Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

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Herberger
Institute for Design and the Arts
Herberger Institute.jpg
TypePublic
Established(merged 2009)
DeanSteven J. Tepper
Students6,000+
Location
Tempe
,
Arizona
,
U.S.
CampusUrban
Websiteherbergerinstitute.asu.edu

The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona is the largest comprehensive design and arts school in the country, located within a dynamic research university focused on transformative change. Built on a unique combination of disciplines, the Herberger Institute comprises the Schools of Art; Arts, Media and Engineering; Music, Dance and Theatre; The Design School; The Sidney Poitier New American Film School, and the ASU Art Museum. The Herberger Institute is committed to redefining the 21st-century design and arts school through developing and scaling ideas that strengthen the role of designers and artists across all areas of society and culture, increasing the capacity of artists to make a difference in their communities.

Units[]

  • School of Art[1]
  • School of Arts, Media and Engineering[2]
  • The Design School[3]
  • The New American Film School School of Film, Dance and Theatre[4]
  • School of Music, Dance and Theatre[5]
  • ASU Art Museum[6]

History[]

The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona was created in 2009 by the merger of two existing academic units, the Katherine K. Herberger College of the Arts and the College of Design. The Arizona Board of Regents approved the merger on April 30, 2009.[7] With the creation of the Herberger Institute, ASU shone a spotlight on the importance of design and the arts and on the critical role creativity plays in developing innovative solutions to the global challenges we face.

Incorporating a dynamic combination of disciplines, the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is a leader in the investigation of creativity and creative practice shaping the 21st century.

As part of the Herberger Institute merger announcement in 2009, the department of dance became the School of Dance and the arts, media and engineering program became the School of Arts, Media and Engineering.

In 2013, the School of Theatre and Film and the School of Dance merged to become the School of Film, Dance and Theatre.

Steven J. Tepper was appointed dean of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts December 2013, and officially began his tenure July 1, 2014. Tepper is one of the nation's founding thought leaders on the creative campus movement, which places creativity at the center of campus and academic life.

In 2020, the Arizona Board of Regents approved a plan to create two new schools in the Herberger Institute:[8] the School of Music, Dance and Theatre and The Sidney Poitier New American Film School.[9] By bringing together music, dance and theatre disciplines into one school and establishing a film school for the fastest growing film program in the country, the Herberger Institute aims to provide students and faculty greater opportunities and more room to innovate, collaborate and succeed.

Deans[]

  • James Elmore, dean, College of Design, 1964
  • Henry A. Bruinsma, dean, College of Fine Arts, 1964–1975
  • William Arnold, acting dean, College of Fine Arts, 1975–1976
  • Jules Heller, dean, College of Fine Arts, 1976–1985
  • Walter Harris, acting dean, College of Fine Arts, 1985–1986
  • Seymour L. Rosen, dean, College of Fine Arts, 1986–1994
  • Robert Wills, dean, College of Fine Arts, 1994–2006
  • Wellington "Duke" Reiter, dean, College of Design, 2003–2008
  • Kwang-Wu Kim, dean, Herberger College of Fine Arts, 2006–2009; Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts 2009–2013
  • Michael Underhill, interim dean, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, 2013–2014
  • Steven J. Tepper, dean and director, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, 2014–present

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "School of Art". art.asu.edu.
  2. ^ "School of Arts, Media and Engineering". artsmediaengineering.asu.edu.
  3. ^ "The Design School". design.asu.edu.
  4. ^ "The New American Film School". film.asu.edu.
  5. ^ "School of Music, Dance and Theatre". musicdancetheatre.asu.edu.
  6. ^ "ASU Art Museum". asuartmuseum.asu.edu.
  7. ^ "Merger | ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts". Herbergerinstitute.asu.edu. 2009-04-30. Archived from the original on 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  8. ^ "ASU's Herberger Institute launches two new schools". news.asu.edu/20201112-asus-herberger-institute-launches-two-new-schools.
  9. ^ "ASU names film school after trailblazing actor and filmmaker Sidney Poitier". news.asu.edu/20210125-asu-news-asu-names-film-school-after-trailblazing-actor-and-filmmaker-sidney-poitier.

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