Contents
FALL 2012
ACADEMICS 02
Taking It to the Streets: Project-Based Learning Provides Real-World Venues, Real-World Challenges for CCAD Students
Campus News
06
Creative Briefs
alumni
16
Online Opportunities: Anna Dickson Finds Top Spot at the Huffington Post
19
Success in New York—But Not Overnight: Steven Bindernagel Tells All
22 The Changing Frame: Chad Hunt’s Career Takes a New Turn (Again) 26 Alumni Reports from the CCAD News Blog
COMMUNITY
04
A Sneak Peek at the CCAD MindMarket
faculty
10
Guiding Lights: Curtis Benzle Thrives in Retirement
philanthropy 13 CCAD’s Annual Fund Drive
14
Donor Snapshot: Alexis Jacobs
15
Andrew Peña: One Student’s View
Vice President for enrollment Management & Communications: Jonathan Lindsay
ON COVER: Students formulating a creative brief in one of the meeting rooms in CCAD’s new MindMarket.
Director of Marketing & Communications: Robin Hepler
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