2. Brief History of UNCSA 1963 The vision of Vittorio Giannini
NCSA opens its doors
UNC Consolidation, 17 institutions
School of Filmmaking Added
Major Construction Initiative
NCSA becomes UNCSA
2011 Semester Calendar Conversion
2015 New Strategic Plan Adopted

3. UNCSA Mission
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts provides gifted emerging artists with the experience, knowledge, and skills needed to excel in their disciplines and in their lives, and it serves and enriches the cultural and economic prosperity of the people of North Carolina and the nation.
UNCSA is the state's unique professional school for the performing, visual and moving image arts, training students at the high school, undergraduate and master’s levels for professional careers in the arts.

4. UNCSA Manifesto
Artists enrich our culture, enlighten our society, lift our spirits, and feed our souls.
Integrative arts education from an early age sparks a lifetime of creative thinking, powerful self-expression, and innovative problem solving.
Rigorous artistic training empowers our students and graduates to engage our communities, advance local and global creative industries, and inspire the world.
Arts organizations improve the quality of life and place in big cities and small communities, transforming them from merely livable to truly lovable.
UNC School of the Arts nurtures the talent, hones the craft, and develops the unique voices of emerging artists. We realize the full potential of exceptionally creative and passionate students to do their best work and become their best selves.

6. UNCSA Strategic Plan Enhancing the Living & Learning Environment
Launching Transformative Programs and Curriculum
Fostering a Quality Workplace
Becoming a Creative Incubator
Catalyzing Arts-Based Community and Economic Development

9. UNC Strategic Plan

10. UNC Strategic Plan Priority Rural Enrollment Rural Completions
Critical Workforces
Five-Year Graduation Rate
Achievement Gaps in Undergraduate Degree Efficiency
Improve
Low-Income Enrollment
Low-Income Completions
Undergraduate Degree Efficiency
Sustain
Research Productivity

11. Master Planning Update
Campus Master Plan
Design Start: February 2017
Design Finish: December 2017
Objectives
Renovating and adding strategic buildings to support curricular needs and improve the living/learning environment while increasing activity in the core of campus.
Developing scenic pedestrian walkways and the beautification/development of outdoor spaces to tie our existing eclectic architecture into a unified campus.
Strengthening our relationship to the surrounding neighborhoods, starting with Washington Park.

12. Master Planning Update
Stevens Center Master Plan
Design Start: February 2017
Design Finish: September 2017
Objectives
Enhance Performance Space
Update Technological Infrastructure
Improve Patron Experience

13. Semans Building Renovation
Schedule
Design Start: February 2017
Design Finish: March 2018
Construction Start: August 2018
Construction Finish: August 2020
Scope
Faculty Offices (Dance/Drama): 5,000 Sq. Ft.
Practice/Rehearsal Rooms (Music/All): 10,000 Sq. Ft.
Admin. Offices (Chancellor, Provost, Chief of Staff, General Counsel): 5,000 Sq. Ft.
Board Room (BOT, Foundation, Etc.): 5,000 Sq. Ft.

14. Alex C. Ewing Performance Place Renovation
Schedule
Design Start: February 2017
Design Finish: February 2018
Construction Start: June 2018
Construction Finish: May 2019
Scope
Full Renovation of Freedman Theatre
Full Renovation of Lobby, Box Office, and Patron Experience
Replace and Upgrade Mechanical/Electrical/Lighting Systems

15. New Staff Karen Beres, Vice Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs
Scott Zigler, Dean of Drama
Dale Girard, Interim Associate Dean of Drama
Wiley Hausam, Managing Director of Performance Facilities
Jeff Patton, Senior Director of Institutional Research and Planning
Nancy Polk, Interim Director of Teaching Effectiveness

16. Questions?