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Why you'll grow a thicker skin after going to MCAD

Why you'll grow a thicker skin after going to MCAD

I’m at MCAD adjunct faculty member Ed Charbonneau’s “Painting as Object” class, and standing with him and some students in the hallway. The group is critiquing junior Kayleigh Fichten’s work — a painted canvas with some trash bags attached to it, and which is draped over a fixture instead of hung on the wall. She…
by Alex Friedrich

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The 1 p.m. witching hour at MCAD

The 1 p.m. witching hour at MCAD

So I grabbed some lunch in the MCAD cafeteria — juicy turkey, stuffing and huge mound of mashed potatoes and gravy, a cola and cookie for just over $10 — and noticed that the place was hopping. Truly a buzz. Next thing I know it’s a ghost town: Apparently, liberal-arts classes are in the morning.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Photos: Breakfast at AJ's digs at MCAD

Photos: Breakfast at AJ's digs at MCAD

As you might guess, having breakfast in the cafeteria of Minneapolis College of Art and Design could be a lonesome affair. MCAD students tend to sleep late, so apparently most eat breakfast at home, which is either off-campus or in one of the college’s seven apartment blocks. So I figured I’d have breakfast MCAD style:…
by Alex Friedrich

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How to mix art, 18 credits and 40-plus hours of work

How to mix art, 18 credits and 40-plus hours of work

So you think Minneapolis College of Art and Design students have the life, eh? Whiling away the hours sketching, smoking and pondering the essence of chartreuse? Yeah, right. Meet Anthony “AJ” Warnick and think again. At 28, the senior in Web and Multimedia Environments studies full time while cobbling together several outside jobs into 40-plus…
by Alex Friedrich

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Good morning, MCAD. You can wake up now.

Good morning, MCAD. You can wake up now.

Don’t expect to see much at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design if you arrive in the “early” morning. I’m there by 8 a.m. to meet spokesman Rob Davis and student Anthony Warnick. Talk about quiet. Where are all the students scurrying bleary-eyed to their classes? Not gonna happen here. The halls are empty…
by Alex Friedrich

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I'm visiting Minneapolis College of Art & Design today

I'm visiting Minneapolis College of Art & Design today

This’ll be a change. After covering three community and technical colleges this semester, today I’ll be visiting my first four-year private institution — and an art school at that. I’m spending the day at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, known around here as MCAD. With just 700 students or so, it’s on a…
by Alex Friedrich

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What to call Chancellor Rosenstone's new mug

What to call Chancellor Rosenstone's new mug

German beer lovers might get a kick out of this. Remember that mug I wrote about in July — the one that Lake Superior College students made with the likeness of MnSCU Chancellor Steven Rosenstone? MnSCU Board Chairman Scott Thiss presented it to Rosenstone, and has a name for it: The Rosenstein.
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Rosenstone's goals for MnSCU in grid form

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system Chancellor Steven Rosenstone has handed out this report on his “strategic framework” — the goals his administration has as well as a basic timeline. The meat starts on page 4. There don’t seem to be any quantified goals, but it’s still early. A quick look shows some interesting…
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MnSCU's Rosenstone completing his team today with two hires

MnSCU's Rosenstone completing his team today with two hires

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system trustees were to confirm (Update: They’ve been confirmed) two key appointments today at HQ: Douglas Knowlton as vice chancellor for academic and student affairs; and Michael Dougherty as vice chancellor for advancement. Knowlton is the president of Dakota State University in Madison, S.D., and Dougherty is vice president…
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