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Institution Submitting Request: Utah Valley University Proposed Title: Associate of Applied Science in Theatre for Children and Youth School: School of the Arts Department: Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen Recommended Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code1 : 50.0502 Proposed Beginning Date: Fall, 2013 Institutional Board of Trustees’ Approval Date: 09/20/2012

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R401-4 Items submitted will be reviewed by the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE), then forwarded to the Chief Academic Officers (CAO) and Program Review Committee (PRC) before being presented to the Regents. K-12 Personnel Programs are also reviewed by appropriate officials and faculty of the schools and colleges of education. See R401- 4.2.2 for all programs requiring specialized reviews. Section # Item Non-Credit Certificate of Proficiency Eligible for Financial Aid 4.1.1 Credit Certificate of Proficiency Eligible for Financial Aid Non-Credit Certificate of Completion 4.1.1 Credit Certificate of Completion 4.1.9 Fast-Tracked Certificate 4.1.2 Associate of Applied Science Degree Associate of Science Degree 4.1.3 Associate of Arts Degree 4.1.5 Bachelor’s Degree 4.1.6 K-12 School Personnel Programs 4.1.7 Master’s Degree 4.1.8 Doctoral Degree

Chief Academic Officer (or Designee) Signature: I certify that all required institutional approvals have been obtained prior to submitting this request to the Office of the Commissioner.

______Signature Date: 09/24/2012

Printed Name: Ian Wilson

1 CIP codes must be recommended by the submitting institution. For CIP code classifications, please see http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/Default.aspx?y=55. Executive Summary Utah Valley University Associate of Applied Science in Theatre for Children and Youth 06/18/2012 Program Description The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree would enable UVU graduates to teach theatre and drama in after-school and community theatre settings, to work as teaching artists in the schools, and to create or work with touring theatre companies performing in the schools. The 63 credit program could be completed in two years and would enable UVU students to graduate with an employable degree in less time than is required for completion of a bachelor’s degree. The AAS degree would increase students’ vocational opportunities as theatre artists in areas that often offer work compatible with other job and family responsibilities. The degree program could significantly increase the number and percentage of UVU students who graduate with degrees from the Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen and help attain the Utah Board of Regent’s Prosperity 2020 goal of 66% of Utah adults holding post- secondary degrees by 2020.

Role and Mission Fit Utah Board of Regents’ Policy R312.5.2.3 states that Utah Valley University, as a teaching institution, “prepares professionally competent people of integrity who, as lifelong learners and leaders, serve as stewards of a globally interdependent community.” The proposed AAS degree in Theatre for Children and Youth would enable UVU graduates to engage in local community theatres, community organizations, and schools as professionally competent instructors, directors, actors, designers and to create job opportunities for themselves and other theatre artists.

Faculty Theatre for Children and Youth courses are currently taught by a tenured faculty member, who also serves as the director of UVU’s Noorda Regional Theatre Center for Children and Youth. This individual would teach three additional courses required for the degree (Theatre for Children and Youth II, Theatre for Young Audiences Tour, and Creative Drama) rather than teaching other courses for the Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen. As a result, there would be no need for additional faculty during the first five years of the program. Students in the proposed AAS program would take their other theatre courses from department faculty members, including five who hold doctorates, three who hold MFA’s, two who hold other masters degrees, and three who hold bachelor degrees.

Market Demand According to the Utah Department of Workforce Services and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 2008 through 2018 employment trends for most theatre arts job categories show increases in both Utah and the nation as a whole.2 The Department

2 CareerOneStop [Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment, and Training Administration], Occupations: Employment Trends by Occupatoins Across States, Copyright © 2011. of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen prepares students for existing job positions and also cultivates an entrepreneurial ability to create new theatre companies that serve young people. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Utah Country has one of the fastest growing populations in the United States, growing 40% between 2000 and 2010, and one of the youngest populations in the country, with 35% of its population under the age of 18 and 11% under the age of 5.3 The AAS degree in Theatre for Children and Youth will prepare UVU graduates to serve as teaching artists and to create and operate new theatre companies that will assist in meeting the needs of its burgeoning youth population.

Student Demand A March 2012 survey of 107 of UVU’s 194 theatre majors indicated that 20 students in the sample (19%) would chose the proposed AAS degree in Theatre for Children and Youth as their first or second degree choice out of the current and proposed degree programs offered within the Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen. The same survey indicated an even higher level of interest in new classes required for the AAS degree. Forty two percent of current theatre majors expressed interest in taking the Creative Drama course and 47% expressed an interest in the Theatre for Young Audiences Tour course. Student interest is also high for new elective courses being developed along with the AAS degree, with 50% of theatre majors expressing interest in the Puppetry & Mask course and 72% in the Storytelling course. In addition to theatre majors, these courses may be partially filled by elementary education majors, about a quarter of whom now take the Elementary Drama course, as well as in-service elementary teachers, storytellers, and puppeteers from throughout Utah County and the UVU service region.

