School of Design

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Sarah Lowe, Director

Professors
Lowe, S., (Director), MGD – North Carolina State
Staples, C., MFA – Michigan State

Assistant Professors
Cote, C., MFA – Rhode Island School of Design
Mitchell, K., MFA – Iowa State

Lecturers
Arment, T., MFA – Wisconsin (Madison)
Brine, L., MFA – Savannah College of Art & Design
Epstein, E., MFA – Rhode Island School of Design
Flores, M. (Tennessee Graphic Design Fellow), MFA – Georgia

Professor Emerita
Shmerler, D., MFA – Virginia Commonwealth

The School of Design underscores concept development, strategic and systems thinking, and collaboration through a variety of outcomes that is fed by outcomes that explore the aesthetic, conceptual and application-driven needs of how design adds value and understanding to a human need. The studio courses are uniquely designed to encourage cross-disciplinary studies and collaborations, within the university and the community, and prepare students for a contemporary professional practice in which flexibility and creative and intellectual thinking are critical to responding to today’s world in both theoretical and application outcomes. The School of Design at the University of Tennessee stands out as an environment for encouraging designers to embrace a range of needs from the simple to the complex.

As such, design is embraced through our mission to:

• Apply Knowledge and Theory in a Project-Based Learning Environment
• Build Global and Professional Perspectives
• Engage Contemporary Technology
• Collaborate and Work in Multi-Disciplinary Teams
• Practice Creativity and Critical Thinking

Operating within the College of Architecture and Design, the School of Design supports graduate students in all disciplines of the university through both special topics and research-driven electives.

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