Acceptance of a scholarship in this Department carries with it a serious responsibility. A scholarship singles out its recipient as one of those students whose skills are necessary to the overall creative functioning of the Department. Because such students are so highly regarded, the Department expects that they will assume leadership roles in maintaining the artistic and scholarly basis on which we operate. This means that all scholarship recipients must:

1. Accept a role, if cast.
2. Participate in every show in some capacity.
3. Maintain a satisfactory academic average (at least a 2.5 G.P.A., and 3.2 in the area of concentration).

At the end of each academic year, the Department of Theatre Arts holds its annual Owen Dodson "Weenie" Awards program in which students and alumni are recognized for outstanding achievement. In order to qualify for the faculty awards, students must have demonstrated outstanding development in a particular area, and must meet other stringent requirements.