Names: Corey Creekmur and Teresa Mangum
Positions at the University: Corey Creekmur is an associate professor in English and cinema and comparative literature and is also affiliated with International Programs. He is also director of the Institute for Cinema and Culture and serves on the executive committees of International Programs and sexuality studies.
Teresa Mangum is an associate professor of English and is also affiliated with International Programs. She served in 2003-04 as interim associate dean of International Programs. She is a board member of the Women’s Resource and Action Center (WRAC). As director of the Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Interdisciplinary Colloquium, she serves on the executive committee of International Programs. Years at Iowa: Corey arrived in 1997; Teresa arrived in 1990.
Beneficiaries of their gifts to the University: International Programs; University Libraries; Department of English; Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature; Institute for Cinema and Culture; WRAC; Women and Excellence Award; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Why they contribute: “We’re grateful to work in this community in part because the University’s commitment to the arts challenges us all to extend intellectual conversations and learning far beyond the classroom. Our friends across the country can’t quite believe it when we describe a typical week in Iowa City: Salman Rushdie reading from a novel on Tuesday, a discussion of Persepolis—an autobiography in the style of a graphic novel by the Iranian writer Marjane Satrapi—at WRAC on Wednesday, a Korean film on Thursday, Bertolt Brecht’s play The Good Woman of Setzuan on Friday, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Hancher on Saturday!
“To us, the arts and humanities are not luxuries, but rather necessities for an imaginative, open-minded, and engaged life. We’re especially committed to continuing the University’s support of international cultural events at a time when world conflicts threaten that important legacy. We hope that our time as well as funds, even in small ways, will sustain a University and Iowa City environment that challenges, inspires, and welcomes diverse students, staff, faculty, and community members.” |
