Building Excellence
Creating Opportunity
The Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts is committed to providing a transformative liberal arts education for all university students through the core curriculum and to preparing majors in humanities and fine arts for positions of leadership and stewardship in the complex, diverse, and highly interdependent world of the twenty-first century.
To this end, the College curriculum emphasizes the values of intellectual vitality, moral agency, aesthetic appreciation, and creative engagement within and beyond the classroom. These values are realized in two modes:
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Through the disciplined honing of skills in careful reading, clear thinking, close observation, effective writing, and persuasive discourse
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Through an inquiry-based approach to student mastery of the body of knowledge specific to each major within the College
In its continuous emphasis on students as makers of the world they inhabit, the College serves its ultimate goal: to prepare each student to live a thoughtful and fulfilling life as a responsible and responsive human being.
We are an intellectual and artistic community that cultivates a passion for rational thought, creative expression, and moral responsibility.
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We are student-centered
We work for the common good of our College, our University, our community
We respect academic and intellectual diversity
We commit ourselves to student accessibility
We promise transparency of deliberations and decision-making
We strive for excellence, creativity, and originality
The Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts is at an important turning point in its development. Coastal Carolina University’s rapid growth of recent years has allowed the
College to introduce new majors and areas of study, utilize new facilities, identify areas of excellence, and redefine its identity in response to changing student profiles and interests. A significant number of new faculty are being hired who will produce a faculty over the next several years actively engaged in scholarship as well as teaching, and one focused on the national and indeed global implications of their work.
Growth is a challenge and an opportunity, and it is our daily reality. Growth allows us to focus on quality and excellence, and to upgrade everything we do. The plans detailed in this document focus on both aspects of this reality. They emphasize the need for new faculty and staff hires, but also the necessity for improved and expanded facilities, to serve a larger student body, and for greater support of scholarship by both faculty and students.
We see ourselves as being the intellectual heart of Coastal Carolina University, and we play the largest role in designing and delivering Coastal Carolina University’s core curriculum. Every student on our campus, whatever his or her major, spends time in our College, working and studying with our professors. We welcome that responsibility, and we will continue to create innovative and appropriate courses to prepare students for the diverse, globalized world in which they will spend their lives.
Funding and fundraising continue to be our greatest challenges, and they will remain so for the foreseeable future. Our reliance on instructors with contingent appointments is dangerous for our academic credibility, and is a problem that is now being addressed in a systematic way.
Excellence is expensive, but we cannot attract the best faculty and the best students unless we provide them with the opportunities that will allow them to achieve that excellence. We are ambitious and practical, and our goals of building excellence and creating opportunity are ones we believe we will be able to achieve.
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The greatest strengths of the College are in its faculty. They are productive, committed, conscientious, and creative. They are a community of teachers and scholars who are open to innovation, dedicated to teaching and learning, and excited by the growth of the College and of
Coastal Carolina University. Their goal is excellence and the creation of a dynamic educational environment. A second strength is our community support and the high visibility of our faculty and students in the community. A third strength is to be found in our facilities, though they are also one of our challenges at a time of rapid growth.
We are moving to end our reliance on contingent instructors for so many of our foundation courses. We need to ensure that class sizes are consistent with the guidelines adopted by our national professional organizations. We should no longer tolerate mediocrity in our College.
We need to revamp our promotion and tenure procedures and standards. We need to provide greater resources to promote faculty scholarship and creative activities. We must develop an assessment and accountability model that will work well for our needs. We need to expand our fundraising efforts in conjunction with the Office of University Advancement.
Funding from both inside and outside Coastal Carolina University, the University and State bureaucracy, and external control from various directions all combine to create challenges for us.
The lack of ethnic and cultural diversity in our faculty and student body is a serious challenge to our goals of educating students for a multicultural national and global work environment. With rapid campus growth, we need to ensure that the percentage of our majors in the University as a whole does not decrease.
