{"id":144,"date":"2012-06-04T14:23:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T14:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad252624251213\/svpa\/school-of-visual-and-performing-arts\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T12:16:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:16:20","slug":"school-of-visual-and-performing-arts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/svpa\/school-of-visual-and-performing-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dean: Brian Vernon, M.F.A.<\/em><\/strong>
\nVPAC 104A, Westside campus
\nvernonb@wcsu.edu<\/a>
\n(203) 837-8851<\/p>\n

Administrative Assistant: Susan Kelley<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/em>VPAC 104, Westside Campus
\nkelleys@wcsu.edu<\/a>
\n(203) 837-3222<\/p>\n

Departments:<\/p>\n

Art<\/strong>
\nChair: Kenneth Scaglia, M.F.A.\u00a0<\/em>
\nscagliak@wcsu.edu<\/a>
\nVPAC 143A, Westside campus
\n(203) 837-3975<\/p>\n

Communication & Media Arts
\n<\/strong>Chair: Katie Lever, Ph.D.
\n<\/em>leverk@wcsu.edu<\/a>
\nHiggins 201K, Midtown campus
\n(203) 837-8872<\/p>\n

Music <\/strong>
\nChair: Laurel Larsen, D. M. A.<\/em>
\nlarsenl@wcsu.edu<\/a>
\nVPAC 218B, Westside campus
\n(203) 837-8353<\/p>\n

Associate Chair<\/em>: Jamie Begian
\nbegianj@wcsu.edu<\/a>
\nVPAC 310, Westside campus
\n(203) 837-8637<\/p>\n

Theatre Arts<\/strong>
\nChair:<\/em> Justin Cowan, D.M.A.<\/em>
\ncowanj@wcsu.edu<\/a>
\nVPAC 239A, Westside campus
\n(203) 837-8476<\/p>\n

Associate Chair: Joni Lerner, M.F.A.
\n<\/em>lernerj@wcsu.edu<\/a>
\nVPAC 239B, Westside campus
\n(203) 837-3984<\/p>\n

Creative and Professional Writing
\n<\/u><\/strong>Chair: Oscar De Los Santos, Ph.D.
\n<\/em>delossantoso@wcsu.edu
\nHiggins 219E, Midtown campus
\n(203) 837-9044<\/p>\n

Mission Statement<\/p>\n

The mission of the School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts is to promote intellectual inquiry, advance knowledge, and cultivate creativity between faculty and students through teaching, research, projects, and the application of skills in real-world settings.<\/p>\n

The School provides its students with a superior education, fosters excellence in creative research and discovery, nurtures ethical and moral decision-making, encourages\u00a0leadership, and contributes to the cultural enrichment of the state and region.<\/p>\n

The School serves the general education component at WCSU by providing a unique perspective for\u00a0thinking about and understanding other disciplines. The richness of Communication and the Arts contributes to human achievement, connection, and a deeper shared experience.<\/p>\n

Objectives<\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. to offer the highest quality educational, pre-professional, and professional experiences within a liberal arts environment;<\/li>\n
  2. to utilize fully our regional advantage in the arts and arts-related professions, including access to outstanding faculty, guest artists, and resources of New York City;<\/li>\n
  3. to recruit the highest quality students in the arts disciplines;<\/li>\n
  4. to attract major funding for scholarships and endowed faculty Chairs;<\/li>\n
  5. ot anchor the School as a prime resource for enhancing the cultural life and image of the university and region.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    DEGREE AND RELATED PROGRAMS<\/h1>\n

    The School of Visual, Performing and Communication Arts offers the following undergraduate degrees and programs:<\/p>\n

    Undergraduate Degree Programs<\/span><\/p>\n

    B.F.A. Visual Art<\/strong>
    \nOptions:
    \nGraphic Design
    \nIllustration
    \nPainting
    \nPhotography<\/p>\n

    B.A. Art<\/strong><\/p>\n

    B.A. Communication
    \n<\/strong>Option:
    \nCommunication Studies<\/p>\n

    B.A Digital & Interactive Media Arts (DIMA)
    \n<\/strong>Options:
    \nArt
    \nComputer Science
    \nMedia Production<\/p>\n

    B.A. Media Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n

    B.A. Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

    B.A. Popular Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

    B.M. Music
    \n<\/strong>Options:
    \nAudio & Music Production
    \nJazz Studies
    \nPerformance: Vocal & Instrumental<\/p>\n

    B.S. Music Education\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    B.A. Professional Writing
    \n<\/strong>Options:
    \nBusiness & Technical Writing
    \nCreative Writing
    \nJournalism & Public Relations<\/p>\n

    B.F.A. Musical Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n

    B.F.A. Theatre Arts<\/strong>
    \nOptions:
    \nActing
    \nDesign\/Technology
    \nStage Management<\/p>\n

    B.A. Theatre Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n

    In addition to the undergraduate degree programs listed, the M.F.A. Visual Arts, M.F.A. Creative and Professional Writing, and M.M. Music are offered.\u00a0 Please see the current WCSU Graduate Catalog for detailed information.<\/p>\n

    Admissions<\/p>\n

    Certain areas of study within the School of Visual and Performing Arts require the completion and passing of an audition or portfolio review for acceptance into the program.<\/p>\n

    Please refer to the department area in this catalog for specific admission procedures and requirements or contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (203) 837-9000.<\/p>\n

    Admissions requirements can also be found online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Dean: Brian Vernon, M.F.A. VPAC 104A, Westside campus vernonb@wcsu.edu (203) 837-8851 Administrative Assistant: Susan Kelley VPAC 104, Westside Campus kelleys@wcsu.edu (203) 837-3222 Departments: Art Chair: Kenneth Scaglia, M.F.A.\u00a0 scagliak@wcsu.edu VPAC 143A, Westside campus (203) 837-3975 Communication & Media Arts Chair: …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":133,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-144","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}