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Westchester Community CollegeVisual Arts Program Debriefing Presentation
February 2015
Overview
Visual Arts A.A.S.
Students/Program
Strengths
Challenges/Actions
Digital Art Certificate
Students/Program
Strengths
Challenges/Actions
Art Club field trip to PS1, Queens
Approximately 200-230 enrolled majors
Art History students taking a test
General Education students
Commencement, 2013
Goal: art school transfer
Portfolio Day, 2014
Portfolio-based admission
Art Club Comic Jam event
Most students enter program with limited skills
Long lines at NPDA event, Boston, 2011
Must catch up with better prepared High Schools
students + 2 years of intensive training
Commencement, 2013
Student Success
70 % of the Fall 2013 Seminar have
completed their degree
Commencement, 2013
Participation in “Best of SUNY” art show
$1,000 Scholarships:
Sadi Rebsch, 2014
Yugan Chen, 2013
Vladimira Pipova, 2011
Qualified and dedicated faculty
Carla Rae Johnson at SGA Involvement Fair
Strengths
Erika Mahr (2D/Painting); Nicole Tschampel (Digital Photography/Film + Foundations)
New faculty
Strengths
Supportive administration
Dr. Joanne Russell at New Faculty Orientation
Strengths
Strong foundation
“satisfactory to high level of achievement”
Strengths
Strengthened drawing curriculum
Strengths
Graphic Design
Strengths
3D Design
Strengths
Digital Photography
Strengths
Improved outcomes in Art History
Strengths
• Preparation for transferPortfolio
Development
• Improve graduation ratesAdvisement
• Confidence buildingPersonal
Development
Visual Art Seminar
Strengths
Portfolio Day 2014
Portfolio Day
What they say
Brandon Garcia, Visual Art Seminar, Fall 2014
Vanessa Vargas, Visual Art Seminar, Fall 2014
Visual Arts A.A.S.
Students/Program
Strengths
Challenges/Actions
Challenges
Challenges
Contact hours
Challenge
Contact hours
Action
Investigate standards
Increase contact hours to
meet state and national
standards
Challenges
Challenges
Challenge
Inconsistent scoring
Action
Conduct assessment of Fall
2014 Seminar
(in progress)
Refine criteria
(in progress)
Strive for consensus
Challenges
Incomplete portfolios/poorly documented work
Challenge
Documentation of work
Action
Embed portfolio
documentation in all
classes
Purchase equipment
Provide technical support
Challenges
Premature assessment
Challenge
Premature assessment
Action
Conduct assessment in
final semester
Acquire software to
facilitate digital storage
and assessment
(Taskstream)
Challenges
Self-directed/conceptually developed work
Foundation
Level 1 elective
Level 1 elective
Level 1 elective
Level 1 elective
Foundation
Level 1 elective
Level 2 elective
Level 1 elective
Level 2 elective
Challenge
Self-Directed/conceptually
developed work
Action
Streamline electives
Create advanced “Studio
Practicum”
(in progress)
Require at least one level 2
elective
(in progress)
Challenges
Painting curriculum
Challenge
Weak painting curriculum
Action
Revise curriculum
(accomplished)
Set new benchmarks
(in progress)
Challenges
Verbal skills
Challenge
Verbal skills/articulate
about work
Action
Conduct professional
development workshops
on structuring and
assessing the critique
(in progress)
Create a departmental
“core vocabulary”
(in progress)
Challenges
Under-prepared/at-risk students
Challenge
Under-prepared students
Action
Create a Freshman
Seminar
(accomplished)
Early intervention strategies
Program benchmarks (?)
Challenges
Academic advisement
Challenge
Advisement
Action
Create a Freshman
Seminar
(accomplished)
Work more closely with
Admissions and Counseling
Challenges
Facilities/open-studio access
Challenge
Dedicated painting studio
and open studio access
Action
Reconfigure AAB 4th floor
studios (professional
consultant)
Challenges
Studio safety
Challenge
Studio safety
Action
Increased tech support,
under the supervision of a
Lead Tech
Challenges
Digital technology
Challenge
Digital technology
Action
Create a dedicated Mac
lab on the Valhalla
campus
Provide technical support
Digital Art Certificate
Overview
Strengths
Challenges/Actions
Students/Program
Professionally oriented program centered at
Peekskill Center for Digital Art
22 students have completed the program
since 2008
Several are now successfully employed in
local industries
Strengths
Some have launched successful freelance
careers
Strengths
Some are now Advisory Committee members
and a resource for jobs and internships
Strengths
Challenges
Challenge
Inconsistent scoring
Action
Assemble an Advisory
Committee to set
standards
Enlist help from Assessment
Committee
Challenges
Incomplete, unfinished, and abandoned
portfolios
Challenge
Incomplete/unprofessional
portfolios
Action
Comprehensive course
portfolio
Technical support
(Taskstream)
Challenges
Weak Graphic Design/Typography
Challenge
Weak Graphic
Design/Typography
Action
Require a course in
Graphic Design or
Typography
Challenges
•Workforce Development
•Adult ProfessionalsGoal
•Transfer to A.A.S. or other school
•High School StudentsGoal
Conflicting Goals
Data indicates the
most successful
students require more
training than a
certificate (previous
degree, or continued
on to A.A.S.)
Many students enrolled
in the wrong curriculum
Incorrect data is
skewing graduation
rates
Year #Majors Graduates
2001 100 13
2002 98 15
2003 90 12
2004 73 15
2005 68 13
2006 53 10
2007-2008 53 9
2008-2009 50 4
2009-2010 60 4
2010-2011 50 5
2011-2012 50 6
2012-2013 53 4
Declining enrollments
make it difficult to
sustain advanced level
classes
Year #Majors Graduates
2001 100 13
2002 98 15
2003 90 12
2004 73 15
2005 68 13
2006 53 10
2007-2008 53 9
2008-2009 50 4
2009-2010 60 4
2010-2011 50 5
2011-2012 50 6
2012-2013 53 4
Actions
Assess the sustainability and benefits of maintaining a
professional certificate program
Assemble a strong Advisory Committee to help re-design
curriculum
Consider a post-baccalaureate certificate
Extension Center Issues
Extension Center Issues
Impact
Lack of control over scheduling and curriculum
Adult and professional education incompatible with
“foundation” learning goals and outcomes
Conflicting directives