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Apply for 2026 Presidential Medal Awards
September 4, 2025
UC President Neville Pinto invites eligible students to apply for two of our university’s top awards.
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning Alumni
Welcome, DAAP Alumni
The College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) Alumni Network provides alumni with ways to reconnect with their college, professors, and fellow DAAPers as well as the University of Cincinnati Alumni Association (UCAA) and the university as a whole. Over 21,000 DAAP graduates have entered the work force as inventive thinkers and out-of-the box creators who are making innovative contributions to their respective fields locally and around the world – and we want to stay connected!
Get Involved
- Get involved in our college initiatives
- Join us at an upcoming event
- Celebrating a job promotion, exhibition, or something else special? Submit your news so we can help celebrate and share your accomplishments.
- Connect with talent. Fill out this form to share a job posting, a call for artists, co-op inquiry or other professional opportunities
- Update your contact information to keep in touch
- Check the latest DAAP news
- Give to DAAP
DAAP Alumni Events
DAAP Alumni News
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President Neville Pinto welcomes UC back for 207th academic year
August 25, 2025
UC President Neville Pinto shares welcome back message for Fall 2025: The power of a public mission in a changing world
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UC mourns the passing of former first lady Carol R. Steger
August 19, 2025
Carol R. Steger, former first lady of the University of Cincinnati, died on August 12, 2025 at the age of 85. Steger served as UC’s first lady from 1984 to 2013. Her husband, Joseph A. Steger, was UC’s 24th president and had the second-longest term in the university’s history. President Steger died in 2013.
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Support the Next Generation of Creatives
DAAP's main focus is on creating a better visual and design environment. Through excellence in educational programs, research, creative works, and services to the community, the faculty, the students and administrative officers of DAAP are dedicated to achieving this mission.
This network is open to all University of Cincinnati alumni, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other class or status protected by applicable law.
Marie Morgan, A&S '21
Program Director, Alumni Engagement, College-Conservatory of Music & College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning