ODU and CCAD Partner for Arts Education

July 23, 2004

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Ohio Dominican University (ODU) and Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) are teaming up to improve art education in central Ohio. Sharing faculty and resources, the institutions have developed innovative programming that will allow students interested in visual arts education to add hiring power to their degree.

Beginning in Fall 2005, CCAD students who are eligible will begin art education coursework with ODU that will qualify them for visual arts licensure in Ohio. ODU arts education students will have the opportunity to gain valuable and necessary lab experience in teaching through CCAD's Saturday Morning Art Classes, and ODU fine arts students will have access to CCAD's foundation studio arts courses.

In addition, Ohio Dominican will offer a semester-long study abroad program in Rome, in which CCAD students and faculty are invited to participate. Both institutions will share faculty to supplement the pool of talent already on each campus, and the schools will open various special programs and events to the students and faculty of each institution.

"We're very pleased to be partnering with CCAD to strengthen arts education training for students who wish to teach the visual arts," said ODU President Jack Calareso. It's a win-win situation. CCAD's highly-regarded studio arts program will help our students develop core skills, and the college's art classes for children provide our students with the lab experience necessary to not only become licensed teachers in Ohio, but to grow as arts educators."

"We are thrilled to pair up with such a distinguished university, and to be able to offer our students this opportunity," said CCAD President Dennison Griffith. "ODU's renowned liberal arts program provides our students with the course work necessary for licensure in Ohio, which, for those students who want to teach, is an enormous benefit that allows them to get the most out of their degree. Combining resources with ODU means stronger programs for our students and greater resources for the community."

Ohio Dominican University is a four-year liberal arts institution, founded in 1911 in the Catholic and Dominican tradition. The university has approximately 2,600 students and offers undergraduate degrees in more than 35 majors as well as several graduate degree programs. Ohio Dominican uses a student-centered approach, with a commitment to quality teaching and learning and a number of academic programs of distinction.

Columbus College of Art & Design, a private, four-year, degree-granting institution of higher education, prepares tomorrow's creative leaders for professional careers. With a history of commitment to fundamentals and quality, CCAD advances a distinct, challenging, and inclusive learning culture that supports individual development in art, design, and the humanities.