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  • Patrick O’Gorman, BS Construction Management ’24, is featured in BVM Sports in an article that highlights his journey from student athlete to coach. O’Gorman, who previously played for the men’s basketball team, is now an assistant coach for the team. “His experiences as a player have shaped his coaching philosophy, allowing him to foster a disciplined mindset and support his players’ development.”

  • Hannah Berkin-Harper, MID ’07, co-authored an op-ed in City Limits about the need for stronger climate solutions in New York. “Our proposal calls on city and state agencies to work with energy providers, like ConEd and New York Power Authority, to launch a ‘Plant to Plants’ initiative, which would transform polluting energy facilities into new models of waterfront infrastructure. “

  • The Associate Degree Department returned to MoCCA Fest this year. MoCCA Fest is the city’s largest annual independent comic and cartoon festival. Students from the AOS Illustration program showcased an assortment of artwork available for sale, including prints, zines, charms, and stickers. Students running the booth earned experience in tabling and selling their artwork at a large-scale event, while faculty provided free portfolio reviews to all interested passersby.

  • Professor of Creative Enterprise Leadership (CEL) Christopher Shrum led the research and publication for a recent publication from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on the impact of federal grant funding in Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. The research team included CEL alumni Kapena Alapai, MPS Arts and Cultural Management ’15, Sage Callen, MPS Arts and Cultural Management ’23, and Visiting Assistant Professor of CEL Innocent Ekejiuba

  • Sofi Thanhauser, adjunct associate professor – CCE, was awarded a 2025 Whiting Award for Nonfiction. The Whiting Committee wrote that Thanhauser displays a “uniquely elegant intelligence…[Her] curiosity is a gift to the reader; her sentences are as layered as her investigations, which look with a devoted intensity at the objects around us that might otherwise escape our attention.”

  • Victoria Forbes, BFA Art and Design Education ’24, has been granted the honor of being the Graduate Speaker for Pratt’s class of 2025 Commencement. She will be acknowledged for this achievement at the Student Affairs Leadership Awards.

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Legends 2025 to Honor Jeremy Scott and Mavis Wiggins

The creative icons will be celebrated at the annual benefit for student scholarships that support artists, designers, architects, and creative thinkers of all backgrounds.
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Finding Inspiration Along the Mondego River

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Pratt students and faculty displayed creative works at the inaugural À Deriva Festival, a culmination of a yearlong collaboration with peers from the University of Coimbra in Portugal.
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Welcome to Pratt!

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Pratt orientation week helped students ease into the rhythms of campus life and the city beyond with fun activities, group trips, and informational sessions.