UCDA Events

Join design educators and UCDA Design Education Summit attendees for an informal discussion around this timely topic. How does Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure differ between different kinds of higher ed institutions? How can we, as graphic design educators, convey our …

The 16th annual UCDA Design Education Summit is a national summit for design educators, chairs, and students, and continues an ongoing community created specifically for graphic design educators with opportunities for professional participation and development during this online event. “Re-” is a prefix …

Some people are great at dealing with a lot... and others, not so much. We want to know how you deal with everything! Maybe your supervisor is a micromanager? Maybe your department has peanuts for a budget? Maybe you set …

If you’re like most people, you’re discouraged when your marketing doesn’t work. If you knew what to do differently, you would—but you don’t, and so you feel stuck. Meanwhile, enrollment is flat, donations are lagging, and it’s holding back the …

Videos have become an even more powerful form of communication in higher education marketing. Especially during the pandemic. University of Utah Marketing and Communication leaders, Brian Rasmussen and Jeff Bagley, will discuss how they create their award-winning videos that drive …

Commencement. Lauded by faculty and graduating students—dreaded by the design staff. With the added stress of the pandemic and many ceremonies going virtual everyone wants to know how to best tackle this obligatory event and all the elements surrounding it. …

Inspiration can fuel your imagination, spark the next big idea, or be the catalyst to respond to change. But for that to happen, we need to allow ourselves the time to discover, create, and connect. The 2021 UCDA Creative Summit—spanning …

We all have designs that we’re proud of, or work that taught us a lesson—either personal or professional! Join us for a show-and-tell style conversation around these example pieces. We want to see what work stands out to you and …

In August 2020, the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD) hired five Black tenure-track faculty members through a cluster hiring initiative to help diversify the department and the university. Please join us as four of those faculty members …

Today's design problems are more complex, more uncertain, and more demanding of knowledge and skills that surpass the traditional content of design education. In employment projections, professional assignments, and interest from interdisciplinary research teams we see a shift in the …