Budget Presentation for
Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts
26 FULL-TIME FACULTY: 7 in art, 6 in mass communication, 9 in music, 4 in theatre
7-10 PART-TIME FACULTY: 3-4 in mass communication, 4-5 in music, 1 in art
7 STAFF: Dean of the College, Dean’s Assistant, 3 Secretaries, 2 Technical Assistants
College Mission Statement
The Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts encompasses programs in art, mass
communication, music, and theatre. The primary purpose of the college is to equip
students with the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue careers in these disciplines. To
accomplish this purpose, stress is placed on applying classroom learning to process and
performance. The college prides itself on ensuring that its students do what they study:
in its art studios, in its newspaper and television laboratories, and in its concerts, recitals,
and dramatic productions. Moreover, the college is committed to offering individualized
instruction in functional, up-to-date surroundings. Because the college’s offerings are
devoted solely to undergraduate programs, because its faculty members are committed to
effective teaching, and because the ratio of full-time faculty members to fine arts majors is
approximately 1:12, students are assured frequent, high-quality contact with their
instructors. The quality of instruction is enhanced by the faculty’s desire to serve as
models for students through their research and creative endeavors. Frequently these
endeavors directly involve students, thus vitalizing their educational experiences.
Besides providing knowledge and training that will qualify students for jobs,
graduate study, or professional school, the college endeavors to help students develop
aesthetic sensibility, cultural awareness, and social responsibility. Not only are students
taught to create within their disciplines, but they are also challenged to evaluate the
quality of what they have created, to assess the effect of their and others’ creations on the
wider culture, and to aspire to professionalism and excellence. The goal is to empower
students to use their talents to enrich and advance society. Thus, the Lamar D. Fain
College of Fine Arts adopts a twofold mission designed to produce graduates who are both
competent professionals and sensitive, reliable, constructive citizens.
Fine Arts Activities (2012-2013)
6 Visiting Artists, MSU Art Faculty Exhibition, Assistant Professor Jenny Yucus’s Art Exhibition, 2 MSU
Senior Art Exhibitions, Kappa Pi Student Art Exhibition, 21st Annual Juried High School Art Exhibition,
Annual Juried MSU Student Art Exhibition, 2 Other MSU Student Art Exhibitions, Art C.A.M.P., Music Series
at Akin (2 concerts), 4 Choir Concerts, 2 Band Concerts, 2 Jazz Ensemble Concerts, 2 Percussion Concerts,
Evening in Italy, Didzun Honors Recital, Numerous Student Recitals, MSU Summer Kodaly Institute,
3 Mainstage Theatre Productions, 13 MSU Student-Produced One-Act Plays, UIL High School One-Act Play
Festival, MSU2 Broadcasts, Weekly Issues of Wichitan Student Newspaper, 2 Showings of Senior Mass
Communication Documentaries
Private Sources
of Income (2012-2013)
Fain Endowment
 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,000
 Faculty Research and Development . . . . . . . . $ 1,621
Harvey Endowment
 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000
 Juanita Harvey Art Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000
 Art Program Maintenance and Operations . . $ 9,893
O’Donnell Foundation
 O’Donnell Visiting Artist Program . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,000
Art Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,400
Music Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000
Didzun Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,695
President’s Excellence Funds
 Faculty Research and Development . . . . . . . . $ 5,459
TOTAL
$150,068
Institutional Sources
of Income (2012-2013)
Fine Arts
Art
Mass Communication
Music
Theatre
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Maintenance and Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,981
Student Wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,850
Art Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,700
Mass Communication Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,678
Music Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000
Theatre Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,600
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 550
Course Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,872
Student Wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,585
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,300
Course Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,766
Student Wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,500
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 900
Music , Band, and Choir Course Fees . . . . . . . . $26,035
Student Wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,326
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,550
Course Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,690
Student Wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,430
Utilities
$ 650
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $142,963
Student Allocations (2012-2013)
Band
 Maintenance and Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,000
 Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000
Wichitan
 Maintenance and Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,350
 Wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,900
 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$76,500
Grand Total: Private, Institutional, and
Student-Allocated Funds (2012-2013)
Private Monies . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,068
Institutional Monies . . . . . . . . $142,313
Student Allocations . . . . . . . . .$ 76,500
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $368,881
Revenue-Producing Activities
MSU Annual Fund/Friends of the Fine Arts Donor Wall
Revenue-Producing Activities
(continued)
Annual Fund Contributions
to Fine Arts Programs So Far for 2012-2013
 $ 1,215 Fine Arts
 $ 1,075 Art
 $25,345 Mass Communication
 $ 2,195 Music
 $ 1,865 Theatre
$31,695 TOTAL
Fine arts faculty members have assisted with
the MSU Phonathon last year and this year.
