


Department Chair Selected to Judge The First Ever Biodesign Sprint Challenge
Graduate Color and Materials Design Chair and Associate Professor Sally Erickson Wilson was selected to be on the judging panel for the Biodesign Sprint Challenge. This new challenge is in collaboration with Google, and participants will be working on a month-long...
International Activities: Chair of Fashion Design Program Speaks on Fashion Education in Belgium
Aki Choklat, associate professor and chair of the Fashion Design program at the College for Creative Studies (CCS), traveled to Antwerp, Belgium to the University of Antwerp to participate in the “Responsible Fashion Series” Expo — the focus being responsible...
Communication Design Students Assist in Rebranding Local Nonprofit
Working with non-profit community partners is an invaluable experience for CCS students because it offers them the opportunity to put their skills into practice to support non-profit partners’ art and design needs for product development, brand guidelines,...Alumni Interview With Ralph Gilles ‘92, Chief Design Officer, Stellantis
From passion to profession, Ralph Gilles reflects on a 29-year journey to the top of the design world. As the Chief Design Officer for Stellantis, CCS alumnus Ralph Gilles leads the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Maserati, and Fiat Latin America brands making him not...
Kicking Off: How Four CCS Alumni Went from Sponsored Project to Creating a Football Design Powerhouse
The 2017 Xenith-sponsored CCS Design Studio is what started it all. The course was led by design director and alumnus Matthew McPhail, who points out that the studio “really sparked what is now a full design team that is comprised almost entirely of people from that...
Leaving a Legacy: The Family of Longtime CCS Professor Establishes Scholarship in His Name
The family of Nelson D. Greer, educator at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) for over 37 years, has established a scholarship in his name for a deserving Communication Design student at CCS. Recently, longtime CCS professor Nelson Greer’s family established a...
Celebrating Belonging Blog: World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day is recognized each year on December 1st as an opportunity to raise awareness about the global impact of HIV/AIDS and to remember the millions of lives lost to the disease. 2021 is a significant year, as this marks 40 years since the start of the AIDS epidemic.

President’s Blog – Experiential Learning: Fundamental to Student Success
The anatomy of higher education can look the same for many students. Go to class, take tests, complete assignments and projects—but how do students apply skills learned in the classroom to the world outside of higher education? At CCS, we define Experiential Learning...
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