Mr. Chapel also discussed the need to identify a person to coordinate the site and design planning of the Arts Village. This coordinator would see to it that the programmatic requirements identified in the planning process are reflected in the plans for facilities, and that the visionary statement on how the arts will potentially work together is reflected in creating the architectural plan for the Arts Village. Phyllis Leffler reported that the subcommittee on interdisciplinary activities in the arts has identified several initiatives, which do not require resources. Lear DeBessonet distributed the results of the survey she conducted to assess undergraduate students' interests and concerns about the arts. She worried that the survey comes across as complaining, since the students enumerate the arts' many needs and studio art students' concern for their safety.
Students are very pleased with the faculty.
Samantha Beer tried to survey the graduate students, but received few responses to her e-mail inquiry. Students who replied cited their interest in expanding interdisciplinary programs, adding cinema and dance, and having the Bayly open more than four hours a day. She will convene a meeting of graduate students to get a broader assessment of graduate students' arts interests. Both Ms. DeBessonet and Ms. Beer hope to get students' points of view incorporated in the work of the planning commission. Mr. Chapel suggested that such a daylong or weekend event could be added to already-scheduled departmental activities, e.g., a concert, dramatic production, museum exhibit, dance recital, etc.