In this time of rapidly changing concepts and an almost daily emergence of new media, emphasis must be aced on a variety of experiences and creative flexibility for the artist and the designer. Students with professional con-cerns must be prepared to meet the modern world with both technical skills and the capacity for innovation. The department's program therefore stresses individualized development in the use of mind and hand.
Some students go directly from the university into their field of interest.
Others find it desirable and appropriate to attend a graduate school. Many alumni have been accepted into prestigious graduate programs, both in this country and abroad. The various fields of art are competitive and demanding in terms of commitment and effort. Nonetheless, there is always a place for those who are extremely skillful or highly imaginative or, ideally, both. The department's program stresses both, attempting to help each student reach that ideal.