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AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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MINNEAPOLIS, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Swedish Institute is pleased to announce today that Dr. Molly Wright Steenson (she/her), Carnegie Mellon University vice provost for faculty, associate professor in the School of Design and the K&L Gates Associate Professor of Ethics and Computational Technology, will join the Minneapolis cultural center and museum as president and CEO. 

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  • The American Swedish Institute is pleased to announce Dr. Molly Wright Steenson as the future President and CEO
    Dr. Steenson is an internationally recognized author, academic leader and keynote speaker.
  • Her career path is exciting — from her work in design and digital to architectural history, she has the vision to help us flourish," says Dr. Margaret Adamek, board chair, American Swedish Institute.
  • I'm honored to guide the American Swedish Institute as it extends its reach."
  • Dr. Steenson will join ASI in July 2023, succeeding retiring president and CEO Bruce Karstadt, who has led ASI for more than 30 years.

A New Era for CMU's Institute for Contemporary Art

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University will create a new facility that will more than double its gallery space for the Miller Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) in a prominent new location thanks to a $15 million commitment from the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation and the Henry L. Hillman Foundation.

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  • "CMU's Institute for Contemporary Art is one of the university's jewels and symbolizes our commitment to fueling artistic and creative expression, and sparking opportunities to make meaning of contemporary life by engaging with the art of our time," said Farnam Jahanian, president of Carnegie Mellon University.
  • A Carnegie Mellon trustee since 2004, Simonds also is a member of the College of Fine Arts Dean's Council.
  • "For more than two decades, the ICA has evolved to meet the rapidly changing landscape of contemporary art," said Elizabeth Chodos , director of the ICA.
  • "This new chapter will strengthen the ICA's connection to our community, cultural institutions in Pittsburgh and contemporary art discourse at large.

$10 Million Gift Will Establish The Joseph Ballay Center for Design Fusion

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University today announced that alumnus and emeritus faculty member Joseph Ballay and his wife, Sue, have established The Joseph Ballay Center for Design Fusion in the university's School of Design through a $10 million gift, the single largest ever presented to the College of Fine Arts .

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  • PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University today announced that alumnus and emeritus faculty member Joseph Ballay and his wife, Sue, have established The Joseph Ballay Center for Design Fusion in the university's School of Design through a $10 million gift, the single largest ever presented to the College of Fine Arts .
  • Establishing The Ballay Center is the culmination of his life's work, which has been a study and practice of the arts and sciences.
  • By establishing The Joseph Ballay Center for Design Fusion, he reinforces Carnegie Mellon's culture, in which the creative and the technical live side-by-side, strengthening each other," said Carnegie Mellon President Farnam Jahanian.
  • In 1989, along with two CMU colleagues from psychology and computer science , Ballay founded MAYA Design, Inc., an interdisciplinary design consultancy, applying design theory and practice to complex contemporary problems.