#film practicum

[mars-ipan]

man my animation teacher is so cool. she’s such a chill person and i trust her a whole lot :)

[richardxoliverxmayhew]

Eight questions for nine people

1. Last Song I Listened to : Fairytale of New York by The Pogues (Listen, it sounds very odd to some but I swear it's become my favourite Christmas song and I cant stop listening to it 😅)

2. Favorite Color : Old rose, warm yellow, dark-forest green, and that delicate shade of white

3. Last TV Show or Movie I Watched : Red, White, and Royal Blue (and umm... oof.... I'm sorry.... It was really not my cup of tea 😅🙈)

4. Currently Watching : Nothing right now, but I'm just trying to find some cozy Christmas films to watch.

5. Sweet, Savory, or Spicy? : Oooooo! I mean, although I do love sweets I have to admit savory and salty things are my favourite! 🤤

6. Relationship Status : Smitten :">

7. Current Obsession : Honestly, just trying to catch up on as much sleep as possible now that I've finished with my first teaching practicum/internship haha

8. Last Thing I Googled : Best place for ice skating near me (I really want to go ice skating for the first time!!! 🥰)

Tagged by @exquisitexagony Tagging: Everybody who would like to! <3

[chicago-geniza]

According to The Slavic Review there is a "[post]colonial" turn in Polish studies/Polish history and works that discuss the Second Republic in terms of...colonial frameworks have only been published for the last couple of years like. This rhetoric dominated public discourse! My go-to example is Wanda Melcer's "Czarny ląd" reportage series for Wiadomości in 1932 and Debora Vogel's rebuttal that compares her POV to a British or French--will need to double check--colonial administrator-cum-anthropologist who published a book about the Primitive Natives. It's telling that Stefania says "we in Western Europe," implicitly including Poland in that cultural construct as a contrast to the East, when recording her impressions of the USSR. Do you know how widely Haeckel was read in the Habsburg empire. I joked that Stefania's review of Green Pastures, where she made a great chain of being re: civilizations remark, as "ontology recapitulates phylogeny," but I wasn't wrong! Those ideas actually informed her reading of the film! And let's not even get into the Jewish Uganda project!!! Or the multiple semantic facets of the word "murzyn"!!! Or the 393948484875 colonial projects Poland was developing re: the Baltic Sea, or the fact that UJ added courses on tropical medicine etc. for future colonial doctors to its curriculum in the late 30s, at the Ministry of Education's behest, overseen by a doctor-bureaucrat who trained in France and did his practicum in FRENCH ALGERIA. I just. New imperial history that accounts for the three partitions, for the fact that while the November and January uprisings can be integrated into national mythology, the uprisings associated with the Spring of Nations can't, because they're too regionally fractured and too specific to each empire, these tensions spill over in the Second Republic, you can't study interwar Poland for more than 30 seconds without these frameworks, how is this NEW or NOVEL

[healthyhorns]

Psychology Interns at the Counseling and Mental Health Center Discuss Their Future Plans

Four psychology interns are near conclusion of their one-year internship at the Counseling and Mental Health Center and are preparing to move forward in their careers. 

The Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) carefully selects psychology interns from across the U.S. and Canada through a rigorous application process, which involves applicants sharing their relevant experiences and aspirations.   

The center boasts the nation’s longest-accredited university counseling center-based internship, the CMHC earned accreditation from the American Psychological Association in 1966.    

Mark Zentner, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist and Associate Director for Psychology Training, explained that a selection committee reviews around 120 applications and conducts interviews.  

“After the interviews, the committee creates a ranked list, which is submitted to the national match agency,” Zentner said. “About a month later, we find out who our four interns will be for the upcoming year."  

Zentner said following their internship, interns typically pursue one of three paths:  working in a university counseling center as a staff member or postdoc, entering a professorship position, or joining a private practice.    

“In order to become licensed in Texas, the interns must complete a year of supervised clinical work and pass both a national licensing exam and a state jurisprudence exam after they finish their internship year,” Zentner said.

Dea Radovancevic, Halin Chung, Han Na Lee, and Lauren Jennings began their internships in August 2023. After one year of serving students at CMHC, they are starting the next chapter of their psychology careers.

Radovancevic completed her undergraduate degree in advertising, radio, television and film, and initially pursued a career in public relations.

“I was at a point where I felt that public relations was on the back end of things,” Radovancevic said. “I wanted more direct human interaction, and that led me to psychology.”

Radovancevic then earned her postbaccalaureate in clinical psychology from Fielding Graduate University before coming back to UT Austin to earn her doctorate degree in counseling psychology.

“I was a practicum student at CMHC for a few years,” Radovancevic said. “After that I knew I wanted to do my internship at a college counseling center. I was very fortunate to stay at CMHC.”

Radovancevic said that during her time as an intern she worked with many clinician mentors at CMHC and provided both individual and group counseling, which has allowed her to focus on many facets of mental health.

