Introduction: Division and Division Units: Arts

DIVISION Arts Units: Fine Arts, Music, Theater

Dean Sue Long Units: CEA: Graphic Design & Illustration, Radio,

E-mail / Extension slong@mtsac.edu / 909-274-5135 Units: CEA: Animation & Gaming, TV & Film, Photography

I. Institutional Mission

II. Division Mission

The mission of the Division of the Arts is to inspire students' creative expressions, artistic growth and professional development while engaging and educating them about the vital social and economic roles of the arts and the artist. We are committed to expanding knowledge, critical thinking, professional skills and self-awareness to help students negotiate their academic pathway and prepare for their life and chosen career.

III. College Themes and Goals

SectionOne: Where We Are—An Analysis and Summary of 2015-16

IV. Planning Context: Division Goals

The following table contains goals as noted in SectionTwo - of last year's PIE that were to guide your 2015-16 year. Note:You cannot edit this section. You may revise, add new goals or remove goals that are no longer relevant as appropriate for planning for 2016-17 and 2017-18 in SectionTwo.

Division Goal Name Division Goal College Theme

Prepare Students for Success Prepare students for success through the development and support of exemplary Fine, Performing, Commercial, and Entertainment Arts programs and services. A: Academic Excellence -

Provide Quality Programs Provide quality programs that prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed for successful transfer to institutions of higher learning. A: Academic Excellence -

Retain Professionals/Access to Technology

Hire only the highest caliber teaching professionals to provide current and relative educational experiences that utilize state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and facilities.

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Support for Student Success Ensure appropriate staffing to maintain necessary services and support critical functions to implement the college mission. C: Secure Resources -

Assist Students in their DevelopmentAdvance student academic growth and competitiveness through career technical education, training, and services that meet the needs of industry partners and contribute to continuous workforce enhancement.

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Create an Environment of Cooperation and Collaboration

Advance student success by providing them with an opportunity to work in teams or collaborate across departments. Develope strategic partnerships with other college entities or outside business-related organizations.

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V. Notable Achievements

Enter a brief analysis of your Division's successes for the 2015-16 year in the field below followed by a listing , by theme, of the Notable Achievements. This provides opportunity to highlight your Division's proudest moments for this year. Text boxes will expand as needed. Add rows (+), delete rows (-).

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a. Narrative Summary

Each of the departments and programs within the Arts Division accomplished a great deal in the past year. These successes were well-coordinated with the Division office and focused squarely on program, department, division and college goals including student success. Notable achievements included improvements to our Television and Film program, updating to WI-FI in Fine Arts, our successful high school outreach events, the increase in student jobs in the radio, television and photography Industries, our involvement in Weekend of the Arts, many awards and academic achievements won by students across several departments, ongoing professional development activities of our faculty including many participating in numerous conferences, art exhibitions and play openings. In addition, several Music Department performing groups excelled including the Jazz Band, which won the Reno Jazz Festival for an unprecedented fifth time in a row and Frontline, one of our jazz vocal ensembles, won their Reno Jazz Festival division for a record-setting third time in a row. Faculty have also refined curriculum and improved several programs across the Division. Finally, three new certificates were created, ensuring the Division is up-to-date with current industry trends and practices. Another area of achievement that has had tremendous impact on the Division is the hiring of critical faculty and staff. New full time faculty were hired in the Theater and Music departments. In addition, new Lab Technicians were hired to work in the Digital Media Shared Lab in the Design Technology Center and support students across the Animation and Game, Graphic Design, Photography, Radio and Film/Television programs.

Notable Achievement Theme Student Success

+Photography/In Reach: Jason Perez is working with students in the Graphic Design Club (GRID) to design posters highlighting each of our classes. These posters will be displayed in the hallways in the Photography area and will be an important component of our "in reach" activities to promote our advanced classes and inform students about our program.

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+ Radio: Four students in the Radio Broadcasting Program were presenters at the Radio Television News Association Golden Mike Awards in January 2016. -

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Animation: A list of successful students we have tracked manually, based on transfers, jobs, or completions: Molly Smith, now attending LCAD Liliana Olivas now attending LCAD Diego Salas A&G student University of Utah Transfer Mari Sebastian A&G student Blizzard gaming Internship & comp Derek Ortega A&G student Freelancer StopMotion com Emily Kawamoto A&G student LCAD Transfer & comp Franciso Rivera A&G student GNOMON Transfer Brenda Hawley Animation LCAD Transfer Britney Rhiana A&G student Completer Freelancing Felix Gallo A&G student LCAD Applying Kelly Zhang A&G student CSUF Transferring June Pichayanon A&G student CSUF Transferring Kassandra Lizalde A&G student CSUF Freelancing Courtney Maggard A&G student LCAD Transferring Moises Pena A&G student Completer Transferring Vicky Wu A&G student Completer Transferring Lien Reveles A&G student completer Working for BP art Kathleen Chan A&G student freelancing Dreamworks Robert Nasr A&G student completer Transferring Tao Lee, A&G student freelancing San Diego studio Lien Reveles, A&G student working Steve Boileau, A&G student freelancing Christina Brockus, Nicklelodean Animation Studio internship

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+Commercial and Entertainment Arts (CEA): Expanded Shared Lab--we expanded the functionality, technology and support of the shared lab in the Design Technology Center. This lab serves GDI, Animation, Photography and Television students. This expansion has had a positive effect on increasing student equity (addressing the needs of under-represented and under-served students) and student success.

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+ Photography: Our students are finding success: Former student Karen Karyadi has taken a position as a curatorial assistant, department of photographs at the Getty Center Museum. -

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Graphic Design and Illustration: Growth of GRID -- The Graphic Design & Illustration Club (GRID) grew to approximately thirty members. They provided support, training and short seminars to GDI students. They also solicited and produced numerous graphic design projects for Mt. SAC organizations including: Career & Transfer Services, Arab Star Show, SOAR, ARISE, Child Development Center, CIS Club, EOPS, STEM Center, REACH, Transfer Club, Cultural Fair, Agriculture Festival, Photography program, and Music program.

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+ Photography student (and lab assistant), Joseph Poehlman made a 16"x16" wooden view camera which he is using to create wet-plate collodion portrait imagery. -

+Animation: Student Tutor Program -- We started a system of student tutors to help improve project completions. This has helped students of highly technical classes such as ANIM 100 Digital Paint and Ink; and ANIM 130 3D modeling by being at par with the class material, and by being competent in completing their projects by finals.

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+ Photography: Student success and retention rates in Phot 15 History of Photography have increased. -

+ Photography student Marcus Martinez has just finished shooting a advertising commercial and stills campaign for Vetericyn, where he traveled to Detroit, Michigan and Dallas Texas. -

+ Fine Arts: 68th Annual Student Art Exhibition -- showcased juried work by Mt San Antonio students from visual arts classes. Presented juried student work in multiple disciplines in fine arts, illustration, animation, graphic design and photography selected from over 100 students submissions. -

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Photography student Daniel Beiseno created a Instagram page to showcase his portrait work has been awarded the opportunity to shoot some of the biggest Jiu Jitsu Tournaments for Gracie Tournaments. He recently shot the International Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Federation Tournament and the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. He has also recently photographed a editorial story for Flo Grappling magazine, promotional photography Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan HBO., and the Jr. Olympic Boxing event. https://www.instagram.com/dbrisenophoto/

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+Radio: Students were hired for jobs at/as KROQ-Production Assistant, Radio Disney-Promotions Ambassador, X103-Marketing and Promotions Assistant, KNX-News Production Assistant, ESPN-Promotions Assistant, AM 870 KRLA-Production Assistant, KDAY-Street Team Member, KLAA-Board Operator, KROQ-Call Screener, KOST-Assistant Producer of the Morning Show.

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+ Photography student Luis Juarez had a gallery show at Art Parlor in Riverside with a showing of over 200 people from October 17th to November 17th -

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Photography/Photo LA: Members of the student Photography Club secured a complimentary exhibition space at Photo LA- the largest international exhibition of fine-art photography and collectible photography on the west coast. Students displayed their work, sold their zine, and were on-hand to answer questions for the three-day event. This was an important venue for our students to display their work as well as a valuable networking opportunity for our advanced fine-art photography students. New adjunct instructor, Josh Schaedle donated a substantial amount of his time and expertise as their advisor.

