Willmott presents on performing arts ecosystem

Ben Willmott, director of operations and administration for the School of Performing Arts, presented "Developing a Performing Arts Ecosystem at a STEM-based Institution" during the Arts Administrators in Higher Education annual meeting on June 10 in Boston. He also presented "Upholding a Commitment to Service Excellence through the Development of a Performing Arts Ecosystem" at the Association for Service Excellence in Higher Education annual conference on June 26 in Winter Park, Fla. Willmott's talks focused on RIT's continued development of the Performing Arts Scholarship program, the opening of the Student Hall for Exploration and Development, and the school's efforts to integrate arts and STEM at the curricular and extracurricular levels.