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Our creative team consists of experienced marketing visionaries from a variety of industries. The talented designers, writers, video editors, and advertising experts leverage their diverse specialties and perspectives to create effective materials that get noticed.

Experts with Eclectic Industry Experience

Author of a Design Textbook

Book Editor

College Professor of Digital Design

In-house University Marketing Specialist and Writer

Magazine Editor

Motion Graphic Designer for Disney Television

Military Intelligence Analyst

Newspaper Reporter

Founder of a Design Scholarship

Social Media Specialist

Technical Writer

Illustrator

Noteworthy Individual Accomplishments Art Director’s Club Award for Design Excellence

HBO’s Inspiration Room, Featured Author

Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award for Best News Coverage

Multiple Virginia Press Association Awards

National Philatelic Design Competition Silver Award

San Francisco International Wine Competition (Double Gold for Label Design)

Suffolk County Community College Keynote Speaker

Industry Recognition for Spark451

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Adler Graduate School

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Adler Graduate School

Arcadia University

160 YEARS OF LEGACY

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An Arcadia education is not limited to classroom learning alone. Our multifaceted academic approach integrates highly ranked academic programs with study abroad, local service initiatives, and internships, allowing you to blend your experiences into an enriched, broader understanding of the world. You will emerge empowered to change the world around you.

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BEYOND yourself An Arcadia education is not limited to classroom learning alone. Our multifaceted academic approach integrates highly ranked academic programs with study abroad, local service initiatives, and internships, allowing you to blend your experiences into an enriched, broader understanding of the world. You will emerge empowered to change the world around you.

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Cedar Crest College

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Cedar Crest College offers you the chance to level up your college experience. This is your opportunity to live, learn, lead and grow at a higher level. At Cedar Crest, you’ll earn more than a degree—you’ll gain both the skills and the support you need to soar. Join us at the next level.

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Cedar Crest College offers you the chance to level up your college experience. This is your opportunity to live, learn, lead and grow at a higher level. At Cedar Crest, you’ll earn more than a degree—you’ll gain both the skills and the support you need to soar. Join us at the next level.

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Cedar Crest College

Cedar Crest College

Cedar Crest College

Cedar Crest College

Columbia University Center for Technology Management

Columbia University Center for Technology Management

Columbia School of Social Work

Columbia School of Social Work

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Columbia School of Social Work

Columbia Business School

Columbia Business School

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Cornell Tech

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DePauw University

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DePauw University

Hartwick College

Hartwick College

Hartwick College

Hartwick College

Hartwick College

Hartwick College

Hartwick College

Hartwick College

Howard University

Howard University

Acquire a Global Perspective

Top 10 D.C.’s ranking in the Global Cities Index

At Howard University, you will be a student of the world. On our campus, you’ll find a dynamic international culture, with students, faculty, and staff who hail from across the country and around the globe. A capital city with significant global influence, Washington, D.C. is an incredible location for embarking on your future. The diversity here at the Mecca and throughout D.C. encompasses a spectrum of perspectives that helps to prepare our students for leadership in our multicultural society.

7th Largest Metropolitan area in the U.S.

As a global institution, we strive to integrate international experiences into our education. One shining example of this is our Bison Abroad program, which connects interested students to semester– or year-long study abroad opportunities.

Choose from a vast array of locations throughout Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Canada, Latin America, the South Pacific, and the Middle East. Taking part in Bison Abroad is a life-altering chance to travel extensively and become immersed in other countries and cultures.

52 Nations And all 50 states represented in our student body

1964

1950

Political Science Professor Ralph Bunche became the first African American awarded the Nobel Prize

Howard University purchased Griffith Stadium for future use as a hospital facility.

1970 The School of Business was founded.

1975

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1953

was appointed Dean of the Howard University School of Dentistry, the first female dean of any dental school in the U.S.

Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison graduated from the University, where she majored in English and minored in the classics.

1954

Howard University alumnus Thurgood Marshall’s brilliant victory in the Brown vs. Board

2005

1990

L. Douglas Wilder, a 1959 graduate of the School of Law, became the first African American to be elected as governor of a U.S. state, serving from 1990-1994.

1994

The Armour J. Blackburn Center was constructed

2014

Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA (B.S./M.D. ’94), became the 17th President of Howard University.

Howard University awarded the Doctor of Laws degree to South African President Nelson Mandela at a special convocation.

1996

1978

The Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science opened its doors as the first charter school established by a university in the Washington metropolitan area.

The International Affairs Center, which was established in 1993, was renamed the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center.

2001

The Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library was

2016

The Founders Library, which was named after the 17 men who signed the Howard University Charter, was designated a National Treasure.

Google Tech Exchange program established with Howard University to provide students with an academic year of hands-on practice at Google’s California campus

2020

Howard University alumna Kamala Harris (B.A. ‘86) was elected Vice President of the United States , making history as both the first woman and first woman of color vice president. She had already broken barriers in 2010 as the first woman to be elected attorney general of California.

Nearly

10% Of Howard students are international

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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMPUTER ENGINEERING

International Technological University

International Technological University

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AND CYBERSECURITY

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INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES

DIGITAL ARTS

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

International Technological University

International Technological University

International Technological University

Longwood University

Longwood University

Longwood University

Longwood University

Longwood University

Longwood University

Longwood University

Longwood University

Longwood University

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Longwood University

Longwood University

Longwood University

Longwood University

SUNY Maritime College

SUNY Maritime College

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SUNY Maritime College

Marymount Manhattan College

Marymount Manhattan College

Marymount Manhattan College

Marymount Manhattan College

University of Minnesota Morris

University of Minnesota Morris

University of Minnesota Morris

University of Minnesota Morris

Moravian University

Moravian University

Moravian University

Moravian University

Moravian University

Moravian University

New York University

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New York University

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New York University

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New York University

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Purdue University Fort Wayne

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RIT Certified

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Baruch ’60 Center for Biochemical Solar Energy Research Research here is devoted to developing the next generation of solar technology by studying one of the most powerful energy-converting machines in the world: plants.

Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies CBIS is a research powerhouse, interweaving life sciences, physical sciences, and engineering to open exciting new pathways for innovation in medicine and biotechnology.

Darrin Fresh Water Institute With the Jefferson Project located on Lake George, DFWI is dedicated to understanding the structure and function of aquatic, terrestrial, and atmospheric systems.

Institute for Data Exploration and Applications Research at IDEA enables the development of critical computational methodologies, including data-intensive supercomputing, large-scale agent-based simulation, and cognitive computing technologies.

Cognitive and Immersive Systems Lab CISL is leading the frontier of research and development in immersive cognitive systems, with a mission to create scientific breakthroughs and

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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