The College of Fine Arts Strategic Plan
Technology and Media: the impact (positive and negative) of technology on artistic life and creativity; technology and mass media—impact on culture; impact on cultural understandings of “what is art?”. CFA being aware of what is happening in the rest of the world, aesthetically and educationally. Role of technology in the arts as a medium. Need/opportunity […]
Community: the artist’s role in the community, CFA’s role in the artistic and university community, the importance of dialog and engagement, connection to alumni and broader community. Sharing resources, engagement, and advocacy. Having a voice in the BU community: a seat at the table.
Global Context and Relationships: CFA and CFA-students in an increasingly global context; influence of global political and cultural trends; extended “reach” of CFA beyond local region.
Collaboration: opportunities for CFA in collaborating locally, nationally, globally. Collaboration as a tool for advancing strategic opportunities for CFA. Collaboration as an important value to CFA and to individual artists.
The Whole Artist/Whole Student: education of the whole artist, complementary to disciplinary training; educational needs of emerging artists; idea of entrepreneurship in the arts; impact on curriculum and student experience at CFA. Focus on whole artists/whole student is a unique aspect of CFA; we need to consider how to approach this in a meaningful way. […]
Dynamic Innovation. A commitment to, or posture of, innovation and change. Remaining open to change and innovation. Experimenting, leading, moving forward. Part of CFA’s identity. Part of CFA’s “strategy”.
Diversity. Opportunities to engage a diverse population of students—both ethnically and socioeconomically. Who can afford to come here, who thinks about coming here (or does not think about it) and who feels comfortable once here? Related to whole artist, whole student. What drives/limits diversity? Enrolling students—some cannot afford to come, even with need based aid. […]
Leadership. CFA needs to see itself as a leader and be seen as a leader and advocate. Need to take on the advocacy role: for “the arts” (as an institutional commitment), for the educational mission of CFA and the Schools, for “artistic expression”. CFA can state its convictions—silence is not an option; being silent, we […]
Excellence. Artistic excellence and excellence in the discipline. Balance/tension between excellence and broader “liberal arts” focus. Balance between professional/disciplinary focus (training, accomplishment, recognition) and other educational goals for students. Connection to whole artists/whole student theme (below). Excellence for the University—a need for literacy in the arts across BU (sciences, social sciences, and then the arts. […]
Identity of CFA. Defining the identity of CFA and the Schools as a clear, firm, aspiration for CFA, not just limited to circumstance and current position (CFA is as it is today). Relationship between how we define the identity of CFA and the mission of CFA. Identity as an expression of shared values: Fundamental belief […]
Summary of Key Questions (from 11 19 2010) (Draft for Distribution) Summary of Themes and Planning Topics (from 12 2 1010) (Final) The links above are to the meeting notes from 11/19 and 12/2. These include notes on all of the themes and ideas for discussion in the virtual meeting. (Each theme is also now […]