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				School of the Arts dean: Dr. Joseph Hopkins Number of Visual Art students: 100 art majors and minors Number of Visual Art faculty: 9 faculty members (including part-time/adjunct professors) Number of Music students: 175 music majors and minors Number of Division of Music faculty: 40 faculty members (including part-time/adjunct professors) Number of Theater students: 39 theatre majors and minors Number of Theater faculty: 6 faculty members (including part-time/adjunct professors) Average class size: 14 students Awards: Samford is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Council Association of Teacher Education, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the State of Alabama Board of Education. School of the Arts faculty have been recognized as recipients of university-wide teaching awards, such as the John H. Buchanan Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching and the George Macon Memorial Award. Arts professors are continuing to put Samford on the map by presenting papers and compositions at regional conferences, being invited to serve as guest composers and adjudicators in high school competitions, and displaying artworks in galleries throughout the nation. Samford students have consistently performed well at regional arts competitions. Here are some of the most recent accomplishments from early 2008: + Samford graphic design students led the state in awards and scholarships at the Birmingham Advertising Federation ADDY awards February 23 at B&A Warehouse. + Samford voice students led the state in the February 22-23 Alabama NATS (National Association of Schools of Teaching) competition. + Samford theatre students led the state in the percentage of students advancing from Alabama preliminaries to SETC (Southeastern Theater Conference). Facilities: Harrison Theatre, Jane Brock Recital Hall Theater productions a year: 13 Scholarships awarded: School of the Arts students are not only fine artists, but they are also leaders and scholars. Samford rewards these multifaceted students by allowing them to combine merit-based/academic scholarships, Arts major scholarships, and other forms of financial aid; because of this, some School of the Arts students are attending Samford with awards funding all of their tuition! Fraternities/Sororities: Alpha Psi Omega (Theatre), Kappa Pi (Art), Delta Omicron (Music), Phi Mu Alpha (Music)
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