Alumni
Welcome to the MIAD Alumni Association, a community of MIAD/MSA/Layton Alumni that promotes creative expression, camaraderie and generosity through activities and events to benefit the college and its community.
Click through the links to find out more about the Alumni Association and its Council and how you can connect with your fellow alums.
- Xavier Ruffin ’10 shares his scholarship story.
- Go to alumni.miad.edu to access your MIAD Alumni Email account.
- Contact Ace Obando at eysmanobando@miad.edu to request your MIAD Alumni Email account.
MIAD Alumni Association Benefits
The MIAD Alumni Association offers benefits ranging from discounts on art supplies to library use and career services.
- Go to alumni.miad.edu to access your MIAD Alumni Email account.
- Contact Ace Obando at eysmanobando@miad.edu to request your MIAD Alumni Email account.
- Read the new Alumni Facilities Access Policy for information on usage of college lab facilities and sign up to receive your Alumni ID. Contact alumni@miad.edu with questions.
Receive MIAD Alumni E-Communications
MIAD partners with Google Apps to offer free e-mail accounts to all alumni. Members of each graduating class automatically receive an address when their student e-mails are closed; all other alumni may request one by contacting Ace Obando at eysmanobando@miad.edu. Include your first name, last name, graduation year, desired user name and an existing e-mail account for receipt of your new account information.
- Go to alumni.miad.edu to access your MIAD Alumni Email account.
- Contact Ace Obando at eysmanobando@miad.edu to request your MIAD Alumni Email account.
Receive the Alumni Association’s monthly e-newsletter and special events invites by updating your Professional Profile Form.
Have news or an event you would like to share in the alumni monthly e-newsletter? Send the details in an e-mail to alumni@miad.edu.
Whether you use the free e-mail address or your own, you’ll receive information about the creative endeavors of alumni in Milwaukee and throughout the world, current MIAD exhibits and public events, and alumni social networking opportunities.
Join the Alumni Online Community
MIAD alumni have numerous opportunities to network online:
- Join the MIAD Alumni Association on LinkedIn
- Like the MIAD Alumni Facebook page
- Find Friends on the MIAD Alumni Professional Directory
- Update your Professional Profile
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Alumni Professional Directory
ABOUT ALUMNI FACILITIES ACCESS
MIAD alumni are granted access to all college lab facilities for one year after graduation. If you are within one year of graduation, please email alumni@miad.edu to receive an Alumni ID and information on how to schedule a lab appointment.
Alumni who are beyond one year of graduation are asked to pay an annual $25 fee to receive an Alumni ID, required for access to the labs. This fee supports awards to MIAD seniors, helping cover their thesis costs. If you graduated more than one year ago, click here to read the Alumni Facilities Access Policy and to request an Alumni ID. After completing the form, you will receive an email with information on how to schedule a lab appointment.
If you have any questions on alumni access to the labs, please contact alumni@miad.edu.
How to request a transcript
- MIAD Transcript Request Form
- MIAD Drop Form
- MIAD Enrollment Verification Form
- MIAD Student Release of Information Form
- MIAD Change of Address Form
Transcript Information and Procedures
- There is a $5.00 processing fee for EACH transcript (official or unofficial).
- Payment can be made with either cash, checks made payable to MIAD, or with a credit card. Please do not mail cash.
- Transcripts will not be released until all financial obligations to MIAD have been satisfied.
- Transcripts will not be released without the student’s signature.
- A transcript issued to the student is stamped “ISSUED TO STUDENT”. This is not considered an official transcript.
- Some institutions will not accept unofficial transcripts.
- Transcripts we receive from high schools or other institutions may not be duplicated. You must apply directly to each school you attended for your transcript.
- PROCESSING TIME: Requests received during regular business hours will be processed within 48 hours except during peak times. Peak times are the beginning and end of each semester and registration weeks (mid-November and mid-April).
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News
MIAD students receive 2023 Graphic Design Awards from GDUSA
Three MIAD Communication Design students received 60th anniversary American Graphic Design Awards from Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) magazine. The students were selected from over 8,000 entries, and judged alongside professional design work. Fewer than 10% of entrants received an award.
IAD seniors tour construction site of The Couture
Interior Architecture and Design (IAD) seniors from MIAD were taken to new heights on November 13 when they toured the construction site of The Couture, a 44-story skyscraper under construction that will be Milwaukee’s tallest residential and mixed-use building. The tour was part of a series of tours their senior thesis “Building Systems” class is taking with instructor Dan Kalkman, AIA.
MIAD alum Sajnani selected as MAM 2023 annual ornament designer
The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) selected the design of MIAD alum Debbie Sajnani ’16 (Communication Design) for its 2023 annual ornament. The ornaments are recreated each year by artisans using a reserve painting technique, according to MAM.
Ornament Trail features MIAD alumni, faculty, students
For decades, Milwaukee has hosted an annual Holiday Lights Festival. To commemorate the festival’s 25th anniversary, Milwaukee Downtown will also host the new Ornament Trail this year. Five Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) alumni and one instructor, who teamed up with both students and alumni, produced giant ornaments for the event.
MIAD Values Recognition Award: Sarah Eichhorn
Sarah Eichhorn, Visiting Instructor of Fashion and Apparel Design, received the October 2023 MIAD Values Recognition Award at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). Eichhorn’s nominations speak to her Kindness, Inclusiveness, Innovation and support of MIAD’s Community.