Where Applied Sciences and the Arts Meet

Department of ArtDepartment of Communication

Department of Military Science and LeadershipDepartment of Technology

Department of Theatre and Dance

College of Fine & Applied Arts

The College is the second largest of Appalachian’s six colleges and schools. We house the following departments:

•Art

•Communication

•Military Science & Leadership

•Technology

•Theatre & Dance

College of Fine & Applied Arts

We offer BS, BA, and BFA degrees in 35 academic concentrations, MA and MS degrees in 3 concentrations, and an Army ROTC program.

Our Students

“Everything else that goes on in a university is peripheral to the core business--the students.”--Dr. Peter Flawn, president emeritus, The University of Texas at Austin

Our Students

•In spring 2010, the number of majors in the College stands at over 2,700 students.

•The College enrolls nearly one-fourth of all University undergraduates.

Our Students

Department Undergraduate Graduate

ART 547

COM 961

TEC 1,102 43

T&D 150

Total 2,760 43

Location: Herbert Wey Hall

Chair: Prof. Michael Grady Art

•Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

•Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studiowith concentrations in clay, drawing, fibers, metals/jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture

•Bachelor of Science in Art Education (K-12)

•Bachelor of Science in Arts Management

•Bachelor of Artswith concentrations in Arts History and Studio

Admission requirements:•Portfolio review

•Fundamentals courses

Art

Student teaching/internships required for:•Art Education

•Art Management

•Studio Art

Highlights

Art

•Select student artists participate in the International Artist Residency Program at University of North Carolina Center for Craft, Creativity and Design in Hendersonville.

•Art professor named Higher Education Art Educator of the Year for 2008-09 by the North Carolina Art Education Association. The award is based on significant contribution to an individual’s division in the visual arts.

•The department provides many opportunities for students to display art through the Catherine J. Smith Gallery and the university’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts as well as the Looking Glass Gallery.

Location: Herbert Wey & Walker Halls

Chair: Dr. Janice PopeCommunication

•Bachelor of Science in Advertising

•Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies

•Bachelor of Science in Electronic Media/Broadcasting

•Bachelor of Science in Journalism

•Bachelor of Science in Public Relations

Communication

Admission requirements:•By application

•If more applications received than space allows, admission is based on overall GPA and GPA in COM 1200.

•83% acceptance rate•Advertising: 96%•Communication Studies: 96%•Electronic Media/Broadcasting: 63%•Journalism: 75%•Public Relations: 84%

Internships:•encouraged but not required.

Highlights

Communication

•Appalachian electronic media/broadcasting students took seven Student Audio Competition awards, including the Audio Best of Festival award, from the Broadcast Education Association (BEA).

•Entrepreneurial success by students – Sports Yapp Radio Show, Pitch Your Idea Contest

•International, national and regional awards won in advertising

•Four Communication Studies students invited to present papers at the 2010 Theodore Clevenger, Jr., Undergraduate Honors Conference of Southern States Communication Association (SSCA) in Memphis.

•Award-winning Journalism alumni –American Academy of Religion Awards Best In-Depth Reporting on Religion Award; several alumni recognized with NC Associated Press Awards.

Location: D.D. Dougherty HallChair: LTC. Haimes A. Kilgore

Military Science & Leadership

•Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant

•Financial aid incentives

•Receive a monthly stipend and money for books

•Can be completed in just two years by attending a 5-week Leadership Training Course

•If interested in the Reserves or National Guard…can complete the ROTC program in 2 years while serving with unit and receive drill pay, stipend, book money and full tuition.

Military Science & Leadership

•The Mountaineer Battalion’s Ranger Challenge Team has taken top honors at the annual Victory Brigade Ranger Challenge Competition held at Fort Jackson, S.C.

•Appalachian alumna Maj. Michele P. Harper ’93 is the first female Black Hawk pilot in the N.C. Army National Guard.

•Our “Pershing Rifles” teams have been the national champions 11 times in the past 18 years.

•Scholarships created to honor fallen soldiers provide financial assistance to ROTC students.

Highlights

Location: Katherine Harper HallChair: Prof. Jeff Tiller

Technology

Undergraduate degrees:•Appropriate Technology•Building Science

◦Construction Management◦Architectural Design & Technology

•Graphic Arts & Imaging Technology•Industrial Design

◦Product Design◦Furniture Design

•Interior Design•Technical Photography•Technology Education

◦Secondary Education◦Trade & Industry

Graduate degrees:•Master of Arts - Industrial Technology•Master of Arts - Industrial Technology, Thesis Option•Master of Arts - Technology Education

Technology

Admission Requirements:•Complete university admission procedure.