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+ Music: Student guitarist Miguel Partida and trumpeter Josue Tzunun awarded "Outstanding Soloists" at the 2016 Reno Jazz Festival, Reno, NV, April 2016. -

+Fine Arts: Students who reported transferring in Art this year to four year institutions include five students to Art Center College of Design (Kira Bunch, Mariana Cruz, Camerene Yong, Danielle Lopez, Cheyanne Zavala) , two to UC Berkeley (Stephanie Huang, Frank Wong), a number to CSU Long Beach, Fullerton (Marco Rodriguez), Los Angeles, and Cal Poly Pomona

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Notable Achievement Theme Faculty Success

+ Fine Arts: Department Faculty participated for the second year in Weekend of the Arts workshops for students and community members. -

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The following Fine Arts faculty participated in exhibitions: o Thomas Butler had a Solo Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings-Santora Arts Building, Santa Ana, charcoal drawings published in Winter 2016 issue of Drawing Magazine and exhibited in Group Show of small works on paper- Santora Arts Building, Santa Ana. o Fatemeh Burnes exhibited “Flock” at Gayna Walska Lotusland in Santa Barbara; “Curate This” at The Gabba Gallery in Los Angeles; “How Many Miles to Babylon: Recent Paintings from Los Angeles and New York” at C24 Gallery in New York City; Photo LA; “Abstract Never is” at Vica & Muzuemm in Venice, CA; “The Language of Perceptual Conditions” at CSULA in Los Angeles; “Transangeles: Crossover Experimentation” at Chabot Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Watermark at Cal State LA, Ohi and Liz Loft. o Craig Deines exhibited in the Apple bomb Longboard Exhibition, Torrance Art Museum 2015-2016 o Dirk Hagner exhibited “Prints and Pots,” two person exhibition with Susie Rubenstein, at GG Gallery, Newport Beach, Fall 2015; invited to the “Bodhidharma” exhibition at USC Pacific Asia Museum, Spring 2015, included in the Boston Printmakers “Look Again” exhibition at the Art Complex Museum, MA. o Melissa Macias participated in Tales That Must Be Told: Contemporary Narrative Art at Cypress College Art Gallery. o Kirk Pedersen exhibited artwork in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Los Angles and Lancaster, California. o Susie Rubenstein exhibited ”Prints and Pots,” two person exhibition with Dirk Hagner, at GG Gallery, Newport Beach, Fall 2015 and selected to be part of Baltimore Clayworks Winter Ceramics Exhibition.

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+ CEA: Laurie Hartman prepared the "CEA Survival Guide" to assist new faculty transitioning to Mt. SAC -

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Music: Conductor Gregory Whitmore participated in the following invited events: adjudicator at Northwood High School Band Festival, April 2016; adjudicator at California State University (CSU) Fullerton Wind Ensemble Festival, March 2016; guest speaker at Music Association of California Community College 50th Anniversary Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, November 2015; guest speaker at Irvine Unified School District High School Band Directors Professional Learning Community, September 2015.

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+ Theater: Professor Cummings performed the lead role in "Rumors" at Costa Mesa Playhouse. -

+ Radio: Professor Tammy Trujillo's book "Intern Insider - Getting the Most Out of Your internship in the Entertainment Industry was published in May 2015 by Routledge/Focal Press. -

+ Theater: Department Chair Richard Strand contracted to have his play "Butler" premiere off-Broadway in July, 2016. -

+ Music: Professor Tiffany Kuo publication, "Re-contextualizing Individual Pieces in Luciano Berio's _Opera_" in _Le théâtre musical de Luciano Berio_, Paris: L'Harmattan, 2016. -

+Theater: Professor Matthew Burgos wrote fictional narratives for Autry National Museum's award-winning exhibit "Civil War in the West," wrote and directed an original play "Persephone's Watch" for the Skirball Cultural Center and was asked to teach two devised theater workshops for Native Voices (country's only professional Native American theater company).

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Music: Conductor Bruce Rogers participated in the following invited events: chosen adjudicator for "Eisteddfod Choral Competition" in Llangollen, Wales, July 2015; conductor at ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) Utah State Collegiate Ensemble, September 2015; Clinician Panel at the Jazz Education Network Conference, Louisville, KY, January 2016; conductor at the Minnesota All-State Mixed Honor Choir at Orchestra Hall in MInneapolis, MN, February 2016; conductor at the Maryland All-State Mixed Honor Choir in Baltimore, MD, February 2016; guest clinican and adjudicator at the Arizona State High School Choral Festival in Mesa, AZ, March 2016; judge at the Jazz Education Network (JEN) to review applicants for upcoming 2017 JEN Conference, May 2016.

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Notable Achievement Theme Staffing

+ Theater: Were able to hire a Lab Tech to increase the shop safety and the opportunities for our students to do supervised production work. -

+ Fine Arts: Fine Arts was able to hire a 19 hr a week Lab Tech to increase the shop safety and opportunities for our students to do supervised work in open lab hours in 3-D and Sculpture area. -

+ CEA: hired permanent part-time lab technicians for Digital Arts. This expands opportunities for student access to expensive hardware, software and tutoring. -

Notable Achievement Theme Facilities

+ Theater: Scene shop manufactured infrastructure for the new Radio Production Studios/Radio Station in the Design Technology Center, increasing interdepartmental cooperation and providing unique manufacturing opportunities for our students. -

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Fine Arts: Facilities improvements include a natural Gas Line and poured concrete slab for Raku Kiln, installation of dust collector lines for new work stations in woodshop, a canopy over the clay cage and part of adjoining patio allowing for outdoor installation of new power clay mixer and renovation of the Two Dimensional Design room 1A-3 including new seating. Renovations of the Wood Shop and Art Resource Center (Tool Crib) have been funded and are in the planning stage.

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Notable Achievement Theme Funding

+ Photography/Color Managed Workstations: Jason Perez secured funding for new color-managed inkjet printers. Jason purchased, installed, and implemented color managed workstations to support inkjet printing in rooms 1455 and 1430. -

+ Art Gallery continues to advance permanent collection through pursuing donations. -

+ Film/TV: Increase in Hollywood Foreign Press Association scholarships for Film/TV students and equipment for the Film/TV Program. -

Notable Achievement Theme Organization / Process

+ Photography: During winter session Emily Woolery addressed all photography faculty to present an overview of the Outcomes process. We hope this well lead to greater participation in the outcomes process by our adjunct faculty. -

+ Theater: Created an Advisory Committee for our Technical Theater Certificate and held a productive inaugural meeting. The new certificate program was submitted for approval. -

Notable Achievement Theme Technology

+ Film/TV: Secured funding for and took delivery of new production truck, which meets current technological standards. -

+ Equipment upgrades in Fine Arts includes pug mill, power clay mixer, table saws, slab roller, letterpress , print press, task chairs for two rooms, matting and framing equipment, 2 carts and computers for mobile projectors and some replacement classroom computers. -

Notable Achievement Theme Program Success

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Animation: High School Articulation Success -- This has been a program we have been engaged in the past several years. It continues to go strong. We are currently evaluating the success rate of this program, by trying to identify the students that came to the program as a result of articulation. A&G continues to work with multiple high schools articulate with our program. This year a total of 12 high school students received college credit for our introduction to animation course. Animation and Gaming program continues to award more articulation credit every school year.

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+ Music: Fermata Nowhere awarded second prize at the ICCA (International Champion Collegiate A Cappella) Western quarter finals competition. -

+ Mt. SAC Art Gallery reviewed in Huffington Post, highlighted as one of the top institutional Art Galleries in Los Angeles. -

+ Photography: Our articulation efforts continue to be successful. This year seven local high schools participated in the articulation process resulting in over 57 students receiving credit for our PHOT 10 course. -

+ Music: Frontline awarded first prize at the 2016 Reno Jazz Festival, Reno, NV, April 2016. Third consecutive year. -

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CEA (Graphic Design & Illustration, Photography, Animation and Game, Film/TV, Radio)/ High School Visitation Days All of these programs came together to offer workshops in their respective fields to interested high school students from local high schools and ROPs. The students made short animations, simple games, a video, intricate drawings and photographs. They experienced using the tools of the trade. In after-event surveys, over 90% of the students committed to attending Mt. SAC when they graduate.

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+ Music: Wind Ensemble Chicago tour and performance at 2016 Chicago International Band Festival, Symphony Center, Chicago, IL, March 24-28, 2016. Mt. SAC Wind Ensemble was the "Showcase Ensemble" at the Festival. -

+Photography/PHOT 10 Standardization: During winter session we held a meeting with all adjunct faculty to discuss standardization of teaching across all sections of our beginning course, Photo 10 (Basic Digital/Film Photography). As a result of the meeting, we are modifying the course curriculum. We also hope the standardization will result in increased student success in our advanced classes.

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+ Radio: 90.1 FM Mt. Rock radio participated in International College Radio Day in October of 2015. The station was also one of 24 to be selected to be part of the Annual College Radio Day Marathon. -

+ Photography: Darkroom Experience: To support the articulation efforts of our feeder high schools that do not have "wet" darkrooms, students from five schools participated in darkroom experience in our facilities during Winter 2016. This is funded by Tech Prep. -

+ Music: Singcopation performed at the historic Apollo Theater, New York City, NY, as the opening act for The Real Group from Sweden, April 2016. -

+ Theater: Created a new certificate in Technical Theater. -

+ Music: Jazz Ensemble awarded first prize at the 2016 Reno Jazz Festival, Reno, NV, April 2016. Fifth consecutive year. -

+ Film/TV: New program -- Television Engineering. First of its kind in Los Angeles. -

+ Theater: Met with Daniel Anderson to create a plan for the Theater Department's participation in STEAM projects. We have also written a STEAM class. -

+ Radio: The Social and Multi-Media in Broadcasting Certificate was created. -

+ Theater: Created an internship program with Rowland High School, creating a recruiting opportunity while providing a meaningful learning experience for those intern -

+ Radio: Guest lecturers in various Radio Broadcasting classes included Radio and TV Personality Shadoe Stevens, KRTH 101's Shotgun Tom Kelly, Dave "The Hullabalooer" Hull, former KFWB/KNX Airborne Traffic Reporter and TV Actor Tom Storey and former KRLA DJ and Production Manager John Newton. -

+ Theater: Restarted our affiliation with KC/ACTF and had the last two shows of our season (RABBIT HOLE and AND THEN THERE WERE NONE) visited by a respondent. Four of our student were nominated for the Irene Ryan competition and one of our students received a meritorious achievement award. -

+ Photography: Our students are finding success: Former student Karen Karyadi has taken a position as a curatorial assistant, department of photographs at the Getty Center Museum. -

+ Music: Chamber Singers -- Canada performance tour Quebec City, and Montreal, May 2016. -

Notable Achievement Theme Retention and Completions

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Photography: We have successfully added advanced courses to the schedule. As a result of high waitlists, we added another section of Phot 11 Intermediate Photography to the Spring 2016 schedule. This is the first time in over ten years that we were able to successfully fill two sections of PHOT 11 in the same semester. This will help prepare more students to move into our other advanced courses. We have also added additional offerings of advanced courses, which are successfully filling.

