• Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, NC
• East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
• Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
• Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC
• University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
• Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
• W. Piedmont Comm College, Morganton, NC
• Anderson College, Anderson, SC
• Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
• Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC

Welcome! We are the future. Students are the future. ASID is a great way to learn more about the profession of interior design outside the classroom. Professionals and Allied Members of ASID are willing to work and teach us the details we need to know before landing our first job. ASID Carolinas is focused on students; it is my personal goal to see that students are represented adequately in this society. I want to make sure we have the ability to explore resources and knowledge we need about the design world. Amazing designers surround us and are willing to help. We have to make sure we take every opportunity we get to learn more. There are many events set up to help us as students, specifically the Spring Gathering. We all need to mark our calendars and make it a gathering where we can meet other students in the Carolinas and meet those professionals who are willing to help and lead us in the right direction. Take the amazing opportunity you have and explore, learn and capture all the knowledge and insight while in school so we can be competitive in the work field in the near future. Thank you for allowing me to serve as Student Reprehensive to the Board and I hope you will contact me if I can help you in any way.

Thank you,

Kara L. Cook

• ASID ICON - The Society's quarterly magazine informs students of cutting edge design research and business trends, along with key national and chapter issues. ASID ICON ™ is mailed to all ASID members.
• ACCESS - This student-written newsletter is published three times per year and sent to all student members and other design professionals.
• Scholarships - National scholarship competitions are sponsored by the ASID Foundation. The scholarships include the Joel Polsky Prize and the Joel Polsky Academic Achievement Award, the Yale R. Burge Competition, Mabelle Wilhelmina Boldt Memorial Scholarship, the Irene Winifred Eno Grant, and the Dora Brahms Award for Historic Preservation. Visit the ASID Foundation Website for more information and entry forms or contact the Education department.
• ASID chapter events, seminars, workshops, STEP programs, CEUs and competitions - These programs provide the opportunity to interact with professional designers and expand your knowledge of the professional aspects of interior design.
• Career Days - ASID professional chapters provide an introduction to the many career options open to interior design students.
• Student Advisory Council - The Student Advisory Council (SAC) is a forum for governing and programming development. It is composed of three students, an educator, an industry representative, and a member of the Chapter Support Team who organize and coordinate programs on the national level. The SAC also serves the student chapters to ensure effective communication throughout the school year.
• Student representation - A student representative is mandated by chapter bylaws to be a voting member of each professional chapter's board. This gives student representation on the chapter level and allows for input in student and chapter programming.
• Membership card - This card is mailed from ASID headquarters after the application process is completed, and can be used for design center admission, some design competitions, chapter program discounts and more.
• ASID Online - The Student Center of the ASID Web site has information created especially for student members. In addition, student members have access to the Membership Directory, Industry Partner directory, discussion boards, Capitol Connections, and other features and services.
• Advancement Discounts - Upon graduation, discounts for allied membership are offered to student chapter members and student corresponding members, which include partial waivers of membership dues.