“I helped co-lead an acceptance and commitment therapy group for anxiety and/or panic and drop-in yoga group for law students,” Radovancevic said. “I have really been given the opportunity to engage in the experiences I hoped for during this internship.”

Radovancevic said through this internship she has learned that she enjoys working with a team.

“I learned that I really enjoy the collaboration and teamwork aspect of working on a team from my time helping the crisis team at CMHC,” Radovancevic said. “This year has taught me that I truly love the team dynamic.”

Radovancevic said her journey at CMHC has been progressive in many ways and feels bittersweet as she prepares to leave.

“It has been pretty cool to observe my own growth within the same center,” Radovancevic said. “This place has been my community for a few years. I have built many relationships and have truly gotten to know the people here. This experience has really provided me the opportunity to learn what I want to do moving forward and what kind of clinician I want to be.”

Radovancevic plans to continue her career at Williamsburg Therapy Group in Austin, providing counseling for adults and couples.

Chung earned her bachelor’s degree in French language and literature with a double major in sociology and her master’s degree in educational counseling in South Korea before moving to the United States to attend the University of Iowa as part of the counseling psychology PhD program.

“I applied to many internship opportunities across the United States and CMHC was one of them,” Chung said. “I thought geographically it was cool because Austin seemed like a fun area, but I really liked the emphasis on training and education that this internship offers.” 

Chung said once she arrived and the internship began, she was grateful for the focused experience she was getting to be part of. 

“I was excited to immerse myself in the fast pace,” Chung said. “Since then, I’ve had a ton of learning opportunities, worked with the crisis team and learned more about short-term individual counseling.” 

Chung said she expected to learn an immense amount but was not expecting to gain a community within the CMHC. 

“Not only the people on the training committee, but also every staff member I encounter treat us with respect,” Chung said. “I oftentimes felt less like an intern and more like a colleague. Especially in the challenging times, there has been a sense of ‘we’re in this together.’” 

Chung said working with clients with diverse experiences, backgrounds and identities has been rewarding for her throughout this internship. 

“I’ve had opportunities to work with clients who do not necessarily share similar life experiences with me,” Chung said. “It is so valuable to build a connection with these students and it has helped me have a greater sense of humility because I've been able to reflect on my own values and biases.” 

Once she is done with this internship, Chung will start as an assistant professor of counseling psychology at New Mexico State University. 

“I look forward to continuing to support students as they learn and grow,” Chung said. “I am glad I will still be in the position where I can nudge them to reach their full potential.” 

Lee completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology with minors in music business and statistics and computer science at Anderson University in Indiana. She said during her undergrad experience, she was able to create her own independent research study and was inspired by her undergraduate advisor continue to pursue her growth in psychology. 

“Everything came together to help me with doing research for my masters,” Lee said. “I was initially interested in neuropsychology, so I went to Cleveland State University and was part of a clinical psychology program with an emphasis on neuroscience. I did a year-long internship under neuropsychologists." 

  Lee went on to earn her PhD at Loyola University in Chicago in May of 2023 just before she began her internship at the Counseling and Mental Health Center.  

“Throughout my time in this internship I have learned how much I enjoy working with students and how much I love mentoring,” Lee said. “I think that's where I get a lot of joy and meaning out of this work. When I teach and provide students with mentorship, I feel like I am personally benefiting so much and giving back like the wonderful mentors that I’ve had in my life.” 

Lee said her mentors at the Counseling and Mental Health Center have helped her as she focused on developing skills focused on sustaining relationships with clients. 

“Their leadership and mentoring have stood out to me because they are always checking in and making sure things are going well,” Lee said. “They have taught me a lot about maintaining relationships with clients.”   

Lee said she has recently been hired at Iowa State University as an assistant professor in the counseling and psychology department. 

“For the next couple of years, my goal is to continue teaching, researching and mentoring,” Lee said. “My long-term goal is to develop a center where I can increase more accessibility for students.” 

Jennings attended the University of Colorado Boulder where she completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology. She then attended graduate school at The Wright Institute at Berkeley where she was a part of the clinical psychology program. 

“I have been interested in psychology since I was in 7th grade,” Jennings said. “I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to be like a marriage and family therapist, which is certainly an interesting career choice for a 7th grader.” 

Jennings said throughout her educational career she has known she wants to help people in a counseling capacity.  

“The part of this internship that I have enjoyed the most is the use of self-model that is really ingrained in the work here,” Jennings said. “Our trainers prioritize humanity in the work we are doing. They encourage us to our own personal experiences, our emotions and our identities to influence our work with students.” 

Jennings said she has really enjoyed working with students since being an intern at CMHC.  

“There are a lot of emotions that come with being a student,” Jennings said. “I've have appreciated being able to sit with clients and talk with them about how they're navigating all these new and different feelings and emotions that accompany this very developmental time in their lives. Beyond that, I feel like we are really seeing the students who need us most, and that feels great.” 

Jennings said during her time at CMHC she worked on a crisis team and co-led the Navigating Complicated Family Dynamics trauma group. 

