College of Design Student News

March 10, 2008
Dave & Busters Restaurant, Maple Grove
5:00 – registration and networking
5:30 – chapter meeting and dinner
6:30 – program

Cost: Student rate is $25, to cover the cost of the meal. Please specify that you are a student when you register

Join the Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter of CSI to learn more about the Great River Energy LEEDS platinum project. The program will include presentations by McGough Construction and Perkins and Will Architects.

Students are welcome and this presentation will offer food for thought regarding a career choice like construction or project management.

Register by March 5th by e-mailing Sharon Nobel or calling 952-564-3044.

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Is your head full of thoughts you can’t seem to express? Are you having trouble making your brilliance known? Don’t let your professors get distracted by the mechanics of your writing. Come to these workshops to learn how to keep your readers’ focus on your ideas.

Getting Organized: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 2:00-3:30pm, Magrath Library Room 2
Finding Reliable Sources: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 2:00-3:30pm, Magrath Library Room 81
Writing for Presentations: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:00-3:30pm, Magrath Library Room 81

Learn more about these workshops from the SMART Learning Commons.

These workshops are intended for non-native speakers, but all students are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP to Hannah Julien if you plan to attend

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Thursday March 6, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Walker Art Center

Free tickets are available at the Bazinet Garden Lobby desk from 6:00 p.m.

Architect Sean Griffiths will lecture as part of the Walker Art Center's Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes exhibition.

FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste), as its name implies, pushes for a more inclusive architecture that is responsive to contemporary culture. FAT’s quirky, allusive work challenges the profession’s notions of acceptable taste and operates from the premise that architecture is a form of communication that should speak the language of its users. London-based FAT has developed a reputation for making buildings, installations, and interiors that are memorable, engaging, and embrace a more populist sensibility, which is manifest in easily recognizable forms, the use of decoration and ornament, and a vibrant palette of color and material. Established in 1995, FAT’s innovative building and urban design projects range from the creation of a new “summer village and hobby park” in a suburb of Rotterdam (included in the exhibition, Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes) to the transformation of a former Gothic church into the offices for advertising firm Kassels Kramer in Amsterdam, to designs for trailer homes for artists in northern Scotland.

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Thursday February 28, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Walker Art Center

Free tickets are available at the Bazinet Garden Lobby desk from 6:00 p.m.

Architect Teddy Cruz will lecture as part of the Walker Art Center's Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes exhibition.

"In a society increasingly obsessed with policing borders and erecting boundaries, architect Teddy Cruz operates in the zone between countries, disciplines, and cultures. "We should be turning our attention away from the wall and towards the landscape, the ecology, and the communities," says Cruz, whose work is featured in the exhibition Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes. He has followed that admonition with projects of passion, gaining critical acclaim for engaging issues of community, sociability, and immigration, and for collaborating with community-based nonprofit organizations on affordable, sustainable housing and its potential to transform urban policy. A native of Guatemala, Cruz has won the prestigious Rome Prize in Architecture, had his own longtime architecture practice (Estudio Teddy Cruz), and is a teacher in the visual arts department of the University of California, San Diego.

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March 3, 2008
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Coffman Great Hall, Coffman Memorial Union

Save the date! More details are available on the College of Design website.

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Wednesday, March 5
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Great Hall, Coffman Union

Interested in adding a minor or a second major? Thinking about changing your major? This event is a great way to learn more about what the U offers and what really interests you. You can learn about majors, get individual advising help, take a career interests quiz, get off-campus study info, and explore diverse campus resources. This event is free and open to all U of M students. Learn more at the Career and Community Learning Center.

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Submission Deadline: April 10 at 5:00pm

“Designing Our Environment” is an art festival and celebration intended to build community among GLBTA students, faculty and staff on the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus.

They are seeking submission of visual art (clothing, prints, etc. are all acceptable) and performance (poetry, dance, brief prose readings, all types of performance are welcome) exploring various ways we interact with and design our collective natural, social and campus environment. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender artists are highly encouraged to submit work, as are artist who are allies to the GLBT community.

