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SPRING 2007
Double Presentation Introduction to Founders College
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Academy of Realist Art (ARA) You may have heard about Founders College. The brainchild of Dr. Gary Hull, this new University is set to open its doors in Virginia in September, 2007.
Three key members of FC's executive and staff will be in Toronto over the Easter weekend, and will give TOA members a sneak preview of what the College has in store for this fall.
Gary Hull, Ph.D. What makes the Founders education the best in the world? Dr. Hull will discuss the elements of FC's distinctive approach for training students: unique content and how it differs from that of other colleges, the copyrighted curriculum, and the qualifications and training of faculty. Specific courses will be reviewed, including the manner in which classes build to provide an integrated body of liberal arts knowledge. Plus, there will be special discussion of a new Department of Fine Arts at Founders College and the many possible strategic relationships with the Academy of Realist Art.
Tamara Fuller Ms. Fuller will offer a rare, inside look at the business and economic model behind a for-profit, liberal arts education. Discussion will include choice of location, business components and synergies, customer focus, branding and marketing strategies, talent and staffing, how the enterprise was financed, and real estate development plans.
Venue: Academy of Realist Art The event will be hosted at Academy of Realist Art, 2968 Dundas Street West (second floor) in the Junction area of Toronto, on the evening of Saturday, April 7. Note: When last year's TOA Anniversary Party took place at this location, the Academy was still under construction, with bare walls and dusty floors. It was completed shortly thereafter, and is now full of rich, vibrant paintings by its students, teachers and grads, as well as works in progress. So, in addition to the presentation on Founders (and refreshments), you will be treated to fuel for the spirit. There is a Green-P parking lot at the southeast corner of Dudas & Pacific. TTC Directions: From Dundas West Station, catch the Junction 40 bus, get off at Pacific and Dundas (about 6 bus stops from Dundas West Station). Click here for a map to ARA. |
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Gary Hull, Ph.D., Chief of
“Our vision for Founders College has been in the planning for ten years. Through extensive research and content development, we offer a unique and rigorous integrated liberal arts curriculum that focuses on important ideas and their consequences. When presented in their logical order by experienced faculty with exemplary teaching abilities, our students will gain the critical thinking, writing and speaking skills possessed by the highest achievers and most valued by corporations and organizations.”
Tamara K. Fuller
“From the perspective of the corporate world, it is rare to find a college or university that can sustain itself as a successful business model. I am inspired by the opportunity to design and implement an organization that brings the best educational product and service to the student.”
Lee Sandstead
He received his B.A. Philosophy/B.S. Mass Communication from Middle Tennessee State University in December 1996, when he received the prestigious award for Outstanding Magazine Journalism Graduate. He has studied art history at the University of Memphis’ graduate program, and most recently, the art history doctoral program at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York City. “Let’s get fired up for art!”
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Dr.
Hull is Director of the Program on Values and Ethics in the
Marketplace at Duke University. He is also a Masters level teacher of
teachers, and prominent as a teacher of writers, with many published
authors as former students. Dr. Hull is sought after by the media as
a commentator and expert in his field. His editorials have been
published in newspapers around the country. He frequently presents at
professional conferences worldwide and is a repeat lecturer at
universities such as Harvard, Stanford, University of Michigan,
University of Wisconsin, the University of California at Berkeley,
and UCLA.
Ms.
Fuller is a highly successful entrepreneur with experience in
executive consulting, banking, and real estate. She has special
expertise in organizational analysis and market development, and has
consulted with many Fortune 100 companies for the past 15 years. An
innovative investor and thought leader, her real estate company owns
and manages a portfolio of more than 100 residences on the East
Coast. She is also a founding partner and board member of Howard Bank.
While
primarily a generalist, Professor Sandstead specializes in
late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Academic art of France,
America, Spain, Italy, England and Canada. His lectures on art
history and art appreciation have been heard nationally and
internationally at over 30 universities and institutions, such as:
Harvard, New York University, Yale, Duke, Virginia Tech, University
of Washington, Penn State, and the University of Memphis. His
art-historical photography has been published in numerous books and
publications, including: The New York Times, Fortune, Ms.,
Preservation Magazine, Style 1900, The New York Post, and American
Cemetery Magazine.