“The experiences that I've had at CMHC have helped develop me into a more well-rounded clinician,” Jennings said. “I have grown more confident, and it is because there is such a wealth of knowledge within our specialty areas, our wide variety of colleagues, and our wonderful trainers.” 

In all, the psychology interns' journey at the Counseling and Mental Health Center has been a transformative experience, leaving them well-prepared and inspired to make a positive impact as they step into the next chapter of their careers in the field of psychology. 

-Erin Garcia, Healthyhorns Outreach and Social Media Coordinator

[nakimkcapstone]

Final Reflection

What were your thoughts about your research topic going into the first week of the semester?

My research topic going into the first week fo the semester was very optimistic. At that point I had an idea on which AI software I wanted to use, and where exactly I wanted to use them. As weeks went on though, I began to realize both how many AI tools there were, as well as how tedious some of them would be to implement into the project. That is when I decided to take a step back and look at the most basic tools in the most simplistic and logical ways.

We are quite literally watching a technological boom happen all around us with AI. I always had the understanding from the beginning that AI is both a tool and a weapon, so its up to me to figure out how can I utilize them to further narratives or open different techniques to filming.

What are your thoughts now about your research topic and your project/practicum?

I now have a better understanding of how I can utilize these AI tools in future projects moving forward, but to get to the end of this presentable in one piece took a physical and even mental tax on me. During the project I had my doubts about getting to the end, wondered if I would make it in time with how stressful the production aspect of things were coming along.

Not only was the production very hellish and grueling, but I even had ideas towards the end of the semester what I could have done for a presentable instead of finalizing everything into one single short film.

One idea that crossed my mind about 75% of the way through production was that I could have provided multiple shorter separate presentables (under 5 minutes) that would utilize AI in different ways. For instance, one presentable could have shown AI being used to create a storyboard, and having a comparison between the storyboard and the final product. Another presentable could have revolved around style transfers and AI's ability to stylize footage. Essentially things that would be easier and way less stressful than the final product I churned out would be.

In the end though, I was happy with the presentable I did. I wish the results turned out better than I was hoping, but the project forced me to push myself, and allowed me to meet a few amazing people that I want to continue working with in the future on other amazing ideas.

What did you learn about yourself as a creative through this journey?

I knew how people felt about this topic of AI, and how touchy it might be for people within this community, but I found a lot of support from many local filmmakers moving forward. HFC was one place that had members who definitely added to the optimism. It taught me that I am never alone in these ideas and that this passion to ask questions, be curious, and experiment with new technology should be something that I continue to do. Regardless if people agree or disagree with me, I should continue to stay curious and passionate about the things I'm interested in, because somewhere out there lies a huge group of people who wonder the same.

What did you learn about the creative and production process?

The creative process was hard. While pre-production was a breeze, having to work around volunteers schedules and even sometimes crew schedules meant that in the end we only had a limited amount of days, and even then weather was not a consistent factor. It taught me that I need to level my ambitions for what the semester can handle.

What advice would you give new senior capstone students?

Make sure that when you are venturing in uncharted territories, if you decide to dive into something new for you, make sure you don't set your standards so high, or make sure that your goal is obtainable under proper conditions.

Where to now?

My goal is to always improve my craft. This project to me was an experiment and I have other things that I want to experiment on outside of the AI realm (like infrared, or Canon Magic Lantern software). But I do think that playing around with things like AI, and even doing the research before hand helps me to better understand the whole controversy behind it, and fully understand what makes it a valuable tool or a dangerous weapon.

[isenmatsumotocapstone]

FINAL REFLECTION VID!

Q's + CC:

What were your thoughts about your research topic going into the first week of the semester?

At first, my thoughts regarding my research topic: Censorship and its effects on Media mainly consisted on how I would manage to relate this specifically to film since that is where my idea originated. I noticed how adaptations of certain movies would deliberately edit scenes out of the film which drastically changed the creators overall message. This led me to take on media censorship as my topic. Eventually I realized that relating media censorship to just film is not only limiting but also ignorant of the fact on how censorship affects all facets of media. 

What are your thoughts now about your research topic and your project/practicum?

I now feel great about my research topic. Deciding to conduct my project in the form of a website is what I always had my sights set on and working on it has tested the limits of my creativity. Showcasing media censorship through a “parodied” or “faux” dystopian government has been a ton of fun to do. I have essentially created my own little universe where this government exists. Creating a 2nd website that poses as both the “explainer” website and rebellion movement both immerses the audience and informs them of the censorship practices used in the initial website.

What did you learn about yourself as a creative through this journey?

One aspect that I learned about myself as a creative through this journey was how much I enjoy storytelling and creating worlds for people to experience. I love being able to express my creativity through crafted storylines and immersive experiences that can make learning things feel like watching a good movie or book. I also recently rekindled my passion for editing videos through the process of editing my trailer, I forgot how much satisfaction editing brings once you see that final product that you’ve been working so hard on.

What did you learn about the creative and production process?

