2020 College Report

points of pr ide Next Generation Leader Leadership comes in many forms and involves many traits. Common leadership traits include communication, innovation, relationship building, and integrity. All these traits are fundamental to what we do in the College of Fine Arts and Communication. At the same time, one does not need to head an organization to be a leader; rather one also leads by the example of personal character. By fostering the whole human being, the College strives to create leaders on the micro and macro level, via both individual and collective achievement. Tat emphasis on fostering the many forms of leadership manifests itself in sustained success. Just as leadership has many variations, there are also 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 19 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 22nd 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 here in the College of Fine Arts and Communication. John Fleming, Dean August 1, 2020 4 . COLLEGE REPORT 2020 START HERE 1 ST AND ONLY UNIVERS ITY WITH TOP 20 NATIONAL RANKINGS IN ART, DANCE , MUS IC, THEATRE , MUS ICAL THEATRE , AND MASS COMMUNICATION 22 Points of Pride 21 20 TH 19 STATE AND NATIONAL Teacher of the Year Awards BEST Music Program Faculty FULBRIGHT Recipients 15 TH 16 17 TH 18 BEST Undergraduate Journalism and Mass Communication Program NATIONAL Titles in Kennedy Center American College Theatre Awards BEST University for Hispanics SCHOLAR of the Year Awards 14 TH BEST University for Veterans 12 11 TH 10 TH 9 TH TOP 10 rankings in Communication Research BEST M.F.A. Communication Design Program BEST Undergraduate Dance Program BEST College Radio Station 13 TH BEST Undergraduate Art and Design Program 5 TH 6 TH 7 TH 8 TH BEST Master's Program in Communication Studies In VISUAL and PERFORMING ARTS Degrees earned by Hispanics BEST Musical Theatre Program BEST Theatre Program 4 TH In Public Relations, Advertising, and Communication Degrees earned by Hispanics 2 NATIONAL Championships in Forensics and 2 in Advertising 3 RD BEST Opera production 22 GRAMMYS AND EMMYS won by Faculty and Alumni F i r s t gen / N e x t gen . 5