To submit work: artist will send in 1) an electronic version/image of visual art or a copy of heir written piece( poetry, prose) and 2) a brief description of the performance concept. This should be a short paragraph explaining how the piece relates to the theme” Designing Our Environment.” Submissions should be sent to stpglbta@umn.edu

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Monday, March 3
Rapson Auditorium 12:30-1:30 p.m.
OR
144 McNeal Hall, 3:00-4:00 p.m.

The College of Design Identity Task Force has announced that Spunk Design Machine has been selected to create the new College of Design visual identity.

Spunk has begun the research phase of the project and will present its initial "mood boards" at two meetings on March 3, open to all students, faculty, and staff. Mark your calendar today to attend one of these open meetings and share your thoughts about the CDes Identity.

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Saturday March 1, 2998
10:00am – 4:00pm
Rapson Hall Courtyard

All CDes students are invited to participate as mentors for a one-day design charrette. Free pizza will be provided.

Please contact Mike Janicki or Wendy Friedmeyer if you are interested in helping out.

Sponsored by the College of Design and the Architectural Youth Program St. Paul

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Application deadline: 2/29/08

Minnesota Programs and Activities Council (MPAC) is accepting applications for committee chairs who are responsible for coordinating a committee of volunteers to program campus wide events. This is your chance to coordinate activities like; Homecoming, Spring Jam, concerts, films, recreational tournaments, lectures and debates, and many others.

If you’re interested in getting involved on campus, and getting paid to do it, MPAC is a perfect leadership opportunity.

Apply by February, 29th 2008 at www.sua.umn.edu/mpac

Contact mpac@umn.edu with any questions.

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Thursday, February 28
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Comstock Ballroom
Free pizza provided

4:00–4:30 First Step Meeting-—learn the basics of study abroad
4:30–5:00 Hear from GLBTA students who have studied abroad
5:00–6:00 Eat pizza! Ask questions of Learning Abroad Center advisers, past study abroad students, and GLBTA staff

Sponsored by: Learning Abroad Center, GLBTA Programs Office, International Student & Scholar Services, Lavender House, Queer Student Cultural Center

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Submission deadline: March 31, 2008

The Chambers Burnet Art Gallery presents “why you belong: self in the 21st century”, a juried exhibition featuring faculty and students from the University of Minnesota and the Beijing Film Academy.

For more information and submission requirements visit the Chambers Minneapolis website.

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Monday, February 25, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Minneapolis Convention Center

Come to the biggest student career fair in Minnesota! Nearly 200 organizations will be there recruiting for hundreds of jobs and internships. The Job and Internship Fair is free and open to all U of M undergraduates, graduate students, and recent alumni.

!If you register for the Fair and attend, you'll automatically be eligible to win some great prizes.

Register on-line today!

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New! The University of Minnesota Undergraduate Scholarship Search shows current undergraduate students an individualized list of UMTC scholarships for which they may be eligible to apply. The search is available at One Stop.

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European Travels in Typography
Info Session:
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 7:00 pm
2 McNeal Hall, St Paul Campus

Trip Dates: May 28-June 13, 2008
Deadline to register: Friday, February 29, 2008
Cost: $4,800

Developed as an extension of the highly successful “Travels in Typography” class offered by the University of Minnesota’s Design Institute, join instructor and printing historian, Bill Moran of Blinc Publishing for a tour of some of the finest typographic treasures the European continent has to offer. Each stop on our trip will provide the opportunity to research, set type and print in Madrid, Mainz and Venice. In addition, we’ll examine the art, architecture and politics that fostered the growth of printing in the Renaissance.

To learn more go to http://di.design.umn.edu/ or e-mail Bill Moran.

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Do you need to bolster your resume with volunteer activities? Do you want to work with young students interested in science? Work with Teaching SMART, a volunteer program on campus aimed at teaching science and research to elementary students around the metro area. You can help in many ways, including volunteering a few hours of your time each month.

