The Caine School of the Arts within USU’s new College of Arts and Sciences is dedicated to promoting the arts and arts education on campus and in the community. Named to celebrate decades of transformational support from the Caine Family and working closely with the Departments of Art+Design, Music, and Theatre Arts, the Caine School champions and facilitates shared programming in the arts, including the Visiting Artists and Scholars Series, differential tuition programs, USU’s annual Utah Symphony performance, Caine Scholars and Graduate Scholars, Caine Ambassadors, the Lyric Repertory Company, and other programs aligned with those traditionally supported by the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation and Marie Eccles Caine Foundation-Russell Family.
The school fosters community engagement activities in the arts, provides event support and professional stewardship of the Caine Lyric Theatre, Daines Concert Hall, Morgan Theatre, Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall, and Tippetts and Eccles Galleries through Production Services and works collaboratively with the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and others to engage patrons and donors to garner additional resources for programs in the arts. The school serves as a catalyst for of a community of artists and scholars that embraces and supports artistry, creativity, and innovation while honoring the many traditions that comprise the arts in modern society.