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Faculty Convocation



08/26/10
08:45am - 03:00pm
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Faculty members are invited to the annual Convocation.This special event is designed to welcome all returning and new faculty to campus, to provide updates on major developments at Otis over the summer, and to offer a compelling presentation program to start the academic year. See full schedule (pdf).

The theme is “Teaching to Sustainable Practices in Art and Design.” Keynote Speaker Nathan Shedroff, author of numerous books on sustainable art/design practices and their place in education, including Design is the Problem: The Future of Design must be Sustainable,  is Chair of the graduate program in Design Strategy at California College of the Arts. Independent curator Patricia Watts will discuss work by artists working in an environmentally-conscious way, and some interesting tie-ins between our theme and her work with Gallery Director Meg Linton on the upcoming Make-Craft exhibition in Ben Maltz Gallery. Rosemary Brantley, Chair of Fashion Design, will share how Otis’ the program has embedded the teaching of sustainable practices in its curriculum, and discuss the value of sustainable design in the professional design world that graduates enter. The event will conclude with our inaugural Teaching Excellence Awards celebration, honoring three of Otis’ finest faculty members.