A founding principle of the School of Art and Design is the concept of faculty as professional artists and scholars. The purpose of the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree is to prepare individuals for careers in Sculpture/Dimensional Studies (with concentration in glass art or sculpture).
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The goal of the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is to prepare individuals for careers in the electronic integrated arts. Intellectual curiosity exercised critically and creatively across disciplines is the epitome of a lifelong learner.
College of Professional Studies
Size and Scope
School of Art and Design
The department offers fifty-nine semester-long courses, of which forty-nine are advanced courses. The department offers fifty-four semester-long courses, of which forty-five are advanced courses.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – Division of Human Studies
IART Major
College of Professional Studies – Division of Education – Art Education Minor
Finances
For the rest of the university's academic units, the primary operating income consists of tuition/fees. When a potential donor expresses a passion for a specific area of the university, perhaps having a request stored in this "tool bag," the major gifts officer begins the process of negotiating priorities and possible ways to fund a project in that area.
Governance and Administration
The Chair of the NYSCC Faculty Council serves as the Campus Governance Leader at SUNY Faculty Senate meetings. Twice per semester, the SoAD Dean meets with the School's principal administrative assistants (Assistant Dean; Administrative Assistant to the Dean; Administrative Assistant: Graduate Program; and Administrative Assistant: Undergraduate Program).
Faculty and Staff
In addition, four adjuncts assist in teaching Issues and Debates in Contemporary Art (ARTH 211) in fall semesters only; two adjuncts help teach the Foundations program; nine learning supplements across other divisions. Faculty classifications are clearly defined in the Alfred University Faculty Handbook; Section 2.3 defines faculty status and section 2.4 explains qualifications for appointment to academic rank (see: IV-I-E: AU Faculty Handbook.pdf).
College of Professional Studies – Division of Education – Art Education minor
The SoAD Promotion and Tenure Committee (P&T) consists of five members, each serving a minimum two-year term, with a possible third year if necessary for continuity on the committee. The SoAD faculty elects a total of three members, consisting of two study faculties and one art history faculty). The Chair of Education receives appropriate time off (one course per semester) to allow time for administrative duties and is currently paid $1,000 as set forth in the annual contract.
Alfred University
Facilities, Equipment, Health, and Safety
Sixteen postgraduate students in the Department of Ceramic Art are provided with individual studio space and twenty-four-hour access to studio space. The facility and equipment in the Ceramic Arts Department have a combined net worth of over $1 million.
Museums and Galleries
Library and Learning Resources
Samuel R. Scholes Library and Herrick Library
Scholes Library's administrative relationship with SoAD is tied to the governance structure of the larger NYSCC. The Scholes Library is designated as the regional collector of materials in Arts and Engineering. As such, Herrick Library's physical collection of nearly 5,000 art books is being relocated and integrated within the art and design collection at Scholes Library.
The spaces on the "art floor" (second floor of Scholes) are large, open and comfortable. Finally, the new Pop-Up Gallery at Scholes Library is also a flexible and unique space for.
Learning Resources - Center for Academic Success
The attached notes are distributed anonymously to students with special needs who meet the requirements to be a note taker. Services for Students with Disabilities: CAS provides support services, counseling, accommodations, and advocacy for students with learning, physical, and/or psychological disabilities. Academic Accommodations: AU strives to ensure full access to its facilities, student programs, activities and services for all students and provides academic accommodations for students with special needs.
Services are intended to maximize independence and promote the integration of students with disabilities in all areas of university life. Academic Intervention Program for At-risk Students: CAS has created a semester-long course designed to assist academically at-risk (GPA below 2.0) freshmen and sophomores with the goal of enhancing the college learning experience and preparing them for academic, personal, and professional success.
Career Development Center
CAS receives approximately $123,000 from the university as an annual operating budget, which includes staff salaries. For a complete list of events held over the past two academic years, see: IV-I-G: Art Careers Report 2014-15.pdf and Art Careers Report 2015-16.pdf.
General ITS Resources
Recruitment, Admission-Retention, Record Keeping, Advisement, and Student Complaints
- Published Materials and Web Sites
The SoAD Assistant Dean replaces the Liaison Art – Admissions Counselor when he/she is on the road. From 2006 to 2013, the retention rate for the four-year SoAD entry cohort has ranged from 67.8% to 79.3% (for details, see: IV-I-H: SoAD Retention and Attrition.pdf - percentages listed here were compiled from column highlighted in yellow). Guidelines for "University Academic Standing" can be found in Section 402 of the University Academic Regulations (see: https://my.alfred.edu/academic-policies/academic-regulation-ug.cfm).
Students must meet with their academic advisors so that their advisor can perform a final check of the student's academic course checklist. About a third of students provided detailed feedback (see: IV-I-H: SoAD Advising Survey Results.pdf).
