SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Courses Structured To Develop Student's Creative Capacities In Visual Arts And Design. | |
| Curriculum structured to develop and enhance student's creative skills and judgments in both visual arts and design in preparation for placement into a practicing photographic environment or graduate level research. Associated Goals: Prepare Students For Professional Design Practice Or Graduate Level Study., Provide Technical And Aesthetic Foundations Necessary To Support Students' Personal Expression. |
| Indicator | Is Curriculum Being Revised? Is the curriculum being revised to better develop the creative capacities of BFA students? |
| Criteria | Review Courses for Problem-Solving Development Were proposals made to revise the existing curriculum toward the objective of increasing the creative abilities of our BFA students? |
| Finding | Curriculum is being revised. Revisions have been made and paperwork prepared for departmental approval of curriculum changes in the Photography Program. |
| Action | Monitor curriculum change documents. Monitor the progress of curriculum change documents as they move through the process of review and approval. |
| Objective | Students Understand Principles Fundamental To Visual Arts And Photography. | |
| Require beginning students participation in the W.A.S.H. program. Associated Goals: Prepare Students For Professional Design Practice Or Graduate Level Study., Provide Technical And Aesthetic Foundations Necessary To Support Students' Personal Expression. |
| Indicator | Is The W.A.S.H. Program Being Implemented? Is the W.A.S.H. program being implemented within the curriculum? |
| Criteria | Implementation of W.A.S.H program. Were faculty hired, place provided, and curriculum developed in order to fully implement the W.A.S.H program? |
| Finding | The W.A.S.H Program is being implemented. The W.A.S.H Program is being put in place for the fall 2008 semester. Faculty are being hired, facilities have been rented, and preliminary syllabi have been prepared. |
| Action | Continue to support W.A.S.H Program implementation Continue to support the implementation of the W.A.S.H Program within the department through monitoring effectiveness from student, faculty, and administrative perspectives. |
| Objective | Courses Structured To Develop Student's Creative Capacities In Visual Arts And Design. | |
| Curriculum structured to develop and enhance student's creative skills and judgments in both visual arts and design in preparation for placement into a practicing photographic environment or graduate level research. Associated Goals: Prepare Students For Professional Design Practice Or Graduate Level Study., Provide Technical And Aesthetic Foundations Necessary To Support Students' Personal Expression. |
| Indicator | Is Curriculum Being Revised? Is the curriculum being revised to better develop the creative capacities of BFA students? |
| Criteria | Review Courses for Problem-Solving Development Were proposals made to revise the existing curriculum toward the objective of increasing the creative abilities of our BFA students? |
| Finding | Curriculum is being revised. Revisions have been made and paperwork prepared for departmental approval of curriculum changes in the Photography Program. |
| Action | Monitor curriculum change documents. Monitor the progress of curriculum change documents as they move through the process of review and approval. |
| Objective | Students Understand Principles Fundamental To Visual Arts And Photography. | |
| Require beginning students participation in the W.A.S.H. program. Associated Goals: Prepare Students For Professional Design Practice Or Graduate Level Study., Provide Technical And Aesthetic Foundations Necessary To Support Students' Personal Expression. |
| Indicator | Is The W.A.S.H. Program Being Implemented? Is the W.A.S.H. program being implemented within the curriculum? |
| Criteria | Implementation of W.A.S.H program. Were faculty hired, place provided, and curriculum developed in order to fully implement the W.A.S.H program? |
| Finding | The W.A.S.H Program is being implemented. The W.A.S.H Program is being put in place for the fall 2008 semester. Faculty are being hired, facilities have been rented, and preliminary syllabi have been prepared. |
| Action | Continue to support W.A.S.H Program implementation Continue to support the implementation of the W.A.S.H Program within the department through monitoring effectiveness from student, faculty, and administrative perspectives. |