Enrollment in the Arts and Humanities has witnessed a steady decline in the past decade. It is difficult for prospective students to enroll in an Arts-based degree program if they cannot perceive its value. It is equally important that business and community leaders in both the public and private sector have a better understanding of the significant contributions that the Arts makes to society.
This role, filled by a non-academic professional, with an Arts education, will help to guide our faculty and students in transferring their important research into a broader community of interest in a way that will help to articulate and demonstrate the relevance of their work. Through this dedicated and focused outreach effort, we plan to change the conversation when it comes to a degree in the Arts.
A Knowledge Transfer Chair would meet with students and faculty members to develop and to articulate awareness of how academic knowledge transfers into the post-academic world. This individual will build meaningful and enduring connections with external stakeholders to ensure student success through the revitalization and re-visioning of the College’s programs.
Included within the goals of the Knowledge Transfer Chair are the following:
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