Susan Martin Meggs, MEA, MFA




Profile
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103 Hidden Hills Drive Greenville, North Carolina 27858 Interior Design & Merchandising meggss@ecu.edu 2007 2007 Assistant Professor College of Human Ecology




Professional Interests
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Spatial and light abstractions; Drawing in a variety of media; Interdisciplinary and service-learning pedagogy;designing healthcare and educational facilities Foundations curricula;drawing; color; collaborative programs


Academic Background
awarddate degree location major minor school
1970 M.F.A. Milwaukee, Wisconsin painting University of Wisconsin
1992 M.S. New York, New York Educational Administration Fordham University
1967 B.A.(Hons) Milwaukee, Wisconsin Art and Philosophy Alverno College


Certifications
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1985 Fine Art N/A
1986 Commercial art N/A
1992 School Administrator and Supervisor N/A


Memberships
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Yes Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Yes Interior Design Educators Council
Yes Kappa Omicron Nu
Yes National Kitchen and Bath Association
Yes Phi Delta kappa National Educational Honor Society


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Computer Skills
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Word; Power Point; Excel; Photoshop


Work Experience

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Paid Service
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2008-2009 professional review of textbook Pearson Higher Education, Presentation Drafting for Interior Designers 2009


Courses Taught
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Basic Design; Basic Drawing; Screen Printing; Art History Survey; Oceanic Art; African Art; Native Art of the Americans; Native Art of North America; Art of the Northwest Coast of North America; Methods of Teaching; Instructional Analysis; Curriculum Design and Course Organization; Educational Foundations; Seminar in Current Issues in Education; Operating Student Organizations
COLOR IN INTERIORS
INT DES FIND LAB


Other Teaching Activities
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New Course Curriculum Developer, Honors Seminar Course, 'Art As a Vehicle for Interdisciplinary Service Learning in End of Life Care' 0 Course (New) - Creation/Delivery: Conventional 2009
Invited workshop presentation for the Center for Faculty Excellence Presentation, 'Using Second Life to Teach Interior Design' 0 Innovations in Course Content / Presentation 2009
Invited workshop presentation for the Center for Faculty Excellence. Title: Community-Campus Collaborations: Developing Interdisciplinary Service Learning Projects to Benefit the Region 0 Innovations in Course Content / Presentation 2007
Honors students directed in research linking the arts and end of life care, to be presented at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Symposium, March 30, 2009. Title: 'Bridging Critical Analysis Through Visual Explorations' 5 Student Assign-Supervised Research (UG) 2009


Intellectual Contributions:

Refereed Articles
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Published Susan Annette Katherine Maria Meggs Greer Warsco Clay Three 28-33 Academic Exchange Quarterly Community-Campus Partnerships for Health http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/index.htm Eleven 2007


Refereed Proceedings
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Abstract Only Published Susan Annette Sharon Meggs Greer Collins Measuring Unique Studies Effectively Creative Technological Assessment in an Interior Design Foundations Course 2009
Abstract Only Published Susan Annette Michael Meggs Greer Bassman 720-732 Interior Design Educators Conference Interior Design Educators Council Innovation in Interior Design Curriculum http://www.idec.org/pdf/idecProceedings.pdf 2008


