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Dept. where waterbed was invented to honor Professor Wan-Lee Cheng, hold panel with industry pros WHAT: The Design and Industry (DAI) Department at San Francisco State University will celebrate its 50th anniversary with several special events. Highlights include a Nov. 9 professional symposium on "Emerging Design and the Future Society" and Nov. 10 banquet recognizing SF State College of Creative Arts Acting Dean Wan-Lee Cheng, a longtime design and industry professor, and new student members of honor society Epsilon Pi Tau. Over the years SF State design and industry students have created countless innovations, most notably Charles Hall, who in 1969 experimented with starch- and gelatin-filled prototypes that would later become the world’s first waterbed. Faculty members and students have won Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) for their innovations in three of the last four years. DAI offers bachelor’s degrees in industrial arts, product design and industrial technology, as well as a master’s degree in industrial arts. WHO: The Nov. 9 panel of industry professionals to discuss "Emerging Design and the Future Society" include:
About 150 DAI faculty, students and alumni are expected to attend. SF State College of Creative Arts Acting Dean Wan-Lee Cheng, a design and industry professor at the University since 1985, will be honored at a Nov. 10 banquet for new student members of honor society Epsilon Pi Tau. Cheng, who served as DAI chair for 15 years, is leaving SF State to become president of Chung Yuan Christian University in Taiwan, where he earned his bachelor of engineering degree in 1969. WHEN AND WHERE: "Emerging Design and the Future Society" symposium, 7 - 9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9, Jack Adams Hall, Cesar Chavez Student Center, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco. Admission is free. Epsilon Pi Tau initiation, banquet and honors for Professor Wan-Lee Cheng, 6 - 10 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10, Seven Hills Conference Center, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco.
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