Cazenovia students can take graduate courses at Le Moyne during their senior year under terms of the agreement
By Jason Emerson
editor
Cazenovia College and Le Moyne College officials today signed an agreement to attract Cazenovia students to Le Moyne’s master of science in arts administration program, by creating an “accelerated path” into the program.
The agreement will give Cazenovia students the opportunity to begin course work in Le Moyne’s masters in arts administration program during their final year of undergraduate studies at Cazenovia. They will apply for admittance into the Le Moyne program during their junior year, then take one course per semester in the program during their senior year at Cazenovia. Those accepted will not have to provide a GRE test score and will have their application fee waived.
Cazenovia College President Ronald Chesbrough and Le Moyne Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Joseph G. Marina signed the agreement Wednesday, Sept. 13, at a ceremony at the Jephson Campus A Building on the Cazenovia College campus.
“Le Moyne’s master in arts administration has quickly become a much sought-after degree, and the job placement of those who have completed the program have been impressive,” said Le Moyne College President Linda LeMura, who was unable to attend the signing ceremony do to a scheduling conflict. “We are excited about this partnership with Cazenovia College and look forward to being an option for Cazenovia graduates seeking to pursue graduate study in arts administration.”
“This is evidence of my strong belief — and President LeMura’s strong belief — that we are better together … that good things happen when we place students in the center, that nothing is out of reach,” Chesbrough said. “I hope this is one of several [collaborative agreements] yet to come” between Cazenovia and Le Moyne.
Chesbrough said Cazenovia’s undergraduate programs “provide a strong foundation for students interested in a career in arts administration and we’re pleased that they will now have the opportunity to continue on to receive a master’s from Le Moyne in one year.”
Started in 2015, Le Moyne’s Master of Science (M.S.) in Arts Administration is a 36-credit program that offers an opportunity to study and apply management concepts in an arts environment. An interdisciplinary program, students will study marketing and fundraising, learn to collaborate with a board of directors, understand how to interpret financial documents and gain perspective on managing a creative workforce.
Practical application is a hallmark of the program, which places students in consultancies with area arts and culture organizations. Students also have the opportunity to travel to New York City on a regular basis to meet with arts leaders. A global perspective is woven throughout the program, and students are able to explore the global arts industry through a course that includes travel to Edinburgh, Scotland and London, England.
Graduates of the arts administration program have gone on to careers in museums, theaters, festivals and various artistic and cultural organizations. “In short, where there is culture, there are arts administrators,” said Travis Newton, Le Moyne assistant professor and director of the undergraduate and graduate arts administration program.
The accelerated path agreement became effective for a period of five years starting with the 2017-18 academic year.
The agreement marks the second between the two institutions; in 2014, the colleges announced a 4+1 agreement that provides Cazenovia students and graduates with a formal path to admission into the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program at Le Moyne.
For more information on the Le Moyne program, visit lemoyne.edu/artsadmin. For more information on the Cazenovia College BFA in arts management, visit cazenovia.edu/management/arts-management.
