Gail Dubrow named Lawrence Medalist
Gail Dubrow is the 2015 recipient of the Ellis F. Lawrence Medal, the highest alumni honor presented by the School of Architecture and Allied Arts.
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Recruitment Fair brings together 23 firms, 250 students
Twenty-three firms looking to hire A&AA graduates participated in the three-day 2015 Recruitment Fair sponsored by the Office of Professional Outreach and Development for Students (PODS) in Lawrence Hall recently. Recruiters lined up along two floors in the halls of Lawrence, meeting students where they live and learn.
Art alumni work on display at White Box
The White Box at the University of Oregon in Portland presents Unfiltered Kilter, an exhibition of work by UO Department of Art alumni Carl Diel, Heidi Schwegler, and Cara Tomlinson, from March 5 through April 25.
Digital arts alumnus creates public murals project in Portland
Artist Gage Hamilton has been painting the town, literally, since his graduation from the Digital Arts Program at the UO in Portland in 2012. Hamilton is the organizer of a public art project, Forest For The Trees (FFTT), a nonprofit public mural project to promote public visual expression, collaboration, and community engagement with contemporary art and the creative process.
‘Portland Gear’ products take digital arts grad to professional level
Marcus Harvey, digital arts ’12, has developed a new “vintage athletic inspired” product line called Portland Gear. With the aim of representing “the new creative culture of Portland,” Portland Gear is already being sold in forty states and nine countries. While a UO student, Harvey developed an action sports brand, a concept that Portland Gear takes to a professional level.
Colin Ives wins 2015 Faculty Research Award for digital art project
Colin Ives, associate professor of digital arts, has been awarded a 2015 Faculty Research Award from the UO Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for his creative work, research, and contribution to the field of digital arts. The peer-reviewed award, which honors past excellence and funds future projects, is given to a select group of professors working at the top of their fields.
Minnesota to host SCI conference this year
The Sustainable Cities Initiative (SCI) will hold a three-day conference April 12-14 for university representatives, city officials, and organizational partners who are interested in adopting and adapting the Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) model to their home institutions and community contexts.
Bettisworth, Hubbard, Newman, Nielson elevated to FAIA
A&AA alumni Charles Bettisworth, Gunnar Hubbard, Scott Newman, and Jim Nielson have been elevated to Fellows in the American Institute of Architects. The 2015 Fellows will be honored at an investiture ceremony at the annual AIA Convention later this year in Atlanta.
UO in Portland, MercyCorps launch design-build collaborative
Professor Howard Davis of the UO Department of Architecture has collaborated with MercyCorps Northwest and the Collaborative for Inclusive Urbanism to launch UO Portland Design Assistance | Design Build, a partnership between UO students and faculty in the UO Department of Architecture.