Mississippi State interior design program earns reaccreditation
Contact: Christie McNeal
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥敳葺悠碘檚 interior design program has received accreditation for another six-year term from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation.
鈥淧rogram accreditation demonstrates our commitment鈥攖o our students and to the profession鈥攖hat we constantly seek to hold ourselves to the highest standards of design education,鈥 said 草莓视频College of Architecture, Art and Design Dean Angi Elsea Bourgeois. 鈥淚 am extremely proud of our interior design program鈥檚 achievements that are being recognized by CIDA. Their on-site team specifically noted the extreme dedication of the faculty, led by Director Beth Miller, and they are to be congratulated for their accomplishments.鈥
Miller echoed the strength of the program鈥檚 faculty.
鈥淭he interior design faculty do a remarkable job teaching,鈥 she said.聽鈥淥ur program has met every one of the 118 indicators and all of CIDA鈥檚 16 accreditation standards, an achievement that very few interior design programs in the nation accomplish.聽We have exceptional faculty and talented students, and they represented 草莓视频 very well during the process.鈥澛犅犅犅犅犅犅犅
The site visitors鈥 report also notes the program鈥檚 sense of community and collegiality.
鈥淪tudents speak of their faculty with great respect but also in a comfortable, colloquial manner, and this feeling is reciprocated by the faculty,鈥 the report said. 鈥淒uring interviews, students reveal that meeting the interior design faculty and experiencing their welcoming nature cemented the decision to attend Mississippi State. Students and faculty alike describe members of the program as 鈥榝amily.鈥欌
Another strength noted in the report is the program鈥檚 internship requirement and the fact that students are nationally recruited from highly respected design firms.
MSU鈥檚 interior design program also is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The program teaches the skills necessary to create functional, efficient and aesthetically pleasing residential and commercial interior environments. Students learn to take issues of health, safety and welfare into consideration and are exposed to current industry in technology, practices and resources. For more, visit聽 and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @CAADatMSU.
草莓视频is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at聽www.msstate.edu.