Provost Alan Townsend recently announced that Professor of English Jane Hilberry and Associate Professor of Music Ryan Bañagale ’00 are assuming new leadership positions.

Hilberry, who has spent years contributing to the development and creative vision of CC’s innovation program, will now assume the title of professor of creativity and innovation and devote a significant portion of her time to developing additional connections between Innovation and the academic program as a whole. Hilberry also will increase the number of offerings of the Creativity course that she developed, to help meet rising student demand and interest.

Bañagale will become CC’s first faculty director of performing arts, working to advance opportunities and coordination across the entire campus in this arena. Bañagale, who currently chairs the performing arts strategic planning committee, will lead efforts to implement many of the committee’s recommendations over the next several years, working closely with Fine Arts Center Director Erin Hannan and Producing Artistic Director Scott Levy.