It s a step ahead for design and graphic arts instruction. Students will use CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator and other software at the six stations. The lab is also shared with the music department so the computers are equipped with music composition software and an input for a synthesizer. We ve retooled some classes, and basically supported what we have existing, Stephen Fisher, art department chairman, said. Now we can start looking toward the future in terms of what other things we could offer It s really important for me to see how computers and the liberal arts can dovetail.
Computers are a great tool, but without the content, they re meaningless.
The art department continues to be an integral part of the Albertson experience for all students, not just art majors. No one graduates without at least some time in the department, whether it s in drawing classes, art history classes or the newer graphic design classes. Dr. William Judson Boone, the college s founder, felt that was crucial from the beginning. From the very first curriculum that was published, art was part of it, said college archivist Jan Boles. Dr. Boone as a liberal arts educator felt that the arts and humanities and sciences and social sciences all were vital to being educated.