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On May 12, 153 seniors celebrated their Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees with their parents, families and guests at the 2012 Commencement Ceremony, held for the first time in Milwaukee's majestic and historic Pabst Theater. In addition to the awarding of undergraduate degrees, emeritus honors were conferred on Al Balinsky (Photography) and Anne-Ghory Goodm […]

When is "pinkititis" - the eating of too many pink cupcakes - a good thing? When it's the inspiration for an award-winning design for the cover of First Stage's 2012-2013 Season of Plays brochure and the musical Pinkalicious, in which Pinkalicious Pinkerton develops the malady. […]

The Industrial Designers Society of America Midwest District recently awarded the 2012 Midwest Honors Award for education excellence to Associate Professor of Industrial Design John Caruso, IDSA. […]

One day of the year, classes are canceled at MIAD. Not because of snow. Because of a campus-wide open exchange instigated by seniors' capstone projects. The day is called MIAD DEFINE. […]

The Annual Service Learning Symposium featured inspirational stories from guest speakers Dan Vaughn and Troy Freund as Ashley Bayer '12 (Interior Architecture + Design) was honored with the Northwestern Mutual Foundation Service Learning Scholarship for her excellence in service with Daystar, Inc. […]

Congrats to everyone for making it to the end of the year, and congrats to the 2012 graduating class. You did it! Keep the creativity going throughout the summer by taking care of your tech. Be careful not to spill water on laptops, or get sand in the spots where the sun don’t shine. Now […]

A laptop is an expensive and important investment. If it is lost, stolen or broken it can set you back monetarily and academically. So think about ways you can protect your investment. Look into coverage like - Apple Care - Square Trade - Worth Ave Group - In some cases homeowners insurance may cover certain […]

So we’re a laptop school now, and making sure your $2000+ investment doesn’t disappear is important. If you have to leave your laptop while you go to the printer, or the bathroom, or anywhere away from it make sure it is secure. Utrecht is having a sale on their Kensington laptop locks to help you […]

Hello MIAD Community, Please keep your eyes open for the software survey coming out soon via email. In this survey we ask questions about required software from last semester to help make things go smoother with the laptop program next semester. And as always please feel free to voice your opinions on the Open Book […]

And so ends the fall semester of 2011. How did it end so fast?! As students prepare for the future there are some things to consider. If you haven’t gotten a laptop yet, get one! Talk to the Financial Aid office to talk about options with getting financial assistance if you need it (for details […]

A new forum has opened up on the Moodle titled Ideas and Suggestions Forum. You can access it through the Open Book (Laptops) course that you’re auto-enrolled in. This forum is meant to be a place for ideas or suggestions on how to improve the Laptop Learning program at MIAD. For any other comments please […]

Scanners are located in 220 and various classrooms. Click here here to see the instructions of how to scan using Preview, as well a links to scanner drivers. Students can download and install these drivers on their laptops so they can plug into the scanners via their USB 2.0 ports and scan. […]

A cheat sheet to many laptop questions, and an application to set up printing, install Cintiq drivers and more on a MAC is available here: click me! If you are operating a Windows machine please stop by Technology Services on the 2nd floor to set up all this manually. […]

Keeping your laptop safe is your responsibility. Please check out the Open Book Safety page for tips on how to keep your property safe from theft and damage. […]

The Fall 2011 required and suggested software list has been compiled and reviewed by MIAD faculty. Please take some time are review the list and be prepared for the upcoming semester. Have a great spring break! Fall 2011 Software List […]

    Date? May 17 – June 9, 2013 Time? 7:30 Where? Cabot Theatre 158 N. Broadway Milwaukee, WI 53202 How Much? $22.50-65.00 (plus tax) The details… Hailed as a masterpiece of American Opera and set in Charleston’s fabled Catfish Row, beautiful Bess struggles to break from her scandalous past while Porgy, the crippled beggar, […]

    Date? May 3 – 19, 2013 Time? 7:30 Where? Studio Theatre 158 N. Broadway Milwaukee, WI 53202 How Much? $35.50(plus tax) The details… Once upon a time, many years ago…well, twenty-five years ago, a girl and a boy met and fell in love with singing…with each other. Kay Stiefel and Jack Forbes Wilson […]

    Date? March 8 – 24, 2013 Time? 7:30 Where? Cabot Theatre 158 N. Broadway Milwaukee, WI 53202 How Much? $22.50-65.00 (plus tax) The details… Drive a ways outta town, somewhere between Frog Level and Smyrna, North Carolina and you’ll come to a filling station run by L. M. and Jim. Across the blacktop […]

    Date? January 25 – February 10, 2013 Time? 7:30 Where? Cabot Theatre 158 N. Broadway Milwaukee, WI 53202 How Much? $22.50-$65.00 (plus tax) The details… Leslie Fitzwater brings legendary and celebrated French chanteuse, Edith Piaf to life in this dramatic and newly expanded theatrical experience. Piaf’s stormy life was paralleled only by her […]

    Date? December 31, 2012 – January 13, 2013 Time? 7:30 Where? Studio Theatre 158 N. Broadway Milwaukee, WI 53202 How Much? $35.50 (plus tax) The details… We’re at it again! Skylight, Dale Gutzman and Gilbert & Sullivan collide for a brand new and delightfully wonky look at the world of G & S. […]

After all freshmen completed their capstone thesis assignments in Art History, a panel of area judges selected the Best of the Best, which were presented by seven students at the Milwaukee Art Museum in April. Each student focused their research on one work of art or design in the museum that addressed one of four […]

One day of the year, classes are canceled at MIAD. Not because of snow. Because of a campus-wide open exchange instigated by seniors’ capstone projects. The day is called MIAD DEFINE. Read more to see if your student is in the coverage by Milwaukee’s Fox Six News. MIAD DEFINE places seniors’ work at the center […]

It’s hard to believe that the academic year is almost over. We are as excited as you are about your student’s accomplishments and are already looking forward to next year! Many students are now looking for fall housing, so we wanted to let you know that returning students are welcome in MIAD’s residence hall – […]

After enjoying a field trip to Madison where they toured the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMOCA) and the Capitol, first-year students officially declared their majors and met with their major faculty. Faculty welcomed students to their major, gave them a sense of what to look forward to in the fall, and advised them on […]

MIAD hosted Chip Kidd, iconic lead designer for Random House publishers and Knopf Books known for such designs as the Jurassic Park and 1Q84 book covers, as part of a two-day intensive professional experience for students across disciplines and years of study. As part of his visit, Kidd delivered a keynote address to first-year students […]