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SAIC's new President, Elissa Tenny, is an advocate for what she calls the “graduate citizen” and thinks SAIC is ideally positioned to develop artists, designers, and scholars who can make a positive impact on the world.

An endowed professorship is more than just an impressive title. It is an acknowledgement of intellectual leadership and an endorsement for future impact. SAIC’s endowed professors are inspirational forces whose influence radiates outward—through the classroom and studio and across the city and world.

Curator Allison Glenn (Dual MA 2012) invited SAIC faculty and alumni, along with other artists, to participate in the large-scale immersive exhibition In the beginning, sometimes I left messages in the street. From June 6 to July 10 artwork appeared on 10 billboards embedded across a 19-mile stretch of the city landscape.

Associate Professor Andres Hernandez (Art Education, MA 2004) is a teacher, community activist, and interdisciplinary artist who works with the urban fabric of Chicago as his primary material. The recent winner of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation’s PXSTL Design-Build Competition, Hernandez told us about some of his favorite places around the city that inspire him.

Holly Hunt and Quintin E. Primo III, Co-Chairs of Beautiful/Work: The Campaign for SAIC, discuss the importance of giving back.

Throughout its more than 150-year history, SAIC’s entire community has established a strong tradition of support and giving. This spring, SAIC launched its first major fundraising campaign, Beautiful/Work: The Campaign for SAIC. With a goal of raising $50 million, the campaign will support student scholarships and endowed professorships and faculty awards.

A look into how Garland Martin Taylor (BA 2005, MA 2007) made the sculpture Phantom as part of his ongoing Black Death Project.

SAIC’s Abandoned Practices Institute explores discarded and outlawed rituals as a summer intensive course open to SAIC degree-seeking students and students from other colleges and universities.

Here is an excerpt from our conversation with Jayeon Kim (BFA 2006), User Experience Design Lead at Google, and her advice to current SAIC students and recent graduates.