Success Story
Scholar of the Month
Jessica Barness
Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design
College of Communication and Information
2012-present
The word “communication” likely makes you think of language, but November’s Scholar of the Month has spent her entire career researching design as a language of its own.
Across various media, Jessica Barness, an assistant professor in Â鶹´«Ă˝â€™s School of Visual Communication Design, creates her own design-based research model that merges the making of artifacts with critical inquiry.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the Â鶹´«Ă˝ May 4, 1970, Site as a . The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction.
Â鶹´«Ă˝ Libraries will once again provide the Stress-Free Zone on Monday, Dec. 12, and Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 3-5 p.m. in the University Library. The library hosts this event at the end of every semester in order to give students, faculty and staff the chance to unwind during finals week.
