CAS CONNECT 2016

OSU student Garrett Adams created these branding materials for a f ict ional restaurant cal led “Gigabytes.” These examples were featured at OSU’s 2016 Senior Graphic Design Capstone exhibi t. PHOTO: BRIAN PETROTTA 19 merchandising. As much as anything, that is what will set OSU apart from the competition. “We looked at what we are as a land- grant institution and saw that what distin- guishes us from purely fine arts schools is a spectrum of science and knowledge they don’t have,” Jahanshahi says. Bocanegra is one of six who will be the first to take advantage of these opportuni- ties in the new MFA program at OSU. They will be pushed, pulled, and offered a broad range of possibilities and perspectives. What they take from the program will ulti- mately come from within. “The most important thing is the curiosity and willingness to take a risk,” Choo says.