MyCCAD January 19, 2021 | What you need to know as spring semester starts
Dates & deadlines
Tuesday, Jan. 19–Saturday, March 6 = November
Tuesday, Jan. 19 = First day of classes
Monday, Jan. 25 = Spring registration deadline & deadline to add classes and to register for audit/credit & deadline for May graduation and May Commencement
Tuesday, Jan. 26 = $10/course drop fee in effect
Thursday, Jan. 28 = Weekly Yellowbird Foodshed free produce pickups begin
Thursday, Feb. 4 = Visiting Artists & Scholars: Nell Irvin Painter
Monday, Feb. 15 = President’s Address to Students
Daily health checks begin today
Are you a student who is eligible to access campus? If so, you have received a communication with details related to the required daily, self-administered screening checks and how to use the Rave Guardian app. Those checks begin today, Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Accessing CCAD facilities
Don’t forget: All upperclass students and graduate students will have access to CCAD’s facilities and equipment during spring semester, should they want it. Study spaces, computers, shops, and other facilities are available on a reservation-only, first-come, first-served basis through the web-based program, YouCanBook.Me. Reservation requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance so all students who choose to access campus can be accounted for in CCAD's random COVID-19 testing pool.
CCAD's Safety & Security team will be monitoring campus to ensure that everyone who is accessing campus has reserved space in advance.
Make reservations for access
Learn more about campus access
CCAD Together is here for you
For details on CCAD's plans for this semester, including daily health checks and COVID-19 testing for students, faculty, and staff on our campus, visit CCAD Together.
Get free, fresh produce
Through a grant from the state of Ohio, CCAD and the Counseling & Wellness Center are partnering with Yellowbird Foodshed to offer free boxes of fresh produce on a weekly basis. Starting Thursday, Jan 28, these boxes of nutritious, local food will be available for pickup on a first come, first-served basis with your CCAD Student ID. We will monitor interest and demand each week and work with Yellowbird to increase the number of boxes available as needed.
Pick up your box (limited to one per person with CCAD Student ID) at Ampersand Emporium from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays.
Today is the first day of November
See work by 12 emerging Columbus-based and international artists as Beeler Gallery reopens today, Tuesday, Jan. 19, with a new lens-based exhibition curated by CCAD alum Heather Taylor (Cinematic Arts, 2015). The exhibition is named November, in honor of its original opening date (the show was postponed because of COVID-19). Though the date has shifted, its name remains as an homage to and a reminder of the ominous tone struck by 2020. November is part of a collaboration with the Cincinnati-based nonprofit arts organization FotoFocus.
Beeler Gallery has numerous new health and safety protocols in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including timed admission tickets, face mask requirements for visitors and staff, limitations to the number of visitors allowed in the gallery at a given time, social distancing requirements, and enhanced cleaning procedures. CCAD will follow guidelines set by the state of Ohio regarding COVID-19 prevention, which may impact plans for November.
The exhibition is free and open to the public, but advance reservations are required.
President’s Address to Students
Mark your calendar: Dr. Melanie Corn’s next President’s Address to Students will be 11 a.m. (EST) Monday, Feb. 15.
High-five for expanded WiFi
Thanks to a new partnership with Eduroam, CCAD students, faculty, and staff can get access to free, secure WiFi at institutions around the world—and at more than 17 locations in Columbus alone—many of which enable connections without requiring that you even enter a campus building.
Find a list of US locations
Check out an interactive map
Get details on how to sign in
Visiting Artists & Scholars: Nell Irvin Painter
CCAD welcomes world-renowned historian and scholar Nell Irvin Painter to campus virtually as part of our Visiting Artists & Scholars Series at 6:30 p.m. (EST) Thursday, Feb. 4. Painter, a Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, has authored seven books and countless articles, including Creating Black Americans, Southern History Across Color Lines, and the landmark The History of White People.
After retiring from Princeton, Painter returned to the classroom, earning a BFA and an MFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design, going on to write Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over. At CCAD, Painter will share her reflections on art school and discuss her new exhibition, American Whiteness Since Trump. Attendance is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.
Do you have questions about the FAFSA? We're here to help.
No one loves doing paperwork, but it’s important you fill out your FAFSA as soon as possible if you plan to attend CCAD this fall. Learn more about why the application is so important—and get video tips on making the process as easy as possible—on our blog.
What’s your CCAD love story? 🥰
Did you meet your significant other here? Your BFF? Have generations of your family attended CCAD? Or have you fallen in love with an art form or new approach to your craft while at CCAD? However you define Valentine—or love—if you have a CCAD story to tell, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Share your story on social (tag us @ccadedu) or fill out this form, and stay tuned: We’ll be compiling some favorites for our blog and our social media channels.
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ADVICE FROM CCAD CAMPUSWELL
Student Spotlight 
Name: Caide Hickman
Major: Animation
Class year: 2022
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Where you’re located for the spring semester: Columbus! Off-campus, near OSU
Favorite spot on campus: I love a lot of spots I enjoy, like the Student Lounge area by Crimson Cup (Crane Cafe), the Animation and Film student lounges, and the Quad!
Favorite thing to do in Columbus: Explore! Parks, thrift/vintage stores, local coffee shops, and more!
Last show you binge-watched: What We Do in the Shadows on Hulu
Most-played song on your playlist right now: Heat Waves by Glass Animals
Your time at CCAD in 3 emojis: 🤯
Your pandemic experience in 3 emojis:
How your creative practice has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic began: I've learned to be a little more "go-with-the-flow", and to take more chances with my art! Every major life event causes major and minor differences in how you think and work, and I've learned to roll with it as best as I can!
Current artist/designer crush: @rrhaes on Instagram!
Favorite thing about CCAD: The energy and familiarity of campus and my fellow students. I feel like I'm a part of a family here!
Your social media handle(s): @cryptober on Instagram
Campus groups or activities: I have been a part of CCAD Queer Alliance (now known as the CCAD Queer Artist Collective) and the Animation Student Collective in the past, but I mainly hang out with my friends and work on both classwork and personal work together!