by Isabella McLaury | Dec 8, 2025 | Giving Impact
Discover the Charach Family’s enduring gift to CCS. Honoring alumna Janice Charach (’73) through the Manat Foundation, this gift establishes the new Charach Family Galleries (formerly Center Galleries) and the Janice Charach Endowed Scholarship, a gift that honors Janice’s creative spirit while shaping the future of CCS and inspiring generations to come.
by Isabella McLaury | Nov 14, 2025 | Giving Impact
The College for Creative Studies welcomed donors, trustees, alumni, students, faculty and friends to the second annual Donor Appreciation Scholarship Celebration Luncheon on October 7, in the General Motors Auditorium at the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education. The event honored the generosity of those who make scholarships possible and celebrated the creative futures those investments help shape.
by Isabella McLaury | Sep 22, 2025 | Communication Design & Strategy, Giving Impact, Undergraduate
Learn how celebrated automotive designer Dick Ruzzin’s enduring gift to the College for Creative Studies is helping talented design students launch their creative careers through an endowed scholarship.
by Isabella McLaury | Sep 11, 2025 | Giving Impact, News
Tracy Muscat, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at the College for Creative Studies (CCS), is retiring, effective August 22, 2025.
by Megan Mesack | Mar 20, 2025 | Detroit, Giving Impact, Press Release, Undergraduate
Two CCS students from Detroit will be awarded $50,000 scholarships annually, distributed over four years. Gilbert Family Foundation also announced scholarship support for pre-college summer workshops and completion scholarships aimed at retaining students.
by Megan Mesack | Dec 3, 2024 | Giving Impact
At a recent donor appreciation luncheon hosted by the College for Creative Studies, donors and scholarship recipients gathered in the General Motors Auditorium at the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education to celebrate the transformative power of education – and the generosity that makes it possible.
by Megan Mesack | Nov 4, 2024 | Giving Impact, News
The College for Creative Studies is pleased to announce the establishment of three endowed scholarships made possible by a $2 million gift by Waltraud (Wally) E. Prechter, in honor of her late husband Heinz C. Prechter. Detroit, MI – Waltraud (Wally) E. Prechter...
by Megan Mesack | Nov 28, 2023 | Alumni, Giving Impact, Studio Art and Craft, Uncategorized
When Michael Carney attended what was then known as the Society of Arts and Crafts from 1968 to 1972, things were a bit … different. The Yamasaki building anchored campus — the Kresge-Ford Building wouldn’t be completed until 1975, the same year the school’s name was...
by Megan Mesack | Oct 10, 2023 | Giving Impact, News, Uncategorized
The Gilbert Family Foundation and the College for Creative Studies (CCS) today announced the launch of the Gilbert Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund. The contribution totals $1 million and is earmarked for Detroit students with a focus on expanding access to...
by Megan Mesack | May 23, 2023 | Fashion Design, Giving Impact
Aki Choklat, renowned international footwear and accessories designer and chair of CCS’ burgeoning Fashion Design program, is honored to be the College’s first endowed chair. In a move that ensures ongoing support of the College’s Fashion Design program and its chair...
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