Students and staff work toward advancements in sustainability
As part of its institutional mission and vision, Ringling College of Art and Design is committed to working towards a greener future, in part through their energy and sustainability program led by Ian Shannon, and student organizations. The Green Ambassadors, a student club focused on sustainability efforts on campus, planned a month of earth-friendly activities […]
Entertainment Design senior shares insights and experiences ahead of graduation
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories on 2023 graduating seniors, with Calvin “CJ” Callins and Ale Ortega-Romero. Graduating Entertainment Design senior Susan Saulnier has had a busy decade. In 2015, she graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design’s Illustration program and went straight into a job as the College’s coordinator of […]
Sarasota Film Festival brings filmmakers from across the nation to campus
A group of filmmakers and industry professionals in town for the Sarasota Film Festival this weekend stopped spent time Friday, March 31, touring Ringling College’s on-campus teaching and professional sound stages. During their visit, the group also met with Film students and faculty. The group included a mix of local and visiting commercial and independent […]
Ringling Rollers esports team to get dedicated arena
Ringling College’s varsity esports team, the Ringling Rollers, will soon have their own dedicated esports arena on campus. This news comes on the heels of the Ringling Rollers winning the Varsity Plus Fall 2022 East Coast Divisional Champs in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate® with a perfect 18-0 record. The new 600-square-foot arena is designed to […]
Celebrating our UWC scholars on International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day we caught up with four seniors from the Davis United World Scholars program, to hear about their plans after graduation. The United World Colleges program began in 1962, in South Wales. It was the conception of German educator Kurt Hahn, who, during the height of the Cold War, had the idea […]
Creative Writing hosts fourth annual charitable Anyone’s Game Conference
Nearly 100 table top-game enthusiasts, professionals, and Ringling College of Art and Design students attended the fourth annual Anyone’s Game conference hosted by Ringling College’s Creative Writing program from Friday, Feb. 17-Sunday, Feb. 19. Game designers and players traveled as far as South Carolina to attend the events. The weekend featured ten registered game designers […]
Winners announced for Creative Writing’s high school competitions
Twelve high school students from across the globe have been selected as winners of Ringling College’s high school writing competitions. Ringling College of Art and Design’s Creative Writing program announced the winners of two writing competitions, Storytellers of Tomorrow and Anyone’s Game. Both competitions are exclusively for high school students, highlighting the College’s commitment to […]
Big wins for three Ringling students awarded scholarships from 2023 Women in Animation program
Ringling College of Art and Design students made up 20 percent of the winners for the Women in Animation annual awards for the 2022-23 program, with more wins than any other institution. The competition numbered 192 applications from 74 schools across the U.S. and Puerto Rico as well as Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, […]
Ringling College named as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named Ringling College of Art and Design a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. In spring 2022, one Ringling […]
Career Insight brings industry pros to campus
Ringling College of Art and Design’s annual networking event and career fair, Career Insight returns Tuesday, Feb. 14, with a keynote speech by Emmy-nominated producer Sidney Clifton. Clifton has produced hundreds of hours of episodic and longform content and currently serves as a producer at The Jim Henson Company and senior consultant with Black Women […]