Task Force: Future of the Arts
Task Force Charge
Provost Dwight A. McBride and Emory College Dean Michael Elliott convened the Task Force on the Future of the Arts in 2018 with the charge to identify priorities for investment through 2025 that will increase the impact of the arts across the university.
The task force, charged within the context of the One Emory strategic framework, is examining the potential of strategies that range from new academic programs to enhanced physical spaces to broader collaborative relationships in the greater Atlanta region and more.
Task Force Report
The Office of the Provost and the Dean of Emory College heartily thank the committee for their service, vision, and commitment to the future of the arts at Emory and in greater Atlanta communities. Next steps and future action items will be communicated following further review and planning with the faculty, dean, and other university leaders. Members of the Emory community can access the Task Force report here.
Participants
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dwight A. McBride | Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| Michael Elliott | Dean and Charles Howard Candler Professor of English | Emory College of Arts and Sciences |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kevin Karnes | Chair of the Department of Music and Winship Professor of Music History | Emory College of Arts and Sciences |
| Doug Shipman | President and CEO | Woodruff Arts Center Alumnus, Class of 1995 | Emory College of Arts and Sciences |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Saskia Benjamin | Executive Director | Art Papers Alumna, Class of 1995 | Emory College of Arts and Sciences |
| Tasha Dobbin-Bennett | Assistant Professor of Art History and Studio Art | Oxford College |
| Jericho Brown | Director of the Creative Writing Program and Associate Professsor of English and Creative Writing | Emory College of Arts and Sciences |
| Brent Glenn | Artistic Director of Theater Emory and Senior Lecturer of Theater Studies | Emory College of Arts and Sciences |
| Andrea Hershatter | Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and Senior Lecturer in Organization and Management | Goizueta Business School |
| Pellom McDaniels III | Curator of African American Collections | Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library |
| Gary Motley | Director of Jazz Studies and Professor of Performance | Emory College of Arts and Sciences |
| Fahamu Pecou | Artist PhD Alumnus, Class of 2018 | Laney Graduate School |
| Beretta E. Smith-Shomade | Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies | Emory College of Arts and Sciences |
| Leslie Taylor | Executive Director of the Center for Creativity and the Arts and Professor of Theater Studies | Emory College of Arts and Sciences |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bill Dracos | Managing Director of University Consulting and Chief Business Practice Improvement Officer |
| Ross Nicholas | Director |
| Sara Dicker | Senior Associate |