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From the Desk of Dean Mark Hoversten

View the latest updates from the Dean below.

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COVID-19 Information for Spring 2021

Find the latest policies related to the College of Design’s plans for Spring 2021. 
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Faculty and Staff: New Hires, Retirements, Accomplishments

Dear College of Design Community,  Hello everyone! I hope your semester is off to a great start. I wanted to take a moment to recognize a few accomplishments within our college, as well as a few changes in faculty and staff.  Accomplishments: Thomas Barrie has been accepted into the AIA College of Fellows! Tom’s writings connecting… 
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Congratulations, Ph.D. Graduates!

Dean Mark Hoversten provides encouraging words to our recent Ph.D. graduates. 
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Congratulations, Graduates!

For our 2020 graduates, this year’s commencement ceremony was like no other. It began with a video of Dean Hoversten searching the campus for our students. Then, the department heads shared words of encouragement with the students, commending them for their outstanding work this year. 
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Dean’s Five Year Review

View a copy of Dean Hoversten’s five-year review. 
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Important Academic Calendar Updates

Upcoming and important dates for the remainder of the fall 2020 semester include the drop deadline, spring enrollment, and the S/U grading option. 
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Dean’s Charge to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee

Dean Mark Hoversten has charged the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion subcommittee with important work in tackling antiracism within our curriculum, providing positive role models in the college, and providing all students with access to the College of Design. 
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Update on Facilities Access and Resources in the College of Design

Dear College of Design Students, I am reaching out today to make you aware of the resources available to you during the transition to online learning. The changes we face can be alarming, but we’re all in this together. Our goals during the COVID-19 pandemic are twofold: maintaining the quality of a design education while… 
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From the Dean: Housing and Academic Calender Updates

Dear College of Design Community, The past several days have brought several announcements with changes to both our instruction methods and our students’ living situations. First, Chancellor Woodson announced on August 21 that all undergraduate courses would move to online instruction. On Monday, he announced that students occupying university housing should schedule a time to… 
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On Behalf of Dean Mark Hoversten

Dear College of Design community, As you have likely heard, Chancellor Woodson announced that undergraduate classes will pivot to online instruction beginning Monday, August 24 at 8 a.m. If you have not done so, please take a moment to read his announcement for complete details regarding this development. There have been an increasing number of… 
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Black Lives Matter

The College of Design continues to be saddened and angered by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others who are unjustly murdered based on the color of their skin. We cannot let this continue to happen. Furthermore, we cannot let our profession, one which is predominately white, remain silent on… 
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Derek Ham Appointed Department Head of Art + Design

Ham has been at the College of Design since June 2015 and was recently promoted from assistant professor.