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Alums Host
Alumni Movie Night

The Art Institute of Houston Alumni Association hosted an Alumni Movie Night on May 19, 2009 at the Studio Movie Grill - City Centre location. All alums in attendance received movie ticket to StarTrek and appetizers, compliments of The Art Institute of Houston Alumni Association. Join us for our next movie night in August.





Alums Host
Alumni Freelancers' Workshop

The Art Institute of Houston Alumni Association hosted a Freelancers' Workshop on June 2, 2009 at The Art Institute of Houston. Attendees received dinner and an information-packed presentation on various aspects of the business of freelance work by the Career Services department.

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From left to right: Jaime Fletcher, David Stark, Chih-Liang Yeh, George Heron, Aileen Revils, Zack Zwicky, Gregory Fregia, Deidre Evans, Austin Teng, Jordan Shows.

Refrence material:

Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts, talarts.org

American Institute of Graphic Arts, aiga.org

Internal Revenue Service, irs.org

Graphic Artists Guild, gag.org

Aquent.com

Creativegroup.com

Art Director’s Club of Houston, adch.org

Houston Advertising Federation, haf.org

Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers by Tad Crawford and Eva Doman Bruck

Graphic Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating & Budgeting by Theo Stehpan Williams

Inside the Business of Graphic Design: 60 Leaders Share Their Secrets of Success by Catharine Fishel

The Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guidefor Running a Graphic Design or Communications

Business by Cameron S. Foote and Mark Bellerose




 

 

Do you have a little bit of spare time?

Consider running for office on the Alumni Association Board.
There are a range of positions that will vary in the level of time commitment necessary.

Please help us make the Alumni Association the networking opportunity it can be.
If you have questions or would like to volunteer but cannot attend
the event please contact Andi Maceo at andimaceo@aol.com or 713-823-0216.

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Join us 11am. - 2pm. Thurs. June 18, 2009
The Art Insitute of Houston Portfolio Show

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To update your contact information register here:
http://www.alumniconnections.com/ArtInstitutes/



 


Alumni Announcements
Do you have a new job? Did you win an award? Are you expecting a new addition to the family? Have you lost contact with someone? Let us share your news with other alumni or help you find old friends. **Submissions may be edited.

Suggestions
Is there anything we've missed? Just let us know. We're open to your ideas.

Alumni Association Web site
Check out your alumni association web site at www.aih.aii.edu/alumni.asp to find the Alumni Association By-Laws, Alumni Association Board Meeting Minutes, Alumni Success Stories, and more.

Email us at aihalumniassoc@aii.edu

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The Art Institute of Houston is proud to announce two new bachelor’s degree programs: Food & Beverage Management and Audio Production.

The Food & Beverage Management Bachelor of Science program is a three-year program which provides a wide variety of specialized education to students planning to pursue a management career in the food and beverage industry. The program is constructed around four academic tracks:  foundational courses in culinary arts, upper level management courses, specialized beverage and beverage management courses, and general education. Possible job titles include Food and Beverage Manager, Purchasing Director, Director of Restaurants, Sommelier, Dining Room Manager, Banquet Manager, Barista, Assistant Restaurant Manager, Trainer, Bar Manager, Wholesaler/Distributor, and Retail Manager.

The Audio Production Bachelor of Science program is a three-year program that will meet the needs of the industry by offering a curriculum that provides a solid background in technology, theory and industry practices. Graduates completing this program can expect entry level jobs at production houses, record labels, radio and TV stations, recording studios, single houses and production companies, CD manufacturing facilities, posting houses, mastering houses, film audio post studios, and sound design studios for game and the internet.

For more information about the above new programs, please contact the Admissions Office at (713) 623-2040 or (800) 275-4244 or aihadm@aii.edu.


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