GEORGE GLISAN
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT
Dr. Glisan is a a Distinguished Professor and Program Coordinator for the Reese Graphic Communications Management Program at Appalachian State University. Dr. Glisan was recently nominated and elected President of the Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications (ACCGC), Inc. in Chicago. There are currently 22 board members of ACCGC. The group is comprised of independent industry leaders and academics in Graphic Communications education. Accreditation ensures that higher education programs meet or exceed the established standards, as stated on the ACCGC website. Dr. Glisan also delivered a presentation to the PRINT19 Educators’ Forum while he was in Chicago. Glisan’s presentation was titled, “Sustainability in Higher Education: What is its place/role in Graphic Communications?” The conference was presented by The Association for PRINT Technologies (APTech) and The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF).
Dr. Glisan was approached by Louis Conradie from the department of Fermentation Sciences at Appalachian State University about the Ivory Tower Wine Label Branding Project. Dr. Glisan then asked instructor Kay Bishop to take on the project with Digital Media Composition I students.