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PRESS CONTACT: Jaime Marland, Director of Media Relations
phone: 401 427-6954 | fax: 401 454-6351 | e-mail: jmarland@risd.edu
Rhode Island School of Design
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903

2009
RISD Students Experiment with g-speak by Oblong Industries
RISD Furniture Design at 2009
Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition 2009
Commencement 2009
Collection 2009
Gap + RISD Students Bring "Art of Cardigan" to NYC's 5th Avenue
2009 Silk Road Residency at RISD

2008
RISD + Threadless Launch First-Ever Guest-Curated Series
New Zumtobel Lighting in Nature Lab
New Digital Community Signage
News from RISD July 2008
Fusion Arts Exchange 2008
RISD Solar House Installed at Portsmouth Abbey School
RISD Exhibition at Democratic National Convention Addresses Climate Change
Textiles Students Show Work in NYC June 5
News from RISD June 2008
Elizabeth Garvin Appointed Vice President for Institutional Engagement
Jessie Shefrin Appointed RISD Provost
News from RISD | May 2008
2008 Graduate Awards of Excellence
Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition 2008
COLLECTION 2008
News from RISD | April 2008
RISD Alumni Spring Art Sale
2008 RISD Alumni Northern California Biennial
Silk Road Spring 2008 Residency
RISD Athena Awards 2008
News from RISD | March 2008
News from RISD | February 2008
Furniture Design Students at That’s Design! Milan
News from RISD | January 2008

2007
John Maeda Named RISD’s 16th President
News from RISD | December 2007
RISD Mural at Women and Infants Hospital
risd|works 2008 Collection Debuts
News from RISD | November 2007
Board of Trustees Names Building for RISD President Roger Mandle
News from RISD | October 2007
RISD and Target Collaborate for Design Research
Synergetics Symposium Explores Form in Nature
Fall Innovation Studio Explores Controlling Carbon
RISD + Italian Trade Commission Support Apparel Design + Textiles Collaboration
Respond|Design and GSA Publish HI RES
News from RISD | September 2007
RISD Appoints David Bogen as Associate Provost
News from RISD | August 2007
Fusion Arts Exchange Program at RISD
RISD/Brown Announce Dual Degree Program
News from RISD | June 2007
Board of Trustees Chairman Merrill W. Sherman
News from RISD | May 2007
Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition
Fleet Library at RISD Receives AIA/ALA Library Award
Commencement 2007
RISD + Swarovski at ICFF 2007
News from RISD | April 2007
COLLECTION 2007
Center for Design and Business
News from RISD | March 2007
President Roger Mandle to depart RISD in July 2008 after 15 years as president
News from RISD | February 2007
News from RISD | January 2007
The Silk Road Project 2007 Residency
Fleet Library wins preservation award

2006
Collection 2006
Commencement 2006
Jay Coogan named Provost
risd|works 2007 Collection
Fleet Library at RISD
Input Output at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Bridging Cultures through Design

2005
Solar Decathalon
Athena Awards 2005
RISD/Target Emerging Designer Award
Action Speaks
15 West Furnishings
Fall 2005 Alumni Art Sale
Hope Alswang Appointed Museum Director
Commencement 2005
Graduate Student Exhibition 2005
Collection 2005
W. Arnold Yasinski Appointed EVP of Finance
Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road at RISD
2005 news highlights
January 2005 Calendar of Events
21st-Century Inclusive Resort

2004
risd|works 2004-2005 Collection
December 2004 Calendar of Events
RISD Alumni Holiday Art Sale 2004
RISD Living-Learning Center
Curtis Wong named RISD trustee
Out in Front: Collecting Contemporary Art in Rhode Island with Paula and Leonard Granoff
Inspired by Nature: The Art of the Natural History Book
Collection 2004: Apparel Design show
RISD + Gilbane to develop living/learning center at 15 Westminster Street
President Mandle editorial: Where are the Arts?

2003
risd|works third annual collection
Center for Design and Business: Making it Real
New risd!kids store encourages visual exploration, creativity and learning
RISD and Hope create arts-focused high school
Donghia Foundation gives new RISD Interior Architecture studio
Roz Chast to deliver Gail Silver Memorial Lecture
RISD Presents Athena Awards to Prominent Art + Design Leaders
City + Colleges Reach Historic Tax Agreement
Furniture Design Students at Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan
RISD Hosts On Que! First Annual Black Film Expo

2002
Catalyst Arts: A RISD Community Art Project
Continuing Education Expands to New Downtown Location
Swingline Establishes Scholarship Fund for Future Design Leaders
risd|works 2002-03 Annual Collection
RISD Alumni Holiday Art Sale December 14
Web Accessibility Conference, October 18 + 19
Patricia McLaughlin new Director of Corporate + Foundation Relations
Commencement 2002
Furniture Students Exhibit at International Contemporary Furniture Fair
Sculpture Students on Today Show, March 11, 2002
Fleet Gift to Establish New RISD Library Location

2001
RISD Receives Two-Million Dollar Federal Appropriation
Retail store/gallery risd|works opens
Furniture Students Exhibit at International Contemporary Furniture Fair
www.risd.edu Wins Industry Awards and is Cited by Library of Congress
Furniture Design Invited to Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan
Ceramics Students Design Tableware for Area Restaurants

2000
$1 Million from Mrs. Paul Mellon to Provide Scholarships, Support Efforts to Increase Student Body Diversity
Rafael Moneo Named Architect of RISD Center
Four Architects Selected as Finalists for RISD Center
Faculty and Alumni Win Eight Awards at New England Film & Video Festival

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