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Advisory meeting presentation
This document summarizes the minutes from a Visual Arts Program Advisory Committee meeting at Westchester Community College. Key points include: - Introduction of new administration and faculty in the Visual Arts program. - Revisions to the college core curriculum and a new A.S. degree in Visual Arts requiring agreements with SUNY schools. - Discussion of the program review process, learning goals, and assessment of student portfolios. - Results from assessing portfolios in 2012 and 2013, with issues identified around inconsistent scoring and the need to improve teaching in areas like drawing. - Recommendations to address problems, including increasing contact hours, setting grade benchmarks, and revising the curriculum.
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Advisory meeting presentation
- 1. Westchester Community College VisualArts Program Advisory Committee Meeting
- 2. New Administration Dr. Joanne Russell,VP Academic Affairs Dr. Veronica Delcourt, Associate Dean of Arts and Humanities
- 3. New Faculty Erika Mahr– Painting Search for Digital Film Faculty this Summer
- 4. New College Core Corerequirements aligned with SUNY core
- 5. New College Core NewA.S. degree due in Fall 2014 Will require articulation agreements with two SUNY schools Visual Arts A.S. Degree 1st Semester (16 cr) 2nd Semester (15 cr) Writing + Research Writing + Literature Art History 1 Art History 2 Drawing 1 Drawing 2 2D Design 3D Design Digital Fundamentals Visual Arts Elective Freshman Seminar 3rd Semester (15 cr) 4th Semester (13 cr) Math Science + Lab Beh/Soc Science History Art History 3, Language, or Other World Culture Visual Arts Elective Visual Arts Elective Visual Arts Elective Visual Arts Junior Seminar Mandatory Portfolio Review
- 6. Program Review Conducted every7 years Assessment of program goals and outcomes
- 7. Learning Goals Based onstudent surveys • foundation level knowledge and skills • prepare students for transfer to university BFA or BA program
- 8. Learning Outcomes Work backward from admissionsportfolio requirements
- 10. Process Assemble portfolios in capstoneVisual Art Seminar
- 11. Process Post on ProgramReview website Sample Portfolios
- 12. Process Norming sessions with full-timeand part-time faculty
- 13. Process Invite feedback from AdvisoryCommmittee
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- 16. FALL 2012 Direct correlationwith transfer data
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- 18. Fall 2013 Drawing scoredlow Color scored high
- 19. Fall 2013 Drawing scoredlow Color scored high
- 20. Reflect on resultsImprove Teaching and Learning Incomplete portfolios
- 21. Reflect on resultsImprove Teaching and Learning Incomplete portfolios Mandatory course portfolio Emphasis on portfolio pieces embedded in all classes
- 22. Reflect on resultsImprove Teaching and Learning Transfer students
- 23. Reflect on resultsImprove Teaching and Learning Transfer students Make transfer contingent on portfolio review Include only work completed while enrolled at Westchester Community College in assessment portfolio
- 24. Reflect on resultsImprove Teaching and Learning Students follow curriculum “in reverse”
- 25. Reflect on resultsImprove Teaching and Learning Students follow curriculum “in reverse” Improve academic advisement Enlist the help of adjuncts
- 26. Reflect on resultsImprove Teaching and Learning Academically under- prepared students
- 27. Reflect on resultsImprove Teaching and Learning Academically under- prepared students Freshman Seminar Establish benchmarks
- 28. Reflect on resultsImprove Teaching and Learning Personal voice “mastery” of skills
- 30. Reflect on resultsImprove Teaching and Learning Personal voice “mastery” of skills Establish level 2 proficiencies Create an advanced projects course
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- 32. Recommendations Increase contact hours Minimumgrade benchmarks in foundation classes Courses for majors/non- majors, enabling pre-reqs Freshman Seminar + Junior Seminar + Final Portfolio Review Visual Arts A.S. Degree 1st Semester (16 cr) 2nd Semester (15 cr) Writing + Research Writing + Literature Art History 1 Art History 2 Drawing 1 Drawing 2 2D Design 3D Design Digital Fundamentals Visual Arts Elective Freshman Seminar 3rd Semester (15 cr) 4th Semester (13 cr) Math Science + Lab Beh/Soc Science History Art History 3, Language, or Other World Culture Visual Arts Elective Visual Arts Elective Visual Arts Elective Visual Arts Junior Seminar Mandatory Portfolio Review