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Design Conference Add-On: Offsite Visit to ArtCenter

Nov. 13, 2025

ArtCenter College of Design
1700 Lida Street
Pasadena, California 91103
United States of America


Design Conference Add-On:
Offsite Visit to ArtCenter College of Design

Thursday, November 13 
9:00–11:30 a.m.
ArtCenter College of Design, Hillside Campus
1700 Lida St, Pasadena, CA 91103
FREE (inlcudes round trip transportation)

Shuttle departs Westin Pasadena at 8:30 a.m. and returns at approximately 12:00 p.m.

Note: This event is an add-on event for attendees of the 2025 Design Conference only. Register for the 2025 UCDA Design Conference. 

Schedule:

8:30 a.m.  Shuttle departs The Westin Pasadena
8:45 a.m.  Welcome & Coffee with Babette Strousse,
 
Dean of the ArtCenter Industrial Design Division
9:00 a.m.  Presentation & Discussion with Tracey Shiffman
 Exploration of DEI-driven Coursework
 Collaborating with Cheryl Miller
10:00 a.m.  Tour of ArtCenter's famed Ellwood Building
 with Associate Provost Amanda Webb
10:45 a.m.  Gallery Visit with James Meraz
 Student Showcase and Resillient Futures Lab 
 Course Outcomes
11:30 a.m.  Shuttle departs ArtCenter
12:00 p.m.  Arrive at The Westin Pasadena

 


About ArtCenter

Founded in 1930 and located in Pasadena, California, ArtCenter College of Design is a global leader in art and design education. With a current enrollment of approximately 2,310 students (61% female and 39% male, representing more than 50 countries), the College has a student/faculty ratio of 9 to1. ArtCenter offers 11 undergraduate and 10 graduate degrees in a wide array of industrial design, visual and applied arts disciplines, as well as minors for undergraduate students in Business, Creative Writing, Material Science, Research, and Social Innovation. The Industrial Design Program offers a joint MS/MBA in partnership with the Drucker School of Management, and the Integrated Studies department offers a First-Year Immersion program that supports students’ transition to undergraduate-level majors with a specialized two-semester course of study.

Learn more: artcenter.edu


Learn more about the 2025 UCDA Design Conference: Resilience 



Date and Time

Thu, Nov. 13, 2025

9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Location

ArtCenter College of Design

1700 Lida Street
Pasadena, California 91103
United States of America

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