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Murray, with seniors Danny Chambers and Bryce Wong in front of their presentation on

the development of their new clothing brand concept Almanac.

later, doing fine and fully cognizant of this second jobs around the world — is utterly unique... Many
chance I have been given in life.” thanks to our co-op advisor, Beth Herrin,” he said.

“Our co-op program is sitting on this reservoir of

Molding the next generation of designers is clearly the most up-to-date knowledge of what’s going
what Dale Murray is meant to be doing, inspired by on in the world of design, in practice, of anywhere
the environment in which he works and the quality in the world. We’ve got 500 kids who go out like

of the students he trains. reporters and come back having gained all of this

knowledge that is completely current. That’s worth

“Dale’s expertise in the area of sustainability and his billions, I think, in intellectual property that we can
interest in permaculture make him invaluable here,” tap into, and it makes this school so

said Probst. “His students know how committed he incredibly valuable.”

is to the field. They love him, despite the fact that

he questions the profession and pontificates not to Murray has developed a course called “Design

create more stuff for the landfill.” Thinking,” an open-ended approach exploring

everything from social innovation to government to
Harkening back to the advantage he gained in his medical practice. “Everybody is a designer now with
own undergraduate days, Murray feels even more the resources we all have,” he said. “But designers are
strongly now that co-op is UC’s X-factor. not just the people who make things pretty or give
things meaning. We’re the people who create the
“What we have in place here at UC and in the value in anything innovative. And that comes from a
design school — to get these kids such amazing social conscience.” >
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