Student Groups
The Department of Design and Human Environment is home to two active student chapters of national professional organizations. Design and Human Environment faculty members serve as advisers to the clubs. Club presidents serve as members of the Design and Human Environment Advisory Board.
American Society of Interior Designers
The student chapter of ASID meets monthly to hear guest speakers suggested by the members, or to go on field trips. All interiors majors are welcome to attend all ASID events and trips.
Every October a large group attends the Career Day at the Seattle Design Center, and every February a large group attends the IIDA Student Awareness Day in Portland. Opportunities for job-shadowing a professional interior designer are also available through ASID.
Officers of ASID are elected every March and serve for a year. The students also elect representatives to attend the board meetings of the Oregon Chapters of ASID and IIDA (International Interior Design Association: www.iida.com
Recent guest speakers have included a manufacturer's representative speaking about ergonomic furniture, a faux-finish painter giving a hands-on workshop for students, and an architectural renderer demonstrating rendering techniques.
The ASID student chapter does at least one pro bono project every year, and recent projects have included completing a furniture inventory for a charitable organization and painting and refurbishing the student lounge for the College of Health and Human Sciences.
OSU Fashion Organization
OSU students enrolled in a program of study leading to a career in the fashion industry are invited to join The Oregon State University FASHION ORGANIZATION. OSU Fashion Organization is a non-profit, student-run, student club. Our purpose is to advance professionalism in the fashion industry by establishing networks and by promoting a positive image of the fashion industry to the public at large.
The student club meets bi-monthly or monthly on campus for events planned to: a) provide members with insight regarding careers in the fashion industry via guest speakers, b) promote social interaction among its members, c) provide services to fashion related businesses in the community, d) participate in field trips sponsored by the student chapter.
Benefits to student members include:
- Opportunity to participate in organizing a fashion show. OSU FO has planned an annual fashion show of student designs from recycled materials for the past 17 years! It is the longest running fashion show on campus!
- Increased knowledge about careers in the fashion industry.
- Build your resume!
- Network with fashion professionals.
- Build networks with future colleagues.
- Opportunities to gain experience in and advance leadership.
- Opportunities to contribute to local and university communities.
- Opportunities to participate in fundraising events and group promotion.
- Opportunity to apply skills learned in course work
- Plan and participate in field trips.
How to Join
- Pick up an OSU Fashion Organization application in the DHE main office - 224 Milam Hall
- Fill it out and return the application along with a $25 membership fee (make checks payable to OSUFO), to the OSU Fashion Organization mail box located in the DHE main office.
- Once you have joined, be on the lookout for meeting times via posters, list-serve, Face-book, emails and/or announcements in classes.
Recent events have included:
- A field trip to Jantzen's computerized cutting facility in Vancouver, WA followed by a tour of the Jantzen design facilities and talk with their design team and concluded with a visit to Nordstrom's in Portland to hear presentations about career possibilities.
- Speakers on campus have included the owner of a small apparel business and a children's wear designer for Daisy Kingdom.
- An annual fashion show of student designs from recycled materials, REPEAT PERFORMANCE is planned and produced by the student chapter. Proceeds are donated to a local charitable organization.
Student Association of Home Builders
OSU students planning a career in the home building industry are invited to join the Student Association of Home Builders (SAHB). SAHB is a professional association affiliated with the National Association of Home Builders. Known as "the voice of the housing industry," NAHB represents more than 220,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property management, subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing and other aspects of residential and light commercial construction.
SAHB membership is open to all interested OSU students and is allied with the Willamette Valley Homebuilding Association. SAHB meets regularly in conjunction with the Student Kitchen and Bath Association. Officers are elected in May of each year and serve for one academic year. Tangible benefits of membership include special consideration for industry scholarships; networking with industry professionals; Building Futures, the electronic newsletter that connects student chapters across the nation; a discount on NAHB publications; access to the NAHB Library, staff professionals, merchandise, and other services; reduced registration fee to the International Builders' Show; access to multiple professional and personal development programs; and use of NAHB's Job Bank and Career Center.