WRITING: One week prior to the review, the student emails a 1-2 page double spaced artist statement to all committee members and the Graduate Advisor. The Graduate Advisor, in turn, emails a copy of the statement to all faculty and grads.
ATTENDEES: Students are required to attend all Mid-Program Reviews. Faculty are invited to attend. The Graduate advisor may monitor all Reviews when not a committee member.
THE REVIEW: The Committee Chair manages the schedule, discussion and voting process of the Review. At the end of the Review, the Committee Chair creates a short synopsis of the discussion including suggestions and records them on the Committee Review Report Form. Those comments are shared with student and the form is returned to the Graduate Advisor.
EVALUATION PROCESS: The committee evaluates the student and work on a scale of 1-10. The evaluations are averaged and the student MUST pass with an average score of at least 6. The student must pass the Mid-Program Reviews in order to advance in the program.
GRADING: The committee agrees on the student’s semester grade for Committee Study. The assigned course supervisor will enter the grade.
FAILING: If a student fails the Mid-Program Review, the Graduate Advisor appoints an ad-hoc subcommittee within 48 hours to determine, with the student’s committee, whether the student remounts the Review during the first week of the third semester or is asked to leave the program. Students already on departmental probation from the 1st Review must pass the Mid-Program Review or be automatically terminated.
MID-PROGRAM REVIEW SCHEDULE
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STUDENT ATTENDANCE REQUIRED Interested faculty invited to attend |
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10m |
Faculty and public review of artwork |
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10-15m |
Introduction by artist |
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40m |
Q+A with faculty committee |
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10m |
Q+A with audience |
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All except committee exit |
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5m |
Committee vote |
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Student returns |
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10m |
Committee discussion with student |
