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Integrated studio arts graduating senior Breanna Kixmiller is ISU College of Design’s student marshal for spring commencement
04/16/18 AMES, Iowa — Breanna Kixmiller of Atlantic will represent the Iowa State University College of Design as its student marshal at the university’s public commencement exercises Saturday, May 5, at Hilton Coliseum. Her faculty escort will be Teresa Paschke, professor of art and visual culture. Kixmiller will graduate summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in integrated studio arts and a double-minor in performing arts and political…

April 16, 2018
ISU College of Design students to present projects at annual Research in the Capitol event April 3
03/27/18 AMES, Iowa — Three teams of undergraduate students from the Iowa State University College of Design are among those selected to represent Iowa State at the 13th annual Research in the Capitol event from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, in the rotunda of the State Capitol building in Des Moines. More than 60 undergraduate students from Iowa’s three Regent universities (Iowa State, the University of…

March 27, 2018
ISU interior design senior wins NEWH chapter scholarship
12/12/17 AMES, Iowa — Elizabeth Bixenman, an Iowa State University senior in interior design, has been awarded a $4,500 scholarship by the North Central Chapter of NEWH, the Hospitality Industry Network. Scholarship recipients must be enrolled in an accredited program in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota or Wisconsin and must have completed at least half of the total required credits toward their undergraduate degree (or be a graduate student) in…

December 12, 2017
Seeing the world on two wheels: ISU senior works to make biking more accessible
12/11/17 AMES, Iowa — Zoey Mauck is passionate about cycling. Given the choice, the Iowa State University senior will bike almost anywhere rather than hop on CyRide or drive. Her laptop is covered with bike-related stickers, her Instagram feed features her numerous rides and the people she rides with, and wherever she is on campus, her Liv Avail road bike is always parked outside. “I grew up biking. I…

December 11, 2017
ISU College of Design student named Udall Honorable Mention
05/01/17 AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University junior Zoey Mauck has been named a Udall Honorable Mention in the annual scholarship competition sponsored by the Udall Foundation. Mauck, a double major in landscape architecture and community and regional planning from Des Moines, is one of 50 students in the nation to receive the prestigious recognition. The award was announced by the University Honors Program, which coordinates nominations and applications. Established by…

May 1, 2017
Iowa State students win Disney Imagineering contest

February 13, 2017
ISU College of Design faculty, students take top honors in Octagon Center for the Arts' national all-media exhibition
02/01/17 AMES, Iowa — Five artists with ties to the Iowa State University College of Design earned top honors in the 49th Annual Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood exhibition at the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames. Guest juror Santiago Cal announced awards during the opening reception Friday, Jan. 27. Olivia Valentine, ISU assistant professor of art and visual culture, won the Winifred V. Brown Best of Show…

February 1, 2017