The Arts and Humanities: Don't Leave School Without Them
Career advice from students and young professionals
~ Calling All Millennials / Add Your Voices~
~ Calling All Millennials / Add Your Voices~
Calling all students and young professionals from all disciplines, communities, and backgrounds to share experiences and opinions on what they would want their peers to know now about why, how and where the arts and humanities can play a foundational and transformative role in their educations and careers.
Add your voice to this book through a short essay (~1500 words), a poem, a comic strip, zine, infographic, interview, poster, design, photograph, visualization, or any other publishable material. Guiding questions you might find useful (others are welcome):
Please send your contribution to Christine Henseler (henselec@union.edu). Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis until complete. |
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.
 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.
If you wish to volunteer and contribute to this book, please e-mail me: henselec@union.edu.
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