Statement of Financial Support Appropriated Fund ...... Special Legislative Appropriation Grants and Contracts...... Special Fees/Differential Tuition.. Other (please describe)...... Noorda Center endowment at UVU

Similar Programs Already Offered in the USHE There are currently no other associates degrees in Theatre for Children and Youth in the Utah System of Higher Education. Only UVU and Snow College have retained associates degrees in theatre. While most USHE institutions offer courses in theatre for young audiences, the proposed AAS would be the only degree program in the state system focused on theatre performed for and with children and youth in school, after school, and in community settings. http://www.careerinfonet.org/carout2.asp? next=carout2&Level=&optstatus=&id=1&nodeid=210&soccode=131131&stfips=49&jobfam=27&jobfam=11&SO C=273031&SOC=112021&SOC=112031&SOC=119151

3 U.S.Census Bureau Quick Facts, Utah County, http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/49/49049.html Program Description - Full Template

Utah Valley University Associates of Applied Science in Theatre for Children and Youth 06/18/2012

Section I: The Request

Utah Valley University requests approval to offer the Associate of Applied Science degree in Theatre for Children and Youth effective Fall 2013.

Section II: Program Description

Complete Program Description The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree would enable UVU graduates to teach theatre and drama in after-school and community theatre settings, to work as teaching artists in the schools, and to create or work with touring theatre companies performing in the schools. The 63 credit program could be completed in two years and would enable UVU students to graduate with an employable degree in less time than is required for completion of a bachelor’s degree. The AAS degree would increase students’ vocational opportunities as theatre artists in areas that often offer work compatible with other job and family responsibilities. The degree program could significantly increase the number and percentage of UVU students who graduate with degrees from the Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen and help attain the Utah Board of Regent’s Prosperity 2020 goal of 66% of Utah adults holding post- secondary degrees by 2020.

Purpose of Degree The purpose of the AAS degree in Theatre for Children and Youth is to train versatile theatre artists to teach theatre and drama in community and after-school settings; to serve as teaching artists in schools; to create and manage companies and groups that present theatre productions in the schools; and to direct, act, write, and design plays for and with young people. Students will graduate from the program with demonstrated skills in acting, script analysis, stagecraft, devised theatre, scriptwriting, creative drama, and directing with an understanding and working knowledge of child and adolescent development, the state drama core curriculum, and specialties such as puppetry or storytelling.

Institutional Readiness In 2007, Utah Valley University established the Noorda Regional Theatre Center for Children and Youth, housed within the UVU Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen and supported by an endowment from the Noorda Foundation. The Center has a staff of three full-time employees: a director who is also a tenured professor in the department, an outreach and workshop coordinator, and a media coordinator. The Center supports theatre productions specifically for young audiences, a summer theatre camp, school matinee performances of department productions, touring productions in elementary and secondary schools, and outreach activities with area schools. The Noorda Foundation’s original gift helped fund the Noorda Theatre, constructed in 2009 to facilitate the needs of the Noorda Center programs.

Part of the Noorda Endowment is designated specifically for the support of a degree program and courses related to theatre for children and youth. The Noorda Center director teaches the Theatre for Children and Youth I course, as well as other theatre department classes, and would teach the proposed Theatre for Young Audiences II, Creative Drama I, and Theatre for Young Audience Tour classes. The Theatre and Drama for Elementary Schools course is taught either by the Center director or by a qualified adjunct instructor.

The AAS degree would include three new required semester courses: Theatre for Children and Youth II, Theatre for Young Audiences Tour, and Creative Drama I. It would be strengthened by two new elective courses: Storytelling I and Puppetry and Mask I. These courses would be taught by qualified adjunct instructors paid for with funds from the Noorda Endowment at UVU, designated for the instruction of courses on theatre for children and youth.

Faculty The faculty of the UVU Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen is committed to producing theatre for children and youth and to teaching about young people’s theatre in each of their subject areas. The faculty directs and supports two touring productions a year that are presented in Utah Valley schools, as well as a main-stage show for elementary school audiences.

