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The O'More College of Design Visual Communications Senior Show, featuring "The Pantones", will be Wednesday, April 30 at Past Perfect Nashville from 5 to 8 p.m.. Brittany Askew, Jessica Cantlope, JT Landry and Jason Seitz will join together for one last "performance". Over 100 members of the visual communications industry have been invited to attend this one-time event. For more details on the show and to view samples of each artist's "solo projects", visit www.omore2008.com.

For the first time in O'More College of Design history, the Visual Communications department had 10 students working in their internship program this summer. "Our internship program is an essential part of our overall program," said Jeff Fuqua, Chair of the Visual Communications department. "We place our students in an area of the industry that matches their interest whether it be in advertising, publication design or whatever they choose. We want them to get hands-on experience, build contacts and receive the advantage working in the industry provides."

Students worked for a variety of companies in the Middle Tennessee area including McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations, Courtney Davis Inc., Southern Exposure Magazine, Idea Art, Funny Pages Productions and Double Diamond Design. Outside the area, one student landed an internship in New York City with the Food Network and another worked for Hurd Publishing in Martha's Vineyard.

"Our intern hosts represent some of the top companies in the design industry," said Fuqua. "We are grateful they are willing to invest in the future of the industry by accepting our students. Some of our students have ended up being offered full-time jobs at the end of their internship which is something we are very proud."

Students complete the 180 hour non-pay internship between their junior and senior year. If you are interesting in being an intern host for the summer of '08, please contact Jeff Fuqua at jfuqua@omorecollege.edu.

O'More College of Design recently awarded $400,000 to 13 students from across the State of Tennessee who competed in the SkillsUSA competition held at the Chattanooga Convention this year. First place winners received $40,000 followed by $30,000 for second and $20,000 for third.

Among the recipients for Advertising Design was first-place winner Jordan Veirs from Centennial High School, second-place winner Kieffer McBride of Beech High School, and third-place winner Mike Von Wahlde of Independence High School. Winners in the Graphics Communications division are Carla Scarbrough of Siegal High School, who won first place, followed by Jeff Beddingfield of Byington-Solway Vocational Center in second place, and Bremen Hickey of Smyrna High School in third place. In the Web Page Design category, first place went to Don Humphreys and Tyler Sherlin from Cleveland High School, second went to Josh Shaw and Josh Goode of Polk County High School, and third was given to Sam Davidson and Luke Kerkhove of Wilson Central High School. Jordan Conley won first place in 3-D Visualization from William Blount Vocational School.

"O’More is making a commitment to draw the best in-state talent to our Visual Communications program, and we believe that the SkillsUSA winners are the cream of the crop," said Chris Lee, dean of enrollment at O'More College. "This is our first year to make these awards, and we plan on doing this again in the years to come. We look forward to seeing many of the winners on our campus in the coming years."

SkillsUSA is a national non-profit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations.

O'More College of Design Visual Communications students Amanda Butler, Elizabeth Lenox and Brandon Wall were announced as winners in the 2007 Nashville Student ADDY Awards competition sponsored by the Nashville Advertising Federation.

Butler received two Silver Awards and one Gold. One Silver was for Three Girls Stationary with the other for the cover of a book titled Prologue. Butler's Gold entry was for her book cover titled Unforgettable. The judges awarded her with the Best of Show Award for his project naming it the top entry among over 350 submitted from five area colleges.

Lenox won two Silvers marking the second consecutive year she has won a local ADDY. Her magazine ad campaign for Sunnyside Farms was recognized as was her package design for Cloudy Skies Wine. Lenox won a 7th District ADDY award last year for a publication design.

Wall received a Silver Addy for his illustration "Puppet of Death". He is the first sophomore to win an ADDY Award from O'More College.

"The ADDYs are an extremely competitive event and I'm proud our student's hard work and talent have been recognized," said Jeff Fuqua, Chair of Visual Communications at O'More College. "Having a student receive Best of Show is a very high honor and the first for our college."

The students received their awards on February 27th at the Mercy Lounge in historic Cannery Row. The winning projects will be entered in the 7th District competition to be held next month.

O’More College of Design Announces Landmark Agreement with TN Higher Ed Commission

Administrators announced today that O’More College of Design has solidified an articulation agreement with the Tennessee state Department of Education and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to allow public school students in more than 50 programs across the state to earn credit toward an O’More visual communications degree while still in high school.

Located in the historic district of Franklin, Tenn., O’More College is a four-year, accredited institution offering bachelor of fine arts degrees in interior design, fashion design & merchandising, and visual communications. The articulation agreement, which allows for up to 12 credit hours to be earned in advance of enrollment at O’More, is the first of its kind in Tennessee.

“This is one of the many ways the state is working to ensure our high school graduates can attend college,” said Sue Tucker, state consultant for career and technical education. “Dozens of programs in Tennessee offer advanced graphic design training that constitutes what a college freshman would be learning. Not only does this allow them to start at O’More with up to 12 credit hours already earned, but it represents a significant savings in tuition as well.”

Qualified students are required to submit a portfolio of at least five pieces of applicable work, to demonstrate proficiency in the specified software systems through an interview with the O’More visual communications chair and/or a standardized test, and to meet the other standards of acceptance to O’More.

“In most college environments, a student is required to enter a course path regardless of prior high school experience,” said Jeff Fuqua, chair of the visual communications department at O’More. “Our goal at O'More College is for each student to realize his or her full potential. By not having to repeat courses designed to teach skills already learned, a student can focus on challenging courses which will take their skills to a higher level.”

Only 20 spaces are available for the fall 2006 semester, and students are encouraged to apply early.

For more information, visit our Advanced Credit Information page.

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