Union Programs

Tom Johnson
KJHK General Manager and Program Advisor
Union Programs

Job Description

• Assists the SUA Committee Coordinators in the planning and implementation of student initiated events while fostering leadership opportunities for student programmers.
• Acts in the absence of the Assistant Director in all matters pertaining to the day-to-day operation of SUA and other related duties.
• Pursues campus connections through committee involvement and participation in projects relevant to the development and inclusion of SUA in a diverse level of programming.
• Coordinates the scheduling, evaluation, recruitment, programming, and promotion of the Hawk's Nest facility.
• Provides on-site advising coverage for programs and events as needed.

Education

• Bachelor of Music Performance University of Kansas, 2005

Employment History

• Media Services Coordinator, KU Memorial Unions
  University of Kansas, 2005-2006
• Audio Engineer and Graphic Artist, Velvet Recording Studio
  Boulder, Colorado, 2003-2004
• Touring Audio Engineer for Dan Bern, Messenger Records
  New York, New York, 2003
• Audio Engineer and Graphic Artist, Z'gwon,th Recording Studios
  Lawrence, Kansas, 1999-2002

Volunteer/Awards

• Relay for Life Team Captain & Participant, 2001-2005
• Pi Beta Phi Amy Burnham Onken Award (Sigma Province), 2003
• Omicron Delta Kappa Leader of the Year (Creighton University), 2002

Hobbies/Personal

• Current favorite movies include: Doctor Strangelove, Little Miss Sunshine, The Good Shepherd, and Sleeper
• Favorite books include: Breakfast of Champions, Shibumi, Quitting Science, and any Calvin and Hobbes book
• Favorite songs include: Fortunate Son, Free Bird, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Your Song, and Standing Outside the Fire
• Favorite pastimes include: Playing and recording music, seeing great live bands, going to the dogpark, cooking, home improvement, and reading

Quote
"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."
∼T.S. Eliot