The freshman deadline is coming up soon, February 15 is the day we need all the materials in Admissions. As applications and requirements flow everyday into the office, we start seeing the familiar names of great students we have met that past few months. My fellow Admissions Officers and I travel all over the United States to visit high schools and attend Portfolio Days. I had the privilege of traveling to Puerto Rico recently and meeting with the islands many talented students. While on the island I worked with RISD alumni and gift glass artist Nikos Flores. He took time out of his schedule to accompany me and speak about his experiences as a RISD student and to review portfolios.   Nikos invited me to tour his glass studio in San Juan and see some of his current work. I was able to snap some great images of him working at his furnace and creating some blown glass work.   Many thanks to Nikos for his help. Nikos is in the process of expanding his glass studio to work with interns and students. His mission is to develop Puerto Rico’s first totally dedicated school/program for hot glass. To learn more about Nikos work and studio, feel free to contact him at Nikosflores@gmail.com.  

The alumni network is one of the many aspects that makes RISD such a special place. RISD and Providence will always feel like home for alums, and the almuni network lets you take a piece of that home with you where ever you establish yourself. From Rhode Island to the island of Puerto Rico. Where do you think you will take RISD (or find it)?                

Leon Paul Hovanesian II
Admissions Office
lhovanes@risd.edu    

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