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Dear CCA Faculty and Staff,



I hope you all enjoyed the winter break. We=E2=80=99re looking forward to w=
elcoming
the students back for the start of the spring semester on January 19.



As you know, Provost Melanie Corn
<https://www.cca.edu/news/2015/12/02/cca-provost-melanie-corn-appointed-pre=
sident-columbus-college-art-design>will
be leaving CCA at the end of February to become president of Columbus
College of Art and Design. As noted in the email I sent before the break,
I've spent the last six weeks having numerous conversations with faculty
and administrative leaders about how to proceed in appointing Melanie=E2=80=
=99s
successor. After much deliberation, I've come to a decision.


I'm thrilled to announce that Professor and Dean of Fine Arts *Tammy Rae
Carland* has accepted the position of provost. Her deep experience at CCA
as an administrator, faculty member, and practicing artist garnered her
tremendous support among the faculty leaders with whom I consulted.



Tammy Rae=E2=80=99s strong background and proven leadership skills make her=
 the
ideal candidate to take on the provost position, especially during this
significant time in the college's history. We are at a critical point with
many issues and initiatives, including campus and strategic planning, union
negotiations, external partnership development, and strengthening the role
of fine arts at CCA.

Given these crucial issues, the timing of Melanie's departure, and the
extraordinary asset we have in Tammy Rae, I decided the best option was to
appoint the next provost from within rather than take on a lengthy search
process for an external appointment.  I do, however, see the merit of
taking a broader approach in considering academic leadership at CCA. In
spring 2018, I will engage with the leadership of the Faculty Executive
Committee to conduct a substantive review of the provost position. At that
time we will reflect on the current needs for the position and make
recommendations on the best ways to proceed.



Tammy Rae will work closely with Melanie throughout January and February to
ensure a smooth transition and will officially move into the post on March
1. Along with tackling the regular provost duties, Tammy Rae will spend
much of the late spring and summer meeting with faculty and staff,
particularly those individuals with whom she has not yet worked closely.
She wants to hear your perspectives on where the college is headed and how
she can best help lead us forward.

*Dean of Fine Arts Search*
With the transition from divisional directors to deans, the college has
moved to a structure of academic leadership that requires deans to provide
a combination of strategic vision for the division, administrative
management, and faculty advocacy. A deanship opening provides an important
opportunity for a national search in which CCA can raise visibility and vet
a wide variety of candidates. With Tammy Rae taking on the provost
position, Chair and Professor of Textiles and former Director of Fine Arts
Deborah Valoma has agreed to serve as interim Dean of Fine Arts while we
conduct a search. Partnering with Isaacson, Miller search firm and working
closely with the Fine Arts faculty, we will launch the dean search later
this month.



*About Tammy Rae Carland*
Tammy Rae was hired at CCA through a national search and began teaching
here in 2002 in the Photography Program. Since then, she achieved tenure
and subsequently a full professorship. She chaired the Photography Program
for seven years, served as Faculty Senate President from 2008 to 2011, and
most recently has been the Dean of Fine Arts since 2014.



She holds a BA from Evergreen State College and an MFA from University of
California, Irvine. She also attended the Whitney Museum of Art Independent
Study Program. She began her academic career twenty years ago at DePauw
University as an assistant professor of Fine Arts. While there, Carland
co-founded Mr. Lady Records and Videos, an independent record label and
video art distribution company, working with more than two dozen artists
and musicians on the production and independent distribution of their work.



She then was appointed assistant professor at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she built the photography program and
founded the media arts program. During her five years there, she
successfully raised funds to build facilities and programs, growing the
national reputation for the university's fine arts programs.



Tammy Rae is an internationally renowned artist who works with photography,
video, sculpture, and small-run publications. Her work has been screened
and exhibited in galleries and museums internationally, including New York,
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berlin, Vienna, and Istanbul. Her art and
writing have been published in numerous books, and she is represented by
Jessica Silverman Gallery in San Francisco. You can read more about Tammy
Rae on the website.
<https://www.cca.edu/news/2016/01/13/cca-names-tammy-rae-carland-provost>



I look forward to working with Tammy Rae as we continue to strengthen CCA=
=E2=80=99s
reputation for academic excellence and build a solid future for the
college.



Sincerely,



Stephen Beal



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Stephen Beal
President
California College of the Arts
5212 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94618
and
1111-Eighth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Email: sbeal@cca.edu
Telephone: 510-594-3630
Fax: 510-594-3797