Faculty Faculty Headcount – Faculty Additions Prior to Headcount at Faculty Category to Program Full Program Support Implementatio Implementation Program n With Doctoral Degrees (Including MFA and 15 0 15 other terminal degrees, as specified by the institution) Full-time Tenured 2 0 2 Full-time Non-Tenured 6 0 6 Part-time Tenured 0 0 0 Part-time Non-Tenured 7 0 7 With Master’s Degrees 2 0 2 Full-time Tenured 1 0 1 Full-time Non-Tenured 1 0 1 Part-time Tenured 0 0 0 Part-time Non-Tenured 0 0 0

With Bachelor’s Degrees 5 0 5 Full-time Tenured 0 0 0 Full-time Non-Tenured 3 0 3 Part-time Tenured 0 0 0 Part-time Non-Tenured 2 0 2 Other 1 0 1 Full-time Tenured 0 0 0 Full-time Non-Tenured 0 0 0 Part-time Tenured 0 0 0 Part-time Non-Tenured 1 0 1 Total Headcount Faculty 23 0 23 Full-time Tenured 3 0 3 Full-time Non-Tenured 10 0 10 Part-time Tenured 0 0 0 Part-time Non-Tenured 10 0 10

Total Department Faculty FTE (As reported in the most recent A-1/S-11 Institutional Cost Study for “prior to program implementation” 15.56 16.02 0.46 and using the A-1/S-11 Cost Study Definition for the projected “at full program implementation.”)

Staff The Noorda Center includes two staff members in addition to the Center director: an outreach and workshop coordinator and a media coordinator. Productions and other Center activities are also supported by costume and scene shop staff. No additional staff will be required to support this degree program.

Library and Information Resources Theatre, as with other subject areas, is assigned its own separate, annual library budget. Collections are housed primarily in the PN 1991-2300 area using the Library of Congress classification system, including resources in areas related to the specific subject area such as drama, acting, directing, production, history, etc. The Noorda Center Director will work with the library specialist assigned to theatre to augment the current collection with additional books on creative drama, puppetry, mask, storytelling, and other areas as needed.

Books Books are selected in collaboration with faculty to best support current and future classes at UVU, and are updated with peer-recommended lists and other review sources. Because of the relatively new age of the holdings, students have access to books of quality and currency. Books accessible to UVU theatre students expand dramatically with access to all other Utah higher education institution libraries and the library’s Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service (see Other Library Resources, below).

Audio Visual Items The UVU Library has one of the largest video collections in the state higher educational system with close to 18,000 video recordings on the main campus alone. Of UVU’s main campus holdings, over 5,700 of these titles are related to Theatre and Film Studies, with over 330 filmed stage productions including the “Broadway Theatre Archive.”

Periodicals Indexes Currently, the UVU Library provides access to over 136 periodical indexes. Major indexes, including a film database, covering theatre, include:

Index Coverage Academic Search Premier Some full text, coverage=1975+ Art Abstracts Full Text Some full text, coverage=1984+ Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Full text, coverage varies. International Index to the Performing Arts Full Text (IIPA). Some full text, Full Text (IIPA) coverage=1864+ JSTOR Full Text coverage LexisNexis Academic Full text, coverage= 1970+ MasterFILE Premier Some full text, coverage=1984 MLA International Bibliography No full text, coverage=1963+ National Film Board of Canada Films Hundreds of searchable film clips and complete films Project Muse Some full text coverage dates vary Video Librarian Full text coverage

The Noorda Center director will work with the library specialist assigned to the theatre area to ensure that students in the AAS program have access to periodicals from professional associations in the field including the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, Theatre for Young Audiences USA, and ASSITEJ International.

Other Library Resources The library belongs to the Utah Academic Library Consortium (UALC) which allows reciprocal borrowing among the higher education institutions in Utah, Idaho, and UNLV in Nevada. The statewide reciprocal borrowing agreement through UALC allows UVU students and faculty to check out materials from any Utah academic institution library, including the University of Utah Marriott Library and the private schools, Brigham Young University and Westminster College. If books are not available in- state, or if students cannot physically go to another library, any needed book can be ordered through Interlibrary Loan. The ILL web form can also be accessed from the Library Homepage. The library also offers subject specific bibliographic instruction sessions to help students maximize their use of library sources and materials and increase the quality of research and scholarship. With active participation from faculty, the collection continues to grow in quality and quantity.

Admission Requirements There are no matriculation requirements for the proposed AAS degree program other than the admissions requirements established by the institution.

