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Name of Unit:
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August 19,
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Section 2: CORE REQUIREMENTS |
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2.1
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The institution has degree-granting authority from the
appropriate government agency or agencies.
(Degree-granting Authority) |
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Not applicable to
unit level. |
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The institution has a governing board of at least five members
that is the legal body with specific authority over the
institution. The board is an active policy-making body for the
institution and is
ultimately responsible for ensuring that the
financial resources of the institution are adequate to provide a
sound educational program. The board is not controlled by a
minority of board members or
by organizations or interests
separate from it. Neither the presiding officer of the board nor
the majority of other voting members of the board have
contractual, employment, or personal or familial
financial
interest in the institution.
A military institution authorized
and operated by the federal government to award degrees has a
public board in which neither the presiding officer nor a
majority
of the other members are civilian employees of the
military or active/retired military. The board has broad and
significant influence upon the institution’s programs and
operations, plays an active role in
policy-making, and ensures
that the financial resources of the institution are used to
provide a sound educational program. The board is not controlled
by a minority of board members or by organizations
or interests
separate from the board except as specified by the authorizing
legislation. Neither the presiding officer of the board nor the
majority of other voting board members have contractual,
employment, or personal or familial financial interest in the
institution. (Governing Board)
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The institution has a chief executive officer whose primary
responsibility is to the institution and who is not the
presiding officer of the board. (Chief Executive
Officer) |
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Not applicable to
unit level. |
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The institution has a clearly defined and published mission
statement specific to the institution and appropriate to an
institution of higher education, addressing teaching and
learning and, where applicable, research and public service.
(Institutional Mission) |
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this requirement.
The mission statement of the College of Visual and Performing
Arts (CVPA) is in accordance with the mission of the university.
It is located on p.1 of the CVPA Strategic Plan
http://www.vpa.ttu.edu/CGI/framesrv.cgi?loc=mission_strat_plan.shtml
and in hard copy form in the Office of the Dean, 224
Administration Building. Mission statements contained in
strategic plans for the three units that comprise the CVPA are
in accordance with those of the CVPA and the university. School
of Art
http://www.art.ttu.edu/SOASTRAT.htm -- hard copy located
in 101 Art Building; School of Music
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music -- hard copy located in 101
Music Building; and Department of Theatre and Dance
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/theatreanddance/mission.htm-- hard
copy located in 125 Maedgen Theatre Building. Accrediting
associations for all three units of the CVPA, the National
Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the National
Association of Schools of Music (NASM), and the National
Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST), made site visits
during the 2002-2003 academic year. Visitors Reports from all
three associations state that the mission statements of the
units are clear and appropriate for a comprehensive research
institution with the scope of TTU, that unit activities appear
to be carefully linked to the mission, goals and objectives, and
that they appear to form the current and future basis for
educational and artistic decisions (NASAD, p.4; NASM, p.3; NAST,
p.1). Visitors’ reports for each unit are available in the
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The institution engages in
ongoing, integrated, and institution-wide research-based
planning and evaluation processes that incorporate a systematic
review of programs and services that (a)
results in continuing
improvement and (b) demonstrates that the institution is
effectively accomplishing its mission.
(Institutional
Effectiveness) |
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this requirement.
TTU has recently undergone an extensive strategic planning
process throughout the entire university. Established to be an
evolutionary, ongoing process with annual assessment reports
based on the written strategic plans of all units, the CVPA
Strategic Plan along with the strategic plans of its constituent
units can be found in the same locations as noted in #2.4 above.
Assessment of Texas Tech is web-posted
http://www.ttu.edu/stratplan/Assessment.php. Annual
assessment reports for the CVPA
http://www.irs.ttu.edu/SACS/AssessmentReports/18_0_2003.pdf
and its constituent units are web-available. Hard copies are
located in college/school/departmental offices noted in #2.4
above. The planning and evaluation processes are consistent with
the mission of TTU,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/Catalog.html#Mission
and with the mission statements of the CVPA and its constituent
units,
http://www.vpa.ttu.edu/CGI/framesrv.cgi?loc=mission_strat_plan.shtml
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http://www.art.ttu.edu/SOASTRAT.htm,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/theatreanddance/mission.htm.
Visitors’ reports from NASAD, NASM, and NAST note favorably the
ongoing planning and evaluation processes that have been taking
place relative to the university initiatives and to the
preparation of the accreditation self-studies of the three units
of the CVPA. Each association notes specific initiatives within
their respective units and provide additional suggestions for
further consideration (NASAD, pp.27-28; NASM, p.22; NAST, p.10). |
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2.6 |
The institution is in
operation and has students enrolled in degree programs.
