This year has been an exciting year for the Interior Design Program at the University of North Alabama. The following list some of the advancements for the program:

• The completion of the new Drafting and Design Studio
• New offices for the design faculty
• Renovation of THE GALLERY, the student lounge and conferencing area.
• New computers for the CAD Studio/lab.
• New 12 color, 42” Photo quality plotter.
• First accreditation of the design program by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
• Re-accreditation of the design program by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA).
• Student entries in the NKBA National Design Competition.
• Student entries in the NKBA/GE Design Charette.
• State NKBA meeting on campus with national officer as speaker.
• Student design work featured at the UNA/Connie D. McKinney Department of Human Sciences, Hospitality, and Design Culinary Center.
• Student participation in the Tennessee Valley Arts Association Christmas Tree Designs, our theme – THE “ART OF THE HOME.”
• Mr. Patel attended the Autodesk Viz 2008 workshop in Baltimore, MD.