Register by July 1, 2011, at www.snaap.indiana.edu

TRACKING THE LIVES AND CAREERS OF ARTS GRADUATES

2011 Invitation to Participate

“SNAAP transforms our ability to track the professional outcomes and satisfaction of our graduates. SNAAP will allow us to be better informed about our results, more engaged with our alumni, and more responsive in our curricula.”

—Douglas Dempster, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin

What Is SNAAP?The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) is an annual online survey, data management, and institutional improvement system designed to enhance the impact of arts-school education. The SNAAP survey instrument asks individuals with arts degrees about their educational and career experiences. SNAAP will provide the first national data on how artists develop in this country, help identify the factors needed to better connect arts training to artistic careers, and allow educational institutions to look at the systemic factors that helped or hindered the career paths of alumni, whether they have chosen to work as artists or pursue other paths.

In three years of field testing (2008–10), 250 institutions from 42 states and territories participated in SNAAP with about 20,000 arts alumni responding to the survey. SNAAP is administered by the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research in collaboration with the Vanderbilt University Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy. Staff includes George Kuh, director, and Steven J. Tepper, senior scholar.

Who Can Participate?Any institution that offers high school, baccalaureate, and/or graduate degrees with majors or concentrations in any arts field is eligible. We define the arts in the broadest sense, to include art, architecture, design, media arts, film, music, theater, dance, and creative writing.

Eligible institutions can include: Arts high schools Independent colleges of art, design, and the performing arts Arts departments, programs, and schools within

comprehensive colleges and universities

Both undergraduate and graduate alumni are surveyed.

Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

“SNAAP is of major significance to our field.

Accountability is our future, and SNAAP is

providing data that heretofore we made up

or assumed. There are significant implications

related to what the data reveals.”

—Ron Jones, Dean, College of the Arts, University of South Florida2

What Kinds of Questions Are Asked? Arts alumni respond to questions about:

satisfaction with curricula and services offered and other institutional experiences

educational path and other degrees/majors pursued current and past employment and education relevance of arts education to work and further education support and resources needed after graduation types of art practiced and how often income and support, student debt, and other financial issues.

What Are the Benefits of Participating?Institutions need good data to respond and plan effectively as well as to meet accreditation requirements. SNAAP also helps institutions connect with alumni in a different and meaningful way. SNAAP is especially timely given the changing environment in which arts training programs operate: career opportunities are shifting, competition for both students and resources is on the rise, and a generational shift in leadership is under way.

What Does a Participating Institution Receive?Institutions receive detailed analyses and information tools, including:

Customized Institutional Report—Presents your alumni responses by ranges of graduating classes;

Comparative Results—Detailed statistical analyses comparing your alumni responses to alumni from selected peer schools;

Institutional Data File—Includes raw student responses to all survey items, including student identifiers for additional in-depth analyses;

Workshops and Webinars—Directed by SNAAP staff to help institutional users understand their reports and use their data.

Institutional results are completely confidential.

For examples of

these materials

and additional

information, visit:

snaap.indiana.edu

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How Is SNAAP Administered?SNAAP partners with institutions to administer the survey to all arts alumni for whom there is a valid e-mail address. Included in the cost of participation is the opportunity to find lost alumni through the services of a national alumni search firm. SNAAP shares all updated alumni contact information with institutions.

Step 1: Participating schools provide an alumni data file and customized e-mail messages to SNAAP.

Step 2: Alumni with valid e-mail addresses receive an e-mail invitation to complete the survey at a secure website.

Step 3: SNAAP handles all other aspects of survey administration (follow-up with nonrespondents, data collection, and analysis).

Step 4: Detailed reports arrive at your institution in spring 2012.

How Do I Register for SNAAP 2011?Go to www.snaap.indiana.edu.For additional information, call 812-856-5824.

“This is a most impressive report. We feel

the information supports our own thinking

these days . . . We now feel ‘licensed’ to move

forward. We also learned several new things

from our alumni through this vehicle.

—2009 SNAAP Institutional Participant

“I cannot think of a more important

effort to help us prepare the artist leaders

who will transform our profession.”

— Robert Sirota, President, Manhattan School of Music

Millikin University

Walnut Hill School for

the Arts (photo by

Tom Kates)

The deadline to register is Friday, July 1, 2011.

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What Does It Cost to Participate in SNAAP?Postsecondary Institutions

Registration Fee: $300 (nonrefundable)

Administration Fee: $3,000–7,500 (sliding scale based on size of population file—see below)

Includes separate reports for undergraduate and graduate alumni responses.

Postsecondary Administration Fee

Number ofAlumni Submitted Administration Fee

Fewer than 500 alumni $3,000 500–1,499 alumni $4,000 1,500–2,999 alumni $5,500 3,000 or more alumni $7,500 Optional Additional Report Fee: $500 per additional report per institution

Institutions can register multiple departments, schools, or programs (and receive separate reports for each program registered) by paying one participation fee, one combined administration fee, and an additional report fee. Multiple campuses of the same university system require separate registrations.

