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>> BRIANNE: At the University of Central Oklahoma in the College of Fine Arts and Design.
You see creativity and innovation.
>> KELSEY: Our professors are some of the best in the business.
>> We get high quality instruction.
>> ELIZABETH: I’ve come so far already and honestly, I’m just blessed to be here.
>> DAN: It’s that interaction that makes a deep impact on students.
>> MELISSA: They obviously value hands-on experience.
>> RUKI: The people are the strength of this place, and the people are the reason why you
would want to come here as a student and the reason why you would want to come here to
work as well.
>> AM'RE: There are so many possibilities in the College of Fine Arts and Design.
>> MACKENZIE: Whether you’re going to be a performer on stage or a teacher in the classroom,
you’re going to be well-prepared for your career in music.
>> ALYSSA: We’re prepared for a very competitive industry, we're prepared to chase our career
dreams, and prepared for life.
>> BRIANNE: At the University of Central Oklahoma in the College of Fine Arts and Design - you
see creativity and innovation.
What we also get as students is a transformative learning experience.
>> In the art department, transformative learning for me goes beyond books and lectures.
>> It means hands on learning and one-on-one instruction.
>> My name is Brianne Toledo and I am a student at the University of Central Oklahoma.
My major is studio art and my passion is in metalsmithing.
>> Metalsmithing is about the movement of metal through heating and hammering the metal
into the forms that you want or by cutting the metal into pieces by constructing objects
or jewelry and connecting it with solder.
>> I think there’s always an element of challenge which I find thrilling.
Testing myself to test my skill level and sort of strive for more and more skill or
better quality in my work.
>> The art curriculum is comprehensive.
>> There are degree opportunities in art education, art history, and studio art.
>> I’m in the jewelry and metalsmithing program.
Just one of two in the state of Oklahoma.
>> My professors have really helped me to strengthen my art skills.
>> The amount of mentorship and guidance and smaller classrooms.
>> The work is very detailed, and you have to think through the designs to create the
pieces.
>> The College of Fine Arts and Design provides opportunities for students to showcase their
work.
>> For part of our senior capstone class, we exhibit for the public and this was the
first time to have the public come and see my work.
>> The pieces that I designed for my senior exhibition were certainly a labor of love.
>> And then having it on display for the very first time IAO Gallery which is Individual
Artists of Oklahoma here in Oklahoma City, near downtown.
It’s really exciting.
It’s really fulfilling to have worked this semester and have it showcased.
>> There’s no doubt I am the artist that I am today because of the University of Central
Oklahoma and the art department, the College of Fine Arts and Design there.
It’s transformed my life.
>> ELIZABETH: I can't imagine my life without dance.
I cannot think of anything else I'd would rather do.
>> KELSEY: For us who dance, it's an art form, it's our passion.
It's how we express ourselves on stage and off.
>> My name is Kelsey Donohoe and I am a Dance Performance major at The University of Central
Oklahoma.
>> ELIZABETH: I'm Elizabeth Vanhorn and I'm a Dance Education major at The University
of Central Oklahoma.
>> I want to ultimately teach because I want my students to know what it feels like to
love what they’re doing.
I think that’s the most important thing you can learn in life -- is to love what you’re
doing.
>> Central is the only university in Oklahoma that offers a bachelor of arts in dance education.
>> The Dance Department is part of The College of Fine Arts and Design.
>> It provides the best program for any dancer who wants to go out and teach or eventually
own their own studio.
>> KELSEY: Whether you want to be a dance teacher, performer or choreographer.
Central will give you the outstanding training that you need.
>> The dance program at Central is a well-rounded program because it offers jazz, ballet, hip-hop,
tap, modern, everything.
You don’t have to specialize in ballet, you don’t have to pick just modern, you
can do it all.
>> Our professors are some of the best in the business.
>> We get high quality instruction.
Learning the proper techniques and skills to excell in dance.
>> For a dance performance major, that preperation is key and it shows on stage.
>> ELIZABETH: I feel like I’m going to be a great performer, a well-rounded performer
-- and also, a well-rounded teacher because of our professors here.
>> I’ve come so far already and honestly, I’m just blessed to be here.
I’m blessed to work all around these different professors that know so many different things.
The students are another huge part of my experience here.
>> KELSEY: The experience here has definitely made me who I am.
For us as dancers, we don’t have a lot of time to do anything else.
Dance is our life here, it is our college experience.
>> RUKI: I love the University of Central Oklahoma because if you meet anyone from UCO,
you’ll know why.
The people are the strength of this place, and the people are the reason why you want
to come here as a student and the reason why you want to come here to work as well.
>> I’m Ruki Ravikumar and I’m the Chair of the Department of Design at the University
of Central Oklahoma.
