From:	Gail Bain-Hulley
To:	Ringling College Students
Date:	Friday, August 1, 2025
Subject:	REMINDER Illest of Ill Gallery Merch Submissions Now Open!

Hi Everyone!

A quick reminder that merch submissions for our Fairy Garden Gallery are officially open! We're accepting posters, t-shirts, and stickers.

• Posters and t-shirts must follow the Fairy Garden theme.
• Stickers can be outside the theme and are for the 2025???2026 school year!

Deadline: Friday, August 30th

Open to all 2nd???4th year students across all majors

Submit here: Posters, T-Shirts, Stickers

Submission Guidelines

General:

• Create a folder with your full name.
• Label each file: FirstLast_MerchType_2025 (e.g., JaneDoe_Poster_2025)

Sticker:

• Size: 2x2", CMYK, 300 DPI
• Include the Illest logo
• Circular or freeform shape

Shirt & Poster:

• Shirt: 11x14", 300 DPI, 2???3 colors including shirt color (use halftones!)
• Poster: 18x24", 300 DPI
• Must say ???ILLEST OF ILL 2025??? or ???ILLEST OF ILLUSTRATION 2025???
• Poster must include:
• Placeholder for guest judge???s name
• Gallery date (Oct 17) + location (Smith Gallery)
• Submit JPGs; PSD required if selected for t-shirts

Winning t-shirt & poster designs will be voted on in a school-wide poll!

We can???t wait to see what you create! Stay tuned for gallery submission info soon.

Good luck!

The Illest Crew:

Abby, Daniella, Robin, Crystal, Sam, Zeta

Instagram: @illestofill

Contact: illestofillustration@gmail.com

From:	Institutional Technology
To:	Ringling College Students, Full Time and Visiting Full Time Faculty, Part Time and Long-Term Part Time Faculty
Date:	Monday, July 28, 2025
Subject:	Reminder - IT Alumni Transitions 2025

A final reminder to all of our Class of 2025 Alumni on the end of summer transition plans for your Google, Adobe, and Microsoft accounts.

Class of 2025 Resource EXPIRATIONS on July 31, 2025

• Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription access
• Visit https://helpx.adobe.com/in/enterprise/kb/transfer-assets.html for information on how to transfer assets from your assigned school account to your personal account. This includes Behance and Portfolio. You will have until July 31st, 2025 to transfer your assets to your personal account.

• Google Drive access ends. Alumni will retain access to their Ringling College Gmail account for as long as Google allows us to provide this service. Please visit it.ringling.edu/alumni for more information on how to transfer or download your assets from Google Drive.
• Microsoft Office 365 Application Access Ends. Alumni will lose access to their student Microsoft office licenses including MS Word, Excel, Outlook, etc., and any files stored in Microsoft OneDrive as part of their @ringling.edu account.

Please back up any resources you wish to keep to an external source of your choice prior to these dates.

If you have any questions about these transition dates and processes, please feel free to contact our Helpdesk by calling 941-359-7633 or send an email to support@ringling.edu

Sincerely, 

Institutional Technology

From:	Christina Hess
To:	Ringling College Illustration Juniors
Date:	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Subject:	Illustration Senior Gift Competition!
Attachment(s):	Senior Gift 2025.jpg  Size: 1231 Kb Senior Gift 2024.jpg  Size: 1679 Kb

Ringling Illustration Class of 2026 Illustration Gift Competition

Create an illustration for the senior class gift to celebrate your graduation year!
The winning illustration will be featured on a product (like a tote bag) given to all seniors at the Senior Party in April/May.

*This is NOT the senior poster! 

ENTRY GUIDELINES

File Specs:

• Final printed size: approx. 8??? x 10???
• Submit a vector file in .ai (Adobe Illustrator) format
• You may submit more than one design

Color Requirements:

• Submit one black-only version and one full-color version (color palette is up to you!)

Required Text Elements:

• Include the year: 2026
• Include either: Ringling Illustration or RCAD Illustration

Theme:

• Celebrate the end of your college journey!
  Be bold. Be weird. Be heartfelt. Be YOU.
  Think fun, creative, and unique to your experience as an Illustration student.

Submission Specs:

1. Visit the following google link???

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QYtULXLdEysZ2VzBboCjHwnJD3Ylsn3A?usp=sharing

2. Create a folder with your name on the google drive
3. Name your file - first and last name. If you have multiple files then add a corresponding number. EX: ChristinaHess1, ChristinaHess2.
4. If you want to go above and beyond, drop in files of prototypes. We have done tote bags in the past but if there is another product you would like to pitch feel free to create a prototype file.

**DEADLINE TO SUBMIT:

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

VOTING DETAILS

• Voting opens: December 1 ??? December 5
• Poll closes: Friday, December 5 at 5:00 PM (EOD)
• Only Illustration seniors may vote

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT & AWARD

• Notification of selected design will be announced during the last week of fall classes (Dec 6???12)
• Selected student will receive a $250 award, distributed in the spring semester
• Design will be printed and handed out at the Senior Celebration in April/May

Need inspiration?

Check out attached examples from the past two years. These two designs were created under a three day deadline but YOU have sooooooo much more time! :)

Good luck!

Christina

From:	Cyndi Flanagan
To:	Ringling College Students, 4th Year Students, 1st Year Students, 2nd Year Students, 3rd Year Students, Career Advisors, Career Services
Date:	Friday, July 11, 2025
Subject:	USE YOUR SUMMER to Get Ahead.
Attachment(s):	Job Flash July 2025.docx  Size: 32 Kb The Center for Career Services Team Flyer 2.docx  Size: 1568 Kb

Act now to create a career path for your future!

Start with your CollegeCentral account. Here are a few highlights to resources and links you???ll find there:

?? Micro-Internships can give you experience that puts you ahead and pays for your skills! Sign up for sessions that help you learn best practices for getting attention to be hired.

Watch the Video and get started! Go to:

https://info.parkerdewey.com/student/ringling

?? Check jobs under ???MY SCHOOLS JOBS??? on your CollegeCentral account.

See the (attached) JobFlash! for a quick review of opportunities available as of Friday, July 11, 2024

1 - Sign into your account http://www.collegecentral.com/Ringling

2 - Click on ???Search ??? My Schools Jobs???

3 - Select a Job ID below to enter in the search box

Newly posted jobs require you to search with your own keywords or review all - ???My Schools Jobs???

In addition to CollegeCentral resources, Career Services has a list of ???Important Links??? by major and topic on the Ringling College Library website. Take a look: https://ringling.libguides.com/

Networking for Your Career - https://www.themuse.com/advice/networking

Research shows that 70% of all jobs are not published publicly on jobs sites and as much as 80% of jobs are filled through personal and professional connections.

?? Make an appointment ??? offices are open all summer for virtual meetings during work hours or stop by and say "hello!". We???ll be clad to go over Resume creation, Cover letter suggestions, Portfolio Reviews, and a guided tour of where to find resources to help you along the way to your career of choice.

www.Ringling.edu/ccsappointment

?? Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

Contact us for assistance with CCN (College Central Network) or any of the resources available to you and connections to our network:

talent@Ringling.edu

941-359-7502