Courses
Beginning and Advanced Drawing, Beginning and Advanced Painting, 2-D Design, Watercolor Background Teaching at Inver Hills since fall 2003, Gregory Rose has a bachelor of fine arts degree with a concentration in drawing and painting from Pennsylvania State University and holds a master of fine arts degree with a concentration in drawing and painting from the University of Minnesota. Rose has taught at the Summer Arts Program and has filled in for graduate students at Penn State as well as taught introduction to art, beginning painting and drawing classes at the University of Minnesota. Rose has also done a slide lecture on his work at the Weismann Museum on the U of M campus. "Teaching is in my blood. I always thought I was going to teach art in some way. I still have a lot to accomplish and do in education." Rose is involved with the Art Club and is also a part of the Committee for Institutional Research Review Board. Rose hopes to continue teaching at Inver Hills and, as for exhibiting, plans to apply for the McKnight Fellowship, Bush Fellowship and participate in art competitions nationally.
Bringing out the artist in students
Fine art instructors at Inver Hills really push their students to think outside of the box in their work. "We enrich our students with challenging ideas and assignments. We have a diverse group of instructors who work in and outside of the classroom. I teach students that fine arts is very important considering that it has all the elements of math, science, research, and English at times (writing artist statements and grants, etc.), plus it has cultural significance beyond the personal and creative exploration. In essence, as an artist you must have an idea of how these elements work together to give the best results in terms of drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, and performance to name a few. I try to give an image of all these things in education." The Art Department also involves students in campus life. Rose and Wendy Olson's students have worked on art pieces for campus conferences. The students also work hard to give the department art works for art exhibitions on campus. High profile speakers in the field of art include ceramics artist Judy Onofrio and Clarence Morgan, department chair of the U of M art department.
Big changes
Along with new additions to the College Center and new faculty members, Rose cites the bonding funds for a new art facility and more classrooms as one of the biggest changes he has seen at Inver Hills. "Also, our students are becoming more of a diverse group with notable differences in cultures, ethnicities, and gender; there has been an increase in student activities on campus...with cultural dancers, singers, and performers such as the great public speakers for Student Success Day." Rose also notes that he is starting to see a lot more interest in the arts, "I think, most of all, that the students are becoming more focused."