The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 85 on
February 8, 1999:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the 2000-2001 Academic
Calendar as presented by the Registrar prepared in accordance with
Senate policy and Board of Regents' policies and forward it to the
Governance Coordinating Committee for action.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: Curricular Affairs reviewed two drafts of
the 2000-01 academic calendar and forwards the
following calendar to the full Senate. This calendar
meets Senate policy requiring a study day prior to
finals.
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UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS - Fairbanks Campus
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2000-2001
Classes begin after Labor Day for Fall Semester and
after Civil Rights Day for Spring Semester.
FALL SEMESTER-2000
Registration for the 2000 fall semester begins Mon., Apr. 3, 2000
Fee payment begins Wed., July 5
Application for admission deadline Tues., Aug. 1
for fall semester
Orientation for new students Sun.-Wed., Sept. 3-6
Labor Day (no registration or fee payment) Mon., Sept. 4
Residence halls open, 9 am Mon., Sept. 4
Financial aid disbursement begins Tues., Sept. 5
First day of instruction Thurs., Sept. 7
Late registration begins Thurs., Sept. 7
Late registration and fee payment end Fri., Sept. 15
Last day for 100% refund of tuition and materials fees Fri., Sept. 15
Last day for student-initiated and faculty-initiated drops
(course does not appear on academic record) Fri., Sept. 22
Last day for 50% refund of tuition (only) Fri., Sept. 22
Low grade reports for freshmen due not later than Fri., Oct. 13
Last day to apply for 2000 fall graduation Fri., Oct. 16
Last day for student-initiated and faculty-initiated
withdrawals (W grade given for course) Fri., Nov. 3
Registration and fee payment for the 2001 spring
semester begin Mon., Nov. 13
Thanksgiving holidays (no classes) Thurs.-Sun., Nov. 22-26
Last day of instruction Fri., Dec. 15
Final examinations Mon.-Thurs., Dec. 18-21
Residence halls close, noon Fri., Dec. 22
Grades due to the Registrar's Office Fri., Dec. 22
Campus closed 5 p.m., Fri., Dec. 22, 2000 -
8 a.m., Wed., Jan 3, 2001
SPRING SEMESTER-2001
Application for admission deadline
for spring semester Wed., Dec. 1, 2000
Residence halls open, 9 a.m. Mon., Jan. 15
Alaska Civil Rights Day (registration
and fee payment continue) Mon., Jan. 15
Orientation for new students Tues.-Wed., Jan. 16-17, 2001
Financial aid disbursement begins Tues., Jan. 16
First day of instruction Thurs., Jan. 18
Late registration begins Thurs., Jan. 18
Late registration and fee payment end Fri., Jan. 26
Last day for 100% refund of tuition and material fees Fri., Jan. 26
Last day for student-initiated and faculty-initiated drops
(course does not appear on academic record) Fri., Feb. 2
Last day for 50% refund of tuition (only) Fri., Feb. 2
Last day to apply for 2001 spring graduation Tues., Feb. 15
Low grade reports for freshmen due not later than Fri., Feb. 23
Spring recess Mon.-Sun., Mar. 12-18
Last day for student-initiated and faculty-initiated
withdrawals (W grade given for course) Fri., Mar. 23
Registration for the 2001 fall semester begin Mon., Apr. 9
All Campus Day (no classes) Fri., Apr. 27
Last day of instruction Fri., May 4
Final examinations Mon.-Thurs., May 7-10
Residence halls close, noon Sun., May 13
Commencement Sun., May 13
Grades due to the Registrar's Office Wed., May 16
Fee Payment for the 2001 fall semester begins Mon., July 2
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 85 on
February 8, 1999:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the new MFA degree
program in Art and forward it to the Chancellor and Board of
Regents.
EFFECTIVE: Upon Board of Regents' Approval
RATIONALE: See new course requests #2-7 and full
program proposal #8 on file in the Governance Office,
312 Signers' Hall.
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Executive Summary
MFA Degree Program in Art
Civilizations throughout history have all held one thing in
common, that is the rich tapestry of art. The visual arts are
fundamental to the human experience. We therefore propose the
establishment of a Master of Fine Arts degree program in the
visual arts. This program will serve students in the areas of
ceramics, compute art, drawing, native arts, painting, printmaking
and sculpture in their quest for professional excellence. At
present, Alaska is the only state in the country not offering the
M.F.A. degree and it marks the highest level of professionalism in
the field. The inclusion of this degree program means that this
University would be one of only two schools nationally to offer a
degree program with a concentration in Native Arts beyond the
Associate level.