Student Advisement The School of the Arts employs a full-time advisor for the Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen. The advisor currently counsels students for the BA and BS in Theatrical Arts as well as the BS in Theatrical Arts Education and would counsel students for the AAS in Theatre for Children and Youth. Students would be interviewed at least once each semester by the Noorda Center director to assure they understand the program, to identify any students who are at risk, and to assess students’ progress in the program. The Noorda Center director would consult regularly with the advisor to assure that information about the AAS degree is being communicated accurately to students. Justification for Graduation Standards and Number of Credits The Associate of Applied Science degree in Theatre for Children and Youth would require completion of 63 semester hours. This includes 17 credits of General Education, 33 credits of Discipline Core requirements, and 13 credits of Required Electives. The Discipline Core requirements provide a solid foundation in theatre for children and youth as well as acting, script analysis, and stagecraft. The Discipline Core enables students to explore related specialties including storytelling, puppetry, children’s literature, and child and adolescent development. The proposed program is within the acceptable range of credit hours as articulated for an AAS degree.

External Review and Accreditation The development of the AAS degree program has been developed in consultation with the Noorda Center Director’s Advisory Board, chaired by Dr. Harold Oaks, former professor of theatre for children at Brigham Young University and former president of ASSITEJ, the international children’s theatre association. Other members of the advisory board include Nathan Criman, a theatre teacher at Mountain View High School; Katie Farmer, the founding director of the Noorda Center; Tye Noorda, who proposed and funded the Center, as well the Noorda Center director and the chair of the Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen. The proposed degree has been developed in consultation with the curriculum committee of the Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen and with the support of the Noorda Center staff. The advisory board meets formally three times a year and board members consult with the Center director on an ongoing basis in the creation and operation of all of the Noorda Center’s programs and activities. The program will also be assessed according to the university’s program review calendar by a qualified external reviewer.

Projected Program Enrollment and Graduates; Projected Departmental Faculty/Students: Current – Prior to New Projecte Projecte Projecte Projecte Projecte Data Category Program d d d d d Implementati Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 on Data for Proposed Program Number of Graduates in 0 0 10 10 10 15 Proposed Program Total # of Declared Majors in Proposed 0 10 20 20 25 30 Program Departmental Data – For All Programs Within the Department Total Department Faculty FTE (as reported in 15.56 15.69 16.02 16.02 16.02 16.02 Faculty table above) Total Department Student 316.28 318.28 319.28 319.28 319.28 319.29 FTE (Based on Fall Third Week) Student FTE per Faculty FTE (ratio of Total Department Faculty FTE 20.33 20.29 19.93 19.93 19.93 19.93 and Total Department Student FTE above) Program accreditation- required ratio of Student FTE/Faculty NA NA NA NA NA NA FTE, if applicable: (Provide ratio here)

Expansion of Existing Program Not applicable. The proposed program is not an expansion of an existing program.

Section III: Need

Program Need Research conducted by the Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen department shows a need for the proposed AAS degree in Theatre for Children and Youth based upon (1) growth in the child and adolescent population of Utah County; (2) growth in theatre majors at UVU; (3) growth in need for associates degree programs at UVU and in the state; (4) labor market demand for graduating theatre students; and (5) student demand for a program in theatre for children and youth.

Growth in the Child and Adolescent Population of Utah County The growth of the young population of Utah County4 indicates a strong need for theatre for children and youth. Utah County has one of the fastest growing and youngest populations in the United States and has a community eager for additional theatrical opportunities for children and youth. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Utah County’s population grew by 40% between 2000 and 2010 and the growth continues at a similar rate. In 2010, 35% of its residents were under the age of 18 and 11% were under the age of 5. The AAS degree in Theatre for Children and Youth will prepare UVU graduates to work as teaching artists and to create and operate new theatre companies and groups that will assist in meeting the needs of Utah County’s burgeoning young population. The degree will also help UVU fulfill its community engagement mission throughout its service region.

UVU is located in the city of Orem, Utah; which uses the moniker “Family City USA” in its signage, website, and promotional materials. In 2010, Forbes magazine rated Orem the 5th best place in the United States to raise a family.5 In Orem, families attend theatrical performances and events at the Hale Center Theater, the SCERA

4 U.S.Census Bureau Quick Facts, Utah County, http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/49/49049.html 5 Levy, Francesca (June 7, 2010). "America's Best Places to Raise a Family". Forbes. Theatre and SCERA Shell, and the Orem Library, as well as on UVU’s main campus. Orem hosts and supports the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, the second largest gathering of its kind in the nation.

In Utah County, more than a dozen semi-professional and community theatres employ individuals to teach and present theatre to children and youth. In addition, most Utah County cities have arts councils that support seasonal and year-round theatre opportunities for children, youth, and families.

The UVU Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen department not only helps students get hired for existing jobs in theatre organizations serving young people, but also cultivates an entrepreneurial ability that has led its students and recent graduates to create new companies that serve this population. These new companies include Resonance Story Theatre and the Grassroots Shakespeare Company. Graduates of UVU’s AAS in Theatre for Children and Youth would be prepared to create similar companies to meet the growing demand for performances in Utah County elementary schools.

