Source: Lynn Ewanow, 785-532-5047, ewanow@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Diane Potts, 785-532-1090, potts@k-state.edu
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
K-STATE'S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND DESIGN DISPLAYS WORK BY STUDY-ABROAD STUDENTS
MANHATTAN -- Projects by students in spring and summer 2007 study-abroad programs of Kansas State University and the College of Architecture, Planning and Design will be on display through Oct. 5 in the Chang Gallery and the first floor hallway of the east wing of Seaton Hall.
The exhibition is free and the public is welcome. The gallery is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
Students in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design are given the option of studying abroad during the spring semester of their fourth year. During spring and summer 2007, 75 fourth-year students chose to study abroad. This represents 59 percent of the college's fall 2007 fifth-year students. Seven third-year interior architecture and product design students participated in summer study abroad, which is now an option in the recently established master's degree program in interior architecture and product design.
The college's students are particularly well served by studying in unfamiliar environments, said Lynn Ewanow, associate dean and head of the college's study-abroad programs, because it heightens cultural and historical awareness, improves self-reliance, encourages better understanding of global economics, politics, and societies, and broadens professional horizons.
"The College of Architecture, Planning and Design is committed to enhancing the study abroad experience for its students and supporting the emphasis on international education, which is part of the K-State strategic plan," Ewanow said.
Students took part in the following spring and summer 2007 programs: Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; Energy Tomorrow, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; University of Western Australia, Perth; Czech Tech, Prague, Czech Republic; Denmark International Study Program, Copenhagen; Fachhochschule Trier, Trier, Germany; Italart Centro Studi Santa Chiara, Italy; Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy; the Lorenzo de' Medici School, Florence, Italy; Centro Studi Citta di Orvieto, Orvieto, Italy; andVolunteers for Peace, Italy and Spain.
Faculty on the college's international studies committee include Ray Streeter, associate professor of architecture; Katrina Lewis, assistant professor of interior architecture and product design; Tony Barnes, professor of landscape architecture and regional and community planning; and Ewanow.
K-State College of Architecture, Planning and Design students who studied abroad recently, their major and their study location include:
Kyle Grist, landscape architecture, Andover, Castiglion Fiorentino; Maggie Cocke, interior architecture and product design and a student exhibit coordinator, Augusta, Orvieto; Wesley Morgan, architecture, Colwich, Castiglion Fiorentino; Shane Patterson, landscape architecture, Douglass, Castiglion Fiorentino; Clemente Jaquez-Herrera, architecture, Garden City, Orvieto; Grant Libby, architecture, Great Bend, Castiglion Fiorentino.
From Greater Kansas City: Colette Hamilton, architecture, Geelong, Sean Heiman, architecture, Geelong, Justin Kurtz, architecture and student exhibit coordinator, Castiglion Fiorentino, Thomas Nik-Khah, architecture, Orvieto, and Fabiola Troncoso, interior architecture and product design, Castiglion Fiorentino, all of Kansas City, Mo.; Allie O'Donnell, interior architecture and product design, Lenexa, Orvieto; Renee Girard, interior architecture and product design, Geelong, Erin Wages, architecture, Prague, Emily Weber, interior architecture and product design, Sydney, and Colleen Wittman, interior architecture and product design, Castiglion Fiorentino, all of Olathe; Cole Dailey, architecture, Geelong, Carly Hillman, interior architecture and product design, Copenhagen, Katelyn Salzmann, interior architecture and product design, Volunteers for Peace, Janelle Thon, architecture, Orvieto, and Megan Vaeth, interior architecture and product design, Castiglion Fiorentino, all of Overland Park; and Brittany Trupka, architecture, Shawnee, Prague.
Jay Knopf, landscape architecture and a student exhibit coordinator, Gypsum, Perth; Kevin Veerhusen, architecture, Herington, Prague; Ross McCoy, interior architecture and product design, Copenhagen, and Sean Ray, landscape architecture, Perth, both of Hutchinson; Megan Warner, architecture, Lansing, Prague; Rebecca Bayouth, interior architecture and product design, Lawrence, Castiglion Fiorentino; Daniel Mease, interior architecture and product design and a student exhibit coordinator, Trier, and Riley Anderson, landscape architecture, Orvieto, both of Leavenworth.