(Continuous Operation) |
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this requirement.
The CVPA census for fall 2002 was 875 undergraduate, 106
masters, 92 doctoral; total of 1073. The CVPA oversees three
undergraduate degrees (BA, BFA, BM), five masters degrees (MA,
MAE, MFA, MM, MME), and two doctoral degrees (DMA, PhD).
Universal quantitative data can be found in assessment reports
noted in #2.5 above. |
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2.7.1 |
offers one or
more degree programs based on at least 60 semester credit hours or
the equivalent at the associate level; at least 120 semester credit
hours or the equivalent at the baccalaureate level; or at least 30
semester credit hours or the equivalent at the
post-baccalaureate, graduate, or professional level. The institution
provides a written justification and rationale for program
equivalency. (Program Length) |
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this requirement.
Undergraduate degree programs in the CVPA range from 120-138
semester credit hours, thereby meeting standard.
See 2004-05 Texas Tech University Catalog,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/Visual.html#CollegeUndergraduate
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2.7.2 |
offers degree programs that embody a coherent
course of study that is compatible with its stated purpose and
is based upon fields of study appropriate to higher education.
(Program Content) |
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All programs consist of coherent courses of study compatible
with stated purposes and are based on fields of study
appropriate to higher education
http://www.vpa.ttu.edu/CGI/framesrv.cgi?loc=mission_strat_plan.shtml.
Information can also be found in the self studies for unit
accreditation 2002-2003: National Association of Schools of Art
and Design <NASAD>, in room Art 101; National Association of
Schools of Music <NASM>, in room Music Building 101 (MB101);
National Association of Schools of Theatre <NAST>, in University
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2.7.3 |
requires in each undergraduate degree program
the successful completion
of a general education component at the collegiate level that is
(1) a substantial component of each undergraduate degree, (2)
ensures breadth of knowledge, and (3) is based on a coherent
rationale. For degree completion in
associate programs, the component constitutes a minimum of 15
semester hours or the equivalent; for baccalaureate programs, a
minimum of 30 semester
hours or the equivalent. These credit
hours are to be drawn from and include at least one course from
each of the following areas: humanities/fine arts;
social/behavioral sciences; and natural
science/mathematics. The
courses do not narrowly focus on those skills, techniques, and
procedures specific to a particular occupation or profession.
The institution provides a written
justification and rationale
for course equivalency. (General Education) |
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General education inclusions for undergraduate degree programs
in the CVPA range from 44-69 semester hours, depending upon the
specific major. Categories included in the Core Curriculum are:
communication, mathematics/logic, natural (lab) sciences,
technology/applied science, humanities, visual and performing
arts, social/behavioral sciences. Courses approved for inclusion
in the core curriculum are broadly based for students from all
majors across the entire university, TTU Catalog,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/AcademicsCore.html.
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provides instruction for all course work
required for at least one degree program at each
level at which if awards degree. If the institution
makes arrangements for some
instruction to be provided
by other accredited institutions or entities through contracts
or consortia, or
uses some
other alternative approach to meeting this requirement, the
alternative approach must be approved by the Commission on
Colleges. In all cases, the institution demonstrates that
it controls all aspects of its educational program.
(Contractual Agreements for
Instruction) |
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The number of full-time faculty members is
adequate to support the mission of the institution. The
institution has adequate faculty resources to ensure the quality
and integrity of its academic
programs. In addition, upon
application for candidacy, an applicant institution demonstrates
that it meets the comprehensive standard for faculty
qualifications.
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in partial compliance
with this requirement.
