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Annual Report 2009 - 2010 For the year 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2010 Division of: Academic Affairs Department of: School of Theatre and Dance Submitted by: Buck,William J

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Annual Report 2009 - 2010For the year 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2010

Division of: Academic AffairsDepartment of: School of Theatre and DanceSubmitted by: Buck,William J

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Year-End Executive Summary : -Planning for the completion, programming and move to the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts has been central to all activities this year for the Schoolof Theatre and Dance. It has been inspiring to see the level of artistry by the designers, consultants andcontractors in the new building. In addition to planning for our move, this was a typically active andartistically productive year for the School of Theatre and Dance. Productions in all of our venues displayedthe excellent work of JMU faculty, staff and students, along with a variety of guest artists, designersand choreographers.

We have examined many aspects of our programming, policies and procedures in order to take full advantageof the possibilities in the new space in the coming years. The school continues the valuable process ofself-analysis, examining our programs, strengths, weakness, needs and ambitions. We have modifiedour audition requirements, made revisions to the theatre curriculum, and completed the first year of acompletely new approach to assessment. We have begun a new series of student recruitment initiatives,seeking to attract the first-rate students who have not chosen to attend JMU in the past. Now that wefinally have a limited number of scholarships for incoming students, as well as a facility that is on a parwith, or superior to, our peer institutions, we are acquiring the resources necessary to make us competitivein attracting the finest young artists to JMU.

We are particularly proud of the variety of diversity guest artists who were brought to the school thisyear including figures of national and international significance in the performing arts. Faculty fromthe School of Theatre and Dance were selected to receive all three of the CVPA awards this year. ShaneO'Hara received the Madison Scholar award, Richard Finkelstein received the service award and SuzanneMiller-Corso received the award for excellence in teaching.

The faculty, staff and students are excited about the future of the School of Theatre and Dance. Giventhe necessary support and resources, we see an opportunity to take this program in new directions andto become one of true national distinction.

Unit Mission Statement : -Study in the School of Theatre and Dance leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree. The theatre, dance, and musical theatre concentrations will provide studentswith the skills required for graduate study and for employment in theatre and dance. The theoretical lessonsof the classroom are complete only when they are seen in the context of active learning with practicalwork in studios and theatres. The course work includes: performance techniques, business management,dance composition, directing, scenic and costume design, technology, theatre and dance history and literarytheory. Students think critically as they evaluate performances, designs, literary texts, and practical projects.Such a broad-based liberal arts curriculum prepares students to pursue lifelong learning.

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GENERAL GOALS FOR THE SCHOOL OF THEATRE AND DANCE The James Madison University School of Theatre and Dance seeks to provide the following benefitsfor its students and/or the general university community:

An ability to understand and express conceptual knowledge

An appreciation of the great works of theatre and dance by experiencing productions

An appreciation of theatre and dance as they exist on television, in films, on the stage and in other dailyactivities

Preparation to work within a group toward a defined goal with a deadline

Preparation for a professional career in theatre and/or dance

Preparation for graduate level studies in theatre and/or dance

To provide interdisciplinary support and enrichment to academic programs at James Madison University

To provide artistic stimulation and cultural enrichment to the extended community of James MadisonUniversity and the Shenandoah Valley.

Changes in the Mission Statement : None

Unit Accomplishments : -The school produced approximately thirty productions to an audience approaching 20,000 patrons both on and off campus. The JMU Children’s Playshop presentedthree productions on campus and a touring productions playing at area schools, and the Virginia RepertoryDance Company played to a variety of off-campus audiences.

Plan Approval was granted by the National Accreditation of Schools of Dance (NASD) for the TeachingLicensure in Dance. Currently, there is one student officially in the program. The companion licensureprogram in theatre has received approval by SCHEV. Plan approval by the National Association of Schoolsof Theatre was deferred as issues of personnel resources are being resolved.

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The school aggressively sought to bring diversity guest artists to campus to work with our students. We believe that we are in a unique position to bring a broad range of diverse offerings to campus. Thefull variety of guest artists is included in the listing that follows.

Selected guest artists for 2009-2010 included:

Performer and choreographer Gesel Mason was a Diversity Guest Artist in Residence, and she taughtmaster classes and choreographed for the Virginia Repertory Dance Company. She also did a publicpresentation at the end of her residency. Choreographers Daniel Burkholder, Laurie Eisenhower, FayeDriscoll and Adriane Fang spoke with students and were guest choreographers.

