SPRING 2024

ART 150.01 FUNDAMENTAL OF DESIGN IN ART (3)           4

ART 170.01 INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING (3)                     11

ART 492.01 INTERNSHIP (3)                                                       3

ART 495.02 SPECIAL TOPICS: FASHION DESIGN (3)         14

ART 499.03 INDEPENDENT STUDY (3)                                    2

B. List of other teaching-related activities (e.g., dissertation committees, course development, unique features, etc.) During the evaluation period.

SPRING 2024

1.    Faculty member developed and upgraded the five articulated syllabus (S_a)

2.    Faculty member used the pedagogy conform to elevate the higher standard of education in lectures, and lesson plans for five courses in the spring of 2024 and four courses in the fall of 2024 (S_b)

3.    Updated, posted weekly assignments, monthly quizzes, and PowerPoints on Blackboard Ultra (S_c)

4.    Used American Sign language in the classroom with students and composed assignments, projects, class activities in English. (S_c)

5.    Recorded attendance on Navigate (S_c)

6.    Faculty member taught classes regularly (S_d)

7.    Accessible and responsive to students during office hours (S_d)

8.    Extended my office hours to accommodate students for courses (S_d)

9.    Faculty member resolved classroom issues related to lack of resources and revised technology issues at Tinkerlab (S_e)

10. Participated and supported Art department meetings (S_f)

11. Faculty member willingly participated in School of Art and Humanities meetings (S_f)

12. Faculty member willingly provided support to the curriculum by updating the syllabus, lectures, lesson plans for five courses (S_f)

13. Effectively inventories art supplies for courses meeting the ordering deadline ART 150/170/495 (S_g)

14. Successfully maintained duties as Academic advisor for 8 students (S_h)

15. Involvement in curriculum development with the art department (C_a)

16. Created an art major checklist for my student advisees (C_a)

17. Presented 15-minute seminars on the diversity of artists’ biographies and their struggles for spring 2024 courses (C_b)

18. Created and new teaching strategies of new course, Fashion Design Art 495 (C_b)

19. Coordinated several field trips for students to include the National Gallery of Art-East building, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the Museum of African American Art (C_e)

20. Coordinated a guest lecturer Justin LeBlanc from Project Runway Season 12 for Art 495: Fashion Design (C-f)

21. Received excellent evaluations from students (O_a)

22. Created a students’ exhibition at Washburn Art Center Lobby wall to preview the works of three classes (O_b)

23. Outside tutoring provided to students (O_b)

24. Provided students with an exceptional learning opportunity outside of the classroom by developing several art video tutorials for teaching (O_b)

25. Hosted Washburn Art Center, for student Fashion show (O_b)

26. Hosted field trip to Fabric store, Joann for Art 495 (O_b)

27. Created a new course titled: Fashion design under Art 495 Special Topics (0_d)

28. Developed a Fashion show schedule, Master of Ceremony, and judges, with expectations for the students to take responsible and created a show outside of Washburn Art Center. (0_e)

29. Hosted a university-wide fashion show event for ART 495 students to present their designs of art at Outdoor of Washburn Art Center and Zoom Webinar (O_e)

30. Mentored interns with their fabrications from Tinkerlab (O_e)

Explanation of Activities Relevant to Teaching:

ART 495.01: Justin LeBlanc from Project Runway Season 12 as a guest lecturer. Mava arranged the field trips to Joann for students.  during the semester. The students hosted a fashion runway on May 3, 2024.

ART 492 and 499, He supervises 5 Tinkerlab Knowledge Assistants at Tinkerlab. Five main projects, they will develop the body of works, 3D campus map, fabric 3D print related to NASA, mentor ART 342.01 Advanced Digital Media students on 3D models for Zoetrope and develop a landscape model of Louise B. Miller Pathways and Garden with Richard Dougherty-University Architect.

FALL 2024

ART 150.01 FUNDAMENTAL OF DESIGN IN ART (3)           12

ART 370.01 STUDIES IN PRINTMAKING (BLOCK/PRINT)  6                                             

ART 490.01 SENIOR STUDIO (3)                                                10

ART 492.01 INTERNSHIP (TINKERLAB ASSISTANT (3)      4

B. List of other teaching-related activities (e.g., dissertation committees, course development, unique features, etc.) During the evaluation period.

