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Megan Matthews
Senior Lecturer

Department(s): Management
Office Location: Timothy J Hyland Hall 4500
Phone: (262) 472-7022
Email: matthewm@uww.edu

Personal Bio

Matthews teaches Management classes for the College of Business and Economics for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and has a strong interest in Arts Entrepreneurship and creativity in business. She also works with nonprofit organizations on strategic planning and visioning.

Awards

Name

Date

Sponsor

Description

WSG Instructor Award

April 2024

Whitewater Student Government

An all-campus survey is sent out asking for students to nominate their instructors for the Whitewater Student Government (WSG) annual Instructor Awards. Over 350 nominations were received for spring 2024, and after the WSG Academic Affairs Committee narrow down finalists, I received one of the Instructor Awards.

Positive Annual Review - Exceeds Expectations

November 2021

Management Department

Received 11 out of 11 possible points in 2017 annual faculty review of my work.

CARE (Concern for Adults Returning to Education) Award

October 2018

Adult/Nontraditional Student Center

I was nominated by a nontraditional student. The award honors a faculty or staff member who shows sensitivity to diverse learning styles, experiences, and multifaceted lives of returning adult students.

Nominee for the UW-W 2018 Academic Staff Excellence Award

April 2018

UW-W Academic Staff

The award considers contributions instructors have made through service on UW-W Committees, leadership in professional organizations, publications and community involvement.

Teaching Excellence

December 2017

Whitewater Student Government

Nominated by a student for this award, which recognizes exemplary work inside and outside the classroom.

Positive Annual Review - Exceeds Expectations

November 2017

Management Department

Received 11 out of 11 possible points in 2017 annual faculty review of my work.

Positive Peer Review for 2017-2018 TSP Program

November 2017

UW-W Teaching-Scholars Program

As part of the TSP program, program peers evaluate each other. I received a positive review from a colleague who teaches for the College of Letters & Sciences.

Education

Degree

Major

School

Year

Master of Arts

Community Arts Management

University of Illinois

1994

BBA

Management

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

1990

Memberships

Name

Length of Membership

United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

January 2013 - Current

Wisconsin Arts Peers Advisory Network

January 1998 - Current

Arts Wisconsin

January 1994 - Current

Whitewater Arts Alliance

October 2017 - October 2023

Americans for the Arts

January 2008 - January 2020

Association of Arts Administration Educators

December 2012 - December 2016

Wisconsin Presenters Network

December 1992 - December 2000

Conferences

Title

Co-Author(s)

Abstract

Curiosity, Creativity and Innovation in Nonprofit Organizational Culture

Employees thrive in an innovative and inclusive workplace. Learn how to create an environment that fosters curiosity and creativity in organizations of all sizes. Encourage inventive problem-solving using parts of the Design Thinking and Design for Deligh...

Creativity, Curiosity and Innovation, Oh My!

Learn how to create a workplace environment that fosters curiosity and innovation in organizations of all sizes. Encourage creative problem solving using parts of the Design Thinking and Design for Delight processes.

Teaching Creativity, Curiosity, Problem Solving and Innovation Techniques for Future Nonprofit Leaders

A study and experience in the theories, practice and art of management from a creativity and problem-solving perspective. The session covers topics on how to foster innovation and pursue creative problem solving in organizations, addressing leadership, p...

Entrepreneurship in the Arts/Managing Arts Organizations

Two presentations, each done twice, for a total of four presentations, for the Wisconsin High School Theatre Festival. Dates were November 18 & 19, 2022.

“The Arts” as a key player in the nonprofit sector: stories of comfort in Wisconsin’s arts and culture community

The health pandemic sweeping the globe has dealt a significant blow to individuals, families, communities, and the businesses that support them. For some sub-sectors such as arts and culture, the ‘lockdown’ has had a different impact. Whether on the stage...

…By Any Other Name…

Jim O’Connell, Asst Professor/Arts Management Coordinator, UW SP; Sarah Marty, Lecturer in Arts Management, College of Arts & Communication at UW W, and Arts Entrepreneurship at UW-Madison; Sherry Wagner-Henry, Director, Bolz Center for Arts Administration, Wis School of Business, UW-Madison; Mark Nerenhausen, President/CEO Hennepin Theatre Trust, Minneapolis Minnesota

As a field, we use combinations of terms to describe our programs to potential students and to distinguish them from similar offerings, both on our campuses and across the field. <br><br>There is usually a modifier: arts, perhaps, or cultural or some disc...

