Max Shangle
Educator and Administrator with
demonstrated scholarship, leadership, and executive experience in higher education.
about
I'm an art and design administrator and educator, furniture design and function expert, craftsman, and photographer. I apply Design Thinking and Servant Leadership principles to address challenges, build understanding, and foster collaboration. With forty years of experience, I bring my diverse academic background into every interaction and am passionate about assisting those around me to achieve their greatest potential. Collaborating with creatives in academia has fortified my deep commitment to creative discovery, learning, and sharing through the arts.
SKILLS
- Woodworking
- Market Responsive Program Development
- Film/Digital Photography
- Accreditation Experience: HLC, NASAD, SACSCOC, CIDA
- Collaborative Partnership Building
- Furniture Design
experience
Professor- Design Studies
Chair of Furniture Design
Dean of the College
President
Dean
press
Harrington College of Design Celebrates the Work of Architect-Turned-Designer
"This exhibit is an excellent creative learning opportunity and a compelling visual demonstration of creative and concept execution. I'm delighted that we are able to present and host this exhibition," explains Max S. Shangle, President, Harrington College of Design.
A Selection of Columns and Articles from FFI
“The purpose of this column is to focus on things of a technical nature; specifically, the methods, materials and techniques used in the development of furniture and related products. These will be presented with a view toward interpretation and investigation of end use and other practical concerns for the interior designer.”
-Max Shangle
Wobbling Cafe Tables the World Over Prompt Seasick Diners to Seek Solution
"Tables aren't easy to design because of the leverage of the long leg," explains Max Shangle... He says that pushing a dining table, whose average leg is 30 inches long, just a quarter of an inch sideways exerts more than 500 pounds of pressure on the area where the leg joins the table. Chair legs, being shorter, don't get that much stress, but on the other hand, chairs wobble, too.
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SASD Makes Maker Faire
“The student involvement, engagement and participation was nothing short of amazing! I am exceptionally grateful and very proud of the work put forward — SASD/UB was richly presented. Please acknowledge and thank those involved from design, construction, execution and engagement — much to be proud of!”
West Michigan: A Design-Centric Region
“The design collaboration degree really builds on strengths we already have,” says Kendall Dean Max Shangle. “Our Collaborative Design classes have been running for going on 10 years, with projects involving everything from pediatric cancer to Habitat for Humanity. But up until now, the best a student could do was minor in Collaborative Design. With this new degree, we can offer more classes, like a Design Ethics course that’s available to anyone who wants to take it, but is supported by this major.”