Tell It To Neil

An interview with Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Jarred Elrod from The University of Florida (UF), Gainsville. He talks about his path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of being an educator, and navigating all the different non-tenure-track jobs while supporting his spouse along the way to his current tenure-track position at UF. His current work can be found here: http://jetpilotdesigns.com/

An interview with Assistant Professor of Graphic + Interactive design, RJ Thompson from Youngstown State University(YSU). He talks about his path into graphic design and all the different jobs, paths, and roadblocks he encountered along the way to his current position at YSU. RJ goes on to talk about Adaptive Synergy and the promotion and tenure process at YSU.

An interview with Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Kelly Porter from East Tennessee State University (ETSU). She talks about her path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of being an educator, her love of nature and sustainability, and knowing who she is and where geographically she wanted to be.

An interview with Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Denise Anderson from Kean University. She talks about her path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of being an educator, owning a Baskin Robbins franchise, working as a designer in NYC, and how she merged her love of design and business. http://www.standoutportfolio.com

An interview with Associate Professor of Graphics and Imaging Technologies, Chauncey Rion Huffman from Pittsburg State University. He talks about his path into graphic design, path of education, the Aha! moment of being an educator, his passion for creative commons, and how he has crafted a case for scholarship publishing on open educational resources. https://www.oercommons.org/ https://community.canvaslms.com/community/answers/commons

An interview with Assistant Professor of Art, Catherine Moore from Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, GA. She talks about her path into Art, the Aha! moment of being an educator, working as an illustrator, teaching at various institutions, and teaching design outside of an Art Department. www.catherineamoore.com http://www.printmag.com/article/the-forgotten-history-of-illustration/

An interview with Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Shannon McCarthy from Eastern Kentucky University. She talks about her path into graphic design, the Aha! moment of being an educator, her various positions before landing a tenure-track position, and how she is continuing and building her MFA research in the classroom. https://www.noaway.org/

An interview with Assistant Professor of Digital Media, Brytton Bjorngaard from The University of Illinois, Springfield in Springfield, IL. She talks about her path into Art, the Aha! moment of being an educator, teaching in a small art department, using the Boyer model of scholarship to write her tenure narrative, and how she formed the group Lonely Wolves.