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+ Photography: According to our records, we issued at least 4 Photography AS degrees and 18 Photography Certificates in the 2015-16 academic year (22 completions, total). -

+Animation: Course Retention Rate -- 87% (same as previous year) Course Success Rate -- 71% Term to Term Retention Rate -- 35% (+1% compared to last year)

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+ Photography/New Certificate: Our new certificate, Photography Video Production, is in the approval process and may be available as early as Winter 2017. -- Close this Table

VI. Closing the Loop - Alignment and Progress on College Goals This section serves as a "reporting" function. Describe how your area closes the loop and connects planning to budget allocation and outcomes/results. For example - How did the prioritized college resources connect to your area's outcomes over the past year? What progress has your area made with the resources provided? Please include progress on plans that did not require new resources if applicable.

a. Narrative Summary The Arts Division was just over allotted $218,000 in instructional equipment funding in 2015-16. In addition, the Arts Division and Technical Services together were awarded $1.9m for the purchase of a new high definition television production truck. A large portion of all of this funding was dedicated to purchasing equipment essential to preparing our students to meet industry standards and expectations. The greatest areas of impact included: *Theater – new LED lighting technologies and sound equipment *Music - band instruments, phases one and two (of three) - survey results indicate that the vast majority of students impacted believe they are able to perform to a higher level, stay in their ensembles and receive better instruction as a result of these purchases. *Fine Arts – 1A3 classroom and woodshop renovations and a new clay mixer and pug mill *CEA – 27 new iMac computers, 30 new HP computers, as well as three Digital Arts lab tech positions *Photography – Four new digital color management workstations that educate students on how to operate professional printing equipment, and provide professional printing methods that are current with industry. Over $30,000 in one-time lottery funds were used to purchase instructional supplies to support growth and Perkins Grant funds played a large role in meeting the classroom support needs of our students; we expanded services in our Digital Arts Shared Lab and, with the assistance of an Equity Grant, offered greater assistance to low income students resulting in a marked improvement in student success across Animation & Game, Graphic Design, Photography and TV/Film programs. The Division also hired three new permanent part-time Lab Technicians for the DTC Shared Lab, a new permanent part-time Lab Tech in Theater and a new permanent part-time Lab Tech in Fine

Arts. These positions will allow access to facilities, software, tech support and equipment that will positively impact student success.

Plan or Activity Student Success

Continued Support and additional hours for a job developer to advise students in all CTE areas, develop personal education plans and assist with degree/certificate applications, leading to increased student success and certificate and degree completion.

The Division Office is working closely with our Career Services Specialist with the goal of helping students complete their program and find excellent internships and job opportunities. Meetings are held on a weekly basis and the CSS also meets regularly with her counterparts in CTE. Moreover, our CSS meets with students each week; access is a key issue. One frustration has been that this is a part-time position, which limits effectiveness.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2018-19

The promotion of field trips and guest speakers from appropriate fields, which are a vital component of our efforts to connect students with industry and ensure employment. This will lead to greater student success as they will be more aware of industry trends as well as employment needs and will be better prepared to enter the workforce.

Field trips and guest speakers are a common college experience. The departments and programs in the Arts Division offer this experience to our students throughout the year. For example, the Music Department saw several of its performance ensembles tour New York City, Chicago, Reno and more. The Theater Department's Children's Theater troop toured elementary classrooms in Walnut and surrounding communities. The Photography Club took part in a major industry event, Photo LA. CEA hosted a guest speaker for GRID, the student graphic arts club, who discussed the business side of the industry. 25 students attended the event and made connections with the industry professional who visited the campus. Theater brought in Nicholas Thurkettle, (LA & OC Screen/Play Writer, Voice Over Artist and Film/Stage Actor) to speak with the Children's Theater students about storytelling, creating characters and performing for children. Results of an after-event survey reflect the 10 students who completed the evaluation. As you can see, the responses are universally positive in all categories. I would very much like to invite him back this Fall and he is most certainly excited to return. I also feel that inviting professional artists to come speak with our students in this way is highly beneficial to the learning process, not to mention a lovely recruitment tool. Photography completed a field trip to Art Center College of Design where students presented portfolios to ACCD faculty and were exposed to a school worthy of being transferred to. Photography also undertook a field trip to Turville Photography studio where students experienced a professional photography studio. Guest speakers included vendors like Pentax and Canon who explained new and upcoming technology . Moreover, we were visited by professional photographers Joey Skibel and Jeffery Jones who shared their professional experiences and provided feedback on student work.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2018-19

Support for in-reach activities with monitors in the DTC hallways and lobby to showcase student work, promote the various programs and inform students of course content, current scheduling and degree/certificate requirements.

This project is being developed with help from Technical Services and Facilities. The space has been selected and the equipment has been specified. CEA faculty are gathering student works for screening. The equipment will be purchased, installed and operational in 2016-17. This is a current budget request. Funds are still needed to complete this project.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

Support for student clubs and collaborative class projects across department boundaries.

Developing and supporting student clubs is an ongoing process. Some departments and programs have noted successes and others are in the development stage. For example, the Graphic Design and Illustration student club, GRID, has expanded its numbers and completed many projects for groups and departments around the campus. In addition, the Radio Program's students routinely broadcast live from campus events. Moreover, the Theater Department took part in Arts Weekend and also worked closely with numerous programs in support of their projects including Radio, Early Childhood Development, Photography and Art. Theater's Children's Theater troop visited numerous elementary schools, performing for the children. Our Music Department performing groups, made up of students from many majors, mounted several tours including trips to New York City, Canada, Chicago and Reno, where they performed for large audiences and took part in workshops and competitions, winning many awards. In addition, the student Photography Club participated in Photo LA. These efforts were funded, in part, by increased funding requests in their respective departments and the Division.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2018-19

Plan or Activity Faculty Success

A training initiative to improve faculty awareness of the important role of outcomes assessment.

The Division worked closely with faculty and especially department chairs to advance understanding of the important role that faculty fill by assessing course and programs outcomes and the use of the results in improving instruction. Moreover, faculty and chairs played a vital role in assessing outcomes of courses included in our four year review. This review is an accreditation requirement. Training for all of these efforts was coordinated with the Outcomes Committee, for which our Associate Dean serves as Co-Chair. The training sessions were offered at both Flex Day events and through meetings with individual departments and programs such as Photography. There were no expenditures involved in any of this outreach or training.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

The Division is committed to fostering professional development for all our employees, including faculty. Faculty from across our departments have attended conferences, workshops or have taken courses in areas consistent with their assignments at Mt. SAC. These include Music

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2018-19

Support for faculty attending professional development events both locally, regionally and nationally.

Department Chair Tiffany Kuo, who participated in the Lift leadership institute training program; Sunil Thankamushy, who attended several animation- and game-related conferences; and Richard Strand, whose play "Butler" was presented in New York City. These opportunities were funded, in part, by Division funds as well as POD funding. Susie Rubenstein and Dirk Hagner, both Fine Arts faculty members attended ceramics and printmaking conferences, respectively.

Plan or Activity Staffing

Increased staffing in Division instructional labs in an effort to support student success.

In the 2015-16 academic year, the Arts Division hired several lab technicians to support our instructional mission. These positions were in Fine Arts, Commercial and Entertainment Arts, and Theater. The funding for these positions came from a variety of sources including an Equity grant. We have hired three new lab techs for our Digital Arts Shared Lab, a lab tech for the Theater Department's stage craft team and a lab tech in Fine Arts who helps maintain the tool crib and offer direct support to evening faculty and students. The increase in staffing allowed greater access to the Digital Arts Shared Lab, which has positively impacted all students but especially financially challenged students who cannot afford to purchase computers and software for home use. The support offered by the Fine Arts lab tech directly aided students in realizing their classroom assignments as well as increased the focus on safe use of shop equipment and safety procedures.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

Addition of full-time faculty in Theater, Television, Music, Radio Broadcasting.

In 2015-16, the Arts Division hired a permanent, full time faculty member in Theater. Moreover, while student demand for courses in the Film/TV program has grown by 40% in the past three years, the data has not yet supported the hiring of a full time faculty member. Similarly, the Radio Broadcasting Program has also not grown to the point of adding faculty; we expect to see more growth in this program once the new radio station is completed, which will happen in the coming months. We expect to see growth in Film/TV and Theater due to the new certificates being offered.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2017-18

Addition of a counseling liaison familiar with our industries and programs to serve the specific needs of our students and assist them in moving through their respective Programs.

During the past year, the Dean has reached out to the Counseling Department and reached an agreement to have a counselor trained to meet the specific needs of the Arts Division's students. The Arts Division will continue working with Counseling this next year to accomplish this goal.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

Plan or Activity Facilities

Successful move of the Radio Program to the newly remodeled facility in the DTC.

In the past year, we have experienced numerous unexpected technical issues and coordination challenges across several departments that have caused this project to be delayed. We are working with a new facilities project manager and Technical Services to see this to completion. We hope to have the new radio station online for fall semester, 2016, and complete the project prior to spring semester, 2017. The new facility will

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

move the program into a completely digital environment and provide students experience and training on state-of-the-art equipment that meets industry standards.