To get involved with Teaching SMART contact Shefali Mehta at t-smart@umn.edu or visit the Teaching SMART website.

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Info Session
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
12:00pm-1:00pm
146 McNeal Hall

Find an Internship in NY, MN, CA or other states! Learn to find potential employers in any part of the country and effectively create internship opportunities. Additionally, we will have a panel of current students who have secured great internships - find out how they did it and ask them for advice.

Questions? Contact the St. Paul Campus Career Center at 612-624-9120

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Thursday, February 21, 2008, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Seminar Room 105 - Cargill Building
St. Paul Campus
Light refreshments will be served

Interested in interacting with Interior Design Professionals? Come to the Interior Design Professional Panel!

Students are strongly encouraged to bring resumes and any projects or work they are thinking of including in a portfolio. There will be an opportunity to receive feedback and suggestions from the panelists.

Register on GoldPASS by logging in and clicking on "Career Events."

For more information, contact Lucy Reile , 612-624-1245.

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Thursday February 28, 2008
12:00 – 1:30pm
170 Humphrey Center

Learn more about the Master of Public Policy (MPP) Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP) programs at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.

The MPP-STEP program prepares students with any undergraduate background to assume roles in public policy development, implementation, management, and leadership. MS and MPP-STEP graduates have a wealth of job opportunities available to them, and graduates end up in state and federal government, business, and non-profit policy positions.

Faculty, current students, and admissions staff will speak briefly and answer questions.
Beverages and pizza will be served.

RSVP on-line, by e-mail or by phone at 612-626-7229.

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Are you starting to think about summer jobs and internships? Don't forget to check GoldPASS often for new opportunties.

GoldPASS is the U of M's online database to help connect students and alumni with employers, volunteer organizations, and internships across the country. Did you know that you can also post resumes, schedule interviews and register for career fairs on GoldPASS?

The St Paul Campus Career Center also has lots of helpful information and resources. Check them out today!

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Wednesday, February 20th
12:00 Rally in the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda
12:45 Lunch in the Great Hall, Minnesota State Capitol
1:00 Meetings with legislators (optional)

Join advocates, students and alumni for Support the U Day at the Minnesota State Capitol. Supporters from across the state will fill the Rotunda voicing their support for the University and a better future for Minnesota.

Over the next few weeks, the House and Senate will be finalizing and voting on their bonding bills, and leaders need to hear from you! Attendees are encouraged to meet with their legislators after the rally and send an e-mail asking for support of the University's requests. Sign up for a Legislator meeting when you register. Send your leader an e-mail today.

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10-15 minutes sessions are available during drop-in hours for:
* Brief review of current semester class schedule
* Petition process discussions
* Follow-up signatures for academic forms (after initial advising appointment)
* Short Q & A's

Check to see when drop-in hours are scheduled for your major!

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The College of Design award guidelines are available and outline the purpose, eligibility, and evaluation criteria for the full complement of awards:

* Outstanding teaching award
* Outstanding research award
* Outstanding outreach award
* Outstanding P&A award
* Outstanding CS/BU award
* Outstanding student award

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Monday, February 4, 12:15 – 1:00 p.m., 225 Rapson Hall
Tuesday, February 12, 12:15 – 1:00 p.m., 22 McNeal Hall

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) offers a stipend (up to $1400) and/or an expense allowance (up to $300) to undergraduates for research, scholarly, or creative projects undertaken in partnership with a faculty member.

These two information sessions are geared specifically for College of Design undergraduate students. A representative from the central UROP office will meet with students to describe application procedures, discuss the steps in setting up a UROP experience, and analyze what makes a good proposal. Sample proposals and application materials will be available. College specific UROP information will also be distributed.

Next UROP Deadline: Monday, March 3, 2008 for summer 2008 and fall 2008 projects

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Application deadline: March 3, 2008

University of Minnesota's Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE) and the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) are offering a scholarship that's worth looking into.

