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Henrion Hall Transformation: Art for Learning & Innovation

A strategic initiative to renovate Henrion Hall into a cutting-edge applied learning facility for Fine Arts at WSU, fostering creativity, entrepreneurship, and collaboration. The facility will offer diverse labs, programming, and spaces to support interdisciplinary collaboration among students, faculty, staff, and community members. Challenges include budget cuts and fundraising goals.

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Henrion Hall Transformation: Art for Learning & Innovation

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  1. Strategic Planning College of Fine Arts

  2. Highlights

  3. FA110 – Introduction to Fine Arts • A General Education Course in the Interdisciplinary Arts • Team Taught by faculty in Performing Arts, Music, and Art, Design, and Creative Industries • Enrollment varies between 65-105 students depending on enrollment cap.

  4. Henrion Hall: A State of the Art Transformation

  5. GOAL : To transform the second oldest building on WSU’s campus into a 40,000 square foot,state-of- the-art applied learning facility where the Fine Arts are the catalyst for Learning, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Collaboration, and Innovation - all within a 21st Century paradigm - expanding the influence of WSU’s Innovation University.

  6. A joint initiative between Wichita State University and the community it serves and enhances. A projected cost of $8 million The University will provide equal funding to the private dollars raised.

  7. Henrion will contain the following areas: • Audio Lab • Ideas Lab Workbench • Multimedia Lab • 3D Lab • Video Production Lab • Metalworking Lab • Woodworking Lab • Ceramics Lab • Printmaking Lab • Commons Area for Uncommon Ideas

  8. Curricular Programming (4 Colleges): 3-D Animation Digital Film-making Game Design Audio Recording Interactive Media Film music composition Film editing Scripting for film and video Internet broadcasting Masters in Innovation Design

  9. Faculty (from all colleges)Students (from all colleges) Staff (from all colleges) Community Members Inhabit the facility with a diverse population of stakeholders learning and working side-by-side:

  10. Abundant natural and ambient lightingAppropriate ventilation for health and safetyOpen spaces that promote collaborationAreas for display, discussion, and discoveryAn assortment of elements to stimulate and inspire: Provide a stimulating environment through: Food and Drink (Coffee!)Lounging areasPower stations, materials, and equipment

  11. Multidisciplinary Collaboration

  12. Brave New World • Dance • Theatre • Theatre technology • Music • Music Theatre • Media Resources Center • Performance Facilities • Provost’s Office • Rhatigan Student Center • Heskett Center • Fairmount College of Liberal Arts • Student Affairs • Shocker Hall • Warren Theatres

  13. Two Challenges • Money Budget cuts & the loss of faculty/staff lines • Money Fundraising $4 million for Henrion

  14. Next Steps • Capital Campaign • New Curriculum – Degrees, Certificates, Badges • Creating a Shared Vision within the College

  15. QUESTIONS?

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