Month: May 2020

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Intro

Hi! My name is Samantha Danylchuk and I’m a rising Sophomore at SU with a dual major in Entrepreneurship & Engaging Enterprises in Whitman and Advertising in Newhouse. I’m taking this class to get ahead on credits so my next few semesters won’t be too heavy with coursework, but also because it is required for my major. However, I’m really excited!!! I really love reading and writing blogs in general so this new format seems so fun and a different take on any other class I’ve ever had. I’m from Northern NJ and love the Yankees 🙂

This summer my plans are TBD due to coronavirus, but I am working at a little shop in my town. I have taken a few online courses so far and they seemed to run smoothly for me because I made sure I wrote down all my deadlines! It’s definitely weird not being able to communicate with my professor and classmates in person but also asking any questions via email if I need more clarification / feedback on an assignment helps me succeed too

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Intro Toni Salisbury

Hello everyone, I am Toni Salisbury and I’m working toward a second bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity Administration, and this course is one of my required courses to complete my degree.  However, I’m very much looking forward to it!  I’ve really enjoyed all the writing classes I’ve been required to take for this degree, they seem to open up in some new way, how I think of writing and how I think of myself as a writer, even though I’ve been writing (professionally–mostly plays/scripts) for quite some time.  I’m working toward my degree part-time, entirely online, as I currently reside in NYC.  I’m a theater artist in NYC and have been for going on 11 years now; however, I’m also an employee of Syracuse University.  My day job is the Administrative Specialist for a theater intensive program for seniors in the drama school, where they come study with us in NYC for their final semester of college.  As I mentioned, I’ve taken all my Syracuse University courses online so far, and my best advice is be very communicative with the instructor when you have any issues, and try to stay on top of the work and deadlines as much as possible.  Don’t wait until the last minute!  These all-online courses can really catch up to you. I find them in some ways even more rigorous than in-person classes, most of the time.  I look forward to learning with you all!

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Hi all, I’m Mike Kavanagh, originally class of ’96, now class of 202X. Yes, you read that right. I started at SU back in the fall of ’92, and for various reasons was forced to walk away from school without finishing. I’m now back through University College in the Creative Leadership program. This is my second semester of taking online classes and the experience has been extremely positive. Originally from New York, I now live in Baltimore with my wife Heather. I work as an IT Manager for a Fortune 100 company, and am a Gooner, Deadhead, Phishhead and Ravenclaw. I love (and am missing) live music, am obsessed with buffalo chicken and look forward to spending this quarantined summer with you all.

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Discussions/Homework

Hi everyone, my name is Justin Orriola and I’m a rising sophomore from New York City majoring in information management and technology. Just a little about me, I love just about every sport and am a big New York sports fan. I enjoy listening to music and taking long walks along the park with my dog. This class is one of my required courses however I really enjoyed another writing class I took my very first semester. This summer I was supposed to do a lot of traveling which I really enjoy as well but due to the circumstances all of that got canceled and thought it would be a good idea to get some credits out of the way. This past semester has prepared me for online classes so that now I am more accustomed to the format of them. I am looking forward to improving both my writing and reading skills in this class.

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I’m Ian Botnick and I’ll be a sophomore this fall. I’ve never taken an online class because I think I’m better when I go to actual classes, but that’s obviously not an option right now so I’m excited to see how this goes. I’m an Econ major so writing and research skills are important for me to work on. I also took writing 109 and liked it a lot so I wanted to take this class. I would normally be working in the summer, but my internship was cancelled so I decided to take a semester’s worth of classes instead. Hope everyone is healthy and staying safe!

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Hi, my name is Michaela Reis and I am a rising senior from Long Island. I am majoring in Communications Design. Though this class is required for me I am excited to take it since I haven’t had the chance to be in many writing based classes. This summer I am enrolled in one other online class so I can get ahead on credits, I also have a internship. My internship was supposed to take place in NYC but due to covid it is now remote. I am looking forward to starting this class and hopefully improving my writing skills throughout.

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Hello, my names Isaac Haseltine. I’ll be heading into my junior year at SU this Fall hopefully on campus. I’ve spent my time there at the warehouse where I major in fashion design. Art and design play a very significant role in my life, I spend more time working in my studio than I do on anything else. My writing skills, on the other hand, haven’t had as much attention. I’ve only written a handful of essays in the two years I’ve been here, but its always been a skill I find to be crucial for an artist to appropriately convey their perspective, so I figured taking a summer writing class would let me focus on my writing more.

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Week of 5/18–let’s get started

 We’ve got a mix of assignments this week as we gear up for the course and get familiar with the platforms. Please see below for a quick rundown of the week’s work.

  • by Wednesday, post a brief introduction to yourself on the blog
  • by Saturday, respond to 2 of the discussion prompts below (on the blog)
  • by Sunday, submit your analysis of the introduction to They Say/I Say (in the Blackboard Dropbox)

Discussions on the blog will serve as class discussion work throughout the summer. For this week, please respond to Question #1 and to either #2 or #3.

Create a new post for your responses. Categorize it as “Discussions,” and tag it with “unit1,” “week of 5/18,” and [your first name]. Each of your responses should be >150 words. Once you have posted, please review your classmates’ posts and comment on at least 2 of them (>75 words each). You should complete this work by the end of the day on Saturday, 5/23.

  1. What are some of the researchable questions that this week’s readings raise for you? In other words, what issues do these readings make you wonder about? What questions would you be interested in exploring further?
  2. Anytime we learn about something new, we start from where we are.  Use your own experiences to respond to one of these articles–draw some connections between your experiences of work and/or school and the claims/ideas that these authors raise.
  3. Select one of the definitions from “What is organizational culture and why should we care” OR one statistic from “Why diversity matters,” and discuss what questions this sparks for you? What do you think is interesting or significant about this idea?  In other words, how does your look at this article open up questions about what organizational culture is and why it matters?

A quick note on protocol: In order to keep our blog organized, it will be important for us to use categories and tags appropriately:

  • categories will sort posts into different locations (pages) on the blog
  • tags will make posts easily searchable.

When you click the “+” button to create a new post, your text editor window will have boxes for Tags and Categories in the right menu.

 

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Hello everyone! My name is Dominique Van Gilst and I am a rising sophomore from Moorestown, New Jersey. My major is inclusive elementary and special education. I am taking this class because it is required for my major, and I think that it would be very helpful to learn more about writing. This summer, I was supposed to be working at a summer camp, but I am not sure if that will happen now. I am starting to get used to having all online classes but it was definitely a challenge at first! I thought that it would be a good idea to take some summer courses so that I will not have to take too many credits in the fall.

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Jackie Pimentel Intro

My name is Jackie Pimentel and I am a rising junior from Rhode Island majoring in a BS in Psychology with a minor in Human Family Science. This summer is uncertain for me, as the virus has lead me to not quite knowing if I’m going to have a job or not. I normally work as a lifeguard at a country club and at Syracuse as well, however I might have to find a new one, or even go without one this summer. I chose to do this class online for the summer to get ahead of my credits and to complete it for my major. First semester I had to unfortunately take a leave of absence and I had to withdraw from 16 credits, so I’m playing a big game of catchup! With the uncertainty of a job and quarantine still in effect, I figured taking an online course this summer would be perfect, especially with the transition we just had with having our courses be fully online for the rest of the semester.