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Presentation of Refereed Papers
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Presented Savannah Measuring Unique Studies Effectively Georgia Susan Annette Sharon Invited Meggs Greer Collins International Creative Technological Assessment in an Interior Design Foundations Course 2009
Accepted Stockholm Alltogether Better Health Sweden The aims of the curricular innovation were to provide an enhanced educational environment for intraprofessional learning that would also address the needs of selected rural communities through active partnership development. The curricula sought to seek design solutions that would improve social and environmental conditions. creative imagination and intraprofessional collaboration were educational strategies used to generate student engagement thus encouraging novel socially conscious design solutions. Susan Annette William Invited Meggs Greer Meggs June International Intraprofessional Innovative Education: Interior Design and Health Sciences Collaboration 2008
Presented Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference Canada The specific objectives are to: (1) provide a case study of one university's experience engaging with various regional entities to provide service and learning opportunities to interior design students at freshman levels (2) discuss the curricular changes that resulted in outcomes through service learning projects (3) advocate for the integration of service learning into existing curricula to nurture both the cultural sensitivity and health focus of interior design and (4) inspire community initiatives to enhance the quality of rural health care through healthy and innovative design solutions. Susan Annette Michael Invited Meggs Greer Bassman March International Innovation in Interior Design Curriculum: Interdisciplinary Service-Learning as the Reason for Being 2008
Accepted Boston Convergence Conference, Tufts University Massachusetts Susan Annette Invited Meggs Greer April National Art as a Vehicle for End of Life Care Service learning 2009
Presented Blacksburg The Fourth Annual University-Community Partnership Conference Virginia Case studies of Service-Learning partnerships in an introductory interior design course supporting community health education illustrate how a creative approach can result in tangible benefits for students and community members. Service-Learning was incorporated into the basic skills curriculum in which students designed spaces for community health and educational facilities. This model illustrates the process for linking project-based learning strategies to theory and practice by fostering exposure to rural community social, economic and health problems and by addressing the issue of improving the environment of healthcare and educational facilities through authentic and relevant design models. Susan Annette Katherine Maria Invited Meggs Greer Warsco Clay July National Health by Design: An Interdisciplinary Model 2007
Presented Greenville The Fourth Annual Jean Mills Health Symposium North Carolina In order to address the overwhelming needs of several local communities, a creative and collaborative interdisciplinary pedagogical approach to curriculum design was sought. The curriculum sought to provide innovative solutions to effectively serve the rural client by designing childcare, healthcare, and educational facilities. Interior design students partnered with health sciences and other faculty, community members and honor students in a project providing a social context for collaborative learning. <p>This curricular model illustrates the process for linking project-based learning strategies to theory and practice by fostering exposure to rural community social, economic, and health concerns. Further, the collaboration addresses the issue of improving the environment of healthcare and educational facilities through an authentic and relevant interdisciplinary design model. The target population that was served was primarily indigent and represented the ethnic community of Latinos and African-Americans of Eastern North Carolina.<p>Overlapping objectives were measured based on an integrated cross-disciplinary rubric. Student outcomes include increased awareness of the social and environmental context of design relative to community need and application of adaptive design solutions for common health and safety problems within the school environment. The Interdisciplinary collaborative service-learning partnership provided conceptualized learning for development of responsible yet creative design solutions. Susan Invited Meggs February Regional Health by Design: An Innovative Collaborative Curriculum 2008
Presented Greenville Think-In 2008: A Teaching with Technology Showcase North Carolina Susan Annette Sharon Invited Meggs Greer Collins December Local Designs on Second Life 2008
Presented Greenville The 5th ECU Service Learning Conference North Carolina This poster will describe a multifaceted service-learning initiative integrating EC Scholars, Interior Design, and Health Sciences Education. The model introduces students to the basic skill sets required for interior design, and to a design process that embraces a collaborative pedagogy serving the client in the community. The study of social and cultural considerations among the students was a foci that offered a common knowledge base for learning. The diverse target population that was served was primarily indigent and represented the ethnic community of Latinos and African-Americans of Eastern North Carolina.<p> <p>The aims of the curricular innovation were to provide an enhanced educational environment for interprofessional learning that would also address the needs of selected rural communities through active partnership development. The curricula sought to seek design solutions that would improve social and environmental conditions. This curricular model illustrates the process of linking project-based learning strategies to theory and practice by fostering exposure to rural community social, economic, and health concerns. The co-joined curricula used problem-based and applied experiential learning strategies.