Growth in Theatre Majors at UVU A five year departmental review of the UVU Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen in May 2011 indicated a total instructional headcount of 197, an 89% increase from its 2006 headcount of 104. Total student credit hours between Fall 2006 and Fall 2011 increased by 67%. The first bachelor degree programs within the department (BA/BS in Theatre Arts and BS in Theatre Education) were implemented in 2006. In Fall 2006, 56% of department students were seeking associate degrees (AS in Theatrical Arts) and 44% seeking bachelor degrees (BA/BS in Theatrical Arts or BS in Theatre Arts Education). In Fall 2010, 4% of department students were seeking an associate degree and 96% were seeking bachelor degrees.

Total Headcount Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 based on “third week” data AS-Theatre Arts 58 41 17 12 8 BS-Theatre Arts 32 70 99 117 126 BA-Theatre 5 12 11 14 12 Arts BS-Theat. 9 26 37 41 51 Education TOTAL 104 149 164 184 197

Despite the increase in theatre majors in the Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen, the graduation rate for the department is relatively low. This suggests that a high percentage of department students are prepared for lower division work but may not be ready for upper division work. Many of these students could complete a two year AAS degree and thus increase the graduation rate of the Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen .

Growth in Need for Associate Degree Programs at UVU and in the State Utah Valley has been the fastest growing institution in the Utah Higher Education System and now has the highest headcount of any state institution. Its student body grew most dramatically between 2009 and 2010, from a headcount of 28,765 to 32,670; a 14% increase. Structured enrollment, which will be implemented in Fall 2012, will maintain open enrollment while requiring remediation for students who are not fully prepared for university study. Rather than abandoning its community college function, UVU continues to embrace its unique educational mission by serving both associate and bachelor degree seeking students.

The Utah Board of Regents’ Prosperity 2020 goal to increase the percentage of Utah adults with a post-secondary degree from 42% to 66% by 2020 will require a dramatic increase in the number of associate degrees earned. According to the 2011 Higher Ed Utah Report, the number of Utah adults with an associate degree will have to increase from a 2010 baseline of 143,171 to a 2020 total of 222,200, or from 9% to 14% of the population and a 55% increase in associate degrees. This would mean that 79,029 individuals will earn associate degrees during the next decade, despite the fact that institutions in the state’s higher education system are dropping associate programs. The Associate of Applied Science in Theatre for Children and Youth may play a role in meeting the state’s objective in this high needs area.

Labor Market Demand According to the Utah Department of Workforce Services and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 2008 through 2018 employment trends for most theatre arts job categories show increases in both Utah and in the nation as a whole.6 For example, in Utah, jobs for actors are expected to increase by 26%, producers/directors by 19%, set/exhibit designers by 24%, and writers/authors by 27%, in each case higher than the national percentages. Creators and members of theatre companies for young audiences are typically called upon to fill multiple roles in these categories.

While the reduced employability for actors has historically been a concern, one must not overlook the many other specialties within theatre in which employability is very favorable. UVU’s current and graduated theatre students have found work throughout the state in design (lights, set, sound, costume, makeup), construction, stage management, directing, and producing in the theatre, motion picture, broadcast, television, video and public relations industries. In order to help actors graduating

6 CareerOneStop [Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment, and Training Administration], Occupations: Employment Trends by Occupatoins Across States, Copyright © 2011. http://www.careerinfonet.org/carout2.asp? next=carout2&Level=&optstatus=&id=1&nodeid=210&soccode=131131&stfips=49&jobfam=27&jobf am=11&SOC=273031&SOC=112021&SOC=112031&SOC=119151 from UVU to become more versatile, and therefore more employable, UVU has proposed degrees in high-needs areas such as Theatre for Children and Youth.

Student Demand A March 2012 survey of 107 of the 194 declared theatre majors at UVU indicated that 20 students in the sample chose the proposed AAS degree in Theatre for Children and Youth as their first or second choice from among the current and proposed degree programs in the Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen. This represents 19% of UVU theatre majors, with a 94% statistical reliability. The same survey indicated an even higher level of interest in new classes required for the AAS degree, with 42% of current UVU theatre majors “somewhat interested” or “very interested” in taking the Creative Drama course and 47% “somewhat” or “very interested” in the Theatre for Young Audiences Tour course. This is also true of new elective courses being developed along with the AAS degree, with 50% of theatre students “very” or “somewhat interested” in taking the Puppetry & Mask course and 72% “very” or “somewhat interested” in taking the course in storytelling.