MFA Program Description:
The MFA in visual art is the terminal degree in the field. It
customarily requires 60 graduate credit hours. Students take
between 9 and 15 credits per semester. Two thirds of their
classes must be in studio art. The graduate career culminates in a
solo gallery exhibition of a substantial body of original work. An
oral examination must be passed prior to advancement to
candidacy. The work must be consistent and thematically coherent
and must adhere to the highest professional standards. A written
thesis is required which documents and discusses ideas and
execution of the exhibition.
The MFA Program will:
Produce well-trained and competent artists to be qualified in
various state and federal arts organization, galleries, museums,
colleges and universities.
Supply the necessary background for students to participate
in state, national and international art competitions and
exhibitions. This participation is extremely important to the
professional careers in the visual arts.
Enhance the University of Alaska's interests by producing
highly trained, knowledgeable, and competent visual artists for the
benefit of the people of Alaska.
The University will evaluate the MFA Program by the following
criteria:
Number and quality of enrolled graduate students.
Number and quality of positions in the art field achieved by
graduates of the program.
The Art Department will evaluate the MFA Program by the
following criteria:
Quality and quantity of artwork produced by students enrolled
in the program.
Maturity of artistic development achieved by its students
while enrolled in the program and the continued achievements of
graduates of the program.
Relationship of the MFA Program to the Purpose of the University:
The MFA program will substantially enhance the scope and
richness of the University experience for the entire University
community. It will enhance and enrich the artistic life of the
entire state. The unique Native Art component of the program will
encourage enrollment, retention and graduation of Native students.
The TA's associated with the program will provide for more and
more varied course offerings, bringing art and an appreciation of
art to a wider audience. An important consequence of this program
will be the general betterment of the artistic environment of the
community.
Assessment of the MFA Program:
MFA graduates typically choose these career paths: College
art instructors, Museum and Gallery positions, Independent
curators, Arts Administrators, Elementary and Secondary Teachers,
Workshops and Residences, Graphic Designer/ Computer Graphic
Artists, Art therapy and Artists.
We will send questionnaires to employers of our graduates
after they are placed to assess the type of education they received
to determine where our strengths and weaknesses are in the
program. Specific data from the information received will then be
analyzed for curricular improvement.
We will use the resource of visits by artists of national and
international renown to provide feedback for our graduates and the
program.
We supply the necessary background for students to
participate in state, national and international art competitions
and exhibitions. This can be evaluated by the criteria outlined in
our own unit criteria that states the level of professional standard
for each type of exhibition. This is also the standard outlined by
the College Art Association.
We will provide access and overall site maintenance for a
departmental web site that will help track our graduates. It will
provide a means to check on employment and progression of their
careers.
We will send questionnaires to all graduates after
completion of the program requesting information assessing the
program impact on the students¹ lives and on the advancement of
their careers.
Resource Impact:
Budget
We are requesting a 50-50 match for 4 TAs between CLA and
the graduate school. The cost of 2 TAs is presently fully funded by
CLA. This would allow us to add two more TA positions without
any additional cost to the college. This affords us the opportunity
to add a program without any additional costs for faculty or
funding for lecture positions. We are also requesting that the
Graduate School continue its 50-50 funding with Summer Sessions
for a TA to coordinate the Summer Art Education Institute. John
Leipzig, CLA Interim Dean, has said that he will guarantee the four
teaching TAs.
Faculty workload
Advising students and teaching graduate classes is a
significant impact on faculty workload. We anticipate that
graduate TAs will each teach 3 classes per year and that this will
more than offset the impact on faculty workload. We anticipate 4
TAs who will teach classes plus one who will manage the Art
Education Institute. In total 12 classes can be covered by TAs. In
the art department this equates to 2 full-time teaching loads. We
will not have more than 7 graduates with this TA funding. Work
load will not be reduced so we will be able to offer more classes
than we do now; in particular we will be able to add the new
graduate classes without overloading our faculty.
Facilities
MFA students need studio/office space. Painters and
sculptors need ventilated space. At present, there are 3 spaces for
graduate students, which are not adequately ventilated for solvent
use. While not required to start the MFA program, these upgrades
are highly desirable.
Graduate students need to continue their use of periodicals
and access to media facilities. If the current periodicals continue
to be supported it will provide part of the need for library
resources.
Graduate students use studio facilities more than
undergraduates. They will be taught maintenance as part of their
program and this will offset their greater use of the facilities.
Their maintenance activities will not serve to replace equipment
that is completely worn out.
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 85 on
February 8, 1999:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves that post-baccalaureate teacher
licensure programs be subject to graduate policy and regulations
and that students in the licensure programs be considered graduate
students.
EFFECTIVE: Upon Implementation of Post-baccalaureate
programs
RATIONALE: The post-baccalaureate teacher
licensure programs are graduate-level programs.
UAF Graduate School Admission Standards apply to
the post-baccalaureate licensure programs.
Students in the post-baccalaureate certification
programs are counted as UAF graduate students. This
policy brings UAF into compliance with National
Graduate Student Policy