A Trip to the Savannah College of Art and Design: SCAD

Recently, I was proud to accept an invitation to speak to the students and faculty at SCAD (The Savannah College of Art and Design). I’d heard a lot about the excellent and extensive programs at SCAD, but I’d never been to Savannah so I was excited to visit. SCAD is the realization of the dream of Paula Wallace, who has been accurately described as an academic visionary. She co-founded the school in 1978 to provide college degree programs not previously available in southeast Georgia and to create a specialized professional art college of such distinction that it would attract students from around the globe. 36 years later, SCAD is the nation’s most comprehensive art and design university, offering a breathtaking number of degree programs and specializations – in fact, more than any other art and design university in the United States. And as for that global dream, about 23% of …