{"id":2378,"date":"2020-05-20T13:18:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T17:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=2378"},"modified":"2025-06-26T15:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T19:50:12","slug":"curricular-extracurricular","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/graphic-design\/students\/curricular-extracurricular\/","title":{"rendered":"Curricular and Extracurricular Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n All Events<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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\n May<\/span>\n 08<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Friday10:00 AM<\/span>\n <\/p>\n

College of Design Commencement Ceremony<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Visiting Artists and Scholars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To supplement graduate-level courses, the program invites visiting designers, design researchers, and design scholars to speak and work with students either on campus or virtually.  The MGXD faculty often invite in colleagues from their networks to meet with graduate students specifically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past lecturers and or workshop leaders have included Jan Van Toorn, Irma Boom, Erik Spiekerman, Victoria Vesna, Andrew Blauvelt, Ian Bogost, Anne Burdick, Johanna Drucker, Hugh Dubberly, Elliott Peter Earls, Shelley Evanston, Stuart Ewen, Jessica Helfand, Terry Irwin, Suguru Ishizaki, Brenda Laurel, Peter Lunenfeld, Ellen Lupton, J. Abbott Miller, Sharon Poggenpohl, Michael Rock, Katie Salen, Jon Sueda, Elizabeth Sanders, Louise Sandhaus, Martin Venezky, Susan Yelavich, Stuart Candy, Paul Pangaro, Deborah Forster, Michael Yap, Benjamin Gaydos, and Caroline Sinders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Assistants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A few opportunities to work with faculty as Research Assistants on both theoretical and applied projects are available. RA positions vary in scope and frequency based on faculty research funding and are offered by that faculty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Assistants<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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\n The Department Head may offer qualified entering MGXD II students assistantships between March and July prior to their first year. Otherwise, qualified students may apply in the Spring semester for an Assistantship in the following academic year. Positions are awarded based on GPA, experience, and departmental needs. MGXD III students are typically not eligible for a TA position, with some exceptions. \n <\/p>\n \n

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