Arts school wants new name
Published: Fri, Apr. 11, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Fri, Apr. 11, 2008 02:41AM
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closeThe N.C. School of the Arts wants a name change.
The residential arts school in Winston-Salem, a member of the UNC system, wants to be known as the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
The school, which trains artists for careers in filmmaking, music, dance, design and production and drama, is often confused with magnet schools, and some people think it is a high school, school officials say. Its students range from middle school to graduate school level.
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The name change, which will be considered in May by the UNC system Board of Governors, would change nothing about the way the school operates or how it is funded.
The last UNC system campus to change its name was UNC-Pembroke several years ago, formerly Pembroke State University.
"They thought the recognition associated with the [UNC] name would be good for the university," said Jeff Davies, chief of staff for Erskine Bowles, the UNC system's president. "I think that's part of the logic with this proposal."
School officials say the name change will help in fundraising and recruitment. It was the first publicly funded residential institution of its kind in the nation when founded in 1965. It became a part of the UNC system in 1972.
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