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Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness is an associate professor of industrial design in Auburn’s School of Industrial and Graphic Design.

Auburn faculty member Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness has been named one of three facilitators for the World Design Organization’s (WDO) Youth Designers Circle. Paepcke-Hjeltness is an associate professor of industrial design in Auburn’s School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD).

As a facilitator, Paepcke-Hjeltness will work with 35 designers from around the world over the next two years to contribute to WDO’s mission of designing a better world.

SIGD was recently named a member institution of WDO, which means that SIGD faculty and students now have opportunities to connect with a global network of professional organizations, corporations and educational institutions.