Several departments and programs, including Television, Photography and Music, have outgrown current storage facilities. Implement plans to meet the growing needs.

Working closely with appropriate department chairs, the Division has drafted and begun implementing plans to meet the storage needs of the departments and programs. Photography has created a new storage plan and is working with the Arts Division and Facilities to complete this plan. Photography realized increased equipment purchases and, when combined with TV's equipment holdings, the lack of storage space has become acute. We need additional shelving and cabinets to store the equipment as well as make more efficient use of our current storage areas, including the Issue Room. This can lead to greater student success as we improve access to facilities and equipment. The Photography and Video programs have increased their photography/ video equipment holdings and no longer have space in the studio storage area. Currently, the Video program is using cabinets is in classrooms, a choice of last resort for such expensive equipment. Photography has permanently closed off a studio space to secure its equipment. To ensure the security and to prevent loss of equipment a new storage area is urgently needed. The Music Department has reallocated spaces in the 2-M building, surplussed materials no longer needed and has begun the process of shifting resources to better address the storage problem. Television has found ways to better use their available storage in the DTC classroom and is working with the Photography Program to better use available storage once that has been expanded.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

Several departments and programs, including Theater, Television, and Music are in need of updated signage in order to better communicate with students and to promote new facilities and programs.

In the past year, the Division and the noted departments have worked closely with Facilitiies to explore new signage for their respective areas. This includes consideration of improved lighting and prominent signage on related buildings. Theater funding has been allocated; we are waiting for the building eves project to be completed.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

The Fine Arts Department badly needs an upgrade to the wiring in 1A to include Wi-Fi.

This project continues into 2016-17. While Wi-Fi was installed, the wiring in the 1A attic was not upgraded and is so antiquated and minimal, according to IT, that all the wiring is being used by the Wi-Fi so that there is no capacity in most of the rooms to use the Internet wiring to use the printers or photocopier (1A-7) that are networkable (1A-1 and now 1A-3 have had upgraded wiring so there you can network within the room). The Wi-Fi outside of 1A was increased as part of the food services project and will help increase service.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

Plan or Activity Funding

Currently staff and equipment (hardware/software) for the Shared Lab is partially funded by CEA Program Perkins Grants. Since the lab serves students from across many programs, departments and divisions, additional funding for fully staffing and equipping the lab will be needed.

In the past year, additional funding has been found through an Equity grant made available by Student Services. The Equity grant is intended to assist low-income students who rely on Mt. SAC's labs to complete their course work and assignments. In addition, the Arts Division, as noted above, was able to hire a lab technician to assist students and faculty in the Shared Lab. Data after one semester of staffing support show significant increases in student success by students in Animation and Game, Graphic Design and Illustration, Photography and Film/TV.

The Television program needs to replace the remote production truck and update the television studio in order to bring the facilities into compliance with federal standards and to properly prepare students for advanced training and careers in media.

The Arts Division, working jointly with Technical Services, was given a one-time expenditure of $1.9m to purchase a new, hi-def television remote production truck. The college took delivery of that truck in spring semester, 2016. The vehicle is now being equipped for use throughout the campus and greater community. The truck will provide students with access to state-of-the-art equipment and campus-based internships. The Film/TV Program and the college are now in compliance with federal standards.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

The Music Department needs to replace old, worn-out and broken musical instruments.

The Music Department was able to purchase new instruments in the past year, providing students with access to the tools required to ensure their success. The department created a survey and administered it to the effected students. The results were impressive: 100% of respondents agreed with the statement "my scores on performance tests, lesson assessments and small ensembles performances have increased due to the access I have had for a new instrument." 100% of respondents agreed with the following: "my instructor has noticed an improvement in my playing since I have been provided a new instrument from Mt. SAC." 83.33% of respondents agreed with the following: "if I did not have this instrument provided to me by Mt. SAC, I may not have been able to continue participating in instrumental music ensembles."

The Theater Department needs to recover the 25% of their budget reduced during the early years of the most recent economic downturn.

In the past year, while the Theater Department has been able to hire a new full time faculty member and purchase upgrades to select equipment, this lost budget from several years ago, amounting to $24,000, has not been restored. This loss of funding resulted in fewer technical and performance opportunities for our Theater students. A one-time budget increase of $20,000 was included in the 2015-16 budget. This needs to be made permanent to ensure services to students.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

Plan or Activity Organization / Process

Standardization of instruction and coursework was undertaken in several departments. In Graphic Design and Illustration, Brian Bouskill and Steven Burgoon met with Adjunct faculty on several occasions to discuss ARTC100. The first series of meetings was to discuss reasoning and define strategy to standardize this class. They then spent numerous hours developing a daily course outline including lecture material, exercises, and projects. They

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2017-18

Lead by faculty, the standardization of instruction and assignments in several departments in order to bring greater consistency to the student experience.

then met with adjuncts to present and discuss the course outline prior to the Spring semester. During the Spring 2016 semester, five ARTC 100 classes were taught and for the first time, taught in a standardized way. The expectation is that students will be better prepared for the successive classes this coming Fall 2016 semester. In Fine Arts, based on SLO assessments, Fine Arts has identified core perceptual and conceptual content in perspective needing to be addressed in all sections of ARTD 15A and ANIM 104 Beginning Drawing classes in order to meet the learning objectives of the course. This core content has been communicated to all faculty teaching ARTD 15A and ANIM 104. In Theater, there are a few reasons for standardizing THTR 11 for the department. Firstly, it’s the core performance class, yet is often taught with a rather wide range of pedagogical philosophies. As a result, the terminology and semantics of the students moving on to THTR 12 or on to rehearsal (THTR 15) can require a fair amount of re-teaching. This is obviously very inefficient in a program where repetition is not only necessary, but a focal point of successful training. There are so many practical applications (various types of rehearsing and performance) that need to be repeated to be synthesized by the students and having to repeat terms and basic principles outside of THTR 11 cuts into our (faculty and students’) already limited time. Secondly, as the Theater Department grows, it will require more faculty (adjunct and/or full time) and more sections of THTR 11 - already many of the students take THTR 11 as their first theater course. Consistency amongst teachers in the department creates a sense of collaboration and structure. Research shows a great deal of empirical evidence that students that feel as though they understand not only what’s expected of them in the moment, but also down the road tend to do much better as they move forward. When students walk into THTR 12, but feel as though they’ve been taught something significantly different (even if it’s very similar in intention and even result), it tends to make them feel as though they’ve taken a step back. To make clear what efforts were made, Theater took not only the State of California requirements for beginning level acting as well as other school’s requirements and weighed them against our school’s specific needs (i.e. being ready for full production rehearsals or advanced scene work with little/no previous training). After distilling the information down to what was believed to be practically teachable in one semester, Theater created a simple rubric of terms and necessary applications that each student should walk out with. They then not only re-vamped the class in WebCMS, but also sent out the information to all Theater faculty to peruse. The students are always the priority, and anytime the department can increase

their understanding of what’s expected of them both in the classroom and beyond, they make their education that much more valuable.

Plan or Activity Technology

Departments across the Division are in need of new technology in order to make their programs current with industry standards and expectations in audio, video, lighting and computer hardware and peripherals.

The arts and entertainment industries are heavily dependent on technology. It is imperative that the Arts Division do all it can to ensure its technology reflects the various industries in order to offer the greatest training and most relevant educational experience to our students. Each of our departments needs updates and/or upgrades to its technology holdings. In the past year, we have made great strides improving technology in Film/TV, Radio, Photography, Animation and Game, Theater and Fine Arts. As previously mentioned, Film/TV received a new hi-def remote television production truck. In addition, Film/TV was able to purchase additional production and post-production equipment, including new audio gear. The Radio Department made several purchases in support of moving the new radio station to the digital standard, which will come online in the 2016-17 academic year. Photography received new cameras, lighting equipment, printers and color management systems. Animation and Game installed new software, and computers and Cintiq tablets. Theater was able to purchase a new, industry-standard lighting board. The new Titanium light board increased capabilities -- particularly in being able to program newer multi-parameter fixtures. This has provided an opportunity for our students to be introduced to current lighting technology and methods using equipment that is quickly becoming standard in the industry. All THTR 14 students and some of THTR 15 students had access to the board and were able to use some of the more advanced features of this new console. Fine Arts has purchased media and mat cutting equipment which will be installed in 1B/C 2 in a reconfiguration of that room as a matting and framing space. This equipment, in combination with the new equipment and tools available in the wood shop allow students to learn to cut professional quality mats and frame in house again and will allow more students to afford to compete in juried exhibitions outside the college and to submit a more professional presentation to the student show. This is

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2018-19

part of a project to support students in submitting their work to juried shows, competitions and preparing professional quality transfer and job portfolios

The Music and CEA departments plan to share as many as 27 Apple computers in a collaborative effort to meet the needs of students in both programs. Music and CEA Department need 27 iMacs to equip room 13-2425 for shared use and to support program growth.

The Music and CEA departments successfully collaborated on this project. Computers were purchased and installed. The departments coordinated use of facilities and equipment and were able to meet the needs of students in both departments. This equipment supports program growth and results in more educational opportunities for Music and CEA students.

Plan or Activity Program Success

In a pilot program, the Photography program plans to survey its students with regard to program success, student educational and career plans. The information will be used to guide decisions for future program improvement.

