August 6 Virtual Meeting Recap

Dear Advisory Council members,

I continue to be grateful for the time and attention you’ve given to the college over the last several months, especially now as so many of you are navigating the complexities of safe summer travel or are preparing to send your children back to school.

My thanks again to everyone who was able to attend our third videoconference call last Thursday. What in April felt strange and challenging about gathering online now feels like a new normal routine. Features like the live poll you took are exactly what our professors are using in their online courses to keep students engaged in the material, so look for more of those techniques and tools in our future meetings.

If you could not join us, please take some time to watch the recording of the meeting. Roxanne Schroeder-Arce gave an excellent presentation on our UTeach Fine Arts program and all of the ways she, our faculty, and our students are leading the conversation about innovation in arts education in the state of Texas.

Finally, as we prepare for the start of the fall semester, you can find UT’s policies and updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic on the Protect Texas Together website, and I encourage you to visit the college’s Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts for latest Fine Arts news.

I wish you and your families good health, and I look forward to seeing you online at our next meeting on September 25.

Excelsior!

Doug Dempster
Dean