The 18th annual UCDA Design Education Summit is a national summit for design educators, chairs, and students, and continues an ongoing community created specifically for graphic design educators with opportunities for professional participation and development.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The deadline for this year has now passed and abstracts submitted are being reviewed. Thank you to all who submitted.

SPONSORS

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REGISTRATION FEES

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TWO WAYS TO REGISTER
Registration is now open. Early Registration Cutoff: April 1, 2023.

1. REGISTER ONLINE (click the REGISTER button at right)

2. CALL 615-459-4559 with your registration information and your credit card number.

A confirmation will be sent to you after registration is received and processed. Occasionally conferences fill before the registration cut-off date, so please register early.

Registration Cancellations
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SCHEDULE

MONDAY, MAY 22

On-going 
Destroy the Gap Exhibition

UCDA Student Poster Design Initiative Exhibition: Same/Difference

7:30 a.m.
Onsite Registration

8-9 a.m. 
Continental Breakfast 

9-10 a.m. 
Keynote Presentation
Abilities Design: A New Framework to Brainstorm for Accessible Solutions
John O’Neill
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Art and Design, University of Minnesota Duluth

10:15-10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Abstract Presentations (1-4) 
1. Less as More: Creating a Meaningful BA Design Curriculum
John Smith
2. The Graphic Enneagram
Christina Singer 
3. What ungrading is teaching me about my own bias and the evaluation of creativity. 
Megan Rhee 
4. Building The Crooked Beat on Crip Time 
Andrea Cardinal 

11-11:30 a.m. 
Concurrent Abstract Presentations (5-8) 
5. Prioritizing Inclusivity in the Student Experience through Collaboration, Visual Initiatives, and Informed Decision-Making
Rebecca Tegtmeyer, Erica Hooker 
6. CANCELLED Creating Empathetic Undergraduate Researchers by Co-designing with Community
Kimberly Mitchell
7. Color Vision Deficiency: Looking at the Design World Differently
Michael Clayton 
8. A Course That Offers A More Inclusive Retelling of Graphic Design History
Danielle Currier 

11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Concurrent Abstract Presentations (9-12) 
9. Designing Third Place 
Gabe Dunbar, Kayla Ballinger, Adrienne Ausdenmoore 
10. Breaking Tradition, Building Belonging: Social-Emotional Strategies in a First-Year Foundations Program
Nancy Nowacek, Patience Lueth 
11. Rethinking Target Audiences
Shawn Simmons
12. Introducing a Design Education Journal
Kyra Whitehead

12:15-1 p.m.
Lunch on Own 

1-2 p.m.
Roundtable Discussions: Tenure and Promotions/SPARK: Design Education Journal

2:15-2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Abstract Presentations (13-16) 
13. Driven by Innovation: Developing AR Enhanced Design Curriculum
Wujun Wang, Nan Hu 
14. Going the Shortest Distance: Designing research frameworks for reducing translation time in a multicultural, language tool
Sanda Katila 
15. Translating the Technical: Engaging Students in Web Accessibility
Julie Sayo
16. The Disinformation Campaign: an experiment in brand identity that’s so good that it’s bad
Lisa Fontaine

3-3:30 p.m.
Concurrent Abstract Presentations (17-20) 
17. Campaigns for Social Good
Summer Doll-Myers 
18. Between Practice, Pedagogy, and Place: How Auto-Ethnographic Reflection Can Guide Design Educators in a Divided Country
Johnathon Strube, Dave Pabellon
19. Engineering Moments That Matter
Jessica Hawkins 
20. CANCELLED Rebranding the City of Virginia Beach in Less than Two Months: Lessons Learned
Jeannine Owens

3:30-4 p.m. 
Break

4:4:30 p.m.
Concurrent Abstract Presentations (21-24) 
21. Social design for a more equitable future: the issues and challenges in the design process for social change.
Marjan Khatibi 
22. Spatial Narratives of the City: Growing the Local Living Archive through Student Story Mapping
Ellen Christensen 
23. Confessions of an immigrant design educator teaching critical graphic design 
Astha Thakkar
24. There’s (too many) apps for that 
Patrick Finley 

4:45-5:15 p.m.
Concurrent Abstract Presentations (25-28) 
25. Diversity in Design Education: Supporting Black, Brown & Latinx Students By Evaluating Course & Program Student Learning Objectives 
Eleni Stamoulis, Megan Rhee 
26. Two case studies on accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion for design projects in education. 
John Baljkas
27. BIG Emotions and the Storms Within Us: How to Process and Find of Sense of Belonging Through Visualization
Shannon McCarthy 
28. The Graphic Design Classroom as a Catalyst for Designing Future
Mehrdad Sedaghat-Baghbani 

5:30-6:30 p.m. 
Concurrent Panels and Workshops (29-32) 
29. Panel: AMPED: How Educators are Using Podcasts to Advocate for Systemic Change 
Panelists: Kaleena Sales, Eric Benson, George Garrastegui Jr., Omari Souza 
30. Workshop: Shaping Interactions 
Shaza Jendi, Marjan Khatibi, Samira Shiridevich 
31. Workshop: Design Writing 101: Book Proposals 
Aaris Sherin 
32. Panel: Beyond the Paperwork: A Discussion on How to Better Assist Students with Disabilities in the Creative Classroom 
Panelists: Natalie Tyree, Katie Krcmarik, Donald Kent Kerr, Bert Stabler, Jonathan Strube

