Building a Sustainable Model for Excellence in the Arts

Building a Sustainable Model for Excellence in the Arts was the theme for the Arts Division retreat held earlier this Fall and is also a divisional theme for this year.  As the Dean of the Arts Division, I am committed to building on the excellence that already exists within the Arts, and fully developing new opportunities for excellence in our programs. Your support is critical in this effort to continue to improve the quality of our programs, students and research of our faculty.  The generosity of our donors will make the difference.  As I continue to make thoughtful investments in our future, your donations will allow us to recruit and retain our best students, faculty and staff and offer high quality visual and performance based productions and exhibitions to the community.

What brought me to UC Santa Cruz is the quality of the Arts Division; the programs our faculty, staff and students.  You have the opportunity to be part of this valuable, creative and research-focused asset: the Arts Division.

With your help, we can continue to improve the quality and maintain the upward trajectory of our division.  Please join me in contributing to the first building blocks for Building a Sustainable Model for Excellence in the Arts.

Sincerely,

David Yager, Dean
Arts Division