Items Tagged with 'Kendall College of Art and Design'

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Ferris State University re-names downtown Federal Building

May 16, 2013
The renovated Federal Building in downtown Grand Rapids is answering to a new name. Read More

Inside Track: Teaching creatives how to change a community

Gayle DeBruyn, Kendall College’s first chief sustainability officer, helps students forge a bond between design and environment.

May 10, 2013
While other little girls were playing with Barbie dolls, Gayle DeBruyn was in her backyard building forts. Read More

Change Ups: ArtServe taps Rosen for board of directors

April 26, 2013
ArtServe Michigan, a statewide nonprofit arts and cultural advocacy organization, announced David M. Rosen, president of Kendall College of Art & Design of Ferris State University, was elected to the board of directors. Read More

Kendall College of Art and Design federal building wins historic preservation award

April 8, 2013
Kendall College of Art and Design's rehabilitation of the Federal Building in downtown Grand Rapids has been named one of the projects to receive the 2013 Governor's Award for Historic Preservation. Read More

Kendall students win Startup Weekend competition

Their company, U-Turn, is among few to turn out a physical product.

January 25, 2013
Students led and won the race to create the best business at Grand Rapids’ fourth annual Startup Weekend, hosted at The Factory space at 38 W. Fulton St. Read More

Street Talk: Old Federal Building is good as Gold

Party on.

November 24, 2012
To hear Ferris State University President David Eisler tell it, the old Federal Building, which now houses Kendall College of Art and Design’s downtown Grand Rapids campus, was one of the biggest eyesores in the city. When the college acquired the structure, plastic sheeting kept rainwater from ruining the flooring in some of its upper reaches. Read More

Let’s talk sustainable design and STEAM, not STEM

Kendall president stresses the role of art in sustainable design.

October 27, 2012
You may have heard about STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — but have you heard of STEAM? That’s the big four, plus the presence of art. Read More