Internships or Student Teaching required in:•Tech Ed, Secondary Ed•Tech Ed, Trade and Industry•Interior Design•Graphic Arts and Imaging Technology•Industrial Design/Furniture Design•Industrial Design/Product Design•Building Sciences/Architecture Tech & Design•Building Sciences/ Construction Management

Technology

•Selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 in Washington D.C.

•Student team won first place in the national Juicy Ideas Entrepreneurial/Environmental Contest, a competition in which college students from across the United States created something of value from an item that is typically thrown away as trash.

•Student teams have won Phase I and Phase II awards during the past four Environmental Protection Agency’s national P3 competition. Students in the 2009-10 academic year have won three P3 awards…another ASU 3-peat.

•Award-winning and internationally recognized work by both faculty and students in sustainability and environmentally-friendly design and construction.

•Numerous faculty members invited to present at international conferences.

Highlights

Location: Chapell Wilson HallChair: Prof. Marianne Adams

Theatre & Dance

•Bachelor of Arts•Dance Studies•Theatre Generalist•Design/Technology•Performance

•Bachelor of Science•Theatre Education•Licensure Only•Elementary Education, Second Area Concentration

Theatre & Dance

Admission requirements:•Admission to the College of Education is required for the Bachelor of Science.•Any student may choose to pursue a Bachelor of Arts General Concentration. •Audition/interviews are required for a BA in Performance or Design/Technology.•All currently enrolled students are encouraged to audition.•Do not have to be a declared major to participate in Theatre and Dance productions.

Student Teaching:•Required for Elementary Education -- Second Area Concentration

Highlights

Theatre & Dance

•Each year the department holds the Summer Dance Series. This unique series gives more than 300 people throughout the community the opportunity to gather and share in the joy of dance in all its forms.

•The department offers a comprehensive teacher-training program in Pilates. Pilates is a method of body conditioning that develops core strength and improves flexibility.

•Students and faculty in the program take part in numerous performances both on campus and at community and regional venues.

•Numerous faculty are published playwrights.

Our Faculty

“A university can be no better than its faculty.” Peter Flawn

“Scholars are at the heart of higher education.” Richard Breslin, former president, College of Charleston, and Drexel University

Our Faculty

•The College employs 117 full-time and nearly 70 adjunct faculty members.

•17:1 student to faculty ratio (smallest student to faculty ratio in the UNC system)

•98% of full-time faculty hold terminal degrees

Our Faculty

•Our faculty enjoy teaching and put teaching first in their responsibilities.

•Academic advising for students in the College is done through each department. Each student is assigned a faculty advisor who usually teaches in the student’s major.

Our Faculty

•During this academic year, faculty have received more than $233,000 in grants for research.

•Grant funds have resulted in faculty displays at nationally prominent art exhibitions, book and scholarly journal article publication, design studios, community and corporate needs assessment completion, sustainable design projects, renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, annual conferences and meetings, campus presentations by national and international speakers, international scholarly exchange, support for media literacy for elementary and middle school students and the attainment of equipment and software.

Office of Student Research

•The Office of Student Research (OSR) was established in 2005 to expand the opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to engage in research and mentored scholarship.

•Students who understand how discoveries are made in their chosen fields are well-prepared to address the unsolved problems of the future. The OSR has a variety of resources, including financial support, to help research become a distinctive feature of the undergraduate and graduate experience at Appalachian.

•Faculty also may apply for undergraduate research assistants.

Community Service

•The “After School Art” program, sponsored by the Art Dept., consists of weekly art classes for young people ages 6 to 15 years. The classes are designed to encourage creativity and visual awareness and develop basic art skills.

•Craft Enrichment Workshops, sponsored by the Technology Dept., provide students, including home-schooled children and community people, with a hands-on experience with many forms of creative expression through arts and crafts.

•Interior Design students select a non-profit community organization to work with each year.

Industry & Community Involvement

Each department has an advisory board of industry professionals that assist in program development, internships, job placement, and fund raising.

International Education

•International opportunities exist in the forms of summer courses abroad, short term class travel, oversees internships, or courses taken at other institutions and transferred to Appalachian.

•Fine and Applied Arts has offered programs in Africa, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, England, France, Greece, Italy, the Middle East, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland and Scotland.

College of Fine & Applied Arts

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