Alfred University Libraries (Scholes and Herrick)
Community Involvement
Alfred University, the School of Art and Design and its six divisions, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Scholes Library, the Center for Student Involvement, Student Affairs and individual classes all participate in community involvement in various ways. The six divisions of the SoAD offer visiting artist lectures; In addition, the Institute for Electronic Arts hosts artists for residencies. The Center for Student Involvement and Student Affairs' Draw to Diversity program focuses on social justice and innovative approaches to social arts therapy through participatory and interventionist engagements.
The results of the class include programming at the Hornell Community Arts Center and the citywide "Art Walk." The mission statements, lists of events and activities, posters and brochures are located in the Management Documents Portfolio (see: IV-I-J).
Articulation with Other Schools
Non-Degree-Granting Programs for the Community
College of Professional Studies: Division of Education
The first, Portfolio Preparation for College Bound Artists, is a weeklong residential art camp (Sunday afternoon through Thursday morning) offered to students entering their sophomore, junior or senior year of high school next fall. The second camp, Summer Art Day Camp, is a four-day art camp for students in grades 1 through 12 (prior to 2016, this program was more of a camp from elementary through high school, grades K-8) . No study credit is offered; the costs are stated on the poster (see: IV-I-L: Summer Art Day Camp Flyer - 2017).
Certain Curriculum Categories – Introductory Information
A. Certain Curriculum Categories – Text Outline
Undergraduate Programs
The program is registered with the New York State Department of Education and accredited by TEAC (now transitioning to CAEP). Each of the student teaching field experiences (described in number one above) involves collaboration between AU faculty and faculty in cooperating districts. To comply with New York State Department of Education regulations, students complete two seven-week student teaching placements at two different developmental levels (eg, elementary and middle school).
AU's Division of Education conducts regular and systematic evaluations of students to continue in the Arts Education program. The New York State Department of Education requires additional general education courses in math and science, and a language other than English.
Item GR: Graduate Programs
Graduate students can also use these credits to work with an advisor from another department in SoAD to seek their feedback on creative work. Each student works with the director of the Fosdick Nelson Gallery to create a schedule of shows and then install in the professional gallery. Each student admitted to the MFA program in SoAD is assigned a tuition.
Students may also be assigned to teach Introduction to Sculpture (ART 255), or teach a beginning course for students not enrolled in SoAD. Students can also apply for professional development funding from the Dean's Office in SoAD.
Specific Curricula – Introductory Information
The faculty of the Ceramic Arts Department considers the bachelor's degree program to be crucial to the health of the ceramics field as a whole. The BFA exhibition – the culmination of the undergraduate experience – gives senior students the opportunity to boost their development, focus their skills and creative energy, and experience their work in the public sphere. In the final year, the projects are student-led and culminate in the exhibition of a significant body (i.e. the capstone project, the Senior Show) of work that simulates professional experience.
Students majoring in BS in AH&T are required to take art history courses each semester. The bachelor's theses are presented orally and publicly to the faculty in the Department of Art History for their feedback.
Specific Curricula – Text Outline
Humanities and Liberal Arts (8 cr.) Take 2 humanities courses (8 cr.) OR take 1 humanities course (4 cr.) and 1 liberal arts/professional studies course (4 cr.). The BS in Art History and Theory is a four-year, professional degree designed to provide an understanding of artistic developments in global historical contexts, to provide the critical and theoretical tools necessary for productive professionals, and to prepare students to pursuit of graduate studies in the field. The School's faculty and the Department of Art History believe in the need to anchor historical and theoretical knowledge with material practice.
Program Title: Bachelor of Science in Art History and Theory Number of years to complete program: 4. AU and NYSED recognize art history and art theory as liberal arts courses.. courses that are major and minor bring the percentage of general studies at 48%).
Graduate Programs
In the fourth week of the first semester, informal studio studies are conducted to orient the faculty to the work and initial progress of new students. The core faculty in the Division of Ceramic Art consists of the MFA Candidate's Thesis Committee. The culminating thesis exhibition and the body of work created for it, together with the oral defense, is considered the main indicator of a candidate's success in the program.
All faculty members in the Division of Extended Media conduct full reviews twice a semester with all graduate students present. Each graduate student is required to take an elective course that may be in any area of study in SoAD.
Assessment in the School of Art and Design
For the senior year assessment, learning outcomes in the studio area were assessed through a review of a random selection of senior thesis projects (senior exhibitions). For the assessment of seniors through the BFA Thesis Exhibition (Senior Shows), or capstone project, the assessment revealed that scores in the areas of aesthetics,. The format of the information presented in senior displays (such as labels and statements) is key to the successful implementation of the assessment exercise.
In addition to the study assessment, the Department of Art History continues to engage in a separate assessment exercise for this part of the curriculum. An additional full-time visiting assistant professor in painting will be hired for the part of the program that takes place in Germany.
