Theatre Arts Department 2013 Self-Study Theatre Arts Department 2013 Self-Study Prepared by Mitchell Thomas, Chair September 15, 2013 1 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS ................................................................................. 4 1. STUDENT LEARNING RESULTS AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS ............................................ 4 2. ACADEMIC CURRICULUM ............................................................................................... 9 3. PROGRAM QUALITY ..................................................................................................... 10 4. STUDENT SATISFACTION .............................................................................................. 13 5. ALUMNI SATISFACTION ............................................................................................... 14 6. GRADUATES’ SUCCESS ................................................................................................ 17 7. EMPLOYERS’/INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR’S SATISFACTION ............................................. 17 8. INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND LEARNING ...................................................................... 18 B. PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY ............................................................................. 19 9. STUDENT ENROLLMENT, RETENTION AND GRADUATION .............................................. 19 10. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COLLEGE ............................................................................. 20 11. SOCIETAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEMAND ................................................................... 23 12. FINANCIAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................. 24 13. PROGRAM RESOURCES AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ............................................. 26 C. PROPOSED CHANGES ........................................................................................... 27 14. PROGRAM MISSION, VISION, GOALS AND OUTCOMES ................................................. 27 15. OVERVIEW OF PROPOSED CHANGES ........................................................................... 31 2 Theatre Arts Department 2013 Self-Study TABLE OF CONTENTS Appendices 1A MISSION STATEMENT ................................................................................................. 32 1B PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES ............................................................................... 33 1C CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT CHART ............................................................................. 34 1D MULTI-YEAR ASSESSMENT CHART ............................................................................. 35 1E SENIOR PROJECT SYLLABUS ....................................................................................... 36 1F CORE KNOWLEDGE OUTCOME .................................................................................... 43 1G WRITING RUBRIC ....................................................................................................... 44 1G.5 KEY FOR WRITING EFFECTIVENESS ......................................................................... 47 1H STUDENT IMPROVEMENT IN WRITTEN EFFECTIVESS ................................................... 47 1I WRITTEN EFFECTIVENESS SURVEY .............................................................................. 48 1J SENIOR SEMINAR SYLLABUS ....................................................................................... 51 2A PEER INSTITUTION COMPARISON CHART .................................................................... 56 3A FULL TIME FACULTY CVS ........................................................................................... 57 3B FULL TIME FACULTY PROFILE .................................................................................... 85 3C ADJUNCT FACULTY PROFILE ...................................................................................... 86 3D CORE FACULTY TEACHING AND ADVISING LOAD ....................................................... 87 4A FRINGE FESTIVAL STUDENT SURVEY 2013 ................................................................. 88 5A ALUMNI SURVEY 2013 ............................................................................................... 96 9A NUMBER OF MAJORS 09-13 ...................................................................................... 123 9B GENDER OF MAJORS 09-13 ....................................................................................... 124 9C ETHNICITY OF MAJORS 09-13 ................................................................................... 125 9D DANCE ENROLLMENT 09-12 .................................................................................... 126 9E DANCE MINORS 07-12 .............................................................................................. 127 11A GLOBE SERIES ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................... 128 11B WESTMONT CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL THEATRE RESEARCH (WCITR) ACADEMIC GRANT WORKSHEET ...................................................................................................... 130 12A BUDGET LINE REQUEST 2012 ................................................................................. 133 12B BUDGET LINE REQUEST 2007 ................................................................................. 145 12C CIP REQUEST 2009 ................................................................................................ 136 13A REVIEW OF LIBRARY HOLDINGS 2008 .................................................................... 139 13B PURCHASE OF NEW PLAYS LIST 2012 ..................................................................... 142 3 4 A. PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS (HOW ARE WE DOING?) 1. Student Learning Results and Assessment Process Appendix 1A: Mission Statement Appendix 1B: PLOs Appendix 1C: Curriculum Alignment Chart Appendix 1D: Multi-year Assessment Chart Appendix 1E: Senior Project Syllabus Appendix 1F: Core Knowledge Outcome Appendix 1G: Writing Rubric Appendix 1G.5: Key for Written Effectiveness Appendix 1H: Student Improvement in Written Effectiveness Appendix 1I: Written Effectiveness Survey Appendix 1J: Senior Seminar (Launchpad) Syllabus Theatre Arts Mission Statement The mission of the Theatre Arts Department at Westmont College is to develop students’ creativity, technical skills, and disciplinary knowledge within a rigorous, collaborative environment. Rooted in an incarnational perspective on theater and faith, the Theatre Arts Department helps prepare students for lives in the professional, educational, and/or community theatres; provides distinctive artistic experiences for Westmont and the immediate Santa Barbara communities; and offers opportunities to all students for developing personal, social, and artistic skills essential for life-long learning and creativity. Program Learning Outcome 1 • Students display appropriate skill in creation, development, and presentation of theatrical performances. Program Learning Outcome 2 • Students demonstrate core knowledge in major literature, history, and theory of western theatre practice. Program Learning Outcome 3 • Students apply discipline-specific research methodologies in crafting effective writing about theatrical practice. A. The Theatre Arts department has endeavored to create Program Learning Outcomes that are meaningful, manageable, and assessable. While these PLOs do not represent all that we want for our graduates, they do represent core outcomes of our program that we want for every single student. The department has used both the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) competencies summary as well as the curricula of the theatre programs at Pomona College and Calvin College for comparison groups as we have developed our PLOs and curriculum for our BA major. Our outcomes are in line with the degree that we offer and the standards of the discipline for a liberal arts college program. 4 Theatre Arts Department 2013 Self-Study B. Overview: During the 2010-11 Academic Year, the Theatre Arts Department revised its Mission Statement and Learning Outcomes in order to focus, streamline, and make more coherent the various purposes, practices, and pedagogy for the Westmont College Theatre Arts Department. The Department worked with two of the three outcomes extensively over those three years, and has significant data to contribute to a discussion of student learning and program effectiveness, made evident by answering the following questions: Based on your annual assessment results, • Did your program meet the established benchmarks (Yes/No, explain) Outcome 1: The department’s “Performance” outcome is introduced and developed in Acting, Directing, and Design courses, and directly assessed in the major’s Senior Project requirement. The department does not use an explicit benchmark for Outcome 1, but rather uses an implicit one: during students’ senior year, all students must complete a Senior Capstone Project under faculty advice and guidance. Please see Appendix 1E for the template the department uses to assess its Senior Project practices. From this perspective, the answer to the benchmark question is YES. All Theatre Arts students have completed Senior Project requirements for at least the last six years. The answer begs a larger question, however. The department has not revisited the templates, benchmarks, practices, and assessment methods and processes for this outcome for at least six years, and the department does not make this