With funding from E3 2007-the Midwest's premier energy, economic and environmental conference-the scholarship will allow undergraduate students to join the world's top experts in addressing today's most pressing issues. For more information visit www.iree.umn.edu/scholarship.html

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Application Deadline: March 1

Global Seminars are short-term study abroad programs led by University of Minnesota faculty during May Term 2008. They are wonderful and rewarding experiences it is for both the students and faculty members. Consider one of the exciting global seminars offered through the Learning Abroad Center.

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Thursday, February 21, 2008, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Seminar Room 105 - Cargill Building
St. Paul Campus
Light refreshments will be served

Interested in interacting with Interior Design Professionals? Come to the Interior Design Professional Panel!

Students are strongly encouraged to bring resumes and any projects or work they are thinking of including in a portfolio. There will be an opportunity to receive feedback and suggestions from the panelists.

Register on GoldPASS by logging in and clicking on "Career Events."

For more information, contact Lucy Reile , 612-624-1245.

This event is an opportunity for /all undergraduate interior design students/ to learn more about the field from interior design professionals. The first part of the event will include a panel discussion to hear the designers backgrounds with an opportunity for students to ask questions.

We will then break out into smaller groups to hear tips and suggestions on resumes, portfolios and general career preparation.

The interior designers represent firms with a focus in commercial (small and large), residential, healthcare, and retail focus.

Sponsored by CDes Student Services with collaboration from the ASID student group.

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Recently the University and President Bruininks became the first Big Ten signatory of the American Colleges and University Presidents Climate Commitment. You can read more in the MN Daily.

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Registration Deadline: March 28, 2008
Submission Deadline: June 13, 2008
Open To: Currently enrolled College and University architecture students
Awards: $15,000 total

The 2007-08 Leading Edge Student Design Competition is in full swing, and there’s still plenty of time to register!

This year’s competition is sited in the coastal environment of Southern California on the campus of the University of Santa Barbara. Students entering Challenge 1 (3rd -, 4th -year and graduate level students) will design an Environment and History Center serving dual roles of research and education about the environment and history of the local area. Students entering Challenge 2 (1st - and 2nd -year students) will design a three-unit townhouse-style residence for student equestrians with horses on site.

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Monday, February 11, 2008 at 5:45 p.m.
100 Rapson Hall

Lecture by Carol Franklin, Principal, Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

Franklin worked with Wright to conduct an in-depth study of his home, Manitoga, in upstate New York, which became a National Historic Landmark in 2006.

You can see Russel Wright’s work at the Goldstein Museum of Design from February 9, 2008 - April 20, 2008.

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New card-reader locks have been installed on McNeal Hall outside doors. Effective early February, if you wish to enter McNeal Hall before or after the regular posted business hours you must swipe your U Card in the new card-reader locks.

McNeal Hall Regular Business Hours:
Mon-Fri: 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Sat: 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Sun: Noon to 4:30 PM

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Today (February 5th) is the last day to apply for Spring 2008 graduation. If you’re planning to graduate this spring apply today through One Stop.

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The National Student Exchange (NSE) allows undergraduate students to study for up to one year at another school within the US, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the US Virgin Islands. Tuition is usually equivalent to what the student currently pays to the University of Minnesota, and most financial aid packages apply. Credits earned through NSE will transfer back to the U of M. More information, including a list of participating NSE schools, is available at: http://www.offcampusstudy.umn.edu/nse/.

For more information on NSE and the application process sign up for an info session at http://www.offcampusstudy.umn.edu/nse/ or set up an appointment to talk with an NSE advisor by stopping by the CCLC's 345 Fraser Hall office or call 612-626-2044.

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There is an email going around that is a hoax, unfortunately, the hoax has taken on a slightly new and more specific University approach. They are asking for your UMN email account and password (X500). Do not reply. If you already have replied, change your X500 password right away.