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<div dir=3D"ltr">



















<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Dear CCA Faculty and Staff,</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I hope you all enjoyed the winter break. We=E2=80=99=
re looking
forward to welcoming the students back for the start of the spring semester=
 on
January 19.</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">As you know, <a href=3D"https://www.cca.edu/news/201=
5/12/02/cca-provost-melanie-corn-appointed-president-columbus-college-art-d=
esign">Provost Melanie Corn </a>will be leaving CCA at the
end of February to become president of Columbus College of Art and Design. =
As
noted in the email I sent before the break, I&#39;ve spent the last six wee=
ks
having numerous conversations with faculty and administrative leaders about=
 how
to proceed in appointing Melanie=E2=80=99s successor. After much deliberati=
on, I&#39;ve
come to a decision.</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>
I&#39;m thrilled to announce that Professor and Dean of Fine Arts <b>Tammy =
Rae Carland</b>
has accepted the position of provost. Her deep experience at CCA as an
administrator, faculty member, and practicing artist garnered her tremendou=
s
support among the faculty leaders with whom I consulted. </p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Tammy Rae=E2=80=99s strong background and proven lea=
dership skills make
her the ideal candidate to take on the provost position, especially during =
this
significant time in the college&#39;s history. We are at a critical point w=
ith many
issues and initiatives, including campus and strategic planning, union
negotiations, external partnership development, and strengthening the role =
of fine
arts at CCA. <br>
<br>
Given these crucial issues, the timing of Melanie&#39;s departure, and the =
extraordinary
asset we have in Tammy Rae, I decided the best option was to appoint the ne=
xt
provost from within rather than take on a lengthy search process for an
external appointment.=C2=A0 I do, however, see the merit of taking a broade=
r
approach in considering academic leadership at CCA. In spring 2018, I will =
engage
with the leadership of the Faculty Executive Committee to conduct a substan=
tive
review of the provost position. At that time we will reflect on the current
needs for the position and make recommendations on the best ways to proceed=
. </p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Tammy Rae will work closely with Melanie throughout =
January
and February to ensure a smooth transition and will officially move into th=
e
post on March 1.=C2=A0Along with tackling the regular provost duties, Tammy=
 Rae
will spend much of the late spring and summer meeting with faculty and staf=
f,
particularly those individuals with whom she has not yet worked closely. Sh=
e
wants to hear your perspectives on where the college is headed and how she =
can
best help lead us forward.<br>
<br>
<b style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Dean of Fine Arts Search</b><br>
With the transition from divisional directors to deans, the college has mov=
ed
to a structure of academic leadership that requires deans to provide a
combination of strategic vision for the division, administrative management=
,
and faculty advocacy. A deanship opening provides an important opportunity =
for
a national search in which CCA can raise visibility and vet a wide variety =
of
candidates. With Tammy Rae taking on the provost position, Chair and Profes=
sor
of Textiles and former Director of Fine Arts Deborah Valoma has agreed to s=
erve
as interim Dean of Fine Arts while we conduct a search. Partnering with Isa=
acson,
Miller search firm and working closely with the Fine Arts faculty, we will
launch the dean search later this month.</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">About Tammy=
 Rae Carland</b><br>
Tammy Rae was hired at CCA through a national search and began teaching her=
e in
2002 in the Photography Program. Since then, she achieved tenure and
subsequently a full professorship. She chaired the Photography Program for =
seven
years, served as Faculty Senate President from 2008 to 2011, and most recen=
tly
has been the Dean of Fine Arts since 2014.=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-autospace:none"><span style=3D"mso-bid=
i-font-family:Arial">She holds a BA
from Evergreen State College and an MFA from University of California, Irvi=
ne.
She also attended the Whitney Museum of Art Independent Study Program.=C2=
=A0She
began her academic career twenty years ago at DePauw University as an
assistant professor of Fine Arts. While there, Carland co-founded Mr. Lady
Records and Videos, an independent record label and video art distribution
company, working with more than two dozen artists and musicians on the
production and independent distribution of their work.</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-autospace:none"><span style=3D"mso-bid=
i-font-family:Arial">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-autospace:none"><span style=3D"mso-bid=
i-font-family:Arial">She then was
appointed assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, where she built the photography program and founded the media arts
program. During her five years there, she successfully raised funds to buil=
d
facilities and programs, growing the national reputation for the university=
&#39;s fine arts
programs.</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-autospace:none"><span style=3D"mso-bid=
i-font-family:Arial">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-autospace:none"><span style=3D"mso-bid=
i-font-family:Arial">Tammy Rae is an
internationally renowned artist who works with photography, video, sculptur=
e,
and small-run publications. Her work has been screened and exhibited in gal=
leries
and museums internationally, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco=
,
Berlin, Vienna, and Istanbul. Her art and writing have been published in
numerous books, and she is represented by Jessica Silverman Gallery in San
Francisco. You can read more about Tammy Rae on the <a href=3D"https://www.=
cca.edu/news/2016/01/13/cca-names-tammy-rae-carland-provost">website.</a><b=
r></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I look forward to working with Tammy Rae as we conti=
nue to strengthen
CCA=E2=80=99s reputation for academic excellence and build a solid future f=
or the
college. </p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Sincerely,</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Stephen Beal</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"></p>





<br clear=3D"all"><br>--------- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div>Ste=
phen Beal</div><div>President=C2=A0</div><div>California College of the Art=
s</div><div>5212 Broadway</div><div>Oakland, CA 94618=C2=A0</div><div>and</=
div><div>1111-Eighth Street</div><div>San Francisco, CA 94107</div><div>Ema=
il: <a href=3D"mailto:sbeal@cca.edu" target=3D"_blank">sbeal@cca.edu</a></d=
iv><div>Telephone: 510-594-3630</div><div>Fax: 510-594-3797</div><div><br><=
/div></div>
</div>

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