Weighing People, Place and Program...

Newstome
Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:25:38 +0000

I guess I should explain her career interests…which other readers might be wondering about. She wants to pursue a career in arts management and arts and public policy. She had trained to be a ballet dancer, but decided she wants to pursue something off the stage…such as marketing and public affairs for a ballet company, advocacy for public funding of the arts, policy analysis and research on the impact of the arts on the economy, even copywrite law…the field is pretty broad. She has been accepted into a program at Indiana University’s school of public policy, which has a BS in Arts Management track. It combines non profit management, arts core (she would take dance at the Jacobs School…the top college ballet school), public policy, etc. They are required to do an internship with an arts organization, and the school has LOTs of contacts. They also offer study abroad programs geared towards this field. She could minor in legal studies, policy analysis, non profit mgt, or just about anything. At Tulane, we talked about her interests with the admissions counselor, who responded, “that’s really interesting. I haven’t heard about anyone combining the arts and public policy.” Yes, she could study policy and dance, and economics, political science, etc. at Tulane. But she would certainly need to be more creative and resourceful, and take lots of initiative in pursuing this field of study. I think Tulane will set her on a broader, different course. Which doesn’t bother her dad or me. But she still says she wants to pursue something directly connected to the arts. Okay…thanks again for anyone’s two cents!