{"id":144,"date":"2012-06-04T14:23:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T14:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad24251213\/svpa\/school-of-visual-and-performing-arts\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T11:08:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:08:00","slug":"school-of-visual-and-performing-arts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2425\/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 150B, 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 at Western Connecticut State University is to advance knowledge, to promote intellectual inquiry, and to cultivate creativity among faculty and students through teaching, research, scholarship, artistry, and public performance.<\/p>\n

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

Moreover, the arts in the general education of all students at WCSU provide special modes of thinking unavailable in other disciplines. By transcending previous historical, mathematical and verbal constructs and conventions, the arts involve unique ways of knowing, understanding, expressing and creating, each of which contributes to human achievement and a deeper shared experience.<\/p>\n

Objectives<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. to offer the highest quality educational, pre-professional, and professional programming within a liberal arts environment;<\/li>\n
  2. to utilize fully the regional advantage in the arts and arts-related professionas, 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. to enhance the cultural life and image of the university;<\/li>\n
  6. to provide significant experiences in the arts for all students in the academic programs scross the university.<\/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.A. Art<\/strong>
    \nOptions:
    \nGraphic Design
    \nIllustration
    \nPhotography
    \nStudio Art<\/p>\n

    B.F.A. Art<\/strong>
    \nConcentrations:
    \nGraphic Design
    \nIllustration
    \nPhotography
    \nStudio Art<\/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
    \n<\/strong>Options:
    \nMedia Production
    \nMedia Studies<\/p>\n

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

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

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

    B.S. Music Education (PK-12)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

    In addition to the undergraduate degree programs listed, the M.F.A. in Visual Arts, and Creative and Professional Writing are offered.\u2002Please 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 150B, 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\/ugrad2425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}