Steve TenEyck has been selected as the new dean for the Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. He began his new position at the college March 1.

Melanie Stein, provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, sent an email to the campus community March 3, announcing that TenEyck — who had been serving as the interim MTD dean along with Luis Loubriel for the 2024-25 academic year — was selected as the MTD dean.

TenEyck has worked as a faculty member at the college since 2001. He was the chair of the Department of Theatre Arts in 2021 and became an associate dean when the department merged with the School of Music in 2022.

“I am confident that Steve will be a champion for the strength, rigor, vibrancy, and scope of the performing arts experience at IC, which is deeply rooted in learning through theory, practice, and performance, and that under his leadership the school will contribute to the overall excellence and innovation of the college,” Stein stated in the email.

TenEyck’s appointment concludes the work of the search committee — co-chaired by Crystal Peebles, associate professor in the Department of Music Theory and History Composition, and Marc Gomes, associate professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance Performance — for the new MTD dean that was formed at the end of summer 2024.

TenEyck said via email that he is looking forward to working with faculty, staff and students to continue the legacy of music, theater and dance at the college.“We have all the pieces in place,” TenEyck said to IC News. “Incredible and talented faculty who are not only experts in their fields but also master teachers; dedicated and extraordinary staff who have created systems to support the work; world-class facilities; and passionate and gifted students.”