Background
Chang graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William and Mary in 1995 and went on to pursue graduate work in fine art (sculpture, installation, mixed media) at the University at Buffalo. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 2000. After graduate school, Chang became the first interface and information designer of the Electronic Media Unit at the University at Buffalo. She designed the interfaces and visual designs for all of the university external facing web presence, as well as working on the first student, faculty and alumni portal, known as MyUB. After a period of freelance design consulting, Chang took a position as Web Director at Cornell University, helping launch their first entrepreneur network online.
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