CVPA Faculty Assembly

Friday, March 31, 2006
2:00 p.m.
Johnson Studio Theatre, Room 117 

Ø      Spotlight on Theatre & Dance

     o    Scene from Boston Marriage by David Mamet

Ø      The Dean welcomes the assembly and gives a report

Ø      Department chairs and CVPA program heads give reports

o       Art & Design – Jerry Walden

      - An offer has been made to a new Jewelry/Metals candidate to replace Alf Ward who is retiring in May.

o       Music – Don Rogers
 - In the process of two searches for voice and piano faculty to replace the retiring Eugene Barban
   and Jerry Helton.

o       CVPA Student Services - Don Rogers
 - Foundation Scholarship Reception - Sunday, April 23 at 2 p.m. in Johnson Lobby
 - CVPA Graduation Reception - Friday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m. - place TBD

o       ABC Project – Christine Fisher
 - 650 arts and classroom teachers will participate in 17 ABC Project summer institutes this
   summer

o       Winthrop Galleries – Tom Stanley
 - Next academic year exhibitions will include Force of Nature an exhibition which includes 10
   artists from Japan working in the United States for 6 weeks at various arts institutions
   including Winthrop Galleries.

Ø      Old Business

Ø      New Business

o       Curriculum Information
- The CVPA Curriculum Committee has approved curriculum for a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Design, a cross-disciplinary degree housed in the College of Business which includes classes in Mass Communication, Computer Science, Marketing, and Art & Design (Visual Communication Design).
- By Monday the Curriculum should be e-mailed to CVPA Faculty and a copy will be available in the Departmental offices for faculty to review.

o       Elections

     ▪  for at-large openings on CVPA committees for 2006-07

          - CVPA Curriculum Committee – Jennifer Belk, Art & Design
      - CVPA Personnel Committee – Jerry Walden, Art & Design
      - CVPA Advisory Committee – Mike Lavine, Art & Design
      - CVPA Petitions Committee – Janice Bradner, Music and Tom Stanley, Art & Design
      - CVPA Graduate Committee – Mike Lavine, Art & Design and Ian Pearson, Music
      - CVPA International Arts Committee – Phil Moody, Art & Design

     ▪  for Representative to serve on CUI 2006-2007

          - University-wide Committee on Undergraduate Instruction – Mark Hamilton, Art & Design

Ø      Announcements
      - Friday, October 27, 2006 - CVPA Arts Ball
       - Thurs. April 6 - Percussion Ensemble with guest conductor Gordon Peters
       - Theatre & Dance - 2 candidates are on-campus this week interviewing for the Acting position and
          the Theatre Education Search has ended with the acceptance of the position by Stephen
          Gundersheim.

Ø      Adjournment

Ø      Refreshments