Board Development

Emily Gruenwald

Recruiting, orienting, training and evaluating board members is no easy task - we will look at best practices and tips for developing and maintaining an effective board in your community.

Creative Industry Incubators: Unexpected Connections Between Art and Business

Exploring the connections between art, creativity and business, we look at several examples of successful businesses using the arts to create an environment of innovation. We also look at the strong similarities in traits and behaviors between artists an...

Teaching Creativity to Entrepreneurs

James D Hart

Entrepreneurship is a highly creative process, involving experiential techniques as entrepreneurs test ideas, pivot, and test again. For this reason, entrepreneurs need to be intentional with creativity and experimentation. In this workshop, facilitators ...

Arts Entrepreneurship Games for the Classroom

James Hart, Megan Matthews

Participate in a discussion of the various teaching strategies for arts entrepreneurship. Receive practical and insightful suggestions on how case studies and experiential learning can enhance classroom learning while sharing some of the challenges facin...

Teaching Creativity and Arts Entrepreneurship: Uncommon Solutions

James Hart, Megan Matthews

Be Bold, Consider Arts Entrepreneurship on your Campus

Megan Matthews, Larry Epstein, and Linda Essig

Arts Management and discipline-based programs across the world are looking at how to include the Arts Entrepreneurship mindset into their curriculum, and what it should look like on their campus. This session will cover lessons learned and suggested best ...

Developing Arts Entrepreneurship programs

James Hart, Donna Conaty, Julianne Shields, Suki John, Megan Matthews

Pedagogy in arts entrepreneurship: innovative pedagogical developments in arts entrepreneurship and discussion about challenges and opportunities for expanding entrepreneurship in arts classrooms.

Working with UW-W on learning/organizational partnerships

Discuss opportunities to work with the UW-Whitewater Arts Management program in the area of service learning and internships.

Presenting V Producing houses: what’s the difference

Christopher Montpetit, Brooke Jackson, John Hassig

Follow a recipe or use the box version? Much like mac-n-cheese, theatres must make the same decision - should I produce it from scratch or bring in the prepackaged events? A lively discussion of the differences and many similarities between producing an...

Second Life Faculty Learning Community Spurs Imagination

Chris Henige, Kelly Delaney-Klinger, David Reinhart, Renee Pfeiffer-Luckett, Steven Boldt, Karen Skibba

Presented as part of a Second Life Faculty Learning Community panel, sharing lessons learned and outlining a co-curricular project undertaken with the Business 311 Marketing class in Second Life.

Distance Collaboration to Create and Maintain Learning Modules

Presented a session outlining the curricular redesign grant and final product completed in 2006, a collaborative, online "Nonprofit Arts Management" course.

The Art and Management of Collaboration: Creating an Online Course

Tiffany Wilhelm and Gerry McKenna, UW-SP; Ellen Rosewall, UW-GB

Co-presented a session outlining the curricular redesign grant and resulting collaborative, online "Nonprofit Arts Management" course.

Working Collaboratively on Curricular Redesign for an Online Course

Presented a session outlining the curricular redesign grant and final product completed in 2006, a collaborative, online "Nonprofit Arts Management" course.

All Publications

Title

Publisher

Type

Details

Date

Centers of Gravity

Local Development & Society/Taylor Francis/Routledge

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Pg. 30

GM Janesville Assembly Plant

Written Case with Instructional Material

Pg. 15

Recognizing the Plural Sector: Nonprofit Studies in a Business School Environment

Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Vol. 12 Iss. 3 Pg. 78-98

January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022

Business & Society: Building Skills and Awareness For The Workplace 2e

Cognella Publishing

Book, Textbook-Revised

Pg. 15 for the chapter, 156 for the book

August 2021

Business & Society: Building Skills and Awareness For The Workplace

Cognella Publishing

Book, Textbook-New

Pg. 15 for the chapter, 156 for the book

August 2018

Arts Marketing Online Text

Online text used for Nonprofit Arts Management classes in WI

Other

September 2010

Nonprofit Arts Management Online Text