What our graduates say about the CAGS Program

Helen Packey, CAGS
Assistant Professor
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH

"I have truly enjoyed my CAGS experience. The flexibility and the opportunity to meet new people and to learn from them has been most rewarding. Sarasota has been a great experience so far. Everyone has been helpful, and the professors responsive and supportive, and I have learned a great deal. I might add that I have also worked very hard, maybe too hard in some cases, but I wouldn't change a thing! I can't wait to start the dissertation!"

Arts, Leadership and Learning

Program Coordinators:

Dr. Patricia Lindberg, plindber@plymouth.edu
Professor of Education; Executive M.Ed. Coordinator; Coordinator of Integrated Arts M.Ed. Program; Distinguished Teaching Award 2003
B.A., B.S., University of New Hampshire; M.A., Emerson College; Ph.D., New York University

Dr. Cynthia Vascak, cynthiav@plymouth.edu
Associate Professor of Art Education
B.A., Pan American University; M.F.A., Boston University; Ph.D., University of New Hampshire

The CAGS strand in Arts, Leadership and Learning is a 33 -credit program that addresses the needs of practicing educators and administrators who have completed a master’s degree and are interested in pursuing advanced academic work in arts, leadership and learning. The program is a natural extension of the work being done at Plymouth in arts integration and serves to address current national trends and legislation toward the integration of the arts as an integral part of the core curriculum.

Program of Study

Required Courses

Core Component
EP 7020 Collaborative Leadership - 3 credits
EP 7030 Transforming the Educational Agenda - 3 credits
EP 7040 Planning in Education and Human Services - 3 credits
EP 7050 Qualitative Methodology and Applied Research - 3 credits
EP 7090 Critical Perspectives for Arts Advocacy - 3 credits
EP 7110 Arts and Learning - 3 credits
EP 7130 Shaping Policies and Practices in Arts Education - 3 credits

Specialization Component - 12 credits
Coursework selected by student and advisor and approved by CAGS director.

Total for CAGS in Educational Leadership, Arts, Leadership and Learning Strand - 33 credits