This project was not undertaken in 2015-16. The Photography Program hopes to do so in 2016-17.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

All departments and programs within the Arts Division have developed marketing plans with the goal of promoting their specific areas as well as the Division and College.

Marketing plans have been developed throughout the Division. However, the plans are not consistent; some need further development. Moreover, some departments made great efforts in executing their plans while others made limited progress. Photography made progress by purchasing plexiglass frames that will contain promotional course posters and be displayed in the photography area. More materials are needed in the 2016-17 year. In some cases, Theater and its new signage for example, marketing efforts were stymied by the need for additional resources and the cooperation of other departments. The outcome was similar in Fine Arts, where a new display case is needed. Animation and Game is looking to fund a new monitor and materials to create a Wall of Fame in their classroom area. This will need to be installed in 2016-17. Moreover, A&G developed a marketing plan but needs the funding to execute it.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

Several programs will offer events focused on outreach, student recruitment, and retention.

In March, 2016, the Arts Division hosted students from local high schools and ROP units on our campus. The students took part in workshops taught by faculty from our CEA Department. Hundreds of students worked in the areas of their interest. While we meet our goals for 2015-16, outreach and recruitment are ongoing, never ending efforts. The Music Department played host to the area's High School Honor Band. The HSHB worked with faculty member Greg Whitmore, played with Mt. SAC's bands and performed in the Clarke Theater.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2018-19

In order to support its articulation efforts with feeder high schools that do not have "wet" darkrooms, Photography hosted students from five schools who participated in the darkroom experience in our facilities during winter session, 2016. In addition, the Theater Department created an opportunity for local high school theater students to attend our performances as a group and to undertake internships at Mt. SAC.

Ongoing program improvements include Photography's new 25-unit certificate "Photography Video Production." Program assessment is an important and consistent endeavor.

In 2015-16, several new programs were developed in the Arts Division. The programs include: *Photography Video Production (Photography) - The Photography Video production certificate addresses the new industry trends in the hybrid\ skills in photography and video production. *Television Engineering (Film/TV) *Technical Theater (Theater) *Social Media and Broadcasting (Radio Broadcasting) In addition, Photography is working closely with the Tech and Health Division to implement a course in drone photography. We are developing new programs in Virtual and Augmented Reality (Animation and Game), STEAM, Audio Production, Book Printing and Publishing (Fine Arts) in an effort to meet the needs of students and provide relevant programs.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

Plan or Activity Retention and Completions

In-reach activities designed to celebrate student success (such as Animation's "Wall of Fame") will result in improved retention and completions.

In the past year, each department and program has developed and implemented in-reach activities. Some involved academic advising (including information about registration and graduation) while others focused on making students more aware of their program and the college. In order to maximize retention and completions, in-reach activities must be ongoing. In the coming year, the Division's departments and programs will need to consider the effectiveness of past efforts and plan accordingly for the 2016-17 year.

Ongoing Plan

Completion 2016-17

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SectionTwo: Where We Are Going—Planning for the Next Two Years of this Cycle

VII. Division Goals for 2016-17

a. Identify the overarching goals (informed by Unit goals) that will guide your Division's work for the 2016-17 year and beyond in the following table. Connect those goals to the College Themes. This section is pre-populated with the overarching goals from your 2014-15 Manager PIE. Add rows (+) as needed. Delete rows (X). (limit 10 goals)

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Division Goal Name Division Goal College Theme

Prepare Students for Success Prepare students for success through the development and support of exemplary Fine, Performing, Commercial, and Entertainment Arts programs and services. A: Academic Excellence

Provide Quality Programs Provide quality programs that prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed for successful transfer to institutions of higher learning. A: Academic Excellence

Retain Professionals/Access to Technology

Hire only the highest caliber teaching professionals to provide current and relative educational experiences that utilize state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and facilities.

C: Secure Resources

Support for Student Success Ensure appropriate staffing to maintain necessary services and support critical functions to implement the college mission. C: Secure Resources

Assist Students in their DevelopmentAdvance student academic growth and competitiveness through career technical education, training, and services that meet the needs of industry partners and contribute to continuous workforce enhancement.

B: Access and Success

Create an Environment of Cooperation and Collaboration

Advance student success by providing them with an opportunity to work in teams or collaborate across departments. Develope strategic partnerships with other college entities or outside business-related organizations.

D: Cooperation/Collaboration

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VIII. Tracking Conditions and Trends

Enter a brief summary for each section based on the 2015-16 year followed by information provided in your Units' PIE forms. Add rows (+), delete rows (-).

a. External Conditions Summary

The external conditions that most impacted our College and Division in the past year were largely outside of our control. These included on-going advances in technology such as the emergence of drone technology in still photography, the inclusion of both analog and digital audio in television production, the development of virtual reality and augmented reality in the animation and game industries, the proliferation of 4K technology in video production, and the shift from incandescent to LED lighting, the expanding economic recovery and a predicted recession, reductions in Perkins Grant funding, the emphasis on statewide accountability measures toward completion of degrees and certificates, and the inconsistent academic preparation of some of our students. It is essential that the College swiftly respond to these circumstances wherever possible in order to minimize the potential negative impact on students' academic success and workforce preparation and capitalize on the opportunities to develop programs created by new technologies.

Economy / Budget Roll-over to see example

There is an industry-wide trend to replace incandescent lighting fixtures with LED's. Stage DIrections, Cue to Cue, New York Times

Virtual Reality (VR) is a new area that has exploded into the gaming and media arena this past year. It had been in a slow and steady development the past few years with many high profile companies around the globe developing hardware and software for it. 2016 promises to be a year where hundreds of studios worldwide would present their products. This new area has expanded the scope of the gaming industry while promising a new paradigm in consumer experience.

Game Industry Data

Economic conditions reflected in lack of monetary donations and decrease in the Art Alliance funding. Art Alliance

Job growth for film and television at rate faster than the overall economy (5.6% annually). Price Waterhouse Coopers

Export revenue growth in film and television continues to be greater than domestic growth. Price Waterhouse Coopers

Funding: Reduction in Perkins Funding has made it more difficult to secure resources for CTE programs (staffing, technology, etc).

Perkins Grant

Industry Changes Roll-over to see example

Changes in Technology: Drones. There has been rapid growth in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the photography industry. Drone cameras are being used in all aspects of photography including architecture, real estate, sports, journalism and commercial photography. It is essential that we integrate drone photography skills to our curriculum so that our students are prepared to be successful in our industry. To do so, we will need to write new curriculum, purchase equipment, provide professional development for our current faculty, and hire an additional full-time photography professor with expertise in this area.

Photo District News, 2016 Advisory Committee

Industry needs students to have film and television producing, editing and soft skills, as well as a specialization, by the time they enter the workforce.

Mt. SAC TV/Film Advisory Committee recommendations

Employment: Employment in the areas of graphic design, illustration, animation, and photography continue to trend toward self-employed and freelance work. These positive trends are not captured in employment data. This results in inaccurate assessments of success when compared with more traditional industries. As a result, there is a false impression that Photography is not a viable career choice for our students. However, data from IBIS World Report shows that over 88% of photographers are successfully self-employed and there is expected annual industry growth of 2.2% between 2012-2017. The 2015 Otis Report on the Creative Economy in the LA Region also confirms the economic vitality of the self-employed workforce: "In addition to wage and salary employment, growth in the creative industries is also driven by talented self-employed individuals. In 2013 (latest data available), there were 166,404 non-employer firms in the Los Angeles region’s creative industries that earned revenues of $7.7 billion. Between 2008 and 2013, the number of self employed workers in Los Angeles and Orange counties increased by 15.0% (21,682 firms), slightly outpacing the region’s 14.4% increase across all industries"

IBIS World Report- Photography, 2015 Otis Report on the Creative Economy

in the LA Region

Employment: Graphic Designers need to be broadly skilled in multiple media, including web, mobile and video. Bureau of Labor and Statistics

Technology Roll-over to see example

Changes in Technology: The industry experiences rapid changes in technology, including the current "convergence" of still and video technologies. It is difficult for faculty to remain current in technology and to secure funding for updated equipment. There is a need for regular replacement and upgrade of equipment, purchasing of new technology, facultly professional development as well as curriculum updates to provide preparation in current technology.

PhotoShelter Industry OUtlook 2015. Photography Advisory Committee Meetings 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Changes in Technology: Drones. There has been rapid growth in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the photography industry. Drone cameras are being used in all aspects of photography including architecture, real estate, sports, journalism and commercial photography. It is essential that we integrate drone photography skills to our curriculum so that our students are prepared to be successful in our industry. To do so, we will need to write new curriculum, purchase equipment, provide professional development for our current faculty, and hire an additional full-time photography professor with expertise in this area.

Photo District News, 2016 Advisory Committee

Ongoing changes in technology in TV and Film industry including rapid move toward 4K production, editing and exhibition systems.

Trade publications, including The Hollywood Reporter, Avid editing

newsletters, NAB listings, CineGear listings

Changes in Technology: Coordinating advancements in technologies with budgets for hardware, software, and upgrade needs. "Technology, social context, and ways of working with others will change. In order to become and remain relevant in their practice, designers need to continuously learn and develop formal concepts, methods, theory, and techniques." - Juliette Cezzar AIGA

AIGA

Audio equipment, both recording and mixing, has shifted almost entirely to digital Stage Directions

Regulation / Policy Roll-over to see example

Previously, AA-T degrees in music obtained by Mt SAC music students are not being recognized at three of the most popular Cal State schools (Long Beach, Fullerton, and Northridge) as part of the bachelor's degree in performance, and music education. This has caused confusion and hesitation among students to refrain from obtaining the AA-T degree in Music from Mt SAC. Currently, AA-T degrees in music is being revised at the Chancellor's office. The new resolution 9.08 S16 resolved that "the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges work with the Chancellor's Office to create a new Taxonomy of Programs (TOP) code for the Transfer Model Curriculum in Music to eliminate the legal requirement that all colleges with an approved Associate's Degree in Music must have an approved Associate Degree for Transfer in Music."

