Brigham Young University. College of Fine Arts and Communications
Dates
- Existence: 1963-
Administrative History
The College of Fine Arts and Communications (1963-) provides coursework and degrees in the fine arts at Brigham Young University.
The College of Fine Arts and Communications was founded in 1963 following a reorganization of the College of Fine Arts. As of 2020 it consists of the School of Communications, School of Music, and the Departments of Design, Art, Dance, and Theatre and Media Arts, and has responsibility over the Museum of Art and NewsNet. The college has been administered over by the following deans: Conan E. Mathews (1963-1966), Clawson Cannon (1967), Lorin F. Wheelwright (1967-1973), Lael J. Woodbury (1973-1982), James A. Mason (1982-1993), Bruce L. Christensen (1993-2000), K. Newell Dayley (2000-2003), Stephen M. Jones (2003-2015), and Ed Adams (2015-).
Citation:
BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW 2012 May 21: College of Fine Arts and Communications (1963, reorganization College of Fine Arts, departments of Communications, Theatre and Media Arts, and Visual Arts, School of Music, deans Conan E. Mathews (1963-1966), Clawson Cannon (1967), Lorin F. Wheelwright (1967-1973), Lael J. Woodbury (1973-1982), James A. Mason (1982-1993), Bruce L. Christensen (1993-2000), K. Newell Dayley (2000-2003), and Stephen M. Jones (2003- ))BYU news, via WWW, October 28, 2015 (Ed Adams appointed dean on June 15, 2015 and replaced Stephen Jones)
BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications, via WWW, January 19, 2020 (As of 2020 it consists of the School of Communications, School of Music, and the Departments of Design, Art, Dance, and Theatre and Media Arts, and has responsibility over the Museum of Art and NewsNet).
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
College of Fine Arts and Communications correspondence, 1994-1996
Contains correspondence to and from the dean's office covering topics including conference arrangements, devotional procedures, and funding requests. Correspondence is also related to position vacancies, rank advancements, and space and facility concerns, 1994-1996.
College of Fine Arts and Communications dean records, 1979-1992
Contains files from the Dean's Office, including records about the Sug Venture Project, Robert Webb, college meetings and retreats, annual reports, college brochures, and graduate council reports. Materials date from between 1979 and 1992.
College of Fine Arts and Communications minutes, 1991-2008
Department of Communications minutes, 1967-1999
Contains minutes from organizations relating to the Department of Communications, including most notably the College of Fine Arts and Communications, National Communications Advisory Board, Communications Development Advisory Board, and various other entitities within the college. Minutes cover topics including funding and resource management, convention schedules and events, alumni networks, faculty retreats, and admission requirements, 1967-1999.