Applied Clowning Advisory Committee

Division of Performance and Guest Services · Wing D, Room D-102 · ext. 2810

Advises the Applied Clowning program (A.A.S.), including the clinical and facility rotation completed under CLN 265. Meetings are held in the Black Box, Wing D, at 5:30 p.m.

Members

Ex officio, without vote: Constance Ellery-Modd, Division Chair; Winifred Casp, Professor, Applied Clowning; Sherman Quibb, Field Placement Coordinator, Career Services.

Quorum: four voting members.

Meeting record

Attendance record — October 22, 2026

Black Box, Wing D, 5:30 p.m. · Attendance record; a quorum was not present.

1. The chair opened the meeting at 5:36 p.m. Three of seven voting members were present; four are required for a quorum. Under Section 4 of the Advisory Committee Guidelines, no action was taken.
2. Items carried forward to the next meeting at which a quorum is present: approval of the minutes of April 16, 2026; receipt of this attendance record; fall 2026 review of CLN course outcomes; clinical and facility rotation sites for spring 2027; equipment; placement.
3. Informational report. Professor Casp reported that the incoming cohort completed its first public assignment at the Fall Kickoff cookout on August 28, 2026.
4. Informational report. Mr. Quibb reported that rotation assignments under CLN 265 for spring 2027 will be confirmed with the cooperating facilities in November, after each facility’s credentialing review of the students assigned to it.
5. The members present concluded at 6:02 p.m.

Recorded by W. Casp.

Minutes — April 16, 2026

Black Box, Wing D, 5:30 p.m. · Draft — pending approval. Approval is carried forward from the meeting of October 22, 2026, at which a quorum was not present.

1. Call to order 5:34 p.m. Five of seven voting members present; quorum present.
2. Minutes. The minutes of April 17, 2025 were approved without correction (Kuzma/Scheeler). The attendance record of October 23, 2025, at which a quorum was not present, was received.
3. Items carried forward from October 23, 2025.
   1. Curriculum review. Professor Casp presented the annual review of CLN course outcomes for the 2025 calendar year. Members reviewed CLN 240 and CLN 265. Ms. Kuzma recommended that CLN 240 continue to include infection prevention practice for props and makeup used in patient areas, and that students continue to be instructed not to carry props between patient rooms without cleaning. Professor Casp stated that both are taught in CLN 240 and assessed before rotation. No change to the curriculum was recommended.
   2. Rotation sites. Mr. Quibb reported that one cooperating long-term care facility now requires documentation of current influenza vaccination by October 15 for students placed in the fall term. The requirement is the facility’s and is not waived by the College. Students were notified in March 2026.
4. Equipment. Professor Casp reported that the sixteen stations of the makeup laboratory and the clown makeup bench are in service. Members recommended no equipment changes.
5. Placement. Program outcome data were distributed with the agenda and are published at Consumer Information, Student Outcomes. Ms. Kuzma reported that her hospital’s program will accept applications for its contract performer roster in July 2026, and that the roster is maintained by the hospital under its own credentialing requirements and is separate from the clinical rotation. Mr. Haskett and Mr. Scheeler reported seasonal hiring for event work beginning in May.
6. Meeting schedule. Members discussed the date of the fall meeting. Professor Casp will poll the members and circulate the date.
7. Adjourned 6:41 p.m.

Recorded by W. Casp.