Fine and Performing Arts

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Dorian McGowan, Professor (Art)
Elizabeth Norris, Assistant Professor (Music) 

Minors: Music, Theater 

Liberal Studies Concentrations (See Liberal Studies)

Program Mission Statement

The mission of the department is to provide students with a focused study of the arts in an integrated rather than segregated program that would also provide additional opportunities in creative activities for all students.

Common Program Goals

Students will be able to:

• possess awareness of how creative works from past and present eras are both individual expressions of and contributors to major cultural, political, artistic and intellectual forces or changes
• gain confidence in identifying different art forms through class presentations, class performances and by attending arts events
• express reactions, in a personal and informed manner, to the aesthetic and emotive content of artistic works
• demonstrate an understanding of the creative process and produce their own creation and /or performance

Program Assessment

Program assessment will occur through a variety of observable elements.

Experiential courses, by their very nature, result in product, which may be displayed through portfolio, presentation or performance in the classroom or in public venues. Students may execute an existing art or performance piece, create an original art or performance piece, and/or participate in LSC community arts and cultural activities, including student sponsored events. Publicity, reviews, reflective papers, event copy, and acknowledgments are some of the means by which students may provide both documentation and anecdotal evaluation of the work and the experience.

Scholarly exploration of the arts may be evidenced by personal and critical response to attendance at arts events, through written, oral or technology-assisted methods. Courses across the curriculum may include exposure to relevant literatures, published works, reviews and critical commentaries, which in turn may be reflected in subsequent reference or application to presentation or creative work.

All faculty engaged in Fine and Performing Arts at LSC are practicing professionals, constantly producing works for public display and/or performance in art, music and theatre, thus engaging in dialog with other artists and the public and consequently maintaining a constant awareness of activities, developments, trends, and events to share with the students and to bring assessment and enhancement to the program.

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