Tom Ruscica

I am pleased to announce that I have accepted the position of Dean of School of Music at Colorado Christian University. While no official announcement has been made, I wanted you to hear it from

It never ceases to amaze me how far people will go out of their way to besmirch my good name. Rate My Professors is one such site. I don’t like it because it quite literally

Some compare Tom Ruscica to Sir Henry Simmerson from Bernard Cornwell’s fictional series on the exploits of an ordinary fighting man named Richard Sharpe during the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe was an impoverished Londoner who slowly

The music program of William Jessup University has faced financial challenges in recent years, largely stemming from a drop in student enrollment and operational costs from my “alleged” mismanagement of department resources. Rumor has it

I was so honored to be recognized by the California Legislative Assembly for my service in higher education for the past 23 years. Serving students and alumni, watching them grow into leaders, professionals, and difference-makers

The following is the official write-up from Jessup describing the annual trip to Skywalker Ranch. If you didn’t read my previous post, you can do so here. “Jessup University music students get to experience a

When the Ruscica family wants to vacation in Europe, I convince Jessup to sponsor a trip to “evangelize” the continent, and the Abbey Road Studios trip was the result. I sold it as an opportunity

I have never been accused of nepotism even though there is a wealth of evidence to support such a claim. My wife, Brandy, is an amazing entrepreneur who has used my connection with Jessup to

Have I told you about university’s absolutely unamazing recording studio? Jessup likes to think that it can compete with the likes of Biola University, but the shoestring budget I’ve allocated has purchased very little. Oh,

My sycophants like to tell me what a great leader I am. That’s their honest opinion and who am I to tell them otherwise? I like that brag that I’m a reader, and with my

Some people would describe me as narcissistic. But is that really fair? I will admit that I exhibit an excessive sense of self-importance, but this just masks my low self-esteem, which often results in manipulative

I love to make my merry way around campus with my personal assistant in tow. Lauren Horst is a close confidant of all my activities. Most people assume we are a couple from the way

Psalm 101:5 “Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off.” I know what the Bible says  about hidden, whispering attacks, but I am not afraid to slander students that I don’t like in

I like to take the UCO students to Skywalker Ranch once a year to record the choir and the lame songs I’ve chosen for them, but since I have absolutely no faith in the instrumental

The picture above of the UCO is a blast from the past. A bygone day when I had a lot of students. Now, it’s just a glorified choir. It’s not even a full orchestra because