JCFA's Mission Statement
The primary mission of the Jordan College of Fine Arts is to
educate students in the arts as professions by means of its
undergraduate and graduate programs. Such an education combines
training in the arts disciplines with the development of a lifetime
commitment to creativity and communication, nurturing the view of
the arts as interrelated and responsible to society.
All undergraduate degrees are enhanced by a required study of
the liberal arts and sciences through Butler University's core
curriculum. Moreover, certain degrees offered by the college
associate professional education with a broader selection of the
liberal arts and other disciplines.
The further mission of the college is to educate all university
students in a fuller appreciation of the arts. Introductory,
interdisciplinary and honors courses, plus programs leading to
minors, help realize this goal, as do performances at the college
and at Clowes Memorial Hall. Performances at the University, and
many other forms of outreach, plus cable and broadcast television,
have the related purpose of connecting the college to the larger
community.