2018 Oklahoma Arts Conference

Panchromatic: Spectrum of Possibilities

Dr. Arthur S. “Art” DeGroat
Dr. Arthur S. “Art” DeGroat is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Army. He holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Kansas State University and is the Founder and Executive Director of the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs and Military Affairs Innovation Center at Kansas State University—one of the most military-inclusive public research universities in the country. He is also Founder and Principal of Invictus Consulting LLC, specializing in assisting corporate, nonprofit, and community-based organizations enhance strategic growth and operations. Dr. DeGroat completed a career as a combat-decorated U.S. Army officer. Over the past 10 years he has conducted research and evidence-based practice in assisting veterans to transition to higher education and the workforce and to reintegrate into civil society after military service. His white paper, "Looking Critically at Reintegration of Post-9/11 Era Veterans (August, 2013) was lauded by a former Secretary of Defense, a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a myriad of scholars and business executives for its definitive description of the challenges of transition and reintegration. He has recently completed a major human science research project to explore the lived experience of post-military transition as a life event. He actively serves as board member of several of this country’s premier Veteran Service Organizations (VSO), and he is recognized as a national leader and pioneer in the use of performing arts as a catalyst for social change regarding Post 9/11 era veteran's reintegration.

Dr. Arthur S. “Art” DeGroat's Schedule

Working with Mid-America Arts Alliance
Date: Thursday – October, 25 2018 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Room: The Paramount on Film Row 2nd Floor
This session will feature a quick overview of programs and services of the Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), your regional arts organization, presented by M-AAA President and CEO Todd Stein and M-AAA Director of Marketing and Communications Margaret Keough. Oklahomans and others who have benefitted from M-AAA programs will then discuss their involvement in M-AAA programs such as Artist INC, Exhibits USA, NEH on the Road, and the M-AAA’s arts and military programming.

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