The College of Visual and Performing Arts seeks to provide comprehensive professional and liberal arts education for students in the disciplines of dance, fashion, interior design, music, theatre, and the visual arts; to serve the educational needs of all Radford students by providing comprehensive opportunities and experiences in the arts; to enrich the artistic and cultural environment of the university, western Virginia, the Commonwealth, and beyond; and to make significant artistic contributions in the disciplines of dance, fashion, interior design, music, theatre, and the visual arts. (Radford University Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-1999)