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Welcome to the College of the Arts at VSU. The CoA is home to the departments of Art & Design, Communication Arts (Communication, Public Relations, Mass Media, Theatre & Dance), and Music. Together, we form a creative academic community that truly cares about the success of every student - their interests, their growth, and their future.

As a college, we continue to demonstrate excellence in every discipline through award-winning debate teams, community organization support by Communication and Public Relations students, and the impact of Art and Music Education graduates in our schools. Art, mass media, music, and theatre students also stage dozens of outstanding exhibitions, productions, and performances. CoA academic programs have expanded to include graduate programs in Music and Communication Arts, online content delivery, and specialized lab and studio areas to offer students experiential learning in their fields of study. Together, we collaborate through creative interdisciplinary, scholarly production, critical reflection, and expand relationships with internal and external communities that support leadership, service learning, and internships.

Our outreach efforts include The Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, Peach State Summer Theatre, and the South Georgia String Project, to name a few. Fundraising events include Pops in the Park, DrawProject, Color VSU, Dancing with the Stars, and more. We consider our role as a cultural and artistic beacon for the university essential to our mission. With hundreds of performances, exhibitions, and other college events each year, the arts at VSU are vital to the cultural foundation of our campus and regional community. Our students and faculty inspire change in others and contribute to a more positive, accepting, and inclusive society.

At VSU, your achievement is our achievement. We’re glad you’ve decided to visit our website and encourage you to explore our programs further. I invite you to visit us in person so we can introduce you to our beautiful campus, take you on a personal tour of our facilities, and meet our outstanding students, faculty, and staff. Most importantly, we want to know more about you!

I invite you to contact me personally and look forward to seeing you soon.

Nicole B. Cox
Dean, CoA & Professor of Mass Media
nbcox@valdosta.edu
229.333.5832

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Art

Music

Communication Arts

Minors

Department of Art & Design Scholarships

The Department of Art & Design offers a variety of scholarships and encourages all full-time VSU declared art majors to apply. For more information contact: artscholarships@valdosta.edu

** Art or Art Education majors are nominated by department faculty members for the Jerry & Kay Jennett Art Scholarship.

** Art majors are nominated by department faculty members for the Danielle Barrier Harmon Scholarship.

Music Scholarship Alliance: Financial assistance for all music majors

The Ellene Dorminy Music Scholarship: Substantial financial assistance for all music majors

The Kay M. Jennett Endowed Scholarship: For instrumental music majors, State residency not required

The Jerry Jennett Choir Endowed Scholarship: For male voice majors

The Lucy Martin Stewart Scholarship: Substantial scholarship for voice majors, students must be Georgia residents to be eligible

The Robert F. Barr Music Scholarship: Financial assistance for wind, percussion or strings majors

The Myrtis A. Howell Music Scholarship For music majors in piano or voice

The Fred and Waunee Walker Scholarship For music majors in the Jazz program at VSU

The Ingram Music Scholarship For music majors

Marching Band and Pep Band Stipends: For more information, email Dr. Skye Holmes at skholmes@valdosta.edu

Orchestra Scholarships: Awardees are required to perform in the

Robin Robinson Musical Theatre Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to musical theatre students based on a combination of academic achievement and audition or portfolio presentation. Scholarship is selected by Theatre & Dance Faculty.