Promote Regional, National, And International Creative Activities As A School Of Music
The School of Music will continue to reach beyond its borders to increase its presence Regionally, Nationally, and Internationally.
Objective
Performance And Scholarly Activities At National And International Venues
The School of Music Faculty performers, scholars, and performing ensembles regularly seek opportunities to participate in Regional, National and International venues.
Indicator
Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA); National Opera Association (NOA); Etc.
Each year, the School of Music performance ensembles and performance faculty submit proposals and recordings to be selected to perform and/or present at Regional, National and International venues.
Criterion
Selection Process
Proposals must be submitted a year in advance for the performance ensembles and clinic presentations. These submissions are then reviewed by a very select committee of professionals in the field. It is an honor to be selected to present. We consider success to be if we are able to have at least one proposal accepted.
Finding
Performance Success
The Sam Houston State University School of Music Opera Workshop was selected as finalists to perform at the 2013 National Opera Association Convention. In addition, they place seconded in the National Scene Competition. This is a very high profile honor.
Action
Recruiting
The School of Music finds a direct correlation between our continued success in these endeavors and the recruiting of talented students. We will seek the finest music students and faculty to sustain this goal and work to have at least one proposal to such venues accepted each year.
Goal
Scholarship Funding
In the arts, scholarships are necessary in order to recruit the finest talent available.
Objective
Increase Available Scholarship Monies For School Of Music Students.
Each year the School Music hosts several music camps during the summer. The profits received from these camps serve a large percentage of the scholarship base offered to our students each year.
Indicator
Cost Effectiveness
The process and needs are analyzed each year in an effort to increase the profit. New methods of advertising and budget cuts are investigated in an effort to increase the camp enrollment while decreasing the costs.
Criterion
The Need To Increase The Scholarship Base Received From Camps
The School of Music needs to maintain a minimum profit of $40,000.00 dollars from the camp accounts. If possible this amount needs to increase as our student body increases in number and talent. Our goal is to have more than the minimum raised this year.
Finding
Camp Budgets
We have been able to maintain the minimum profit (40,000.00); however, costs continue to rise in this economy whereas it is increasingly difficult to keep enrollment numbers high.
Action
Seek Other Sources For Scholarship Funds
In order to stay competitive, the School of Music needs to increase its scholarship offerings. Using the camps as a funding source has a ceiling which we feel has already been reached. The School of Music will be pursuing other sources for scholarship funding (such as endowments) and would like to convert the camps to more of a recruiting tool rather than a source of income.