<p> <p>Further, the community-campus collaboration addresses the issue of improving the environment of healthcare and educational facilities through an authentic and relevant interdisciplinary design model. Creative imagination and interprofessional collaboration were educational strategies used to generate student engagement thus encouraging novel socially conscious design solutions. Learning outcomes from the service-learning pedagogical curricula included increase awareness of the social and environmental context of design relative to community need. In addition, the application of adaptive design solutions for common health and safety problems within the school environment was attained.<p> <p>Conference attendees will learn how to create sustainable internal and external community-campus partnerships, integrate curricula across disciplines, and evaluate outcomes for service-learning pedagogy using an interdisciplinary matrix approach.<p> <p><br>This poster will describe a multifaceted service-learning initiative integrating EC Scholars, Interior Design, and Health Sciences Education. The model introduces students to the basic skill sets required for interior design, and to a design process that embraces a collaborative pedagogy serving the client in the community. The study of social and cultural considerations among the students was a foci that offered a common knowledge base for learning. The diverse target population that was served was primarily indigent and represented the ethnic community of Latinos and African-Americans of Eastern North Carolina.<p> <p>The aims of the curricular innovation were to provide an enhanced educational environment for interprofessional learning that would also address the needs of selected rural communities through active partnership development. The curricula sought to seek design solutions that would improve social and environmental conditions. This curricular model illustrates the process of linking project-based learning strategies to theory and practice by fostering exposure to rural community social, economic, and health concerns. The co-joined curricula used problem-based and applied experiential learning strategies.<p> <p>Further, the community-campus collaboration addresses the issue of improving the environment of healthcare and educational facilities through an authentic and relevant interdisciplinary design model. Creative imagination and interprofessional collaboration were educational strategies used to generate student engagement thus encouraging novel socially conscious design solutions. Learning outcomes from the service-learning pedagogical curricula included increase awareness of the social and environmental context of design relative to community need. In addition, the application of adaptive design solutions for common health and safety problems within the school environment was attained.<p> <p>Conference attendees will learn how to create sustainable internal and external community-campus partnerships, integrate curricula across disciplines, and evaluate outcomes for service-learning pedagogy using an interdisciplinary matrix approach.<p> <p><br>This poster will describe a multifaceted service-learning initiative integrating EC Scholars, Interior Design, and Health Sciences Education. The model introduces students to the basic skill sets required for interior design, and to a design process that embraces a collaborative pedagogy serving the client in the community. The study of social and cultural considerations among the students was a foci that offered a common knowledge base for learning. The diverse target population that was served was primarily indigent and represented the ethnic community of Latinos and African-Americans of Eastern North Carolina.<p> <p>The aims of the curricular innovation were to provide an enhanced educational environment for interprofessional learning that would also address the needs of selected rural communities through active partnership development. The curricula sought to seek design solutions that would improve social and environmental conditions. This curricular model illustrates the process of linking project-based learning strategies to theory and practice by fostering exposure to rural community social, economic, and health concerns. The co-joined curricula used problem-based and applied experiential learning strategies.<p> <p>Further, the community-campus collaboration addresses the issue of improving the environment of healthcare and educational facilities through an authentic and relevant interdisciplinary design model. Creative imagination and interprofessional collaboration were educational strategies used to generate student engagement thus encouraging novel socially conscious design solutions. Learning outcomes from the service-learning pedagogical curricula included increase awareness of the social and environmental context of design relative to community need. In addition, the application of adaptive design solutions for common health and safety problems within the school environment was attained.<p> <p>Conference attendees will learn how to create sustainable internal and external community-campus partnerships, integrate curricula across disciplines, and evaluate outcomes for service-learning pedagogy using an interdisciplinary matrix approach. Susan Invited Meggs March Local The Service-learning matrix: A Model for Building Sustainable Cross- course Partnerships 2008
Presented Elon 10th Annual Service-Learning Conference, North Carolina Campus Compact North Carolina Susan Michael Annette Diane Invited Meggs Bassman Greer Lambert February State Collaborative Perspectives on Service-Learning: Designing for Health and Safety 2008
Presented Greenville North Carolina Campus Compact 2007 Student Conference North Carolina In the lab course, 'Foundations of Interior Design', students were introduced to their first service-learning assignment. This collaborative project aimed at serving the needs of the rural ethnic community to improve healthcare and educational facilities. Students worked with clients to determine the best solutions for their specific design needs. The students will present their projects, and ask participants to act as jury, or client, to choose the best solution for each space. Susan Invited Meggs November State Making Waves: A Collaborative Service-Learning Project 2007


