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NASD 2010 ANNUAL MEETING
Professional Development Sessions
PRE-MEETING WORKSHOP
Workshop for New Dance Administrators This annual workshop (content was developed and has been presented every year since 2004) is intended for individuals who are new, aspiring, or in the early years of their administrative careers in dance programs. It is designed to address several of the most important areas of concern for administrators. There will be ample opportunity for interaction and discussion. The content will focus on principles and approaches applicable to all types of institutions. Attendance requires preregistration and payment of a separate fee of $55.00, which covers materials, equipment, and a box lunch (see online meeting registration form). Tuesday, September 14, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
SESSIONS -- INFORMATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Orientation to NASD This workshop will provide an overview of NASD: its services, publications, and role as an accrediting agency. Individuals attending the NASD meeting for the first time are especially encouraged to attend. Wednesday, September 15, 8:15 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
Trends, Curricula, Strategic Planning: Potential Relationships in the Second DecadeThe evolution of external and internal conditions proceeds apace. Consequently, dance programs in higher education have many interesting possibilities and challenges that were not present in the immediate past. This session will consider three important elements in considering and making decisions about artistic, curricular, and support aspects of dance programs. It will begin with mega trends in society and their impact on concepts underlying support for work in dance and the other arts, with a focus on their potential influences on dance institutions and programs of instruction. Trends considerations will provide a background for looking at the interface of dance in degree-granting higher education with the professional dance world, with particular emphasis on how the curriculum affects careers, audiences, and dance. Considerations regarding strategic planning will provide a way to bring considerations of trends and impacts, artistic goals, and curricular action together as a basis for specific local decisions. The session will conclude with discussion among attendees. Wednesday, September 15, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
The HEADS Project: Using HEADS Statistical Data for Planning and ProjectionsThe institutional research data gathered and compiled by the Higher Education Arts Data Services project constitute a unique and valuable resource for dance executives at degree-granting institutions. This session will focus on potential uses for HEADS data in local policy discussions and administrative planning. Staff will provide a brief overview followed by presentations highlighting specific uses of data. Wednesday, September 15, 11:15 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. (A more in-depth session on HEADS will be conducted on Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
Workshop: Preparing for NASD Accreditation This session will provide information and guidance concerning the self-study and visitation processes for members whose institutions are to be visited in the next two years, and for individuals interested in the accreditation process of NASD. Wednesday, September 15, 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Education Outreach, Internships, and ApprenticeshipsAll institutions are naturally concerned about relationships with dance efforts and organizations, especially in their local communities. This session will explore three types of interaction and the relationships among them. Questions to be considered include: What are the various roles of professional studio schools, colleges, and universities in education outreach involving local schools and other educational settings beyond programs the institution itself sponsors? Are there ways to combine the resources of multiple institutions to achieve more in terms of coverage and educational quality? What are some of the major issues associated with internships and apprenticeships? Are there ways that NASD institutions can interact with each other on such programs? What are some of the issues involved in matching educational and personal development goals with internship and apprenticeship sites? What are some of the major issues administrators need to think about as they work in these areas? What are some ways to develop cost/benefit considerations? What about time allocation and management, local needs beyond the institutions, student development needs, content, and evaluation? Wednesday, September 15, 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Administrative Structures for Dance: Pressures from the Financial CrisisDance programs in colleges and universities have worked for many years to develop necessary identity and administrative independence. As a result, many separate departments and schools have been created to support the size, scope, and purposes of various types of programs. The financial crisis is bringing significant pressure on many aspects of higher education. In times of difficulty, it is typical for institutions to seek relief through reorganization. Administrative structures are often affected, and dance programs can find themselves in new territory. At times, there is no possibility of negotiation: dance and other departments find themselves in new configurations. This session will address major issues that dance administrators face in this climate. For example, since there is often little understanding of the significant differences between the responsibilities of a dance executive and an executive in a humanities or science field, how do we best communicate the nature and content of the functions that must be served if a dance program is to function, irrespective of the administrative structure and titles of various positions? Another example is the need to connect knowledge of the field with program leadership. Major strategic questions include: how to ensure continuation of the administrative and leadership functions needed; how to approach projected or predetermined mergers and realignments, using restructuring as an opportunity to create new entities that serve dance more effectively, working within different or new administrative structures, and looking at questions of administrative organization from a futures perspective, particularly to ensure that effectiveness is not solely dependent on present personnel. Thursday, September 16, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Roundtable: Somatics and Somatic TrainingSomatics has become an increasingly visible topic in discussions about the preparation of dance professionals, and the work of education and training institutions. This roundtable will provide an opportunity for attendees to pose questions regarding and to discuss issues such as possible roles of somatics in the curriculum, preparation of students to work in somatics fields, the relationship of somatics to technique and well being. The discussion will be structured informally around several questions provided in the annual meeting packet. Thursday, September 16, 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Open Forum: Multidisciplinary Multimedia Programs: Conceptual and
Organizational Considerations for AdministratorsNASD has been considering multimedia issues for several years, including presentations of experimental work being produced in the field. NASD is a participant in a Working Group on Multidisciplinary Multimedia under the auspices of the Council of Arts Accrediting Associations. This session will build on past considerations, and consider conceptual and organizational issues associated with the development and administration of programs in these areas. The basis for the discussion will be topics addressed in a set of brief concept papers included in the meeting packet. These include but are not limited to the natures of work in multidisciplinary multimedia, definitions and concepts, the preparation of professional artists, goal setting, personnel, resources, the nature of creative environments, and issues of organization and management. Associated topics include but are not limited to the range of possibilities, relationships with programs in the other arts and in other fields, connections with specific kinds of technology, knowledge and skill building for students, laboratory and other practice opportunities for students, and maximizing access and connections with resources external to the dance unit, particularly disciplinary and professional expertise. A second session purpose is to gather comment on the issue compilations produced so far by the Multidisciplinary Multimedia Working Group. The results of this session will be shared with the Working Group. Thursday, September 16, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.
