Alumni Archives - Page 3 of 8

Alumni Archives - Page 3 of 8 - Cornish Alumni

Meet our New Alumni Relations Manager, Alexis L. Silva

Category: Alumni Author: Alexis L. Silva Date: 3 years ago Comments: 0

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Meet Cornish’s newly appointed Alumni Relations Manager, Alexis L. Silva!

Alexis graduated from Cornish in 2018 from the Visual Arts department. Since then he has been busy in the arts community, most recently working at the Wing Luke Museum for the last 3 years in various capacities, helping build exhibitions, programming, award winning campaigns and much more. Alexis will continue the work started by former Alumni Relations Manager Aly Bedford, followed by Pat Bako, in ensuring we support our graduates and Alumni beyond their time at Cornish.

We have some amazing things in store for our alums so be sure to update your contact info to stay in the know!

For any questions or concerns, contact Alexis at asilva@cornish.edu See less

Cornish Alumni Association Council (CAAC) has been Activated!

Category: Alumni Author: Pat Bako Date: 3 years ago Comments: 0

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The Cornish Alumni Association Council has been activated!

The mission and vision of the Cornish Alumni Association is to strengthen the Cornish alumni and student voice in communities both inside and outside of Cornish.

We welcome our first slate of Council Members Marilee Kimball, Design ‘00, Owner of 321Foto, Joslyn Balzarini, Design ‘00, Senior Interior Designer, Principal at B+H Architects, and Kathleen Le Coze, PP ‘13, School of Law Advancement Program Coordinator at Seattle University and Cornish Trustee.

Members will be involved in shaping Alumni Relations, planning get togethers, sharing news, and being ambassadors. Members commit to serve a two year term which may be renewed for an additional two years.

Has reading about the Cornish Alumni Association Council piqued your interest? We are still looking for several additional members. Lean in, we would love to have your involvement! Reach out to Pat Bako, Director of Development and Alumni Relations at pbako@cornish.edu

Alumni Led Mentorship

Category: Alumni Author: Pat Bako Date: 3 years ago Comments: 0

Congrats to all of the mentors and mentees who participated in this inaugural program.

After carefully pairing alumni mentors and student mentees, what started as a group of strangers quickly turned into a dedicated group of alumni mentors from all departments leading to robust networking and authentic connections.

We are currently recruiting our next group of mentors, and we hope you will consider joining us for this life-changing program. You will be paired with one senior with similar interests, and begin meeting in January of 2022 through May. The minimum commitment is 1 hour a month and you may meet virtually. We invite you to join in!

Fill out the Mentor form and be a part of this impactful program.
Sign up! Be a Mentor. Be a Mentee

Campus Ch ch ch changes!

Category: Alumni Author: Pat Bako Date: 3 years ago Comments: 0

Photo of set design and prep, pre-covid. Photo Credit Winnie Westergard

How times change!

Cornish is actively working on updating our campus spaces with several notable projects nearing completion.

Have you noticed the progress on the building at the corners of Boren and Lenora? This is a construction project called The Ivey at Boren, and is named after Cornish alum William Ivey (September 30, 1919 – May 17, 1992) an American painter, described by the Seattle Times as “the Dean of Northwest Painters”. The Ivey is the future home of a public facing, street-level gallery, and much anticipated state-of-the-art lecture and events hall next to the Raisbeck Performance Hall. Have you heard of the Myers Sound System? Well, the lecture hall at The Ivey will have one. IYKYK!

These new spaces help cement our future as a resonant and relevant college of the arts and design and will be used in so many ways to connect with our community and the entire neighborhood of South Lake Union.

Major renovations are currently underway on the first floor of MCC, our Main Campus Center, for the new Jon and Mary Shirley Fabrication Studio that replaces the old sculpture lab. The anticipated opening for this new facility will be Spring 2022.

Detailed information for these projects can be found here. Check it out!