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Fine arts program continually progressing
By: Carrie Parker
Issue date: 2/7/07 Section: News
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Carrie Parker
Staff Writer
North Greenville students are ready for the four-year art degree to show its face on campus. The visual arts program has been in the early stages for several years and with the purchase of new property, progress is certainly coming.
The University has already bought the brick building on the corner and the Runyon Family's donation of over $500,000 has provided enough money needed for the proper repairs and remodeling of the building. This does not include the several hundred thousand dollars donated to the school which are meant specifically for the art program.
Classrooms designed exclusively for the study and creation of art will be included in the Runyon Creative Arts Center, along with several studios, and a gallery for displaying art created by North Greenville students. A coffee shop is also included in the plans for the building.
As of right now, NGU only offers a two-year degree in visual arts. Therefore, students have three options: students can choose to get a four-year degree in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration on art, change their major, or transfer to a different school. Regrettably, transferring is a likely option for most students. Although transferring is the path chosen by some visual art students who pass through North Greenville, it is not always the most ideal choice.
"I don't know if I could tolerate some of the liberal aspects of a non-Christian art program," said Amy Rooks, junior interdisciplinary studies.
Although the University offers every visual arts class needed for a major, a four-year degree has not been officially set up. Therefore, most students who choose to study art and elementary education for their interdisciplinary studies degree are required to get their masters degree before they can be certified to teach, which is not offered at NGU.
Leah Milan, junior interdisciplinary studies, also possesses the same concerns. Milan has to transfer schools to get the certification she needs. Although transferring is not her ideal choice, she is required to leave NGU and get her degree elsewhere.
Staff Writer
North Greenville students are ready for the four-year art degree to show its face on campus. The visual arts program has been in the early stages for several years and with the purchase of new property, progress is certainly coming.
The University has already bought the brick building on the corner and the Runyon Family's donation of over $500,000 has provided enough money needed for the proper repairs and remodeling of the building. This does not include the several hundred thousand dollars donated to the school which are meant specifically for the art program.
Classrooms designed exclusively for the study and creation of art will be included in the Runyon Creative Arts Center, along with several studios, and a gallery for displaying art created by North Greenville students. A coffee shop is also included in the plans for the building.
As of right now, NGU only offers a two-year degree in visual arts. Therefore, students have three options: students can choose to get a four-year degree in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration on art, change their major, or transfer to a different school. Regrettably, transferring is a likely option for most students. Although transferring is the path chosen by some visual art students who pass through North Greenville, it is not always the most ideal choice.
"I don't know if I could tolerate some of the liberal aspects of a non-Christian art program," said Amy Rooks, junior interdisciplinary studies.
Although the University offers every visual arts class needed for a major, a four-year degree has not been officially set up. Therefore, most students who choose to study art and elementary education for their interdisciplinary studies degree are required to get their masters degree before they can be certified to teach, which is not offered at NGU.
Leah Milan, junior interdisciplinary studies, also possesses the same concerns. Milan has to transfer schools to get the certification she needs. Although transferring is not her ideal choice, she is required to leave NGU and get her degree elsewhere.
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