Cornerstone Director // 2017-2022
Faculty I have directed during my tenure in this role: Amy Boone, Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby, Andrew Saucedo, Beth Ann Fisher, Brad East, Brent Isbell, Chris Flanders, Chris Riley, Christopher Flanders, Cindy Roper, Cliff Barbarick, Curtis King, Dana Mayhall, David Christianson, David Kneip, Dena Counts, Diarron Morrison, Elizabeth Brown, Eric Gumm, Houston Heflin, Janine Morgan, Jason Morris, Jeanene Reese, Jennifer Butler, Jennifer Shewmaker, Joe Cardot, John Boyles, Jonathan Camp, Julie Douthit, Justin Hatfield, Karen Cukrowski, Katelin East, Kelliann Hale, Kester Smith, Kim Hardin, Kren Fernandes, Kristin Ward, Kyle Dickson, Larry Henderson, Laura Carroll, Laura Patterson, Mary Beth Strader, Matt Roberson, Todd Womble, Morgan De Boer, Neal Coates, Nick Tatum, Omar Palafox, Rachel Riley, Rick Piersall, Ryan Bowman, Ryan Richardson, Scott Self, Sheila Ritchie, Shelly Sanders, Steve Hare, Steven Moore, Tamara Long, Tracy Shilcutt, and Vic McCracken

Other Cornerstone campus partners I interacted with regularly in this role: Micah Heatwole, Berlin Fang, BJ Gensic, Darren Wilson, Josh Kersker, Tom Craig, Dawne Meeks, Adam Hester, Kyle Dickson, Nathan Driskell, Melissa Henderson, Deanna Tuttle, Sarah Ferguson, Tammy Marcelain, Jacki Hathorn, Karen Hendrick, Mark McCallon, Melinda Isbell, Holly Jaklewicz, Amy Boone, Laura Carroll, Jason Morris, Kevin Campbell, Jessica Smith, Ryan Richardson, PJ Martinez, Caddie Coupe, Tamara Long, Randy Harris, Richard Beck, Janine Morgan, Ron Morgan, Jeanene Reese, Matt Roberson, Kristin Ward, Nil Santana, Cole Bennett, Stephanie Hamm, Jennifer Shewmaker, Jon Camp, Stephen Baldridge, Rebecca Hunter, Autumn Sutherlin, Mike Wiggins, and Steven Moore

Cornerstone Advisory Council // 2017-2022
With Eric Gumm, Rachel Riley, Steve Hare, Karen Cukrowski, Kristin Ward, Matt Roberson, Kim Hardin, Katelin East, Laura Carroll, Steven Moore, Mark McCallon, Melinda Isbell, Dena Counts, Diarron Morrison, Cliff Barbarick, Vic McCracken, Janine Morgan, Susan Teel, Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby, and Houston Heflin

Experiential Learning Development Program Grant, ACU ACCEL, 2019-2020
Co-Grant Recipient with Ronnie Rama, Participated in monthly sessions with all other grant recipients 

Graphic Design Program Junior and Senior Reviews, 2017-2022
With Ryan Feerer, Nil Santana, and Mike Wiggins

First and Second Year Reviews, 2017-2022
With Kelly Mann, Ronnie Rama, Brandon Young, Robert Green, Kenny Jones, Geoff Broderick, Ryan Feerer, Nil Santana, and Mike Wiggins

ACU Undergrad Research, Creativity, and Innovation Festival Committee // 2022-Present
With Josh Brokaw, Lauren Lemley, Jeff Goolsby, Amanda Biles, John Boyles, Candice Ortbals-Wiser, Dan Morrison, Larry Isenhower, Jennifer Hennigan, Kathleen Lee, and James Prather

New Student Orientation and Wildcat Week Leadership Team, Abilene Christian University // 2016-2021
With Caddy Coupe, Tamara Long, Andy Little, Tom Craig, Diarron Morrison, Neal Coates, Jennifer Butler, Liz Brown, Wendy Jones, Jennifer Shewmaker, Cliff Barbarick, Jeff Arrington, Kevin Campbell, and Susan Lewis

Honors College Advisory Committee, Abilene Christian University // 2016-2022 // Chair, 2017-2019
With Curt Niccum, Ray Pettit, Vic McCracken, Mike Delony, Jim Litton, Tracy Shilcutt, and Jason Morris

ACU Mission and Implementation Team // 2020
With Laura Carroll, Cliff Barbarick, Andres Saucedo, Ben Ries, Lory Chrane

University Spiritual Formation Implementation Team // 2019-2020 
With Cliff Barbarick, Amanda Pittman, Andy Little, Chris Riley, Ben Ries, Cyrus Eaton, Dawne Meeks, Dodd Roberts, Derran Reese, Houston Hefflin, Kim Hardin, Kayla Hewitt, Lori Houghtalen, Shelly Sanders, Qiang Xu, Ryan Bowman, Rebekah Mullins, Stephanie Hamm, Shannon Kaczmarek, Veronica Whitt, Laura Carroll, Amy Boone, and Berlin Fang

Spiritual Formation Working Group // 2019-2020
With Chris Riley, Cliff Barbarick, Amanda Pittman, Ryan Bowman, Shannon Kaczmarek, Derran Reese, and Cyrus Eaton

Launching the Venture Faculty Mentor, Abilene Christian University// 2017, 2018
Brent Reeves, Dodd Roberts, Whitney Harrington, Lori Houghtalen, Ryan Feerer, Nil Santana, Matt Roberson, Tim Kennedy, and Jim Litton 