Advocacy: A Comprehensive BriefingWhat is advocacy and how can it work better for dance and dance institutions? What are the roles of advocacy in the worlds of art making and learning, and in the culture at large? What is the nature of advocacy? How can we better understand it, take wise action using it, treat it with a sense of humor, and keep it in perspective? How can we be more effective by being more realistic? This presentation will provide an overview focusing on the nature of advocacy as a conceptual statement and creative framework. It will present information that is rarely heard, but important for dance executives when making decisions about advocacy. Thursday, September 16, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Forum: Program Continuity and Leadership SuccessionOver the next several years a significant number of veteran administrators will reach retirement age. Their responsibilities include making the best possible preparations to ensure that the program remains strong and secure upon their leaving administration or the institution. What are some of the major issues, for example, general understanding of basic program purposes and contributions, structural frameworks that support continuity of functions even as changes are made, strong appointments with future potential, mentoring possible successors, succession planning, and so forth. How can retired administrators continue to be active in their institutions in ways that include but go beyond teaching? Thursday, September 16, 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Forum: The Dance Handbook and Institutional Culture Many dance programs develop student or faculty handbooks to provide information important to individuals and to the smooth functioning of the dance unit. These handbooks often define and symbolize the purposes and culture of dance departments and schools and can carry these messages beyond the dance program. This session will consider content, techniques, and methods used in developing and improving student and faculty handbooks. It will also look at how to position handbook content development, texts, design, and distribution to best reflect the artistic and educational culture of the program. Thursday, September 16, 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Forum: Legal and Ethical Questions in Social Networking This forum will consider multiple issues associated with legal issues and with ethics and safety for students, faculty, and institution regarding social networking on the Web. Particular attention will be given to the administrator’s perspective and ways to guide students and assist faculty in this difficult and sensitive area. Thursday, September 16, 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
The HEADS Project: Completing and Submitting the Data Survey, and
Understanding Data Summaries and Special Reports Part I: Completing and Submitting the Data Survey
This session will provide an in-depth section-by-section review of procedures for online submission of the HEADS Data Survey for degree-granting institutions. This overview of the Survey will explain in detail the Survey submission process, types of data collected, and how to calculate certain figures. Thursday, September 16, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Part II: Understanding Data Summaries and Special Reports
The session will provide a description of types of statistics contained in the HEADS Data Summaries (the aggregate reports complied annually from HEADS Data Surveys), and the use of HEADS Special Reports for comparison among specific peer institutions. Thursday, September 16, 4:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m.
Forum: Institutions with Small or Developing Dance Departments Institutions with small and/or newly established dance units will have an open forum for discussing issues of mutual interest. Wednesday, September 15, 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Forum: Professional Studio SchoolsThis session will provide an informal opportunity to discuss matters of concern to professional studio schools such as the economic climate, how we are adjusting to maintain school standards, and how professional schools are coping with cuts in funding. Wednesday, September 15, 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Forum: Interdisciplinary Research with Fields outside the ArtsFrom creating dual majors to innovative collaborations across multiple disciplines, dance programs are branching out in new directions of interdisciplinary research. The results are opening doors not only in research, but in funding and post-graduate career opportunities. This session will focus on what is being done, how it’s being done, and how academic structures already in existence can be efficiently utilized to develop interdisciplinary opportunities for students and faculty without stressing resources. Wednesday, September 15, 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
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