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UCLA EXTENSION ARC_ID RECEIVES RE-ACCREDITATION BY THE COUNCIL ON INTERIOR DESIGN ACCREDITATION (CIDA)

CIDA's Accreditation Commission made its decision at its March 13-14, 2008 meeting to grant re-accreditation to UCLA Extension ARC-ID. Thank you and congratulations to all the students and faculty who participated in the accreditation review. Professional level programs accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation voluntarily place themselves before the scrutiny of the profession to ensure that students receive an education that will serve them not only during their time at school, but also prepare them for future professional growth. Students enrolled in an accredited interior design program can be confident that the program meets the quality standards recognized by the profession.

WHAT ARE THE PROS UP TO THESE DAYS?

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Our ASID UCLA Extension Student Chapter has two parent organizations. At their websites find out what our heroes & friends among the pros are up to:

www.asidla.org

www.asid.org

The International Interior Design Association addresses Interior Design issues on an international level.

www.iida-socal.org

The Interior Design Coalition of California (IDCC) has clear Vision and Mission Statements to enhance and protect the future of our careers as Interior Designers:

Vision Statement: Ensure that the Interior Design Profession is recognized as affecting the health, safety and welfare of the public in the State of California and that interior designers are recognized as industry professionals.

Mission Statement: To represent the Interior Design Profession in California and ensure that the regulatory process accurately reflects their goals and protect the health, safety and welfare of the public through education and political action while maintaining the resources to fulfill our mission.

http://www.idc-ca.org

CONGRATS!

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Congratulations to Jane Dixon, past ASID UCLA Extension Student Chapter president for passing the NCIDQ exam.

Congratulations to Arc ID students Laura Bolton, Nina Hiken, James Powers, Sara Weller and recent graduates Sallie Tchang, and Elizabeth Roth on passing the LEED exam. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system. LEED Accredited Professionals have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED Rating System.

Congratulations to the following 2009 Arc ID Graduates. We wish you luck on the new chapter in your lives.

Sarah Akbary Meghan Angliss Yurie Anno

Cara Barbato Melissa Bezonsky Emilie Brown

Rebecca Bryan Jin Ah Lee Chan Elisa Chavarria

Nichapapa Chayavorakul Kelly Conrad Marlyn Culton

Xenia Cunningham Joana Da Silva Lindsay Davis

Ana Julia Del Longo-Silberstein Rebecca Laurel Delahanty Jacqueline Diederich

Nadia Drechsler Rachel Beth Eisner Christina Fang

Stephanie Fonda Richard David Gallego Meiko Koga Geller

Felice Gottlieb Fariba Haiem James Jarurojana

Wei-Li Kao Helen Kim Jennifer Kriske

Jennifer Lawrence Chung-Huang Lee Gabriella Leone

Da-Hee Lim Alexis Manfer Emily Zoba Maynard

Katie Mundt Chinyere Peggy Odita-Hodel Jessica Lynn Patterson

Vera (Victoria) Pilavjian Annette Sarkisian Laura Schwartz

Emily Seidman Yvonne Shaw Frank Slesinski

Robert Small Maria Studnicka Sallie Tchang

Mikiyo Ueda Chantal Vernez Hope Villanueva

Lauren Vlahos Chung-Chieh Wang Jennifer Wang

Valarie Williams Janet Yin

Note: Please email us at pr@asiduclaextension.com, if you are aware of an award, an honor or a career/education milestone realized by one of our students, graduates, instructors or ASID members that should be recognized. We would like to include it in the chapter newsletter.