Get Involved

Thank you, mentors!

Check out our list of mentors and their employers for 2007-08 at design.umn.edu/mentor, and while you're there, sign up to mentor a student in 2008-09. Applications open online in May. The program runs from October through April. Questions? Contact Lucy Reile, mentor program coordinator, at 612-624-1245 or lreile@umn.edu.

Stay connected

New alumni e-newsletter

13,100 alumni, but only 4,500 e-mail addresses--stay in the loop, send us your e-mail address.

A lot is happening at the college and University. But it isn't always possible or even desirable to send print mailings about all of the things you might be interested in. Whether it's a podcast of a great lecture, news about your program, or an invitation to a gathering in your area, we'd like to keep you in the loop. If you did not receive our March edition of the alumni e-newsletter, reDESIGN, we want to hear from you. Send your e-mail address to Anne Schultz at schultz@umn.edu and ask to be added to our alumni e-mail list.

Three times each year, reDESIGN is e-mailed to alumni to keep our friends informed about local and national events and opportunities at the college and University. To see the last two editions of reDESIGN and other college publications, go to http://www.design.umn.edu/alumni_friends/connect/.

Grow professionally

Split Rock Arts Program
June 15-August 1

The Split Rock Arts Program is the University's series of weeklong workshops in creative writing, visual art, and design. Held on the Twin Cities campus and at the Cloquet Forestry Center, the 25-year-old program is popular because of its promise of intensive study with outstanding artists and writers from around the world.

Instructors for 2008 include graphic design faculty James Boyd-Brent and Carol Waldron as well as Gerald Allan, James Bailey, Doug Beasley, Anna Carlson, Cheng-Khee Chee, Jane Dunnewold, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Chad Alice Hagen, Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Tracy Krumm, Patricia Mink, Rosae Reeder, Karen Searle, Mary Ruth Smith, and more.

Graduate and undergraduate credit and scholarships available. Scholarship deadline is May 5, 2008. Register online at www.cce.umn.edu/splitrockarts or call 612-625-1976.

Career Fair attracts students and alumni

The 2008 Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture Career Fair attracted 225 students and 41 employers and organizations from across the country on March 3 at Coffman Memorial Union. More than 50 alumni and other professionals representing employers attended. Another 35 graduates from the classes of 2005 through 2007 registered to attend as job seekers. Cosponsored by the Design Student and Alumni Board (DSAB) and CDes Student Services, this annual event is part of the ongoing effort to enhance the student experience and support the transition from college to career. Funding for DSAB and college-to-career activities comes from student fees, student services, and college alumni society membership. To learn more about the career fair or to participate in 2009, contact Kim Hindbjorgen, khindbjo@umn.edu. To support college-to-career programs, join the alumni society or volunteer: http://www.design.umn.edu/alumni_friends/join/.

New grads exhibition party

Join alumni, faculty, and friends as we present work by our newest graduates at the exhibition party for "Roots of the Future" on Friday, May 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m., in Rapson Hall. Hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and music will be provided. Watch your mail for details or call Lori Mollberg, 612-625-8796.

Join the College of Design Alumni Society

The College of Design Alumni Society has grown to nearly 1,700 members since the college was formed. Membership in the society supports mentoring, career fairs, firm tours, portfolio events, and other activities that enhance the student experience and support the transition from college to career. When you join the University of Minnesota Alumni Association (UMAA), choose Design as your preferred society and you'll become a member of both.