Provost) Lindberg.
In history and music from McGill University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in theatre history and criticism from the City University of New New York
She was the 15th president of Lawrence University. On February 2, 2012, Beck announced her intention to retire from the position of University President, effective June 30, 2013. A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Beck received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and art history from Clark University, an Master of Arts As dean of the School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) from 1995 to 2003, she instituted a strategic planning process and led a capital campaign that contributed to the school"s endowment, facilities, educational mission, and outreach activities.
Under her leadership, the school was named the Claire Trevor School of the Arts and undergraduate applications increased by more than 70 percent over four years.
During her tenure as dean, Beck founded the ArtsBridge outreach program in art education, with Professor Keith Fowler as its initial administrative director Now named ArtsBridge America, the program is an arts partnership between universities and the K-12 community.
The program offers hands-on experiences in the arts to school-age children, placing university students in K-12 classrooms as instructors and mentors. Beck also established the da Vinci Research Center for Learning Through the Arts, an interdisciplinary center for research focused on learning across disciplines.
In 2000, Beck co-chaired an international conference entitled "Sciences for the Arts: Building a Coalition for Arts Education" that brought psychological and medical researchers together with artists and art educators.
Beck is both a scholar and a practitioner of dance and choreography and has written in the fields of dance history, theory, repertory, and technique, as well as directed ballet and modern dance repertory. In addition to holding an appointment as professor of dance at UCI, she has taught at the City College of New York and The Juilliard School.
Member International Conference Kinetography Laban, 1982. Member Executive Committee International Movement Notators Alliance, 1984-1985. Member New York College Dance Association, Congress on Researchin Dance.
Married Robert Joel Beck, April 21, 1973.