Current Initiatives – RISD Academic Affairs

Welcome back to RISD

Written on September 10, 2014. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Campus Updates, Current Initiatives.

I find myself resisting the urge to burst into song as I write this welcome back email. For those of you who know my singing skills, you will be relieved. For the others, please rest assured that you, and I, have been spared much embarrassment....

Call for Proposals – Turner Project

Written on November 15, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Current Initiatives, Opportunities.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS ROBERT TURNER THEATRICAL AND PERFORMANCE DESIGN PROJECT Rhode Island School of Design’s 2012-‐2017 strategic plan, Critical Making | Making Critical, acknowledges the importance of an immersive and discipline-based approach to...

Campus Master Plan update

Written on October 1, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Campus Updates, Current Initiatives.

Dear Faculty and Staff: In an effort to keep campus planning as transparent and inclusive as possible, we need your help. The third survey in the Campus Master Planning Series is now available for your input. Some questions are the same as the first...

Funding Opportunities for Curricular and Professional Development

Written on September 24, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Current Initiatives, Opportunities, Updates from & for Faculty.

RISD is committed to providing support for curriculum development and faculty professional development to recognize and encourage excellence in teaching and research. In the last year, with funding from the strategic plan, and through the generosity...

Campus Master Plan Survey Results Posted

Written on June 21, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Campus Updates, Current Initiatives.

Director of Campus Planning Annie Newman reports that the master planning process is moving forward thanks to the help of many members of the RISD community. The results of the second campus-wide survey show that more than 95% of respondents are now...

Solar Decathlon 2014 Kickstarter Campaign Launched

Written on June 20, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Architecture and Design, Current Initiatives, Department / Division, Fine Arts, Student Initiatives.

In July 2014, RISD will join the twenty teams competing in the Solar Decathlon Europe, a competition that challenges collegiate teams from around the world to design and build a home that is powered exclusively by solar energy and that utilizes innovative...

Pilot Concentration in Nature-Culture-Sustainability Studies

Written on April 7, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Current Initiatives, Department / Division, Updates from & for Faculty.

Academic Affairs is pleased to announce that recruitment has now commenced for the second cohort of students into the pilot program in Nature-Culture-Sustainability Studies (NCSS). This two year innovative pilot program will explore how a select cohort...

“Mapping Making” Event Scheduled

Written on April 1, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Current Initiatives, Events, Updates from & for Faculty.

Please RSVP to Academic Affairs [acadaff@risd.edu] if you are able to attend.

Faculty Info Session: Harassment Awareness

Written on February 18, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Current Initiatives, Department / Division.

Campus Master Planning Underway

Written on February 13, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Current Initiatives.

Dear RISD Faculty and Staff, To kick off campus master planning, we invite you to our second Community Conversation on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 2pm in the RISD Auditorium. The master planning process will be led by a committee, co-chaired by Provost...