Pros able to promote collaborative work with artists, musicians, actors, e.g., in weekly seminar promote collaborative culture common needs in common space create momentum for changes create regional identity for arts community formation of college gives admin voice: dean that speaks only to arts vs. CAS CAS dean doesn’t have to deal with arts but can focus on other areas more majors could get advising from faculty outside CAS to bolster liberal arts element collectively, sizeable entity that could have larger impact on community stronger voice with the legislature collectively rather than as individual units or as part of CAS easier to support fundraising staff in each unit (couldn’t dedicate staff within CAS as easily)

Cons could promote college work within existing structure different languages among different disciplines arts historians may lose humanities role within CAS; may feel uncomfortable within COA contributes to "silo" effect of isolation across faculty will art history appear within CAS anywhere? lose an element of liberal arts within CAS majors may lose sight of importance of liberal arts in their education identity takes long time to create and disseminate, which could hinder fundraising efforts for entire COA increased staff (dean, assoc dean) and other new resources needed for admin levels (that’s equal to 2-3 faculty lines) lose discretionary funds/IDC that might trickle down from other depts. within CAS but that might not be there with smaller unit lots of work for nothing? additional work (creating admin structure, policies and procedures) without additional resources