Michael J. Burks
12971 Briar Fork Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63131
Ph. H:(314) 965-9053, Cel:(314) 602-4834
e-mail: mburks1@earthlink.net
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas;
Concentration: Theatre and Media Arts
M.A. University of Illinois--Champaign-Urbana.
Concentration: Theatre
B.A. Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Concentrations: Psychology, Speech and Drama
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor in Fine and Performing Arts, Department of Fine and Performing
Arts, Xavier Hall 110, 221 North Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103
Taught one course in traditional photography, including lecture and studio sessions
(darkroom and shooting assignments) each semester. Content covered basics of camera
use, developing film and making silver gelatin prints, composition and aesthetics, and digital
photography uses and workflow.
2005 to 2007
Adjunct Instructor in Communication, Department of Communication, Saint Louis
University, Xavier Hall 300, 221 North Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103
Taught one course in media aesthetics, using various technologies (digital and analog) to
present principles and terminology. Taught Introduction to Public Speaking and two sections
of Small Group Presentations, which emphasized the use of digital presentations.
January, 2003 to May, 2003 and August, 2006 to Dec., 2007.
Professor of Electronic and Photographic Media, (promoted June, 1995)
School of Communications, Webster University, 470 E. Lockwood, St. Louis, Missouri 63119
Taught three-five courses each semester in video and film production and in film/video
aesthetics; supervised student productions; developed curriculum including five new
courses; advised in selection of new equipment and design of new facilities; developed
contacts with professionals in the St. Louis area; developed departmental film and video
production programs.
August, 1986 to June, 1997
Graduate Teaching Assistant/Lecturer (3/4 time), The William Allen White School of
Journalism and the Department of Theatre and Media Arts, University of Kansas, Lawrence,
Kansas 66045
Taught two courses each semester; supervised two TV studios; supervised use of video
equipment; performed routine maintenance on video and audio equipment; wrote
specifications for equipment purchases; consulted on student projects for graduates and
undergraduates; provided recommendations for curriculum development.
August, 1983 – June, 1986
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Assistant Professor of Communication and Visual Arts, Avila College, 11901 Wornall
Rd., Kansas City, Missouri 64145.
Taught nine to sixteen hours each semester in TV production, writing, mass communication
and photography; developed curriculum; developed new courses; supervised color TV studio
and photographic services for the campus.
August, 1976 – July, 1983
Courses Taught
Photography I, II, III, IV Video Production I and Television Studio
Color Photography Production
Introduction to Theatre Advanced Video Production
Speech Communication (Introduction to Narrative Film/Video Production
Public Speaking) Lighting for Film/Video
Small Group Communication Visual Communication (graduate level)
Introduction to Mass Communications Video Editing and Post-production
Applied Media Aesthetics Filmmaking I and II
Film Appreciation Advanced Filmmaking
Writing for Electronic Media (Radio, TV, Advanced Scriptwriting
Film) Directing Dramatic Films
Computer Software Proficiencies
MS Windows XP Adobe Photoshop CS2
Mac OS X Adobe Illustrator CS2 (basic)
MS Word Adobe InDesign CS2
MS Excel Felt Tip Sound Studio 2.0
MS PowerPoint Digidesign ProTools (basic)
Dreamweaver MX Apple iMovieHD
Flash MX (basic) Apple Final Cut Pro/Express HD
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Saint Louis University – St. Louis, MO
2001-2006
Administrator – Teaching, Learning, Research and Clinical IT Support,
(similar to Assistant Vice-President for ITS) (2004-2006)
Reported to the Vice President – Information Technology/CIO, lead university-wide efforts
regarding use of technology for teaching, learning, research and clinical endeavors.
Consulted with deans and department chairs to ascertain technology needs for their units.
Provided senior level leadership, set strategic directions for areas within the unit, managed
personnel (35 individuals total), coordinated efforts to increase and improve use of
technology in teaching, coordinated development of eLearning technologies, and worked
cooperatively with the Center for Teaching Excellence. Overall responsibility for technologies
used in teaching and learning (including computer labs, classroom technologies and
teaching tools)
Developed model for long-ranged technology planning and worked with deans to
implement
Developed division-wide policies, strategic plan, and budgets
Researched and wrote report on possible computer purchase requirement for students.
Facilitated committee to evaluate and select a new learning management system
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Director, Academic IT Services, (2003-2004)
Assisted faculty, graduate teaching assistants and students in using technology in their
teaching, learning and research. Supervised specialists in the use of eLearning tools
(including course management software) and desktop support. Researched and
recommended technologies for use in teaching, learning, and research.
Developed annual and ad hoc programs to assist faculty in group and individual settings
to identify needs and, where applicable, appropriate technology solutions.
Lead development of specific tools to support faculty and students, including individual
Web pages and Web pages to gather and dissemination information on specific
research interests.
