Congrats Spring 2025 Graduates! | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Congrats Spring 2025 Graduates!

Graduation 2025

We are proud to announce our newest 2025 MA in Sustainable Design graduates:

Rita Caceros
Michelle Dunn
Haida May
Mariska Nell
Jordan Synnestvedt

These students have successfully completed eight courses ranging from Systems Thinking and Collaborative Product Design to Design for Climate Justice and Creative Leadership. In addition, each has completed an independent thesis project. You can see one project from each course, as well as their thesis projects, in their web-based portfolios. Links to their thesis project presentations and web-based portfolios are here.

Rita Caceros
THESIS
“Equipping Guatemalan graphic designers with sustainability knowledge for their creative process”

Michelle Dunn
THESIS
Reconstructing Circularity: Construction Standards to Facilitate Garment Upcycling by Design

Haida May
THESIS
“Transforming Fashion’s Footprint: Recreating Bags for Sustainability”

Mariska Nell
THESIS
“Reimagining Pet Transportation: Sustainable Design for a Growing Pet Industry”

Jordan Synnestvedt
THESIS
“Bridging the Gap: A Strategic Toolkit for Advancing Sustainable Packaging in CPG”

Categories
Sustainable Design
Online Courses
Published on
May 16, 2025

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