About the College Fast Facts Nickname: COFA Established: 1938 Student enrollment: 1,978 Faculty: 295 Student to Faculty Ratio: 7:1 Performance Venues: 10 Student Galleries: 4 Concerts per year: 600+ Academic Departments Department of Art and Art History Chair: Susan Rather One of the largest and most diverse art departments in the U.S. Three divisions: Art History, Studio Art, and Art Education The Visual Arts Center (VAC) is a premier gallery space to exhibit art created by visiting artists, students, faculty and alumni Butler School of Music Director: Susan Thomas Home to ensembles ranging in size and genre from the Longhorn Band to Mariachi Paredes, from the UT Symphony Orchestra to jazz combos Hosts over 600 concerts and events annually in Bates Recital Hall, Jessen Auditorium, and two lecture-recital halls With an enrollment of more than 600, the Butler School supports a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1. The Butler School has more than 1,000 instruments in its inventory, including six organs, over 220 pianos, five harpsichords and a fortepiano. School of Design and Creative Technologies Assistant Dean: Doreen Lorenzo Four divisions: Design, Arts and Entertainment Technologies, the Design Institute for Health, and the Center for Integrated Design Current enrollment is 600 in the undergraduate degree programs and is expected to grow to between 800 and 900 in the next two years. Working with other COFA academic departments and programs to renovate and create additional classroom, lab, and design space. Department of Theatre and Dance Chair: Peter Carpenter First university theatre program in Texas (1938) One of the largest theatre and dance departments in the country, with four divisions: Theatre, Dance, Performance Studies, and Design/Technology Home to the Lab Theatre, B. Iden Payne Theatre, and Oscar Brockett Theatre The David Mark Cohen New Works Festival is a student-run, department-wide celebration of new plays, choreography, and performance art. Programs Texas Performing Arts Director: Bob Bursey Presents more than 145 performances every year, including Broadway shows, with a combined audience of nearly 285,000 Four hundred volunteers provide more than 20,000 hours of service annually for an estimated value of $500,000 The most prolific commissioner among its peers of new music by the country’s best-known composers TPA runs the most robust student engagement program of its peers, with approximately 100 student employees and more than 14,000 student tickets ($10 each) sold annually. Landmarks Director: Andrée Bober One of the most important university public art programs in the country Works are purchased through construction and renovation projects, but Landmarks must raise funds to maintain and preserve those works A UT committee of arts professionals vets the artists, with final approval by the college receiving the work. Provides hands-on experience for student volunteers in preservation and education
