July 7, 2020, Filed Under: MeetingsImportant Update on 2020-2021 Advisory Council Events Dear Advisory Council members, I write with two important updates to the council’s schedule for the 2020-2021 academic year. First, to protect the health and safety of you, our members, as well as our students, faculty, and staff, we will not be gathering in person for our usual on-campus meeting… Continue Reading Important Update on 2020-2021 Advisory Council Events
June 4, 2020, Filed Under: From the DeanRemembering Meredith Long Dear Advisory Council Members, I am writing with the sad news that Meredith Long of Houston, a member of our Advisory Council since 1979, died yesterday at the age of 91. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife, Cornelia, and their family. Meredith and Cornelia have been most generous,… Continue Reading Remembering Meredith Long
May 20, 2020, Filed Under: MeetingsMay 20 Virtual Meeting Recap Dear Advisory Council members, We are facing difficult challenges created by COVID-19, but I’m finding that there are also silver linings. Just a few months ago, the Fine Arts Advisory Council had never held a virtual meeting, and now, we’ve completed our second Zoom meeting where we once again had… Continue Reading May 20 Virtual Meeting Recap
May 15, 2020, Filed Under: Development UpdatesSpring 2020 Update from Sondra Lomax Dear Friends, I hope you are staying safe and well during these unprecedented and challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since our campus was closed on March 13th, the COFA development team has been working hard—albeit from our homes—to continue reaching out to our alumni and friends to check on… Continue Reading Spring 2020 Update from Sondra Lomax
May 15, 2020, Filed Under: From the ChairAnnouncing Next Year’s Chair: Caroline Schupbach We are proud to announce that Caroline Schupbach of San Antonio will become chair of the Fine Arts Advisory Council beginning in 2020-2021. Lisa Thurmond nominated Caroline to join the council in 2015, and in 2017, Caroline received the council’s Fedora Award for Advocacy (pictured above) for spearheading the creation… Continue Reading Announcing Next Year’s Chair: Caroline Schupbach
May 14, 2020, Filed Under: From the ChairSpring 2020 Message from Sara Hallam Dear Members, This spring has not been like any other, and I hope this message finds you and your families well. While we were unfortunately not able to gather for our typical regional meetings this spring, I am glad so many were able to join us for our first ever… Continue Reading Spring 2020 Message from Sara Hallam
April 28, 2020, Filed Under: From the DeanAnnouncing Robert Ramirez as Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance Dear Advisory Council members, I write to share the happy news that Professor Robert Ramirez is now the chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, effective immediately. He will be holder of the Z.T. Scott Family Chair in Drama and the Susan Menefee Ragan Regents Professorship in Fine Arts.… Continue Reading Announcing Robert Ramirez as Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance
April 14, 2020, Filed Under: MeetingsApril 14 Virtual Meeting Recap Dear Advisory Council members, Once again, thank you to everyone who joined last week’s Zoom call. For those of you who weren’t able to attend here is a quick recap of what we discussed. I started the call sporting a hat gifted to me by Byron LeFlore (thank you, Byron)… Continue Reading April 14 Virtual Meeting Recap
February 18, 2020, Filed Under: From the DeanAnnouncing Susan Rather as Chair of the Department of Art and Art History Dear Advisory Council members, I am pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Professor Susan Rather is now the department chair and Meredith and Cornelia Long Chair of Art and Art History in the Department of Art and Art History. She is the first woman chair in the department’s history and… Continue Reading Announcing Susan Rather as Chair of the Department of Art and Art History
December 19, 2019, Filed Under: Development UpdatesWinter 2019 Update from Sondra Lomax Dear Friends, This past September, we held one of our best Advisory Council fall meetings to date! Thank you to all who were able to attend and enjoyed the presentations by Dean Doug Dempster, our outstanding faculty, and our talented students. Since that meeting, the development officers have been busy… Continue Reading Winter 2019 Update from Sondra Lomax
