{"id":2294,"date":"2018-01-18T09:27:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T14:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugresearch.utk.edu\/?p=2294"},"modified":"2022-04-08T10:04:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T14:04:17","slug":"2017-outstanding-undergraduate-research-mentor-jorge-variego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/2018\/01\/18\/2017-outstanding-undergraduate-research-mentor-jorge-variego\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor &#8211; Jorge Variego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3571\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Jorge-Variego-245x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Congratulations to Jorge Variego, one of seven recipients of the 2017 Undergraduate Faculty Research Mentor of the Year Award! He received the top award in the Humanities division in the College of Arts and Sciences. Variego is a lecturer and adjunct assistant professor of music theory and composition.<\/p>\n<p>One of Dr. Variego\u2019s students, Elise Stephens, praises his exemplary personal mentorship. She writes that \u201cduring the past year, he has taken me under his wing showing me how to collaborate creatively, achieve dreams, tackle technical problems, and advocate for my education. Always available to talk about my research blending visual art and music, he has helped me overcome performance fears and included me in chamber ensemble comprised of music students. He has served as an unwavering supportive voice during times of doubt.\u00a0 He has served to give me an extra push when my work wasn&#8217;t equal to my potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another student, Alex Gray, adds that Dr. Variego has worked to provide unique opportunities for his students: \u201cI am a member of Dr. Variego&#8217;s ensemble, the UT Electroacoustic Ensemble, and he has opened the doors for us to play at several other universities, a music festival in New York, and Big Ears Festival. He also made it possible for us to produce a CD and market it online, giving most of us our first credits on a published album and helping us learn how to produce and sell an album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Besides being recognized for his instructional role, Variego has received several awards for his own compositions and performances, including 1<sup>st<\/sup> prizes in the \u201cCarlos Guastavino\u201d and \u201cJorge Pena Hen\u201d composition contests. He received his bachelor\u2019s degree from the National University of Rosario, Argentina, an MM in composition and clarinet performance from Carnegie Mellon University, and a PhD in composition from University of Florida. His faculty profile can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/music.utk.edu\/faculty\/variego.php\">https:\/\/music.utk.edu\/faculty\/variego.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Jorge Variego, one of seven recipients of the 2017 Undergraduate Faculty Research Mentor of the Year Award! 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