Take charge of your education

• Communicate effectively with teachers, advisors and staff.

• Understand your course material, as well as the curriculum

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requirements for your degree.
• Take advantage of resources available to you through the university including:
financial aid, arts advisors, faculty, and tutoring services.
DEDICATED • Understand university technology: Canvas, Banner, Wolverine Track, etc.
Be ambitious
• Set goals and put in the effort to achieve them.
• Explore opportunities at school to perform, exhibit and grow as an artist.
• Find additional opportunities outside of class to improve your craft.
Be disciplined
• Come to class prepared and on time.
• For every hour you are in class, prepare/practice a minimum of two
hours outside of class.
• Actively participate in classes and rehearsals.
• Understand how the industry works in your specific profession, including
attending professional events, joining professional organizations, etc.

Expand your creativity and develop

your professional skills
• Experiment, take risks and be adventurous.
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• Be willing to fail—that’s key to learning.

COMPELLING • Have an entrepreneurial mindset.

• Seek out collaboration.
Seek and openly accept constructive criticism
and feedback about your work
• Listen to and apply feedback from your instructors and peers.
• Offer respectful and relevant feedback to your peers.
• Explain your rationale to support your opinions.
• Be honest with yourself about your work and how it compares to others.

Maintain integrity
• Be honest and ethical in your assignments, projects, rehearsals,
and performances.
• Avoid cheating and plagiarism as defined by the student code of conduct.
Be inclusive and respectful of others
• Expose yourself to ideas and ways of being that differ from your own.
• Be inclusive of faculty, students and staff from all walks of life.
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• Disagree amicably.
• Communicate respectfully verbally, in writing and online.
Lead a passionate but balanced life
• Take care of your mental and physical health.
• Take advantage of campus resources such as Mental Health Services and the
Student Life & Wellness center.

Create a meaningful career in the arts

or another chosen field
• Develop and leverage networking skills.
• Complete one or more internships.
• While in school, find opportunities to work professionally on side projects,
freelancing, performances, etc.
• Create a portfolio to highlight your work/capabilities and secure employment.
Apply the skills and techniques learned during
your education to succeed in your field
• Use the skills and abilities you’ve developed in your discipline.
• Excel at your job and contribute to your field.
• Find a mentor in your first job to help you.
SUCCESSFUL Use the diverse knowledge you’ve acquired
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in the arts to help you succeed

• Use additional skills such as marketing/self-promotion, strategic planning,
financial management, entrepreneurship, business management, etc.
• Apply your knowledge of negotiations, contracts, grant-writing, taxes.