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

The department, once again, 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.

The Art Deparment has assesed its facilties and determined the following needs.
• more space is needed for upper level studio courses. Students do not have adequate space to work on or store large scale projects. The Advanced Drawing studio is used for multiple purposes including the teaching of art history. The furniture is not adequate for teaching studio art classes.
The Photography Darkroom is in need of basic maintenance and renovations of the floor, ceilings and walls.
• the Department does not have adequate space to provide the needs of its current students. 
• Programs are spread out in different locations on campus. The program would benefit from the consoldation of all its offerings in one centralized location.
• The Photo Darkroom does not have eye wash stations or posted safety informatiion.
• Students have access to studio spaces outside of classtime only when student workers are hired to keep the facilities open.
 

The Art Department will renovate the Photography Darkroom and ensure that students are provided with safe and clean workspaces. 
The Art Department will provide appropriate furniture and equipment in the Advanced Drawing studio and move Art History lecture classes to another classroom designed for lectures.
The Art Department will investigate key card access to art buildings and labs for art students.
 

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.

Last year, the University chose the Computer Animation program to fund a marketing program.  With those materials, we will promote and visit through the following in 2012-2013:

• 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 art department followed through with all of the reruitment plans for the animation program.
One criteria that was not met was sending representatives to Arts Magnet Schools. 

The art department will expand the marketing program to include all of the other areas of the art department.
The art department will create a new department website with updated information.