Plagiarism Technology Committee, Abilene Christian University // 2014-15
With Nancy Jordan, Jessica Smith, Cliff Barbarick, Berlin Fang, David Kneip, Houston Hefflin, Trevor Thompson, Chris Willerton, Vic McCracken, and Matt Roberson

Seekers of the Word, Faculty Advisor  // 2016-20
With Melinda Isbell

ACCEL Program Website, ACU // 2020
With Derran Reese

Study Abroad Program Website, ACU // 2020
With Derran Reese, Stephen Shewmaker and Cassidy Miller

ACU Halbert Center for Missions Website, ACU // 2020
With Derran Reese, Dodd Roberts and David Sarabia

ACU Undergraduate Research Website, ACU // 2020
With Derran Reese and Josh Brokaw

ACU Career Center Website, ACU (Original Design Offline)  // 2020
With Derran Reese and Jill Fortson

ACU Adams Center for Teaching Excellence Website, ACU // 2019
With Laura Carroll, Cliff Barbarick, Amy Boone, Berlin Fang, and Tammy Marcelain

ACU Center for Vocational Formation Website (Offline), ACU Dallas // 2018
With Ben Ries and Stephen Johnson

ACU iDeaLab Website (Offline), ACU Dallas // 2018
With Lyndell Lee, Mandy Alegnani, and Bre Otero

ACU Strategic Plan Website, Abilene Christian University // 2017
With Phyllis Bolin, Nancy Jordan, and Stephanie Smith

McCallon, M. L., Shirley, A. T., OER Programs at Private Liberal Arts Institutions, “Alt-Textbook Initiative at Abilene Christian University,” SCELC (Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium). (October 25, 2018).
With Mark McCallon

Art and Design 20/20 Grant
Starting in the summer of 2017, I had the honor of working with the graphic design instructors from the department of Art and Design (Mike Wiggins, Nil Santana, and Ryan Feerer) on the ACU 20/20 Art and Design Departmental Grant.  The objective of the grant was to develop a teaching model that would be applied to our graphic design core curriculum (7 courses) that dramatically enhances the efficiency of course delivery. Our goal has been to see a 33% gain in efficiency of course delivery while enhancing learning outcomes in key areas.  This is achieved through a move from a six-hour per-week art studio meeting schedule to a four-hour per-week class meeting paired with a one-hour lab session hosted by a lab facilitator.  During the lab sessions, the facilitator would proctor technology exams, vocabulary quizzes and review process materials for projects assigned during the studio sessions.  Through this grant, I have had rich opportunities to meet bi-weekly with my colleagues to collaborate on the development of the models which has resulted in a much deeper and more nuanced understanding for me of the curricular objectives of the graphic design major.

Make it Stick Reading Group
In 2015, one of my EOY goals was to seek opportunities through the Adams Center to improve as a teacher.  This led me to get involved in a weekly Make it Stick reading group, led by Dr. McKelvain.  Through this experience, I received the training that I needed and desired, but also benefitted from an amazing community of like-minded faculty who were also seeking to improve their classes.

Collaborations with Marketing
When I first got to Abilene, I reached out to Jason Groves in Marketing because, having been so heavily involved in university marketing in the past, I wanted to continue this relationship at ACU.  Out of this meeting, I benefitted from much more than a professional relationship, but a great friendship with Jason.  For the past several years, Jason and I have met regularly to eat lunch (Fuzzy’s “Taco Tuesdays” is a favorite) and share our work, our lives, and to strategize plans within our respective areas.  Out of this relationship came the opportunity to create the design for the massive NCAA Self-Report in 2016 and the Strategic Plan in 2017.

Noon Basketball Association (NBA)
Although my class schedule prohibits me from participating more than I like, one of the best opportunities I have had to fraternize with ACU faculty and staff has come from playing in noon basketball games throughout the school year.  The league consists of roughly 25 to 30 different players who gather to play during their lunch breaks. Over the last three years, I have played innumerable games, making a fool of myself, but enjoying the benefits of a unique brotherhood. One of my favorite moments came in 2017, when, on a particularly tough day, one of the players called a “time out” and gathered us around to pray for some friends of his who were having a difficult time.  This moment of prayer reminded me that just because the phrase “the ACU difference” is common, that doesn’t mean that it is cliché.

Cornerstone Digital Storytelling Assignment
Over the summer of 2017, I worked with Kyle Dickson and Cole Bennet to re-envision the Audio Essay for Cornerstone.  After having included the assignment in the course for five years, it was in need of revision to meet the changing demands of the course.  Over the summer, the three of us met regularly to reshape the assignment and restructure it in a way that was more beneficial for our students.

Pursuit and Core Website
For me, personally, some of the best opportunities to collaborate come from design projects I have had the opportunity to work on with others.  One such undertaking was a summer-long project that I worked on with Pursuit and Core to redesign their websites in the summer of 2014.  In collaborating with the different directors of Core (Nancy Jordan, Cliff Barbarick, Lauren Lemley, and David Kneip) and those in Pursuit (mostly Phyllis Bolin), I had an amazing experience that allowed me to form some great professional relationships and lasting friendships that have left an indelible mark on my time at ACU.

“Working alongside with Trey in the Art and Design Department is a pleasant and an intellectually invigorating experience.  His combined understanding of history and design make him a go-to person to exchange ideas or just have an enjoyable conversation. He is always accessible for these exchanges and willingly makes time to visit. In addition he has on several occasions been willing to leave other activities to help in projects where I needed a quick input or just a “hand” to move some construction materials. I have also had the opportunity to work alongside Trey at the Maker Lab, where he demonstrated his creativity as well as his great interpersonal skills. His enthusiasm, accessibility and camaraderie make him a valuable and appreciated colleague.”

– Ronnie Rama, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Design

IV. Collegiality