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Last night around 11:30 p.m. the 1600 Peachtree St. building was evacuated due to a fire located on the A building’s first floor project room. Firetrucks were sighted shortly after. Everyone was safely evacuated. The building remains closed for the night. The cause of the fire is currently unclear. Check back for updates. Update: The building…

As of April 14, SCAD Atlanta students have had to adjust to reduced hours at ACA Library. Originally, the library was open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Sunday noon – 9 p.m. Currently, library hours are Monday through Wednesday,…

As of April 14, SCAD Atlanta students have had to adjust to reduced hours at ACA Library. Originally, the library was open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Sunday noon – 9 p.m. Currently, library hours are Monday through Wednesday,…

More than $500,000 in scholarship funds are available for both current and new students for Fall 2013,  and there is still time to apply to receive a part of those funds. MySCAD, click on Student Workspace tab, look in the Student Toolkit section, and click on link entitled “Scholarships for Current Students.”  

Monday, April 22 Midterms begin Résumé Spot Checks The Hub, 1-2 p.m. Women’s Golf at AAC Direct Qualifier Greenville, Tenn., all day Tuesday, April 23 Women’s Golf at AAC Direct Qualifier Greenville, Tenn., all day Wednesday, April 24 Ivy Hall Writers Series presents Pearl Cleage Ivy Hall, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 25 Résumé Spot Checks…

by Jennifer Jefferson, contributor Photos by Jordan Bailey, photo editor SCAD professor Barry Roseman described Massimo Vignelli as one of the most significant designers of our time.” Vignelli has graced SCAD’s campus four times. Tuesday the designer was not in house, but SCAD Atlanta students got to learn more about Vignelli and his wife Lella…

by Jennifer Jefferson, contributor Liz Paley, senior vice president of wholesale marketing and business development for North America at Ralph Lauren, brought along her colleague, Joe Berean, creative director of wholesale e-commerce at Ralph Lauren, to talk to SCAD Atlanta students Monday about how to chart their course to a marketing career. They both took…

by Britt Lyle II, contributor

One in three women on the planet will be beaten or raped in their lifetime, according to 2009 study by Violence Policy Center. Statistics like these coupled with almost nightly reports of abuse, exploitation and death prompted February’s One Billion Rising rally and flash mob in downtown Atlanta. “We brought a team of people from…