2012-2013 Annual Report

Cedarville provides students with the resources, support, and practical experience necessary to meet high standards for academic achievement. Graduates emerge well-prepared to succeed in a highly competitive professional environment. The International Center for Creativity (ICC) and Cedarville have a unique partnership. We were already an established group delivering continuing education opportunities for working professionals, as well as providing industrial design and strategic services for clients. But we kept hearing from clients at General Motors, P&G, Johnson & Johnson, and others that they needed better talent faster. With their assistance, we began crafting the industrial and innovative design curriculum. In 2004, we began to collaborate with Cedarville to turn our curriculum into a potential new major for the University. Our goal was to immerse students in a “real-world” design environment in our studios in Columbus, where they would get experiential learning while being mentored by industry professionals. In addition to very rigorous course work, students have also served real clients with real projects in many areas of three-dimensional design. They created an “outdoor classroom” for The Wellington School in Columbus, designed a portable parts washing system for an alternative fuels company in Connecticut, developed a new medical device for Bound Tree Medical, and re-imagined conference support buildings for a Christian camp right here in Ohio. Our students are also experiencing great internship opportunities, including three who worked at Honda Research and Development and one who spent the summer at Mercedes-Benz Australia and will be working in its Advance Vehicle Design division after graduation. Terry Chamberlain, Chair of the Department of Art, Design, and Theatre, and his team have been essential in developing a seamless transition from the foundational course work delivered on Cedarville’s campus to the immersion that happens during the junior and senior years at the ICC studios. We are excited about opportunities that are beginning to blossom, and we look forward to seeing what God has in store for this program. Jim Stevenson President, International Center for Creativity PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION 9 Our Distinguished Alumni: 94.4 percent of 2012 graduates were employed within six months of graduation, beating the national average of 84 percent. In 2012, 78 percent of our accounting graduates passed the CPA exam on the first try, the highest in the state of Ohio. Cedarville graduates are living and serving in 70 countries around the world. Since 2012, 100 percent of our athletic training graduates have passed the National Athletic Trainers’ Association certification exam on the first attempt.