One thing that I learned about the creative and production process is (this has probably been said a million times) is important and crucial it is to prioritize your time, goals, and organization. Degree of significance is in that order. Time management skills are a very important factor towards your success and is often the determining factor. In the beginning, I personally struggled a lot with time management as I didn't have a clear vision for what I wanted to do with the technical aspects of my project, this led to a lot of procrastination and moments where I was afraid to do anything since I wanted to have things be exactly how I saw them in my mind. I also struggled with organizational skills which led to me wasting ample amounts of time due to not finding the correct files to work on. That is why I believe that these three factors are extremely crucial towards your success in this capstone project.

What advice would you give new senior capstone students?

One piece of advice I would give to new senior capstone students is everything that I have said in the previous question and to (as corny as it sounds) do something that you enjoy or are passionate about, it can make a world of a difference. I don’t think I would have put in the same amount of effort if I had done a topic or project that I wasn’t interested in.

Where to now?

In all honesty my plan is to keep learning new skills regarding website design and video editing. I want to build my expertise in these fields by signing up for online bootcamps or just learning on my own in my free time. Once I feel confident enough in my skills I want to start a personal freelance business where I can create commissioned websites for clients, I will also provide video editing services as well. I’ll probably also look for creative tech internships where I can lend my skills in design there. Additionally I also have goals in having a career in aviation as I want to one day become an airline pilot one day but in the meantime… I must start saving my money.

[thenoticeblog]

The Reel Works 2023 Alumni Holiday Party

December, 7th, 2023

Closing out the 2023 Holidays, ReelWorks hosted a gathering of Alumni from each of their training courses over the years. What’s remarkable was the amount of participants from BIPOC, Queer, Femme communities. While the TV and Film industry only consists of 28.8% of BIPOC professionals, 26%  women - more than 80% of the alumni participants were from these communities. 

Grips Alumni: Elijah Joseph (@elijah joseph), Anna Yang ( @annayyang), Parnell Jackson Jr. Hair & Makeup Alumni: Cassidy Herrera (@keymakeupartist) Set Design Alumni: Serena Kelly ( @renakels @Serena Portfolio), Angel R Sheffey Post-Production Coordinator Alumni: Moreena H. Hashim (@moreena_hh), Daniella Esperanza, Paul A. Notice II (@paul.notice) Post Production Supervisor Alumni: Jaye Aryes Brown (@jayeayresbrown)

Alumni were not only equipped with industry-standard training, case studies, and hands-on practicum; but were given one-on-one access to potential employers currently active in their respective fields.  This kind of advocacy can lead to significant change in an arguably still homogeneous industry centered around Cis Heterosexual White men. 

Moreover, the community-building become self-sustainable through the organic camaraderie stemming from the initial connections made at the “third space” created at events like the holiday party.

“In Ray Oldenburg’s The Great Good Place (1989), he argues that Third Places are important for civil society, democracy, civic engagement, and establishing feelings of a sense of place.”

In other words, as Pete Myers states in “Going Home: Essays, Articles, and Stories in Honour of the Andersons,” “Third places, then, are "anchors" of community life and facilitate and foster broader, more creative interaction.[1]” Pete Myers (2012).

A smaller segment of the alumni guests eventually met up after the holiday party ended for drinks for further discussion, further cementing newly made bonds that will in no doubt prove essential in navigating not only their fields, but their lives in general. In fact, a March 2021 McKinsey and Company case study, “Black representation in film and TV: The challenges and impact of increasing diversity,” determined that TV and Film productions with at least one Black producer were 73% more likely to hire a Black writer. In contrast, less than 1% of productions with no Black producers are likely to hire a Black writer. The correlation is likewise in similar situations as well, demonstrated in McKinsey and Company’s graph below:

With that said, I was privileged to document this progression of friendships and community building in the industry amongst marginalized people through a series of photos that you see here.

Written by Paul A. Notice II Research by Brianna Nicole

[theokoiii]

1) What were your thoughts about your research topic going into the first week of the semester?

Going into the first week of the semester, I was very nervous about how to execute my topic just because all summer long I was playing with so many different ideas that came the semester, I still had no clue where to take my project.

2) What are your thoughts now about your research topic and your project/practicum?

To be quite Frank, I’m still quite a bit nervous about my execution because although there is a certain pattern to how Korean film is portrayed, I just hope I did a good job executing that in my short film.

3) What did you learn about yourself as a creative through this journey?

The thing I learned about myself is how much of an overthinker I am and how detrimental it can be to my performance and mentality because I suddenly get tunnel visioned into fixing all of the red when there’s blue, green, and yellow to still be worked on.

4) What did you learn about the creative and production process?

I learned that punting ideas may come normal and to not be so fixed on a set composition because you never know what can happen throughout the entirety of the process.

5) What advice would you give new senior capstone students?

The advice I’d give to new senior capstone students is to not get stuck in one area! If that section of your project isn’t working out, there’s probably another part of the project that can be worked on whether that be color correcting, audio, even the actual edit. Overall, make sure to take a look at the project as a whole and not just one little snippet.

