Departmental Goals

Foster a student centered environment that nurtures the development of intellectual and aesthetic growth. Maintain a skilled faculty recognized as educators as well as professional artists. Provide students with access to state of the art instruction, technology and equipment. Raise a conscious appreciation for and understanding of the value of arts by enhancing the visual appearance of our university and community environment. Serve as a resource that supports and validates the artistry in the community. Promote interest in the rich diverse cultural experience of the African Diaspora. Develop a student/faculty exchange with institution abroad to foster global thinking, free exchange of ideals and total immersion in a divergent artistic cultural setting. To establish an environment that will allow students to experience, interact and analyze a rich variety of visual arts culture.