Talk:Savannah College of Art and Design
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[edit] GDX noteworthy
Im going to SCAD - atlanta and part of the ITGM program, we had the GDX (Game Developers Exchange) last may and are haveing it again this year, it was a huge success with over 500 people attending with industry professionals, i think that this event is worth mention as it is SCAD hosted and run, there is a site as well from the scad site. Game development students (including myself) are making a game for all the attendees to play and i think this event would be legitimate to add to the festival section, anyone disagree?Tik 17:48, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Monty Hall
Was Montgomery Hall a coffin factory? That would be much more interesting than a carriage factory which the college constantly refers to in printed and online documents.
[edit] Disgruntled
Many students and faculty feel that the school is expanding too fast and question the motives of the omnipotent President.
I agree about the expansion, but I have no idea how wide spread that sentiment is nor do I think it is very relevant to the article. The Pres is hardly omnipotent. She is accountable to the board. 'Sides, she founded the school along with the Poeters and Rowan. Being that she founded the school with her money and the school is a non-profit organization- just what ill motives are you attributing to her? Seems to me her motives are pure and grievances should be leveled at how she executes her job.
I heard that SCAD is part for-profit. Is that true?
YES. SCAD has two sides... SCAD and SCAD Group Inc. The latter is for profit. If you dig around on the website you can find an organizational chart about which department falls under which group. For example, residence life is a part of SCAD, and the communications department is part of SCAD Group Inc.
While I was a student there, a separate organization for building restoration and investment into the downtown Savannah area was spun off (but I cannot remember what it is called... I'm pretty sure it has SCAD in the name) which is a for-profit investment business, but control of the business is retained by the board. Just FYI Rexmorgan 09:35, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
note: I know some of the oversight and finance opacity has to do with the fact that they are a private, not a public, entity. notchcode 04:34, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
You could include a section on controversies at SCAD, if you really want to go there, as far as who likes/dislikes the way SCAD is run. There are plenty of rumors, so be sure to have a couple of sources for any entries in this topic. Be sure to include the whole hullabaloo over the School of Visual Arts and the aborted call for representative student government that took place at SCAD in the early 1990s. I have firsthand knowledge of the latter topic, and could contribute, if someone wants to draft an initial section. notchcode 16:55, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- I am not sure how valuable that would be. Every college and university has disgruntled students, faculty, alumni, etc. and has controversies about the way things are run. However, such issues are typically only of interest to the people who actually attend/work there - not of any historical significance or anything that should be included in the encyclopedia. Rexmorgan 09:37, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
Speaking of disgruntled, the user posting trash about 'Palla Wallas liking it...just so-so' (65.212.92.146) is from the Atlanta College of Art. I guess they didn't like the acquisition ;^) I thought about posting their name- there should be a _Wall of Shame_ for tasteless wiki edits. shawn
Is it worth mentioning, in the controversies section, the reorganization of the school after Pres. Richard Rowan left the school? The change from Preston to Poetter Hall, and renaming of dormitories for board members brought in after Rowan's leaving?ThuranX 19:41, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
ThuranX, Preston was renamed Poetter Hall as part of the 20/20 Ceremony, while Paula and Richard were still married and Richard Rowan was President. As for the college's dormitories, I just checked the list online and no names are different then when I attended from 1996 - 2000. The only new names are for new dormatories. I would say that you may have your facts incorrect. Therefore, it should not be included in controversies.
[edit] Faculty and Alumni section
Let's remember to alphabetize these, ok? notchcode 23:35, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
Added India Arie. How the heck did we miss her?