6) Where to now?

I’ll be looking towards a direction in producing because this project taught me that although I love filmmaking, I just don’t think it’s my thing to script-write and that’s a huge part of being a filmmaker.

[toomanysurveys9]

do you think weird it’s for someone to have never tried soda? Not really.

is there any foreign film you recommend? I haven’t watched enough foreign films really.

do you have the same religious beliefs as your parents? I do not.

which floor of your house/building are you on now? The first one.

are there any maps hanging in your room? Nope.

are you often a third wheel? or is someone a third wheel to you? I pretty much always feel like the third wheel. I’m never anyone’s first pick to hang out with... just kind of an afterthought.

what’s the last dvd you bought? Beetlejuice. It was in the cheap bin at Walmart.

tell me about your favorite pair of jeans. I don’t have a favorite pair right now.

would you ride a motorcycle if given the chance? (or have you?) I’ve riden on the back of one once when I was young with my uncle. I have no desire to ever ride on one again though.

is your hair healthy? It’s probably healthier than it’s been in a bit. I cut it all off again.

if a hotel offered free breakfast in bed, what would you order? If I could order anything... I would probably keep it simple and do a pancake and sausage OR an omelet. And yogurt, and fresh fruit. Ooo. And really, really good orange juice.

how often do you take a train? Hardly ever. I can count on one hand the number of times I have ridden a train. I got to recently though because my friend bought us tickets to Taylor Swift and that is how we got to Chicago. :)

what’s your favorite led zeppelin song? I don’t know that I have one. I don’t listen to Led Zeppelin much.

does your home have a balcony/deck/porch? It kind of has a porch and deck. The porch is on the front of the house and it’s a disaster right now with my parents’ stuff and kids’ stuff. Deck is on the back of the house, and it is also a disaster. Basically, our whole house is a disaster because we have WAY too many people living here.

what does your closet/wardrobe say about you? That I really, really like the color black and other dark colors. But mostly black.

do you enjoy theatre? I enjoy watching it but rarely get to. It’s not really anyone else’s “thing” in my life.

how would you feel about traveling abroad alone? I would be too anxious to do that, unfortunately.

who would you call a lyrical genius? Taylor Swift. I’m obsessed after seeing her in concert earlier this month.

how do you treat yourself? Not very well if we’re being honest.

do you have an interesting passport? I don’t even own one. I would love to though because I desperately want to travel outside the U.S. with my kids so they can experience more than I have.

are you going to pursue a career according to what you enjoy? I am. I’m about to start my practicum/internship for marriage and family therapy, which I chose because I want to help people and it’s what will make me happy since being a stay-at-home mom or country singer clearly isn’t going to work out for me.

what happens to your old clothes? I wear them until they are literally falling apart, so they usually end up in the trash.

what’s your favorite frozen treat? Ice cream or fruit smoothies.

who supports you financially? Jacob is currently the main one financially supporting our little family, although my family also helps us pay the bills since they are STILL living in our house. But I’ll be done with school soon and I’ll be contributing a lot more too which will be a lot better for us.

if you wanted to go to the movie cinema, how would you get there? Either Jacob would drive us or I would drive.

how many pillows are on your bed? Two.

would you pay more for organic food? I do not. have you ever had a crush on a sibling’s friend or a friend’s sibling? When I was a lot younger, I briefly had a crush on my brother’s friend.

do you prefer being awake after everyone goes to bed or before they get up? I’m usually up after everyone goes to bed, and I don’t mind it.

do you know much about feng shui? (do you use it?) I don’t really know it and I don’t use it.

how would you make friends in a quiet class? I am not great at the whole making friends thing.

are you generally a quick learner? Depends on the subject.

what’s your favorite spot to read? On my bed.

did you know that buddha is not considered a god to buddhists? Yeah. I did know that.

do you save tickets from movies, etc.? I used to sometimes. Now I never do.

without looking him up, who was jim morrison? I don’t really know who he is. I know he’s in a band, but I can’t remember which. I was sheltered as a kid though.

when’s the last time your bedroom was painted/wallpapered? Way before we moved in.

teach me something in another language. (not french/chinese/german/arabic) I don’t know. Especially with all your limits.

what type of music do you like and why? I grew up listening to country so it will forever have a special place in my heart.

if you randomly want to eat something in the house, do you eat it or wait? It depends I guess. If it’s almost time for supper, I won’t eat right before. If it’s right after work and I know it doesn’t belong to anyone else or it is mine, I’ll probably eat it.

who knows the most about you (besides yourself)? I don’t really know.

do you have a nervous habit? (e.g. biting nails, tapping feet, smoking) I bounce my legs. A lot. Fidget with my hands and hair. Pick at my face.

how’s your favorite pro sports team doing lately? I don’t really care about sports.

would you be/are you a good role model to a younger sibling? I have five younger siblings, and I wouldn’t say I’m a bad role model. But I think my younger brother (who is almost exactly a year younger than me) would be my role model. He knows what he wants and has his shit together.

