Joe goes above and beyond to help students around ENVD. He is both a mentor and a comedian. Joe works at the CINC helping students with their projects as well as TA for the lighting design class. Joe always finds a way to brighten everyone鈥檚 day!鈥�
鈥揨oe Turner
Be kind, relax, and stop taking life too seriously.
What year are you and what is your major?鈥�
I'm a senior in product design聽
Where are you from?听听
New York聽
What inspired you to come to鈥疎NVD?
I was leaving the鈥疦avy and was looking for a fresh start. I wanted to go back to school for a career that had a lot of growth for the鈥痜uture. ENVD seemed like the perfect choice for a鈥痵ustainable鈥痗areer.鈥�
Describe a typical studio day for you.
Studio days are long days. I get to school at 8 am every day. I work on projects until 9 am, and then I start my teacher's assistant position for the EPOD 1110 Lighting class. I focus my mentorship on empowering my peers to trust their design instincts and have confidence in what they create. My studio (EPOD 3100) starts right after. Both studios are at the CINC. On Mondays, we start鈥痺ith sketching before getting into teams and鈥痺orking on our products. This semester our studio is a market-based鈥痙esign course鈥痑nd my team worked on reusability and upcycling outdoor/adventure gear. We made drinking鈥痥oozies with local鈥�14ers embroidered on them. We just sold our products at the鈥疐irefly Market in November. I end studio days working at the CLC and going鈥痟ome around 7 pm. 11-hour days, woot!聽
What has鈥痓een鈥痮ne鈥痮f鈥痽our favorite memories so far, this academic year/or throughout your time at ENVD?
I really enjoy working at the Creative Lab Center and helping fellow students with their projects. It's always fun to work through fabrication problems and see the鈥痚nd results.鈥犫��
What鈥檚 your go-to activity during the winter months?聽
Hibernate