2015–16 College Catalog
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Cleveland Institute of Art 2015–16 Catalog 2 3 Table of Contents 4 Accreditation 5 Message from the President 6 About CIA 7 History 9 Section 1: 2015–16 Academic Calendar 13 Section 2: Undergraduate Degree Majors and Programs 23 Section 3: Admissions + Financial Aid 31 Section 4: Financial Matters 35 Section 5: Academic Policies, Procedures, and Services 49 Section 6: Support Services 55 Section 7: Student Life 59 Section 8: Degree Requirements 77 Section 9: Course Catalog 149 Section 10: Faculty Listing 153 Section 11: Administration and Board of Directors Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this Cleveland Institute of Art Catalog; however, the Catalog is not a contract but rather a guide for the convenience of students. The Cleveland Institute of Art reserves the right to change or withdraw courses; to change the fees, rules, and calendar for admission, registration, instruction and graduation; and to change any of its policies or other provisions listed in the Catalog at any time. 3 Accreditation Cleveland Institute of Art is an independent college of art and design committed to leadership and vision in all forms of visual arts education. Since 1882, we have been an educational cornerstone in Cleveland, Ohio, and have won widespread acclaim for the quality of our programs and achievements of our alumni. Students are encouraged to explore their vision and develop their skills through an interdisciplinary curriculum. Accreditation Cleveland Institute of Art is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), and the State of Ohio. CIA is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of America’s specialized art and design colleges. Table of Contents 4 Message from the President Dear Students: You bring the artistic talent, the passion and the commitment to learning and growing. CIA provides accomplished faculty members, excellent facilities, well-designed courses, a whole menu of services, and good-sense policies designed to ensure that you receive the best possible education. In this catalog you’ll learn about the resources that are here for you. Please read through it now and keep it as a reference. It is the product of countless hours of labor by many dedicated faculty and staff members whose focus is your success. Take time also to look through our website, at cia.edu, and learn even more about our people and our programs. As you discover the richness CIA has to offer, I will appreciate the creative, innovative, courageous, and ambitious artists and designers that you are becoming. Best, Grafton J. Nunes President + CEO, Cleveland Institute of Art Table of Contents 5 About CIA Institutional Statement The Cleveland Institute of Art strives to nurture the intellectual, artistic, and professional development of students and community members through rigorous visual arts and design education, and in so doing to advance culture, community, and global quality of life. Our success is derived from a pursuit of excellence, the fostering of community, a holistic approach to education, a culture of accountability, and freedom of inquiry. Vision To advance culture, community, and global quality of life. Mission To nurture the intellectual, artistic, and professional development of students and community members through rigorous visual arts and design education. Values Excellence: To pursue academic rigor and leadership. Community: To foster internal and external collaboration, cooperation, and communication. Holism: To offer a comprehensive personal academic experience. Accountability: To follow best practices in the management of human, financial, and the earth’s resources. Table of Contents 6 History Cleveland Institute of Art continues to build on an internationally recognized heritage of excellence and innovation that dates back to 1882. That year the school was chartered as the Western Reserve School of Design for Women. The school’s original name reflects the forward-thinking views of founder Sarah Kimball, who opened her home for the first class meetings, attended by just one teacher and one student. Five years after its opening, there was already a young man attending. By 1891, the co-educational school was renamed the Cleveland School of Art and blossomed under the influence of a dedicated and talented faculty, whose prize- winning art and award-winning commercial designs are known collectively, even today, as the “Cleveland School.” Over time the school’s success prompted changes in facilities—from Mrs. Kimball’s sitting room to the attic of the Cleveland City Hall Annex, to the Horace Kelley mansion on present-day E. 55th Street. In 1905 the Cleveland School of Art built a brick Italianate building in University Circle (razed as part of a 1960s site redevelopment), which boasted a grand exhibition gallery predating the Cleveland Museum of Art by a decade. In 1946, the state of Ohio authorized the college