Otis College of Art and Design

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Case study | Otis College of Art and Design
always be a need for labs of some sort,” he
says.Insomecases,heexpectsstudentsmay
workontheirprojectsonPCsintheinitial
stagesofdesign,thenuploadtheirlestoHP
Workstations in Otis’ labs for rendering and
output. “So we might see a marriage of BYOD,
mobile devices and our on-campus student
computing capabilities.”
“ When recruitment teams
come to campus, they
comment that Otis students
have less of a learning curve
whentheystartnewjobs
because they’ve already been
using the industry-recognized
technology here on campus.”
– Christine Leahey, director of Foundation Relations,
Otis College of Art and Design
Theriseofmobileworkstationsmight
eventually change things even more. “Every
year our architecture department chair asks
for a recommendation for a notebook PC that
will support the program’s CAD software, and
IalwaysrecommendHPMobileWorkstations,
currentlytheHPZBooks,”Gutierrezsays.“The
days when you had to use a desktop device to
get workstation performance are over.”
Another important trend is the globalization
ofundergraduateartseducation.Increasingly,
students at Otis interact using Skype, WebEx,
or other online platforms with designers and
other art programs around the world. Recently,
a group of students worked with a business
inSpaintohelpdesignastoreinterior.“It
broadens how students are prepared for
the workforce,” Gutierrez says. “Virtual
interaction is a growing trend for workplace
communication, and it’s one more area where
our students are being exposed to the latest
practices.”
Technology boosts career
readiness
Otis invests in powerful, leading-edge
technology like HP Z Workstations for many
reasons, all of which add up to better preparing
students to begin their careers.
“When recruitment teams come to campus,
they comment that Otis students have less
of a learning curve when they start new
jobsbecausethey’vealreadybeenusing
the industry recognized technology here on
campus,” explains Christine Leahey, director of
Foundation Relations for the school.
According to a recent survey of Otis graduates,
84%workinaeldcloselyrelatedtotheir
major,and64%obtainedtheirrstjobwithin
three months of graduation.
“ Every year our architecture
dean asks for a
recommendation for a
notebook PC that will support
the program’s CAD software,
andIalwaysrecommendHP
Mobile Workstations,
currently the new
HP ZBooks.”
– Felipe Gutierrez, director of Academic Computing
Services, Otis College of Art and Design
Gutierrez says Otis collaborates with HP to
provide the technology that students need
to succeed. “We recognize that technology is
justatoolinthehandsofadesigner.Butit’s
an important tool that plays an important part
in the education we deliver to students every
day.”
Learn more at
hp.com/zworkstations
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Customer at a glance
Application
College art & design education
Hardware
•HP Z800 Workstation
•HP Z820 Workstation
•HP ZBook Mobile Workstations
Software
•Windows®7Professional
•Autodesk Product Design Suite
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•Adobe Creative Suite
•Rhinoceros Rhino 3D
•Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks
•TheFoundryNukeX
•ThePixelFarmPFTrack
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