Aesthetic Engagement
"Aesthetic Engagement is the student's ability to participate in the arts, both a creator and as active audience member."
"Educators recognize that participation in the arts is not an elective aspect of education, but an integral component of student development as critical thinkers and learners."
(2005). Ability-based learning outcomes, p. 57.
Statements of the Ability
Over time the statements describing Aesthetic Engagement have evolved and changed. Below are links to statements of the ability
(from the "4-pagers") used from 1973 to the present:
Name Changes
Develop Knowledge, Understanding, and Responsiveness to the Arts and Knowledge and Understanding of the Humanities
(Green Bible, August 1973)
Understanding and Responding to Arts and Humanities (1974)
Educated Responsiveness to the arts and Humanities (1976)
Aesthetic Response (1981)
Aesthetic Responses (1984)
Aesthetic Responsiveness (1985)
Aesthetic Response (1992)
Aesthetic Engagement (2002)
Leadership
| Robert Pitman |
Chair, 1974-1975 |
| Mary Hueller |
Chair, 1975-1977 |
| Susan Siefert |
Chair, 1977-1978 |
| Christine Trimberger |
Chair, 1978-1979 |
| Timothy Riordan |
Chair, 1979-1981 |
| Judith Stanley |
Chair, 1981-1989 |
| Amy Shapiro |
Chair, 1991-1993 |
| Jonathan Little |
Chair, 1993-1997 |
| Marian Czarnik |
Chair, 1997-2004 |
| Amy Shapiro |
Acting Chair, Spring 2001 |
| Dara Larson |
Chair, 2004-2006 |
| Kathryn Gilbert |
Chair, 2006- 2007 |
| Dara Larson |
Chair, 2007- 2014 |
| Richard Runkel |
Chair, 2015 -2018 |
| Stephanie Bruce |
Chair, Fall 2018- |
Articles from Alverno Publications on Aesthetic Engagement
(2009) Aesthetic Engagement leads to growth, civic dialogue. Alverno Magazine, pgs.15-16 [PDF]
(2009) Art and activism: vital for our humanity. Alverno Magazine, pgs.18-19 [PDF]
|