to confer the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In 1948 the college became officially known as the Cleveland Institute of Art, and in 1956, classes moved into a new building on East Boulevard, named for George Gund, who served as CIA Board President for 24 years. The college purchased a former Ford Model T automobile assembly plant in 1981 and renovated it for classroom and studio space. The building, which had been added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, was named the Joseph McCullough Center for the Visual Arts (JMC), after CIA’s former president of 33 years. The JMC went through another renovation in 2010 and in late 2014, the college finished construction of a new George Gund Building, adjoined to the JMC, and a block away from CIA’s new Table of Contents Uptown Residence Hall. 7 8 Section 1: 2015–16 Academic Calendar Table of Contents 9 Fall 2015 August 17–21 In-Person Tuition Payment/Registration for Fall semester. 17–28 Course drop-add period. Schedule changes. 24 Fall semester begins. 24–28 Late Registration. $350 late fee assessed. September 7 Labor Day. Institute holiday. No classes. Buildings closed. 18 Course proposals for new courses due to Curriculum Committee. 18 Spring 2015 incomplete grade revisions due to Registrar’s Office. October 9 Spring 2015 course Schedule information due from Academic Affairs to Registrar’s Office. 16 Mid-term grades due. 25–27 CWRU dining halls closed after lunch Fri Oct 25. Reopen for dinner Tue Oct 27. 30 Last day to withdraw from a course, Fall 2015. November 2–6 Advising for Spring 2016 course prescheduling 9 Online scheduling opens to seniors for spring course prescheduling. 21 Contingency make-up day for school closings. 25 No classes. Offices open. 26–27 Thanksgiving recess. Institute holiday. No classes. Buildings closed. December Nov 30–Dec 4 Liberal Arts Exams/Mid-year Crits for BFA candidates. Schedule to be determined. 7–11 Final Studio Critiques. 11 Final grades for weekday classes due by 5pm in Registrar’s Office. 12 Fall semester ends. Residence hall closes. Holiday recess begins. 24–Jan 3 Institute Winter Break. Buildings closed. 10 Spring 2016 January 4–8 In-Person Tuition Payment/Registration for Spring semester. 4–15 Course drop-add period. Schedule changes. 10 Returning students move into residence hall. 11 Spring Semester begins. 11–15 Late Registration. $350 late fee assessed. 18 Martin Luther King Day. Institute holiday. Buildings closed. February 5 Fall 2015 incomplete grade revisions due to Registrar’s Office March 1 Fall 2016 course schedule information due from Academic Affairs to Registrar’s Office. 5 Mid-term grades due. 5 Residence hall closes for spring break. 7–11 Spring Recess. No classes. Offices open. 13 Residence hall opens at noon. 14–18 Portfolio Review Week for Major Selection. 19 Contingency make-up day for school closings. 25 Last day to withdraw from a course, Spring 2016 28–April 2 Advising for Fall 2016 course prescheduling. April 5 Online scheduling opens to seniors for fall course prescheduling. 9 Contingency make-up day for school closings. 22 Last day of regular classes, studio and liberal arts. 25–29 Academic Exam/Studio Critique Week. Schedule to be determined. May 2–6 BFA Reviews + Exhibitions. 7 Spring semester ends. Residence hall closes for summer. 9 Final grades for graduating students due. 13 Final grades for all students due. 14 Commencement rehearsal. 14 Commencement. Noon, at The Cleveland Museum of Art. 16 Final studio clean out. 30 Memorial Day. Institute holiday. Buildings closed. July 4 Institute holiday (Independence Day). Buildings closed. 11 Table of Contents 12 Section 2: Undergraduate Degree Majors and Programs The Cleveland Institute of Art offers 15 majors in fine art, design, craft, and integrated media. Each of these four-year undergraduate programs leads to a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (BFA). And if you’re interested in teaching, we offer a 4+1 master’s degree program in Art Education, in partnership with Case Western Reserve University. Table of Contents 13 Environment, Art and SEA Change (Socially Engaged Cores + Engaged Practice Arts for Change) I & II EP 210X–310X–410X These year-long field-based practicums Connections Expand the boundaries of your studio provide interested, eligible students from all experience into the outdoors, through majors an opportunity to engage with intensive field studies at the Cleveland classmates in community-based and Cores + Connections is CIA’s academic Metroparks. Most of the class time occurs real-world projects, developing their social vision, in which core values of faculty at the Metroparks, and includes an on-site agency as professionals, while advancing mentorship, studio and academic rigor, instructional space. Work collaboratively their experience in the field of “social cutting edge curricula, and state-of-the-art with fellow students, the instructor, and practice” in art and design.