[seanreodica25]

Entry 4: Connecting with students in an HPE setting

To no surprise, a student’s enjoyment of a PE class was largely influenced by their teacher. In a social cognitive context, an individual's actions and thoughts are influenced by the behaviours of others, environmental factors, and personal experience. In the case of physical education, a student's perception of physical activity can be highly influenced by the attitudes of the teacher. “For instance, a teacher might have an upbeat attitude during PE that influences a student's perception of PE. In both scenarios, students are interpreting their PA experiences (behaviours) and their teachers’ words and actions (environmental factor) to form their perceptions of PE (personal factor)” (Murfay et al., 2022). 

While keeping this in mind, I made it a priority to make connections with my students. I know that as an educator in both a teaching and coaching context, connecting with students is a strength of mine. In my leadership class, I was able to tell stories that related to theories, have conversations with students during small group discussions, and I had more opportunities to get to know my students. I was able to learn that "Aiden" plays overwatch, likes rock music, watches anime, and wants to study film production in the classroom. But I felt like I didn't connect on that same level in a PE setting. 

I worried that I was not connecting on a personal level as much as I would have liked to. However, I realized that I did have a positive impact on them in other ways. For example, I emphasized effort and mastery over performance and results in my grade 9 HALE course. This motivational climate can foster enjoyment for students (Johnson et al., 2017). In my grade 10 girls' fitness class, I'd like to think that I did a great job of getting the girls to open up and be comfortable with me in their space. While I may not know their interests, I was able to connect with them by going on the runs with them and even doing Just Dance for Fun Fridays.

Since I knew how important it was for teachers to have a good relationship with their students, actively achieving this was a priority for me. I realized that each learning environment (classroom vs gymnasium and weight room) has unique opportunities to build relationships and that they are apples to oranges. I strongly believe in Maya Angelou's quote, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." This practicum helped me develop the confidence that I can form positive relationships with my students in all learning environments.

References

Johnson, C. E., Erwin, H. E., Kipp, L., &amp; Beighle, A. (2017). Student perceived motivational climate, enjoyment, and physical activity in Middle School Physical Education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 36(4), 398–408. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2016-0172

Murfay, K., Beighle, A., Erwin, H., &amp; Aiello, E. (2022). Examining high school student perceptions of Physical Education. European Physical Education Review, 28(3), 704–719. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x211072860 

[diwangpalaboy]

DS 100 (2nd)

1. epistemic violence 2. labor law 3. saligang problema 4. salimbayan 5. kontra-gahum 6. Dr JN Ponsaran 7. critical media studies, critical film studies 8. DS 112 9. DS 111 + ___ 10. DS 121 + ___ 11. DS 151 + ___ 12. Prof RG Simbulan 13. nature of reality 14. discourse of suspicion 15. Dr EM Villegas a. ontology b. critical theory c. Alternative Development Strategies d. IBP e. ’non-hierarchical epispemologies’ f. thesis on municipal fisherfolks g. complex entanglement, dialectical interplay h. critical study of the Global South i. DS 112 j. Dr Rolando Tolentino k. Rethinking Development l. DS 128 m. Program Administration and Project Management n. counter-hegemony o. my practicum and thesis adviser

[overwijs]

Het had wat voeten in de aarde, maarrrrrr…. BAM! Practicum ✔️

[amitajdn]

Status update #1

Hello everyone, As of right now I think that I am ahead of schedule. I have all of the gear & equipment that I need for my web-series! I also have all of the interview questions that I want to ask locked in. I just need to complete my shot list and story boards so that I can begin the filming process. In terms for my practicum portion, I have already started for the YMCA of Honolulu, but I am waiting to find and get an okay for a  second organization to work with. That might be the only bump in the road for now!

 In terms of where Im headed? The first thing on my list this week is focusing on getting a second internship so that I can plan my filming dates accordingly. That would be my biggest hurdle right now. 

My first week experience with my internship at the YMCA of Honolulu was amazing, as part of the student board at the YMCA I have a say in the direction of one of the branches, specifically (Atherton) which specializes with high school and college students. Learning about the different programs and ideas, as well as being part of the conversation to further help college students was fascinating!

[victorpaisley]

Hello! My name is Paisley Sears, I’m a nonbinary lesbian and a media student. For my practicum project, I recently wrote a short romantic comedy about two women who fall in love over the internet. 

The film is being produced by yours truly, and directed by the nonbinary Jamaican-Canadian multi-disciplinary artist Nicole Pryce. Our logo and other promotional materials were created by our marketing lead, Keira Mahoney.

If you have any interested in keeping up with the project, I would encourage you to check out our Indiegogo page linked above! You can also follow our Instagram page @ Bexlikesfrogs, run by Keira Mahoney. Thank you!

