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SCAD MISSION: SCAD PREPARES TALENTED STUDENTS FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONS THROUGH ENGAGED TEACHING AND LEARNING IN A POSITIVELY ORIENTED UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT. SCAD VISION: SCAD WILL BE GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE PREEMINENT SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE DISCIPLINES WE TEACH. SCAD VALUES: BE STRATEGIC. RESEARCH AND MEASURE TO GUIDE WORK AND DOCUMENT RESULTS; BE INNOVATIVE. GENERATE NEW IDEAS AND RELEVANT SOLUTIONS; BE POSITIVE. APPROACH ALL ENDEAVORS WITH ENTHUSIASM; BE COLLABORATIVE. EMBRACE AND ACT UPON OUR COLLECTIVE GENIUS; BE TRANSFORMATIVE. CREATE LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES. THE SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, ACCREDITED INSTITUTION CONFERRING BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREES AT DISTINCTIVE LOCATIONS TO PREPARE TALENTED STUDENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. SCAD OFFERS DEGREES IN MORE THAN 40 MAJORS, AS WELL AS MINORS IN MORE THAN 75 DISCIPLINES. WITH OVER 50,000 ALUMNI WORLDWIDE, SCAD DEMONSTRATES AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION AND UNPARALLELED CAREER PREPARATION. AT LOCATIONS IN SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA, GEORGIA; IN LACOSTE, FRANCE; AND ONLINE THROUGH SCAD ELEARNING, THE DIVERSE STUDENT BODY CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 15,000 STUDENTS, FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES. SCAD'S INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM IS ENHANCED BY ADVANCED, PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT AND LEARNING RESOURCES. THE UNIVERSITY, STUDENTS, FACULTY AND ALUMNI HAVE GARNERED ACCLAIM FROM RESPECTED ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS WORLDWIDE INCLUDING TIME, VOGUE MAGAZINE, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, DESIGNINTELLIGENCE, RED DOT, AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. SINCE THE TIME THAT SCAD OPENED ITS DOORS TO STUDENTS IN 1979, SAVANNAH HAS TRANSFORMED FROM A PLACE WITH A RUN-DOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT AND BOARDED-UP BUILDINGS TO AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TOURIST DESTINATION. EXCEPTIONAL UNIVERSITY IMPACT IS BEST MEASURED BY THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. FOR FOUR DECADES, SCAD HAS BEEN A POWERFUL FORCE SHAPING THE ECONOMY, THE CULTURE, THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE REPUTATION OF SAVANNAH, ATLANTA AND THE STATE OF GEORGIA. SCAD EDUCATES STUDENTS AND PREPARES THEM FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONS, AND IN DOING SO, CONTINUOUSLY ENHANCES THE COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING IT'S CAMPUSES. TO QUANTIFY THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACTS GENERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA, SCAD RETAINED THE CONSULTING FIRM TRIPP UMBACH TO COMPLETE AN ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY IMPACT STUDY FOR SCAD'S FISCAL YEAR 2019. KEY FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: GEORGIA: FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES, SCAD HAS SHAPED THE ECONOMY, CULTURE, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND REPUTATION OF GEORGIA. WITH PRESTIGIOUS ACCOLADES AND A COMMANDING PRESENCE, SCAD FOSTERS MORE PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES. $766 MILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, 9,614 JOBS IN DIVERSE INDUSTRIES (REAL ESTATE, RETAIL, AND TOURISM),$37 MILLION IN ANNUAL STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAX REVENUE. SAVANNAH: SCAD MADE ITS FIRST HOME IN SAVANNAH AND HAS WORKED TO ELEVATE THE RENOWN OF THIS HISTORIC CITY, PIONEERING SAFETY AND SECURITY INITIATIVES, ESTABLISHING A STRONG LEGACY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND ANNUALLY ATTRACTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF, FAMILIES AND VISITORS. $577 MILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, 6,756 JOBS IN DIVERSE INDUSTRIES (REAL ESTATE, RETAIL, AND TOURISM), $30 MILLION IN DIRECT, INDIRECT, AND INDUCED TAX PAYMENTS. ATLANTA: SCAD OPENED