EXPANDING OUR RANKS (11/13 communications)

FROM JON

Maryland Institute College of Art
Oregon College of Art and Craft
San Francisco Art Institute
School of Visual Arts

FROM GONZALO
have we verified--through the schools' web-sites, for example--that they have full-fledged Liberal Arts programs/departments? I can do so, if someone else has not...

FROM KIM
Last week I attempted to make initial contact w/ Pacific Northwest College of Art (www.pnca.edu), but haven't heard anything in return.

Should we wait to pursue Oregon College of Art and Craft until I hear from PNCA? (or until I clearly don't)?

I'm here until Thursday, then in NYC through the day after T'giving. Back in the saddle after that.

FROM JO:
Late weighing in but had favored RISD, instead of Visual Arts -- my reasons are fairly whimsical but their site looks promising, serious, enlightened -- who knows? here they are /www.risd.edu/liberalarts.cfm

Otherwise, would only observe that unless we're paying air fare, the west coasters have to make more of a commitment to come & may therefore be less likely to --- however, I like the idea of SF & Oregon --