University of Minnesota-Twin Cities College of Design is located on both the Saint Paul and Minneapolis campuses of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. The College of Design includes the full range of design disciplines and is home to eight undergraduate majors in the fields of architecture, apparel design, graphic design, interior design, landscape architecture, product design, and retail merchandising. There are 23 graduate degree programs, eight undergraduate minors, nine research centers, and the Goldstein Museum of Design.
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Campuses
The College of Design is located on both the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. The programs of apparel design, graphic design, interior design, housing studies, and retail merchandising are located in McNeal Hall on the St. Paul campus. The Goldstein Museum of Design is also located in McNeal Hall. On the Minneapolis campus, the College of Design is located in Rapson Hall where the architecture, landscape architecture, and product design programs are housed.
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Leadership
Carol Strohecker, Dean (2017 - present)
Carol Strohecker is the current dean of the College of Design. Previously, Strohecker was vice provost for academic affairs at the Rhode Island School of Design, from 2013 to 2016. She also served as inaugural director of the Center for Design Innovation from 2006 to 2013. She holds a Ph.D. in media arts and sciences and a master of science in visual studies. Both degrees are from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Becky Yust, Interim Dean (2015 - 2017)
Becky Yust served as interim dean of the College of Design from 2015 to 2017. Yust is a professor of housing studies.
Thomas Fisher, Dean (2006 - 2015)
Tom Fisher served as the inaugural dean of the College of Design, leading the college from its creation in 2006 through 2015. Previously, Fisher spent ten years as dean of the University of Minnesota School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. He is now director of the College of Design's Minnesota Design Center and holds the position of Dayton Hudson Land Grant Chair in Urban Design.
Programs
- Apparel Design
- Architecture
- Graphic Design
- Interior Design
- Landscape Architecture and Planning
- Product Design
- Retail Merchandising
Research and Outreach Centers
- Center for Design in Health
- Center for Sustainable Building Research
- Center for World Heritage Studies
- Digital Design Center
- Goldstein Museum of Design
- Minnesota Design Center
- Midwest Universities Radon Consortium
- Wearable Product Design Center
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