Other dance guests included Elizabeth Johnson, of LLDE, guest choreographer Elijah Gibson, DeloresJamison (HRCDC) “Movement and the Young Child”, Lolly Miller, (Generations Crossing, RMH WellnessCenter, and JMU Wellness): “The Power of Movement for People in all Stages of Life.”, Sara Hanks,“Creative Movement with individuals with Developmental Disabilities”, John and Nanni Glick “TherapeuticClowning”, Ashley Gearing “Dance for Children with Significant Disabilities.

Geoff Latulippe, author of the screenplay for a soon-to-be-released movie, GOING THE DISTANCEspoke to playwriting students. LeVahn Hoh, theatre professor at University of Virginia and an experton circus spoke to the American Theatre History class.

Tim Miller (Internationally Acclaimed Performance Artist) did performance creation workshops in danceand theatre, class visits, and a performance as part of our diversity initiative.

Playwright Carlos Morton did a Latino Theatre Seminar, reading of his new play, class visits as partof our diversity initiative.

Giles Block (Master of Play, Verse, & Word as Globe Theatre in London) presented a Shakespeare Versemaster class.

Guest lighting designers John Bohuslawski and Lee Kennedy worked with students and faculty on mainstage productions of dance and theatre.

Diversity guest artists Jennifer Nelson spoke with students and faculty about her work as a director andperformer. She is programming associate at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC.

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Julio Matos, who has performed on and off Broadway was brought in as a guest artist for the Schoolof Theatre and Dance, teaching master classes in dance, audition and revue techniques for the School. In addition, he taught a “Transition Workshop” that provided students with specific tools, skills andstrategies to help them transition from student to professional.

Selected Faculty Accomplishments:

Theatre and dance faculty are represented in nearly every performing arts union and membership organizationin the country, including: Screen Actors Guild, Actors Equity Association, Society of Stage Directorsand Choreographers, The Dramatists Guild, Puppeteers of America, New England Theater Conference,South Eastern Theatre Conference, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, American Society forTheatre Research, Women and Theatre (ATHE focus group), Czechoslovak History Conference, InternationalUniversity Theatre Association, USITT, IATSE, United Scenic Artists, The Society of American FightDirectors, National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) and the American College Dance FestivalAssociation (ACDFA).

Shane O’Hara was the CVPA Madison Scholar Award winner. His performances this year includedThe Nagrin Project at Susan Hess Studio Theatre, Philadelphia, PA and at St. Marks Church, in NewYork City. He also performed solos at the New Dance Festival, the 92nd Street Y Celebration in NewYork, the Brooklyn Arts Exchange, and Trillium Arts in Lewisburg, WV. He served on the JMU ArboretumCollaborative Presidential Initiative on Environmental Sustainability and Stewardship, and also on thenational board of the American College Dance Festival Association.

Professors Kate Trammell and Cynthia Thompson have been significant forces in the planning for the2010 campus wide initiative for the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange “Human Genome” Project.

Richard Finkelstein designed the Wizard of Oz at the Barter Theatre, Orphan Train (Revival) at the NewYork State Theatre Institute, Pirates of Penzance and other productions at Perry Mansfield. His photographswere published in Live Design Magazine, Theatre Design and Technology (USITT peer reviewed journal)and many other national publications. He continues consulting extensively with Flying by Foy of LasVegas, and was sent to London to study their UK operations. He is a National Conference CommitteeMember for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.

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Wolf Sherrill presented an invited workshop to the South Eastern Theatre Conference “Experiential RitualisticTheatre: Applications towards Actor Training and Beyond.” He played the featured role of Baba Melvinin the independent film The FellowsHip: Rise of the Gamers, slated for DVD release summer 2010. He played the dual lead role of Mr. Darcy and Mr. Collins in Available Light Theatre’s world premiereof Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Sherrill received certification in Theatrical Firearm Safety from the Societyof American Fight Choreographers.

Dr. Roger Hall continues as the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National PlaywritingProgram Chair.

Cynthia Thompson is working with two NY dance companies: Cora Dance andHuman Company. Pam Johnson taught various courses at the Penland School of Crafts, Spruce Pines,NC.