High Schools

Registration Fee: $300 (nonrefundable)

Administration Fee: $1,000–$2,500 (see below)

High School Administration Fee

Number of Alumni Submitted Administration Fee

Fewer than 200 alumni $1,000 200–499 alumni $1,750 500 or more alumni $2,500

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Postsecondary Institutions Participating in SNAAP Field Tests (2008–2010)

Albion College

Alfred University

Alma College

American Academy of Dramatic Arts

Arkansas State University

Art Center College of Design

Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University

Baldwin-Wallace College

Barnard College

Belmont University

Berry College

Bluffton University

Boston Conservatory

Boston University

Bowling Green State University

Brigham Young University

Bucknell University

California College of the Arts

California Institute of the Arts

California State University–Dominguez Hills

Capital University

Central Connecticut State University

Chapman University

Chicago State University

Clemson University

Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland State University

College for Creative Studies

College of Charleston

College of New Jersey

Colorado State University

Colorado State University– Pueblo

Columbia College

Columbia College Chicago

Columbus College of Art and Design

Columbus State University

Converse College

Cooper Union School of Art

Corcoran College of Art & Design

Cornish College of the Arts

Culver-Stockton College

Curtis Institute of Music

Davis & Elkins College

Delta State University

Drake University

East Carolina University

Florida International University

Florida State University

George Mason University

Georgia College & State University

Georgia Southern University

Greensboro College

Hiram College

Hope College

Indiana University Bloomington

Iowa State University

James Madison University

Judson College

The Juilliard School

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas State University

Kennesaw State University

Kent State University

Lamar University

Louisiana State University

Loyola Chicago University

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts

Maine College of Art

Manhattan School of Music

Marshall University

Maryland Institute College of Art

Maryville College

Marywood University

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Memphis College of Art

Miami University

Millikin University

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Montclair State University

Moore College of Art and Design

Morehead State University

Morningside College

New England Conservatory

New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University

New World School of the Arts

New York School of Interior Design

New York University

Northern Kentucky University

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design

Ohio Wesleyan University

Old Dominion University

Oregon College of Art and Craft

Otis College of Art and Design

Otterbein University

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Palm Beach Atlantic University

Parsons The New School for Design

Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University

Penn State University Park

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Portland State University

Pratt University

Purchase College

Rhode Island School of Design

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Rice University

Ringling College of Art and Design

Roosevelt University

Rowan University

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco State University

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

School of Visual Arts

Shenandoah University

Shorter University

Skidmore College

Southern Methodist University

St. Mary’s College

St. Olaf College

SUNY Fredonia

Syracuse University

Texas Christian University

The University of Akron

The University of Alabama

University of California–Santa Barbara

University of Delaware

University of Denver

University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of Houston

University of Idaho

University of Kentucky

University of Mary Hardin–Baylor College

University of Miami

University of Minnesota Duluth

University of Missouri–St. Louis

University of Mobile

The University of Montana–Missoula

University of Montevallo

University of Nebraska– Lincoln

University of Nebraska at Omaha

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

University of North Dakota Main Campus

University of North Texas

University of Northern Iowa

University of Rhode Island

University of Rochester Eastman School of Music

University of South Florida

University of Southern California

University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at El Paso

University of the Arts

University of the Incarnate Word

University of Utah

University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

University of Wyoming

Vanderbilt University

Washington State University

Weber State University

Webster University

Wesleyan College

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Western Carolina University

Western Connecticut State University

Western Michigan University

Whitworth University

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Winona State University

Winthrop University

Wittenberg University

Arts High Schools Participating in SNAAP Field Tests (2008–2010)

Baltimore School of the Arts

Boston Arts Academy

Chicago Academy for the Arts

Cleveland School of the Arts

Duke Ellington School of the Arts

Fine Arts Center

High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Idyllwild Arts Academy

Interlochen Arts Academy

La Guardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts

Los Angeles County High School for the Arts

Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts

New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

New World School of the Arts

North East School of the Arts

Oakland School for the Arts

Orange County High School of the Arts

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Walnut Hill School

SNAAP Sponsors

Lead Funder: Surdna Foundation

Joined by: Barr Foundation

Cleveland Foundation

Educational Foundation of America

Houston Endowment

National Endowment for the Arts

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Important Dates to Remember for SNAAP 2011

April – July 1, 2011Registration for SNAAP 2011 is ongoing.

Summer 2011Institutions submit population files and customized survey invitations.

Fall 2011Survey is administered online to arts alumni.

Late Winter/Spring 2012Institutions receive customized reports.

Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research1900 East Tenth Street, Suite 419Bloomington, IN 47406-7512

Phone: 812-856-5824Fax: 812-856-5150E-mail: snaap@indiana.eduWeb: snaap.indiana.edu

Cover photos:

The Juilliard School

Oakland School for the Arts (photo by Drew Altizer)

University of the Arts

University of North Dakota

Winthrop University College of Visual and Performing Arts

How Do I Register for SNAAP?

To register for SNAAP, go to www.snaap.indiana.edu.

For additional information, call 812-856-5824.

Registration Deadline: Friday, July 1, 2011