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Learning Environment
The College of Design building, located on the west side
of the Iowa State University campus, features five stories of studio
classrooms and offices wrapped around a public atrium capped with a
vaulted skylight. Outside are expansive lawns, native prairie plantings,
and several display areas for public art. Inside are a 250-seat
auditorium, an electronic classroom, a flexible gallery space that may
accommodate one or more exhibitions, branches of the university library and university bookstore, model shop, Design Café, a full-service output center, and several computer labs.
The computer graphics lab allows students to concentrate on digital
imaging, editing, modeling and animation. Other labs focus on geographic information systems, computer-aided design and desktop publishing. Some studios also are equipped with computers for student use.
Studio classrooms are designed for 15 to 20 students. Many of
these are customized for instruction in such areas as ceramics, fibers,
jewelry/metalsmithing, painting, printmaking, photography, and wood design. Studio arts majors
have the option of having a locker in the building, plus additional
storage space within their specific studios. The College of Design is
the only Iowa State University classroom building open 24 hours per
day, allowing convenient access to workspaces and intensive development
of studio work.
The College of Design also utilizes classroom and studio space in the Armory and Lab of Mechanics.
In
addition to traditional instructional facilities, the college has a
number of public review and critique areas with projection capabilities
and space to "pin up" student work.
For further information on facilities and resources available to design students and faculty, please go to:
Learning Communities
The College of Design has two learning communities for design students.
Design Exchange
Established in 1997, the Design Exchange is a year-long living and learning experience
open to first-time, first-year students in any major in the
College of Design. All Design Exchange students take part in a required
one-credit seminar each semester that helps increase their understanding of
the different design disciplines and career options. The seminars also
provide insight into portfolio development, sketchbooks, creativity,
internships and study abroad, and facilitate clarification of personal
and career goals. Students enroll in several common courses and participate in academic
and social activities arranged by peer mentors.
The Design Exchange has 100 members who live in
four residence hall houses-two for men and two for women, two in
Friley Hall and two in Linden Hall. Each house also includes students
from Iowa
State's six other undergraduate colleges. Thus, Design Exchange members
live with others who share a common interest in design but
also get to know students from around campus. Participating students
share a common studio space and computer lab in their residence hall
and
have regular contact with in-residence, upper-class design students who
serve as peer mentors.
Design Collaborative
The Design Collaborative is a one-semester, non-residential
learning community open to all first-year and transfer students in any
major in the College of Design. New in 2005, this learning community
provides students with the opportunity to connect with
both peers and faculty members during the fall semester when they have
first arrived on campus. Participants
expand their knowledge of the various disciplines offered by the
College of Design as well as enhance skills necessary to succeed
as design students.
Off-Campus Study Opportunities
Most
of the undergraduate programs in the College of Design incorporate
regular field trips-local, regional and national-into their curricula.
Students have opportunities to visit professional offices, major
museums, and important historical and design sites in nearby
metropolitan areas such as Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis and
St. Louis, and some make extended trips to locations like New York or
Toronto.
A majority of students in the college's undergraduate professional
programs participate in study abroad. More than 125 students annually
on average take part in the college's Rome Program
in Italy. Other opportunities specific to the College of Design include
the landscape architecture department's summer Pacific Rim Traveling
Studio (Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand) and occasional offerings
to the United Kingdom (England and Wales); the architecture department has
sponsored trips to China and Cuba in the past.
The College of Design's Institute for Design Research and Outreach
coordinates the PLaCE (Partnering Landscape and Community Enhancement)
program, an interdisciplinary outreach service in which students and
faculty work jointly on projects that address community and urban
development in Iowa.
Faculty Development and Recognition
New Faculty Orientation
In
addition to the orientation sessions the university sponsors for new
faculty, each fall the College of Design sponsors its own more specific
sessions, focused in alternating years on
teaching/advising and research/creative activities. All faculty are
welcome to attend these sessions. CELT
The
university's Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT)
provides numerous professional development opportunities for faculty.
Many College of Design faculty are active participants in CELT
activities.
Miller Faculty Fellowships
Nearly every year since the program's inception, design
faculty members have received awards through the university's Miller
Faculty Development Fund, which is administered by the President's
Office and the CELT. Miller
Fellowships provide faculty with opportunities to enhance their
scholarly work in the university's undergraduate programs and to
develop innovative approaches to student learning. Recent instructional
innovations that have emerged out of Miller Faculty Fellowships in the
College of Design include Plato's Cave; Design Studies 183: Design
Cultures; and the Design Sciences course currently under development.
Faculty Professional Development Assignments
Recognizing that faculty members periodically require
significant opportunities for professional growth and development, the
university offers the Faculty Professional Development Assignment Program. College of Design faculty members recently have used their development leaves to complete a two-month artist residency in France and wrap up research in the United States and Europe for a book on waste landscapes.
Polster Teaching Award
The
Raymond G. and Lula G. Polster Teaching Award is presented annually to
recognize and support the significance of teaching in the College of
Design and acknowledge the exceptional teaching performance of a College of
Design faculty member early in his/her professional career. The award
includes a framed certificate and $1,000 cash.
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