ITS ATLANTA CAMPUS IN 2005, AMPLIFYING THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS MAJOR U.S. MARKET, AND BUILDING THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY ALONGSIDE MAJOR COMPANIES LIKE DELTA, TURNER, AND COCA-COLA. TODAY, SCAD STANDS AT THE CENTER OF ATLANTA'S GROWING DESIGN, FASHION AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES, WITH CAREER-FOCUSED AND CULTURAL FEATURES LIKE SCADFILM, SCAD FASH MUSEUM OF FASHION + FILM, AND THE MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM ART COLLECTION. $156 MILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, 2,858 JOBS IN DIVERSE INDUSTRIES (REAL ESTATE, RETAIL, AND TOURISM), $6.5 MILLION IN DIRECT, INDIRECT, AND INDUCED TAX PAYMENTS. SCAD IS PROUD THAT 22% OF ALUMNI REMAIN IN GEORGIA. IN 2020, THERE WERE MORE THAN 120 SCAD ALUMNI-OWNED BUSINESS IN SAVANNAH. |
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AT SCAD, ALL GALLERY EXHIBITIONS AND LECTURES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART AND SCAD FASH CHARGE A MODEST ADMISSION AND OFFER DISCOUNTS TO MILITARY AND SENIOR CITIZENS AND CHILDREN UNDER 14 ARE FREE). ANNUALLY, THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART HOSTS A FAMILY DAY WITH FREE ADMISSION AND MANY EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND SCAD MOA AND SCAD FASH ALSO PARTICIPATE IN GEORGIA'S SUPER MUSEUM SUNDAY WITH FREE ADMISSION. THE SAVANNAH WOMEN OF VISION INVESTITURE AT SCAD'S ARNOLD HALL COMMEMORATES AN ELITE CADRE OF WOMEN OF VALOR, ALTRUISM, AND INTELLECT WHOSE REMARKABLE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE POSITIVELY IMPACTED THE SAVANNAH COMMUNITY. SCHOOL GROUPS AND VISITORS ARE INVITED TO TOUR THE PORTRAIT GALLERY, AND SCAD PROVIDES TO STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS A FREE CURRICULUM GUIDE, ALIGNED TO NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS, THAT EXPLORES THE LASTING IMPACT OF THESE WOMEN OF CIVIC, EDUCATIONAL, PHILANTHROPIC, AND CREATIVE VIRTUE. SCAD ALSO PRODUCED THE SAVANNAH WOMEN OF VISION FILM, NARRATED BY CELEBRATED ACTOR PHYLICIA RASHAD, AND MAKES THE FILM AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR VIEWERS TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE WOMEN. SCAD HOSTS EDUCATIONAL ART FESTIVALS THAT ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING SCAD DEFINE ART, SCADSTYLE, SIDEWALK ARTS FESTIVAL, AND SAND ARTS FESTIVAL. SCAD HOSTS K-12 EDUCATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY FOR VARIOUS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE ANNUAL SCAD EDUCATOR FORUM GIVES EDUCATORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN NEW KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN A VARIETY OF AREAS. THE FORUM IS OFFERED IN SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA, GEORGIA FOR A NOMINAL FEE. SCAD ALSO SERVES ITS COMMUNITIES BY SAVING HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND REPURPOSING THEM FOR REVITALIZED NEW USES. MORE THAN 100 SCAD BUILDINGS WORLDWIDE ARE ADAPTIVELY REHABILITATED HISTORIC PROPERTIES, INCLUDING A REPURPOSED RAILROAD DEPOT, SYNAGOGUE, POWER STATION, FARMHOUSE, BOULANGERIE, AND MYRIAD FORMER SCHOOLHOUSES, PRIVATE RESIDENCES, AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS. MANY OF THESE ARE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDINGS. SCAD SECURITY CONDUCTS COMMUNITY PATROLS IN DOWNTOWN AND MIDTOWN SAVANNAH FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS, AND THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, THE SCAD DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY SAFETY ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE SAVANNAH POLICE DEPARTMENT. IN ATLANTA, SCAD ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT. TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF SCAD STUDENTS AND FACULTY, THE CITY OF SAVANNAH RECEIVES THE BENEFIT OF 175 SECURITY OFFICERS OPERATING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. SCAD IS THE NATION'S FIRST UNIVERSITY TO IMPLEMENT SHOTSPOTTER AT ALL ITS FACILITATES. |
