{"id":219,"date":"2011-11-04T09:54:33","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T14:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/?p=219"},"modified":"2012-12-03T13:10:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T19:10:00","slug":"students-parents-and-alumni-strengthen-miad-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/2011\/11\/04\/students-parents-and-alumni-strengthen-miad-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Students, Parents and Alumni Celebrate MIAD Community"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Drawing\"<\/a>
Many parents, including Kris O'Connell, participated in MIAD Drawing faculty Steve Horvath's drawing workshop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kris and Bob O\u2019Connell had a \u201cphenomenal\u201d time at MIAD\u2019s Parent\/Partner Day on Saturday October 22, and gained a much greater understanding of the education and daily life at an art and design college.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe loved the event,\u201d Kris said. \u201cIt was a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kris participated in a drawing class with MIAD Drawing Professor Steve Horvath. Her husband, Bob, particularly enjoyed the workshop \u201cCritique 101.\u201d The class sought to help parents understand some of the many nuances their students consider while working on projects, including the techniques that make a work of art \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cbad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neither Bob nor Kris have significant art training, so they are thankful that the sessions will help them have more meaningful conversations with their son C.J. O\u2019Connell, a Foundations student.<\/p>\n

David and Cynthia Bishop, parents of Foundations student Bennett Bishop, attended the event to get a better feel for their son\u2019s academics and to learn more about the college itself. They were happy to be able to see student work in classrooms and the halls, along with the professional works featured in MIAD\u2019s galleries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a visual education, I want to visually see what he\u2019s up to,\u201d David said. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see the work, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parent\/Partner Day provided an opportunity for MIAD to share how students\u2019 educational experiences will inspire their careers and their lives, and to strengthen parents\u2019 relationship with MIAD in the important role as students\u2019 coaches and mentors.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event marked the highest attendance since its founding, and participation by parents of students of all class years.<\/p>\n

MIAD coordinated Parent\/Partner Day to coincide with the college\u2019s Alumni Reunion, and the Student\/Alumni Art Sale. Together, these events broadened the opportunities for students and parents to engage with one another, and with alumni, who play a key role in the MIAD experience and whose career paths provide invaluable insights to students of all class years.<\/p>\n

\"Printmaking\"<\/a>
Yvonne Lopez '09 (Communication Design major, Printmaking minor) held a printmaking workshop on Parent\/Partner Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Among the days many activities were several workshops, tours of design firms and galleries, and discussions, including one about \u201cInnovation and Learning\u201d in the Foundations year led by MIAD\u2019s Provost David Martin and students, and another led by MIAD alumni called \u201cLife After MIAD.\u201d The day concluded with a reception at the site of the Student\/Alumni Art Sale that brought students, parents and alumni together once again.<\/p>\n

Beth Sahagian \u201981 (Sculpture) was glad to be one of the many alumni who participated in the Alumni Reunion along with the Student\/Alumni Art Sale.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to reconnect and see a lot of my old friends. I like the camaraderie of the students. I like to see what the students are up to,\u201d Sahagian said. \u201cIt\u2019s the best time I\u2019ve had in years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to visit the MIAD Alumni Association\u2019s page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kris and Bob O\u2019Connell had a \u201cphenomenal\u201d time at MIAD\u2019s Parent\/Partner Day on Saturday October 22, and gained a much greater understanding of the education and daily life at an art and design college. \u201cWe loved the event,\u201d Kris said. \u201cIt was a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}