In addition to UVU theatre students, these courses may be partially filled by UVU elementary education majors (about a quarter of whom take the Elementary Drama course) as well as in-service elementary teachers, storytellers, and puppeteers from the community. As the terminal AAS degree in Theatre for Children and Youth is marketed to high school graduates, more students will enroll in the UVU Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen specifically to earn a degree in this specialty area.

Student awareness of and interest in theatre for children and youth in the UVU department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen continues to grow. Enrollment in the Theatre for Young Audiences I course has increased by 62% between 2011 and 2012. In 2011, UVU’s top musical theatre performance group initiated an ongoing partnership with the Noorda Center to produce high quality touring productions for elementary and secondary schools. The Noorda Center was able to hire 30 UVU students, almost all of whom were theatre majors, to teach and direct children and youth in the 2011 Noorda Theatre Summer Camp. UVU teaches 20 elementary education majors per semester in its Elementary Drama course, some of whom return to take the Theatre for Children and Youth I course and would return for the Creative Drama and Theatre for Young Audiences II courses.

Similar Programs There are currently no other associates degrees in Theatre for Children and Youth in the Utah System of Higher Education. Only UVU and Snow College have retained associate degrees in theatre. While most USHE institutions offer courses in theatre for young audiences, the proposed AAS would be the only degree program in the state system focused on theatre performed for and with children and youth in school, after school, and community settings. Collaboration with and Impact on Other USHE Institutions There are currently no formal collaborations planned with other Utah institutions that offer coursework in theatre for children and youth. The proposed AAS degree in theatre for children and youth at UVU would be unique in the state system. The Noorda Center director will continue to work with professors at BYU, USU, and the University of Utah in improving theatre opportunities for children and youth in the state of Utah through their mutual participation in the American Alliance for Theatre and Education and other professional associations.

Benefits The AAS degree would increase students’ vocational opportunities as theatre artists in areas that often offer part-time paid work compatible with other job and family responsibilities. The degree program could significantly increase the number and percentage of UVU theatre students who graduate from the Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen and help attain the Utah Board of Regents’ Prosperity 2020 goal of 2/3 of Utah adults holding post-secondary degrees by the year 2020.

Consistency with Institutional Mission Utah Board of Regents’ Policy R312.5.2.3 states that Utah Valley University, as a teaching institution, “prepares professionally competent people of integrity who, as lifelong learners and leaders, serve as stewards of a globally interdependent community.” The proposed AAS degree in Theatre for Children and Youth would enable UVU graduates to engage in local community theatres, community organizations, and schools as professionally competent instructors, directors, actors, designers and to create job opportunities for themselves and other theatre artists. Section IV: Program and Student Assessment

Program Assessment The proposed Associate of Applied Science in Theatre for Children and Youth will prepare students with the knowledge and skills required of professional theatre practitioners who teach children and youth in after-school and community settings, perform and work as teaching artists with young people, and produce and perform theatre for young audiences in the schools. The students will be expected to demonstrate competence in acting, scriptwriting, understanding of dramatic literature for young people, devising theatre with children and youth, leading creative drama, directing theatre for young audiences, and entrepreneurship.

The program director will meet with AAS students at least once a semester to assess their progress in completing degree requirements and in meeting the expected standards of performance. At these meetings, students will present their updated portfolios that will be assessed according to an established rubric covering the ten expected standards of performance. Students’ acting ability will be assessed at the beginning of fall semester of their second year as part of the department’s regular assessment auditions. The program will be assessed on an ongoing basis by the Noorda Center Advisory Board and according to the university’s program review calendar by a qualified external reviewer. This review will include course instruction, student enrollment and progress in the program, and touring productions.

Expected Standards of Performance Students in the AAS program will be assessed in their coursework by formative assessments such as papers, tests, and performance rubrics. Summative assessments from each of these courses, such as major papers and final projects, will be included in the students’ portfolios that will be reviewed each semester by the program director. By graduation, students will be expected to demonstrate competencies in the following roles. These competencies are based on the State Drama Core Curriculum, which is taught to children and youth in elementary and secondary schools throughout the state of Utah.

