UCDA Design Conference Sessions

SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS

Many of the speakers have made available their presentations to conference attendees. For those who are interested, they are available below. These are for your reference and use only, and cannot be distributed.

Optional Activity: Telling Your Story with Video
Stephen Diehl, News Director at Middlebury College
Chris Spencer, Senior Digital Media Producer at Middlebury College
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Optional Activity: Printing Without a Press
Julie Spanos, Marketing Manager for Student Affairs, University of Texas at Dallas
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1. General Session: Mosaics: Leaving Your Mark
 Jim Bachor, Mosaic Artist, UCDA Foundation Krider Prize for Creativity Recipient
 
2. General Session: Bossy Pants: Making the Journey from Designer to Design Leader 
Glenn John Arnowitz, Director of Creative Services, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare
 
3. Immersive Interactive Walk-Throughs and Virtual Reality: The Next Generation  
Derek Tonn, Founder and CEO, mapformation
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4. Reviving a Font for the Digital Age 
Craig Welsh, Principal, Go Welsh and Professor, Penn State Harrisburg

5. Being a Highly Effective, Happy, Creative Team Using Authentic Communication
Kedren Crosby, President, Work Wisdom Sarah Colantonio, Vice President, Work Wisdom
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6. Empowering Students for Rapid Content Creation 
Jeff Kallin, Associate Director of Creative Media, Clemson University
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7. Immersive Interactive Walk-Throughs and Virtual Reality: The Next Generation  
Derek Tonn, Founder and CEO, mapformation
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8. Reviving a Font for the Digital Age 
Craig Welsh, Principal, Go Welsh and Professor, Penn State Harrisburg

9. Being a Highly Effective, Happy, Creative Team Using Authentic Communication 
Kedren Crosby, President and Sarah Colantonio, Vice President, Work Wisdom
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10. Empowering Students for Rapid Content Creation 
Jeff Kallin, Associate Director of Creative Media, Clemson University
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11. General Session: Inspiring Creativity by Thinking Scientifically 
Christian Goy, Co-founder and Managing Director, Behavioral Science Lab
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12. Run Your In-House Group Like a Design Firm
Kelly McMurray, Creative Director, 2communiqué
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13. Marketing to Millennials
 Trish Witkowski, Folding Factory

14. Cuba, a Photographic Journey
 Glenn Asakawa, Photographer, University of Colorado at Boulder

15. The Best Enrollment Marketing Ideas of 2015-2016 
Karyn Adams, Vice President and Creative Director, H·A ThirtyOne

16. Run Your In-House Group Like a Design Firm
 Kelly McMurray, Creative Director, 2communiqué
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17. The Secrets of Engaging Mail 
Trish Witkowski, Folding Factory

18. Mirrorless Cameras: Ride the Digital Imaging Wave of the Future  
Glenn Asakawa, Photographer, University of Colorado at Boulder

19. Finding Inspiration Outside of Higher Ed 
Karyn Adams, Vice President and Creative Director, H·A ThirtyOne

20. General Session: Featured School: University of Texas at Austin Creating Content for Print and Web Alumni Magazines
 Tim Taliaferro, Vice President Communications and Digital Strategy, UT Austin

21. Five Reasons Why Your Marketing Sucks 
Shelly Jackman, Art Director, Texas Wesleyan University Darren White, Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Texas Wesleyan University
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22. Empowering Your Creative Team
 Joaquin Herrera, Creative Services Manager, University of Texas at San Antonio
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23. Let's Survey the Landscape 
Daniel Dejan, Print and Creative Manager, Sappi North America  

24. The Photographer-Designer Relationship 
Matthew Lester, Photographer, Matthew Lester Photography 
Ryan Pierce, Art Director, Southern Adventist University

25. General Session: Working with Illustrators 
SooJin Buzelli, Senior Vice President, Creative Director of Asset International

26. Five Reasons Why Your Marketing Sucks 
Shelly Jackman, Art Director, Texas Wesleyan University 
Darren White, Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Texas Wesleyan University
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27. Empowering Your Creative Team
 Joaquin Herrera, Creative Services Manager, University of Texas at San Antonio
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28. Haptic Brain, Haptic Brand
 Daniel Dejan, Print and Creative Manager, Sappi North America  

29. The Photographer-Designer Relationship 
Matthew Lester, Photographer, Matthew Lester Photography 
Ryan Pierce, Art Director, Southern Adventist University

30. General Session: Useful Brands and Higher Education 
Ben Gaddis, President, T3