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07/31/17 AMES, Iowa — The Iowa State University College of Design has appointed new directors of two interdisciplinary graduate programs. Mimi Wagner, associate professor of landscape architecture, will direct the graduate program in sustainable environments. Geared toward students with professional degrees in art, architecture, landscape architecture, planning, graphic design, interior design, industrial design or engineering, this 35-credit master’s program focuses on holistic design strategies for the production of sustainable, resilient environments…

August 3, 2017

06/28/17 AMES, Iowa — The Iowa State University College of Design has appointed Sunghyun Kang to serve as its interim associate dean for academic programs. Kang, a professor of graphic design, will oversee the college’s undergraduate and graduate academic programs, including international programs, interdisciplinary programs and the first-year Core Design Program. She will also provide oversight for the Office of Student Services and Programs, including student recruitment and retention activities,…

June 28, 2017

06/23/17 AMES, Iowa — Following an internal search, the Iowa State University College of Design has appointed Cameron Campbell to serve as its senior associate dean for planning and academic personnel. Campbell, an associate professor of architecture who has served as the associate dean for academic programs since January 2016, will begin his new appointment July 1. In this new role, he will facilitate collegewide strategic planning and assessment; support…

June 23, 2017

June 22, 2017

06/15/17 AMES, Iowa — Siouxland residents attending the Big Parade on Thursday, June 29, are invited to stop by Iowa State University Design West to learn more about a new program making it easier for area students to complete a bachelor’s degree at Iowa State. A new agreement between the ISU College of Design and Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) allows students to take introductory design courses at the…

June 9, 2017

06/08/17 AMES, Iowa — A landmark sculpture designed by an Iowa State University faculty member will soon rise from the Iowa prairie whose history it celebrates. Reinaldo Correa, a lecturer in architecture, won a competition sponsored by the Marion Arts Council to create a focal entry point to the city’s 188-acre Lowe Park. Correa’s “Prairie Revival” — the latest artwork commissioned for the Lowe Park Sculpture Trail — consists of a…

June 8, 2017

06/07/17 AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State University College of Design graduate student and two recent graduates are among 11 Emerging Iowa Artists selected to exhibit their work June 23-25 at the Des Moines Arts Festival. In its 15th year, the Emerging Iowa Artists program provides young visual artists an opportunity to showcase their talent at one of the nation’s top arts festivals, which annually attracts more than 200,000 visitors.…

June 7, 2017

June 1, 2017

05/23/17 AMES, Iowa — A new agreement between Iowa State University and Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) will make it easier for community college students to complete a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary design at Iowa State. Through the agreement, students who receive an Associate in Arts (AA) from DMACC will be able to transfer to Iowa State to complete a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in interdisciplinary design in as few…

May 23, 2017

May 18, 2017