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SCAD PROVIDES A VALUABLE SERVICE THAT PROPELS THE ECONOMY - OFFERING SPECIALIZED DEGREE PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE GRADUATES FOR MYRIAD INDUSTRIES. SCAD EDUCATES PROFESSIONALS TO FILL JOBS. TO BEST SUPPORT WORKFORCE NEEDS, SCAD MAINTAINS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE INDUSTRIES IT SERVES. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED IN CONCERT WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND OFTEN, COMPANIES REQUEST NEW PROGRAMS TO FILL EMERGING TALENT NEEDS FOR THEIR BUSINESSES. FOR EXAMPLE, AN EXECUTIVE AT DISNEY CONVEYED TO SCAD THE COMPANY'S NEED FOR ATTRACTION AND ENTERTAINMENT DESIGNERS, AND SCAD ANSWERED THIS REQUEST WITH THE M.F.A. IN THEMED ENTERTAINMENT. AN EXECUTIVE AT LORE'AL ASKED SCAD TO DEVELOP A FRAGRANCE PROGRAM AND A SOCIAL STRATEGY PROGRAM TO FILL SPECIFIC NEEDS IN THEIR INDUSTRY. SCAD CREATED A B.F.A. IN BUSINESS OF BEAUTY AND FRAGRANCE AND A B.F.A. SOCIAL STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT. SCAD ALSO PARTNERED WITH GOOGLE TO CREATE THE COUNTRY'S FIRST B.F.A. IN USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN. IN ALL, SCAD OFFERS MORE THAN 100 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN 44 MAJORS, AND OFFERS 75 MINORS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE RESEARCHED AND DEVELOPED AT SCAD AND REVISED PERIODICALLY TO KEEP PACE WITH INDUSTRY TRENDS. COMPANIES ALSO COME TO SCAD TO HIRE TALENT FOR THEIR WORKFORCES. IN 2020-21, SCAD ENGAGED WITH MORE THAN 660 EMPLOYERS WHO INTERVIEWED SCAD STUDENTS FOR POSITIONS, INCLUDING 3M, CHANEL, DELL, DELOITTE, DISNEY, DREAMWORKS, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, IBM, MERCEDES-BENZ, NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING, NPR, THE NEW YORK TIMES, PROCTER & GAMBLE, SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS, UNDER ARMOUR, AND WARNER BROS. THROUGH SCADPRO, THE UNIVERSITY'S DESIGN AND RESEARCH CONSULTANCY, SCAD FACULTY AND STUDENTS COLLABORATE WITH COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THEM SOLVE PROBLEMS, KEEP THEIR BUSINESSES VITAL, AND ADVANCE THEIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. SCAD STUDENTS, GUIDED BY EXPERT SCAD FACULTY, HAVE WORKED WITH 280+ CLIENTS FOR 475+ STUDIO PARTNERSHIPS, WITH NEARLY 50 PRODUCTS TAKEN TO MARKET AND STUDENTS RECEIVING 200+ OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT. CLIENTS SCAD HAS SERVED INCLUDE BMW, COCA-COLA, DELOITTE, DELTA AIR LINES, DISNEY, FOX SPORTS, GOOGLE, GULFSTREAM, THE HOME DEPOT, LENOVO, LORAL, MERCEDES-BENZ, MICROSOFT, NASA, PROCTOR & GAMBLE, SAMSUNG, UBER, AND VOLVO. SCAD IS THE ONLY UNIVERSITY THAT OFFERS A PROFESSIONAL COMMERCIAL GALLERY SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, CALLED SCAD ART SALES, WHICH IS FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON PLACING THE WORK OF STUDENTS, ALUMNI, AND FACULTY WITH CLIENTS INCLUDING COLLECTORS AND COMPANIES FROM FACEBOOK TO NETFLIX. SCAD OFFERS ALUMNI A FULLY FUNDED RESIDENCY PROGRAM, THE SCAD ALUMNI ATELIER, WHICH PROVIDES LODGING, RESOURCES, AND A STIPEND TO REALIZE NEW CREATIVE WORK FOR THE MARKET. ALSO, THROUGH SCADPRO FUND, THE UNIVERSITY INVESTS IN SCAD ALUMNI BUSINESSES, HELPING THEM SCALE THEIR BUSINESSES AND SOLVE CHALLENGES THROUGH INNOVATION BY DESIGN. SCAD HAS A LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. FROM THE VERY FIRST SCAD SIDEWALK ARTS FESTIVAL (A PUBLIC ART FESTIVAL IN FORSYTH PARK IN SAVANNAH, GA) IN 1981, SCAD HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO ENRICHING THE COMMUNITIES THAT THE UNIVERSITY CALLS HOME. IN 2020-21, SCAD CONTINUED ITS TRADITION OF GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SCAD SERVE AND IN MANY OTHER WAYS. SCAD SERVE SPONSORED 60 SERVICE INITIATIVES TO UPLIFT COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA FROM JAN. TO MAY 2021, INCLUDING: -DONATED, PACKED, AND DISTRIBUTED 500+ BOXES OF FOOD IN SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA -DONATED 3,600 PAIRS OF SOCKS TO HOMELESS POPULATIONS AND OTHERS IN NEED IN SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA -DONATED 50 WARM GARMENTS (BLANKETS, GLOVES, HATS, AND SCARVES) TO GEORGIA-BASED CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS SCAD SERVE REDESIGNED AND REFURBISHED A SCAD PROPERTY, PULASKI HOUSE, TO TRANSFORM IT INTO WORKFORCE HOUSING IN SAVANNAH. THE BUILDING FEATURES 22 