Geoffrey Hitch

PHONE

412-268-7106

OFFICE

POS - Posner Hall - Room 359

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Business Management Communication

EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University - MFA - 1975
Carnegie Mellon University - - 1974

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Live communication.

WORKING PAPERS

• Executives On Stage

(author(s): Geoffrey Hitch, Michael Prietula) TBD

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

• Faculty Advisor, Executive presentations consultant to a Warner Hall senior administrator. (2011 - 2011)
• special communications & presentation consultant to Ken Dunn (2009 - 2010)
• S.I.F.E., Student Org Advisor (Professional Org), I served as a presentations consultant for SIFE, and will do so again in 2012. (2010 - 2010)
• The Academy For Lifelong Learning, Guest Speaker, I taught my Business Acting course for seniors. (2005 - 2005)

PUBLIC SERVICE

• Stage Directors & Choreographers Society (1984 - )
• Professional Theatre Director (1975 - )

CONSULTING

• CMU''s S.I.F.E. student organization (January 2010 -)
• Cognizant Technology Solutions/Cognizant Academy (January 2010 -)
• Giant Eagle Corporation (January 2010 -)
• Medrad, Inc., Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals (January 2010 -)
• QatarGas, Doha Qatar (January 2010 -)
• The law firm of Cohen & Grigsby (January 2010 -)
• TIE/IndUS (January 2010 -)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Committee Member, The Society of Directors & Choreographers (SDC) (1984 -)
• director of a play produced by this organization, Society To Preserve The Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka (April 2011 - May 2011)
• Director of a play sponsored by this organization, American Ex-Prisoners of War (May 1999 - August 1999)

COURSES TAUGHT

• Acting for Business I (45895) 2016 Mini 3 Section: A, E

• Acting For Business (70350) 2015 Section: A

• Acting For Business I (45895) 2015 Mini 1 Section: A, B
  2015 Mini 2 Section: A

• Business Acting I (45895) 2015 Mini 6 Section: E
  2015 Mini 3 Section: A, E
  2015 Mini 4 Section: A, B
  2014 Mini 1 Section: A, B, E
  2014 Mini 2 Section: A
  2014 Mini 6 Section: E
  2014 Mini 3 Section: A, E
  2014 Mini 4 Section: A, B
  2013 Mini 1 Section: A, B
  2013 Mini 2 Section: A
  2013 Mini 3 Section: A, E
  2013 Mini 4 Section: A, B
  2012 Mini 1 Section: A, B, M
  2012 Mini 2 Section: A

• ACTING FOR BUSINESS (70350) 2015 Section: A, B

• Business Acting II (45896) 2015 Mini 4 Section: E
  2014 Mini 2 Section: A
  2014 Mini 4 Section: E
  2013 Mini 2 Section: A
  2013 Mini 4 Section: E
  2012 Mini 2 Section: A

• BUSINESS ACTING (70350) 2014 Section: A, A, B
  2013 Section: A, A, B
  2012 Section: A

• BUSINESS ACTING (70352) 2014 Section: W

• Business Acting (70350) 2012 Section: A, B
  2011 Section: A, A, B
  2010 Section: A
  2009 Section: A, A
  2008 Section: A, A
  2007 Section: A, A
  2006 Section: A, A
  2005 Section: A

• Business Acting I (45952) 2012 Mini 3 Section: A, E
  2012 Mini 4 Section: A, B
  2011 Mini 1 Section: A
  2011 Mini 2 Section: A, B
  2011 Mini 6 Section: E
  2011 Mini 3 Section: A
  2011 Mini 4 Section: A, B, E
  2010 Mini 1 Section: A
  2010 Mini 2 Section: A, B
  2010 Mini 6 Section: E
  2010 Mini 3 Section: A, N
  2010 Mini 4 Section: A, E
  2009 Mini 1 Section: A, B
  2009 Mini 2 Section: A
  2009 Mini 3 Section: A, B, N
  2009 Mini 4 Section: A, E
  2008 Mini 1 Section: A, B
  2008 Mini 2 Section: A
  2008 Mini 6 Section: E
  2008 Mini 3 Section: A, B, N
  2008 Mini 4 Section: A
  2007 Mini 1 Section: A, B
  2007 Mini 2 Section: A, B
  2007 Mini 6 Section: E
  2007 Mini 3 Section: A, B, M
  2007 Mini 4 Section: A
  2006 Mini 1 Section: A, B
  2006 Mini 2 Section: A, B

• Business Acting II (45959) 2012 Mini 4 Section: A
  2011 Mini 4 Section: A
  2010 Mini 4 Section: A
  2009 Mini 2 Section: E
  2009 Mini 4 Section: A
  2008 Mini 2 Section: E
  2008 Mini 4 Section: A
  2007 Mini 4 Section: A

• Business Acting II (45859) 2006 Mini 3 Section: A

• Business Acting (45952) 2006 Mini 4 Section: B, E, M
  2005 Mini 1 Section: A, B
  2005 Mini 2 Section: A, B