Academic Directory

Advertising Design
Phone: 313-664-1665
Email: advertising@ccsdetroit.edu
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 8th floor

  • Susan LaPorte – Chair / Professor
    Phone: 313-664-1646
  • Kristin Koch – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-1645

Art Education
Phone: 313-664-7419
Location: Kresge-Ford, 2nd floor

  • Amy Ruopp, PhD – Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Chair & Associate Professor Art Education
    Phone: 313-664-7484
  • Carolyn Forgacs – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-7419

Communication Design
Phone: 313-664-1645
Email: commdesign@ccsdetroit.edu
Fax: 313-664-1650
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 8th floor

  • Susan LaPorte – Chair / Professor
    Phone: 313-664-1646
  • Kristin Koch – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-1645

Entertainment Arts
Phone: 313-664-7698
Location: Walter B. Ford II, 3rd floor

  • David Gazdowicz – Chair / Associate Professor
    Phone: 313-664-7699
  • Beck Arnett – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-7698

Fashion Design
Phone: 313-664-1640
Fax: 313-664-1490
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 9th floor

  • Aki Choklat – Chair / Professor
    Phone: 313-664-1641
  • Tina Tomicic – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-1640

Film
Phone: 313-664-7490
Location: Kresge-Ford, 2nd Level

  • Sara Abbate – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-7446
  • Scott Northrup – Associate Professor + Chair
    Phone: 313-664-7848

Foundations
Phone: 313-664-7695
Location: Walter B. Ford II, 2nd floor

  • Elena McCann-Arnaoutova – Chair
    Phone: 313-664-7812
  • Lorraine Thomas – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-7695

Graduate Studies
Phone: 313-664-1475
Fax: 313-664-1490
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 7th floor

  • Melanie McClintock – MFA Chair Color + Materials Design
    Phone: 313-664-1468
  • Raphael Zammit – Chair MFA Transportation Design / Associate Professor
    Phone: 313-664-1604
  • Predrag Nikolic – Professor and Chair MA/MFA User Experience
    Phone: 313-664-1454

Illustration
Phone: 313-664-7603
Email: illustration@ccsdetroit.edu
Location: Walter B. Ford II, 3rd Floor

  • Don Kilpatrick III – Chair/Professor
    Phone: 313-664-7603
  • Heidi Barlow – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-7602

Interior Design
Phone: 313-664-1640
Fax: 313-664-1606
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 9th floor

  • Sandra Olave Sabbagh – Chair / Associate Professor
    Phone: 313-664-1636
  • Tina Tomicic – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-1640

Liberal Arts
Phone: 313-664-7640
Location: Kresge-Ford, 2nd floor

  • Carolyn Forgacs – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-7419
  • James Garvey – Chair
    Phone: 313-664-7644

Photography
Phone: 313-664-7490
Location: Kresge-Ford, 2nd Level

  • Sara Abbate – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-7446
  • Scott Northrup – Associate Professor + Chair
    Phone: 313-664-7848

Product Design
Phone: 313-664-1626
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 10th floor

  • Greg Darby – Department Chair/Associate Professor
    Phone: 313-664-1622
  • Heather Earnley – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-1626

Studio Art & Craft
Phone: 313-664-7490
Location: Kresge-Ford, 2nd floor

  • Lisa Rigstad – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-7655
  • Valerie Jenkins – Chair / Professor
    Phone: 313-664-7486

Transportation Design
Phone: 313-664-1600
Fax: 313-664-1606
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 10th floor

  • Paul Snyder – Chair – Associate Professor
    Phone: 313-664-1601
  • Kelly Kossuth – Program Manager
    Phone: 313-664-1600