Leslie Bellavance Is the New President of the Kendall College of Art and Design

Leslie Bellavance is the new president of the Kendall College of Art and Design, a division of Ferris State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She also will hold the title of vice president at Ferris State University. President Bellavance was a professor and dean of the School of Art and Design at Alfred University in Alfred, New York.

“The Kendall College of Art and Design has nurtured an approach to teaching art and design that develops critical thinking and utilizes the methodologies of studio and design practice to build problem framing and problem solving skills,” President Bellavance said. “In doing so KCAD is well positioned as a leader in art and design pedagogy and in cultivating the interface between art and design and community.”

President Bellavance is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia. She holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Chicago.