PROFESSOR SOPHIA SERGHI PROFESSIONAL CV 2020 103 Oxford Rd Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA m: 757.232.0156 sophia.serghi@gmail.com Vision-driven educator, as well as an accomplished musician and entrepreneur with career-long record of consulting Higher-Ed & Non-for-profit stakeholders, advocating and fundraising for social change & cultural diplomacy engagement. ACADEMIC POSITIONS • • • THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, WILLIAMSBURG, VA, 1998 - today Professor of Music (2011-today), Associate Professor of Music (2007-2011), Robert F. And Sarah M. Boyd Distinguished Term Associate Professor (2004 – 2007) Assistant Professor of Music (1998-2004) CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM, Fall 2013 Visiting Professor (Cambridge University Visiting Scholar Award) AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, Fall 2012 Visiting Professor ACADEMIC GOVERNANCE AT WILLIAM & MARY President’s Plan Ahead Team, Covid19, Resilient Curriculum Delivery Committee Advisory to the Provost • • • • • • • • • Planned Fall 2020 adjusted academic schedule Redesigned core curriculum to allow for de-densification Defined flexible, blended modes of instruction Designed a new Summer Semester to allow for cancelled courses to be offered in-person Incentivized faculty and students with free courses for Summer 2021 Managed faculty concerns and expectations on returning back on campus for Fall 2020 Planned transition to fully online instruction in case of an abrupt campus lockdown Designed instructional solutions for first year and international students Identified de-densification capacity for all academic spaces based on CDC guidelines Personal Initiatives Contributed: • • • • Conducted a COVID19 SWOT analysis and feasibility study for the Visual & Performing Arts Spearheaded solutions to ensure visa retention for international students Drafted a health-pledge to be adopted by the campus community Proposed a unique immersion experience for first year students unable to return to campus until 2021 Faculty Assembly, President 2016-2017, Member 2015-2020 Faculty Assembly, Executive Committee, Chair 2016-2017, Member 2015-2020 Faculty Assembly, Liaison Committee, Advisory to the Board of Visitors, 2016-2020 • • • • • • Lead the Faculty Assembly to revise the Faculty Handbook in regards to Title IX, and Family/Medical leave and Termination procedures. Conducted Weekly meetings with the Provost to discuss personnel, budget and academic matters Organized Faculty Assembly Retreat with the Provost and President to discuss annual strategic planning. Participated in Board of Visitor meetings as faculty advisor Conducted university wide faculty surveys Worked closely with Provost’s team on Academic, Budget, HR, Admissions, Athletics, and Security and Facilities matters throughout the academic year PROFESSOR SOPHIA SERGHI Page 2 Provost’s Committee on Procurement and Revenue, Chair 2016-2017 • Consult and advise the Provost and CFO on short and long-term budget and procurement matters Curriculum Review Steering Committee 2011-2013 • Designed a new, agile and innovative core curriculum for Arts & Sciences, able to rapidly adjust to evolving curricular interdisciplinary ideas and issues on social change and diversity. Faculty Affairs Committee (Advisory to the Dean of Arts and Sciences), Chair 2010-2011, Member 2009-2011 • • • • • • • Represented faculty concerns to the Dean of Arts & Sciences in weekly meetings Advised the Dean of Arts & Sciences on budget allocation Evaluated faculty awards and offered recommendations Conducted Arts & Sciences faculty surveys Set Arts & Sciences monthly meeting agenda Deliberated on personnel matters in A&S Represented Arts & Sciences on the Faculty Assembly International Study Abroad Committee, Chair, 2011-2012 • • • • • Evaluated existing study abroad programs and allocated budget Reviewed and selected newly proposed study abroad programs Served as an advisory committee to the Provost on international study abroad program development Approved the Confucius Program in partnership with the Confucius Institute Coordinated with the Reeves Center for International Studies on new partnerships and initiatives President’s Strategic Planning Challenge One Committee, 2011-2012 • Identified path towards elevating a small liberal arts college into a Liberal Arts University to lead higher education as a model liberal arts university. • Conducted comparative studies with peer institutions, especially those who have experienced growth and a transition from small liberal arts colleges to liberal arts universities (i.e.Dartmouth) • Proposed path forward on how to achieve gradual growth in areas that would enhance the breadth Launched the design of a new curriculum, expansion of faculty hiring in STEM, funding of undergraduate research, creation of a center for curriculum innovation in interdisciplinary courses and programs. • Admissions Committee 2004-2007 • • • • • Advised the Dean of Admissions in weekly meetings Discussed and revised admission procedures Evaluated admission criteria and ranking milestones Identified variable trends in admission requirements and expectations by both institutions and applicants Assessed student fees, financial aid and tuition packages Department of Music Personnel Committee, Chair, 2018-2020 • Review, evaluate and deliver interim, tenure and promotion dossiers to the Dean of Arts & Sciences. Faculty Search Committees, 1998-2018 Curriculum Committee Chair, 2003-2006, 2014-2016 • Solicit, review and report on instructional portfolios to support institution accreditation evaluations. Merit Committee, Chair, 2008-2009 • Conduct merit evaluations for departmental tenure and tenure eligible faculty. PROFESSOR SOPHIA SERGHI Page 3 COURSES OFFERED COURSES TAUGHT AT THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY: • Hip Hop in Africa: An Exploration of Hip Hop as a Tool for Social Change in African Countries • Rave Music and Culture: A Survey of Electronic Dance Music from the 70s through Today • From Dada to Hell’s Kitchen: A Survey of Performance and Sound Art • Film Scoring: Scoring and Orchestrating Music for Motion Pictures • Music Composition: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Music Composition • Orchestration and Instrumentation: The Art of Writing Music for Orchestra • Contemporary Music Theories OTHER COURSES OFFERED: • Music Journalism and Social Change • Creating Mini Documentaries for Social Media • Music Tech Start-Ups & Entrepreneurship • Cultural Diplomacy • The Sound of Music in International Conflict Resolution • Scoring for Multi-Media PROFESSORSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS • PBK Alumni Award, Lewis & Clark College, 2020 • Madame Figaro Award Nomination Most Influential Female Academic from Cyprus, 2018 • Visiting Faculty Fellowship (Faculty of Music Award), Cambridge University, United Kingdom, 2013 • Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the Humanities Grant Award in Support for Interdisciplinary Research, William & Mary, 2011 • Coco Faculty Fellow, William & Mary, 2010-2011 • Reves Center for International Studies, Faculty Research Fellowship Summer 2010 • Robert F and Sarah M Boyd Distinguished Associate Professor of Music, William & Mary, 2005-2008 • Mellon Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, 1994-1998 • Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Canada, Artist in Residency, 1998 • Rena Ratte Award, Lewis & Clark College’s highest academic honor awarded to a graduating senior, 1994 • Fulbright Scholar, I.I.E. program, awarded by the Institute of International Education: four-year undergraduate study at Lewis and Clark College in music, 1990-1994 • Presidential Scholar, Lewis & Clark College: Awarded to the most outstanding first year student. 1990-1994 SELECTED CONFERENCES AND GUEST LECTURES • Cyprus Ministry Of Education & Culture: Improvisation & Industry Innovation Workshop: Invited to give a two hour workshop on improvisation in emerging industries, at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre. November 2019 • European University: Creativity & Entrepreneurship: Invited by the Department of Music to give a public talk and presentation on my branding creativity towards creating an entity with identity. November 2019 • University of Cyprus: Aplaud Your Way Through Failure: Invited by the University of Cyprus Centre for Entrepreneurship to give a public talk and presentation on my experience in developing the music tech startup Aplaud Music Group. July 2, 2019 • Lewis and Clark College: Voice out of Silence: Presentation on my Documentary Series about Music on the Move due hardship and conflict. March 7, 2018 • University of Southern California: Voice out of Silence: Presentation on my Documentary Series about Music on the Move due hardship and conflict. January 9, 2018, Newman Recital Hall. • Sigma Live Network TV, Sophia Serghi Portrait Interview by Elita Michaelidou, November 13, 2017. • 2112 inc Who’s Who in Music Tech in Chicago: Presentation on the development of Aplaud: A Music Tech Startup Platform Aplaud that connects music creators and those who want to hire them. • European Music Forum: Transcending Boundaries – Building Bridges Panelist – Presenter as founder of MAX: Multi-Arts Crossings NGO in Cyprus April 18-22, 2012, Istanbul, Turkey. • Network for Academic Renewal Conference (Panelist) November 3-5, 2011, Providence, Rhode Island. PROFESSOR SOPHIA SERGHI • • • • • Page 4 4th International Music Forum: Music and Social Change September 24-October 1, Tallinn, Estonia. AAC&U Shared Futures: Global Learning and Social Responsibility, College of William and Mary Curriculum Design Committee Team Participation Ellicott City, Maryland. Johannesburg International Mozart Festival, Johannesburg, South Africa Presentation of my paper: Hip-Hop: Tool of Revolutions, 2011. Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens Greece, 1st Annual International Conference on Fine and Performing Arts, Oral Presentation of my paper: The Evolution of the Uptown and Downtown Schools of Thought in American Music, 2010. National College Music Society Conference, Portland, OR, Community Engagement Proposal: “Rap Mini Workshop for Inner City Youth”, 2009 DISCOGRAPHY • Parma Records Inc, Sophia Serghi: Night of Light, Towards the Flame, Cantus Integritatis and Full Moon Haiku works for string orchestra and voice. Performed by the Moravian Philarmonic. (April 24, 2012 Official Naxos Release Date). • Meyer Media LLC, 8 Point Turn, performed by the Relâche Ensemble, Sophia Serghi: Pleiades, Commissioned by the Relâche Ensemble, 2005. • ACA Records, Cypriot Composers, performed by the Romanian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. Sophia Serghi: IKON for String Orchestra, 2006. • Sizzle Records, Produced and Performed by the Ensemble Sizzle, Holland. Sophia Serghi, Sizzle, Jet-Skis, 2005. • Amicme Classical, Visions, Sophia Serghi, Indecent Proposal, for Violin and Electronic CD, 2004. • Turangalila Records LS04, New Hellenic Expression, Sophia Serghi, Unrequited Love for Viola and Electronic CD, 2002. FILMOGRAPHY • Executive Producer of Music on the Move a documentary series about transient and relocated musicians overcoming hardship and conflict, 2017 In Production. SELECTED PERFORMANCES AND COMPOSITIONS INTERNATIONAL: • • • • • • • • • • • Fool and The World, Piano works based on the Tarot Major Arcana and A Life Without Limits, A Physical Theatre Ballet inspired by the life and work of Stephen Hawking performed live by Sophia Serghi on Piano and Aura Curiatlas Physical Theatre Ensemble in Nicosia and Limassol, Cyprus under the auspices of the Bank of Cyprus & the United States Embassy, November 2019 Allure for piano performed by Nicholas Hovart in Kiev, Minsk, Perpignan, Brussels, Paris Palais De Tokyo. Cycle Colors, Night of Light for piano trio performed by the Grinard Trio in Brussels. Topsy Turvy performed by the Aleph Piano Trio at the Pharos Trust Contemporary Music Series in Cyprus. Five Psalms performed by the Choir of the Archdiocese of the United States in Hagia Irene, Istanbul. Dunes of Nordeney , Remembrance of Things Past for string orchestra performed by the Camerata Europeae at Berlin KonzertHaus. Shall We Dance performed by the Oxford Philomusica at Cadogan Hall, London. Ikon, Night of Light performed by the Moravian Philharmonic in Prague. Breathless Punk performed by E Modern Ensemble at The Athens Concert Hall, in Athens. Complete Works for piano trio performed by the Athens Trio at the Hellenic Center in London. Power performed by the Doha String Quartet at Lusail Marina during the First International Yacht Show in Qatar. UNITED STATES: • Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago Fool and The World, 22 solo piano works based on the Tarot’s Major Arcana performed live by Sophia Serghi and A Life Without Limits, A Physical Theatre Ballet inspired by the life and work of Stephen Hawking performed by Aura Curiatlas Physical Theatre, January, 2020 PROFESSOR SOPHIA SERGHI Page 5 Broad Stage Series in Santa Monica, California, Fool and the World – piano performance by Sophia Serghi & poetry reading by Nancy Schoenberger - February 2019. New York - Carnegie Hall (2013), Selected works for solo piano, performed by Sophia Serghi, Anna Kianowska and Harris Simon At Weill Recital Hall Carnegie Hall (2012), Complete works for piano trio performed by the Ardelia Trio at Weill Recital Hall. Carnegie Hall (2011), Complete works for string quartet performed by the Flux Quartet at Weill Recital Hall. New York - Merkin Hall, Selected chamber works performed by the Relâche Ensemble. New York - Miller Theatre, Selected chamber works performed by Speculum Musicae. