Show Interior design program certifies hopeful students o r tr t- t py G File photo Learning design tips is only half the battle at Kathryn JonesI Jones I Campus Editor According to program coordinator of interior design at the Miller Campus interior design is anything but art artand artand artand and painting Painting and art or whatever has nothing to do with it she said encourages students to take design classes at but realizes that there are sometimes more important things to becoming an interior designer Schooling will only give you a small percentage of what you need said The rest the other J iF i i i f 90 percent 80 percent 70 percent is your dedication your passion Its It's what you want to make of it has been involved in the administrative side of the design program for two and a half years She sees design work as only one of the many diverse opportunities within the interior design umbrella Other skills include sales and business knowledge She believes the new curriculum gives students the necessary skills so they are prepared to go anywhere Previous to the change Design Continued on Page 3 3 D f ry OTo D r. r Future by design Continued from Page 1 students were able to work at RC Willey or Wallpaper Warehouse Today after finishing their required 31 credit hours sharing their talents in various competitions networking with other others and being a part of the internship program students are arc better prepared to work anywhere A lot of students call caIl and say say I I want to get a bachelors bachelor's degree in interior design What they dont don't know is that they can achieve this goal with a certificate said We have students in Casa Bella in Park City One of my students with her business partner made over 30 million last year with a certificate While some might question the help a mere certificate will give to future interior design work is quick to point out the great opportunities the certificate program offers to students With the certificate very every single graduate s student of interior design is working in inthe inthe inthe the field of interior design she said I have so many jobs that are open Theres There's so many things that they can do in design and I find them jobs speaks of students returning to Perhaps they are unhappy where their previous studies have taken them Maybe they are older have raised their children and are interested in studying the interior design field whatever the case gives them hope that after training a ajob job will be found They are scared but Im I'm here she said If youre you're 19 years old you have many years to explore the design world but if youre you're older its it's much easier explains that i i being an older student in the design world can be a plus Owners like the maturity and dedication an older graduate brings to the field She is eager to help students in this i category as well as younger students interested in the design field but afraid to pursue itI itI itI it I dedicate 15 5 to 20 minutes of my time to talk to them because they need to know she said They need to know okay there is somebody looking out for you who cares about your interests Salt Lake is growing businesses are coming into town like crazy and I have more jobs than I 1 have students to fill them And takes this job seriously T Im m an interior designer she said I know it and feel it its it's my background Once I meet them it gives me the opportunity to see where they would fit in inthe inthe inthe the industry |