Arunas Oslapas, associate professor of industrial design in the Department of Engineering Technology, infuses his passion for design principles and sustainability into his courses, projects for his students, and his own pursuit of recycled garbage art. He started his career in Chicago as an architectural space planner and draftsman and has worked for a film studio, office furniture manufacturer, and taught at Kendall College of Art & Design and Brigham Young University before coming to Western Washington University.

Select the link to the Portfolio to read about his approach in his own words. To see how he infuses critical thinking into his course, select the link to Institutional Goals. Select Multimedia Showcase to watch movies featuring his reflections on his strategic approach. The multimedia showcase pages require Flash Player 7.0.