This morning I attended another meeting at our Gulfport campus to talk about short and longer-term needs for recovery and growth at our Coast operations. The college currently offers nine undergraduate and six graduate programs on the Coast, plus a wide array of academic minors and many courses comprising the General Education core curriculum. Our newest offerings there are the BA in Film and a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) degree.
Longer term, we hope to extend offerings in several applied arts areas including the Entertainment Industry degrees (which help students learn how to connect their love of music with business) and possibly degrees to prepare students for employment in the growing field of digital arts and media.
Today's meeting was mostly about facilities needs, and was a follow-up to broader discussions that the Gulf Park campus hosted about campus planning and connecting campuses to the local community. Arts and Letters has long had a major impact on the Coast, and we look forward to expanding our efforts in the coming years.