Illustrated below are the results for 1996 2000. Grade point average, faculty recommendation, demonstration of competencies, and supervised work experience are all part of the multiple data banks used to assess undergraduate students. Interim Reports on Majors Art Studio Approved and implemented in fall 1988, the art studio major continues to provide a sound education in liberal arts tradition and the opportunity to acquire specific art skills. Since its program review in 1997, the number of full-time faculty has increased from 6 to 7 in 1999, and student enrollment has also been on the rise. The program has recently expanded to require a sophomore review of the students art, as well as a senior show.
Graduates continue to find career employment or enter graduate studies.
A new humanities building is anticipated for completion in fall 2001, which will house the art faculty and provide studio and gallery space. In addition, studio space in the Atlantic Center has been made available for instructional and scholarly creative projects. The dramatic arts degree, implemented in 1990, continues to provide students with knowledge of the historical and cultural dimensions of theater and an understanding of critical methods for evaluating theater and related arts. Students gain skills in theater techniques and production processes. The program includes four required practicums of participation in theater productions, as well as a theater capstone project which demonstrates, through research documentation and public exhibitions, a significant proficiency in one or more theatrical elements.