Weekend Programming

  • Friday, September  26,  5:00pm  –  8:00pm
    Alumni Mixer & Meet-up at the McKinney Alumni Center
    553 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone, NC 28608
  • 6:30pm
  •            Remarks from current and former faculty

  • Saturday, September 27, 2025
  • 10:00am
  • Self-guided Campus Tour  
  • 11:00am
  • Wey Hall Building Tour
    Explore the new facilities, including Printmaking, Sculpture, Clay, Painting & Drawing with a guided tour by the Department Chair, Amy Johnson
12:00pm  –  2:00pm
RISO demo & workshop
  •            Create a multi-color 11x17 poster using collage methods, materials provided
  • 1:00pm  –  2:00pm
  • Portfolio Review (Session 1)
  •            review current student portfolios and projects
  • 1:30pm  –  3:45pm
  • Student & Alumni Roundtable Discussions
  • Meet current students and discuss key topics related to the industry. Tables will be themed, and guests will rotate through various rooms and tables
  • 1:30 – 2:15 UI/UX rm 321
  • 1:30 – 2:15 Freelancing rm 319
  • 2:15 – 3:00 Branding rm 319
  • 2:15 – 3:00 Beyond Design: Careers and Trajectories rm321
  • 3:00 – 3:45 Art Direction & Leadership rm 321
  • 3:00 – 3:45 Entering the Design Industry rm 319
  • 2:00pm – 3:30pm
  • Letterpress Printing Demo
  • Pull a custom print on our Vandercook letterpress and learn how the printing process works
  • 3:00pm  – 4:00pm
  • Portfolio Review (Session 2) 
  •         review current student portfolio and projects
  • 2:00 – 4:00pm  
  • Alumni Show & Tell
  •            Bring a project and share it for 5-10 minutes. See what your peers and other alumni are up to! Drop in any time. 
  • Session 1 | 2:00 – 3:00pm
  • Session 2 | 3:00 – 4:00pm

  • Saturday, September 27, 5:30–8:30pm  
  • Dinner & Drinks 
  •         Lost Province Brewery at Hardin Creek
  •         289 Daniel Boone Dr Suite B, Boone, NC 28607
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