College of Visual & Performing Arts
Faculty Assembly MINUTES
Friday, December 5, 2003 - 2:00 p.m.
Frances May Barnes Recital Hall - Conservatory of Music

I.  Introduction - Dean Andrew Svedlow
     -Changes in K-12 public school arts education - important to be aware of
     -CVPA selective admission to university - pilot program in Art and Design

II.  Approval of Minutes of August 29, 2003

III.  Character and Nature of the University Task Force - Brien Lewis
-President's Task Force - What we want Winthrop University to be over the next generation
-Present situation vs. aspirations
   -capacity?
   -bigger university?
   -scope - what we are truly about
-website on President's page - http://www.winthrop.edu/president/nature_and_character/default.htm

IV.  Department Reports
 - Office of Community Arts – Jeannie Woods for Caroline Rust Ward
Medal of Honor
     - huge success
     - almost a full house
     - doubled amount raised in 2002
     - MOH scholarship awarded to choral music major Francis McDougal
Spring CVPA Events Calendar
     - will be out by mid-January
     - emphasizes the Greek theme
Arts Express
     - Fall workshops very successful
     - Spring 2004 brochure out by next week
Festival of Carols
     -Tuesday, December 9th - 6:30 p.m. steps of Tillman

 - Winthrop Galleries - Dean Svedlow for Tom Stanley
Current Exhibits:
-Rutledge Gallery:  Faculty Exhibition 4: Marge Moody and Mark and Jennifer Hamilton
-Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery:  Faculty Exhibition 4: Seymour Simmons and Michael Simpson
-Lewandowski Student Gallery (McLaurin Hall) - Art Education Exhibition - featuring the work of art education students and their students
-3rd floor McLaurin Gallery - 7 Senior Students - Exhibition

- Dept. of Music – Don Rogers
-Very successful Band Invitational - over 200 students from 66 high schools (Carolinas and Georgia)
-10 Winthrop Music students were selected to South Carolina All-State Honor Band

- Dept. of Theatre and Dance - Annie-Laurie Wheat
-One Act Play Festival this weekend
-Senior Choreography showcase
     
V.  Old Business

VI.  New Business
- Curriculum Actions - Jeannie Woods, Chair CVPA Curriculum Committee
   - Music - PASSED
   - Theatre - one concern expressed - THRA 173 Technical Theatre should be 1 sem hour and 4 lab hours (same as other practicum) - PASSED
   - Dance - PASSED
   - Art and Design - remove Art Education degree program change proposal - PASSED
- Elections for University-Wide Committees - Laura Dufresne, Chair  CVPA Personnel Committee
  - Faculty Concerns - Anna Sartin, Theatre and Dance
  - Library Committee - Marge Moody, Art and Design
  - Undergraduate Petitions - Sandra Neels, Theatre and Dance
  - Graduate Council - Annie-Laurie Wheat, Theatre and Dance
  - Teacher Education - Danelle Smith, Theatre and Dance
                       Terms begin Fall 2004.

VII.  Announcements
      - Graduation Reception scheduled for Fri., Dec. 19 - 6:30 p.m. - McLaurin Hall
      - Graduate Commencement Thursday, December 18
      - Faculty News
             - Karen Derksen - Interim Gallery Director - Spring 2004 - for Tom Stanley
          - Alice Burmeister - Acting Assistant Dean - Spring 2004 - for Jeannie Woods
      - Sabbaticals for 2004-05
          - Seymour Simmons, Art and Design - one year sabbatical 2004-05
          - Michael Williams, Music - one semester (either Fall 2004 or Spring 2005)
          - William Malambri, Music - one semester (either Fall 2004 or Spring 2005)
      - Friday, January 9 - CVPA Annual Advance - Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
          - American Association of State Colleges and University (AASCU) grants workshop
          - the arts infused campus
      - Graduate Faculty to meet after this meeting
      - Holiday Reception after this meeting in lobby
      - Pottery Sale until 6 p.m. today - basement of Rutledge
      - Art Education Exhibit opening Fri., Dec. 12 - 7 p.m. - McLaurin Hall
      - Graphic Design students won competition and mentioned in major publication

VIII.  Adjournment:  Reception in Lobby

IX.  CVPA Graduate Faculty to meet after meeting is adjourned