The Design Process (ENDS 101) In January 2011, students from
multiple disciplines, spent two weeks in a creativity and
innovation class known as Environmental Design (ENDS) 101. Led
by Dr. Vanegas, Dean of the College of Architecture, ENDS 101 is
a course intended to teach students how the design and
creativity process can play an important role in their future
careers. The Soltis Center provides an immersive learning
environment that allows students to build close-knit teams that
work in a collaborative nature that only living in close
quarters can provide. This course introduces students to
fundamental concepts of creativity and problem solving through
creative thinking, humor and creativity, convergent and
divergent thinking, and cultural influences on problem solving.
ENDS 101 emphasizes the production of knowledge, given that all
assignments require each student to produce knowledge rather
than reproduce knowledge, both individually and in teams; to
think holistically; and to reach his or her potential c