MyCCAD May 18, 2020 | Chroma and MFA show go live Thursday
Dates & deadlines
Monday, May 18 = Summer Session I begins & Full term/full session summer classes begin
Wednesday, May 20 = Last day to drop Session I classes
Thursday, May 21 = Virtual Chroma: Best of CCAD & Virtual MFA Thesis Exhibition & CCAD talks on Zoom & Deadline to submit an appeal for academic dismissal
Friday, May 22 = Summer Session II tuition due & Last day to add a class for credit/audit
Monday, May 25 = No classes/offices closed
Tuesday, May 26 = CCAD goes live: Kelsey McClellan
Monday, June 1 = Deadline to apply for summer 2020 graduation
Friday, June 5 = Last day to add summer 2020 session II classes for credit/audit
Monday, June 8 = Summer 2020 session II classes begin
Wednesday, June 10 = Last day to drop/withdraw Summer 2020 session II classes without failure
Friday, June 12 = Summer 2020 Session I classes end
Friday, June 9 = Last day to drop/withdraw summer classes without failure
Thursday, July 2 = Summer 2020 Session II ends
Friday, July 3 = Independence Day observed (no classes/offices are closed)
Friday, Aug. 28 = Fall registration deadline
Have a great summer!
Please note, this will be your final regular MY CCAD email of the academic year. But keep checking that email for more news and updates from CCAD. We’ll see you—well, most of you—in August. (Class of 2020, this is your final student email! If you haven’t done so already, please update your contact info, including your email address, here.)
Farewell, Class of 2020
It’s official: the Class of 2020 has joined the ranks of our valued CCAD alumni. See some of their memorable photos, decorated mortarboards, and even watch a video of the ceremony on our graduation page, ccad.edu/2020graduation. Plus, learn more about some of the members of the class who earned particular distinction as Outstanding Seniors and as valedictorians (this year, we had two: Bridgette Clifton and Alayna Marguerite Fogle).
Chroma: Best of CCAD debuts online Thursday
See and celebrate the work you and your fellow students have created this year as Chroma: Best of CCAD goes online for the first time ever. This annual exhibition of student work—featuring about 2,000 works in all—is presented online for the first time ever at ccad.edu/virtualchroma starting Thursday, May 21.
See Virtual MFA Thesis Exhibition starting Thursday
Witness the remarkable talent, creativity, and complex thinking of CCAD’s Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts: New Projects candidates, presented online for the first time in CCAD’s 141-year history, in the Virtual MFA Thesis Exhibition. These second-year MFA candidates have created a diverse array of works that explore their vision, made manifest in 2D, 3D, and digital works spanning a variety of media. See them starting this Thursday, May 21.
CCAD talks on Thursday
Hear directly from CCAD senior leadership at a CCAD talks online conversation Thursday, May 21, at 5 p.m. on Zoom (password: ccad). President Melanie Corn will be joined by members of her senior cabinet representing academics, operations, communications, student life, and much more, who will be available to discuss plans for the fall and our commitment to your education, as well as to your health and safety.
Additional CCAD talks online conversations are scheduled for 5 p.m. June 18, July 16, and Aug. 20.
Summer registration deadline is Friday
Remember, Friday, May 22, is the final day to add a summer class. Have questions about your schedule? Contact one of our Academic Advisors.
You can sign up for fall classes now
If you haven’t yet registered for fall classes, now’s the time. The final deadline to add classes for fall 2020 is Friday, Aug. 28, at 5 p.m. Contact your advisor with any questions.
Summer activities survey
Want to join an online book club this summer, practice cooking together (virtually), or stream movies with your fellow CCAD students? Or would you rather just chill? Student Affairs would like to know how they can meet your needs. Please fill out this brief survey to help them develop summer programming that suits you.
COTA summer schedule
Staying in town for the summer? As a reminder: your CCAD ID gets you free COTA rides during the academic year, but not during summer break. But, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, COTA is offering free rides to all for a limited time. Just remember to wear a mask—it’s required—and board the bus from the back.
CCAD goes live continues with Photography alum
CCAD goes live, our series of online conversations with CCAD alumni and notables in the worlds of art and design, continues next week with photographer Kelsey McClellan (Photography, 2012). Hear from her on Tuesday, May 26, at 6 p.m. when she joins Photography Chair and Fulbright Scholar Darren Lee Miller for a conversation about her work in a talk co-hosted by CCAD on Instagram Live.
Catch up with Pixar producer, CCAD grad
CCAD has long had a reputation as a go-to talent source for some of the world’s biggest animation studios. Earlier this month, one of our accomplished alumni, Dan Scanlon (Illustration, 1998), joined Animation Chair Charlotte Belland for a live Q&A about his work as Vice President of Creative at Pixar and director/co-screenwriter of the new, critically praised animated film Onward. If you missed the conversation (or just want to listen again), you can watch the video online now.
CARES Act update
Did you see the latest update to ccad.edu/publichealth? Students who receive emergency financial aid courtesy of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act will not have that grant counted toward their gross income (and therefore won’t have to pay income tax on it). Visit our Public Health page for more regular updates on CCAD’s response to COVID-19. And as always, if you have questions that you don’t see covered there, please email publichealth@ccad.edu.
It’s the cat’s meow
CCAD community members continue to come together to share their work—and their day-to-day lives during the COVID-19 pandemic—on social using the hashtag #CCADcreateaway. Be sure to explore the hashtag to see what everyone’s up to, and tag your own contributions, too! Below, check out a still of work by Loren West (Animation, 2020) who used a rotoscope technique in the creation of their experimental animation, Cats.
Visit the museum from your couch
From virtual tours of museums and parks to apps that will help you destress, work out, and even find a job, head over to our resource page for support during the coronavirus pandemic.
CBD FAQs
Cannabidiol (CBD) has a reputation for helping with problems like insomnia, anxiety, and pain. But is it all it’s cracked up to be? CCAD CampusWell has answers.
Student projects projected on home
See HOMA — A celebration of CCAD Spring 2020 student work, now on YouTube. CCAD students’ work was projected on the side of Assistant Professor John Cairns’ residence and the subject of a YouTube live stream on May 7. Watch it here.
Fashion’s victim: prison reform conversation
Fashion blog Hood Over Hollywood called the canceled CCAD Fashion Show—which was intended to include a collection by Makenzie Stiles (Fashion Design, 2020) addressing mass incarceration—“one of the coronavirus’ greatest humanitarian fashion casualties.” Read more here.
Student Spotlight
Name: Janelle Moorman
Major: Film & Video
Class year: 2020
Favorite spot on campus: The CCAD Student Agency
Last show you binge-watched: Criminal Minds
Favorite thing to do in Columbus: Eat from all the amazing restaurants and food trucks!
Most played song on your playlist right now: Lose It by SWMRS. It has an AWESOME music video, too!
Your time at CCAD in 3 emojis: 💪🌛💡
Current artist/designer crush: Daniel Johnston
Favorite thing about CCAD: The fact that I could come to campus in a pickle costume and no one would bat an eye!
Your social media handle(s): Instagram: @juxtapositionjanelle
On-campus groups or activities: Film & Video Student Collective