Dr. Dennis Beck was guest lecturer at Barnard College, Columbia University. He presented the paper"Czech Methods of Censorship Circumvention as Performative Expressions of Philosophical Belief"at the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) conference Silent Voices / Forbidden Lives:Censorship and Performance, Lisbon, Portugal. Contributor to and Czech theatre consultant for the exhibitPerforming Revolution: The Creative Opposition in Central and Eastern Europe during the 1980s, NewYork Public Library for the Performing Arts, Vincent Astor Gallery. One of four panelists for the "Theatrethat Fights" panel discussion and presentation as part of the reception for the exhibition Performing Revolution:The Creative Opposition in Central and Eastern Europe during the 1980s, New York Public Library forthe Performing Arts, Vincent Astor Gallery

Kate Arecchi was a panelist at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education conference presentation; “The Director/ Assistant Director Relationship”, and was panel Coordinator for “Seeking Common Ground: Similarities and Differences between BA, BFA, BM Musical Theatre Training” at the Southeastern TheatreConference. She is artistic director at the Papermill Theatre in New Hampshire and directed You’reA Good Man, Charlie Brown. She also directed Oh, Holy Night – Valley Theatre – Dollywood Entertainment,TN.

Emily Becher-McKeever designed lighting for ‘little i, Big T’ at the Williamsburg Dance Collective,NYC, Camelot at the Cumberland County Playhouse, the Nutcracker at Ballet Appalachia, Men andWomen of the Mass Gospel Choir, Washington Performing Arts Soc., Kennedy Center Concert Hall,The Sun and the Four Winds at the Cumberland County Playhouse, and Tennessee USA at the CumberlandCounty Playhouse

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LeVonne Lindsay was a costume technician for Romeo and Juliet and Henry IV Part I at the AmericanShakespeare Theatre, and was design assistant/craftsperson for King Lear at the Shakespeare TheatreCompany in Washington, DC.

Major Office / Departmental Accomplishments (Objectives, Results, Use ofResults) by unit for the past fiscal year

Characteristic 2: 20060000002

Goal 2: 20060000002

Objective: 20090000493

Short Description: -K-12 Teacher Certification in Theatre

Long Description: -Develop plans for a primary teaching certification program in theatre so that it will be in line with music, art and dance as a primary teacher certification area at the university.

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Assessment / Evaluation Methods: -If a successful plan is created.

Accomplishments: - While not completed, the school feels that considerable progress was made. The paperwork for the programwas completed. The university C&I appears to be ready for final approval. SCHEV has approved theplan. The National Association of Schools of Theatre has deferred action on plan approval. One of theirconcerns regarding directing opportunities is easily addressed and may be the result of miscommunication. Their other concern regarding personnel qualifications and resources is more problematic, and the solutionmay be embedded in other objectives submitted for personnel resources.

Use of Assessment/Evaluation Results for Program Improvement: -

Characteristic 4: 20060000004

Goal 4: 20060000004

Objective: 20090000487

Short Description: -A new faculty member specializing in GTHEA 210

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Long Description: -Submit a budget iniative for a faculty position in theatre. With the anticipated growth in majors with the opening of the new performing arts center, additional support isneeded. A theatre scholar will both lead the GenEd GTHEA210 teaching program and lend much neededsupport to the teaching of theatre history courses.

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Assessment / Evaluation Methods: -University assessment data.

Accomplishments:

The need has been identified and the school feels confident that the university will provide this facultyposition when resources are available.

Use of Assessment/Evaluation Results for Program Improvement: -

Characteristic 5: 20060000005

Goal 5: 20060000005

Objective: 20090000488

Short Description: -Add a new faculty member in Dance

Long Description: -Submit a budget initiative for an additional dance faculty member. A person is needed with expertise and jazz and musical theatre dance techniques. Our dependence on marginallyqualified part-time instructors has a negative impact on the quality of the program. The need to increasefaculty in these areas was identified in the recent National Association of Schools of Dance accreditationvisitation. This position is necessary for the school to attain the level of excellence necessary for themove into the new Estes Center for Theatre and Dance and be competitive with peer institutions.

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Assessment / Evaluation Methods: -Annual assessment data.

Accomplishments: - The need has been identified and the school feels confident that the university will provide this facultyposition when resources are available.

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Use of Assessment/Evaluation Results for Program Improvement: -

Characteristic 5: 20060000005

Goal 5: 20060000005

Objective: 20090000490

Short Description: -Attain an additional faculty member in musical theatre.

Long Description: -Submit a budget initiative to request an additional faculty member in the musical theatre area with a particular strength in performance and choreography.