FALL 2024 

1.    Faculty member developed and upgraded the articulated syllabus (S_a)

2.    Faculty member used the pedagogy conform to elevate the higher standard of education in lectures, and lesson plans for five courses in the spring of 2024 and four courses in the fall of 2024 (S_b)

3.    Updated and posted weekly assignments on Blackboard Ultra (S_c)

4.    Used American Sign language in the classroom with students and composed assignments, projects, class activities in English. (S_c)

5.    Recorded attendance on Navigate (S_c)

6.    Faculty member taught classes regularly (S_d)

7.    Accessible and responsive to students during office hours (S_d)

8.    Extended my office hours to accommodate students for courses (S_d)

9.    Faculty member resolved classroom issues related to lack of resources (S_e)

10. Participated and supported Art department meetings (S_f)

11. Faculty member willingly participated in School of Art and Humanities meetings (S_f)

12. Faculty member willingly provided support to the curriculum by updating the syllabus, lectures, lesson plans for three courses (S_f)

13. Effectively inventories art supplies for courses meeting the ordering deadline ART 150/360/495 (S_g)

14. Successfully maintained duties as Academic advisor for 6 students (S_h)

15. Involvement in Annual Program Review with the art department Faculty(C_a)

16. Created an art major checklist for my student advisees (C_a)

17. Presented 15-minute seminars on the diversity of artists’ biographies and their struggles for spring 2023 courses (C_b)

18. Coordinated several field trips for students to include the National Gallery of Art-East building, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Museum of African American Art, Mount Royal School of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art (C_e)

19. Outside tutoring provided to students (O_b)

20. Provided students with an exceptional learning opportunity outside of the classroom by developing several art video tutorials for teaching (O_b)

21. Will host Washburn Art Center for student presentations (O_b)

22. Created a new course titled: Senior Studio (0_d)

23. Developed studios for seniors at Washburn Art Center room 221. (0_e)

24. Will host a university-wide Senior presentation and Open studio event for ART 370/490 students to present their works of art at Washburn Art Center Lobby and Room 221 (O_e)

Beyond his artistic achievements, Mava found unexpected joy in a recent collaboration with Justin LeBlanc, a fashion designer and former Project Runway contestant. Mava invited Justin to serve as a guest lecturer for his ART 495 class and to help prepare students for a fashion show event at Gallaudet University. This partnership became a source of great pride for Mava; not only was Justin delighted to be involved, but he openly admired Mava's work, a compliment that stayed with him long after the event. Taking charge of the event's details, Mava created the promotional materials, coordinated interviews, and stepped up as Mistress of Ceremonies, debuting his drag persona, "Missy Take," to host the show with flair.

Their successful collaboration highlighted Mava's commitment to creating unique experiences for his students and emphasized the influence of his creative network. This partnership was more than a one-off project; it strengthened Mava's connection to the fashion industry and proved his ability to bring high-caliber talent into his classroom.

The Washburn Art Center's new twisted studio space offered Mava's senior art students a fresh sense of independence. This space was designed for senior Art and Media Design majors to immerse themselves in year-long projects. Under the mentorship of Mava and Professor Scott Carollo, students researched career fields, drafted proposals, and dedicated their final academic year to developing a cohesive body of work. Their journey would culminate in a professional portfolio, an end-of-year show, and a website showcasing their talents.

Students have struggled to find secure places to store their materials in past years, lugging their work between classrooms and home. That changed this summer when Scott and Mava transformed a long-overlooked storage room into an innovative studio space. They constructed twelve individual nooks with a small, angled layout to serve as dedicated work areas for the seniors. These private nooks housed students' projects and materials and fostered an artistic community within WAC. Mava envisioned this space as a vibrant, year-round hub. In this place, students could display their progress, receive critiques, and find inspiration from one another, knowing the studio was open until midnight, whenever creativity might strike.

Mava's contributions as an educator reached far beyond the classroom. He did not shape minds but built the creative environment in which his students worked. Mava designed gallery displays, curated exhibitions, and constantly adapted to new software like TinkerCad, MakerBot, and CapCut to guide students through modern digital and 3D design. His command of these tools proved essential in leading TinkerLab interns through technical challenges, supporting their creative research projects, and helping bring their designs to life. Through all of this, Mava crafted a uniquely enriching experience for his students that blended digital and hands-on skills with the kind of industry insights that only someone as immersed in the art world as he could provide.