2019 College Report

College of Fine Arts and Communication College Report 2019 More Success. Tere are many ways to defne success. An internal measure of success might be how well one realizes one’s potential. An external measure of success might be how one compares competitively with others. Another measure of success might be how much positive impact one has on other people. Tese Points of Pride, and this College Report as a whole, show that the College of Fine Arts and Communication has earned a high degree of success by all three of these measures. For example, Texas State has the 30th highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the country, but we are # 4 in Communication degrees earned by Hispanics, #6 in Fine Arts degrees earned, and rated the 17th best university overall for Hispanics. By maximizing our internal potential, we are outperforming other universities. Our belief in giving back, of manifesting success on the level of social impact, is also clearly evident. Items such as the 21 Fulbright recipients and being the 14th best university for military veterans exemplify the dynamic interchange between educator and student as the Fulbright Scholar learns from the international community he or she serves, and the university as a whole prospers from the perspective of our military veterans who study at Texas State. Tese are large-scale examples of our daily mission to change student lives, to foster the whole human being, and to create alumni who proceed to impact their communities. Tese Points of Pride also highlight the college’s rise in prestige and academic excellence. Te number of national titles, national awards, and frequent top 20 national rankings still catch some people by surprise; however, as I start my 21st year here, I have clearly seen that when we are at our best, we can compete with the best. I extend my gratitude to all faculty, staf, students, and alumni who have helped etch a remarkable success story. John Fleming, Dean August 1, 2019 acros s the hor i zon START HERE 7 6 22 GRAMMYS AND EMMYS WON BY FACULTY & ALUMNI 21 FULBR IGHT RECI P I ENTS 20 TH BEST MUS IC PROGRAM 19 STATE /NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 14 TH BEST UNIVERS ITY FOR VETERANS 15 TH BEST UNDERGRADUATE JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION PROGRAM 16 NATIONAL TITLES IN KENNEDY CENTER AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATRE AWARDS 17 TH BEST UNIVERS ITY FOR HI SPANICS 18 SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 13 TH BEST UNDERGRADUATE ART AND DES IGN PROGRAM 12 TOP 10 RANKINGS IN COMMUNICATION RESEARCH 11 TH BEST M. F. A . COMMUNICATION DES IGN PROGRAM 10 TH BEST UNDERGRADUATE DANCE PROGRAM 9 TH BEST COLLEGE RADIO STATION 4 TH IN ADVERTI S ING, PUBL IC RELATIONS , & COMMUNICATION DEGREES EARNED BY HI SPANICS 5 TH BEST MASTER ’ S PROGRAM IN COMMUNICATION STUDI ES 6 TH IN VI SUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS DEGREES EARNED BY HI SPANICS 7 TH BEST MUS ICAL THEATRE PROGRAM 8 TH BEST THEATRE PROGRAM 3 RD BEST OPERA PRODUCTION 2 NATIONAL CHAMP IONSHI PS IN FORENS ICS AND 2 IN ADVERTI S ING 1 ST AND ONLY UNIVERS ITY WITH TOP 20 NATIONAL RANKINGS IN THE 5 AREAS OF A RT, DANC E , MU S I C , THE AT R E , AND MU S I CA L THE AT R E 22 Points of Pride