The department will monitor the classroom, laboratory, research, and out-reach (service) needs of the unit. Budget requests will reflect these needs.

The department will begin planning for new facilities scheduled to be built in five years.

The department will assess its current facilities and determine the needs for future facilities based on the following standards

• Facilities, equipment, and technology must be adequate to support faculty needs, all curricular offerings, and all students enrolled in them, and be appropriately specialized for advanced work.

• Space, equipment, and technology allotted to any art/design unit function must be adequate for the effective conduct of that function.

•The number of studio and classroom spaces and the amount and availability of equipment must be adequate to serve the scope of the program and the number of students enrolled.

• Ventilation and safety treatments appropriate to art/design facilities shall be provided.

• All instructional facilities shall be accessible, safe, and secure, and shall meet the standards of local fire and health codes.

• Facilities for the instructional and administrative aspects of the art/design program should be sufficiently localized to function cohesively and effectively.

• Provision should be made for students to have access to adequate studio facilities at other than scheduled class times.

• Adequate, safe, and secure storage space should be provided for instructional equipment.

• Adequate office space for faculty and staff should be provided in close proximity to the instructional facilities.

• There should be appropriate space and equipment for the administrative functions of the program.

• All facilities and equipment should produce an environment conducive to learning and be sufficient to enable faculty and students to focus on academic and artistic endeavors.

Due to changes in administration at the College Level, the department was unable to pursue planning for new facilities during the 2011-12 academic year.

The Art Department will plan for new facilities to meet the needs of the growing department. An interim chair and dean have been appointed and the Art Department will search for a new chair. The department will pursue National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) accreditation with the assumption that new facilities will be supported and planned.

The Department will recruit qualified and exceptional students.

The Department will market the art program to area high schools and initiate contact with arts magnet schools in metropolitan areas of the state.

• Communications with prospective students and parents will be accurate and presented with integrity.

• The department will recruit and admit students only to programs or curricula for which they show aptitudes and prospects for success.

• The department will send informational material in the form of brochures and/or posters to high schools and community colleges throughout the state of Texas.

• The department will send representatives to Arts Magnet Schools in major metropolitan areas to present information to students about the art programs at SHSU.

The Computer Animation Program was selected to receive funding for a marketing program at the university level. Brochures, videos, and other promotional material have been produced to promote the program.
The departmental newsletter was sent to schools across the state of Texas and over 200 parents and high school students visited the art department and were given tours of the facilities and met with faculty to discuss the BFA programs.

The Art Department will distribute the marketing materials for the Computer Animation program to High Schools and Community Colleges across the state of Texas. The departmental newsletter will be used to promote the Graphic Design Program this year, with a focus on a different BFA program each year. The Department will develop a plan to visit Arts Magnet schools Texas metropolitan areas.