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The Theatre and Dance Department is preparing to renew our NAST Accreditation next fall.  As a part of our self-study, we are conducting an alumni survey to help us determine how we can better serve our present and future students. If you will take just a few minutes of your valuable time to answer the questions below, it will significantly assist the department as we plan for the future.

Program and Degree Information

1. Please indicate the theatre degree(s) you received at Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University):

First Degree:
     

Number of Years to Complete Degree:

   

Second Degree:

 

   

Number of Years to Complete Degree:

   

Third Degree:

     

Number of Years to Complete Degree:

   

2. Please list the full-time theatre-related or dance positions you have held since graduating from or leaving Missouri State University and the date range (e.g. 1999-2001) in each position. (If you have never held a full-time position in theatre or dance, please skip to question 4).

3. If you have never been employed in a full-time position, please list the part-time theatre-related or dance positions you have occupied since graduating from Missouri State and the date range (e.g. 1999-2001) in each position. (If you answered question 3, you should skip this question(.

4. Please list your present occupation if not covered in questions 3 or 4 above.

Quality Evaluation

5. Please list your opinions regarding the following areas:

6. Please list your opinions regarding the quality of instruction at Missouri State University in the following areas:

7. Please describe any courses you think should be added for theatre or dance majors at Missouri State University:

8. Please list any courses you were required to take that you think should not be required.

BFA and Thesis

If you undertook a senior BFA project or master’s thesis while at Missouri State University, please answer questions 9 & 10. If you did not do any of these, please skip to question 11.

Work Opportunities

11. Given your major or professional emphasis, do you feel you had adequate opportunities to work in the following situations? (Skip questions in this section that are not applicable)

12. What was the general influence of these working opportunities (question 11) on your personal career development?

Facilities

14. How could they have been improved?

Choosing Missouri State University

Please explain your answer:

16. What advice would you give to present theatre and dance students in regard to preparation for a career in theatre or dance? Emphasize your own experience.

17. How important were the following elements in your decision to attend Missouri State University?

Graduate Assistantship

Questions 18 and 19 are only for those alumni who had a graduate assistantship in theatre while pursuing a post baccalaureate degree from Missouri State University. If you did not have such a graduate assistantship, please skip to question 20.

18. Describe your assistantship duties (e.g., teaching, etc.)

19. Rate your graduate assistantship experience according to the following factors:

Other Comments

20. Do you have any other comments or suggestions regarding the Theatre and Dance Department?

21. Do you have any suggestions to improve alumni relations or communications?

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