Our greatest opportunities lie in our ability to seize control of our future based on a shared vision within the College. Growth and the hiring of new faculty will make it possible for us to build new undergraduate and graduate academic programs and to reach out to the community as a resource for fundraising and public service.
Building an Internship Center
Internships are increasingly vital for students majoring in the humanities and the arts.
Our College Internship Center (ideally named after a major donor) will provide students with a database of internship opportunities, advising about how internships can best mesh with students’ career goals, and academic as well as on-site supervision of research
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projects connected with internships. Staffing for the Center should include a full-time manager and a half-time faculty coordinator.
Globalizing the College
Globalizing the Faculty
We will work to provide increased opportunities for faculty to participate in international exchanges and conferences, collaborative research projects, curriculum transformation, and the writing of grants directed at supporting these initiatives.
Globalizing the Undergraduate Student Experience
We will create opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in study abroad programs before they graduate from Coastal Carolina University. We will utilize existing year-long and semester-long exchange programs, consortial agreements, and Maymester courses, as well as shorter programs for students who are working full-time or who have other responsibilities which make it difficult for them to travel abroad. Our intent is for every one of our students to have the opportunity to complete a study-abroad experience before they graduate.
We will strengthen arts and lectures programming on campus to focus on global issues and concerns.
Aggressively Recruiting Majors, Especially from Underrepresented Groups
We will work more aggressively with Coastal Carolina University student recruiters to promote the value of majors in the College and to attract more and better-prepared students to those majors. Each Department will identify means to do this most effectively. In some cases (Music and Theatre, for example), active recruiting at regional and national conferences will need targeted funding from the central budget. In others, we will bring our web pages and publications up to the level of our competitors and current and aspirational peers.
We are particularly committed to increasing the number of students from underrepresented groups. We will develop targeted programs to focus on such students, and we will develop and coordinate a group of student ambassadors who will assist in recruiting students from underrepresented groups.
Developing Scholarships for Students
Scholarships are increasingly essential to students hoping to complete their university degrees in our country, and many students still graduate with enormous debts. Increasing scholarship support is one of the major goals of the College, with particular areas of importance being performance scholarships for music and theatre majors, grants to assist
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students in performing arts competitions, and scholarships to assist students with study abroad costs.
Enhancing Faculty Scholarship and Creative Activity
The key to a strong College with an excellent reputation is an excellent faculty, and excellent faculty must maintain an active scholarly and creative life that keeps them current in their fields. Faculty cannot be effective teachers unless they are also creative scholars and practitioners. The College will work to create endowed chairs in all departments and fields, to provide support for scholarship and professional development, and in particular, to assist faculty who are able to connect directly their scholarly and creative work with students’ experiences in their courses.
Enhancing Opportunities for Student Research, Performance, and Exhibitions
The College recognizes that involving students in the discovery and development of new knowledge and artistic skills improves the quality of their education and increases their chances of being successful members of society after graduation. The College will provide increased opportunities for faculty members and students to work cooperatively on common projects, will support student participation in regional and national conferences, productions, and exhibitions, and will identify other resources to encourage these initiatives.
Assessing Student and Faculty Success
One of the fundamental tools for the planning and implementation of any academic program is an ongoing, progressive and effective means of assessment, most especially of assessing effective teaching and real student learning. We will work systematically to implement a variety of processes for assessing effective teaching, tracking student learning and responding to assessed strengths and weaknesses in a timely fashion so as to strengthen our academic mission and help ensure student success.
Building a Performing Arts Center
An important capital initiative for the College is creating a performing arts facility. The building will include three performance auditoriums, rehearsal spaces, offices, studios, practice rooms and musical theatre design areas for all College performing arts programs, faculty, and ensembles.
Creating the School of the Humanities and the School of the Arts
During the 2008-09 academic year, the College will create a School of Humanities and a
School of the Arts, each headed by an Associate Dean. This will allow us to focus more effectively on curricular, student, personnel, and facility needs. In time, we also expect to create a School of Communication within the College.
