Beginning Oct. 1, Cal State Fullerton students have complimentary access to all performances and exhibitions available through the College of the Arts. From theater and dance productions to music performances and visual arts exhibitions, Titans will be able to experience and enjoy all that CSUF Arts has to offer for free.
This unique opportunity has been made available to the student population through a collaborative effort between the College of the Arts and the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The partnership will not only provide increased access to the arts for students, but the effort aligns with the university’s larger goal of building community across campus.
“The impetus was to create a sense of belonging for our students here at Cal State Fullerton,” said Arnold Holland, Dean of the College of the Arts. “We have historically been a commuter campus, but if you’ve been on campus in the last few years, certainly since the pandemic, you’ll see that we’ve tried very hard to make the campus a more welcoming environment for students just to be.”
Additionally, Holland acknowledged that faculty members oftentimes will ask students to attend an arts production or performance, and this opportunity will allow students to do so without the burden of having to pay for the experience.
“It didn’t feel like that was a good use of a student’s time to pay to have to see a performance for a class without necessarily the ability to enjoy the performance,” Holland said. “We want things to be more accessible for students, for sure, but we also want it to be a more welcoming and belonging environment.”
The College of the Arts serves more than 2,600 Titan students across 61 areas of concentration and is currently undergoing a $65 million visual arts modernization project that will run to the fall of 2024.
The project includes the building of new spaces as well as the renovation of existing areas. Nearly 122,000…
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