Academic Credentials

B.S., University of Maryland
M.F.A., The George Washington University

Biography

Barry C. Erdeljon joined the faculty at Marymount in 1992. He has been the creative director, designer, producer and provided technology consultation for award-winning museum interactive displays, video productions, and websites. Grant-funded projects include Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Calvert Marine Science Museum, and Freedom House Museum. Mr. Erdeljon has made presentations at museum design and technology conferences.

Mr. Erdeljon makes a difference by contributing his design and technology skills to a wide range of causes and nonprofits. He also provides technology assistance to the video studio and Apple computer labs at Marymount.

Other Information

Teaching Area

• Digital Photography
• Video Production
• Web Design & Social Media Design
• Performance Media Lab
• Senior Media/Graphic Design Portfolio

Research Interests

• Museum exhibits and interactive display designs and technology
• Promotional mini-documentaries
• Web & Social Media design and technology
• Digital photography video production techniques

Publications

Museum Exhibit Design

Captain John Smith Nanticoke River Discover Center, Vienna Maryland
Sully Planation, historic site, Fairfax Virginia
National Urban League, centennial traveling exhibit
Freedom House Museum, Alexandria Virginia
 
Interactive Display Design

Sully Planation, historic site, in Fairfax Virginia
   “Alone in Dixie” — exploration of Sully Farm’s role during the Civil War.
   “Slave Quarters” — video exploration of enslaved life at Sully Farm.

Calvert Marine Science Museum, Solomons Maryland
    Paleontology photo and video gallery touch screen with geological time spiral   
    interface and an educational children’s game

Freedom House, domestic slave museum, Alexandria Virginia
    “Sold South” — exploration of the economics of domestic slave trading
   “Torn Apart” — first person testimonials of former slaves’ experiences
   “Cotton Is King” – educational game for elementary school students

Video Productions

“I am empowered” video wall documentary about one hundred years of National Urban League programs and initiatives.

“Moochula – Giving hawksbills hope” documentary about Gales Point villagers and Marymount University’s Dr. Rimkus hawksbill sea turtle preservation efforts.

“National Mall Monuments and Memorials” AIM Higher, Foster Care to Success video series for the National Park Service centennial.

“Slave testimonials” for Freedom House Museum, Alexandria Virginia

“Founding Our Foundation” documentary about Elk Run Anglican Church Site Archeology Preservation Project, Fauquier County, Virginia,

Web Design

Alexandria African American Hall of Fame, website and accompanying diorama displays at the Charles Houston Recreation Center, Alexandria, Virginia.

Howard Zinn Education Project, teachers’ resource website supporting the teaching of people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country

OceanSpeak interactive literacy games for oceanspeak.org, author, creative director, producer and programmer of four online interactive literacy games and accompanying “OceanSpeak.org” website design.

Educational resource Website design strategy for U.S. Department of Education with the Copernicus Group consultancy.

Arlington Black Heritage Museum, Arlington, Virginia, virtual web museum, oral histories, and documentary video

Media and Graphic Design

Sr. Magella, History of Marymount University book, Xerox, digital products informational materials, Smithsonian’s Leonard Bernstein Children’s Concert Video collection promotion, Amtrak Capitol and Cardinal trains branding, Realty World, national real estate franchise branding, broker training kits and sales agents tools, and marketing campaigns for Bell Atlantic, Federal Computer Conference, Monumental General Insurance Company, American Society of Association Executives, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, and more.

Awards & Recognitions

Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards, Display Design Award of Excellence,
The National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) for Sully Historic Site Exhibit

University & College Designers Association Gold Award for “Sold South”, slave narratives video for the Northern Virginia Urban League’s Freedom House Museum

University & College Designers Association Silver Award for “The Slave Pen” diorama and video display, for Northern Virginia Urban League’s Freedom House Museum

“Moochula – Giving hawksbills hope” documentary screenings at the Belize Inferential Film Festival and the International Sea Turtle Society Symposium

Northern Virginia Urban League Outstanding Achievement Award, for service to the community

Other recognitions include: Advertising Club Addy Awards, Washington Metropolitan Art Director Awards, Direct Marketing Association of Washington Awards, National Direct Marketing Association ECHO Awards, and Insurance Industry Creative Marketing PMA Awards […]

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Academic Credentials

B.F.A., Saint Mary’s College
M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology

Biography

A member of Marymount’s faculty since 2001, Professor Murphy is currently Chair of the Graphic and Media Design program. From 2015–19, she served as Associate Provost of Academic Affairs and was a member of the SACSCOC Reaffirmation Leadership Team as the QEP Director. As Associate Provost, she created the Academic Advising Center, the Saints’ Center for Service, and the Cody Gallery at the Ballston Center. She managed the Center for Teaching and Learning, Honors Program, Dual Enrollment programs, transfer agreements, and service learning courses as well as chaired the Academic Enrollment Committee, which reviews student appeals. 

She has developed and run multiple study abroad courses in Greece and Glasgow,
Scotland.

Other Information

Professor Murphy has presented at the National Academic Advising Association
(NACADA) 24-Hour Virtual Academic Advising Conference (2019); SACSCOC Annual Meetings (2018, 2019), Virginia Humanities Conference (2015); University and College Designer’s Association’s (UCDA) Design Educator’s Summit (2009, 2013), AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Design Educators (2010), and Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual Conference (2010, 2013).

She was awarded a 2013 VFIC Visual and Performing Arts Capital Project Grant for funding Marymount’s ceramics studio. Her environmental design project won a Graphic Design USA American Inhouse Design Award. She was the faculty advisor to the award winning BlueInk, Marymount’s literary arts magazine. In 2016, she had a one woman show at the Barry Gallery, Marymount University and continues to have her artwork juried into state and local exhibits such as the Art League, Alexandria, VA and The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Virginia Artists Juried Exhibitions, Hampton, VA.

Professor Murphy is active in community service. She is a member of AIGA and UCDA, and serves on the Board of the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Skopelos, Greece.

Teaching Area

• Visual Communication and Design
• Communication Design
• Publication Design
• Typography
• Software: Adobe Creative Suite

Professor Murphy’s expertise in graphic design includes integrated marketing
campaigns, print publications, poster design, logo design/brand development and
environmental graphics. She has worked in the design industry for over thirty years and
continues to be involved in visual communications as an art director and project
manager for select clients and non-profits.

Research Interests

• Service learning: nonprofit and community design projects
• Publication, logo, and poster design
• Integrated marketing campaigns
• Interdisciplinary design projects
• Fine arts: printmaking and mixed media

Publications

Professor Murphy has presented at the National Academic Advising Association
(NACADA) 24-Hour Virtual Academic Advising Conference (2019); SACSCOC Annual
Meetings (2018, 2019), Virginia Humanities Conference (2015); University and College
Designer’s Association’s (UCDA) Design Educator’s Summit (2009, 2013), AIGA
(American Institute of Graphic Arts) Design Educators (2010), and Interior Design
Educators Council (IDEC) Annual Conference (2010, 2013). […]

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