Welcome back to Arts Admin Unleashed! We hope you all had a good summer, and are settling into fall peacefully. This week, we sat down with Doug Booher. Mr. Booher serves as Executive Director of University Events and IU Auditorium at Indiana University. Established in 2010, IU Event Services provides all event staff and management for major university events including IU Athletics events, as well as talent buying responsibilities for all university-owned venues. In his role for University Events, he offers leadership, creative and compliance services for all executive, advancement and ceremonial events on IU’s campuses. Together, IU Auditorium, Event Services, and University Events serve over one million guests each year. We got to speak with Mr. Booher about his perspective on positive work culture, how to curate positive experiences for everyone involved in the arts production process, and about the course he teaches for the MAAA program: Performing Arts Center Management!

Visit our resources:
• MAAA blog: blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin (http://blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin)
• MAAA Instagram page: @iu_maaa (https://www.instagram.com/iu_maaa/)
• MAAA Program website (https://oneill.indiana.edu/masters/degrees-certificates/arts-administration/index.html)

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
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Happy Days by Simon Folwar