We are pleased that our commons areas are popular places to study and are rightfully proud that the Meadows School is a welcoming place on campus.

A point of clarification, and a question: The institution, the school, is the Meadows School of the Arts and is housed in four buildings on campus. These include the Umphrey Lee Center, where CTV, CCPA and journalism have their offices and classrooms. Hughes Trigg has the Pollock Gallery, where the Studio Art Division has a gallery.  Another is the  Meadows Museum, which houses the art collection of Algur Meadows and subsequent acquisitions.  Lastly, and most thought about when referring to the school, is  the Owen Art Center.   Advertising, arts administration, art history, dance, music, theatre and studio art have offices and classrooms in the OAC.

We are aware that the Owen Arts Center is commonly called “Meadows” since a majority of the school is housed here, but that label is incorrect. Since we do have a building on campus that can more accurately be called “Meadows” (the Museum) we think that this incorrect nomenclature leads to confusion.

The area where the coffee cart is located is the Taubman Atrium. I wonder why it is infamous?

Scot Montague works in the Meadows Facilities Office at the Owen Art Center. He can be reached for comments or questions at [email protected].