Eighty-four full-time faculty members serve approximately 1000
majors in the CVPA in addition to offering the visual and
performing arts component in the general education curriculum of
the university. All full-time faculty in the CVPA hold
appropriate terminal degrees or qualifying experiences that meet
the TTU Certification of Faculty Qualifications, OP 32.02,
section 2,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/OP32.02.pdf. The NASAD
Visitors Report (p.5) states that the overall numbers of faculty
relative to enrollment would suggest that sufficient faculty
resources are available to serve the size and scope of the Art
program with the exception of Design Communications. The NASM
Visitors Report (p.22-23) states that it is not clear that the
Master of Music in Music Theory and the Master of Music in Music
History programs have sufficient advanced faculty to support
those degrees. The NAST Visitors Report (p.1) notes that growth
in enrollments of Theatre majors has outpaced that of faculty
resources and states (p.3) that the number of faculty is small
when compared to the multiplicity of degrees and
specializations. In all three visitors’ reports, mention is made
regarding perceived heavy teaching loads, loads that could be
further exacerbated by increasing enrollments at TTU and in the
units of the CVPA. Faculty loads, however, reflect appropriately
the TTU Faculty Academic Workload Policy,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/OP32.18.pdf . Efforts are
underway to study possible load redistribution among existing
faculty coupled with requests for additional faculty lines in
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The institution, through ownership or formal
arrangements or agreements, provides and supports student and
faculty access and user privileges to adequate library
collections as well as to other
learning/information resources
consistent with the degrees offered. These collections and
resources are sufficient to support all its educational,
research, and public service programs. (Learning
Resources and Services) |
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this requirement.
Generally, the TTU main Library supports the mission,
objectives, degree programs, and research needs of the units of
the CVPA. Additional holdings are housed in the School of Art
Visual Resource Center (VRC), of particular note, the slide
collection. The NASAD Visitors Report (p.16) notes a certain
amount of duplication between the main library, the Art VRC, and
the Architecture library. It is suggested that greater
cooperative planning should be pursued to enhance resource
distribution. The School of Music has a Music Listening Library
that houses the collection of sound recordings, multiple scores,
and a very small reference collection. The NASM Visitors Report
(p.23) states that “Staffing in the University Library does not
appear to comply with the standard that the music collection ‘be
staffed by qualified personnel sufficient to meet the various
needs of the music unit’ (NASM Handbook, p.65, II.G.3).” A new
position for a qualified music librarian has been added to the
University Library and a search is currently underway to fill
that position. The NAST Visitors Report (p.5) states that
library holdings and electronic access are sufficient to meet
the goals and objectives of the theatre unit.
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The institution provides student support
programs, services, and activities consistent with its mission
that promote student learning and enhance the development of its
students. (Student Support Services) |
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this requirement.
Student support programs, services, and activities in the CVPA are
consistent with the mission of TTU,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/Catalog.html#Mission
, and with the mission statements of the CVPA and its constituent units,
http://www.vpa.ttu.edu/CGI/framesrv.cgi?loc=mission_strat_plan.shtml,
http://www.art.ttu.edu/SOASTRAT.htm,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music ,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/theatreanddance/mission.htm. A listing of TTU
facilities and services is located in the 2004-2005 Catalog,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/Facilities.html. The
CVPA has two associate deans who work with students (one with undergraduate
and the other with graduate students), and an Academic Program Advisor who
manages a myriad of issues related to matriculation such as degree audits,
graduation checkouts, and other academic matters. Each of the three units in
the CVPA has academic advising specialists. All of the units have active
student organizations that support and complement the academic mission of
the college and the university. The Wall-Gates residence complex houses the
Fine Arts Living/Learning Community. The CVPA web site
http://www.vpa.ttu.edu/ contains a great deal of information directed
toward students both graduate and undergraduate, for current and prospective
students, advisement, scholarship opportunities, the Fine Arts
Living/Learning Community, calendars and schedules, study programs, plus
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The institution has a sound
financial base and demonstrated financial stability, and
adequate physical resources to support the mission of the
institution and the scope of its programs and services.
The
member institution provides the following financial statements: (a)
an institutional audit (or Standard Review Report issued in
accordance with Statements on Standards for Accounting and
Review Services issued by the AICPA for those institutions
audited as part of a systemwide or
statewide audit) and written institutional management letter for the most recent
fiscal year
prepared by an independent certified public
accountant and/or an appropriate governmental auditing agency employing the
appropriate audit (or Standard Review Report) guide; (b) a
statement of financial position of unrestricted net assets,
exclusive of plant assets and plant-related debt, which
represents the change in unrestricted net assets attributable to
operations for
the most recent year; and, (c) an annual budget
that is preceded by sound planning, is subject to sound fiscal
procedures, and is approved by the governing board.
Audit
requirements for applicant institutions may be found in the
Commission policy entitled "Accreditation Procedures for
Applicant Institutions.
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The institution
has developed an acceptable Quality Enhancement Plan and
demonstrate that the plan is part of an ongoing planning and
evaluation process. (Quality Enhancement Plan).
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applicable for the Compliance Certification submitted by
institution). |
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Section 3: COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS |
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Institutional
Mission, Governance, And Effectiveness |
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3.1 Institutional
Mission |
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The institution
has a clear and comprehensive mission statement that guides it;
is approved
by the governing board; is periodically reviewed by the board;
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this standard.
