{"id":23163,"date":"2021-03-01T19:03:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T19:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/art-design\/?page_id=23163"},"modified":"2024-10-21T12:13:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T16:13:35","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"dangerously-set-align-full\">\n<div id=\"localist-widget-55765283\" class=\"localist-widget\"><\/div>\n<p><script defer type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/calendar.ncsu.edu\/widget\/view?schools=ncsu&#038;groups=department_of_art_design&#038;days=365&#038;num=5&#038;container=localist-widget-55765283&#038;template=widget-template-7\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"lclst_widget_footer\"><a style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:block;width:81px;margin-top:10px;\" title=\"Widget powered by Localist Event Calendar Software\" href=\"https:\/\/www.localist.com?utm_source=widget&#038;utm_campaign=widget_footer&#038;utm_medium=branded%20link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/d3e1o4bcbhmj8g.cloudfront.net\/assets\/platforms\/default\/about\/widget_footer.png\" alt=\"Localist Online Calendar Software\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"81\" height=\"23\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.ncsu.edu\/group\/department_of_art_design\/calendar\/day\/2024\/10\/20?card_size=big&amp;days=366&amp;experience=\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/calendar.ncsu.edu\/group\/department_of_art_design\/calendar\/day\/2024\/10\/20?card_size=big&amp;days=366&amp;experience=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"text\">More events<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg \n\tclass=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"\n\trole=\"img\"\n\taria-hidden=\"1\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent News<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-posts-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/news\/\" class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\" data-ua-cat=\"Featured Content Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/news\/\">More News Stories<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a class=\"ncst-content-card \" href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/07\/14\/investing-in-future-designers\/\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34479\"\n            alt=\"Mac Dameron used her funding to purchase an iPad, an essential tool for bringing her animations to life.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/07\/mac-dameron-18-web.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">July 14, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Investing in Future Designers<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Through essential funding and a community of mentors and peers, the Design Pathways Program supports design students in need of financial aid, empowering them to achieve their academic goals.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a class=\"ncst-content-card \" href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/07\/09\/a-decade-of-vision-ten-years-of-transformative-leadership\/\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34476\"\n            alt=\"Chancellor Howell and Dean Hoversten in front of LED wall in virtual production lab\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/07\/vpl-3.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">July 09, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">A Decade of Vision: Ten Years of Transformative Leadership<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Over the past decade, Dean Hoversten has led the NC State College of Design through a period of growth, expanded impact and deepened community.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a class=\"ncst-content-card \" href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/07\/01\/new-members-join-college-of-design-leaders-council\/\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34474\"\n            alt=\"composite image of new incoming leaders council members featuring seven headshots\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/07\/lc-new-members-2026-web01.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">July 01, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">New Members Join College of Design Leaders Council<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Seven new members join the College of Design Leaders Council in 2026, an advisory body to the college. In addition to the new cohort of members, president Jennifer Heintz will step down as Betsy Peters Rascoe assumes the role for the next two years.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a class=\"ncst-content-card \" href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/06\/22\/ai-avatars-and-digital-doubles-are-stepping-into-real-life\/\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34471\"\n            alt=\"A man in a motion capture suit talks to a cameraman in a production studio setting\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/06\/topher-motion-capture-1-1.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">June 22, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">AI Avatars and Digital Doubles are Stepping into Real Life<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">What happens when artificial intelligence can look, sound and respond just like a real person? In a recent Spectrum News feature, College of Design faculty explore the rise of AI avatars and digital humans, examining both the opportunities and ethical questions surrounding this rapidly evolving technology.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a class=\"ncst-content-card \" href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/06\/16\/a-cross-college-collaboration-to-re-envision-how-the-design-library-will-serve-the-future\/\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34465\"\n            alt=\"Senior Simran Patel created a model to reimagine the exterior of the Design Library with stairs into the courtyard below.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/06\/design-library-redesign-2.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">June 16, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">A Cross-College Collaboration to Re-envision how the Design Library will Serve the Future<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">The Design Library in Brooks Hall is due for an update. For design students, a renovation project on their own campus is a rare chance to apply what they&#8217;re learning to a real-world scenario. The ReDesign Library Project is exactly that \u2014 an opportunity for College of Design classes to explore creative possibilities and leave a lasting legacy.