[thetextilealchemist]

It has been a productive day, friends! I finished the trim on my frilly Victorian underwear to go with my 1895 wardrobe, just in time for Valentine’s. Out of one duvet cover, I made two pairs of combinations (the SUPER CUTE ones here, and a plain pair with a mediocre fit that are serviceable), a plain but serviceable chemise, and a pair of frilly drawers. Everything except the buttons on the frilly combinations and the ribbons came from the duvet cover, which might have enough scraps left to line some pockets.

I also finally put a watch pocket in my walking skirt (since I don’t always wear my vest), which was my first time putting in a welt pocket and was a bit nerve wracking, but worked out pretty well. I ought to have made the welt a bit bigger, but it fits, if only just. My watch is definitely never coming out by accident.

I also finished filming and writing the handout for the class I’m teaching at Practicum next week. I’ve put a lot of work into this class, but I also feel like I’m getting better at it. Wish me luck!

[joseluisbenavides]

Delving into shared Indigenous and Chicanx cultural histories, Anišinabe Waki-Aztlán was a 1977 art exhibition originally held at Harry S. Truman College. The exhibition featured Indigenous and Chicanx artists, organized by Movimiento Artístico Chicano (MARCh) & the Chicago Indian Artists’ Guild. Anišinabe Waki-Aztlán featured a total of 52 participating artists, lectures, poetry readings, and performances, with lead organizer Carlos Cumpián. Featured artists included Malu Alberro y Ortega, Loniel Poco, Sharon Okee-Chee Skolnic, Salvador Vega, Robin Whitespear, Joe Yazzie, and many more. The event poster was made by Carlos Cortéz Koyokuikatl.

This re-creation and celebration of the original exhibition includes images Truman College art lecturer, Jose Luis Benavides, gathered since 2019. His research into this little-documented Chicago history started with a grant from the Illinois Humanities, with presentations and screenings at local-Chicago art spaces Chuquimarca and Comfort Station in 2022. He was also awarded a “Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Faculty Research Fellowship” from The Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Consortium (SLCEC) to expand this research. 

With the support of the University of Chicago’s Public History Practicum, three graduate students, Mariah Bender, Teagan Harris, and Zi Yun Huang, created a digital archive of artworks related to Anišinabe Waki-Aztlán with special access to Carlos Cumpián’s private collection.

This Truman campus exhibition includes research materials of brochures, flyers, photographs, woodcut prints, graphics, and poetry chapbooks from some of the original artists involved in the 1977 exhibition. 

A special screening of the film, This is Indian Land: Sharon Okee-Chee’s Vision, will share the rich history of The American Indian Center in Chicago. Truman students and the community are invited to learn about the important cross-cultural solidarity work sustained by Chicanx and Indigenous elders in Chicago. 

Event Schedule April 10-12, 2023

Luncheon with Carlos Cumpián on Mon. April 10, at 12:30 pm (Larry McKeon Building Room 146/147).

Exhibition Opening on Mon. April 10 at 3:30 pm (Wilson Lobby). 

Screening of “This is Indian Land: Okee-Chee’s Vision” on Wed. April 12, at 3:30 pm (Novar Hall).

Zoom Panel with UChicago Public History Practicum students on Wed. April 12, at 7 pm 

(Zoom link: https://cccedu.zoom.us/j/81684305612).

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Chuquimarca is pleased to present a two event program:

Join us for a dialogue and presentation about the Anišinabe Waki-Aztlán exhibition (1977) with Carlos Cumpián, Sal Vega, & Dylan A.T. Miner, PhD. moderated by Jose Luis Benavides, online via Zoom on Tuesday, 09/28 at 7pm CST . Register for the Zoom link here : https://bit.ly/2X36CFq

Additionally, please join us the Friday before the talk, 09/24, for a special screening of This Is Indian Land, Okee-Chee's Vision by Sharon Okee-Chee Skolnick at Comfort Station in Logan Square. 

Screening: “This Is Indian Land, Okee-Chee's Vision” by Sharon Okee-Chee Skolnick

Date and Time: Friday, September 24, 2021, 7:00-8:00pm CST

Location: Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

“This Is Indian Land, Okee-Chee’s Vision” by Sharon Okee-Chee Skolnic is a 35 minute independent documentary using interviews and images by Okee-Chee with her collaborators to highlight her vision and contribution to their community at the American Indian Center and Chicago. Sharon Okee-Chee is a visual artist and filmmaker who originally participated in the Anišinabe Waki-Aztlán exhibition at Truman College in 1977. We are honored to screen this film as an addition to the Anišinabe Waki-Aztlán Exhibition (1977) discussion, developed by Jose Luis Benavides, to highlight her role within Chicago arts communities. This film was produced by Nancy Bechtol and David Bechtol from Shadow Bechtol Studio in 2017.  This will be an outdoor screening on Comfort Station’s lawn.

