A Message from the DEAN TABLE of CONTENTS

Dean's Welcome Message

List of Donors

Endowments and Scholarships

College of the Arts 2022 ArtsKSU Gala

Undergraduate, Faculty Research Forums

Students Receive Scholarships

Theatre presents “Love and Information”

Windgate Foundation Artist Donté K. Hayes

Dance Receives National Accreditation

Bailey School of Music: Americana Festival

Theatre presents August Wilson’s “Jitney”

Lesley Dill at Zuckerman Museum of Art

Two Iconic Dance Films by Hofesh Shechter

Celebrating Black History Month with Music

Stephen Sondheim’s “Company”

School of Art and Design's Spring Arts Festival

Eleo Pomare/Glenn Conner Choreographers

Bailey School of Music presents Collage Concert

Theatre presents “Rent”

"Recollections, Oscar Muñoz" at Zuckerman

Department of Dance hosts Boca Tuya

The Atlanta Opera, Music: “Bluebeard’s Castle”

School of Art and Design Virtual Exhibitions

Holocaust “Remembrance Music” Concert

Theatre presents “She Kills Monsters”

Percussion Students, Alumni Keep the Beat

2022-2023 was an extraordinary year for ArtsKSU!

The College of the Arts celebrated a new era of transformational leadership with the investiture of Kennesaw State University’s Sixth President, Dr. Kathy Stewart Schwaig. The Department of Dance joined our other programs in achieving national accreditation and we graduated the inaugural cohort of our Master of Art and Design program. This year, we opened our state-of-theart costume shop, drafted plans for new art and design studios, and completed phase four of our gorgeous Dance facility. In June, we will offer our first overnight Summer Intensive option for 9th through 12th graders. Finally, the ArtsKSU Gala raised nearly $13 million dollars, to support student scholarships, programming, and facilities. Please join us again on October 14 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre for our 2023 ArtsKSU Gala.

Our classrooms, studios, galleries, and stages are creative laboratories where students flourish as artists, scholars, entrepreneurs, and engaged citizens. Internships, undergraduate research, service learning, and study abroad programs allow students to apply classroom knowledge to real-world experiences.

The College of the Arts plays a pivotal role in advancing KSU’s institutional focus on community engagement. This year, we welcomed approximately 33,000 patrons to events, both in-person and via ArtsKSU Virtual. Our presenting season featured internationally renowned choreographers, eminent scholars, elite musicians, acclaimed theatre artists, and nationally recognized visual artists.

The arts are inherently about community, collaboration, and reflection. It is with deep gratitude that I recognize the many partners, patrons, colleagues, and friends who support our mission and our upward trajectory.

Harrison Long Interim Dean, College of the Arts