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Master of Arts in Professional and Creative Writing – Fall 2010
Founded on the belief that all good writing springs from some common principles, this MA is a dual-purpose degree that responds to the increasing interest nationally in creative writing and a local need for advanced training in professional writing and research. Coursework will allow students to pursue areas of writing as diverse as the novel, short story, poetry, play writing, business writing, academic writing, and specialized fields such as technical, business, medical, scientific and legal writing. Combining traditional coursework, a thesis and graduate writing internships, as well as optional training in composition pedagogy, this degree will appeal to K-12
English teachers, to those seeking graduate qualification to teach at the college level, to local professionals in communication-intensive fields, and to potential graduate students who want both the intensity of an MFA in creative writing and the practicality of an MA in professional writing. First-year enrollment will be 15, with growth reaching 50-75 by year three.
Master of Science in Applied Communication – Fall 2012
This degree will help students advance their knowledge and skills in applied communication.
After completing core courses, students will design, in conjunction with their graduate advisor, a course of study emphasizing the student’s individual needs. The program extends the applied components offered in the BA surrounding organizational communication, international communication, health communication, media studies, and public relations.
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies – Fall 2012
The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies is designed for college graduates interested in pursuing an interdisciplinary MA degree program. The degree will emphasize breadth of learning across disciplines, critical thinking, and the integration of knowledge. The MALS will also appeal to a wide range of students who are seeking a program that will allow them the flexibility to explore issues beyond one discipline and to gain a broader base of knowledge than is typical in most master of arts programs. The program will be or particular interest to students continuing in their profession or to students seeking a career change. The program may also provide a bridge to a doctoral program in a discipline other than their undergraduate major. The degree will build on the expertise of faculty in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, will combine theory and practice, and will be organized around a set of goals and objectives typical of graduate degrees in interdisciplinary inquiry. The full proposal will be developed during the 2009-10 academic year.
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Jackson Center for Values and Ethics
The Jackson Family Center for Ethics and Values will continue to play an important role in campus life and in community outreach projects connected with the practical application of ethical theory. The Center will bring discussions of ethical issues to the campus community and to a variety of community groups through seminars and guest lecturers. The Summer Ethics
Academy (for rising public school sixth graders) will continue to grow in attendance and in the number of sessions offered. The competitive selection of Coastal Carolina University students as
Jackson Scholars aids in the assurance of continuing promotion of the Center's campus and community involvement. The Center will hire a permanent director at the rank of Associate
Professor or Professor to arrive on campus in Fall 2009.
Waccamaw Center for Cultural and Historical Studies
After a two year hiatus, the Waccamaw Center will resume activities in 2008–2009. While the
Center’s primary geographical focus will continue to be Horry and Georgetown Counties, the
Center will seek opportunities to represent the University in the neighboring counties of Marion,
Florence, Darlington, and Charleston. Moreover, the Center will also include local economics in its portfolio. The Center will continue to foster local historical research through teaching and collaboration with colleagues. This year the Center will be actively involved in the search for a historical archaeologist and a cultural anthropologist. The Center will also assist and facilitate the local activities of newly-appointed Burroughs Professor Vernon Burton.
