History of the Arts at Kennesaw State University
1966
Kennesaw Junior College opens its doors; programs include music and art
1972
Permanent Collection of Art started
1977
KJC becomes Kennesaw College
1980
Kennesaw College awards first four-year degrees—Music major Marty Barrett Ansorge is the first graduate
Music Building opens
1983
School of Arts and Behavioral Sciences created
Department of Music created
1985
Accreditation received from the National Association of Schools of Music
Department of Music renamed Department of Music and Performing Arts
1986
Department of Visual Arts created
1988
Kennesaw College renamed Kennesaw State College
1989
Joe Mack Wilson Building opens
Howard Logan Stillwell Theater opens
Fine Arts Gallery opens
1996
KSC becomes Kennesaw State University
Department of Music and Performing Arts split into Department of Music and Department of Theater
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Joseph Meeks First Dean of the College of the Arts portrait by Shane McDonald (art, 1992) |
1998
School of the Arts created
2001
Accreditation received from the National Association of Schools of Theatre
2002
Visual Arts Building opens
First Annual Benefit Gala presented--In six years, this event raised more than $1 million for scholarships.
2004
Department of Theater becomes Department of Theatre and Performance Studies
2005
School of the Arts becomes College of the Arts
2006
Accreditation received from National Association of Schools of Art and Design
2007
Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center opens
Phase I of Art Museum (Don Russell Clayton Gallery & Anna Henriquez Atrium) opens
2008
Dance major created
Department of Music becomes the School of Music
KSU designated an “All-Steinway School”
2009
Wilson Building Annex opens
First graduate program—MAT in Art—launched
2010
Department of Theatre and Performance Studies
becomes Department of Theatre, Performance Studies and Dance
2011
Art history major created
Dance Studios opened at Chastain Pointe
2012
Black Box Theater named Onyx Theater
Department of Dance and Department of Theatre and Performance Studies are separated
Department of Visual Arts becomes School of Art and Design