Mark Towner is the Dean of the School of Visual & Performing Arts Edicott College in Beverly, MA.

Dean Towner's credentials in his bio Endicott page reads:

Dean Towner received his M.F.A. from Cranbrook Academy of Art, where his studies included aesthetics, photography, histories of photography and film, and printmaking. He received his B.A. from Columbia College, where he focused on two disciplines; museum studies and photography. He also studied filmmaking, grant writing, history of photography, and creative writing. Dean Towner continued his education at the American Law Institute-American Bar Association, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The International Center of Photography, and Visual Studies Workshop. A firm believer in internships, he has personal internship experience at Light Gallery, Inc., New York, and The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Photography.

I spoke with Dean Towner prior to the holidays to find out the struggles the new and existing students will be facing as well as how students and faculty have been able to adapt to the changing world.

One bright note was an international student was able to to perform her dance routine with her classmates via Zoom as the videos and in person performances were synced up to show not only the abilities of the dancers, but the audio visual department as well.

For more information on what is happening at Endicott College visit their Twitter @EndicottCollege and on Instagram @endicottcollege. For more information on the School of Visual and Performing arts visit: www.endicott.edu/academics/schools/visual-performing-arts.