2008	Chair of Theatre, Purdue University
2008	Teaching for Tomorrow Senior Faculty Mentor, Purdue University
2004	Interim Chair of Theatre, Purdue University
2003 - present	Professor of Theatre, Purdue University
2000 - present	Head of Undergraduate Theatre Program, Purdue University
2002 – 2004	President, Association of Theatre Movement Educators
1994 – 2003	Associate Professor of Theatre, Purdue University
1987 – 1993	Assistant Professor of Theatre, Purdue University
1985 – 1987	Assistant Professor of Theatre, University of Kentucky, Lexington
1981 – 1982	Instructor of Theatre, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY
1979 - 1981	Algur Meadows Fellowship, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
1976 - 1979	Educational Associate, NYC Board of Education

Indiana Arts Commission-National Endowment for the Arts Artist Fellowship, 1996

Book of Great Teachers, Purdue University, 2008
Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2005
Purdue University Teaching Academy, 2004
Alpha Psi Omega Teaching Award, 2004
Visual & Performing Arts Award for Excellence in Teaching, Purdue University, 2003
Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Professor of the Year, 2001
School of Liberal Arts Excellence in Education Award, Purdue University, 1996
Visual & Performing Arts Award for Excellence in Teaching, Purdue University, 1996
Visual & Performing Arts Award for Excellence in Teaching, Purdue University, 1995
Winnipeg Fringe Festival, Top Ten Show, CBC Television and Radio, 1994

International Travel Grant, The Arezzo Festival, Arezzo, Italy, 2005
International Travel Grant, The Human Body Conference, Krakow, 2003
International Travel Grant, International Federation of Theatre, Amsterdam, 2002

University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theatre Program, 2005, 2006, 2008
University of Missouri-Kansas City Summer Institute for Teachers, 2004
The Asolo Conservatory, Sarasota, FL, 2001
Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 2000

Actors’ Equity Association
Screen Actors’ Guild
Association for Theatre in Higher Education
Association of Theatre Movement Educators
Society of American Fight Directors
Federation for International Research in Theatre

2004	Rand, Richard S. “Review of Through the Body by Dymphna Callery.” Theatre Topics, Fall.
2001	Teaching the First Year Student (Playscript and video script)
	Lilly Funded-CIE produced DVD currently in use at 36 universities
	Rand, Richard S. “Vinnie G.” Monologues for Men by Men, Volume 2. Ed. Gary Garrison and Michael Wright. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Books, 2002.
1999	Rand, Richard S. “The Landscape of the Body.” Association of Theatre Movement Educators Newsletter 8.2 (2000): 7-9.
1997	Rand, Richard S. “Review of Understanding Harold Pinter by Ronald Harwood.” Theatre History Studies 17 (1997).
1996	Rand, Richard S. “i dreamed i was a baseball card.” Baseball Monologues. Ed. Lavonne Mueller. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Books, 1996. 56-58.
	Rand, Richard S. “The Leap.” Baseball Monologues. Ed. Lavonne Mueller. 31-43.

THTR 220	Beginning Movement I	THTR 524	Creating a Character II
THTR 233	Beginning Acting	THTR 525	Theatrical Characterization
THTR 323	Movement for the Actor	THTR 526	Advanced Stage Movement
THTR 333	Acting II	THTR 539	Period Style Acting
THTR 334	Acting III	THTR 633	Advanced Acting/Audition
THTR 420	Movement III	THTR 535	Feldenkrais Technique
THTR 423	Stage Combat	THTR 535	Physical Improvisation
THTR 433	Acting IV – Period Style	THTR 535	Mask (Character/Commedia)
THTR 434	Acting V – Audition	THTR 590	Creativity and the Actor
THTR 523	Creating a Character I	THTR 590	Yoga/T’ai Chi/Acrobatics/Circus
THTR 532	Professional Issues	THTR 633	Audition Technique

The following represents the average of 1000+ student responses in 90 courses since 1987:
Core #1	4.9	My instructor motivates me to do my best work.
Core #2	4.8	Course assignments are interesting and stimulating.
Core #3	4.8	Overall, this course is among the best I have ever taken.
Core #4	5.0	Overall, this instructor is among the best teachers I have known.
(scale of 1-5)

Served on more than 90 committees on division, department, college and university level, and chaired committees at every level. As Head of the Undergraduate Committee since 1990, Rand established mentor-student relationships, initiated a high-school-day event, conducted 30+ theatre trips, recruited hundreds of students, taught 60+ workshops at regional high schools and has been the primary contact for prospective, current and former students.