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a class=\"ncst-content-card \" href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/06\/12\/xr-showcase-highlights-immersive-learning-in-action\/\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34467\"\n            alt=\"Participants use immersive technology.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/06\/img2469-1.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">June 12, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">XR Showcase Highlights Immersive Learning in Action\u00a0<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">The first-ever XR Showcase took place April 8, 2026, at D.H. Hill Library in the Faculty Research Commons. The XR Showcase highlighted how faculty across campus are transforming the classroom through extended reality (XR) technology \u2014 giving faculty and staff a space to explore innovative XR projects and connect outside of their daily work.&nbsp; Hosted&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a class=\"ncst-content-card \" href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/06\/12\/art2wear-2026-symbiosis-highlights-the-collaborative-spirit-of-nc-state-fashion-week\/\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34462\"\n            alt=\"Three models pose outside wearing pieces from Aurora Henderson&#039;s collection, titled Heteropagus.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/06\/a2w-209.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">June 12, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Art2Wear 2026: Symbiosis Highlights the Collaborative Spirit of NC&#160;State Fashion Week<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Student designers pushed the boundaries of fashion and storytelling at Art2Wear 2026: Symbiosis. Held during NC State&#8217;s inaugural Fashion Week, the annual showcase highlighted wearable art inspired by the interconnected relationships that shape our world.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a class=\"ncst-content-card \" href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/04\/15\/nc-state-is-a-fashion-school\/\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34436\"\n            alt=\"A student stitches a garment with portions of the garment pinned onto a dressmaker&#039;s dummy beside her.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/img0008-enhanced-nr.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">April 15, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">NC&#160;State Is a Fashion School<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">For the first time, we\u2019re bringing together all of our signature fashion-centered events for one can\u2019t-miss Fashion Week. Check out the lineup and find out how you can shape your future in fashion at NC State.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a class=\"ncst-content-card \" href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/04\/01\/tickets-on-sale-for-art2wear-2026\/\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34432\"\n            alt=\"Art2Wear presents Symbiosis\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/art2wear-symbiosisweb.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">April 01, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Tickets on sale for Art2Wear 2026<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">If you\u2019re looking for a front-row seat for a new type of Art2Wear experience, you\u2019re in luck \u2013 tickets for the College of Design\u2019s wearable art event are now on sale. Three showings will be offered: April 23: 7-9 pm, April 24: 4-6 pm and April 24: 7-9 pm at the Gregg Museum of Art&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a class=\"ncst-content-card \" href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/03\/26\/tania-allen-to-serve-as-department-head-of-media-arts-design-and-technology\/\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34430\"\n            alt=\"Tania Allen\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/tania-allen-2024square-web.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">March 26, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Tania Allen To Serve as Department Head of Media Arts, Design and Technology<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">The NC State College of Design is pleased to announce the appointment of Tania Allen as department head of Media Arts, Design and Technology. Allen, who has served in the role on an interim basis, brings a distinguished record of scholarship, research leadership and professional practice to the position.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a class=\"ncst-content-card \" href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2026\/03\/discover-our-majors-design-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34413\"\n            alt=\"Li Han\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/li-han.png\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/li-han.png 1536w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/li-han-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/li-han-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/li-han-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">March 17, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Discover Our Majors: Design Studies<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Meet design studies student Lia Han, and learn how her interdisciplinary design major is preparing her to pursue a career in social media marketing.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a class=\"ncst-content-card \" href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/03\/16\/student-spotlight-meet-gracie-wood-connecting-sustainability-with-design\/\">\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"845\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34412\"\n            alt=\"Gracie Wood\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Student-Spotlight-2_web.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Student-Spotlight-2_web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Student-Spotlight-2_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Student-Spotlight-2_web-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Student-Spotlight-2_web-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">March 16, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Student Spotlight: Meet Gracie Wood, Connecting Sustainability with Design<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Gracie Wood is from Cary, NC, and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Design Studies with a minor in Psychology. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, backpacking and singing a cappella. Wood sat down with CaSA to share her experience as a member of the 2025 Sustainable Futures Fellows program. 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