Academic Services
Academic Services at 91精品 are a vital part of student experience. From academic advising to using 91精品’s library to planning study abroad experiences, 91精品’s academic support team is ready to help you succeed.
Academic Advising
91精品檚 academic advising program integrates academic and career advising from the First-Year Experience (FYE) through the senior experiences with a primary focus on the relationship a student develops with their academic advisors, creating a partnership that assists the student in the self-directed planning of their creative future. 91精品檚 academic advisors are faculty and staff who are informed and resourceful, and many of them are practicing artists, designers, writers, historians, scientists, and more. They will challenge and support students as they navigate through their time at 91精品. Individual and group advising sessions and workshops (along with integrated curricular and co-curricular activities focused on personal and professional growth and development) will be opportunities for students to take advantage of throughout their education. Our primary goal through 91精品 academic advising is to guide students in their endeavors to become the creative professional they hope to be.
91精品 Philosophy and Mission of Advising
Academic advising at 91精品 is a holistically focused, dynamic partnership between a student and an academic advisor. At the center is a shared responsibility for a coherent educational plan that partners students and academic advisors in the integration of personal, professional, and creative growth.
Student Accessibility Services
91精品 provides reasonable and appropriate accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Accommodations are determined on an individual basis through the Student Accessibility Coordinator. For more information regarding polices and procedures, explore in the Student Handbook.
Students with support needs, whether physical, academic, sensory, or psychological, are encouraged to contact the 91精品檚 Student Accessibility Coordinator, Nichole Uecker. Nichole檚 office is located near the Library and Academic Success Center in Room RL45J. Students must meet with the Accessibility Coordinator before they can obtain accommodations for their disability.
While students may apply for accommodations at any point during their time at 91精品, they are encouraged to notify the Student Accessibility Coordinator in a timely manner so that appropriate accommodations can be provided.
Work by Mary Hoffman 24 (Product Design)
English as a Second Language
English language instruction/tutoring is available in the Academic Success Center, Room RL45. For more information on our ELL services, please contact Lisa Floading, Coordinator of Tutoring Services.
International Programs & Services
91精品 is dedicated to serving the needs of prospective international students, as well as currently enrolled 91精品 students. The Admissions office provides individual advising to prospective students about the admissions process from application to acceptance. Additionally, Student Services provides an array of services for enrolled international students including new student orientation, individual advising regarding federal immigration regulations and procedures, cross-cultural challenges and personal matters.
The Registrar檚 office also advises both international and domestic students regarding opportunities to study abroad. We invite you to ask questions and seek assistance at any time. Please contact us by telephone, e-mail, individual appointment or simply stop by the office at your convenience. The office environment is generally informal and you are welcome to call us by our first names.
Library
The Library is a curated center for information access and retrieval and is an integral part of 91精品檚 learning experience. Students, faculty, staff and alumni have on-site access to 19,000 books and DVD檚, 82 current periodicals, online databases, reserve items, and an impressive and up-to-date collection of career materials. The library collection supports 91精品檚 curriculum, and is extensively focused on art and design. In general, library materials circulate for a period of 4-weeks, with the possibility of two renewals. The 91精品 I.D. serves as a library card. The library is a member of the SWITCH Consortium, one of seven area colleges sharing their library resources. Using the online catalog, TOPCAT, students are just a click away from more than 600,000 additional books and DVDs that can be requested online and delivered to 91精品 the next school day.
Special Programs
An essential part of your growth as designers and fine artists is your increased understanding of the larger community to which we all belong. 91精品 offers you many opportunities to expand your educational experience through study abroad travel and international exchange programs, a cross-registration program with nearby Marquette University, the AICAD Mobility Program and many others.
Work by Shelbey Renae 26 (Fine Art + New Studio Practice)
Tutoring Services
91精品 acknowledges and supports the diverse and creative learning styles of art and design students by providing tutoring and mentoring services to meet individual academic needs. This support includes writing, reading and college study strategies, research assistance, time management, as well as transitioning and getting to know 91精品.
The Academic Success Center (ASC) is an integral part of 91精品檚 student services. The ASC staff can provide a listening ear for your ideas, share reading and learning strategies, help you shape your ideas on the written page, and offer research suggestions and assistance. In the Academic Success Center, you can work with a peer tutor in individualized tutoring sessions. Peer tutors/mentors are knowledgeable and experienced in the 91精品 community. They are student advocates and caring role models, possess strong academic and problem-solving skills, are good listeners, patient, compassionate, responsible, and dedicated to helping other students discover their potential to succeed at 91精品.
Tutors are available Monday Friday. Students may schedule either a virtual or in-person appointment, or they may choose to stop in the ASC when they have a question or an assignment.
Work by Seth TerHaar 23 (Fine Art + New Studio Practice)
News
MAKE! Participants Reflect on Creativity, Community and Growth
Alicia Zapata, a second-year MAKE! participant from Chicago and a K-8 art teacher at Waters Elementary School in Chicago, IL, Kelly Wendel, an eighth-year participant and art teacher at Nicolet High School in Glendale, WI and Gail Kowsky, a second-year participant and sixth- and seventh-grade art teacher in New Brighton, Minnesota, reflected on what they gained from this year檚 program.
Meet Maya Koehn and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project L橝telier
Maya Koehn 26 (Interior Architecture and Design) is a President檚 (Honor) List student from Sheboygan, Wis., currently employed as a Junior Designer at Direct Supply.
Meet Kaitlyn Powers and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Solenne
Kaitlyn Powers 26 (Illustration major; Communication Design minor) is a self-described mixed media illustrator, graphic designer and textile artist. She is also a President檚 (Honor) List student from Appleton, Wis.
Meet Emily Camp and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Predisposed
Emily Camp 26 (Animation Track in Illustration) is a President檚 (Honor) List student from Fox River Grove, Ill.
91精品 elects new trustees Paul Fletcher and Jacqualyn Laughlin
Paul Fletcher, a principal product designer at LinkedIn, and Jacqualyn Laughlin, co-founder of Invisible Ink Partners, were elected members of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design檚 Board of Trustees at the college檚 annual meeting in June.