Chair of Theatre
Head, Undergraduate Theatre Program (2000 – 2009)

• Established Theatre Division mentoring system
• Established undergraduate representative positions, coordinate elections
• Purdue Theatre High School Day – initiated annual high school day event
• Initiated creation of and wrote initial draft of undergraduate packet for incoming students
• Created undergraduate award presentation guidelines for theatre faculty
• Advise on second season productions and undergraduate projects
• Conduct 300+ advising sessions with theatre students annually
• Served as primary advisor/mentor to 150 undergraduate students
• Created reading list, outlined summer stock opportunities, and graduate application procedures
• Undergraduate Scholarship Benefit – Initiated, coordinated and directed event

Chair, Undergraduate Committee, 1990 - present

• ~ Recruited at 40+ conferences, festivals and high school days.
• ~ Coordinated workshops for 20 state and regional theatre conferences
• ~ Led 20 theatre trips to professional theatres
• ~ Taught 60+ theatre workshops for regional high schools
• ~ Head of Undergraduate Advising (1988 – present)
• Assign and oversee mentoring within the Theatre Division

Head of Undergraduate Recruiting (1987 – present)

• ~ Conduct tours of Theatre Division with students and parents
• ~ Primary contact for 200+ prospective theatre students annually

Committees
Undergraduate Committee Chair (since 1990)
Undergraduate Scholarship Committee (Chair and Member)
Script Selection Committee (Chair and Member)
Graduate Committee
Primary Committee
Executive Policy Committee
Curriculum Committee
MFA/MA Graduate Committees for 80 students
Served on 19 search committees


Member, Performance Faculty (recent)

• ~ Recruiter for MFA actors since 1987
• ~ Coordinated U/RTA preparation/application process for undergrads since 1987
• ~ Created U/RTA policy statement
• ~ Developed and revised graduate policy statements
• ~ Created production contract outlining policies for actors in production
• ~ Attended casting sessions since 1987
• ~ Liaison for directors of ATL, APT, Indianapolis Children’s Museum, TECUMSEH!
• ~ Prepared student actors for American College Theatre Festival auditions
• ~ Coordinated workshops with visiting artists annually since 1987
• ~ Led debriefing sessions following productions
• ~ Preparation of scholarship proposals/minority fellowships for students since 1995
• ~ Advisor to third year MFA actors on one-person shows, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997
• ~ Chair of Undergraduate Special Projects
• ~ Individual and ensemble coaching for 90 productions
• ~ Audition coaching for 120+ undergraduate actors

University Service

• Teaching Academy Mentor, 2004 - present
• Member, Educational Policy Committee, 2004 - 2007
• Member, College of Liberal Arts Theatre Advisor Search Committee
• Chair, CLA Educational Excellence Selection Committee, 2000 - 2001
• Member, CLA Educational Excellence Selection Committee, 1998 - 2000
• Chair, Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Teaching Assistant Award Committee
• Established committee, created statement of purpose, application procedure, and appraisal guidelines. Wrote critiques of teaching assistants’ work in the classroom, and synthesized committee members’ response. 1996 – 2002.
• Member, VPA Sudler/Outstanding Senior Adjudicating Committee, 2002-2003
• College of Liberal Arts Senate, 1991 – 1993, 1996 – 1999 and 2002-2005
• Member, Focus Group on Tenure and Promotion Guidelines, 2003 - 2004
• College of Liberal Arts Grade Appeals Committee, 1995 - 2001, 2005 - present
• Faculty Grievance Committee, 1994 – 1996, 2005 -- present
• University Visual Arts Committee, 1989 - 1992
• Advisor: Juggling & Unicycling, Purdue Magic, Falun Dafa, Improv, Cult Film Club
• Freshman Dean’s Scholar Liaison, 2001 - present
• Guest Lecturer, Center for Instructional Excellence, since 1990
• Guest Lecturer, Teachers for Tomorrow Program, 1999, 2006
• Guest Lecturer, School of Education Film Series, 1998, 1999
• Guest Lecturer: “The Art of the Solo Performer” prior to Claire Bloom’s “Shakespearean Women.”
• Reviewer and advisor for SHOFAR
• Purdue University Forensic Society speech coach, 1996 - 2002
• Lansford Committee

President, Association of Theatre Movement Educators (2002 – 2004)
~ Restructured Board and voting procedures
~ Planned ATME Summer Workshop
~ Planned and preside over national and regional conferences
~ Communicated with and governed officers
~ Outlined agendas and led business meetings
~ Made by-law recommendations, received votes and communicated outcomes
~ Liaison with movement educators internationally
~ Recommended leaders for awards, and organized ceremonies
~ Engaged book and theatre reviewers for newsletter

Invited Respondent at Educational Institutions
American College Theatre Festival Attended production, presented verbal response to cast, designers and staff, followed by a written critique to ACTF board.

• Scapin, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN
• Romeo and Juliet, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
• Woyzeck, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
• The Lover and Rocket and a Bomb, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
• To Kill a Mockingbird, Illinois State University Normal, IL
• Amadeus, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
• Flyin' West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
• The Children's Hour, Franklin College, Franklin, IN
• Woyzeck, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
• Top Girls, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
• The Three Sisters, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
• The Dining Room, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
• West Side Waltz, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
• Jane Eyre, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
• She Stoops to Conquer, Miami University, Oxford, OH
• The Dining Room, Hope College, Holland, MI

American College Theatre Festival Irene Ryan Adjudicator

2004	ACTF Region III Conference, Normal, IL

University/Resident Theatre Association

• U/RTA Panelist: “Auditioning for Graduate School” ATHE 2004, AATE 2005, ACTF 2006
• U/RTA Adjudicator: Critique student actor auditions/select candidates for U/RTA Finals in Chicago, Evanston, Minneapolis, NYC, LA, and Tucson, since 1988.
• Tenure and Promotion Reviewer for faculty at SUNY-Buffalo, University of Kentucky, Northern Illinois University, Case Western University and University of Central Florida.