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Research Grants
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2450 Project expense grant for reimbursement of travel expenses in connection with attendance at the 2009 Community-Campus Partnerships for Health national conference. Susan Funded-Internal Meggs M East Carolina University Teaching Grants Committee 2750.0000 ECU Faculty Senate Teaching Grant 2008


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Dissertation
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Thesis Exhibition


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Working Papers
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Susan Meggs Targeted for Revised and Resubmitted Questionnaire and Evaluation of Art Workshop and Installation for Deidre Scherer Exhibition at the Greenville Museum of Art 2009
Susan Meggs Targeted for International Journal of Education through Art Revised and Resubmitted Co-Investigator, Exploring Art and Health Sciences Educational Outcomes: Innovations in Cross-disciplinary Teaching Approaches 2009


Other Research Activities
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Research Development of strategies for evaluation and assessment of an interdisciplinary service-learning model. Research-in-Progress 2008
Research Book review for Pearson Higher Education: 'Presentation Drafting for Interior Designers' Special Projects or Assignments 2009


Service:

Service to the University
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Friends of the Theatre Board of Directors Chair-Elect, Friends of the Theatre for East Carolina University Other Institutional Service Activities Department No 2007-2008
EC Scholar Candidate Selection Committee East Carolina University selection committee for scholarship recipients for the EC Scholar Program. Member University No 2007-2008
Engagement Planning Team An outgrowth of the Carnegie Application for Community Engagement. Member University No 2008-2009
Friends of the Theatre, East Carolina University Chair-Elect, Friends of the Theatre, East Carolina University Member University No 2008-2009
Community-Campus Collaborations Developing Interdisciplinary Service Learning Projects to Benefit the Region. Center for Faculty Excellence, East Carolina University Other Institutional Service Activities University No 2007-2008
Service-Learning Panel Presentation New Faculty Orientation, East Carolina University Other Institutional Service Activities University No 2008-2009


Service to the Profession
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Editorial Board member Academic Exchange Quarterly International Editor: Guest Editor of Journal 2007
Editorial Board member Academic Exchange Quarterly International Editor: Guest Editor of Journal 2008
Greenville Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activvities for the State of North Carolina Explorations: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities State North Carolina Editor: Guest Editor of Journal 2007
Greenville Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activvities for the State of North Carolina Explorations: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities State North Carolina Editor: Guest Editor of Journal 2008


Service to the Community
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2009 Public Facilitated interdisciplinary collaboration that addresses an approach to death and dying through the arts. Winter/Spring Community Task Force on Interdisciplinary Health Education Through the Arts Regional North Carolina Member of a Committee
2008 Public Greenville Member of a committee to organize an interdisciplinary travelling exhibit on Death and Dying featuring the artist D. Scherer. Spring/Summer Community Task Force on Interdisciplinary Health Education Through the Arts Local North Carolina Member of a Committee
2009 Public Participation in Hospice training for volunteer certification. Spring Hospice training Regional North Carolina Other Community Service Activities
2009 Public Kenansville Duplin Daycare Center project facilitator for a community collaboration. Fall OISHE/IDMR Partnership Regional North Carolina Other Community Service Activities


