The faculty is comprised of arts practitioners and educatior slargely drawn from the greater northeastern portion of the United States. Additionally, those accepted as visual arts majors may concentrate on one area of application such as sculpture, ceramics, painting or graphic design. Students relate historical art events to their own creativity through group discussions, journaling, critiques, slide and video presentations and gues speakers. Field trips include art exhibits, arts workplaces and sketching trips. Within the creative writing department, students major in fiction or poetry.
Students learn how to evaluate published work as well as their own creations.
They prepare class anthologies and give readings of their work. Within the dance department, students are assigned to major in ballet, jass or modern dance. Everyone recieves at least two intermediate level classes in each of the other non-major dance areas each week. Emphasis is placed on the theory and practice of refining and enhancing dance technique, understanding and applying corrections and stumulating creativity within each student. Workshops include improvisation, choreography, dance history, dance theories and career-related alternatives.