TTU publishes its mission statement in the 2004-2005 Catalog
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/Catalog.html#Mission
and is appropriate to an institution of higher education. The
mission statement of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA)
is in accordance with the mission of the university. It is
located on p.1 of the CVPA Strategic Plan
http://www.vpa.ttu.edu/CGI/framesrv.cgi?loc=mission_strat_plan.shtml
and in hard copy form in the Office of the Dean, 224
Administration Building. Mission statements contained in
strategic plans for the three units that comprise the CVPA are
in accordance with those of the CVPA and the university. School
of Art
http://www.art.ttu.edu/SOASTRAT.htm -- hard copy located
in 101 Art Building; School of Music
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music -- hard copy located in 101
Music Building; and Department of Theatre and Dance
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/theatreanddance/mission.htm-- hard
copy located in 125 Maedgen Theatre Building. Accrediting
associations for all three units of the CVPA, the National
Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the National
Association of Schools of Music (NASM), and the National
Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST), made site visits
during the 2002-2003 academic year. Visitors Reports from all
three associations state that the mission statements of the
units are clear and appropriate for a comprehensive research
institution with the scope of TTU, that unit activities appear
to be carefully linked to the mission, goals and objectives, and
that they appear to form the current and future basis for
educational and artistic decisions (NASAD, p.4; NASM, p.3; NAST,
p.1). Visitors’ reports for each unit are available in the
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3.2 Governance and
Administration |
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The governing
board of the institution is responsible for the selection and
the evaluation of
the chief executive officer. |
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The legal
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the institution’s
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the fiscal
stability of the institution; |
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institutional policy, including policies concerning related
and affiliated corporate
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related foundations (athletic, research, etc.) and other
corporate entities whose
primary purpose is to support the institution and/or its
programs. |
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The board has a policy
addressing conflict of interest for its members. |
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The governing board is free
from undue influence from political, religious, or other
external
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Members of the governing
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There is a clear and
appropriate distinction, in writing and practice, between the
policy-making
functions of the governing board and the responsibility of the
administration and
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The institution
has a clearly defined and published organizational structure
that delineates
responsibility for the administration of policies. |
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this standard.
The organizational structure of TTU is contained in OP 01.08,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/OP01.08.html. The
organizational structure of the CVPA can be found on the web
site http://www.vpa.ttu.edu/
under “ADMINISTRATION: College Personnel.” Organizational
structures of the three units of the CVPA can be found on their
respective web sites: (Art)
http://www.art.ttu.edu/, (Music)
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music, and (Theatre & Dance)
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/theatreanddance. Detailed
narratives of the organizational structure of each of the three
units may be found in the self-studies of each respective unit:
Art, S-S pp.12-20, 101 Art Building; Music, S-S, pp.11-16, 101
Music Building; Theatre, S-S, pp.9-14, 125 Maedgen Theatre
Building as well as in each respective unit’s Faculty Handbook. |
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The institution has
qualified administrative and academic officers with the
experience,
competence, and capacity to lead the institution.
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The institution
defines and publishes policies regarding appointment and
employment of
faculty and staff.
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this standard.
Operating policies regarding appointment and employment of
faculty and staff include: 32.02 (Certification of Faculty
Qualifications), 32.07 (Other Employment, Faculty Consulting,
and Public Offices), 32.16 (Faculty Recruitment), 32.17 (Faculty
Appointments and Titles), 32.34 (Faculty in Non-Tenure Acquiring
Ranks), 70.11 (Staff Employees), 70.27 (Student Employees),
70.36 (Temporary Workers with (H1-B) Immigration Status). The
college and its units conform to all university policies. |
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The institution evaluates
the effectiveness of its administrators, including the chief
executive
officer, on a periodic basis. |
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this standard.
TTU
and the CVPA have evaluation instruments for unit administrators in OP 30.15
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/OP30.15.pdf . The dean of the CVPA
reports to the provost and is evaluated annually. Associate deans, unit
chair and directors report to and are evaluated annually by the dean. An
instrument for faculty evaluation of CVPA unit administrators has been
developed and will be implemented in the 2003-2004 academic year. It is
located at
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The institution’s
chief executive officer has ultimate responsibility for, and
exercises
appropriate administrative and fiscal control over, the
institution’s intercollegiate athletics
program. |
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this standard.
