First-Year Experience Faculty
James Barany
Emily Berens
Joe Boblick
Morgan Bouldes
Santiago Cucullu
Zoë Darling
Ben Dembroski
Melissa Dorn
Emily Downes
Zuhal Feraidon
Max Hautala
Neil Horsky
Bruce Humphries
Maeve Jackson
Kyle James
Kevin Kaempf
Maureen Kane
Kayle Karbowski
Mariah Klemens
Brad Krause
Brittany Krohmer
Matthew Lee
Jeremy McDonnell
Robert Meincke
Kim Miller
Zina Mussmann
Annushka Peck
Alan Peralta
Matthew Presutti
Jennie Quinn
Kate Schaffer
Naomi Shersty
Francesca Simonite
Jaymee Willms
News
FYE Juried Media Arts Festival 2024 celebrates first-year student works
Seven students received awards at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design’s juried FYE Media Arts Festival – an in-house screening and celebration of video, animation and sound design works by current and former First-Year Experience (FYE) students held on November 26. The 56 entries were judged by multimedia and filmmaking professionals Emma B. Barany, Gabe Leistekow and Sara Sowell.
MIAD professor brings love of branding to projects and students
Brian Bowles ’01, professor of Communication Design at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), finds freelance projects “deeply fulfilling” and beneficial to himself and to his students.
Independence First and MIAD students produce adaptive clothing
Students in a junior-level Fashion and Apparel Design class at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) collaborated with Independence First to design adaptive clothing. Two Independence First employees worked closely with MIAD students on customized outfits specific to their needs and preferences.
‘GQ Rebranded’ series is a hit for MIAD alum’s new studio
When Justin Thomas Kay ’04 (Communication Design) opened his own studio, JTK Studio, Inc., in New York City early this year, he hoped that his work “would contribute positively to helping to make things look nicer and more enjoyable and speak honestly to people broadly.” The new GQ Sports series “GQ Rebranded” turned out to be a good fit to do just that.
MIAD student support system receives national SMILE Award
Choose Mental Health, the national voice for children’s mental health, named the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) the 2024 SMILE Award–Organization Winner for the college’s commitment to promoting mental health and well-being among its students.