![]() with a performance piece entitled THE DOLLS by artist and associate professor of Film, Video, New Media and Animation at SAIC Claudia Hart, followed by the student runway show and the presentation of the Legend of Fashion award. with a cocktail reception and continues at 6:30 p.m. Why: Fashion 2015 is an electrifying runway show featuring more than 200 original garments created by undergraduate students in SAIC’s internationally renowned Fashion Design program, which boasts such distinguished alumni as Halston, Cynthia Rowley, Maria Pinto and Gary Graham. Tickets for Fashion 2015 and THE WALK are available at. ![]() This year, world-renowned fashion critic, journalist and filmmaker, Diane Pernet will receive SAIC’s 2015 Legend of Fashion award at THE WALK. Presented Friday, May 8 three times throughout the day at Millennium Park’s Chase Promenade, Fashion 2015 will culminate with THE WALK, SAIC’s annual benefit supporting the production of student work and scholarships. ![]() Department of Education for allowing these greedy operations to continue - now under the banner of Dream Center,” Durbin said in a statement.What: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago ( SAIC ), one of the nation’s leading art and design schools, is thrilled to announce the 81 st edition of its annual runway show, Fashion 2015. Durbin wrote to the Higher Learning Commission again on June 26, calling on the agency to investigate the problems reported in the Post-Gazette article. In the first letter, in June 2017, Durbin joined with four other congressional members in urging accreditors to scrutinize the sale to Dream Center, saying they were concerned that the companies were using the transition to nonprofit status to avoid consumer protection regulations. Dick Durbin of Illinois twice wrote to the multiple regional accreditation agencies in the past year about the schools, citing Education Management Corp.’s ignominious history. The company also has been a frequent target of ire from lawmakers. ownership.īankruptcy documents show the company claims less than $50,000 in assets and between $500 million and $1 billion in debt. The schools had a troubled history under Education Management Corp. ![]() They were very unprofessional when it came to the information.” “A lot of people are going to have to start all over. For them not to say anything, we are all puzzled,” Kimble said. “They knew all along what they were doing. A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story in June also raised questions about whether the Dream Center schools informed students about the change and what it meant for their coursework. Kimble said she received emails explaining the accreditation situation in late June and was never told about options to transfer. “Students taking classes or graduating during the candidacy period should know that their courses or degrees are not accredited by HLC and may not be accepted in transfer to other colleges and universities or recognized by prospective employers,” the commission wrote in its decision. Credits and degrees earned before January would not be affected by the change. The Higher Learning Commission approved the acquisition in January but placed the Illinois and Colorado art schools on a lower status that removes accreditation for anywhere between six months and four years, pending an ongoing review by the oversight agency.Īs part of that, the commission required the schools to inform students about the change, and provide “financial accommodations or transfer arrangements” at request. Also, Dream Center announced its intention to convert the institutions from a for-profit to a not-for-profit model.Įducation Management requested that its accreditation be extended and carry over into the new ownership. The email also said that schools would stop accepting new students July 9 but did not explicitly mention closing the schools.ĭream Center reached an agreement in early 2017 to buy the schools from Education Management Corp., also based in Pittsburgh. Days later, she received an email saying to disregard the information in that letter because it was erroneous. Kimble, of Hammond, received a letter dated June 29 saying the art schools would be closing by the end of this year. Much of the communication she received has been confusing. Who’s to say I will be accepted in any of these schools? It’s really discouraging.” “I already spent $16,000 in credits that aren’t transferable. “I literally wasted money from January until now,” said Kimble, 35. She wants to transfer to another local school but worries the last six months of classes she took are worthless because of the lack of accreditation. Kimble said she was on track to finish her degree by June 2019. She said she was discharged from her campus job Thursday and told the location would be closing. Mia Kimble, a fashion design student at the Chicago location, said the news took her by surprise.
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