Developed and implemented “master classes” with The New World Symphony using
Internet 2 video conferencing technology.
Director, University Web Development (2001-2003)
Managed all areas of browser based development: public Web site, intranet, and system
integration, including coordination with Academic Computing, Administrative Applications,
and Systems. Supervised six designer/developers.
Proposed and facilitated Web Advisory Council made up of faculty, staff and students.
Lead complete redesign and restructuring of Web site, including usability research and
testing.
Devised processes, procedures, and policies regarding use of internet and intranet.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Three Rivers Systems, Inc. – Ballwin, MO
2008-2009
Project Manager/Trainer
Led implementation of integrated learning and administrative browser based software;
provided training to clients and in house training; developed training programs and
materials.
mStoner/Global Image, -- Chesterfield, MO
2007-2008
Sr. Consultant-Higher Education,
Provided consulting services and project management for clients to develop highly
interactive public, Web sites and intranets, concentrating on institutions of higher education.
Consultant and project manager for Admitted Student Web Site for Princeton University
that included social networking functionality.
Consultant and project manager for Web site and CMS selection and customization for the
College of William and Mary.
Consultant for CMS selection for the University of Windsor.
Business and Industry Experience
1995 – 2001
Worked with various small and large companies producing Web sites and Web-based
dissemination of information for commerce, travel, and training. Tasks ranged from creative
direction to project management.
Produced Web site dedicated to travel by car
Produced customized Web sites for company travel needs
Produced Web based training and education for USDA and US Parks Service
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OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES and AWARDS
Guest Lecturer at numerous workshops, seminars, K-12 classes and at other universities.
Presenter for “Web Site Content Management” workshop presented by International Quality
and Productivity Center (sponsors included FatWire, IBM and Marketing Choices).
Selected participant at professional conferences/workshops that included the Directors’
Guild of America Educators Workshop and SIGGRAPH (the Association for Computer
Machinery Special Interest Group in Graphics).
The Easter Seal Society of Missouri honoree with the Outstanding Public Service Award, and
students in the Webster University Communication Department voted the Outstanding
Faculty Achievement Award for development of the Collaborative Film Project.
PUBLICATIONS/EXHIBITS
Photographs have appeared in numerous publications, ranging from Architectural Digest and
Popular Photography to AP Wire Service and the Kansas City Star.
Work has been on display in many group exhibits, including faculty and regional shows.
One-person shows were mounted in London, England and Beliz, Brazil. Juried exhibits
selected work in Los Angeles, New York, and regional shows. Prints available for purchase
through 2008 Gallery St. Louis, 2008 Cherokee St., St. Louis, MO.
Directed/produced films and videos selected for showing at the University Film and Video
Association annual conferences, several cable TV systems, and on Public Television in
Kansas and Missouri.
Photography Exhibits
1978 Avila College Gallery, one-person exhibit.
Douglas Drake Gallery, Kansas City, Kansas, summer exhibit, group show.
1979 "Visiting Artists," St. Ann's School, Prairie Village, Kansas.
"Artists Choose Artists," University of Missouri at Kansas City Art Gallery,
regional invitational exhibit.
"Westport Night," Bibliomania (Bookstore), Westport Square, Kansas City,
Missouri, one-person exhibit.
"Perception: Field of View," Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies,
Pasadena, California, national juried exhibit.
"In Search of an Image," Perception Gallery, Long Island, New York, national juried
exhibit.
"American Vision," National Artists' Alliance, New York University Galleries, New York
City, national juried exhibit.
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1980 Cultural Exchange Program, Partners of the Americas, Belim, Brazil, one-person
exhibit.
"Faculty Exhibit," Thornhill Art Gallery, Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri,
group exhibit.
"PhotoSpiva 80," Spiva Art Center, Joplin, Missouri, national juried exhibit.
"Color Reflections," Thornhill Art Gallery, Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri,
one-person exhibit.
1981 "Alumni Art Exhibit," Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma,
invitational three-person exhibit.
2005 “From Our Own,” Faculty-Staff Exhibit, Saint Louis Museum of Art, Saint Louis
University, St. Louis, MO
2006 “Fine Art Faculty Exhibit,” Beauleu Gallery, Saint Louis University, St. Louis. MO
2007 “Fine Art Faculty Exhibit,” Beauleu Gallery, Saint Louis University, St. Louis. MO
2008 “I See Music,” juried art exhibit, Soulard Art Market, St. Louis, MO “Mayo,” juried art
exhibit, Artists Coop, St. Louis, MO
2009 “Through the Lens III,” Framations, St. Charles, MO (Juror: Janice Nesser)
“Urban Awakening,” Soulard Art Market (juried by Kate Pose, Art Louis &
Washington University and Deanna Chafin) St. Louis., MO)
2010 “Articulated Vision,” Art St. Louis (juried by Brigham Dimick, artist & Associate
Professor, Art & Design, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and artist Pat
Olynyk, Director, Graduate School of Art, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts,
Washington University in St. Louis)
“The Ann Metzger Memorial National All Media Exhibit “ St. Louis Artists’ Guild (juried by Sabina
Ott, Professor of Fine Art at Columbia College Chicago)
“Of Memory, Bone & Myth,” at University of North Dakota, Department of Art & Design (juried by
Elijah Gowin is an Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas)
Photographic prints currently available through Web site – www.michaeljburks.com
Publications
News and public relations photographs published in numerous newspapers throughout
Oklahoma, in the Kansas City Star and Times and through UPI Wire Photo Service.
