Assessment of Department Objectives - Fine Arts
Subject area: Degree to which departmental objectives or ends sought are met across the Fine Arts curriculum.
Format: Survey given to each department's faculty members.
Implemented: Department objectives reviewed in 2005.
Data summary:
What evidence does our department have that our department objectives are being met?
- Senior recitals and senior projects with original compositions
- Church music recitals
- Conducting lab
- Worship team participation for sanctuary and local churches
- Proficiency exam
- Worship lading
- Student presentations
- Recording of original compositions
- Recording studio classes
- Finale produced compositions
- Performance preparation I - IV
- Drama musicals
- Skits for sanctuary
- Small group ensembels
- Theory I - IV performance
What changes and improvements have occurred since 1997?
- Theater has moved to the Fine Arts Department
- Change in curriculum to include professional excellence with a ministry emphasis that better reflects our mission
- Closer relationship between the music and theater students
- Facility upgrade of the chapel
- Addition of a 200 seat auditorium
- Committed adjunct faculty with excellent abilities
- Restructure of the Fine ARts Department to include an Artistic Director
- Adequate space for building sets and storate
What were the causes or what was the impetus for making these changes?
- Stronger coordination of all productions at NCU
- New vision statement and a desire to be true to that statement