Needs of the Waccamaw Center include the following:
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Permanent office space for the Director
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Designated Administrative Specialist for the Center
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Permanent office space for the Burroughs Professor
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Reception space
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Reading/research/storage room
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Office and laboratory space for the new Historical Archaeologist and Cultural
Anthropologist
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General Priorities
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Increase number of student scholarships, especially for foreign study
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Create internship office
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Reduce percentage of courses taught by contingent instructors
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Receive professional accreditation in all appropriate disciplinary areas
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Actively recruit well-prepared performing arts and visual arts students
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Ensure adequate ongoing staff support for existing academic programs and initiatives
 Ensure adequate number of new computer and “smart” classrooms
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Ensure adequate number of offices, computers, and printers for new full-time and parttime permanent and temporary faculty
Faculty Hires ( searches to take place during the years indicated ; not in priority order except by year )
2008-09
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Theory and Research Methods)
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Health Communication)
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Public Relations)
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Broadcast Communication)
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Assistant Professor of English (Technical and Professional Writing)
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Lecturer of English (Composition)
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Assistant Professor of German – replacement for departed faculty member
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Seven Lecturers of Foreign Languages
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Associate Professor of Historical Archaeology
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Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology
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Assistant Professor of 19 th
Century European History
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Lecturer of US History
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Assistant Professor of Music (Theory and Technology)
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Associate Professor/Professor of Ethics and Director of the Jackson Center
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Lecturer in Philosophy (Business Ethics)
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Lecturer in Religious Studies
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Assistant Professor of Politics (Pre-Law)
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Assistant Professor of Geography/GIS
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Lecturer of Politics (International Relations)
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Lecturer of Politics (American Government)
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Associate Professor and Director of Program in Intelligence and National Security
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Assistant Professor of Visual Art (Graphic Design)
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2009-10
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Assistant Professor of Communication (International Communication)
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Associate Professor of Communication (Journalism) – retirement replacement
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Four Lecturers of Communication (major foundation courses)
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Assistant Professor of English (Writing Across the Curriculum)
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Assistant Professor of English (19 th
Century British Literature) – retirement replacement
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Assistant Professor of English (20 th
Century American Literature) – retirement replacement
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Assistant Professor of English (Renaissance/Shakespeare) – retirement replacement
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Associate Professor of English (Southern Literature) – retirement replacement
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Five Lecturers of English (Composition)
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Assistant Professor of Arabic
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Assistant Professor of French
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Assistant Professor of 19 th Century US History
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Assistant Professor of the History of the Islamic World
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Lecturer of History (Western/World Civilizations)
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Assistant Professor of Music (Global and Elementary Music Education)
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Lecturer of Music (trumpet or low brass/Assistant Band Director)
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Assistant Professor of Music (Guitar)
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy (Modern)
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (Islamic or Asian Religions)
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Assistant Professor of Politics (International Relations/Africa)
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Assistant Professor of Politics (Political Behavior)
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Assistant Professor of Intelligence and National Security
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Associate Professor of Intelligence and National Security
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Assistant Professor of Theatre (Scenic Studio Manager)
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Assistant Professor of Theatre (Technical Directing)
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Assistant Professor of Theatre (Voice and Diction) – retirement replacement
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Assistant Professor of Arts Administration (with Music, Visual Arts, and Wall College of
Business)
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Assistant Professor of Art History
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Assistant Professor/Lecturer of Studio Foundations
2010-11
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Sports Communication)
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Assistant Professor of English (Creative Writing/Scriptwriting; joint hire with Theatre)
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Assistant Professor of English (Writing in the Digital Age)
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Four Lecturers of English (Composition)
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Assistant Professor of Military History
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Assistant Professor of Music (Clarinet)
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Assistant Professor of Music (Musicology/Ethnomusicology)
