About
The College of Visual and Performing Arts is home to the School of Art, the School of Design, the Department of Drama, the Setnor School of Music, the Department of Film and Media Arts, the Department of Creative Arts Therapy, and the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies.
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History
When the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) was established in 1972, it was formed from several existing schools and departments. The first iteration of VPA was the College of Fine Arts, established in 1873, which housed such departments as the Department of Painting (est. 1873) and Department of Music (est. 1877). These departments became the School of Art and School of Music in 1945, respectively, re-merging in 1972 with the School of Speech and Dramatic Art (originally established as the School of Oratory in 1913, renamed in 1922) to become VPA. The School of Music remains in VPA, but changed its name to the Setnor School of Music in 1999.
Dates of Existence
1972-present
Historical Names
School of Oratory (1913-1922); School of Speech and Dramatic Art (1922-1972)
Browse the College of Visual and Performing Arts Collections:
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
- Communication and Rhetorical Studies - All Scholarship
- Communication and Rhetorical Studies - Dissertations
- Communication and Rhetorical Studies Honors Capstone Projects
