Bright Ideas at an Arizona Museum
BYU students taught basic animation at a hands-on youth art center in Mesa, Arizona.
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College of Fine Arts and Communications
Meet the New Dean
Diane Thueson Reich was recently appointed as dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications. She was previously serving as the director of the School of Music in the college.
Academic Vice President Justin Collings said about her: “Diane is a devoted teacher and committed university citizen, as well as a gifted musician. Her leadership is marked by poise, resolution, compassion, and good judgment. Above all, she is deeply committed to the prophetic mission of BYU generally and to the prophetic vision for the arts specifically.”
Fine Arts and Communications Stories
Students Seek to Advance Public Health in India
A team of BYU design and nursing students decided to see what they could do to help women in Haridwar, India. While on campus, the students studied the situation, presented their findings, and secured funding to travel to India.
Dancing Through Life
Student Madeline Jennejohn dances in the BYU Theatre Ballet and plans to dance professionally.
“Getting Away With” a Student Academy Award
More than 30 BYU students created Student Accomplice, a fun and action-packed animated short.
Student Reporters Share Faith-Focused Olympic Coverage
A group of 18 journalism students and 2 professors traveled to Paris to cover the 2024 Summer Olympics.
BYU's Latest Truman Scholar
Jane Drinkwater exemplifies BYU’s aim to prepare students for “lifelong learning and service.”
Quality Programs
Students choose the College of Fine Arts and Communications because of its quality programs that open doors to educational and professional success.
What We Do
Currently the college has more than 3,400 students studying in 35 degree programs and 11 minor programs. The college comprises the Department of Art, School of Communications, Department of Dance, Department of Design, School of Music, and Department of Theatre and Media Arts.
Highlights
- BYU’s touring groups are world renowned. Students in the college present hundreds of performances each year on campus and around the world.
- The School of Communications is home to the acclaimed AdLab, which is a professionally mentored, student-led advertising agency.
- The BYU Center for Animation, an interdisciplinary program, is a perennial winner of national awards and is always highly ranked among animation programs.
- The Museum of Art presents world-class exhibitions and is a resource for students, faculty, and the broader BYU community.
You Can Help
Donations from alumni and friends are vital to the educational success of students in the college. Your support is greatly appreciated.