Zerbe Named Faculty Clerk
Jack Zerbe, professor and the chair of the theatre studies department, has again been elected to a two-year term as clerk of faculty.
Zerbe, who has been a member of the theatre faculty since 1988, has been the theatre studies department chair since 1992.
As a part of the Clerk’s Committee, Zerbe will contribute to the approval process for any changes that are suggested for the Faculty Handbook and the college’s curriculum. These changes are then forwarded to the president and finally to the Board of Trustees for final action.
Zerbe is also an accomplished actor and theatre educator. His extensive background in the theatre includes working with the Chicago Free Shakespeare Company, Berkeley Lunchtime Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.
Zerbe has spent part of the last seven summers teaching American students in Spoleto, Italy, and recently co-wrote the proposal for Guilford’s new study abroad program in Siena, Italy.
Prior to working at Guilford, Zerbe taught courses at Indiana University, University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Zerbe earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and theatre from Oberlin College as well as master’s degrees in directing from Indiana University and dramatic art from UC-Berkeley.
He succeeds Dave MacInnes, professor of chemistry, who served as clerk the past two years.
July 8, 2008