MCAD and the MA in Sustainable Design program are proud to announce our involvement as a Host Sponsor for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) 2015 Conference & Expo in Minneapolis, Oct. 25-28, themed Transforming Sustainability Education. Join us MASD faculty and admissions officers will be attending and presenting at →

Join Cindy Gilbert, director of MCAD’s Sustainable Design Program, for a 1-hr informational webinar about the fully online Master of Arts in Sustainable Design degree offered by MCAD. Next webinar is scheduled for October 20 @7pm CT. I promise to field all questions at that time. Just try to stump me! Sign up in advance →

Last month Nike, the company I work for made several exciting announcements around initiatives and awareness of the materials footprint in the apparel industry and its relationship to climate change. We publicly released a summary report commissioned through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that looks into the embedded and often unrecognized energy usage, environmental and →

I adore hiking and camping. Even when warm summer weather turns to arctic conditions overnight (this just happened to me last week!). I’ve been camping since I was born and try to make an effort to get out on an extended backpacking trip at least once a year. I just had the pleasure of a →

Join Cindy Gilbert, director of MCAD’s Sustainable Design Program, for a 1-hr informational webinar about the fully online Master of Arts in Sustainable Design degree offered by MCAD. Next webinar is scheduled for September 22 @7pm CT. I promise to field all questions at that time. Just try to stump me! Sign up in advance →

Exploring Upwards, Downwards and Sideways: Using a systems lens in design The seed landed on my table. It was a complete system that contained DNA to start a new tree, a transport mechanism that made use of existing forces, and clear evidence of how it grew. This system had multiple parts or sub-systems, and each →

We are delighted to welcome our new cohort of students beginning their 2-year journey to complete their Master of Arts in Sustainable Design (MASD) degree through MCAD. The MASD is a fully online degree that enjoys students and faculty that hail from around the globe. Our Fall 2015 cohort is truly multidisciplinary with students representing →

MASD faculty, Denise DeLuca, who is the instructor for our Creative Leadership course (will be offered again in spring 2016) and her partners from Vibrant OS are offering a 5-month innovation and leadership workshop that begins September 30. With the help of MASD alum, Shari Welsh, they are partnering with Sustainable Seattle and University of →

Curt McNamara is an experienced engineer, biomimicry educator and Buckminster Fuller scholar. We recently caught up with him to discuss his fully online course devoted to the subject of innovation called Innovation Tools and Techniques. This is a 15-week course that is a core part of MCAD’s Sustainable Design Program and will be offered in →

A big congratulations to our newest MASD alumni, who will officially graduate in December. We couldn’t be more proud of you and your innovative, sustainability-focused work! You are unique and brilliant. Good luck with your careers as sustainability professionals. Completed Summer 2015: Deann Garcia’s thesis was titled, “Sustainable Production and Design of Cycling Lifestyle Apparel →