Today was my first day of class. It was fun and informative and my fellow grad students and professors all seem pretty cool. I'm taking Design Research Readings & Seminar (Art 625) with Jamie Runnels, and Contemporary Media/Communication Studio (Art 640) with Seth Johnson. As the name implies, the first class is going to be super reading and research heavy. We have five books we'll be reading this semester. Thankfully I've already read several of them so the information will be a little easier to process -- so many big words! I have a feeling I'm going to love the [...]

I was super excited to meet the professors and grad students I'll be working with at JSU today. There are a total of nine grad students, including myself, and four grad professors. I'm really excited about all the new talent I get to work with and learn from. Seth Johnson and Chad Anderson specialize in web and interactive media, Christian Dunn specializes in screen printing, and Jamie Runnells specializes in illustration and book arts. It's a really nice mix. We made introductions during orientation, discussed some general program information and expectations that included reminders such as: Be professional and set [...]