Department Chair's on-going conversations with music faculty

members from other colleges and university, students, faculty members, and Advising Director Silver Calzada,

and Jamaika Fowler.

Ongoing articulation requirements for CSU and C-ID descriptors and courses. These include TV studio training. C-ID FTVE FDRG, CSU Articulation officers

Ability of CSU's and UC's to accept transfer students. CSU and UC Regents

Cal Poly Pomona is completely revising the Graphic Design degree program and converting quarter scheduling to semester.

Cal Poly Pomona Website

Academic Preparation Roll-over to see example

Most students entering the college need English and Math courses below college level, inhibiting their success and ability to complete the program in two years.

Mt. SAC Student Services

b. Internal Conditions Summary

In the past year, numerous internal conditions present at Mt. SAC informed our planning. These conditions included shifting student demands in which students asked for courses that reflected new technologies and the changing industry landscape, the slow but improving economy, increased staffing needs such as the need for Division representation at geographically distant departments, technology and facilities maintenance requirements, improvements to classroom equipment, issues with campus traffic and parking, increased funding for staffing and instructional materials to support growth, continuous pressures to adjust curriculum to meet industry changes and the need to better market our programs to prospective students. These are all nonstop demands that will play an important role in future planning toward meeting shifting students needs, ever-changing industry demands and the requirements of a growing division.

Student Demand Roll-over to see example

Our transferring Theater students are not interested in the AA-T degree. Neither student who received the AA-T transferred to a 4-year school, nor do they have plans to do so.

Argos, internal polls

Increased demand for classes from matriculating students in Film and TV. Argos

Additional Course Offerings: To improve the number of students completing certificates and degrees in our program, additional sections of advanced courses need to be added, which require additional classrooms and staffing. 2015-16: We hired three new adjuncts and secured partial use of an additional classroom (13-2425). We anticipate that the standardization of instruction across all sections of PHOT 10 will lead to increased student success in the next course (PHOT 11), which feeds our other advanced classes.

Mt. SAC Search for Classes- waitlist (Sp2016)

Increased demand for classes from matriculating students in Film and TV. Argos

The demand for morning, afternoon and/or evening classes continues to change in 2015-16. Scheduling will reflect the latest trends.

Argos/Capacity Load Study

Economy / Budget Roll-over to see example

The Theater Department has added a fifth show that does not have an annual source of funding. Theater Minutes

Budget allocation from multiple sources is inconsistent. All Art Gallery exhibitions are planned one to two years in advance and budget planning for materials, such as catalogs, advertising, transportation, need to be planned very far in advance.

Art Gallery Surveys

Staffing Roll-over to see example

Staffing: Full time faculty position- Photography Professor (growth position). Our program is growing, with successful increased course offerings every year. As a result, we have hired five new adjunct faculty in the past two years, and are still in need of more instructors. In the 2014-15 academic year, we scheduled a total of 198.75 LHE, with the two full-time faculty members teaching 85.5 LHE and our adjunct faculty teaching 113.25 LHE. In the 2015-16 academic year we scheduled 216.25 LHE, with 80.5 LHE taught by our two full-time faculty and 135.75 taught by our adjuncts.

Schedule of Classes 2014, 2015, 2016

Staffing: the lack of a second full-time faculty member in Film/TV continues to hamper the ability to adequately serve the needs of the students and the college.

Majors list (Mt. SAC IT), Student surveys.

Staffing Needs/Photography: Our Core Indicator Report shows positive numbers in all areas except #4, Employment. With only two full-time faculty in Photography, there is a general lack of man-hours to spend the necessary time devoted to developing relationships for work experience, internships, placing students in industry, and tracking employment results. There is a need for increased staffing for a Job Developer to assist students with educational planning, placing students in internships and employment, and tracking students employment status.

Core Indicator #4 Employment

Staffing: The Arts Division needs to hire an administrative specialist who will represent the Division in geographically distant departments. Specifically, the departments of Music, Theater and Fine Arts have regular needs that are difficult to service because the Division office is so far removed. Having a representative in those areas will better serve the needs of faculty and students, helping improve communication and ensuring greater success.

Add Data Source

Facilities / Maintenance Roll-over to see example

The Theater black box facility does not function well in many areas, including: Access to the lighting grid in the Studio Theater, visibility to the campus, amount of work and storage space, the absence of dedicated rehearsal space.

Theater Minutes

IT Support: It is apparent that IT support for the Graphic Design & Illustration program is insufficient. It is the quantity of support that is lacking not the quality (competency of current IT personnel). Therefore, Steven Burgoon, the full-time faculty member in the GD&I program manages a majority of the daily IT issues affecting the program..

IT Request Logs, Professor Burgoon's worklog

Facilities: Equipment Storage. The growth of the Photography and Film/Television Programs have resulted in additional equipment storage and check-out needs. Our equipment storage areas are reaching capacity and we are running out of room to securely store the amount of equipment we currently have. There is little room for additional, new equipment. Equipment check out for the Television program has created additional duties for our lab techs, which takes them away from their responsibilities in the Photography Program. Additional storage and staffing is needed. 2015-16: We have secured additional cabinetry in the studio storage room, which has helped to organize and secure more equipment in the room. However, there is still a problem with having two separate equipment storage areas (Issue Room and Studio Storage Room). These two rooms must be combined into one, larger storage/check-out room in order to secure our valuable equipment.

Issue Room equipment check out records

Re-organization of Music Department classrooms, offices, and storage areas continues to be a priority as there is more demand from students for computer access (computer room), practice rooms (pianos need to be tuned twice a semester), secure cabinets and lockers for equipment (both for classroom usage and performance ensembles), and efficient and effective data storage (digitization of files for maximization of room).

Music Department Meeting MInutes

In the Music Department, growth is impacted by lack of classroom availability. Argos

Full-time administrative support is needed for Theater, Music and Fine Arts. Moreover, this administrative assistant needs to be located in close physical proximity to these departments. This is due to the distant between the Division office and these three departments. This would support growth across the Division.

Add Data Source

The Fine Arts Department needs the woodshop and tool crib of 1A-9 remodeled. Add Data Source

Technology Roll-over to see example

The mission of the Division of the Arts is to inspire students' creative expressions, artistic growth and professional development and to engage and educate them in the vital social and economic roles of the arts and the artist. We are committed to expanding knowledge, critical thinking, professional skills and self-awareness to help students negotiate their academic pathway and prepare for their life and chosen career.

Faculty and student testimonials

Color Managed Workflow in the Photography Program: Currently our computer labs are not maintained as "color managed. This is due to the large number of students accessing a large number of computers and printers. As a result, printing output is inconsistent and inaccurate. Students need access to a more controlled, color managed system to produce industry-standard prints with accurate exposure, contrast, and color. This is particularly necessary for students producing their final portfolios. We would like to purchase two color managed workstations which will include wide-gamut monitors, printers, and print viewers. 2015-16: This project was completed during Winter 2016 and color managed workstations are in place in 13-1455 and 1301430.

Photography Advisory Committee meeting 2015

The Theater Department has had to scale back the scope of the technical elements on our shows as a result of the reduced budget and less expert staffing and supervision.

Theater Minutes

IT and Server support issues hamper Film and TV students ability to complete projects. Mt. SAC IT, TV Faculty

Ongoing technology changes in film and television necessitate changes in curriculum and equipment. Mt. SAC TV and Film Advisory Committee

Despite the relocation of the KSAK transmitter to the BK Landfill, the station cannot be heard on campus. This was anticipated by Broadcast faculty but was dismissed by college technical advisors. This means students on campus are unable to listen to the station in a terrestrial-fashion. Instead they are listening to the terrestrial station via streaming and iPhone/android apps.

Radio Program Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

Traffic/Parking Roll-over to see example

There is inadequate support for parking on Theater Department weekend events. Theater Minutes

Marketing Roll-over to see example

Funding for Program and Department Marketing. Promoting our Program (and CEA Department) to potential new students is a vital component in maintaining consistent enrollment (outreach), informing our current students (in-reach), tracking and networking with alumni, and interfacing with feeder high schools and awareness of Programs and CEA. We need funding for our promotional materials and web presence. 2015-16: We are working with students in the graphic design club (GRID) to design posters to promote each of our photography classes. The posters will be displayed in the photography area and provide valuable (in-reach) promotion to our existing students. However, this is only one small part of our marketing and additional funding for program marketing is needed.

Photography Advisory Committee meeting 2015

Curriculum Roll-over to see example

Ongoing articulation requirements for CSU and C-ID descriptors and courses. These include TV studio training. C-ID FTVE FDRG, CSU Articulation officers

Curriculum overlap hamper ability to guide students to their educational goals. Student Surveys, Mt. SAC TV/Film Advisory Committee

c. Retention and/or Success

2015-16 was a strong year for student retention and success. Efforts across the division to schedule classes according to student demands, develop relevant degrees and certificates, maintain productive high school articulation relationships and outreach activities, and hire dynamic faculty who inspire student involvement, have all served to strengthen our retention and success. Many of our graduates transferred to excellent four-year institutions or found employment in their chosen field. We continue to struggle with accurate data on student employment, as many of our students in programs such as Animation & Game, Graphic Design, Photography, Theater, Radio and Film/TV who enter the workforce do so as self-employed, freelancers. Consequently, they are hard to track and typically do not meet the definition of an employed graduate.

