Michael Haga
Art History Adjunct Faculty
& Assistant Dean for the School of the Arts

Telephone:(843) 953-7766
Fax:(843) 953-4988
Office: Room 101, 44 St. Philip Street
Email: hagam@cofc.edu

Courses:

ARTH 101 History of Art from Prehistoric to Renaissance

Michael W. Haga is Assistant Dean at the College of Charleston’s School of the Arts. Working with Dean Morris and her staff, he is responsible for the School’s administrative activities as well as special events and projects related to stewardship and educational and cultural programming. Mr. Haga received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Roanoke College and a Master of Arts and Liberal Studies degree from Hollins College.

As an adjunct member of the faculty, Mr. Haga has taught Art History 101 since the Spring 1994 semester. He taught Introduction to Arts Management in the Spring 1998 semester and was named Outstanding Adjunct Faculty in Art History in 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Mr. Haga has been involved with several arts organizations during his time at the College, serving on the boards of the Lowcountry Arts and Cultural Council, Print Studio South, and the South Carolina Artisans Center. He also has served on the Charleston County Magnet School of the Arts’ School Governance Council as a community representative and as Program Coordinator for the South Carolina Society of the Archaeological Institute of America. Mr. Haga currently serves on the Executive Committee of the South Carolina Arts Alliance as co-chair of that organization's Membership Committee. He also serves as co-chair of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans' Advocacy Taskforce.

Mr. Haga has written exhibition reviews for The New Art Examiner, Art Papers, Carolina Arts, and The Charleston City Paper. He has served as a slide juror for the Piccolo Spoleto Craft Exhibition for several years and judged exhibitions in South Carolina and Virginia. Mr. Haga has served as a grant panelist for many organizations, including the South Carolina Arts Commission and the Oregon Arts Commission.