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (Christianity and Judaism)
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Assistant Professor of Politics (American Politics and Pre-Law)
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Assistant Professor of Politics (International Relations/Europe)
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Assistant/Associate Professor of Dance/Musical Theatre
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Assistant Professor of Photography
2011-12
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Health Communication)
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Three Lecturers for foundation courses in Communication
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Assistant Professor of English (Rhetoric and Composition)
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Three Lecturers of English (Composition)
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Assistant Professor of Latin American History
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Assistant Professor of Politics (Public Policy)
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Assistant Professor of Geography/GIS
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Lecturer of Religious Studies (American or African Religions)
2012-13
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Mediated/Digital Communication)
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Assistant Professor of Communication (General)
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Assistant Professor of African History
Facility and Other Needs
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Internship Office
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Expanded Art Gallery Storage
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Additional smart classroom spaces
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Additional computer classroom spaces
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Additional photography studio space
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Expanded Art Education classroom
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Expanded Ceramics classroom
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Expanded Visual Arts Foundations classroom
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Additional office space to house part-time faculty
New Staff Hires
Spring 2009
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Administrative Specialist for Department of Theatre
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Costume Shop Manager for Department of Theatre
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Fall 2009
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Office Assistant for Department of Communication
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Administrative Specialist for Coastal Carolina University Band and Music Instrumental
Programs
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Staff Accompanist for Department of Theatre
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Scenic Studio Manager for Department of Theatre
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EDWARDS COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS
INSTITUTIONAL PEERS
College of Charleston
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Appalachian State University
EDWARDS COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS
INSTITUTIONAL PEERS BY DEPARTMENT
Communication Department
Appalachian State University
College of Charleston
East Carolina University
University of North Florida
Furman University
Aspirational Peer: College of Charleston
English Department
Winthrop University
College of Charleston
Western Carolina University
University of West Georgia
University of South Carolina Upstate
Aspirational Peer: Kennesaw State University
Foreign Languages Department
College of Charleston
Francis Marion University
Winthrop University
Aspirational Peer: UNC Wilmington
History Department
Wofford College
Francis Marion University
USC Upstate
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Winthrop University
Aspirational Peer: UNC Wilmington
Music Department
Appalachian State University
Furman University
Morehead State University
Western Carolina University
James Madison University
Salisbury University
Aspirational Peer: College of New Jersey – Ewing
Philosophy Department
Winthrop University
Wofford College
Furman University
Aspirational Peer: Clemson University
Politics and Geography Department
College of Charleston
Lander University
Winthrop University
Aspirational Peer: Georgia State University
Theatre Department
College of Charleston
UNC Wilmington
Elon College
Aspirational Peer: University of the Arts (Philadelphia)
Visual Arts Department
UNC Wilmington
USC Upstate
Lander University
Francis Marion University
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Aspirational Peer: Appalachian State University
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Note: new faculty hires are to be on campus during the semester listed
Communication
New Areas of Study
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Health Communication
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MS in Communication (2012)
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Major in Journalism (2012)
New Faculty Hires
Fall 2009
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Public Relations)
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Broadcast Communication)
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Health Communication)
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Theory and Research Methods)
Fall 2010
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Assistant Professor of Communication (International Communication)
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Four Lecturers (foundation courses for majors)
Fall 2011
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Sports Communication)
Fall 2012
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Health Communication)
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Three Lecturers (foundation courses in Communication)
Fall 2013
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Assistant Professor of Communication (Mediated/Digital Communication)
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Assistant Professor of Communication (General)
Replacement Faculty Hires
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Associate Professor of Communication (Journalism) – Fall 2010 (to replace Lee
Bollinger)
Facility and Other Needs
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Departmental office space
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Office assistant
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Two additional computer classrooms equipped for web design and video editing
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Three additional flexible classrooms suitable for breakout sessions
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Campus radio station – up and operating by Spring 2010
Long-Term Goal
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Creation of a School of Communication
English
New Areas of Focus
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MA Program in Professional and Creative Writing
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Minor in Creative Writing
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Asian Literatures (coursework)
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Digital Literacies (Hypertext, Blogging, Digital Composition, E-Publishing)
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Concentration in Southern Linguistics
New Faculty Hires
Fall 2009
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Assistant Professor (Technical and Professional Writing)
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Lecturer (Composition)
