A big congratulations to our twelve December 2014 graduates. We couldn’t be more proud of you and your work! It was especially delightful to have 7 students attend the commencement ceremony in person last week. Completed Summer 2014: Jerad Carlson's thesis was titled, “Whole Earth Sports: Developing a Product-Service for a Sustainable Focused Sports Brand." Jake Hvistendahl's thesis was titled, "The Living Cupboard." Joel Kohn's thesis was titled, "WaterSlide: A Mobile and Web Water Quality System." Gautam Muralidharan's thesis was titled, “SOUP – A Resilient Small Business Network." Kate Mohn's thesis was titled, "Redesigning the Countryside, Renewing Communities: Educational Approaches and Creative Development Strategies for a Stronger and More Sustainable Greater Minnesota." Jessica Papa's thesis was titled, "Nurturing Sustainable Behavior in a Changing Economic Landscape: Identifying patterns to motivate consumer behavior." Completed Fall 2014: Michal Crawford-Zimring's thesis was titled, "Integrating Biodiversity with Urban Infrastructure: A design plan for sustainability." Amy Dritz's thesis was titled, "Closing the Sustainability Gap: The emerging role of sustainable graphic designer." Tim Hutchens' thesis was titled, "Eco-Housing: How home construction can be sustainable." Craig Johnson's thesis was titled, "Bike Counter for Accurate Cycling Data." Wai-Jing Man's thesis was titled, "Overcoming Barriers to Change: What’s holding back Education for Sustainability in Australia?" Wes Petersen's thesis was titled, "A Pathway for Improving the Energy Efficiency of Artspace Buildings." Pictured (left to right): Cindy Gilbert (Director) and MASD graduates, Craig Johnson, Gautam Muralidharan, Jerad Carlson, Amy Dritz, Tim Hutchens, Wes Petersen, Jake Hvistendahl. Categories About the MA Program Published on December 22, 2014 Tags graduates MASD MCAD sustainable design online courses Sustainability