03.07.2016

03.07.2016

OPPORTUNITIES RESOURCES AWARDS & HONORS JOBS & INTERNSHIPS RESEARCH & CREATIVE

Wolfram Richter will be hosting two sketching workshops - one tonight (Monday) and one tomorrow (Tuesday) evening. Please take advantage of his expertise and attend one of these events. Time & Place: 7-8:30 at APD West IAPD End Space. Invite your friends from other design disciplines to join in, Mr. Richter teaches architecture, landscape architecture, and interiors drawing techniques in Coburg.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT - AARON BISCH

2015 IAPD grad, Aaron Bisch is our newest alumni spotlight.

SKETCHING WITH WOLFRAM RICHTER

Sketching at the ZOO

Wolfram Richter, Coburg University, Germany, will be with us this week and leaves early Friday morning. If you have met or interacted with Mr. Richter, you know he "sees" the world through an artists' eye - and is truly inspiring! You have two more opportunities for learning some tips on sketching from Wolfram - tonight and tomorrow night. This is open to all of the disciplines in the college - and years 1-5. The photo above was from yesterday's Sketching at the ZOO.

"THINK FAST" EXHIBIT IN CHANG GALLERY

This interdisciplinary collection has been exhibited at two distinguished academic venues (Ball State University in Indiana and the School of Design Strategies at Parsons in NYC) and is now being presented at K-State. An amazing array of style is present in the display, which is only up until mid-March, you won't want to miss it!

IDSA NATIONAL STUDENT MERIT AWARD

On Thursday, March 10, at 6:30 pm the IAPD/IDSA Student Chapter will hold it's very first entry into the IDSA National Student Merit Awards at the KCDC Studio space in KC. This is an Industrial Design based student work/portfolio competition that names a winner from each local University ID/PD program, who then go on to head to head competition at the Midwest Conference in April at the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana, and then on to the National Conference in August in Detroit. 3-4 industry professionals will be judging and everyone is welcome to attend! Our IAPD competitors in our inaugural year will be Grace Manuel and Zach Manuel. Come and cheer them on!

IAPD ONLINE SUMMER COURSES

IAPD online courses are available this summer. You can review the brochure here.

POST BAC BROCHURE

Review the new post-bac brochure on our website. Be sure and check it out!

EMPOWERING WOMEN TO LEAD WORLDWIDE LECTURE

Noorjahan Akbar, an internationally acclaimed gender equality and human rights activist, will be presenting Empowering Women to Lead Worldwide: Overcoming Political and Social Struggles on March 8th, 4-5 pm in Forum Hall.

SCHOLARSHIP/COMPETITION OPPORTUNITIES

We have added several summer internship and employment opportunities on the website. If you need the password please email iapd@ksu.edu and we will get it to you.

Plumbworld Product Design Competition is now open. Learn about the competition and submit your design here. Deadline is November 30, 2016.

EVENTS & DEADLINES

MARCH

7 - Wolfram Richter sketching workshop, 7:00-8:30 pm APD West

8 - Wolfram Richter sketching workshop, 7:00-8:30 pm at APD West

8 - Graduation applications due

10 - IDSA National Student Merit Awards, 6:30 pm at KCDC Studio, KC

14-18 - Spring break, student holiday

22 - 5th Year DD Presentations, 1:30-5:00, APD West, Rm 116

24 - 5th Year DD Presentations, 1:30-5:00, APD West, Rm 116

29 - IAPD Faculty Mtg, 11:30-1:00 APD West 101

30 - IAPD 891, Short Design Film Screening, 5:30 pm, IAPD end space, APD West