Fall 2010
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Assistant Professor (Writing Across the Curriculum)
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Five Lecturers (Composition)
Fall 2011
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Assistant Professor (Creative Writing/Scriptwriting; joint hire with Theatre)
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Assistant Professor (Writing in the Digital Age)
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Four Lecturers (Composition)
Fall 2012
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Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
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Three Lecturers (Composition)
Replacement Faculty Hires (searches to be conducted in 2009-10 with faculty in place for Fall
2010)
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Assistant Professor (19 th
Century British Literature)
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Assistant Professor (20 th Century American Literature)
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Assistant Professor (Renaissance/Shakespeare)
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Associate Professor (Southern Literature)
Facility and Other Needs
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Two faculty members to be reassigned to new positions of Coordinator of Undergraduate
Study and Coordinator of Graduate Study
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English Department Publishing Laboratory to support new MA program (to be implemented by Fall 2010, approximate cost $45K)
Foreign Languages
New Areas of Study
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Reinstate MAT in Spanish – Summer 2009 (depending on student demand and state approval)
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Create Double-Degree (Two BA) Program with College of Business – Fall 2009 target date for development
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Build interest in French, Portuguese, Chinese, and Arabic
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Expand offerings in Spanish for Business
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Implement new courses in Spanish for Health Professions – 2008-09
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Initiate study abroad program in France – Summer 2009
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Explore study abroad program in Brazil – Summer 2009
New Faculty Hires
Fall 2009
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Seven Lecturers of Foreign Languages
Fall 2010
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Assistant Professor of Arabic
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Assistant Professor of French
Replacement Faculty Hires
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Assistant Professor of German and French – Fall 2009 (to replace departed faculty member)
Facility and Other Needs
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Continue to upgrade Prince Building classrooms with technology
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Improve facilities in Foreign Language Instructional Center
Other initiatives
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Expand outreach to school districts, community, and industry
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Build on newly-signed agreement for academic exchanges with the University of Cuenca,
Ecuador
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Explore offering Korean in connection with potential Intelligence and National Security degree program
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Expand study abroad opportunities to include French, Portuguese, German, Italian speaking countries
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Develop a major in French (target 2012)
History
New Areas of Study
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Minor in Military History – Fall 2011
New Faculty Hires
Fall 2009
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Associate Professor of Historical Archaeology
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Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Fall 2010
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Assistant Professor of 19 th
Century US History
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Assistant Professor of the History of the Islamic World
Fall 2011
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Assistant Professor of Military History
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Fall 2012
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Assistant Professor of Latin American History
Fall 2013
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Assistant Professor of African History
Interdisciplinary Studies
New Areas of Study
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Master of Arts in Liberal Studies – Fall 2012
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Minor in Asian Studies
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Minor in Southern Studies
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Minor in African-American Studies
Music
New Areas of Study
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Bachelor of Arts in Music with tracks in Interdisciplinary Studies in Music, Professional
Studies in Music (instrumental and vocal emphases), and Teacher Preparation
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Possible new areas to include concentrations in Jazz and Popular Media and in Music
Entrepreneurship
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New courses for Core Curriculum
New Faculty Hires
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Lecturer in trumpet or low brass/Assistant Band Director – Fall 2010
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Assistant/Associate Professor in Global and Elementary Music Education – Fall 2010
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Assistant Professor in Guitar – Fall 2010
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Assistant Professor in Musicology/Ethnomusicology – Fall 2011
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Assistant Professor in Clarinet – Fall 2011
New Staff Hires
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Administrative Specialist for Band and Instrumental Program
Facility and Other Needs

Smart technology in classrooms and Recital Hall
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Studio for recording and sound synthesis
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Adjusted acoustics in Coastal Band Hall and in Wheelwright Auditorium
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New practice rooms
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Expanded library holdings
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Upgraded equipment in piano laboratory
Other
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Professional accreditation for undergraduate music program through National
Association of Schools of Music
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Professional accreditation for MAT program through National Council for Accrediting
Teacher Education
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Increased funding to support active recruitment of group of excellent music majors
Philosophy and Religion
New Areas of Study
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Minor in Religious Studies – Application Fall 2008
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Major in Religious Studies – Application Fall 2011
New Faculty Hires
Fall 2009
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Director of the Jackson Center for Ethics/Associate Professor or Professor in Ethics
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Lecturer in Religious Studies (Christianity and/or Judaism)