(1) Acting (vocal projection, physical movement, ability to determine and play specific character objectives) (2) Script Analysis (identification of the appropriateness and effectiveness of a play for young audiences) (3) Stagecraft (demonstrated competency in at least two areas including set design & construction, costume design & construction, properties construction, lighting, sound, and projections) (4) Devising (demonstrated competency in devising an original work of theatre with young people) (5) Scriptwriting (writing and development of an original or adapted script for young audiences) (6) Creative Drama (planning and leading a successful creative drama session with children and youth) (7) Directing (direction of a scene for or with young people) (8) Child and Adolescent Development (demonstrated understanding of the developmental needs of children and youth and what kinds of theatre and drama activities can best serve those needs) (9) Core Curriculum (demonstrated familiarity and application of the State Drama Curriculum) (10) Specialty (demonstrated competency in another specialty area such as puppetry or storytelling) Section V: Finance

Budget

5-Year Budget Projection Current Budget— Prior to Year Departmental Data New Year 1 Year 2 Year 4 Year 5 3 Program Implement ation Personnel Expense $19,62 $20,4 $21,22 $22,07 Salaries & Wages $2,860 5 10 6 5 $7,83 Benefits $303 $7,529 $8,144 $8,470 0 $27,15 $28,2 $29,37 $30,54 Total Personnel Expense $3,163 4 40 0 5 Non-personnel Expense Travel $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Capital $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Library $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Current Expense (TYA Tour $2,00 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 Show) 0 Total Non-personnel $2,00 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 Expense 0 Total Expense $29,15 $30,2 $31,37 $32,54 $1,357,160 $5,163 (Personnel + Current) 4 40 0 5 Year Departmental Funding Year 1 Year 2 Year 4 Year 5 3 Legislative Appropriation $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,00 Grants $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 0 Reallocated Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Tuition Generated by new $11,83 $11,8 $15,77 $17,74 $3,944 FTE 2 32 6 8 Other (Tuition Growth in $15,32 $16,4 $13,59 $12,79 -$781 Other Programs) 2 08 4 7 $29,15 $30,2 $31,37 $32,54 Total Revenue $ $5,163 4 40 0 5 Difference Revenue - Expense $ $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Departmental Instructional Cost/Student Credit Hour* (as reported in institutional $150.6 $152.3 $152. $152.3 $1951. Cost Study for “current” $150.61 8 2 44 2 95 and using the same Cost Study Definition for “projected”) Funding Sources UVU received an endowed gift to support the Noorda Regional Theater Center for Children and Youth in 2007. Revenue from this endowment will provide support for the production tour course. The endowment also funds the salary of the Noorda Center director. This salaried faculty member has been hired and his teaching responsibilities will be redirected from general department courses to teaching the new courses in the Theatre for Children and Youth program.

Reallocation UVU does not allocate tuition revenues directly to any programs. Increased tuition revenue from general UVU growth will fund the difference between anticipated expenditures and anticipated tuition revenue generated by the program.

Impact on Existing Budgets See above Section VI: Program Curriculum All Program Courses

Credit Course Prefix & Number Title Hours General Education Requirements Introduction to Writing 3 ENGL 1010 Intermediate Algebra 3 MAT 1010 Fundamentals of Business Math or ACC 1150 Any Approved Social or Behavioral Science 3 course from Distribution List 3 Any Approved Biology or Physical Science course 2 HLTH 1100 from Distribution List or PES 1097 Personal Health and Wellness 3 THEA 1013 Fitness for Life Introduction to Theatre

Sub-Total 17 Discipline Core Requirements Fundamentals of Acting I 3 THEA 1033 Stagecraft for Stage and Screen I 3 THEA 1513 Script and Text Analysis 3 THEA 1713 Introduction to Design for Stage and Screen 3 THEA 2513 Theatre for Children and Youth I 3 THEA 2211 Theatre for Young Audiences Tour 3 THEA 222R Creative Drama I 3 THEA 2231 Introduction to Writing for the Stage and 3 THEA 2713 Screen 3 THEA 3211 Theatre for Children and Youth II 3 THEA 3613 Directing Actors 3 THEA 3713 Theatre and Drama in the Elementary School

Sub-Total 33 Credit Course Prefix & Number Title Hours Elective Requirements (13 credits from the following) Theatre Internship THEA 281R Costume Construction II 1 THEA 3203 Stagecraft II 3 THEA 3503 Lighting and Sound Design I 3 THEA 3533 Introduction to Stage Management I 3 THEA 3633 Storytelling 3 THEA 3241 Puppetry and Mask 3 THEA 3251 Theatre History and Literature I 3 THEA 3723 Dramaturgy 3 THEA 3731 Child Development Birth to Eight Years 3 EDEC 2500 Children’s Literature 3 EDEL 2330 Introduction to Folklore 3 ENGL 2210 Human Development Life Span 3 PSY 1100 Infancy and Childhood Development 3 PSY 3200 Adolescent Development 3 PSY 3210 Other course approved by the program 3 director, 1000 or above. Sub-Total 13 Total Number of Credits 63

