7 Role’s hint In 2007, Danilowicz played the role of Ike Skidmore in Oklahoma at the Emma Kelly Community Theatre in Statesboro, Ga. “We have had the opportunity to be in theater a lot,” he says. After he accepted the job at OSU, his friends teased him about the performance. “Maybe it was a foreshadowing of our move out here,” he says now. Oklahoma State’s rising enrollment and Arts and Sciences’ increasing interest in research opportunities were a couple of the factors that appealed to Danilowicz. He hopes to expand relationships and connections to allow these opportunities to be financially supported. Students are equally important to both Danilowicz and his wife, who is a lecturer in the OSU Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. “When I look at higher education nationally, there often is a disconnect about how a university works with its undergraduate students,” Danilowicz says. “As a reputation for a university increases in research, very often teaching is left behind. At OSU, we have a lot of fabulous faculty who care about our undergraduates. Jason Caniglia / OSU Foundation The Dani lowicz fami ly (from left): Brynn, Torin, Cul len, Kay, Teagan and Bret, wi th thei r dogs Siersha (black) and Sandy. I t was love at f i rst sight.” — Kay Dani lowicz “I want to make sure we focus on the undergraduate teaching mission. I also want to make sure we are recognizing all faculty equally and that these professors are fully supported because their expertise in teaching and helping students is so very important,” he adds. Meanwhile, Danilowicz continues to brag about his family’s new community. “When I started wearing my Oklahoma State T-shirt, I met people in Georgia and New York who attended OSU, and they told me about these wonderful experiences they had here. The alums speak really well of OSU. That was a good sign.” Editor’s note: SMSC senior Jonathan L. Lacaba, an intern in the office of media and alumni relations for the Col lege of Arts and Sciences, contributed to this story. courtesy / Bret Danilowicz
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