The chief executive officer has ultimate responsibility for
administrative and fiscal control over the institution’s
intercollegiate athletics program
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/OP10.05.pdf. |
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The institution’s
chief executive officer has ultimate control of the
institution’s fund-raising
activities. |
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Any
institution-related foundation not controlled by the
institution has a contractual or other
formal agreement that (a) accurately describes the relationship
between the institution and
the foundation, and (b) describes any liability associated with
that relationship. In all cases,
the institution ensures that the relationship is consistent with
its mission. |
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The institution’s
policies are clear concerning ownership of materials,
compensation,
copyright issues, and the use of revenue derived from the
creation and production of all
intellectual property. This applies to students, faculty and
staff.
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3.3 Institutional
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The institution
identifies expected outcomes for its educational programs and
its
administrative and educational support services; assesses
whether it achieves these
outcomes; and provides evidence of improvement based on analysis
of those results.
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this standard.
The means of determining institutional effectiveness are
consistent with the mission statement of the 2004-2005 TTU
Catalog
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/Catalog.html#Mission,
and with the mission statements of the CVPA and its constituent
units,
http://www.vpa.ttu.edu/CGI/framesrv.cgi?loc=mission_strat_plan.shtml,
http://www.art.ttu.edu/SOASTRAT.htm,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/theatreanddance/mission.htm. TTU
has recently undergone an extensive strategic planning process
throughout the entire university. Established to be an
evolutionary, ongoing process with annual assessment reports
based on the written strategic plans of all units, the CVPA
Strategic Plan along with the strategic plans of its constituent
units can be found in the same locations as noted in #4 above.
Assessment of Texas Tech is web-posted
http://www.ttu.edu/stratplan/Assessment.php. Annual
assessment reports for the CVPA
http://www.irs.ttu.edu/SACS/AssessmentReports/18_0_2003.pdf
and its constituent
units are web-available. Hard copies are located in
college/school/departmental offices noted in #4 of the Core
Requirements above. Visitors’ reports from NASAD, NASM, and NAST
note favorably the ongoing planning and evaluation processes
that have been taking place relative to the university
initiatives and to the preparation of the accreditation
self-studies of the three units of the CVPA. Each association
notes specific initiatives within their respective units and
provide additional suggestions for further consideration (NASAD,
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Identifies
expected outcomes – Program outcomes are identified through a number of
sources including the college and unit strategic plans (found at the sites
listed directly above), pp. 301-323 of the 2004-2005 TTU Catalog
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/AcademicUnits.pdf (also listed
directly above), as well as in student handbooks and syllabi located in the
unit administrative offices. Additionally, unit accreditation self-studies
for NASAD, NASM, and NAST contain
expected program outcomes, copies of which are located in unit
administrative offices. All three units prepared self-studies
for site visits for each unit during the 2002-2003 academic
year.
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Assesses whether expected outcomes are achieved – Assessment
is done on many levels through formative and summative grading
practices in courses, public performances and exhibitions,
portfolio reviews, upper level reviews, juries, admission to
teacher education reviews, capstone projects, and teacher
certification exams. Site visits and subsequent visitors’
reports from the accrediting bodies serve as assessments of
expected outcomes.
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Provides evidence
of improvement based on assessment – Evidence of improvement
can be noted through longitudinal grade comparisons, written
and oral feedback from public performances and exhibitions,
results of all review processes, plus student teacher
observations and final evaluation forms from cooperating and
supervising teachers. Evidence of improvement may
additionally be found in unit responses to accreditation
visitors’ reports and any progress reports that may be
requested, copies of which are located in unit
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Identifies expected outcomes – Job descriptions and
expectations are contained in unit faculty handbooks located in
unit administrative offices. In addition, expected outcomes are
listed in unit accreditation self-studies, copies of which are
located in unit administrative offices.
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Assesses whether expected outcomes are achieved – The dean of
the CVPA reports to the provost and is evaluated annually.
Associate deans, unit chair and directors report to and are
evaluated annually by the dean. An instrument for faculty
evaluation of unit administrators will also be used on an annual
basis. Site visits and subsequent visitors’ reports from the
accrediting bodies serve as assessments of expected outcomes.
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Provides evidence of improvement based on assessment – Annual
reports and evaluations are reflective of improvements based on
assessments. Evidence of improvement may additionally be found
in unit responses to accreditation visitors’ reports and any
progress reports that may be requested, copies of which are
located in unit administrative offices. |
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Identifies expected outcomes -- Job descriptions and
expectations are contained in unit handbooks located in unit
administrative offices. In addition, expected outcomes are
listed in unit accreditation self-studies, copies of which are
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Assesses whether expected outcomes are achieved – College
level staff report to and are evaluated annually by the dean.