APARTMENTS, EACH WITH THEIR OWN KITCHEN, AND A SHARED LAUNDRY SPACE AND PARKING. NOW CALLED THE LOFTS AT PULASKI, THE HOUSING IS AVAILABLE FOR HIGH-IMPACT, LOW-EARNING PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS HOSPITALITY WORKERS, TEACHERS, AND FIREFIGHTERS AT AFFORDABLE RENTS. DECEMBER 2020 MARKED THE UNIVERSITY'S 26TH YEAR SUPPORTING THE SAVANNAH UNION MISSION WITH HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR CHILDREN. UNION MISSION PRESENTED SCAD WITH THE WISH LISTS OF MORE THAN 100 CHILDREN IN NEED RANGING IN AGE FROM NEWBORN TO 18 YEARS. SCAD STUDENT, FACULTY, AND STAFF VOLUNTEERS DONATED HUNDREDS OF ITEMS TO ENSURE THAT EACH CHILD AT THE MISSION RECEIVED SPECIAL GIFTS, INCLUDING BICYCLES, TOYS, BOOKS, CLOTHING, AND MORE. SCAD DONATED 160 COMPUTERS TO HELP SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING DURING THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE MAYOR OF SAVANNAH WAS PRESENT FOR THE DONATION AND SAID THAT SCAD'S DONATION ALLOWS THE CITY TO GET STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY INTO NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS TO HELP CHILDREN LEARN. SCAD BACK40, AN URBAN FARM LOCATED ON CAMPUS NEAR THE SCAD WARANCH EQUESTRIAN CENTER, SERVES AS AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR SCAD STUDENTS, AND ALSO PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. PRODUCE GROWN AT SCAD BACK40 IS DONATED, AND IN 2020-21, SCAD DONATED 1,500 POUNDS OF PRODUCE TO SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK. SCAD STUDENTS VOLUNTEER THROUGH THE BOOK BUDDIES PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTS SCAD STUDENTS WITH LOCAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE LITERACY AND MATH SKILLS. THIS PROGRAM WAS IMPACTED IN 2020-21 DUE TO COVID-19. SCAD ACTIVELY SUPPORTS GOODWILL'S COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING AND KEEPING ITEMS OUT OF THE WASTE STREAM. SINCE 2013, SCAD HAS CHAMPIONED THE "GOODWILL, NOT LANDFILL" CAMPAIGN, PLACING CONVENIENT DONATION BINS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS NEAR RESIDENCE HALLS WHERE STUDENTS CAN DONATE UNWANTED ITEMS RATHER THAN THROWING THEM IN THE TRASH, AND SCAD DELIVERS THE ITEMS TO GOODWILL, SUPPORTING THAT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE JOBS AND JOB TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, VETERANS, AND OTHERS. AS A RESULT, 260,000 POUNDS HAVE BEEN DIVERTED FROM LANDFILLS TO DATE. THE SCAD BUZZ BUS, OUR MOBILE UNIT FOR CREATIVE GIFT-GIVING, TRAVELS TO ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND OTHER YOUTH-CENTERED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA TO DELIVER MUCH-NEEDED ART SUPPLIES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND BOOKS FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES. THE SCAD BUZZ BUS HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED MORE THAN 12,000 PK-12 CHILDREN SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2010, SUPPLYING THEM WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO EXPLORE THEIR ARTISTIC INTERESTS AND CREATE INSPIRED WORKS. THIS PROGRAM WAS IMPACTED IN 2020-21 DUE TO COVID-19. SCAD HAS THREE MUSEUMS, ALL OF WHICH ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IN SAVANNAH, THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART, DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT AND SCAD ALUMNUS CHRISTIAN SOTTILE, IS AN AWARD-WINNING CONTEMPORARY ART AND DESIGN MUSEUM BUILT FROM THE NATION'S OLDEST SURVIVING ANTEBELLUM RAILROAD DEPOT. OFFERING AN ARRAY OF EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART NORMALLY ATTRACTS MORE THAN 48,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY, BUT DUE TO COVID-19, VISITORSHIP WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000 IN 2020-21. SCAD MOA ENCOMPASSES 82,000 SQUARE FEET, WITH GALLERIES, ACADEMIC SPACE, AND A THEATER. IN ATLANTA, SCAD FASH MUSEUM OF FASHION AND FILM, WITHIN ITS 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF ADAPTABLE EXHIBITION SPACE, BRINGS A DYNAMIC AND DISTINCT SCHEDULE OF FASHION-FOCUSED EXHIBITIONS AND COMPELLING FILMS. AN ADDITIONAL 27,000 SQUARE FEET OF ACADEMIC AND STUDIO SPACE ALSO SURROUNDS THE PERIMETER OF THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING