▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁with ▁nearly ▁ 2 , 7 0 0 ▁students , ▁well ▁up ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁ 3 5 ▁students . ▁The ▁school ▁currently ▁en roll s ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 , 3 0 0 ▁under grad ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁students ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Rh odes ▁successfully ▁persu aded ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁confer ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁fine ▁arts ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁▁ ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁human ities ▁teacher , ▁reflect ing ▁his ▁past ▁education ▁at ▁L . I . U . ▁and ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁ ▁Rh odes ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁cre ative ▁director ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁signature ▁public ▁projects ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Visual ▁Arts . ▁He ▁helped ▁advise ▁and ▁create ▁post ers ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁school ' s ▁fac ulty ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁displayed ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Sub way ▁system ▁for ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁post ers ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁potential ▁students ▁and ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Visual ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Rh odes ▁remained ▁active ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁up ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Death ▁Rh odes ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁sleep ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 1 ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Kat on ah , ▁New