Building Bridges, Breaking Silos: The Creative World of Ryan McKelvey
By Rob Biertempfel
At Carnegie Mellon University’s Integrative Design, Arts and Technology (IDeATe) network, Academic Coordinator Ryan McKelvey plays a vital role in connecting students and faculty who might otherwise never cross paths.
“I think about interaction versus transaction,” McKelvey said. “I always take the time to listen and share. My whole life has been in front of the public, and I’ve grown comfortable in that community setting. I like to think of what we do at IDeATe as building a community and then coordinating it.”
It’s a community that reflects McKelvey himself: interdisciplinary, accessible and relentlessly curious.
Read the full story in the Jan. 8 edition of the Piper.