A FASHION RESOURCE LIBRARY AND GARMENT COLLECTION AND FILM SALON. IN 2020-21, 7,000 PEOPLE VISITED SCAD FASH (HALF THE NORMAL NUMBER OF VISITORS DUE TO COVID-19). SCAD'S FRENCH HISTORY MUSEUM HOLDS ARTIFACTS THAT SCAD PRESERVATIONISTS DISCOVERED WHILE RESTORING THE SCAD LACOSTE FACILITIES, INCLUDING ROMAN CARVINGS AND COINS, MEDIEVAL ARTIFACTS, WORLD WAR II BULLETS, AND A 16TH-CENTURY CANNONBALL. IN ADDITION TO ITS MUSEUMS, SCAD DISPLAYS PUBLIC ART FOR COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT AND ENJOYMENT, INCLUDING PROMINENT PUBLIC ART ON VIEW IN THE LIGHT BOXES OUTSIDE THE MAIN SCAD ATLANTA BUILDING AND THE JEWEL BOXES OUTSIDE THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART. SCAD CREATES K-12 CURRICULUM GUIDES TO ACCOMPANY EXHIBITIONS AT THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART IN SAVANNAH AND SCAD FASH MUSEUM FOR FASHION AND FILM IN ATLANTA. ALIGNED WITH THE NATIONAL VISUAL ARTS STANDARDS, THE AWARD-WINNING CURRICULUM GUIDES ARE MADE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS. SCAD-DEVELOPED CURRICULUM GUIDES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOL GROUPS VISITING SCAD MUSEUMS. SCAD NORMALLY HOSTS SCHOOL GROUPS FOR MUSEUM TOURS (MORE THAN 1,700 K-12 SCHOOL VISITORS PER YEAR); THESE TOURS DECREASED IN 2020-21 DUE TO COVID-19, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RESUME AS THE PANDEMIC PASSES. |
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THERE IS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAULA WALLACE AND GLENN E. WALLACE. |
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PRIOR TO FILING, THE RETURN WAS DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE INPUT. |
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THE UNVERSITY'S CORPORATE GOVERNANCE POLICY, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES VIA THE INSTITUTION'S INTRANET AND EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO ALL EMPLOYEES ON ISSUES OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND, IF APPROPRIATE, AUTHORIZING ANY CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVOLVING TRUSTEES. THE UNIVERSITY OBTAINS ANNUALLY A DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BY TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT. A WHISTLE BLOWER REPORTING PROCESS HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. THERE IS A DESIGNATED FULL-TIME COMPLIANCE OFFICER THAT INVESTIGATES AND RESOLVES ETHICS COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, INVOLVING EMPLOYEES. |
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FORM 990 PART VI, LINE 15A - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL: ANSWERED IN SCHEDULE J. FORM 990 PART VI, LINE 15B - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS THE COMPENSATION OF EACH MEMBER OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT IS SET BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE IRS REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE "REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION". AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM (AON) THAT SPECIALIZES IN COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PROVIDES MARKET INFORMATION FOR EACH POSITION VIA A COMPENSATION STUDY THAT INCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION PAID BY OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE COMPENSATION EXPERT PROVIDES A WRITTEN OPINION ON THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION. THIS PRACTICE ALSO INCLUDES THE COMPENSATION PAID TO ANY INDIVIDUAL RELATED TO A MEMBER OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OR THE BOARD. |
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FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 - GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY IS PUBLISHED IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS AND AVAILABLE ON MYSCAD, THE INSTITUTION'S INTRANET. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME. |
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THE BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTIONS. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT AUDITS THE INSTITUTION. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.