6:30-8 p.m. 
Silkscreening of Totes

Poster Presentations
1. Here + There: Exploring Multi-layered Identity through Composite Photography
Elisabeth Kvernen
2. While we move, they build borders
Shaza Jendi
3. A Case Study of Student Work: Introducing Adaptive Clothing Concepts to an International Brand 
Natalie Tyree
4. Shared Emotions and Raised Voices: Centering Youth Perspectives as We Reimagine a Safer Gainesville
Hien Phan
5. Using Minecraft in Typography Class 
Vitoria Faccin-Herman
6. From Disability Justice to Design Justice 
Andrea Cardinal 
7. Shaping an Accessible Future 
Jennifer Kowalski 
8. A Course in Creative Bravery 
Brianna O'Neal, Stacy Cannon

8 p.m.
Dinner on Own 


TUESDAY, MAY 23

Breakfast on Own

On-going 
Destroy the Gap Exhibition

Student Poster Design Initiative Exhibition

9-9:30 a.m. 
Concurrent Abstract Presentations (33-36) 
33. Projects of concise complexity: designing for inclusive learning environments 
Rebecca Tegtmeyer 
34. Visualizing Interdisciplinary Dialogues through Classroom Discussions 
Eugene Park 
35. Designing an Intentional Teacher-Empathic Classroom 
Andrea Hempstead 
36. CANCELLED We Are the Center of the Universe: Sparking a Disability Campaign
Kimberly Mitchell 

9:45-10:15 a.m. 
Concurrent Abstract Presentations (37-40) 
37. Changing the World Through Graphic Design, 10 students At a Time. 
Chuck Armstrong 
38. Unicorn 101
Summer Doll-Myers
39. Global Citizenship: Neue Design Ethics Fundamentals 
Benjie Wilhelm 
40. A Plural Pedagogy for Graphic Design History
Kristen Coogan 

10:15-10:45 a.m.
Break 

10:45-11:15 a.m.
Concurrent Abstract Presentations (41-45) 
41. Collaborating with On-Campus Partners to Serve Students with Autism
Natalie Tyree 
42. Navigating Zero-Gravity: Designing Orientation Solutions for Blind Crew Members Aboard Spacecrafts 
Sheri Wells-Jensen 
43. We Are Who You Leave Behind: Design As Intervention For Suicidal Ideation 
Andrea Peters 
44. Accessible Content: A podcast on design history as a case study on accessible academic publication practices 
Amanda Horton

11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Lunch and Keynote Presentation
Jennifer White-Johnson
Neurodivergent Artist, Design Educator and Disability Advocate
Adjunct Faculty, MICA

1:30-2:30 p.m. 
Concurrent Panels and Workshops (45-47) 
45. Workshop: Destroy the Gap Online Zine: Crowdsourcing Best Practices for Designing an Accessible Exhibition
Andrea Cardinal, Lori Young
46. Panel: 3D printing for Graphic Design Education 
Panelists: Taekyeom Lee, Yeohyun Ahn, Stephanie Flattery, Mira Jung, Hailey McDermott
47. Workshop: Understanding Alt Text 
Jennifer Kowalski  

2:30-3:30 p.m.
Concurrent Panel and Workshop (48-49) 
48. Workshop: Racism Untaught 
Lisa Mercer, Terresa Moses
49. Panel: Surfacing a More Complete Graphic Design History 
Panelists: Kristina Lamour Sansone, Maria Galante, Stephanie Grey 

4-6:30 p.m. 
Optional Activity: How Might We... ? Life Design at BGSU
Come learn how BGSU is the only university in the country building a Life Design initiative offered to all undergraduate students at this scale. Grounded in design thinking principles, students explore big questions—what they want to do and who they want to become—while shaping their college and career journey. In this workshop we will collaboratively discuss today’s meaning of student success and explore the prompt: How might we establish preconditions of equitable, just, and inclusive futures that support our sameness and differences within our classrooms?

Facilitators:
Adrienne Ausdenmoore, Director of the Geoffrey H. Radbill Center for College & Life Design, Bowling Green State University
Gabe Dunbar, Assistant Director of the Geoffrey H. Radbill Center for College & Life Design, Bowling Green State University
Kayla Ballinger, Life Design Coach for the Geoffrey H. Radbill Center for College & Life Design, Bowling Green State University
Jenn Stucker, Associate Professor, Graphic Design + Integrative Design, Bowling Green State University

SPECIAL EXHIBITION

PROGRAM LOCATION

Summit Location: Bowling Green State University (BGSU)
The UCDA Design Education Summit will take place on the campus of Bowling Green State University located in Bowling Green, Ohio. Conference activities will take place in the Wolfe Center for the Arts and the Fine Arts Center.

Getting to BGSU
The following airports service the Bowling Green area.
Toledo Express Airport (TOL) // approx. 17 miles from campus 
Detroit/Wayne County Metro Airport (DTW) // approx. 60 miles from campus

Driving Directions
Follow Interstate 75 to exit 181
Turn west onto Wooster Street in Bowling Green
Follow Wooster Street, westbound, to the third traffic signal (Mercer Road)
Turn right onto Mercer Road (north)
Turn left onto Ridge Street and after the stop sign, a left into parking lot N 

LODGING

Discounted Hotel Rates
The hotel stay is not included in the summit registration fees. You are responsible for making your hotel reservations. Room blocks may fill before the hotel deadline, so please make your reservation immediately to ensure the discounted rate and availability. UCDA has secured discounted rates at the following properties:

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Location: Bowling Green State University (BGSU)
School of Art
Bowling Green , Ohio 43403