Significant publications, creative projects, and/or paper presentations:
North, V. (1984) Direct and Indirect Lighting, Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) National Conference. Los Angles, CA.
North, V. (1985) Direct and Indirect Lighting Systems - an Evaluation Environmental Research Association (EDRA) International Conf., New York, NY
North, V. (1985) Teaching Lighting to Interior Designers, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Regional Conference, Chicago, IL.
North, V. and Sundstadt, K. Design Centre - The EMU Design Group Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) International Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Fowles, D. (1989) Continuing Education in Interior Design, On panel for this juried presentation at the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) International Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
North, V. (1993) Factors Influencing Office Workers’ Impressions of Glare in Open Offices, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) International Conference, Coeur d’Alene, ID.
North, V. Jones, L., delaski-Smith, D. (1993) Interactive Programming Techniques for Residential Design, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) International Conference, Coeur d’Alene, ID.
North V., Jones, L., delaski-Smith, D. (1995) Integrating Six Disciplines in the Interior Design Program, Michigan Academy State Meeting, Big Rapids, MI.
North V., (1995) Orientation to Interior Design, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) International Conference, Nashville, TN.
North, V., deLaski-Smith, D., Jones, L., Kadushin, A. (1995) Team Teaching and Community Involvement, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) International Conference, Nashville, TN.
Delaski-Smith, D., North, V. (1995) Student Organization: Multiple Options, Participation Explosion, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) International Conference, Nashville, TN.
Jones, L., North, V. (1995) Universal Design Application in Junior and Senior Level Interior Design Studios, Universal Design Educators’ Forum, Boston
North, V., Jones, L. (1996) Developing Research Groups, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) International Conference, Denver, CO. North, V., (1996) Orientation to Interior Design, American Association for Higher Education, International Conference, Washington, DC. Jones, L., North, V., deLaski-Smith, D. (1996) Universal Design, Build Boston, Boston, MA Jones, L., North, V., deLaski-Smith, D. (1996) Universal Design, Universal Design Educators’ Forum, Boston, MA Jones, L., North, V., dales-Smith, D. (1997) Universal Design Charette, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) International Conference, Cincinnati, OH. North, V. (1997) Computer Conferencing: Making Connections in the Interior Design Studio, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) International Conference, Cincinnati, OH. Sonstein, S. and North, V. (1997) Using Web Caucus, a Web based Computer Conferencing Program, to Enhance the Learning Process in Classes from Diverse Content Areas, Syllabus 97, Sonoma, CA. Brandle, K., Esquith, S., Hoefel, R., and North, V. (1998) Exploring the Connection Between Service Learning and Spirituality. Michigan Campus Compact Faculty Institute on Service Learning, Olivet, MI. North, V. (1999) Spirituality in the Service Learning Design Studio, Interior Design Educators Council International Conference, Tampa, FL. North, V., Sterling, M., and Ellis, S. (2000) Enhancement of a Collaborative Integrated Design Studio Through Distance Learning. Interior Design Educators Council International Conference, Calgary, Ontario, Canada. North, V. in Cooper, D. ed. (2000) Trying the Ties that Bind. Spirituality in the Service Learning Design Studio. Kalamazoo, MI. Fetzer Institute and Michigan Campus Compact. North, V. (2001) Introduction of a Laptop Computer Requirement in an Integrated Design Studio. Interior Design Educators Council International Conference. Chicago, IL. Hucker, B., Ellis, S., North, V., Pecoraro, L. (2001) International Integration Through Articulation. ACCC, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. North, V., Ilter, A. (2003) Instructor’s Guide to Gordon’s Interior Lighting for Designers. New York, NY. John Wiley and Sons. (February 2003) North, V., (2005) Internship Practitioner Evaluations Incorporated in Program Assessment, Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, IN.