Revenue-Producing Activities
(continued)
Thank You Card for Fine Arts Donors
Revenue-Producing Activities
(continued)
Theatre Gate Receipts, Facilities Rental Charges, Costume Rentals/Sales
 2011-2012: $ 9,110
 2012-2013: $10,743 (to date)
Revenue-Producing Activities
(continued)
Gate Receipts
for Music Series at Akin
2011-12 + 2012-13 (to date): $8,949
Revenue-Producing Activities
(continued)
Individual Faculty Initiatives
Continuing Education Classes in Art
Annual Ceramics Sale
Proceeds 2008-09 through 2012-13: $51,005
Annual Average: $10,201
Proceeds 2008-09 through 2011-12: $24,889
Annual Average: $6,222
Revenue-Producing Activities
(continued)
Ad Sales for the Wichitan
For more than a decade, sales for Wichitan
ads have covered costs of computers and
software for the student newspaper, thus
negating the need to pay those costs
through Higher Education Assistance Funds
and freeing monies for other equipment
needs in the college.
Cost-Effective Efforts
Reduction of Part-Time Instructional Costs in the College of Fine Arts
Adjunct Budget for 2009-2010: $81,099
Adjunct Budget for 2010-2011: $57,000
Adjunct Budget for 2011-2012: $50,137
Adjunct Budget for 2012-2013: $42,137
Curbing of Cost of Summer School Instruction
In the summer of 2013, 9 fine arts courses will be offered at a total cost of $25,576,
an average of $2,842 per course.
Other Cost-Saving Measures
 Centralization of printing and reduction of number of individual printers
 Use of re-purposed computers and cabinetry
 Careful scheduling of Academic Core courses to ensure efficient enrollment while still
meeting student demand
 Two-sided printing, limitation of color printing, and recycling
Needs of the College: Salaries
Comparative Average MSU Faculty Salaries
College
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Business
$95,548 (1)
$91,269 (1)
$78,480 (1)
Education
$76,162 (5)
$61,668 (5)
$51,367 (4)
Fine Arts
$70,310 (6)
$59,720 (6)
$51,219 (5)
Health & Human
Services
$77,335 (4)
$65,692 (2)
$55,798 (2)
Humanities &
Social Sciences
$81,399 (3)
$62,017 (4)
$45,348 (6)
Science & Math
$84,463 (2)
$63,091 (3)
$51,770 (3)
Data provided by Dr. Mark McClendon, Director of Institutional Research and Planning
Needs of the College: Facilities
Christ Academy Renovation
Needs of the College: Facilities
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Christ Academy Renovation: Progress to Date
 2009: 35-page document containing recommendations submitted to MSU
administration.
 2011: Revised recommendations submitted to MSU administration.
 Fall 2012: Tentative ground plan developed from our recommendations
by Harper Perkins.
 Fall 2012: Mark-up of ground plan, prepared by the Dean in consultation
with fine arts Department Chairs and faculty, submitted to Harper Perkins.
 Spring 2013: Revised ground plan prepared by Harper Perkins.
 Spring 2013: Analysis and adjustment of current fine arts classrooms and
laboratories undertaken with the goal of improving utilization of space;
course schedule for Fall 2013 reflects the results.
 March 2013: Dean of the College of Fine Arts called to meet with Dr. Keith
Lamb, Kyle Owen, and Abigail Johnson, great granddaughter of Lester and
Lillian Burns, to discuss the Burns’ family’s interest in the Christ Academy
Chapel.
Needs of the College: Facilities
(continued)
Ground Plan for Christ Academy
Needs of the College: Facilities
(continued)
Excerpts from General Space Recommendations for Fine Arts
in Response to Opportunity to Claim Space in Christ Academy
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The overarching goal in reaching space-allocation and renovation decisions should
be to ensure that these decisions result in the satisfactory, permanent housing
of the four fine arts programs: art, mass communication, music, and theatre.
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The front section and the north portion of the middle section of Christ Academy
should be assigned to Music. The south portion of the middle section should
house the Counseling Center. The gymnasium located in the rear section of the
building should be divided into (1) a Choir Rehearsal Room/Choir Library and (2) a
television production studio. The rest of the building’s rear section should be used
for three mass communication offices, a Broadcast Computer Lab, and a
converged newsroom combining print, broadcast, and digital applications.