New Courses to Be Added in the Next Five Years

Course Prefix Semester 1 Course Title and Number none none Semester 2 THEA 2231 Creative Drama I (3) Semester 3 THEA 3211 Theatre for Children and Youth II (3) THEA 222R Theatre for Young Audiences Tour (3) Semester 4 THEA 3241 Storytelling (3) THEA 3251 Puppetry and Mask (3)

Program Schedule

Semester 1 Course Prefix Course Title (15 credits) and Number ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing (3) ACC 1150 Fundamentals of Business Math (3) THEA 1013 Introduction to Theatre (3) Stagecraft for Stage and Screen I (3) THEA 1513 Script and Text Analysis (3) THEA 1713 Semester 2 Course Prefix Course Title (17 credits) and Number

Soc/Beh Sci Dist. See Distribution List (3) Bio/Phys Sci. See Distribution List (3) Dist. Fundamentals of Acting I (3) THEA 1033 Creative Drama I (3) THEA 2231 Theatre for Children and Youth I (3) THEA 2211 Personal Health and Wellness (2) HLTH 1100

Semester 3 Course Prefix Course Title (16 credits) and Number THEA 281R Theatre Internship (4) THEA 3713 Theatre and Drama in the Elementary School THEA 3211 (3) THEA 222R Theatre for Children and Youth II (3) Elective A Theatre for Young Audiences Tour (3) See Elective List (3) Semester 4 Course Prefix Course Title (15 credits) and Number THEA 2513 Introduction to Design for Stage and Screen (3) THEA 2713 Introduction to Writing for the Stage and Screen THEA 3613 (3) Elective B Directing Actors(3) Elective C See Elective List (3) See Elective List (3) Section VII: Faculty

Theatre for Children and Youth Faculty & Staff:

John Newman (Noorda Center Director): Ph.D. Educational Theatre, New York University; MA Theatre Teaching, University of Texas at Austin; M.Ed. Critical & Cultural Studies, University of Utah; BFA Theatre Teaching, University of Utah

Eileen Nagle (Noorda Center Outreach and Workshop Coordinator): M.Ed. Educational Administration, University of Phoenix; BS Communication, Brigham Young University

Isaac Walters (Noorda Center Media Coordinator) MBA Arts Administration, University of Wisconsin; MFA Directing, Columbia University; BA Theatre Arts, Brigham Young University

Additional Full Time Theatre Department Faculty:

James Arrington: MA Theatre, Brigham Young University; BFA Theatre, Utah State University

Christopher Clark: Ed.D. Curriculum, Brigham Young University; MFA Directing Shakespeare, The Steppenwolf School; Bachelors in English, University of Exeter

Lisa Hagan: Ph.D. Theatre History & Criticism, University of Colorado; MA Playwriting, Boston University; BA Drama Performance, San Diego State University

Laurie Harrop-Purser: MFA Acting, National Theatre Conservatory; BA Theatre Arts, Brigham Young University

Rick Moody: Ph.D. Film Studies, Brigham Young University; MA Telecommunications, San Diego State University; BS Radio, Television, and Film, San Diego State University Barrett Ogden: MFA Contemporary Performance, Naropa University; BA Acting, Brigham Young University

Stephen Purdy: BA Communications, Brigham Young University

Terry Petrie: Ph.D. Theatre, Brigham Young University; B.Ed. Theatre, University of Alberta

Jill Robinson: MA Theatre and Media Arts, Brigham Young University; BA Theatre and Cinematic Arts, Brigham Young University

Carla Summers: BA Fashion Design, Brigham Young University

David Tinney: BFA Musical Dance Theatre, Brigham Young University Brian Healy: MFA University of Washington; BA Theatre, Truman State University

Theatre Department Part Time Adjunct Faculty

Daryl Ball: MFA Acting, University of South Carolina; BFA Acting Brigham Young University

Lara Beene: MFA Costume Design and Technology, Brigham Young University; BA Theatre Arts and Technology, Brigham Young University

Matthew Carlin: BFA Acting, Brigham Young University

Benjamin Hopkin: MFA Dramatic Arts Acting, University of San Diego; BA Theatre, Brigham Young University

Melissa Larson: MFA Playwriting, University of Iowa; BA English/Creative Writing, Brigham Young University

Jon Liddiard: MFA Acting, University of Tennessee

Jennifer Madsen: credentials based on professional experience

Kymberly Mellen: MFA Acting, DePaul University; BFA Musical Theatre Dance, Brigham Young University

Martin Nabhan: BA Film Production, Brigham Young University

Jason Tatom: MFA Acting, National Theatre Conservatory