~DeSign tJ..e, a-tb Th e s t\Jdent chapter of the American Society of Interior De– sign, a nonprofit professional soci– ety, represented the inte rests of in– terior designers and helped inte– rior design majors obtain contacts to the professional world before graduation. Members met once a month with professional interior designers who were p art of the professional chap– ter of ASID, g iving them a chance to network with professiona ls and learn more about the field. "An obvious benefit of these meetings is the networking aspect," senior Bonnie Howard, president of ASlD, said. "But one of the high– lig hts is getting to know about hap– penings in the professiona l world of interior design. For example, Innerplan Office Furniture intro– duced a new lineoffurniturea tone of these meetings and we were able to view the line before anyone e lse." Being part of the student chapter incorporated other benefits as well. "The professional society's dues Juniors Kalah Williams and David Harvey look over the agenda for the Jan.17 Film Studiesmeeting. Theorganization devoted two Friday nights each month to watching classic films and discussing their content. (Photo by Melissa Wilson) Junior Kelly Nickell studies her notes at an American Society of Interior Design meeting. Dr. John Keller, chairman of the art department, served as one of the spon– sors of ASID. (Photo by Melissa Wilson) • • 206 organizations are reduced when you get out of school if you were a member in college," Howard said. "We also get special access to information on their Web s ite that is not available to the public and ma ilings like their magazine and pamphlets." ASID also tried to get involved on campus through service projects and a major fundrai ser. "We have the most people ever this year. The club is up to 28 mem– bers," Howard said. "We have grown a lot wh ich is exciting . We have a lot planned for this year because we a re able to do more with more members." The SOCiety p lanned its major fundraiser with the Black House, a local art ga llery. "The Black House invites furni – ture stores to corne and decorate rooms w ith the ir furnishings to showcase to the public," Howard said. "We a re helping the stores design and layou t their rooms be– fore opening day and then we w ill be serving food and volunteering when the disp lay opens." Amy Cox, associate instructor of art and ASID s ponsor, believed the growth of AS ID o n th e Harding campu s was due to goa1s set by the leaders of the society . "The officers of ASID ha ve made a conscious effort to set long-term goals to make being a part of the society worthwhile to students all four years," Cox said . "We want st ud ents to join for more than just putting it on the ir res ume." Cox said activities like th e fund raisers, service projects and lectures made it beneficial for in– terior design majo rs to be a part of the group. Graduate studen t DeLena Waldrum was exci ted about the future of ASID. "We have been so sma ll over th e years but now we are grow– ing," Waldrum said. "1 am excited to get our name out at Harding and a lso in the community." - Kerri Dlltlie tJAllDINtl -
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