Retention & Success Theme Roll-over to see example

In Theater, fifty of our students have transferred to 4-year institutions. National Student Clearinghouse

In Theater, fifty students who took both THTR 15 and either THTR 9 or THTR 10 have transferred to four-year institutions over the past 4 years.

National Student Clearinghouse

In Music, several music major students will transfer to a four-year university this fall (2016). The institutions include: CSU Fullerton, CSU Long Beach, and CSU Northridge.

Transfer data compiled by Dr. Robert Bowen, Music faculty

Ten (10) music major students will transfer to a four-year university this fall. The four-year institutions include: Ball State, Cal Arts, CSUF, CSULB, CSUN, UCB, and UCLA.

Transfer data compiled by Dr. Robert Bowen, Music faculty

Student enrollments in Fine Arts classes increased 4% in 2015-2016 over the previous year , 8.2 % since 2013-2014. 3001 enrolled students in 2015-2016 is a 115 student increase over 2014-2015, 228 increase over 2013-2014 equivalent to 4.6 and 9.1 sections of studio classes at 100% enrollment.

Argos

9 Students were granted the Liberal Arts AA: Emphasis in Fine Arts Degree in 2015-2016, 2 were granted the new AAT- Studio Arts

Argos

in 2015-2016 Fine Arts offered 141 class sections schedule growing by 10 class sections over the previous year (7.6% growth).

Argos

In Fine Arts, student success averaged in 2015-2016 85.22%. Retention rate averaged 88.97%. Argos

In the Animation and Game Program: Course Retention Rate 87% (same as last year) Course Success Rate 71% (same as last year) Term-to-Term Retention Rate 35% (+1% from last year) Regional Term-to-Term Retention Rate 35% (+1% from last year) Locally-Issued Certificates Awarded 14 (+6 from last year) Chancellor’s Office Approved Certificates Awarded 10 (+3 from last year) Students Who Earned a Chancellor’s Office Approved Certificate 6 (+3 from last year) Associate Degrees Awarded 8 (same as last year) Students Who Transferred to a Four-Year University -Data insufficient Locally-Issued Certificates Awarded 14 (+6 from last year) Chancellor’s Office Approved Certificates Awarded 10 (+3 from last year) Students Who Earned a Chancellor’s Office Approved Certificate 6 (+3 from last year) Associate Degrees Awarded 8 (same as last year) Number of colleges offering Animation in the LA county area: 8 Associate Degrees awarded in Animation: 32% from MtSAC (highest), 28% from Rio Hondo College, 20% from Santa Monica College, 12% from East LA College....

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d. Critical Decisions

The past year saw many significant decisions made across the Arts Division. These decisions included the development of new certificates that reflect new technologies and under-served job markets as well as curricular changes to existing degrees and certificates. For example, the Theater Department created a new certificate in Technical Theater and the Film/Television Program developed a new certificate to train television engineers, surprisingly a first of its kind in the Los Angeles area. By offering these timely programs we will help ensure healthy enrollments in coming semesters. Other critical decisions focused on the transition to new technologies that better reflect trends in respective industries and better meet expected standards. These decisions include the development of critical partnerships with local ROPs, local high schools, and industry leaders. The Division focused on outreach efforts to support continued program growth and in-reach efforts to support student retention, and secured equity grant funding to close the gap for low-income student populations. Moreover, we expanded our tutoring efforts in the Music Department to assist both music majors and other students taking music courses for general education credit. Also, a critical decision was made to forge partnerships with several Divisions, including Technology and Health as well as Natural Sciences, in support of our efforts to expand the school’s STEM program into a STEAM program, which includes the Arts with the traditional STEM fields. Finally, the Arts Division is engaged in developing a new Pathways program, working closely with department chairs and faculty to help bring this innovate approach to our students.

Critical Decision Theme Roll-over to see example

Re-numbering of music major courses to align with four-year university systems. The department continues to work with the curriculum committee to re-number courses to facilitate students for transfer.

Music Department Meeting Minutes

Submitting revision of AA with Emphasis in Fine Arts to reflect more closely the pathways concept. Modification to include 13 categories.

Fine Arts Department Meeting Minutes

In Graphic Design, we hired a new full-time faculty member. MS Hiring Committee

Animation: planning a Virtual Reality maker lab, a space for development and training in Virtual Reality (VR). Virtual Reality is a new area that has exploded into the gaming and media arena this past year.

Game Industry Data

In Photography,a new certificate: In addition to Phot 26 Video for Photographers, our Advisory Committee recommended a new 25-unit Certificate, "Photography Video Production". This is a collaborative effort between all CEA Programs and combines courses from Photography, Radio/Film/Television, Graphic Design/Illustration and Animation/Gaming. It will prepare our students for increased employment opportunities using both still and motion imagery, such as multi-media. Self-employed graduates that complete this new Certificate will be able to offer their customers broader offerings and increase value-added services in their businesses. 2015-16: The new certificate is still in the approval process at the Chancellor's Office.

Photography Program Advisory Committee Meeting MInutes

Program Growth: We are pleased to see increased enrollments and waitlists for our advanced courses. We intend to use this momentum to add additional sections of our advanced courses, resulting in program growth and increased completions. 2015-16: We have been offering additional advanced classes.

Mt. SAC Schedule of Classes (Advanced Search for Classes)

Created a STEAM work group with the Arts Division, include Music, Fine Arts and Theater faculty, to advance the Division's involvement in the development of STEAM at Mt. SAC.

STEAM Working Group Meeting Minutes

Created our first STEAM class in the Theater Department. The course is designed as an interdisciplinary course open to all students in the STEAM fields.

Course Proposal - Web CMS

Created new programs in Technical Theater, Television Engineering, Video Photography, Social Media and Broadcasting. Web CMS

e. Progress on Outcomes

In the past year, 100% of the Arts Division’s departments and programs completed the mapping of student, course and program learning outcomes to institutional level outcomes. Use of Results was also 100%. In the past year, we have offered, at the Division, department and program levels, support to further develop the skills of faculty, including adjuncts, in better assessing and mapping outcomes. This will result in greater use of results in the coming year. In addition, the Film?TV, Music, Fine Arts and Photography programs engaged in a process of updating all of their course outcomes to ensure clarity and effectiveness.

Outcomes Theme Roll-over to see example

Link to Outcomes report

Arts Division reports 100% mapping of all courses to Program Learning Outcomes and Institute Level Outcomes. Outcomes Committee/TracDat

In Film and Television: Revamp and integrate outcomes using alignment with new Outcomes Plan, as well as ePortfolios for students.

Mt. SAC TV/Film Advisory Committee minutes, revised 2015 Outcomes Plan

In Theater, we have a plan in place to have all full-time faculty trained in the use of TracDat 5. Theater Department

Arts Division reports 100% Use of Results for all courses. Outcomes Committee/TracDat

Music Department PLOs were revised to reflect more accurately the objectives and goals of the department. TracDat

In Fine Arts, created new Program Level Outcomes to support AA-T in Studio Art and revised Program Level Outcomes in emphasis in Fine Arts degree

TracDat

In Graphic Design, full-time and adjunct faculty will meet during the Summer intercession to discuss SLO's. GDI Adjunct faculty meeting minutes

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IX. Planning for the Next Two Years of this Planning Cycle

Narrative Summary

The Arts Division has implemented a comprehensive plan to improve learning, increase student success and promote growth throughout the Division. Each department and program has identified key areas that will advance the missions of both the College and the Division with a emphasis on student success. The plan has a number of areas of focus from a planning perspective. These include but are not limited to: *Student Success - developing methods and securing the funds necessary to expand student advising services and access to support staff, facilities, equipment and software and provide opportunities to increase student engagement with and connections to industry professionals, artists and performance experts. In addition, the support of low income students through funding provided by an Equity grant, which has helped expand services such as the Shared Lab in the DTC. The goal of these efforts is to boost student retention, completion and transfer rates and job acquisition rates, thus improving student success. *Faculty Success - providing ongoing training for full-time and adjunct faculty in the area of outcomes assessment and professional development opportunities. *Technology – gathering important input from advisory groups and industry leaders to guide each department in their efforts to maintain relevance and offer students an experience that accurately reflects their chosen industry. Including initiatives for continued progress toward meeting technological advancements in animation and gaming, audio, video and lighting as well as sculpture and drawing. *Staffing – carefully planned, essential growth in both faculty and staff to support areas of greatest need and program growth. *Funding – obtaining funding to appropriately support departments and programs that need budget augmentations as a result of past economic downturns or recent growth in FTES, such as Theater. Maintaining industry-standard technology and equipment to help the Division stay current with rapidly advancing hardware and software evolution. *Facilities – renewing selected campus facilities to provide Wi-Fi for students and classroom support, provide appropriate signage to effectively guide students and community members, ongoing updates to TV and radio lab facilities to meet industry standards, attract prospective students and increase community outreach. *Program Success - increasing marketing efforts of programs through development of materials, social media, web presence, outreach and in-reach efforts. Continual gathering of student success and employment data for program improvement. Supporting outreach events such as the High School Photography Competition, Game Fest, Weekend of the Arts, Film Festival, and expanding high school outreach events for students specifically interested in the arts.

