Become a job shadow program host

Posted by SCAD Alumni Association on Dec 7th, 2010
2010
Dec 7

The SCAD office of career and alumni success job shadow program provides students with the opportunity to learn more about careers of interest. Through the program, students spend up to a day in a relevant work setting to observe and ask questions. In this work setting, students learn more about job requirements, employer expectations and professionalism. In turn, students can make more informed educational and career decisions.

 

Why become a job shadow host?

  • Meet talented students who matriculate at SCAD
  • Mentor a student who is at a crossroads of making important career decisions
  • Help students better understand the relationship between their education and the working world
  • Assist a student in developing a more suitable career development plan
 

Job shadow sponsor suggested activities
This list of suggested activities is meant to get you and the student started on how to make this experience meaningful for you both.

  • Take the student on a tour of your organization. Show him or her workstations, labs, computer equipment, production area, conference/meeting rooms, etc.
  • Provide the student with a set of your organization’s promotional materials and general recruitment materials.
  • Watch some of the organization’s marketing and/or training videos. Review the organizational chart if available.
  • Bring the student with you to some of your regular meetings so he or she can learn what your job is like and what you do in a “typical” day.
  • Schedule some time for the student to conduct an informational interview with you.
 

Responsibilities of the job shadow host
This is not an exhaustive list, but a starting place to which you and the student can add your own goals and objectives.

  • Establish rapport
  • Share information about your field
  • Offer relevant advice and suggestions about getting into the industry
  • Expand the student’s professional network
  • Build your network of potential recruits from SCAD
 

For more information, e-mail the office of career and alumni success or call 912.525.4653.

Gyun Hur wins The Hudgens Prize

Posted by SCAD Alumni Association on Dec 1st, 2010
2010
Dec 1


Photo by: Jennifer Stalcup

 

Gyun Hur (M.F.A., sculpture, 2009) has been awarded first place in the inaugural The Hudgens Prize competition. Hur, one of five finalists selected from over 350 entries, takes home the coveted grand prize of $50,000. Hur’s work and work by the other four finalists is on display at the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts, 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy., Bldg. 300, Duluth, Georgia, through Feb. 19. Admission to the center is free during the month of December. Hur will have a solo exhibit at The Hudgens Center in 2011.

 


Image courtesy of The Hudgens Center for the Arts

 

Hur’s work is comprised of silk flowers from cemeteries that would otherwise be discarded. She collects, shreads, and arranges the flowers in the design of her mother’s wedding blanket. Read more.

SCAD Denver Alumni Group planning event

Posted by SCAD Alumni Association on Dec 1st, 2010
2010
Dec 1

Are you interested in helping plan upcoming SCAD Denver Alumni Group events? Want to get more involved with the group, share ideas, network, gain job search tips and assistance, promote your art, or just  meet other alumni in Colorado? Then this is THE event for you! Join SCAD Denver Alumni Group President Amy Cheslin-Turner (B.F.A., painting, 1991), Stanley Turner (M. Arch, 1990) and fellow SCAD alumni for a planning session for 2011 and beyond!

 

Come share your fun, fresh, and new ideas. Help us plan an alumni art auction to benefit SCAD scholarships and  future events such as gallery hops and happy hours. We are looking for your input on how to make our group incredible!

 

Date and time: Sunday, Dec. 12, 6-8 p.m.
Location: Home of Amy Cheslin-Turner and Stanley Turner (white house on a courtyard in the Stapleton community)
Address: 3135 Fulton Street, Denver, Colorado
Map.

 

Register via the Facebook event. Bring a side dish, snack, or beverage to share. If you are unable to attend but want to be involved, send your ideas via e-mail or post them to the Denver SCAD Alumni Group Facebook page.

 

Do you know of other SCAD alumni in Colorado? Help them get connected by inviting them to join the Denver SCAD Alumni Facebook group and LinkedIn group. Both are great ways to stay up-to-date on jobs and events and network with other Colorado-area SCAD alumni!