Image source 2:  Carlos A. Cortéz, Anisinabe Waki-Aztlan, 1977, linoleum cut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum\Carlos A. Cortéz, Anisinabe Waki-Aztlan, 1977, linoleum cut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum [Link]

Dialogue/Presentation: Anišinabe Waki-Aztlán Exhibition (1977)

Date and Time: Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 7:00-8:30pm CST

Zoom Registration Link: https://bit.ly/2X36CFq

Delving into shared Indigenous and Chicanx cultural histories, Anišinabe Waki-Aztlán was a 1977 exhibition at Harry S. Truman College that featured both Indigenous and Chicano artists and was organized by Movimiento Artístico Chicano (MARCh) & the Chicago Indian Artist Guild. A total of 52 participating artists and organizers including Loniel Poco,  Joe Yazzie, Sharon Okee-Chee Skolnic, Sal Vega, Carlos Cumpián and many more participated in the show with posters made by Carlos Cortéz Koyokuikatl.

We’re honored to have Carlos Cumpián, poet and lead organizer of MARCh along with Sal Vega,  local-muralist and exhibited artist, to share their experience and reflection on the show and how the title came about. Indigenous artists and scholar Dylan A.T. Miner, Ph.D will also account his interpretations of the show’s posters from his book Creating Aztlán: Chicano Art, Indigenous Sovereignty and Lowriding Across Turtle Island (University of Arizona Press). This event was developed and will be moderated by Jose Luis Benavides, who will start the conversation with a presentation of their research on the exhibition.

All are welcome to this open dialogue and presentation to highlight and learn more about the significance of this event with participating artists and scholars!

This event was a postponed program from 2020. To access info about the initial program, please visit the project’s page on chuquimarca.com. 

Closed Caption will be available. Discussion event will be recorded and published on Youtube. 

Programs made possible in part by a grant from Illinois Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly

For any questions, please contact info@chuquimarca.com or visit Chuquimarca.com

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Sharon Okee-Chee is a Fort Sill Chiricahua Apache-Sioux tribal elder and recognized artist, writer, archivist, former-director of The American Indian Center. She attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, N.M. She has exhibited at Michigan State University Museum and the University of Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum. She was featured in the City of Chicago-sponsored Chicago Artists Month program in October 2011. She also created a diorama of Native dolls for an exhibit at Chicago's Field Museum. For a decade she operated Okee-Chee's Wild Horse Gallery, Chicago's first Native American art gallery. Her 1997 childhood memoir "Where Courage Is Like a Wild Horse: The World of an Indian Orphanage" (University of Nebraska Press), written with her husband Manny Skolnick, earned a literary award from Friends of American Writers Chicago.

Carlos Cumpián was born and raised in Texas and now lives in Chicago. He is the author of the poetry collections Coyote Sun (1990), Armadillo Charm (1996), and 14 Abriles (2010), as well as the children's book Latino Rainbow: Poems About Latino Americans (1995, illustrated by Richard Leonard). His poems have appeared in many anthologies, including Emergency Tacos: Seven Poets con Picante, With a Book in Their Hands: Chicano Readers and Readership Across the Centuries, Hecho en Tejas: An Anthology of Texas Mexican Literature, Dream of a Word: The Tia Chucha Press Poetry Anthology, and El Coro: A Chorus of Latino and Latina Poetry. Cumpián edits March Abrazo Press.

Salvador Vega was born on May 6, 1957 in Chicago, Il in the Little Village, La Villita, the 26th street barrio. He attended McCormick Chicago Public School where he became interested in art. Graduated from Harrison High School (CPS), where he started his work as a muralist.  He painted his first murals there, “Mother Earth” and “Drug Sadness” and “La Azteca.” He worked with Mexican-born artist Aurelio Diaz on the mural “Xochilmilco” in the 18th street Pilsen barrio.  Sal also collaborated with the late Rey Vasquez on a few projects but in Pilsen’s Dvorjak Park, Sal worked with the highly acclaimed artists Juanita Jaramillo and Marcos Raya. Vega also created a special portable mural for the alternative high school Latino Youth, Inc.  He has had numerous solo exhibits across Illinois. 

Dylan A.T. Miner, PhD is an artist, activist, and scholar. He is Director of American Indian and Indigenous Studies, as well as Professor in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, at Michigan State University. In Spring 2019, he was Denison Visiting Professor of Native American Studies at Central Michigan University. In 2010, he was an Artist Leadership Fellow at the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. He serves on the board of the Michigan Indian Education Council and is a founding member of the Justseeds artist collective. Miner is a registered citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. @wiisaakodewinini 

Jose Luis Benavides is a queer Latinx artist, filmmaker and educator. His work was recently featured in Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Chicago, US (2020), Full Spectrum Feature’s - Chicago Cinema Exchange: Mexico City (2020), Onion City: Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago, US (2020), MSU Latinx Film Festival, Lansing, US (2020), and Revolutions Per Minute Festival, University of Massachusetts Boston, US (2020). He also programs video-art screenings through Sin Cinta Previa: Latinx & Queer Archive Video Series, which was awarded a POWER Project grant from the Art Leaders of Color Network (2018) and a Propeller Fund grant (2019). @lu3ge

Chuquimarca is an art library tasked to gather and share resources related to Native, Caribbean, and Latin American contemporary art and art histories.