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The new Fain Instrumental Music Hall should continue to serve as such.
Needs of the College: Facilities
(continued)
More Excerpts from General Space Recommendations for Christ Academy
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Akin Auditorium should continue to serve as the performance hall for the music
program, and authority for scheduling events there should remain with the Chair of
the Music Department.
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The suite of offices and classrooms in C Wing of the Fain Fine Arts Center that are
currently occupied by the music program should be re-assigned to the mass
communication program when the music program moves into Christ Academy. The
space could be reassigned with little or no remodeling.
Needs of the College: Facilities
(continued)
More Excerpts from General Space Recommendations for Christ Academy
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The space vacated by mass communication in B Wing of the Fain Fine Arts Center
could be utilized as follows:
– The vacated offices could be used for adjunct faculty, who currently must all share
one very small office; a larger Theatre Publicity Office, which currently occupies a
very cramped space in the theatre control booth; and a much-needed storage
room. Also, one of the offices could be assigned to the costume designer, who
currently offices in a space that could be better used as a work or storage area.
– The current Wichitan laboratory, which opens into the theatre lobby, could be
converted into a more commodious office for the Chair of the Theatre
Department; this shift would also give the Chair a more visible presence where
promotion and interaction with theatre patrons/supporters is concerned.
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The space in C wing that currently serves as the MSU2 Television Studio should be
returned to the Art Department for eventual enlargement of the Drawing Studio and
for gallery storage.
Needs of the College: Facilities
(continued)
Revised Fine Arts Classroom/Lab Inventory
Needs of the College: Budget
Fine Arts Budget Comparisons: 2001-2002 and 2012-2013
Department
Account
College of Fine Arts
Art
Mass Communication
Music
Theatre
2001-2002
2012-2013
College Maintenance & Operations
$6,750
$7,981
Student Wages
$5,000
$3,850
Dept. Maintenance & Operations
$28,060
$15,872
Student Wages
$8,850
$8,585
Gallery Methods Maintenance & Operations
$4,510
$3,420
Dept. Maintenance & Operations
$13,500
$13,766
Student Wages
$7,500
$4,500
Wichitan Maintenance & Operations
$16,080
$11,350
Wichitan Student Wages
$24,300
$25,900
Dept. Maintenance & Operations
$18,300
$15,561
Band Maintenance & Operations
$8,130
$7,695
Band Student Wages
$12,100
$10,737
Choir Maintenance & Operations
$1,975
$2,779
Choir Student Wages
$3,700
$3,589
Dept. Maintenance & Operations
$12,000
$15,690
Student Wages
$19,000
$18,430
$189,755
$169,705
TOTAL
Needs of the College: Equipment
Art Equipment Needs
Improved ventilation system for Ceramics Studio
$ 10,000
Outdoor roof for sculpture yard
$ 7,500
TIG welder
$ 6,250
Screen spray-out booth and pressure washer for Printmaking Studio
$ 6,250
Replacement of irreparable forge furnace
$ 5,500
Epson Stylus Pro 990 printer
$ 5,000
3 potter’s wheels @ $1,500 each
$ 4,500
Tabletop easels
$ 2,500
Macintosh desktop computer and software
$ 2,500
Networking capacity for existing departmental computer equipment
$
800
Digital projector
$
800
Replacement of carpet in art offices
?
Mass Communication Equipment Needs
Replacement of outdated TV studio equipment with HD equipment
$500,000
4 faculty computers @ $1,200 each
$ 4,800
Needs of the College: Equipment
(continued)
Music Equipment Needs
Replacement of dimming system for Akin Auditorium
$ 26,000
Chair risers for choir
$ 15,000
40 jackets for band uniforms @ $250 each
$ 10,000
Self-powered public address system with external speakers
$ 3,622
Theatre Equipment Needs
Removal of asbestos fire curtain and replacement with exhaust system
$250,000
Installation of elevator to provide handicap access to second floor of B Wing
$250,000
Replacement of Strand Century dimming system for Fine Arts and Studio Theatres
$ 50,000
Replacement of risers for Studio Theatre
$ 50,000
Replacement of 1/3 of black stage draperies in Fine Arts Theatre
$ 12,000
Re-decking of stage of Fine Arts Theatre
$ 10,000
Chain hoist
$ 1,000
Plasma cutter
$ 1,000
College-Wide Needs
Upgraded presentation systems in fine arts classrooms
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