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Assessment / Evaluation Methods: -

Accomplishments: The need has been identified and the school feels confident that the university will provide this facultyposition when resources are available.

Use of Assessment/Evaluation Results for Program Improvement: -

Characteristic 5: 20060000005

Goal 5: 20060000005

Objective: 20090000491

Short Description: -Guest Artist Residency in Dance

Long Description: -Submit a budget initiative to secure permanent funding for a guest artist residency in dance.

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Assessment / Evaluation Methods: -

Accomplishments: - The need has been identified and the school feels confident that the university will provide this whenresources are available. The school has made good use of diversity funding as a temporary solution.

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Use of Assessment/Evaluation Results for Program Improvement: -

Characteristic 5: 20060000005

Goal 5: 20060000005

Objective: 20090000489

Short Description: -New faculty position in acting/directing.

Long Description: -Submit a budget initiative for an additional faculty member in acting, needed both to teach students currently in the program, as well as those expected to enroll as a consequenceof the attention the program will receive with the opening of the Estes Center for Theatre and Dance.Expertise is needed to properly train student actors in physical theatre techniques to be strong candidatesin the job market. This will lessen our dependence on marginally qualified part-time instructors whohave become necessary to meet the instructional demands of the program. If the school is to attain thelevel of academic excellence desired in preparation for the move into the new performing arts center,and to be competitive with peer institutions, then this initiative is essential.

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Assessment / Evaluation Methods: -Annual assessment data will demonstrate of this initiative.

Accomplishments: - The need has been identified and the school feels confident that the university will provide this facultyposition when resources are available.

Use of Assessment/Evaluation Results for Program Improvement: -

Characteristic 5: 20060000005

Goal 5: 20060000005

Objective: 20090000486

Short Description: -Plan a new summer theatre season

Long Description: -With the construction of the new performing arts center, a summer performance season will need to be created. This will serve both our students and the general communitywith arts activities. Initially, this will involve a comprehensive planning process which will begin thisyear. A budget initiative for specific funding will be submitted once the planning is complete.

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Accomplishments:

Initial planning sessions have begun with the faculty and staff. It was determined that the school firstneeded to move into the peforming arts center and get the academic programming needs under control. Planning will resume in the fall semester of 2010 once all of the new CVPA administrative staff arehired.

Use of Assessment/Evaluation Results for Program Improvement: -

Other Accomplishments and Recognitions: -Selected Student Accomplishments:

Several student actors at the Irene Ryan competition at the Kennedy Center American College TheatreFestival regionals passed to the semi-final round.

Students in the Virginia Rep Dance Company performed at the High School Dance Festival, St. Catherine’s,Richmond, VA, First Fridays, Miki Liszt Dance Center, Charlottesville, VA, American College DanceConference (Central East region), Athens, OH, Brooklyn Arts Exchange Concert, Brooklyn, NY, andNext Reflex Dance Company Concert, Court Square Theatre, Harrisonburg.

Student Jasmine Booker selected for scholarship at Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Summer Intensive.Student Alyson Young selected for scholarship at White Mountain Summer Dance Festival.

The Clearcom/USITT national student award in Stage Management this year was presented to BekahWachenfeld.

Therese Mayer worked in the Special Projects department at Sesame Street Workshop last summer.

Graduate Karman Moyers worked as an apprentice at The Santa Fe Opera in the wigs and makeup departmentand then began a new job at the Dallas Opera in a staff position.

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Alum Megan Tusing recently had guest start appearances on Law and Order and Mercy. Keven Quillonperformed in Shrek the Musical on Broadway, where alum Drew Lanzarotta is also working on the mechanizedscenery. Julie Schrol was hired for a season in the acting company at the Barter Theatre.

Students working with the JMU Children’s Playshop performed three shows on campus and also toureda production of Jacky’s Magical Beanstalk to area schools. Graduate Rachel Shur toured throughout China in the national tour of the musical Fame.

Unit Challenges: -Our unit challenges remain essentially similar to those from the past several years. Perhaps the greatest challenge this year, admittedly a pleasant one, was preparing for asmooth and efficient move into the new performing arts center.

The most critical unit challenge relates to personnel resources. Most of our technical faculty and staffneeds are being met, particularly now that a new sound engineer has been hired for the PAC. However,with the growth in student majors and minors (both current and anticipated), and the complexity of ourprograms, we absolutely must diminish our dependence on marginally qualified part-time instructorsfor both core courses and GenEd offerings. Guest artists should be brought to JMU for residencies andproduction opportunities to bring new viewpoints and vitality to the program, not to support basic instructionalneeds. Particular concerns are in the growth areas of dance and musical theatre, GenEd and TheatreHistory, as well as the acting area.

