Messages from the Dean


2023-24 Academic Year Messages

Department of Design chair update

Sent July 1, 2024

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Susan Rather re-appointed as chair of Department of Art and Art History

Sent June 18, 2024

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Spring Celebrations in the College of Fine Arts

Sent May 8, 2024

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Scholarship administration update in the College of Fine Arts

Sent March 29, 2024

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Dean's Insider: Highlighting our outreach efforts

Sent March 28, 2024

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Max Fields appointed as new director of the Visual Arts Center

Sent March 21, 2024

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Dean's Insider: Arts and the Environment

Sent Feb. 28, 2024 

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Dean’s Insider: Previewing robust slate of academic programming this spring

Sent Jan. 25, 2024

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What's Next for College of Fine Arts Strategic Plan

Sent Jan. 24, 2024

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College of Fine Arts Strategic Plan Town Halls

Sent Jan. 17, 2024

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Dean’s Insider: Celebrating our student creativity and brilliance

Sent Dec. 19, 2023

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Dean’s Insider: Celebrating new leaders at fall Advisory Council meeting

Sent Nov. 20, 2023

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Dean's Insider: Celebrating awards for our faculty and students in Fine Arts

Sent Oct. 17, 2023

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Caring for our Fine Arts community

Sent Oct. 14, 2023

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Dean's Insider: Fine Arts delegation in Mexico City

Sent Sept. 26, 2023

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Kate Canales stepping down as chair of the Department of Design

Sent Sept. 1, 2023

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2022-23 Academic Year Messages

Dean's Insider: Summer travel highlights for the College of Fine Arts

Sent Aug. 8, 2023

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Lauz Bechelli named as interim director for Visual Arts Center

Sent Aug. 4, 2023

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Peter Carpenter joins as the new chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance

Sent June 22, 2023

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MacKenzie Stevens steps down as director of the Visual Arts Center

Sent June 15, 2023

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Center for Creative Economies and Fine Arts Career Services

Sent May 31, 2023

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Dean's Insider: Celebrating our 2023 Fine Arts graduates

Sent May 25, 2023

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Dean's Insider: Ambitious student projects dazzle and inspire in Cohen New Works Festival

Sent April 27, 2023

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Strategic planning update for the College of Fine Arts

Sent April 27, 2023

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Susan Thomas appointed director of the Butler School of Music

Sent April 26, 2023

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Dean's Insider: College of Fine Arts at SXSW

Sent March 15, 2023

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Sonia Montoya appointed director of the Center for Creative Economies

Sent Jan. 27, 2023

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Celebrating Dance on the Forty Acres

Sent Jan. 26, 2023

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Julie Schell announced new Assistant Vice Provost and Director of the Office of Academic Technology

Sent Jan. 24, 2023

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Nisreen Singharaj joins college as Assistant Dean for Business Operations

Sent Dec. 12, 2022

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Dean's Insider: Gatherings to talk about our past, present and future impact

Sent Nov. 30, 2022

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Welcoming new faculty members to the College of Fine Arts

Sent Oct. 12, 2022

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Leadership updates in the College of Fine Arts

Sent Aug. 25, 2022

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Dean's Insider: Updating And Renovating Our Spaces

Sent Aug. 24, 2022

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2021-22 Academic Year Messages

Dean's Insider: Studying our past, while creating new futures

Sent June 22, 2022

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Cathy Kothlow announcement

Sent July 19, 2022

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Raquel Monroe announcement

Sent June 15, 2022

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Dean's Insider: Highlighting our faculty members' global impact

Sent May 13, 2022

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Strategic planning update

Sent May 5, 2022

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Robert Ramirez departure announcement

Sent April 18, 2022

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Dean's Insider: Highlighting Student Work

Sent April 5, 2022

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What Starts Here Capital Campaign in the College of Fine Arts

Sent March 8, 2022

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Dean's Insider: Capital Campaign in the College of Fine Arts

Sent March 8, 2022

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An update about Jan Ryan, executive director of innovation and entrpreneurship

Sent Feb. 17, 2022

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Dean's Insider: Celebrating our 2022 Doty Awards honorees

Sent Feb. 16, 2022

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Update about Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion John Yancey

Sent July 14, 2022

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Dean's Insider: Diving into latest issue of Aperture, new faculty books in the new year

Sent Jan. 26, 2022

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Spring 2022 semester updates for the College of Fine Arts

Sent Jan. 5, 2022

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Dean’s Insider: Making new connections in NYC

Sent Dec. 15, 2021

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Dean’s Insider: Highlighting collaborations in the college

Sent Nov. 2, 2021

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Dean’s Insider: Return to Performances

Sent Oct. 7, 2021

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Now available: Walk-up COVID-19 testing 2 days a week in DFA

Sent Sept. 23, 2021

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Pop-up testing location in DFA on Wednesday

Sent Sept. 20, 2021

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Updates about returning to campus

Sent Sept. 14, 2021

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Welcoming students for fall

Sent Aug. 25, 2021

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