Tell It To Neil: Recent Episodes
Neil Ward
An interview with Professor of Graphic Design, Steven McCarthy, Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul. He talks about his path into graphic design, moving from a teaching University to an R1 University, and what he looks for when reviewing tenure and promotion dossiers.
Show notes:
Stephanie Cunningham's "Looking Good" exhibit was at Florida Atlantic University.
An interview with John O'Neill, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He talks about his path into graphic design and becoming a design educator, his research around Abilities Design, and his current research project incorporating photography and accessible design.
Show notes:
Inclusive design toolkit by Kat Holmes can be found at https://katholmesdesign.com/inclusive-toolkit
Liz Jackson's website along with the Disabled List can be found at https://www.thegirlwiththepurplecane.com
Find John O'Neill on Instagram: @jdesign209
An interview with David Grey, founding Chair of the Graphic Design department at Santa Fe University of Art
& Design in Santa Fe, NM. David talks about his background, path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of wanting to be an educator, building a graphic design department from nothing, and the power of contemplative design.
https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/can-meditation-make-you-a-better-graphic-designer/
An interview with Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, Victor Borden from Indiana University, Bloomington in Bloomington, Indiana. Victor talks about the history of the Carnegie Classification system, how it is used to classify learning institutions, how that impacts expectations of tenure and promotion, and the institutions' students graduate from and go on to teach.
A handy guide to learning about institutions (R1, Teaching, Community Colleges, etc.)
An interview with Professor of Web Design, Dan Wong, from New York City College of Technology, part of the City University of New York CUNY, in New York City. He talks about his diverse background, his path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of being an educator, developing a platform for scholarship, working with a spouse, and his promotion and tenure packet.
https://designincubation.com/
An interview with Associate Professor of Graphic Design, Archana Shekara from Illinois State University in Normal, IL. She talks about her cultural background, her path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of being an educator, teaching cultural identity, and her tenure packet.
An interview with Associate Professor of Graphic Design, Natalie Tyree from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. She talks about her diverse background, her path into graphic design, switching institutions, teaching Millenials, and her tenure packet.
An interview with Associate Professor of Graphic Design, Sarah McCoy from Drake University, in Des Moines, IA. Sarah talks about her background and path into graphic design, graduate school, building a letterpress business, leaving a tenure-track position, transitioning from a visiting professor to a tenure-track position, along with her tenure and promotion process.
Can order and look at Sarah's work through her Permanent Collection Letterpress shop online at https://www.thepermanentcollection.net/
An interview with Associate Professor of Graphic Design, Nikki Arnell from Arkansas State University, in Jonesboro AR. She talks about her diverse background, her path into graphic design, graduate school, the Aha! moment of being an educator, and her tenure and promotion process.
An interview with Distinguished Professor, Robin Landa, from Kean University in Union, NJ. She talks about her path into graphic design and advertising, advocating for yourself in the tenure process along with resources to help, and how to go about publishing a book.
An interview with Associate Professor and Chair of Fine and Performing Arts, Hilary Walrod from Colby Sawyer College in New London, NH. She talks about her diverse background, her path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of being an educator, meeting her husband, and her tenure packet.
http://www.hilarydana.com/first-foods/2018/8/3/first-foods
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-observatory/id947128216?mt=2
An interview with Assistant Professor of Digital Media, Brytton Bjorngaard from The University of Illinois, Springfield in Springfield, IL. She talks about her path into Art, the Aha! moment of being an educator, teaching in a small art department, using the Boyer model of scholarship to write her tenure narrative, and how she formed the group Lonely Wolves.
An interview with Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Shannon McCarthy from Eastern Kentucky University. She talks about her path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of being an educator, her various positions before landing a tenure-track position, and how she is continuing and building her MFA research in the classroom.
https://www.noaway.org/
An interview with Assistant Professor of Art, Catherine Moore from Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, GA. She talks about her path into Art, the Aha! moment of being an educator, working as an illustrator, teaching at various institutions, and teaching design outside of an Art Department.
www.catherineamoore.com
http://www.printmag.com/article/the-forgotten-history-of-illustration/
An interview with Associate Professor of Graphics and Imaging Technologies, Chauncey Rion Huffman from Pittsburg State University. He talks about his path into graphic design, path of education, the Aha! moment of being an educator, his passion for creative commons, and how he has crafted a case for scholarship publishing on open educational resources.
https://www.oercommons.org/
https://community.canvaslms.com/community/answers/commons
An interview with Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Denise Anderson from Kean University. She talks about her path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of being an educator, owning a Baskin Robbins franchise, working as a designer in NYC, and how she merged her love of design and business.
http://www.standoutportfolio.com
An interview with Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Kelly Porter from East Tennessee State University (ETSU). She talks about her path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of being an educator, her love of nature and sustainability, and knowing who she is and where geographically she wanted to be.
An interview with Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Jarred Elrod from The University of Florida (UF), Gainsville. He talks about his path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of being an educator, and navigating all the different non-tenure-track jobs while supporting his spouse along the way to his current tenure-track position at UF.
His current work can be found here: http://jetpilotdesigns.com/
An interview with Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Gary Rozanc from The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He talks about his path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of being an educator, and the idea behind the narrative in the tenure packet at UMBC.
His podcast can be found here: https://designedu.today/
An interview with Assistant Professor of Graphic + Interactive design, RJ Thompson from Youngstown State University(YSU). He talks about his path into graphic design and all the different jobs, paths, and roadblocks he encountered along the way to his current position at YSU. RJ goes on to talk about Adaptive Synergy and the promotion and tenure process at YSU.