Irony and Orientation

Status Update: I got the JPMC internship!

My first day of work consisted of an entire day devoted to Orientation for all of the JPMC interns. Now, there are approximately 200 JPMC interns in New York City alone, and 50 of us are from Syracuse University. Of those 50, 48 of the SU interns are from either our Whitman School of Management, the iSchool (Information Studies), or the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Now, I’ll have to do the math later, but what are the odds that the first person I meet, in the room of 200 interns from all different schools, would be a Syracuse University student from the College of Visual and Performing Arts!?

The Start of Something New

I'm nearing the end of the homestretch this week, and some big changes are happening! A lot of my summer plans are still contingent on whether or not I have an internship this summer, but JPMC is still looking promising!

To recap:

The last class of 2D went well. The students all seem ready to move on and start classes in their respective majors, so it was really exciting to see the transformation in their work throughout the semester :-D Best of luck to them all & hopefully I'll see a bunch of them down at the Warehouse next semester!

The Final Critique of Fiber Arts also went very well. I ended up making a wearable costume that was the companion piece to a sculptural hat I had made towards the beginning of the semester. The class was a definite change of pace from my CommDesign classes, but it was a nice break.

I still have to finish the paper for writing and turn it in, but my plans are to write it today and get it done! It's the last assignment I have to turn in, and then I'm home free! I think I've been procrastinating on it though because I'm not ready for the year to be over :(

CMD 352 (Project Management with JPMC) went really well for me. I think it's the one class where I learned the most about myself, and I really grew into the role of a design project manager. Plus, my professors recommended me (and two of my classmates) for the internship in NYC this summer! I already had one in-person interview, and I have a phone interview later today before they make their decision (I want it sooooo badly! wish me luck!)

CMD 450 is also finished. I had my final review on Saturday. It turned out about how I expected. Looking back on my projects I can see a lot of things that could be improved upon, and I'm excited to maybe take another crack at them over the summer so I'm in a good place for putting together my portfolio next year...
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My friends are also back from Italy! One of my friends, Travis, is living in our house over the summer and taking classes at SU, and another , Casey, already lives in Syracuse, so if I end up staying here for the summer, I'll get to see them all the time :-D

I'm hoping to keep updating my blog over the summer, so keep a look-out for exciting things to come!

Ciao Bella!

End of the Year Wrap Up

3 Classes down, 3 to go.

This week we had our final CMD classes for the year! Wednesday was a debriefing after our JPMC presentation, and Thursday was the last day we critiqued our work for 450. Now we have a week to redo any projects we need to before grading day next Thursday.

I still have 2D (the class I TA for on Monday) and Writing, in which I have to write a supplement paper and present my final project, and Fiber Arts, where I also need to present my final project.
It's so exciting to be almost done! I'm going to be a senior!

On another note, my friend Tracy's recital is tonight. She plays the Cello in the SU orchestra, so I'm looking forward to some great music & a fairly relaxing night before I really dig into the work I have to tackle.

Also, my friends abroad in Italy will be back April 30th, in time for graduation & X-Men!

Ciao!