02.08.2016

02.08.2016

OPPORTUNITIES RESOURCES AWARDS & HONORS JOBS & INTERNSHIPS RESEARCH & CREATIVE

Li Lin_ Visiting IAPD Scholar_ will be leaving us February 14.

Professor Li Lin has been a Visiting Scholar in IAPD for the past year. During that time, she has given lectures, conducted research, and participated in the Product Design Studios as well as the History of Furniture course. We have enjoyed her warm presence here and will miss her when she leaves this coming Sunday!

ACCEPTING THE JOB OFFER WORKSHOP

Accepting the Job Offer: Start Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop is this Thursday, February 11th, 3-5 pm in the Engineering Complex, Room 1109. This event will help prepare you to negotiate your starting salary when offered your first post-grad school positions, help you articulate your value, build confidence in your negotiation style and sharpen your budgeting skills. Learn more about this workshop here.

3 MINUTE THESIS COMPETITION

For the first time at K-State, graduate students will be part of a unique and innovative event - a Three Minute Thesis Competition! It is February 17th at 7 pm in Fiedler Auditorium. Learn more here.

DESIGN EXPO INFORMATION

2016 Design Expo Firm Locations have been announced. The firms may or may not be hiring for all locations during the Expo but you should check out the locations of the firms. The list of same day interviews at Design Expo has been announced. The list is subject to change the day of the event.

SAVE THE DATE

IIDA Portfolios + Professionals

February 26, 2016 12-5 pm

Center for Architecture and Design

1801 McGee

Kansas City, MO 64108

For more information

5TH YEAR UPDATE

The fifth years are hard at work on their schematic design phase of their thesis projects and also will be having reviews on February 16th (product + furniture) and 18th (interior architecture). They have also been putting together their portfolios to get ready for job searching. Katrina's seminar has been helping them understand many topics to help in the search including everything from salary negotiation to online networking.

ALUMNI & CURRENT STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

Current Student Spotlight -

Breann Davis, 4th year

Alumni Spotlight -

Andrea Nelson

Welcome to our first Alumni and Current Student Spotlights! We will be featuring several alumni and current IAPD students over the semester. Breann Davis is our current student spotlight. Check her out! Andrea Nelson is our alumni spotlight who has great information to share with you. Check her out as well!

SCHOLARSHIP/COMPETITION OPPORTUNITIES

IIDA Booth Design Competition has a March 1st deadline for entry. Please check it out here.

The Snyder Leadership Legacy Fellows Program is accepting applications through February 26th. Learn more here.

2016 AZ Awards for Design Excellence are accepting submissions through February 22nd. Find out all the details on their

website.

IDSA Student Merit Awards are open for you to check out and apply. Learn more here.

Enter the Sherman-Williams Student Design Challenge. Learn more here.

EVENTS & DEADLINES

FEBRUARY

9 - Student Council Meeting, 11:40 am, APD West

11 - Goodbye Lunch for Li Lin, Chang Gallery 11:45-1:00

11 - APDPro: Putting your International Experience to Work (5th years only), 6 pm, Seaton 063