Fall 2010
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Assistant Professor in Religious Studies (Islamic or Asian Religions)
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Assistant Professor in Modern Philosophy (Kant)
Fall 2011
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Assistant Professor in Religious Studies (Christianity and Judaism)
Fall 2012
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Lecturer in Religious Studies (American or African Religions)
Facility and Other Needs
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Office space for new faculty
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Part-time Departmental Assistant
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Logic Lab and student assistant – 2012
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Other
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Support for Philosophy Speaker Series
Politics and Geography
New Areas of Study
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Middle East Studies Minor – Fall 2009
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BA in Intelligence and National Security – Fall 2010 (perhaps Fall 2009)
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Geography minor – Fall 2011 (perhaps Fall 2010)
New Faculty Hires
Fall 2009
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Assistant Professor of Geography/GIS
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Assistant Professor of Politics (American Politics/Pre-Law)
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Lecturer of American Politics
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Lecturer of International Relations
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Director/Associate Professor of Intelligence and National Security Program
Fall 2010
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Assistant Professor of Politics (Political Behavior)
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Assistant Professor of Intelligence and National Security
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Associate Professor of Intelligence and National Security
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Assistant Professor of Politics (International Relations/Africa)
Fall 2011
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Assistant Professor of Politics (American Politics/Pre-Law)
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Assistant Professor of Politics (International Relations/Europe)
Fall 2012
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Assistant Professor of Geography/GIS
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Assistant Professor of Politics (Public Administration/Public Policy)
Replacement Faculty Hires
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None anticipated
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Facility and Other Needs
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Full-time administrative assistant for the Department of Politics and Geography
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Computer classroom for new major in Intelligence and National Security
Theatre
New Areas of Study
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Minor in Dance – Fall 2009
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BFA in Physical Theatre – Fall 2009
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BFA in Acting – Fall 2009
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BFA in Design and Technology – Fall 2009
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BFA in Musical Theatre – Fall 2009
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BA in Arts Management (with Music, Visual Arts, and Wall College of Business) – Fall
2010
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BA in Dance – Fall 2011
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MAT in Theatre – Fall 2011
New Faculty and Staff Hires
Spring 2009
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Costume Shop Manager
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Administrative Specialist
Fall 2010
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Assistant/Associate Professor of Musical Theatre
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Staff Accompanist
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Scenic Studio Manager
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Conversion of Technical Director staff position to Assistant Professor (Technical
Directing)
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Assistant/Associate Professor of Arts Administration (with Music, Visual Arts and Wall
College of Business)
Fall 2011

Assistant/Associate Professor of Dance/Musical Theatre Dance
Replacement Faculty Hires

Assistant Professor of Voice and Diction – Fall 2010 (conversion of Sandi Shackelford position)
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Facility and Other Needs
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Replace flooring in Dance/Acting studio (EHFA 106)
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Upgrade lighting technology for performance spaces
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Install computerized show control in performance spaces
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Production Office space (preferably in Edwards Building) – Fall 2009
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Receive NAST Accreditation – Fall 2009
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Additional Scholarships and a more aggressive major recruitment effort in the
Southeastern United States – Fall 2009
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Additional Dance Studio – Fall 2010
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Playwright in Residence (a donor naming opportunity) – Fall 2009
Visual Arts
New Areas of Study
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Major in Graphic Design – Fall 2009
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Minor in Art Education – Fall 2009
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Collaborative Programming with Brookgreen Gardens – Fall 2009
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Studio Art concentration in Traditional and Digital Photography – Spring 2010
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BFA in Graphic Design – Fall 2011
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Major in Art History – Fall 2012
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Major in Traditional and Digital Photography – Fall 2013
New Faculty Hires
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Assistant Professor of Graphic Design – Fall 2009
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Assistant Professor of Art History – Fall 2010
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Assistant Professor/Lecturer of Studio Foundations – Fall 2010
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Assistant Professor of Photography – Fall 2011
Facility and Other Needs
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Computer classroom for Digital Photography – Spring 2009
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Receive NASAD accreditation – Fall 2009
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New classroom for two-dimensional design courses – Fall 2009
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Graphic Design computer classroom – Fall 2010
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New and expanded Ceramics studio – Fall 2010
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New and expanded Art Education classroom – Fall 2010
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New Photography studio for portrait and product photography – Fall 2010
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Student Body Snapshot: Autumn 2008
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