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Faculty Development
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Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference NCIDQ Presentation: What Students Really Need to Know Accreditation Conference/Training Meggs, Susan M Canada Accreditation Conference/Training 2008
Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference Presentation:Teaching Sustainable Design Instructional-Related Conference Meggs, Susan M Canada Instructional-Related Conference 2008
Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference Conference Workshop on Effective Techniques for Success in Teaching & Learning Color Rendering and Sketches by Wei Dong Instructional-Related Conference Meggs, Susan M Canada Instructional-Related Conference 2008
Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference Presentation on Models of Creativity Instructional-Related Conference Meggs, Susan M Canada Instructional-Related Conference 2008
Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference Presentation on A Study of the Perception of A Beginning Design Student and a Teaching Method for Visualizing Space Instructional-Related Conference Meggs, Susan M Canada Instructional-Related Conference 2008
Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference Presentation on Color Education in the Interior Design Curriculum Instructional-Related Conference Meggs, Susan M Canada Instructional-Related Conference 2008
Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference Presentation on Spatial Journeys: Introducing Environment and Behavior Theories to Beginning Design Students Instructional-Related Conference Meggs, Susan M Canada Instructional-Related Conference 2008
Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference Daylighting Schools: A Field Report Instructional-Related Conference Meggs, Susan M Canada Instructional-Related Conference 2008
Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference Presentation, Bringing Hope to a Devasted community in New Orleans Instructional-Related Conference Meggs, Susan M Canada Instructional-Related Conference 2008
Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference Presentation, Collaboration in Luminaire Design for Healthcare Environments Instructional-Related Conference Meggs, Susan M Canada Instructional-Related Conference 2008
Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference Fellows Forum on critical issues to the profession Instructional-Related Conference Meggs, Susan M Canada Instructional-Related Conference 2008
Greenville Distance Education Summer course in Distance Education training to use technology in the classroom. Other Professional Development Meggs, Susan M North Carolina Other Professional Development 2009
Greenville Tenure and Promotion Workshop East Carolina University sponsored workshop Other Professional Development Meggs, Susan M North Carolina Other Professional Development 2008
Greenville East Carolina University New Faculty Development New Faculty Orientation, 2007-2008August 13 through August 16 Other Professional Development Meggs, Susan M North Carolina Other Professional Development 2007
Grenville Center for Faculty Excellence Writing Your Statement of Teaching Philosophy Professional Seminars / Workshops Meggs, Susan M North Carolina Professional Seminars / Workshops 2009
Grenville Center for Faculty Excellence Peer Classroom Observation Training Professional Seminars / Workshops Meggs, Susan M North Carolina Professional Seminars / Workshops 2009
Greenville Proposal Planning and Writing Workshop Office of Sponsored Programs, East Carolina University Professional Seminars / Workshops Meggs, Susan M North Carolina Professional Seminars / Workshops 2007
Savannah Measuring Unique Studies Effectively Tidal Pool: Creative Development in Interior Design and Graphic Design Research-Related Conference/Seminar Meggs, Susan M Georgia DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2009
Savannah Measuring Unique Studies Effectively Assessing Visual Arts Education Research-Related Conference/Seminar Meggs, Susan M Georgia DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2009
Savannah Measuring Unique Studies Effectively Developing and implementing a Program <br>Assessment Plan Using CIDA Standards Research-Related Conference/Seminar Meggs, Susan M Georgia DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2009
Savannah Measuring Unique Studies Effectively Concept in Design Process Research-Related Conference/Seminar Meggs, Susan M Georgia DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2009
Savannah Measuring Unique Studies Effectively Interior Design Assessment: Minimum Competancy or good Design? Research-Related Conference/Seminar Meggs, Susan M Georgia DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2009
Savannah Measuring Unique Studies Effectively The Problem with Assessment in Art and Design Education Research-Related Conference/Seminar Meggs, Susan M Georgia DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2009
Montreal Interior Design Educators Conference Presentation: A Civic-Engagement Model for Service Learning Research-Related Conference/Seminar Meggs, Susan M Canada DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2008


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