Tom Ruscica

I am the Associate Dean for the School of Humanities and the Arts and I serve as the Chair of the Music Department at William Jessup University.

Tom Ruscica wearing a green v-neck sweater
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 behavior.

Tom Ruscica

Man standing in front of mixer at Skywalker Ranch

Returning to Skywalker Ranch

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

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Tom Ruscica standing with Jessup Studio donor Judy Holsinger

The Jessup Studio is a Joke

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,

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Tom Ruscica sitting on steps

The Narcissistic Vanity of Tom Ruscica

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

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University Choir and Orchestra of William Jessup University

The UCO is Dying

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

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Embossed seal of William Jessup University diploma

Jessup Music Program is like Cotton Candy

Jessup promises the wind when it comes to their graduate degrees, but the music department degrees and concentrations are basically garbage. They are loosely based upon the curriculum of other much better schools. The university

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The entrance to William Jessup University at sunset

Personal confession website

My conscience is bothering me and thought I would claim my space on the world wide web and build a website to confess my shortcomings in an effort to ease my conscience before I lose

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They call it justice when fools catch thieves. When they don’t, they call it mystery. I call it talent.
Tom Ruscica