Students
Students come to the Parsons MS SDM program from all over the world. Their experience combines studios, seminars, networking, events, symposia, and more. This page will inform you about student projects like First Year Studio and Second Year Studio, student resources, and other opportunities.
Vogue Business Column: From Hermes to Chanel, Why Luxury Brands Connect with Biotechnology Startups?
Angel King (Yu Wang, SDM ’23), Strategic Design & Management Graduate Student, recently co-authored an editorial work with Vogue Business China. This column focuses on the collaboration between luxury brands and bio-fabric startups. The column also mentioned about SDS & School of Fashion Part-Time Faculty – CAROLINA OBREGÓN, and Parsons Textile Design Alumnus Chloe Uyen Tran. “For luxury brands with mature industry chains and product lines, it is not practical to open a separate sustainable material production line, and sustainable material innovation is still in a nascent stage. Therefore, they are more willing to cooperate with sustainable material companies,…
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MS SDM Symposium 2023
We are delighted to invite you to the End of Year MS SDM Symposium which will be held on Friday, May 12, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM at 63 Fifth Avenue, room L 102. A selection of graduating students will share and discuss their capstone projects. Please RSVP here.
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New Opportunity: Student Assistant @Healthy Materials Lab
Student Assistant positions for AY 23/24 to work in Donghia healthier Materials Library Healthy Materials Lab and Donghia Healthier Materials Library (DhML) is looking for Student Research Assistants and Student Library Assistants. Please read the description of the opportunities here.
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Management and Social Justice Conference 2023
On April 26 – 29, come together with scholars, practitioners, and students from around the globe for invigorating keynotes and interactive panel discussions, workshops, field trips, and networking sessions. Join us in thinking of management and social innovation in terms of larger questions of social justice to create workplaces that are more democratic and inclusive. MS SDM will be represented at conference with two sessions: Thursday, April 27 (9:30 – 11am) Mutualist Models for a Just Economy (Online Dialogue and Workshop) Facilitated by Sara Horowitz, founder of Working Today, Freelancers Union and Trupo. Author, Mutualism: Building the Next Economy…
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May Day Picnic
Join MS Strategic Design & Management and Transdisciplinary Design MFA from the School of Design Strategies at Graduate Student May Day Picnic. At the Lawn in front of the Picnic House in Prospect Park, Brooklyn (Take the F to 7th Av, enter from 9th St). Bring Food and Drinks, Wear Something Red, Play or Watch Soccer Match between Profs vs Students, listen to Brass Queens Concert. For ZERO WASTE PICNIC bring your own cups and stuff. RSVP here
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Participate in a Paid Design Sprint / Charrette
Join a Parsons design sprint / charrette to explore how we might deepen people’s sense of belonging – in a short period of time – through creative design. The goal of this project is to showcase your work, and create a scalable activation at the Parsons Benefit on May 24. You will receive a $350 honorarium for your full participation and completion of the project. Here’s what is involved: A Zoom kickoff meeting where you will learn about the project on Thursday, March 23, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Two 4-hour in-person working sessions (plus additional time on your…
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Employer Networking Session 2: Tips & Tricks for Interviews & Networking
Calum May, Senior Recruitment Consultant at Twist, is leading this session of our program’s employer engagement initiative. Calum will speak about Tips & Tricks for Interviews & Networking from a recruiter’s perspective on Thursday, March 2, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM. Please find the link to join on your calendar. If you missed session 1 regarding portfolio review, please watch the recording shared through MS SDM weekly newsletter.
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MPS FM X Housing Works
MPS Fashion Management Program kicks off New York Fashion Week with a panel discussion exploring Housing Works’ unique and iconic mission-driven retail business model.
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Career Advising Spring 2023
Attention current MS SDM Students! We are happy to announce that we are bringing back our MS SDM Career Advising sessions from Monday, February 13th – Friday, February 24th. In these Advising sessions, MS SDM Faculty and Alumni meet with current students for the chance to voice their aspirations and questions about life in the design world post-graduation. This year, Career Advising sessions will be conducted in small groups in 45-minute virtual sessions. You can sign up to join in on these group sessions by End of Day Friday, February 3rd using this Career Advising Sign-Up Form! Please see…
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Jorat: An exhibition for Iranian artists Co-Organized by Emilia Sandoghdar (SDM ’23)
Two young Iranian women, Anahita S. And Emilia S., are organizing an exhibition featuring a diverse array of Iranian artists to show Solidarity with the courageous Iranians standing up for their rights. The exhibition will take place from February 6th-11th, 2023 at Espacio Gallery in London. The event is empowered by provenance.io, a venture by Roxanna Zarnegar, Part-Time Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design. Roxanna has been a mentor for Emilia and Anahita during the exhibition planning process. The visual design of the event is created by Reem Alwajeeh (SDM ’23). Jorat London can be contacted through Instagram and…
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