Illustration photography has been published in numerous brochures and trade publications,
including Architectural Digest.
Art photography has been published in Photography Annual 1980/81, published by Popular
Photography Magazine.
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AWARDS AND GRANTS
Bronze Medallion Award of Excellence, American College Theatre Festival, Washington,
D.C., 1972, for projected backgrounds.
Faculty Development Grant, Title III, SDIP, U.S. Department of Education, $3,500 to
develop and implement workshops on use of video in the classroom, 1982-83.
IAP Grant, Title III, U.S. Department of Education, co-author of Communication Literacy
Activity, $100,000 over two years to design, plan and implement color television production
facility, to produce video tapes for various instructional areas and the fine arts,
1982-84.
Chancellor's Fellowship, The University of Kansas, 1983-84.
Service Award, The University Theatre, The University of Kansas, for producing and
directing the first teleplay, 1986.
Service Award, The Department of Theatre and Media Arts, The University of Kansas, for
teaching and development, 1986.
Outstanding Public Service Award, The Missouri Easter Seal Society, for production of
promotional video tape, Oct., 1988.
The Messing Faculty Development Award, Webster University, to research and study
curriculum related to film/video production and integration of classes with professional
practices, Summer 1989.
Directors Guild of America Educator's Workshop, Hollywood, California, August, 1989;
selected by the Guild.
Higher Education Center of St. Louis Production Grant, $23,000 for production of 16
mm dramatic film, November, 1989.
Finalist, "U-Net Competition," sponsored by MTV, November, 1991, as Producer of "The
Screener's Court."
Eastman Kodak Product Grant, $2700 in film stock for Collaborative Film Project
production, Sept., 1991.
Honorable Mention, Producer/Director, "The Screener's Court," The Juried Faculty
Production Competition, Broadcast Education Association, April, 1992.
Outstanding Faculty Innovation Award, Media Student Association, Webster University,
1993.
SELECTED CLIENTS & PROJECTS
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Please note: I have advised clients that Web sites should be changed substantially at least
once each quarter. Therefore, many of the sites listed below will have changed since my
involvement with them.
Internet
vertecon.com (Creative Director)
bridge.com (Creative Director)
mastercard.com (Creative Director)
barry-wehmiller.com (Creative Director)
xtralease.com (Creative Director)
drivethere.com (Producer)
rohm&haas.maritztravel.com (Project Manager)
tiaa-cref.maritztavel.com (Project Manager)
tea.maritztravel.com (Project Manager)
maritz.maritztravel.com (Project Manager)
www.petropolis.com (Designer/Developer)
www.porchey.com (Designer/Developer)
www.golfmasters.com (Project Manager)
www.tai.com (Project Manager)
www.paraquad.org (Designer/Project Manager)
www.bodinealuminum.com – internet/intranet (Project Manager)
Intranet
Texas Instruments – intranet prototype (Developer)
Maritz Travel Company – travel portal (Project Manager)
CD-ROM
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture – new accounting system introduction (Project Manager)
Farm Service Administration – field service software training (Project Manager)
Rural Housing Administration – new regulation training (Instructional Designer/Project
Manager)
Touch-Screen Kiosk
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Lake Wappapelo Visitors’ Center (Project Manager)
Hybrid – CD-ROM/Website
Southwestern Bell – Phone store product training (Project Manager)
SERVICE
Departmental
Member of diverse departmental committees and task forces, ranging from search for new
faculty to degree/requirements development.
University
Rank promotion and tenure, administrator evaluations, university scholarship committees
and special task forces (including distance learning and instructional media) comprise my
service opportunities at this level.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Society for Photographic Education (member)
Educause (past member)
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Educause Learning Initiative -- ELI (past member)
REFERENCES
Kim William Gordon
Executive Consultant – Higher Education (314) 378-1112
Sharron Pollack, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Fine and Performing Arts, Xavier Hall, Saint Louis University,
221 North Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 977-3026
Kathleen Farrell, Ph.D.
Chair – Communication Department, Xavier Hall, Saint Louis University, 221 North
Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 977-2065
Debra Carpenter
Dean – School of Communications, Webster University, 470 E. Lockwood, Webster
Groves, MO 63119-3194 (314)968-7147