Unit level staff report to and are evaluated annually by unit
chair/directors. Site visits and subsequent visitors’ reports
from the accrediting bodies serve as assessments of expected
outcomes.
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Provides evidence of improvement based on assessment – Annual
evaluations are reflective of improvements based on assessments.
Evidence of improvement may additionally be found in unit
responses to accreditation visitors’ reports and any progress
reports that may be requested, copies of which are located in
unit administrative offices. |
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3.4 Educational
Programs
Standards for
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The institution
demonstrates that each educational program for which academic
credit is
awarded (a) is approved by the faculty and the
administration, and (b) establishes and
evaluates program and learning outcomes. |
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Approved by the faculty and administration. |
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College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with this standard.
The approval process for adding, changing, and deleting courses,
and changing the method of delivery is found in OP 36.01
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/OP36.01.htm. The approval
process for new academic programs, course approval for new
programs, program termination, and changes in delivery format is
found in OP 36.04
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/OP36.04.htm. At the
college level, the Visual and Performing Arts Committee on
Academic Programs (VPA-CAP) administers the review process. The
Policies and Procedures of the VPA-CAP can be found at
http://www.vpa.ttu.edu/CGI/framesrv.cgi?loc=policy_procedure.shtml.
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Program and learning outcomes.
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in partial compliance
with this standard.
The establishment and evaluation of program and learning
outcomes is partially addressed through the annual assessment
reports of the college (hard copy in the CVPA Office of the
Dean, 220 AD), and of the three units of the college (Art – 101
ART; Music – 101 MB; Theatre & Dance – 125 UT). In addition,
partial compliance is evidenced in MGE #16 above. Evaluations of
a few specific programs and learning outcomes need to be further
undertaken as per the visitors reports of the three accrediting
entities for units represented in the CVPA (NASAD, NASM, NAST)
stemming from their site visits during 2002-2003 (copies found
in locations cited above). The CVPA and its units are
undertaking development of more comprehensive outcomes
assessment plans and reporting methods specific to program and
learning outcomes. |
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The institution’s
continuing education, outreach, and service programs are
consistent with
the institution’s mission. |
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this standard.
All three units offer a variety of continuing education,
outreach, and service activities as described in the
self-studies of the units (hard copies: Art – 101 Art Building;
Music – 101 Music Building; Theatre – 125 Maedgen Theatre
Building. School of Art initiatives (S-S pp.59, 71) include a
number of recruitment activities on and off campus and
throughout the state, workshops and summer sessions on campus
and at the Junction campus, visiting artists and lecturers, and
exhibitions arranged by the Landmark Arts Gallery. School of
Music activities (S-S pp.58-59, 111-112) include community and
civic outreach initiatives, educational outreach with regional
public schools and the University Interscholastic League (UIL),
festivals, workshops, regional contests, summer music camps, and
the Recording Project. Theatre and Dance (S-S pp.41-42, 70-71)
is actively involved with University Interscholastic League
theatre competitions, Angel Fire Mountain Theatre (New Mexico),
Summer Theatre Arts Camp, a number of professional theatre
association and festivals, internships with arts organizations,
and other partnerships throughout the state and nation.
Information regarding other TTU programs can be found in the
2004-2005 Catalog,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/OffCampus.html#Distance
for the university, and for the CVPA here:
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/Visual.html
. The activities described above are consistent with the mission
statement of the 2004-2005 TTU Catalog
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/Catalog.html#Mission,
and with the mission statements of the CVPA and its constituent
units,
http://www.vpa.ttu.edu/CGI/framesrv.cgi?loc=mission_strat_plan.shtml,
http://www.art.ttu.edu/SOASTRAT.htm,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/theatreanddance/mission.htm. |
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The institution
publishes admissions policies consistent with its mission. |
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The College of Visual and Performing Arts is in compliance with
this standard.
Information on admissions can be found in the 2004-2005 Catalog,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/Admission.html
for the university, and for the CVPA, here:
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/Visual.html
. Policies within the CVPA are consistent with the mission of
TTU,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/Catalog.html#Mission
, and with the mission statements of the CVPA and its
constituent units,
http://www.vpa.ttu.edu/CGI/framesrv.cgi?loc=mission_strat_plan.shtml,
http://www.art.ttu.edu/SOASTRAT.htm,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music,
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