Community Service 1

Moderator

Mike Weikert, Director, Center for Design Practice, MICA

What could you do with 24 hours?

Peyton Rowe, Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Take Root: Collaboration and Community Partnerships

Leslie Jensen-Inman, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Indiana University Graphic Design Program and Bloomington Volunteer Network

James Reidhaar, Associate Professor, Indiana University

Pictor Graphics: A university-owned, student-run design and print service

Linda Nelson and Brent Bergham, Walla Walla University

How are students preparing to enter the profession?
By making it real. The entrepreneurial enterprise created in Pictor Graphics primarily serves as technical support for our design curriculum. Ample opportunities for the selected design students are provided to reach beyond the classroom/lab experience, including a strong service component. Pictor students do content creation, photography, layout and design, and production for real clients, budgets, and deadlines. Professional level performance in design and production while communicating with clients, determining their design needs, budget and timeline.

What social skills do they need?

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