Department of Art and Design for the University of Dayton, Located on the second floor of Raymond Fitz Hall. For visitors, parking passes are available during regular hours from the parking office located in the main entrance of Fitz Hall.
The mission of the Department of Art and Design is to provide quality education in the areas of art education, art history, fine art studio, photography, and visual communication design. The Department cultivates high standards for creativity, craft, conceptual understanding, critical analysis, historical scholarship, and pedagogy in all of these areas as they relate to the visual arts and visual culture. Central to these pursuits are the artistic practice and scholarly research of faculty, the dedication of support staff to the department’s educational objectives, and engaged teaching, learning, and scholarship. The Department of Art and Design is a thriving learning community grounded in the Marianist tradition of educating the whole person. It is fully integrated with the College of Arts and Sciences and the University and contributes significantly to our institutional commitment to excellence.