The 4-4 teaching load, combined with extensive committee and service requirements, as well as on-campusproduction supervision has become an overwhelming situation for many faculty members. The 4-4 teachingload in the school is an issue that we will need to address before the next NAST/NASD accreditationvisit in less than two years. Our faculty have the potential to become figures of national significancein their fields, but we have lagged behind that faculty development goal due largely to a lack of staffingflexibity to cover faculty responsibilities on campus. A factor that typically distinguishes nationally“important” theatre and dance programs from “all the others” has to do with the accomplishments ofthe faculty. Our faculty does a remarkable job both on and off campus, they are a gifted group of dedicatedscholar/artists, but it would be truly exciting to see what their external profile could be with additionalsupport. I believe that this is the model that JMU aspires toward.

The other substantial problem that must be addressed relates to basic budgeting for our school productions. It stands to reason that production expenses will increase dramatically in the larger and more technologicallycomplex venues. Our budgets have been stagnant and modest for years. We have steadily lost ground

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to inflation. It is essential that the budget be increased to produce shows of the artistic and technicalsophistication that we seek to put the performing arts center. Perhaps the simplest example would beto demonstrate that we will be using, on average fifty percent more lighting units for each productionin the new spaces. Each lighting unit requires expendable color media, templates and replacement parts. Each unit requires additional student wage hours to hang and take down and maintain. The stage spaceis nearly fifty percent larger than what we are using now. Sets will therefore be considerably larger. That requires more lumber, steel, hardware, paint, etc. If you multiply the number of shows by the factorsof technical sophistication, higher artistic expectations, plus sheer volume (admittedly not a purely scientificset of factors), there is a clear need for a budget increase. The sum of at least fifteen thousand dollarsper year is suggested as a starting point in order to be on par with peer institutions.

We face a challenge in recruiting the very best young artists to our programs. We have made a goodbeginning at providing talent-based scholarships. However, we also discovered this year that the besttalents are being sought by schools that also have both excellent facilities and far more substantial scholarshipresources. This is a challenge that we will need to continue to address in the coming years.

Another major challenge this year will be to create a new adult summer performance series to serve asa companion to the successful Children’s Playshop Season. This will involve considerable administrativeattention in the school, as well as additional budgetary resources. It would be inappropriate to leavethe Forbes Center inactive during the summer months, but the university must acknowledge that summertheatres, especially in their initial years, usually cost money rather than making money.

Objectives for next fiscal year (including objectives from assessment resultsand program reviews):

Characteristic 1: The university will offer a wide variety of quality academic programs: general education core, liberal arts, professional programs, and graduate programs of distinction.

Goal 1: Develop new academic programs in such a way that the comprehensive nature and quality of the curriculum are maintained.

Objective: 20110000190

Short Description: -CVPA - STAD - Develop a K-12 Teaching Licensure Degree in

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Theatre

Long Description: There is a strong demand for new teachers in all areas of expertise. Each year prospective and current students express a strong interest in enrolling in such a program. JMUoffers teacher licensure degrees in all arts areas except for theatre. Once in place, this degree programwill meet a student need, support the educational needs of the public school system and provide valuableoutreach opportunities in our local community. The School of Theatre and Dance has been working inpartnership with the College of Education for two years in the creation of this program. The degree hasreceived university C&I as well as SCHEV approval. The school has submitted the degree for plan-approvalfrom the National Association of Schools of Theatre. After an initial deferral requesting additional information,the school will make a revised submission this year. If approved by NAST, the program will be publishedand made available to students who meet the COE gateway requirements within the next two years. Initiallythe resources required will include part-time teaching and supervisory personnel. Ultimately this objectivewill be tied to an objective requesting additional full-time faculty leadership through university educationalfunds.

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Characteristic 5: The university's faculty will integrate scholarship, service and teaching to enhance student learning and provide a challenging and supportive environment with a heightenedsense of intellectual stimulation.

Goal 5: Enhance the rigor and frequency of intellectually challenging experiences, while providing expanded and improved academic support.

