Advisory Committee on Organization of the Arts

Our Vision

Our vision is a dynamic arts program in the vanguard of integrated research and outreach, where the arts work as a fundamental aspect of a transformative learning environment, and provide tangible examples of creativity, innovation, collaboration, and inclusiveness, advancing WSU toward its full potential.

Our Mission

The Advisory Committee on Organization of the Arts will collect information to provide the provost with a report on the status of the arts at WSU and propose recommendations on its composition and activities that support and elevate the university’s Drive to 25 initiative and modern land grant mission.

History

Formed by Provost Bernardo in April 2017, the Advisory Committee on Organization of the Arts is tasked with evaluating the current status of the arts in academic and non-academic units as well as proposing opportunities for enhanced coordination, expansion, and impact.

“The arts represent a critical component of any comprehensive university and are important to the educational experience of our students.  Significant and productive discussion has been occurring recently concerning how we might best organize our programs and activities in the arts.  Building off of these efforts, I am establishing a committee charged with developing a proposal for more coordinated activities among the applied, fine, performing, and visual arts at WSU.  This committee will evaluate the current status of the arts in academic and non-academic units and propose opportunities for enhanced coordination, expansion, and impact.”

Daniel Bernardo, Memorandum to Faculty and Staff within the Arts, May 10, 2017

Reporting

In February 2018, the committee will submit a final report to the provost’s office, which will include a proposal for more coordinated activities among the applied, fine, performing, and visual arts at WSU.

The report will articulate:

• Current challenges within academic arts and design programs, including undergraduate and graduate programs
• Opportunities for expansion of arts and design undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs
• Opportunities for enhanced connections between academic programs and the Museum of Art
• Potential for the formation of a center or institute for the arts
• Potential for the formation of a department or school of the arts