The Arts and Humanities:
Don't Leave School Without Them
Career advice from students and young professionals
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~ Calling All Students to Add Your Voices ~
~ Calling All Students to Add Your Voices ~
Arts and Humanities. Don't Leave School Without Them! This is not the advice most-often heard among college students. We all know not to leave school without a plan, a skill-set, a career path, but without the Arts and Humanities? Why not?
This is an unusual guide book written for and by students and young professionals who want to understand why they should gain a background in the arts and humanities. Through their voices, the volume addresses what the next generation needs to know now about where, why and how the arts and humanities can play a foundational and transformative role in their lives and careers.
This book is unique because the material—essays, interviews, job overviews, portraits of young professionals, definitions, fun facts, glossaries—are written and designed exclusively by students. They speak from their own perspectives, in their own voices, and with an emphasis on unique and transdisciplinary job opportunities across a variety of fields. And their essay and interview contributions in particular, are not dumbed down. They are smart. They are intellectually enticing. They are well written, even lyrical. Well argued. They represent the next generation of thinkers and doers.
STUDENT CONTRIBUTORS
A group of students from the Union College community are volunteering to develop information about job opportunities, portraits of young innovators, interviews with young professionals, and more. They include:
 Corinne Jean-Gille, Africana Studies and French
Corinne Jean-Gilles is a sophomore at Union College, where she is pursuing a major in Political Science and an Africana Studies minor. When she was nine years old, Corinne was the only black dancer in her class and she often felt excluded from conversations. At the time, she was unaware of the larger societal implications that made her feel marginalized amongst her peers. After constantly experiencing microaggressions, Corinne understood that in order to be successful in American society she would have to work ten times as hard as anyone else. She learned the value of ambition, advocacy, and leadership. In the future, she aspires to become a Civil Rights lawyer and to continue showing others that beating the odds is possible. Corinne is the Community Service Chair of Black Student Union and a Student Researcher at Union College. She joined the project “The Arts and Humanities: Don't Leave School Without Them” because she wants to emphasize to her peers that students who are culturally competent are more likely to leave a greater impact on the world than those who aren’t. As a researcher, Corinne hopes to continue educating and learning through diverse perspectives.
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 Charlotte Mineo, Biochemistry
Charlotte Mineo is from Gorham New York, and is currently a biochemistry major at Union College. She is a Beckman Scholar studying enzyme activation, and also enjoys painting, and reading novels.
 Hayden Paneth, Chemisty
Hayden Paneth is a Junior pursuing a Chemistry major at Union College. When she took her Sophomore Research Seminar course during her sophomore year, she fell in love with writing. It was the humanities that gave her a tool to express her longing for a complete education, one she did not have growing up. The humanities opened up a world of self expression and personal completeness. The projects she worked on enabled to discover how the community she grew up in has shaped her into the person she is. The awareness built a bridge between the sheltered Hayden and the one who’s voice is valued in higher education. The human interaction modeled her studies helped Hayden understand complex ideas in the chemistry courses she was taking. |
 Liz Hurley, English
I am a fresh diploma-holder living in southern Spain and working as an English language assistant. I believe the arts and humanities have teachings that extend beyond the classroom or the workplace, which give their students invaluable traits and skills that are applicable to any field. Empathy, humility, humanity, and creativity are what allows the cliched "solitary artist" to play the role of the collaborative professional. Mix all that up in a 20-something brain and kick it off campus and you will be ready to apply what you've learned in roles you didn't even know existed. My contribution to this book project uncovers those very roles, encouraging arts and humanities students to claim the value in their degrees and how to use them in creative ways.
 Sophia Gebara, Spanish and Art History
I am interested in working on this book project because it explores the importance of the arts and humanities across nearly all disciplines. Majors tend to confine us toward certain professions and certain life paths; however, I believe that if you study something that you are passionate about, you will find the perfect path for yourself.
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