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Guest Speaker Spotlight

James Patterson - President of North Omaha Good News Bears, Inc., Mr. Patterson was a special JPatterson

guest speaker for Black History Month. He related his personal experiences as a black man growing up in North Carolina in the 1960s.

David Moore and Bruce Hartford - Creative Director and Sr. Art Director, respectively, of Bozell, Moore

and Hartford spoke to the BFA class about business

to business (B2B) advertising and how it differs from business to consumer (B2C) advertising.

Aaron Christiansen - Associate Creative Director for Ervin and Smith, Mr. Christiansen lectured the

BFA class on the target audience: what does it look like, why do you care about it, and how can you use it?

Mike Compton -

Executive

Vice President of Renze Display, Mr. Compton presented on budgeting, specifically how to budget large projects.

Dusty Davidson - CEO of Flywheel, Mr. Davidson

shared insights about working with creatives on websites based in Wordpress, and humanizing the internet hosting experience.

Micah Eldridge - campus pastor for Lifegate Church, Mr. Eldridge presented The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (book by MEldridge

Patrick Lencioni) and how healthy, effective teams can function together by building upon a foundation of vulnerability and trust.

Congratulations to Dotzler Creative Arts!

Dotzler Creative Arts (DCA) won multiple awards in the last month in three separate competitions.

2014 Collegiate Advertising Awards

Gold

- "Artists

Make

the World Better Looking"

t-shirt

Silver

- eNewsletter

Service Industry Advertising Awards

Gold (3)

- "Creativity is Intelligence Having Fun" poster

- "Artists

Make

the World Better Looking"

t-shirt

- "Life's a Jungle" app

Merit

- Bridge Church logo

30th Annual Educational Advertising Awards

Gold (2)

- "Creativity is Intelligence Having Fun" poster

- "Artists

Make the World Better

Looking"

t-shirt

Bronze

- eNewsletter

Alumni -

Where are you?

We want to stay in touch with our past graduates! If you, or a graduate you know, haven't received any information for a while, fill out the Alumni Update Form on our website.

Dates to Remember

March 1

Andy Arrants Scholarship Deadline

March 8

Daylight Savings Time Begins

Set your clocks forward one hour!

March 9-13

Midterm Week!

March 16-20

No Class

Spring Break

March 21

Spring Open House

11:00am - 2:00pm

March 25

Guest Speaker

@ 1:00pm

Brandi Bothe,

Millard Lumber

March 27

Kansas City Tour

Second-Year

students only

March 30-31

On Campus Interviews

Second-Year

students only

April 3-6

No Class

Easter Break

April 17

Parent Teacher Open House @ 2-4

April 30

Portfolio Review Night @ 6:30pm

Second-year and

BFA students only

Graduation 2015

The class of 2015

will graduate on

June 6, 2015, at Lifegate Church,

749 Pinnacle Drive, Papillion, NE 68046.

Graduates must arrive by 9:30am for a walk-through and distribution of caps and gowns.

Doors open at 10:00 and the ceremony will begin at 10:30.

We will take class pictures after the event; parents and friends are welcome to take pictures at that time as well.

Graduation flyers

are available for download on our website.

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More ADDY Awards!

The 2014-2015 ADDY Awards Banquet was Saturday, February 21, and the Creative Center walked away with a total of 22 awards! Congratulations to the 15 students who won, and special recognition to Nicole White and Randi Schrage, who received two of the three Judge's Special Citations presented. Our Hall of Fame will be updated soon!

2015 Nebraska ADDY Winners

Judge's Special Citation

Randi Schrage - Elgin Pope John Central Catholic HS, Elgin, NE

Nicole White - Bryan HS, Omaha, NE

Gold ADDYs

Randi Schrage - Elgin Pope John Central Catholic HS, Elgin, NE

Nicole White - Bryan HS, Omaha, NE [2]

Silver ADDYs

Megan Christiansen - Millard West HS, Omaha, NE [2]

Abbey Dobson - Fort Dodge Senior HS, Fort Dodge, IA

Katelyn Goecker - Louisville HS, Louisville, NE

Brandon Henry - Humboldt HS, Humboldt, KS

Carissa Johnson - Roosevelt HS, Sioux Falls, SD

Weston Knobloch - West Lyon Community School, Inwood, IA

Kelli Law - River Valley HS, Correctionville, IA [2]

Julian Marcello - Lincoln Southeast HS, Lincoln, NE

Katie Musil - Tri County Public Schools, DeWitt, NE

Kristine Osbourne - Millard West HS, Omaha, NE

Kelsie Tarter - Harrisonville Senior HS, Harrisonville, MO

Nickie Threet - Blair Senior HS, Blair, NE

Nicole White - Bryan HS, Omaha, NE [2]

Projects shown, top to bottom: Nicole White, Randi Schrage, Katelyn Goecker, Brandon Henry, Megan Christiansen, Kelli Law, Kelsie Tarter, Abbey Dobson, Weston Knobloch, Kristine Osbourne, Nickie Threet, Larissa Lespreance

Graduate of the Month

Sarah Pfeifer

BFA '13

Video Editor at Vyral Marketing in Omaha, NE

www.getvyral.com

High School: Millard South HS in Omaha, NE

What does the company do? Vyral Marketing is an email marketing company that helps people stay in touch with their past clients and referrals by sending out educational videos to their email databases. We assist our 250+ clients in shooting two educational videos each month to send to their databases. We then edit and enhance the videos, write blog and email content, and post them to all of their social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn) in addition to their entire email databases.

What does the graduate do? I edit videos for the clients emails and social media sites. The programs I use the most are Adobe Premiere and Photoshop. I've always loved working with video so I am very grateful to have found a job where I can do that.

Clients: So far we have around 250 clients and growing. They are from all around the US and Canada. I am responsible for 65 of those clients' videos.

Comments: It is very fun, interesting, and exciting to work at a young company that is growing rapidly! I also have my own website at sarahpfeiferdesign.com.

From the Director

It's always a thrill to attend the ADDY Banquet each year and see all our students' awards. I'm so proud of their effort, and so glad to see their reward! A special congratulations to Dotzler Creative Arts on their many awards earned for a multitude of projects. It's a privilege to be affiliated with such a talented group!

If you are considering a career in graphic design and advertising, call us today to set up a time to interview. Fall classes for 2015 start on August 10.

Sincerely,

Kim Guyer
Executive Director
Creative Center
10850 Emmet Street
Omaha, NE 68164
402-898-1000 x205
kim_g@creativecenter.edu
www.creativecenter.edu

Do you know someone who is interested in a career in art? Are you an art teacher or guidance counselor who would like to bring an art class to visit? Contact our Admissions department at 402-898-1000 or toll free at 888-898-1789 to make an appointment for a personal tour.

* The Creative Center is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).
* The Creative Center is authorized to operate as a four-year college offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree by the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education under section 85-2411.

Financial Aid is available to those who qualify. Gainful Employment information on the AOS and BFA degrees may be found online at www.creativecenter.edu/TCC14/twoyear.php and www.creativecenter.edu/TCC14/threeyear.php, respectively.