In 2008, after the shootings on the campuses of Northern Illinois University and Louisiana Technical College earlier that year and the tragedy at Virginia Tech in 2007, UCDA orchestrated a poster project. UCDA asked members, designers, educators, and students to design a poster that reflects some aspect of campus violence—the shock of the event itself, the heroism of the survivors, or the importance of crisis preparedness.
The events of that year—and the horrific events on campus since then brought a shocking reminder of how an ordinary, daily routine can turn into tragedy. This tragedy illuminates, however, the generous human impulse to want to help those who have suffered loss.
Nearly 150 posters were received from twenty-one states and eighteen countries.
Today (February 14, 2023), on the 15th anniversary of the shootings at NIU, and the tragic events that unfolded yesterday at Michigan State University, we are presenting a sampling of those posters that were on display at the UCDA Design Education Summit in May 2008 on the NIU campus. All posters may be viewed in this video.
Viewer discretion is advised.
HIGHER EDUCATION CAMPUS SHOOTINGS:
1966—University of Texas
1976—California State University
1991—University of Iowa
1996—San Diego State University
1996—Penn State University
2000—University of Arkansas
2002—Appalachian School of Law
2002—University of Arizona
2003—Case Western Reserve University
2006—Shepherd University
2007—Virginia Tech
2008—Louisiana Technical College
2008—Northern Illinois University
2012—Oikos University
2013—Santa Monica College
2014—University of California Santa Barbara
2015—Umpqua Community College
2022—University of Virginia
2023—Michigan State University
Posters were designed and received by:
Joaquin Abrego
Shadi Al-Hroub
Kelly Allday
Eric Arvizu
Jennifer Atchley
Jaqueline Auker
Jane Backes
Michelle Baty
Greg Bennett
Vijay Bhaskar
Laurel Bonhage
Evan Bowers
Amy Brooker
Steven Brower
Jay Bruce
Marlena Buczek-Smith
Jeff Busi
Rodolfo Carandang
Shawn Chinn
Ang Chonglai
Mallory DeRoche
Jenni Dickens
Ian Dicks
Amy Dion
Huang Dong
George Duarte
Brandon Duff
Josh Ebel
Sasha Ebner
Tracie Fong
Karen Ford
Stephanie Fortunato
Fürjes Pál
Ryan Gamache
Becky Gatzert
Chris Getliffe
Paulette Ghahremanian
Marc Giles
Ivaylo Gogov
Caroline Graf
Garry Graham
Gerry Greaney
Jim Kennelly
Daphne Griffin
Justin Guerino
Kristen Gunderson
Gergely Hangyás
Lindsey Hawk
Maria Hilliard
Kara Hooper
Johanna Hoover
Brandon Horoho
Anthony Jagoda
Mohammad Jamshidi
Scott Jensen
Yinggui Jiang
Mahera Khaleque
Christy Kilgore-Hadley
Mark Krumel
Jared Lambert
Jude Landry
John Lind
Wade Lough
Romaniw Luke
Stacia Lynch
Catherine McCurdy
Margaret McNealy
Jane Milkie
Juan Montenegro
Camilla Montoya
Brandon Mosley
Salim Mustafa
Robert Newell
Jonathan Nicholson
John Nordyke
Robert Overweg
José Orlando Peña Esponda
Connie E. Peterson
Mike Prejna
Charissa Newell
Darius Puzinas
Scott Rankin
Scott Rendo
Anthony Rivera
Jennifer Roark
Robert Roberson, Jr.
Abigail Rupsis
Ryan Russell
Sarah Sablyak
Gage Salzano
Christian Sarabia
Jennifer Schmidt
Katie Schneider Sharpensteen
David Bahador Shojapour
Mollie Siu-Chong
Krzysztof Skonieczny
Joseph Sobel
Lanny Sommese
Mariano Spizzirri
Morgan Stephens
Pete Stipech
David Street
Melinda Stroer
Rajkumar Subramaniam
Julia Szeberenyi
Allison Thornton
Kalli Thurgood
Lionel Tzatzkin
Janelle Vagnier
Pieter Veerle
Evelyn Wangui Gichuhi
Christine Wheeler
Justin Zalewski
Jody Zamirowski
Amber Zwack
Select posters:
All posters shown here and in the video are the property of their respective owners.
Credit: Eric Arvizu, Eric Arvizu, James Kennelly
Credit: Stephanie Fortunato, Jonathan Nicholson
Credit: Jeff Busi, Jeff Busi, Kalli Thurgood
Credit: Kate Schneider and Traci Townsend, Joseph Sobel
Credit: Sarah Sablyak, Caroline Graf, Connie Peterson
Credit: Josh Ebel, Josh Ebel
Credit: Luke Romaniw, Gage Salzano, Jude Landry
Credit: Laurel Bonhage, George Duarte
Credit: Gage Salzano, Brandon Horoho, Jane Milke