Davids isn’t just an assistant professor of music who teaches courses for the music education degree, she is also the Director of Choral Activities which means she directs the University Choir and Chamber Singers. SAIC is one of the most popular art schools across the country, and devoted and talented faculty members like Gustin are a big reason why.ĭr. His students also love that he seems to care deeply about their success and is a devoted painter.
As a teacher, Gustin can be blunt and rough-around-the-edges, but his students say that the criticism is always fair and is delivered in a way where he truly sees what each student needs to work on. His work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions all across the country (although primarily in Chicago) and he has been a staple on the Chicago art scene for a long time now. He also has been a visiting professor at numerous universities all across the globe and is an accomplished, award-winning artist in his own right. Just 10 years later, Gustin started teaching at SAIC and from 1995-2011, he also taught at the International School of Art in Italy. Gustin got his Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1972, and two years later he got his Master’s degree in Fine Arts from Yale University. He has a sterling academic background, his experience is vast and diverse, and, according to his students, he connects with his pupils in a way that helps them leave class as better artists than when they entered. Most students felt she was one of the nicer teachers they have had and they also felt like they came out of her class with a lot of work they could be proud of, which is really all you can ask for in a teacher. Students admitted that she can be tough on their work, but they also said that she genuinely cares about helping them grow as designers and seems to consciously try to strike a balance between work and fun in her class. She has done freelance design work for companies like Neiman Marcus, SAIC, and Humboldt Park Social Services and she has also taught design at the Illinois Institute of Art, SAIC, and now Columbia College of Chicago. His students appreciate it him not only for his clear passion and knowledge for the subject, but also because he makes his students earn their good grades and tries to engage everyone in his class to ensure they are learning.īeaton should be a familiar name to Chicago-area graphic designers not only because she has been teaching the subject in the city for nearly a decade, but also because she is the sole proprietor of Grow Books Press, an independent publishing company that publishes children’s books, printed matter and toys that focus on current social issues with an urban emphasis. She is an experienced and exceptionally talented visual artist who got her Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Design from Texas A&M and then earned her Master’s Degree in Visual Art from The School of the Art Institute Chicago. He has also has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the College Art Association and was the president of the organization for a brief three-year period. Jaskot got his Bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore University in Art History and then went on to earn a Master’s degree and a PhD in Art History from nearby Northwestern. He is an accomplished author who has published a number of essays on the political function of architecture and has written a book on Postwar German Art as well. His specific area of research has mostly focused on the cultural history of socialist Germany and how it impacted architecture after the war. He also teaches specialized courses on the art and architecture of Germany as well architecture in Chicago. Jaskot teaches courses on the history of architecture and modern European art. DePaul isn’t necessarily known for its strong architecture program, but the program is on the rise thanks in large part to professors like Jaskot, whose students come away well-informed and also entertained.
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