Joan Carter, professor and dean of Olivet College of Art & Design, will renew her tenure with Olivet University as a fulltime faculty member as of Summer 2006.
Carter is a 1996 alumna of Graduate Theological Union, where she received her Ph.D. degree in Theology and Arts. She has served as preacher and artist for more than three decades, and is noted for her broad experience at the intersection of art and Christian scholarship. Her extensive service as a nonprofit board member includes her current position as president of the Center for Arts, Religion and Education, and leadership roles at myriad of major foundations, including the Center for Sacred Arts, the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature, the Marin Arts Council, and the Lifetime Learning Center and Religious Learning Institute.
"Carter is a person with wide intellectual and professional and spiritual interests, a deep understanding of higher education, and experience with bridging the worlds of art and Christian academia," said Olivet's chief administrator Walker Tzeng on behalf of the University. "Olivet University as a whole, and the College of Art & Design in particular, is blessed to have the benefit of her wisdom and perspective as a fulltime faculty member and Dean."
This is the second year of Carter's appointment as dean and professor of Olivet University's College of Art & Design.