About

Mission

The College Legacy Committee (CLC) is led by a cohort of faculty, staff, alumni, and students charged with navigating our transition with dignity and purpose. The CLC is empowered to oversee projects, publications, installations, and exhibitions that fulfill the following objectives:

• Commemoration and Documentation: CLC shall harness existing initiatives and inspire new efforts to contribute to the institution’s archives. It is charged with ensuring our legacy is preserved through creative, sensitive, and scholarly methods that resonate with CCA diverse communities.
• Curation of the Final Chapter: CLC is the primary creative guide for the wind-down process, curating along the same artistic rigor, intellectual depth, and excellence that has defined our founding.
• Community Activation: The Committee shall design and facilitate intentional spaces for students, faculty, and alumni to gather. This charge includes the creation of forums for reflection, celebration, and commemoration, upholding the spirit of the college throughout the transition.

Above all, the CLC is tasked with leveraging this unique moment in our history to ensure that we reach our conclusion with deep respect for the people, the culture, and the transformative ideas that have defined CCA for 120 years.

Members

Co-Chairs

Curtis Arima (Dean, Fine Arts & Professor, Jewelry and Metal Arts)

Annemarie Haar (AVP, Instructional Services)

Taro Hattori (VP, Faculty Senate & Associate Professor, Sculpture)

Members

Joyce Alcantara (Associate Director, Content and Marketing)

Jaime Austin (Senior Director, Exhibitions and Public Programming)

Joseph Bryant (Alum, BArch 1999)

John Jenkins (Senior Director, Academic Affairs)

Megan Lavelle (Alum, Social Practice MFA 2013)

Sofia Nuñez-Morales (Dual-Degree Student, MFA Design & Design Strategy MBA)

Noki Seekao (Senior Director, Campus Life)

Jennifer Sonderby (Chair & Assistant Professor, Communication Design)

MacKenzie Stevens (Deputy Director & Curator, Wattis Institute)

Lucille Tenazas (Trustee & founding MFA Design Chair, 2000)