From Manhattan: Brian Copeland, architecture, Orvieto; David Rubash, interior architecture and product design, Copenhagen; Jessica Saxton, interior architecture and product design, Lorenzo de' Medici; and Jessica Williams, architecture, Castiglion Fiorentino.
Jordan Dozier, interior architecture and product design, Spring Hill, Orvieto; Rachel Koster, interior architecture and product design, Tescott, Lorenzo de' Medici; Ashley Giroux, interior architecture and product design, Copenhagen, and Nolan Miller, landscape architecture, Perth, both of Topeka.
From Wichita: Skyler Bonser, architecture, Geelong; Molly Page, architecture, Prague; Kristin Stang, interior architecture and product design, Orvieto; and Jennifer Unrein, interior architecture and product design, Copenhagen.
From out of state:
From Colorado: Jeremy Clagett, architecture, Castiglion Fiorentino, and Jamie Hayes, architecture, Geelong, both of Colorado Springs; Sally Maddock, architecture, Lakewood, Prague; and Jacob Strobl, architecture, Woodland Park, Castiglion Fiorentino.
From Illinois: Stacey Schmitt, interior architecture and product design, Fairview Heights, Geelong; and Sarah Bartelt, interior architecture and product design, Highland Park, Copenhagen.
Lindsey Miller, interior architecture and product design, Eden Prairie, Minn., Orvieto; Ann Stewart-Sachs, architecture, Jackson, Miss., Prague.
From Missouri: Eric Behr, architecture, Augusta, Prague; Daniel Epperson, interior architecture and product design and student exhibit coordinator, Trier, and Aaron Vanderpool, architecture, Castiglion Fiorentino, both of Blue Springs; Abby Mann, interior architecture and product design, Ellisville, Lorenzo de' Medici; Malcolm Watkins, architecture, Gower, Prague; Jeffrey Rice, architecture, Prague, Joseph Vessell, architecture and a student exhibit coordinator, Prague, and Megan Stephenson, interior architecture and product design, Geelong, all of Jefferson City; Betsy Pribula, architecture, Lee's Summit, Castiglion Fiorentino; Lauren Anderson, architecture, Castiglion Fiorentino, and Scott Capps, landscape architecture, Castiglion Fiorentino, both of Liberty; David Miller, architecture, Louisiana, Geelong; Carrie Steins, architecture and student exhibit coordinator, Maryville, Prague; Andrew Heimburger, architecture, Orvieto, and Ethan Primm, landscape architecture, Orvieto, both of St. Charles; Stephen Colin, architecture, Geelong, Christina Fronick, architecture, Castiglion Fiorentino, Emily Hagy, architecture, Prague, Kimberly Kolkovich, interior architecture and product design, Orvieto, and Anna Lampe, interior architecture and product design and a student exhibit coordinator, Castiglion Fiorentino, all of St. Louis; and Nicholas Rogles, landscape architecture, Washington, Castiglion Fiorentino.
From Nebraska: Laura Wilke, architecture and a student exhibit coordinator, Columbus, Castiglion Fiorentino; Heather Hanssen, architecture and a student exhibit coordinator, Geelong, Benjamin Strain, architecture and a student exhibit coordinator, Geelong, and James Kersten, architecture, Castiglion Fiorentino, all of Omaha; Stephen Warner, architecture, Papillion, Castiglion Fiorentino; and Heather Manning, interior architecture and product design, Plattsmouth, Prague.
From Oklahoma: Brittney Karber, interior architecture and product design, Fairview, Castiglion Fiorentino; Austin Drumm, architecture, Ponca City, Castiglion Fiorentino; and Kyle Sherwood, interior architecture and product design, Tulsa, Copenhagen.