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Virtual MDes Information Sessions
These are online sessions hosted by School of Design faculty and staff, including Cheryl Towler Weese, Director of the MDes in Graphic Design, and TJ O'Keefe, Director of the MDes in Industrial Design. Join us to learn more about the MDes program and curriculum, opportunities for students, and the application process.
Wednesday, October 22, 10:00am (CDT)
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Friday, November 21, 12:00pm (CST)
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Wednesday, December 3, 10:00am (CST)
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Friday, January 9, 12:00pm (CST)
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Design Public Seminar Series
The School of Design's public seminar series serves as a research platform for the MDES program, stimulating broad intellectual inquiry about the values guiding the designer by promoting discourse across industrial and graphic design. Prospective MDes students are encouraged to attend!
Thursday, October 23
5:30pm: Join us for a School of Design tour before the seminar begins. Register here for the tour.
6:30pm: Public Seminar with Heather Snyder Quinn, Associate Professor at DePaul University, and Jessica Meharry, Associate Professor at DePaul University
Thursday, November 20
5:30pm: Join us for a School of Design tour before the seminar begins. Register here for the tour.
6:30pm: Public Seminar (details forthcoming)
MDes Reviews
Prospective graduate students are always welcome to attend MDes midterm reviews and final reviews. These provide a great opportunity to see and better understand the work that happens in the MDes program, meet faculty and students, and get a sense of the current discourse about design within the school. Each day during reviews, we will also provide a tour of the school.
Fall 2025 Midterm Reviews
Friday, October 10
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9:00am-1:00pm: Industrial Design reviews
8:30am-2:30pm: Graphic Design reviews (first-year students)
10:00am: tour for prospective MDes students
Friday, October 17
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8:30am-2:30pm: Graphic Design reviews (final-year students)
10:00am: tour for prospective MDes students
Fall 2025 Final Reviews
December 8-11 (specific details forthcoming)
Visit the School
If you are interested in visiting the School of Design in person, please contact us at design@uic.edu.