New Plan or Activity Student Success

Expansion of the role of the Career Services Specialist is necessary. Currently, that position is only 19.5 hours per week--this is not sufficient to meet the needs of our growing student population.The promotion of field trips and guest speakers from appropriate fields, which are a vital component of our efforts to connect students with industry and ensure employment. This will lead to greater student success as they will be more aware of industry trends as well as employment needs and will be better prepared to enter the workforce.

Support for student clubs and collaborative class projects across department boundaries.

Music: A display case to showcase student success is needed in 2M-109.

New Plan or Activity Faculty Success

Support for faculty involvement in conferences, workshops, symposiums, and classes related to their assignment at Mt. SAC.

New Plan or Activity Staffing

Expand the Career Services Specialist position to full time to fully meet the needs of students.

Addition of full-time faculty in Television, Radio Broadcasting, Fine Arts and Photography.

Faculty workload issues need to be assessed and addressed in CTE programs. For example, the two full time faculty in Photography log over 400 hours each on program management tasks. This is roughly twice what is required by the contract. This doesn't include the time they spend on overseeing the facilities, equipment and staff.

The Music Department needs a part-time musicianship specialist to assist students without the necessary background required to be successful at the college level.

New lab techs are needed in Photography, Film/TV, Fine Arts, Radio and Music.

Full time administrative specialist to help support departments on the westside of campus (far from the Division office) and Arts Division growth.

Due to extensive growth and rapidly expanding demands on department chairs and faculty--part time, 12 month administrative specialist to help support CEA department and its five programs in the DTC.

New Plan or Activity Facilities

New signage in Theater, Music, Fine Arts and the various programs in CEA is needed to better direct students and as part of both in-reach and out-reach.

Theater: Studio Theater has needed renovation for several years. Currently, the facility is lacking in lighting, sound and the control booth. This limits what we can do and hampers recruitment efforts as well.

Theater: Improved lighting for the exterior of the Studio Theater.

Additional storage space needed in several departments.

Theater: Air filtration and dust collection systems need to be updated to meet OSHA regulations.

Radio: New cooling and heating system is needed in new radio station.

CEA: completion of the monitor and Wall of Fame projects.

Fine Arts: completion of communications wiring in 1A.

CEA: Make improvements to the DTC critique space including presentation and visual spaces, audio and more.

The DTC has issues with climate control; it is too hot in the summer months. Resolution will aid in student success by providing a comfortable work environment.

Photography: the studio access door leading to the locking dock is not secured. This creates an environment in which theft may occur.

Music: Improve Fedderson Recital Hall by replacing carpet and installing interior doors that close silently. Also, install sound absorption panels in the foyers, as these entry rooms have no acoustical treatment. The carpet is of poor quality and has been in the space for 20 years. It should be replaced with quality carpets of a darker color that match the seats. Additionally, the interior doors close with a dreadful latch. Installing sound absorption panels in the foyers will also help. A professional performance space is required for learning, teaching, and performing of music.Fine Arts: Major Renovation of 1A-6B tool crib/ art resource center (floor, shelving/storage racks), mail room and offices (floors, door). This area serves the three-dimensional courses, houses tools and equipment. The current storage and shelving systems are inadequate. Floor tiles need to be removed and replaced but require abatement. Improved facilities contribute to greater classroom effectiveness and better resource management.Fine Arts: Renovation of display cabinets--Renovation of display cabinets allows for effective, efficient display of work allowing opportunities for students to see work and have their work publicly displayed in a professional manner.

New Plan or Activity Funding

Funding is needed for program, department and division marketing efforts including outreach and Weekend of the Arts.

Theater: one-time budget increase of $20,000 needed to be permanent to restore services lost in past budget cutbacks.

Theater: Funding needed to add a fifth show to the winter session and a musical to the summer session. The musical will allow the Theater and Music departments to collaborate.

Music: Rebuilding 9-foot Steinway--A gift was received this academic year. In order for it to be performance quality, parts of the instrument needs repair and/or replaced. The school does not have a concert grand piano, a necessary tool for any and all piano majors.Music: Increase master class and faculty recital budget--Music students need more access to professional musicians. The re-programming of the faculty recital series to include master classes has worked well during the 2014-15 academic year. In order to foster and improve music learning more master classes, as well as career-development seminars and workshops should be incorporated into the series. Students will gain knowledge of the work force they have chosen to enter.Music: Budget augmentation for performance groups--Due to the economic downturn of 2008 and its aftermath, the department requests that the performance groups' budget be restored to pre-Great Recession numbers. The choir directors have asked to restore the loss of $5000; and the instrumental ensembles have asked to restore the loss of $5000 -- to their budgets.Fine Arts: Increase Instructional supplies budget -- $10,000 additional Supply Budget increase for additional sections offered annually (additional 24 studio sections and 5 lecture sections in 2015-2016 over 2010-2011 : a 25.6% increase in sections from 2009-2010 and for 10% inflation since 2010.

Describe plan or activity and expected outcomes

New Plan or Activity Organization / Process

In 2016-17 we plan to complete the development of new programs including Audio Production, Virtual/Augmented Reality, Unmanned Aerial Photography, STEAM, Book Printing and Publishing.

New Plan or Activity Technology

Departments across the Division are in need of new technology in order to make their programs current with industry standards and expectations in audio, video, lighting and computer hardware and peripherals.

Film/TV: Update TV Studio and Production Truck--The new production truck is in the process of being built. The process will be complete when students can use the trucThe TV Studio needs to be updated next in order to meet 2009 ATSC TV standards, and provide the ability to teach the curriculum content.

Film/TV: New semi tractor needed as companion to new remote television production vehicle.

Film/TV: Instant replay, graphics generation and slow motion systems, additional cameras and audio console are needed for the new remote television production vehic

Radio: new Mac computers needed for Radio classroom.

Radio: new Windows computers needed for the new Radio station and production labs.

Graphic Design and Illustration: new computers needed to replace machines that are over five years old.

Film/TV: Purchase additional audio recorders, software and ancillary equipment for previously-purchased instructional equipment.

Animation and Game: 15 additional Cintiq tablets and second monitors needed in classrooms.

Music: Instrument and Equipment update, part 3--All jazz ensembles (vocal and instrumental) are in need of a full-size digital keyboard for performances on-campus and off-campus.

New Plan or Activity Program Success

Expansion of program, department and division marketing needed to better communicate with alumni and prospective patrons of the arts.

Art Gallery: funding is needed for the production of an exhibition catalog. Written exhibition materials enrich both the community and student body experience and allow for students to use these catalogs as reference materials on written reports. Catalogs further help the gallery promote our program within the industry and increases visibility and establishes a historical mark.Photography: In a pilot program, the Photography program plans to survey its students with regard to program success, student educational and career plans. The information will be used to guide decisions for future program improvement.

Music: Children's Choir--The department acknowledges that music education should begin as early as possible. The creation of a Children's Choir School at Mt SAC would serve the needs of the community, future Mt SAC students, and faculty in preparation for a more advantageous future.

New Plan or Activity Retention and Completions

Counseling Liaison dedicated to CEA and other Arts Division programs is needed to ensure continued improvement in retention and completions.

Expansion of program, department and division marketing needed to better communicate with current students and alumni.

CEA: completion of the monitor and Wall of Fame projects to better communicate with current and prospective students. These project offer support for in-reach activities with monitors in the DTC hallways and lobby to showcase student work, promote the various programs and inform students of course content, current scheduling and degree/certificate requirements.

Several programs will offer events focused on outreach, student recruitment, and retention.

New Plan or Activity Other - Select text and type here

Describe plan or activity and expected outcomes

X. Strategic Objectives

Strategic Objectives Assigned to : Arts

Your Vice President has assigned the following Strategic Objectives for your area from the Mt. San Antonio College 2015-17 Strategic Plan and identified in the Process Map of Integrated Planning (see Roll-Over below). Not all areas will have a Strategic Objective assigned to them.

Click on the links below to address the components of the Strategic Objectives assigned.

Link to Strategic Objective 3.1 Active courses will have at least two course-level SLOs and an ongoing cycle of evaluation and improvement with wide reporting of results

Link to Strategic Objective 3.2 Course-level SLOs will be mapped to GEOs, degrees and certificates

Link to Strategic Objective 3.3 Active degrees and certificates will have at least one degree/certificate level SLO and an ongoing cycle of evaluation and improvement with wide reporting of results

Link to Strategic Objective 3.4 Student learning and support activities will have defined SLOs and an ongoing cycle of evaluation and improvement with wide reporting of results

Link to Strategic Objective 3.5 Widespread dialogue takes place about assessment results and identification of gaps, such dialog leading to aligning institution-wide practices and allocation of resources to support and improve student learning

Link to Strategic Objective 5.1 Improve students’ basic skills course sequence completion through targeted interventions, cohort pathways, and accelerated course scheduling

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XI. Budget Prioritization Form

Budget prioritization for the 2016-17 cycle is intended to inform the Instruction Team's prioritization process each July. 1. Download the Budget Prioritization form to your computer using the button below. 2. Use "Save As" to rename the document "2016-17_PIErequests_your division name or acronym" 3. Save to your computer 4. When information on the spreadsheet is complete, click on the "Attach Documents" button below, navigate to the file on your computer, and save. The document

will remain attached to your Manager PIE form.

SectionThree: Recommendations for Improving the Planning Process

XII. Suggestions and Additional Information