A CASE FOR SUPPORTING THE COLLEGE OF DESIGN
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How can we impact and improve the world as innovators and problem-solvers?
This question is what compels the DAAP community. It drives our faculty’s research and creative works, energizes our internationally acclaimed programs and inspires our students to creatively address complex challenges like urbanization, public health and sustainability.
Amid tremendous rates of global change, design thinking can transcend industries, societies and people. The demand for evolving creativity and human-centered approaches to problem-solving has never been higher—and your support for DAAP has never been more important.
Your investment in Next, Now: The Campaign for Cincinnati can elevate diverse viewpoints, spark breakthrough research and further strengthen the distinctive programs that only DAAP can provide.
Our Distinctive Strengths:
• DAAP students gain unique global perspectives, build impressive portfolios, win prestigious awards and grow their professional networks through co-op opportunities with industry partners throughout the world.
• DAAP’s programs continue to earn high national rankings, such as: Bachelor of Interior Design, No. 7 most admired program of its type; Master of Community Planning, No. 1 small program; Communication Design, No. 2 graphic design program; and Fashion Design, one of the top 37 fashion programs worldwide.
• The inaugurated Trimble Technology Lab, Fashion Technology Center, Future Mobility Center and DAAP Studio Annex keep DAAP on the leading edges of teaching and research.
YOUR IMPACT
With your investments in DAAP through the Next, Now Campaign, you can support:
• Endowed scholarships that create permanent pathways for greater numbers of underrepresented students to bring their backgrounds, talents and voices to the college.
• Endowed fellowships that attract top graduate students to DAAP as they continue their education and pursue next-level research.
• Future-focused research that catalyzes university-wide collaboration on topics including digital culture, creativity and well-being, and how cities and people are connected through urban futures.
• Endowed positions that recruit top faculty and visiting scholars to bring their experiences and expertise to DAAP’s internationally renowned schools.
• DAAP’s facilities and programs of global distinction that provide innovative opportunities for industry-standard, hands-on experiences.
