Outdoor Product Design & Development

Proud of our first graduating class from OPDD! Our recent graduates have a bright future. #USUOPDD

@USUBasketball @huntsmanschool If you all ever want to do anything related to sneaker / apparel design, creativity, etc please let us over in @usuopdd know!

Many thanks to Dr. Crane for his work with our guys this summer on their leadership mindsets. Today they had some powerful conversations over at the @huntsmanschool about purpose and becoming. #AggiesAllTheWay

Great feature by Anne Prahl about @PerformanceDays and our exhibit with @usuopdd all about the function of color! innovationintextiles.com/fibres-yarns-f…

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Happy Halloween Aggies! 🎃👻 📷: Dave Gibson

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Join us this Wednesday from 10-12 for our OPDD Opening Social! Come eat pancakes*, meet your peers, and see what projects our Seniors are cooking up! *bring your own utensils Where: Janet Quinney Lawson (north entrance) When: September 18 | 10-12

Thanks to @Outdoor_Archive for hosting our students for a design research day!

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Learn about OPDD’s collaboration with @NASA at this upcoming webinar with Dr. Julie Lamarra. technology.nasa.gov/virtual-event/…

@UtahStateAlumni @KlimUSA Thank you @KlimUSA!

Utah State's @usuopdd program, boosted by a $100,000 donation from @KlimUSA , now boasts the new KLIM Lab. This partnership enhances student experiences with cutting-edge equipment, fostering innovation in outdoor gear design. usu.edu/today/story/kl…

Congratulations to Tim O’Brien on accepting a role at @outdoorprolink as an Email and Content Marketing Specialist!

Mark Paigen, founder and creator of @chacousa, joins the Highlander Podcast to talk through the early days of the company and the creation of sport sandals. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!

Thanks to Diane Bristol (@revelystoutdoor / @simmsfishing) and Jackie Robinette (@camp_chef) for visiting the program to talk with students about the importance of company culture and personal values!

Thanks to Kasey Jarvis for answering student questions about professional development and sharing stories from his career in design and leadership at companies like General Motors, Nike, Black Diamond Equipment, and Under Armour!

Nice work by our seniors who presented their final projects of the semester to the design team at @KlimUSA!

The host of Articles of Interest, @trufelman, spoke at our Outdoor History Summit (@Outdoor_Archive)as one of our 2023 Outdoor Recreation Archive Fellows. Learn about her research on military and outdoor gear! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hig…

@usuopdd In 2017, USU Special Collections and Archives partnered with the College of Agriculture and Applied Science's OPDD program to develop a historical collection of books, catalogs, periodicals, photographs, and manuscripts documenting the history of outdoor gear.

On today's Access Utah: Clint Pumphrey and Chase Anderson join @TomWilliams36 on the program to talk about outdoor recreation, its history and its application to USU. upr.org/show/access-ut…