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Allure for solo piano performed by Sophia Serghi at Andrea’s Salon, Pleiades performed by the Relâche Ensemble. Washington DC - Smithsonian, Complete works for string quartet performed by the E Modern Quartet Washington DC - The Kennedy Center Mystic Odes, performed by soprano Michele Trovato and Sophia Serghi. Towards the Flame, Night of Light, Dialogues performed by Susan Via (violin), Dan Via (double-bass) and Sophia Serghi, Breathless Punk performed by The Flux Quartet. • • • • • • • • • COMMISSIONS • • • • The Broad Stage, California Professor Stephen Hawking Qatar International Boat Show Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra • • • • • Camerata Europeae Ardelia Trio Flux Quartet Cyprus State Orchestra Antfarm Jazz Quartet • • • • • Manhattan Piano Trio The Chiligirian String Quartet The Mariner Quartet Relâche Ensemble Pharos Trust Foundation OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE APLAUD MUSIC GROUP INC., NEW YORK ,NY, USA, 2015 to Present Founder & Ceo Mobile Music Tech Platform where musicians enter competitions, connect and collaborate • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cultivated governing Board of Directors and conduct quarterly board meetings. Create eye-catching presentations to provide to potential investors. Procure investors and stock holders to further mission and objectives. Lead the Aplaud Executive Team through the launch, publication and completion of monthly music competitions Created job and internship opportunities for William & Mary’s Mason School of Business Coordinate sponsor partnerships Oversee the design and implementation of multi-media advertising campaigns. Collaborated with Pathos Ethos Software Developing Company to develop and beta test Version 1.0 (2015), and Version 2.0 (2016). Partnered with a UX/UI professional for the design of the wireframes for Version 3.0 Formalized and produced Version 3.0. Demonstrated platform at Who’s Who in Chicago Music Tech Summit at 2112 Inc. Highlighted as a feature presentation of Aplaud Music Group at Chicago’s Sage Summit conference via Start-Up Van (2016). Presented Aplaud at the Chicago Symphony Spotlight Series. Raised over $250,000 in seed funding MAX: MULTI-ARTS CROSSINGS LTD, NICOSIA CYPRUS, 2011 to Present Founder & Co-Director Non-for-profit limited company founded in Cyprus in 2011, engages multi-ethnic communities in arts and sports events and aims to promote rapprochement and social change in Cyprus • • • Enlisted governing board of directors after founding company in 2011. Coordinated with the Government of Cyprus and foreign Ambassadors to promote bicommunal peace talks through MAX events Managed fundraising campaigns used to subsidize MAX events. PROFESSOR SOPHIA SERGHI Page 6 Established following of supporters through PR campaigns and media exposure. Co-Produced a twenty-minute documentary on MAX’s inaugural event: First Buskers Festival in Old City Nicosia, 2012 Served as representative of MAX at international conferences in Europe and the United States. Operate to expand MAX’s role as a media production company to further the objective. Manage production of a seventy-minute documentary on refugee musicians in Eastern Mediterranean Basin. • • • • • CONSULTING • Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports of Cyprus, Chair, Higher Education Accreditation Committee: lead annual accreditation evaluation for performing arts programs in Higher Education • Youssou N’Dour Presidential Candidate, December 2011; spent one month in Senegal as advisor to Youssou N’Dour on culture policy, curriculum development and fundraising strategies for his 2012 presidential campaign. • Crossing Thresholds Organization 2009-2011; spent three summers in Kibera - largest slum in Africa documenting 350 orphaned children through Hip Hop workshops while advising Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai on using Hip-Hop as a tool for social justice in Kenya. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Association of Colleges and Universities International Music Council MAX: Multi Arts Crossings Foundation American Composers Forum Fulbright Fellow American Association of University Women European Music Council College Music Society American Association of University Women Andrew W. Mellon Fellow ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Languages: Greek (native), English (fluent), French (fluent reading, proficient speaking), Classical Greek and Latin (fluent reading and writing). Technical Proficiencies: Microsoft Office Suite, Logic-Pro, Finale, Sibelius, Final-Cut, Adobe Creative Suite, Excel, Keynote, Go-Daddy Web Designer.