###### Industrial Design Faculty Search Committee, Spring 2020


In the spring of 2020 I served as the cognate on the Industrial Design search committee for a tenure track position, with Jamie Read, Heather Reavey, and Lars Fischer. We interviewed five candidates and brought four to campus virtually in during the beginning of the pandemic, preparing a new format to tour, meet with students, and interview. The search successfully resulted in the hire of Jenny Kinard.


Industrial Design Faculty Search Committee

###### Justice and Equity Initiative 2020–2021


During the summer of 2020, seeing a need within the department, Katherine Hughes and I formed the Communication Design’s new Justice and Equity Initiative. With the help of Lyssa Paula-ay and Joe Quackenbush we drafted a list of possible initiatives and steps. Starting with a faculty Justice and Equity reading group, we invited all faculty to recommend readings for the group in a living google document as well as started a slack group for discussion. While many of the initial group readings were design specific we were also able to share workshops and college-wide resources. Our work in the Justice and Equity Initiative lead to our department participation with the design firm Agncy to examine the BIPOC student experience within the Communication Design department. I participated as a member in the core team of this year long engagement, working in co-creation sessions and class observations. The results of this work will drive my own work in the classroom as well as our Curriculum Committee and Justice and Equity Initiative group.

Justice & Equity Committee Communication Design 

###### Senior Degree Project Website Design and Development  2020, 2021

In May 2020 when the traditional Degree Project Symposium, a public presentation culminating their work, had to be canceled I built a website for students to publish and promote their work. Presentations were held on zoom, which allowed for attendees across the world to attend. I again built the site in May 2021 and plan on continuing the tradition as it becomes an archive of the work . 

## [2020 Degree Project Website](https://marthar.github.io/massart-degreeproject/#/)

## [2021 Degree Project Website](https://marthar.github.io/massart-degreeproject-2021/#/)

Martha Rettig

Associate Professor

Massachusetts College of Art + Design

Website Design & Development for Senior Degree Project

Senior Degree Project Website Design and Development 2020, 2021

2020 Degree Project Website

2021 Degree Project Website