>> We are part of the College of Fine Arts and Design, and we’re its largest unit.
>> The Department of Design at UCO has two main programs: Graphic design and interior
design.
We also have a Masters program which is a terminal degree in design.
>> Designers are problem-solvers.
They solve their problems in different ways and in today’s world.
You’ve heard if you’re not creative, you get left behind.
And, so, a designer’s role has become more important, more interesting than ever before.
>> We want our students to get practical experience so that when they graduate, they can be designers
from the time they leave us.
They don’t need any further preparation.
They can hit the ground running.
>> DAN: It is a very competitive field and curriculum.
>> It’s competitive because you’re not the only graphic designer out there.
They teach you how to be seen, how to be heard and have your work seen.
>> My name is Dan Tigert.
I’m a graphic design major at the University of Central Oklahoma.
I’d like to graduate and pursue a career in graphic design and/or concept illustration.
>> The design department at The University of Central Oklahoma is top notch.
It's an award-winning program on a national level.
>> The professors here really do take the time to make that time with you, to make that
one-on-one, to make that one-on-one critique.
>> It's that interaction that makes a big impact on students.
>> MELISSA: I want to teach at the college-level because I like to see my students get it.
>> I’m Melissa Santana.
I’m a graduate student at the University of Central Oklahoma.
And, I’m getting my Masters of Fine Arts in Interior Design.
>> That is considered a terminal degree in the art field, very similar to a Ph.D.
>> My goal is to teach full-time after I graduate.
>> There is a science to interior design, and I think that is very surprising to people.
Something that we talk about here in the design program is design is a combination of art
and science.
>> As I was applying to different graduate schools.
A: UCO is really affordable.
B: They have this program here that no one has that’s called Charles Evans.
That’s where students are able to work in real-life applications.
They work with the university and they work with clients in the community to get hands
on-experience.
And for me, I haven’t seen any other university that really does that.
I felt that any school that does that has their act together.
They obviously value hands-on experience.
>> AM'RE: There are so many possibilities in the College of Fine Arts and Design.
>> I have a big passion is in music and teaching.
>> I want to be a music teacher because music is my passion and I just want to have a long-lasting
impact on someone’s life.
>> My name is Am’re Ford.
I’m a senior at the University of Central Oklahoma, majoring in instrumental music education.
>> The School of Music provides a wide variety of classes.
>> You take classes that teach you the technology, teach you about conducting, there’s even
a class that teaches you how to manage your budget once you’re a teacher.
>> Central is known as the ‘teachers college’ and so.
>> Teachers are the ones who develope everyone for everything that they gonna do in their
lives.
>> Anyone who walks through the school of music will hear talent as soon as you come
through the door.
There are always people singing, playing piano and violin.
>> When I sing, it makes me feel alive.
>> My name is Mackenzie Rogers.
I’m a vocal performance major here at the University of Central Oklahoma.
>> The school of Music at UCO definitely has very high academic and performance standards.
We rise up to meet that challenge every day and thats one of the things that drove me
to it.
>> What really stands out to me is the excellent faculty.
They really focus on ‘us’ the students and make us feel like the priority.
>> The intimacy of the School of Music is great.
>> The teachers really work to tailor the teaching style to each student.
So you really feel like the individual is the focus.”
>> Whether you’re going to be a performer on stage or a teacher in the classroom, you’re
going to be well-prepared for your career in music.
>> ALLISSA: There’s so much for us to explore in the College of Fine Arts and Design.
>> CLINT: We’re in the theatre arts department and it provides one of the most creative,
innovative, and hands-on programs.
>> NATHAN: Students have all kinds of options and challenging opportunities on-stage and
back-stage.
>> My name is Nathan Braniff and I’m a theatre design technology major.
>> When I first began here at UCO, there was a phrase that we had for the design technology
program.
It was called ‘the hands-on experience’.
>> As a token of appreciation, they would give us a bar of soap.
And, on the bar of soap it had ‘the hand on experience’.
Be prepared, you’re going to get your hands dirty.
And, I think all of us will certainly agree that you definitely get your hands into the
program.
>> ALISSA: That's what great about the Theatre Arts Program.
Students are exposed to all of the aspects of this craft.
>> My name is Alissa Ford, and I want a career on stage as a performer, as well as on film.
>> We take classes that help us understand everything about theatre.”
>> CLINT: We get all kinds of theatre experiences from the classics to contemporary works.
>> My name is Clint Kubat and I’m a theatre performance major here at Central.
>> I just think that if you’re interested in theatre arts, the University of Central
Oklahoma is the place for it.
>> It’s a demanding program and a lot is expected of the students.
>> In the end, students are very well-prepared.
>> ALISSA: We’re prepared for a very competitive industry, prepared to chase our career dreams,
prepared for life.
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