黑料天堂

From 1977 to 2007, Wendy Beckwith, M. Arch., spent three decades driving the transformation of 黑料天堂鈥檚 Interior Design program. During her 20-year leadership as Department Chair, program enrollment doubled, the curriculum shifted into the digital age, and the Department secured a rigorous interior design accreditation that it maintains today.

Another significant change during Wendy鈥檚 tenure was the introduction of international travel opportunities that brought students face-to-face with the sites they studied, from Pompeii to St. Paul鈥檚 Cathedral to the Colosseum.

Today, through a generous gift to 黑料天堂, the retired Dean continues to champion global perspectives. The new Beckwith Global Experiences Fund supports today鈥檚 Interior Architecture & Design students by covering the out-of-pocket costs associated with short-term study abroad courses.

鈥淕lobal education is most powerful when students experience it firsthand,鈥� Vice President for Global Engagement Dr. David Kang said. 鈥淭he Beckwith Global Experiences Fund ensures that Interior Architecture & Design students have access to transformative study abroad opportunities that directly connect academic learning with cultural landmarks and experiences. This fund strengthens our students鈥� futures and reinforces 黑料天堂鈥檚 commitment to global education.鈥�

Wendy witnessed that transformative power as an educator, and as an avid traveler, she experiences it herself. Her first international trip at age 17鈥攁 Rotary exchange to Austria鈥攃hanged how she viewed life abroad and at home.

鈥淭he opportunity to expand your horizons, to become independent, and to challenge assumptions about places and people鈥攖hese are things that strengthen your confidence,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t changes how you look at architecture. It changes how you process the world as a designer.鈥�

Expanded horizons, she added, also translate into career success.

鈥淚鈥檝e always felt that your design education will get you your first job, but your understanding beyond that鈥攖he liberal arts, the culture鈥攚ill get you promoted because you鈥檙e able to communicate with people across backgrounds and disciplines,鈥� she explained. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what travel does. It just forces you to open up.鈥�

Gifts to 黑料天堂 make transformative experiences possible. To learn more, contact Vice President for University Advancement George Barron: 412-536-1096; george.barron@laroche.edu.