Objective: 20110000188

Short Description: -CVPA - STAD - Academic Enahncement/New Faculty Positions

Long Description: --The School of Theatre and Dance seeks to add four additional faculty positions to enhance current and future educational initiatives. The faculty positions identifiedare:1.)Professor to support GenEd courses and a new K-12 Teacher Licensure program.2.)Professor of musical theatre with expertise in choreography and dance.

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3.)Professor in dance technique and composition.4.)Professor with expertise in acting and directing.Each position addresses a curricular need in the school related to either enrollment growth or academicprogram enhancement. In each case the addition of these positions relates to expectations from areaaccreditation with the National Association of Schools of Theatre and the National Association of Schoolsof Dance. The primary beneficiaries of these academic enhancements will be students who will havea greater level of scholarship and intellectual stimulation available. At the same time these additionalpositions will benefit existing faculty by providing greater flexibility for professional academic developmentactivities. Ultimately the academic developments within the program as a result of these additions willbe verified through a comprehensive assessment program currently in place. Recognizing that this objectivecannot be achieved immediately, particularly within the constraints of the national financial downturn,it is anticipated that these positions will be phased in over a period of four years. The positions will likelyneed to be financed through state funds, although it is possible that a named professorship could be establishedand funded through a major donation to the university foundation.

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Characteristic 5: The university's faculty will integrate scholarship, service and teaching to enhance student learning and provide a challenging and supportive environment with a heightenedsense of intellectual stimulation.

Goal 5: Enhance the rigor and frequency of intellectually challenging experiences, while providing expanded and improved academic support.

Objective: 20110000192

Short Description: -CVPA – STAD – New Summer Performance Program

Long Description: -The School of Theatre and Dance is committed to student educational development activities at a professional level, both in and out of the classroom. The school is also committedto positive community outreach. While the school has a long tradition of producing summer shows foryoung audiences, with the completion of the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, there is a need tobroaden artistic outreach and performance events for the surrounding community. The result is an artisticand educational experience that benefits the campus community as much as the surrounding areas. Overtime audiences will development an engagement with the JMU over the summer months which has notexisted for many years. Initial planning will continue during the 2010-2011 academic year with hopefullywith a limited production scheme in place for the summer of 2011. It is anticipated that this system will

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continue to evolve and grow in the years to follow, potentially involving a broader group of participantsfrom other arts units on campus. Funding will be required from JMU educational resources, along withticket revenues, donations and possibly granting opportunities.

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Characteristic 9: The university will be a diverse community whose members share in, and contribute to, a common JMU experience.

Goal 9: Increase the diversity of the student body, faculty and staff.

Objective: 20110000189

Short Description: -CVPA - STAD - Extended Diversity Guest Artist Residencies in Theatre and Dance

Long Description: The School of Theatre and Dance is committed to creating an educational environment where diversity, broadly defined, is part of the culture of the unit. The schoolwould initiate a series of long-term guest artist residencies specifically designed to increase diversityby bringing artist/scholars to campus to work with students, faculty and staff for an extended period eachyear. Each constituent group would benefit by an exposure to approaches to art and education throughclassroom and creative activities, thus becoming citizens with an open and informed view of differentcultures and lifestyles. The school would seek to bring guests for periods ranging from one block to onesemester each year to interact with students from within the unit on actual productions and in the classroom,but also to work with others across multiple disciplines in the university. It is anticipated that such residencieswould also include important outreach opportunities to local schools and community organizations. Thiswould be an ongoing project, requiring planning each year to identify artists to be associated with theunit in succeeding years. Funding sources would include university education funds, private foundationsupport and grants.

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Characteristic 18: The university will be an environmentally literate community whose

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members think critically and act, individually and collectively, as model stewards of the natural world.

Goal 18: Transform the core activities of the university community (education, scholarship, service, outreach and operations) to become a leader among universities in sustaining human and ecologicalhealth for future generations.

Objective: 20110000191

Short Description: -CVPA - STAD - Environmental Sustainability Plan

Long Description: -The School of Theatre and Dance shares the commitment of James Madison University to become a leader in environmental sustainability planning and education. As partof an ongoing project, the school will study, devise and implement a plan to reduce our carbon footprintand educate students, faculty and staff in ways to be better stewards of the environment throughout theirprofessional and personal careers. The timetable will include immediate practices such as improvingrecycling procedures, selecting supplies that are more environmentally friendly and utilizing the mosteffective means to monitor energy consumption. The unit will expand this plan over time to broadenour educational and operations practices. It is not anticipated that additional resources will be requiredfor this objective to be successful and in fact there may be long-term cost savings.

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