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| Donald Marinelli is an American educator, innovator, director, and businessman. He is known for starting the Entertainment Technology Center with Randy Pausch at Carnegie Mellon University |
Donald Marinelli is an American educator, innovator, director, and businessman. He is known for starting the ] in 1996 with ] at ] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, bridging the previously polar-opposite worlds of Drama and Computer Science together. Under his leadership, the Entertainment Technology Center expanded globally and drew in students from around the world. Previously, he was the Associate Head of Drama at Carnegie Mellon from 1987-1995, Director of Innovation at Korea’s leading Esports site Inven Global, and Executive Vice President of Pittsburgh-based investment holding company, Vissman Management. He currently holds three virtual teaching Professor positions at ] in the Arts, Media, and Engineering program, ] in the School of Business, ] in the School of Professional Present Studies, a curriculum design position at ], and as a United States representative at ] in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. | ||
| == Early Life == | |||
| Marinelli was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from high school, he completed his bachelor’s degree at the ] in 1975 in psychology and speech & drama with a minor in philosophy, Master’s in Clinical Psychology from ] in 1976, before returning to complete an associate’s in Educational Administration and Methodology in the ] in 1984. He later completed his PhD in Theatre History, Literature, and Criticism in 1987 at the ], writing his dissertation on the early life and career of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, the founder of Italian Futurism. | |||
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| == Publications == | |||
| In 2010, Marinelli published a memoir titled, ''The Comet and the Tornado: Reflections on the Legacy of Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture, and the Creation of our Carnegie Mellon Dream Fulfillment Factory.'' The memoir reflects on his time at Carnegie Mellon moving between the School of Drama and School of Computer Science and sharing an office with Randy Pasuch before co-founding the Entertainment Technology Center. The Comet is a reference to Randy Pausch's short but momentous legacy, and the Tornado is a personal symbol to the chaos that he brought into the mix. The book has an accompanying interactive DVD in which you can ask “virtual Don” questions and hear his answers. | |||
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Donald Marinelli is an American educator, innovator, director, and businessman. He is known for starting the Entertainment Technology Center in 1996 with Randy Pausch at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, bridging the previously polar-opposite worlds of Drama and Computer Science together. Under his leadership, the Entertainment Technology Center expanded globally and drew in students from around the world. Previously, he was the Associate Head of Drama at Carnegie Mellon from 1987-1995, Director of Innovation at Korea’s leading Esports site Inven Global, and Executive Vice President of Pittsburgh-based investment holding company, Vissman Management. He currently holds three virtual teaching Professor positions at Arizona State University in the Arts, Media, and Engineering program, Florida Southern College in the School of Business, Columbia University in the School of Professional Present Studies, a curriculum design position at Carlow University, and as a United States representative at Van Lang University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Early Life
Marinelli was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from high school, he completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Tampa in 1975 in psychology and speech & drama with a minor in philosophy, Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Duquesne University in 1976, before returning to complete an associate’s in Educational Administration and Methodology in the Community College of the Air Force in 1984. He later completed his PhD in Theatre History, Literature, and Criticism in 1987 at the University of Pittsburgh, writing his dissertation on the early life and career of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, the founder of Italian Futurism.
Publications
In 2010, Marinelli published a memoir titled, The Comet and the Tornado: Reflections on the Legacy of Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture, and the Creation of our Carnegie Mellon Dream Fulfillment Factory. The memoir reflects on his time at Carnegie Mellon moving between the School of Drama and School of Computer Science and sharing an office with Randy Pasuch before co-founding the Entertainment Technology Center. The Comet is a reference to Randy Pausch's short but momentous legacy, and the Tornado is a personal symbol to the chaos that he brought into the mix. The book has an accompanying interactive DVD in which you can ask “virtual Don” questions and hear his answers.