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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

2022 Welcome [Back] Day Photo Gallery 

On August 23, 2022, the college hosted its annual Welcome [Back] Day for all new and returning faculty, staff and students. With many games of cornhole, delicious food and a family photo, we couldn't think…
friends smiling with each other

Monday, June 20, 2022

Collaborative UT Team Receives $1.3M Grant to Reduce Barriers to Immunizations 

In the true Volunteer spirit our land-grant university is known for, our School of Design is collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team from across UT to create ways to improve lives of those in our state.…
hands holding a cell phone

Monday, June 13, 2022

Graphic Design Students are Lighting the Way(finding) for the Tennessee RiverLine 

Graphic Design students in Assoc. Prof. Emerita Deb Shmerler’s spring 2022 studio devised a system of wayfinding markers and informational signage that will promote the use, accessibility and stewardship of North America’s next great regional…
renderings of types of signs

Monday, May 23, 2022

Students Awarded for Research Projects in 2022 EURēCA Competition 

Updated May 24, 2022 In spring 2022, students in our college took part in an annual competition that showcases UT students’ research and creative activities in collaboration with faculty mentors.  During the 2022 EURēCA (Exhibit…
group picture eureca

Monday, May 23, 2022

Photo Gallery Spring 2022 Final Reviews 

On May 2-10, 2022, students presented to faculty and visiting critics their final projects from their spring 2022 studios. This was a time to celebrate our students’ hard work and faculty’s perseverance from this semester.…
shelton model and pinup

Monday, May 23, 2022

Brag + Brunch End-of-Year Celebration 2022 Photo Gallery 

On May 11, 2022, faculty, staff and students gathered for Brag + “B,” our annual all-college, end-of-the-year celebration. This year’s theme, selected by our students, faculty and staff, was Brag + Brunch, featuring southern-style chicken…
students eating and having fun at Brag + B

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

New Unique Book Cover Designed by UT Graphic Design Student for University Press 

In fall 2021, Christopher Cote, a lecturer in the School of Design, and his second-year Graphic Design students, were approached by Senior Designer Kelly Gray of The University of Tennessee Press. Gray tasked Cote’s students…
lydia mcnabb book cover

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Schools of Design, Interior Architecture and Art Undergo Reaccreditation 

In November 2021, our School of Design and School of Interior Architecture as well as the School of Art and Art Education department are undergoing reaccreditation through the National Association of Schools of Art and…
paintings and sculptures

Monday, September 27, 2021

Students Learn to Think and Design in 4D 

First-year students in our School of Design are thinking beyond a two-dimensional world. They are even designing beyond 3D. Our students are learning to incorporate 4D in their innovative designs. In 2020, assistant professor Kimberly…
graphic image of an abstract face

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

It’s good to be [back]! 

  We've waited a long time to be together, and on Aug. 17, 2021, we celebrated together during our outdoor Welcome [Back] Day. The rain (and mud) only added to the thrill of being back…
muddy shoes

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