蘑菇短视频

Andrew Kenneth Gay

Dean - Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts

Andrew Kenneth Gay joined 蘑菇短视频 in July 2026 as the new Dean of the Belcher College of Fine & Performing Arts, where he also holds tenure as a Professor of Stage & Screen. Before joining WCU, Andrew spent 12 years on the faculty of Southern Oregon University teaching filmmaking and storytelling, including two-and-a-half years as Dean of the College of Arts & Humanities and Executive Director of the Oregon Center for the Arts. Andrew holds an MFA in Film & Digital Media from the University of Central Florida and has just published a new edited volume, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Global Screenplay Theory.

Prior to his work in higher education, he worked as a freelance production coordinator, production manager, and assistant director in commercials, reality television. He has also written, directed, and produced for both fiction and documentary media and has held leadership roles with Oregon Film, the Oregon Media Production Association, Film Southern Oregon, the Ashland Independent Film Festival, and the University Film & Video Association. He currently serves on the Leadership Development Committee for the International Council for Arts Deans. He is thrilled to be joining the Belcher College family of artist-scholars and looks forward to many years of collaboration ahead.