The subject : VERIFY YOUR UMN(or EMAIL) ACCOUNT NOW

The recipients are asked to reply with the following info to prevent having their account closed:
Email Address, EMAIL Password, Date of Birth, & Country or Territory

The University will never ask you for a password through email. Emailing passwords is rarely a good idea. Email is generally sent in the clear over the Internet, where it can be seen by someone with access to the network in all the locations along the way. Think of unencrypted email as a postcard.

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Coming Exhibit at the Goldstein Museum of Design
Russel Wright: Living with Good Design
February 9, 2008 - April 20, 2008

Opening Party
Friday, February 8, 2008; 7 - 9pm,
8pm Lecture by exhibit curator Robert Stearns, Goldstein Gallery

America's first celebrity designer, Russel Wright's designs and logo signature were found in nearly every American kitchen and dining room during the 1940s and '50s. Believing that good design was for everyone, Russel Wright was truly the first designer committed to creating high designed functional items for everyday living.

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Job Duties: Monitor museum security, greet visitors and answer questions, keep accurate count of visitors, facilitate book and card sales, and answer incoming phone calls. Assist with miscellaneous clerical projects and exhibit installation as assigned.

Essential Qualifications: General customer service experience with excellent attention to detail and an ability to work well with others. Comfortable talking with the public and acting as a security presence. Ability to work one or more of the following shifts during Spring Semester 2008: 10:00-12:00pm Mondays & Wednesdays

Work Study required. Applications can be picked up in 364 McNeal. Contact Barbara Porwit at 612-624-7434 or porw0001@umn.edu with any questions.

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Thursday, February 7, 2008
4:00 pm - 6:00pm
Rapson Hall Courtyard on the East Bank

For more information visit http://solardminnesota.blogspot.com/ or e-mail solard@umn.edu

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Scholarship deadline: Friday, February 15, 2008
For students in: Pre clothing design, clothing design, pre graphic design, graphic design, housing studies, pre interior design, interior design and retail merchandising

Applications available outside 12 McNeal Hall or on the DHA Scholarships webpage.

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Open Call for Submissions
Deadline April 11th, 2008

The Sustainability Studies Minor and The Bell Museum of Natural History invite filmmakers of all ages and levels of experience to create a short film or video that addresses sustainability and environmental issues. How do you or the people in your community interact with the environment? Is there a better way?

They are accepting films from both established and first-time filmmakers. By competing in the Green Shorts Film & Video Contest you will have the opportunity to make a statement about an issue that is important to you, to promote a solution to a current problem, and/or to create a vision for a sustainable tomorrow.

Top films selected by jury will be screened at the Bell Museum on April 25th as part of the Seeing Climate Change Film Festival. Prizes will be awarded for best film or video, best film or video from a first-time filmmaker, best student film and audience choice.

For more information and submission guidelines visit the Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Initiative website.

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Monday, February 4, 12:15 – 1:00 p.m., 225 Rapson Hall
Tuesday, February 12, 12:15 – 1:00 p.m., 22 McNeal Hall

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) offers a stipend (up to $1400) and/or an expense allowance (up to $300) to undergraduates for research, scholarly, or creative projects undertaken in partnership with a faculty member.

These two information sessions are geared specifically for College of Design undergraduate students. A representative from the central UROP office will meet with students to describe application procedures, discuss the steps in setting up a UROP experience, and analyze what makes a good proposal. Sample proposals and application materials will be available. College specific UROP information will also be distributed.

Next UROP Deadline: Monday, March 3, 2008 for summer 2008 and fall 2008 projects

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Wednesday, March 5
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Great Hall, Coffman Union

Interested in adding a minor or a second major? Thinking about changing your major? This event is a great way to learn more about what the U offers and what really interests you. You can learn about majors, get individual advising help, take a career interests quiz, get off-campus study info, and explore diverse campus resources. This event is free and open to all U of M students. Learn more at the Career and Community Learning Center.

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