Faculty Profile

Christopher Meerdo

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Studio Art
College
College of Visual Arts and Design

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MFA, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011. 
Major: Photography





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
ASTU 3504.501, Intermediate Photography: Photography, Sound and the Moving Image, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ASTU 5020.724, MFA Exhibition, Spring 2024 
ART 5900.727, Special Problems, Spring 2024 
ASTU 5000.506, Topics in Studio Art, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ASTU 5015.724, Creative Project, Fall 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3701.501, Intermediate New Media: Rotating Topics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4700.501, Senior New Media Studio, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4700.502, Senior New Media Studio, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3701.501, Intermediate New Media: Rotating Topics, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ART 4450.724, Professional Internship, Fall 2022 
                    

                    ASTU 4700.501, Senior New Media Studio, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4700.503, Senior New Media Studio, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5020.724, MFA Project in Lieu of Thesis, Spring 2022 
                    

                    ASTU 5001.504, Praxis: Rotating Topics, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4700.502, Senior New Media Studio, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2501.504, Beginning Photography: Photo I, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3000.502, Interdisciplinary: Rotating Topics, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5015.724, MFA Project In Lieu of Thesis Research, Fall 2021 
                    

                    ART 4450.724, Professional Internship, Fall 2021 
                    

                    ART 5900.724, Special Problems, Fall 2021 
                    

                    ASTU 5000.502, Topics in Studio Art, Fall 2021  SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3504.001, Intermediate Photography: Photography, Sound and the Moving Image, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4700.501, Senior New Media Studio, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3504.501, Intermediate Photography: Photography, Sound and the Moving Image, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3504.502, Intermediate Photography: Photography, Sound and the Moving Image, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3501.501, Intermediate Photography: Rotating Topics, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3701.501, Intermediate New Media: Rotating Topics, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 5001.505, Praxis: Rotating Topics, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 2701.502, Beginning New Media: Time and Movement, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3506.501, Intermediate Photography: Lighting Techniques, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book
Meerdo, C. J. (2021). Monday Journal, “Survey for White Artists”, Organized by Latham Zearfoss and Ruby T. 4, .  Seattle, Washington:. https://monday-journal.com/survey-for-white-artists/
Catalogue Essay
Meerdo, C. J. (2017). Cocohunday, Sub-Ohm, Conversation with Kristi McGuire.  Tampa, FL:. http://cocohunday.com/chris-meerdo/
Journal Article
Meerdo, C. J. (2022). Superimposition. 8, .  Hamburg:. https://art-education.hfbk.net/en/writings/state-of-interim
Magazine/Trade Publication
Meerdo, C. J. (2020). DIAPHANES Magazine, “Channeling”, essay, cover, and scattered inserts, Christopher Meerdo.  Zurich:. https://www.diaphanes.com/titel/diaphanes-magazine-no-8-9-5968



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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