15 May 2009

unemployment begins.... now!?

today marked the end of a year contract with loyola marymount university as the photo lab technician. more importantly, today marked the end of five years within the LMU community as first student, then staff. i have a new home base now.

the other week i got an email from the associate dean of academic affairs at the museum school to give me an idea of how things are going to progress during the summer. i'll paraphrase the gist of the monthly rundown:

may, the process of paring the student with an academic advisor begins
june, the student will be notified of their advisor and how to contact them
july, reserved time for contact with the student and the advisor via email and phone
late july, registration for first year MFA students
early september, orientation for both the museum school and tufts
8 sept, classes begin!

as the cherry on top of the sundae the one of the early parts of the letter contained this gem:

In some years I can perceive trends developing in new groups of students. I am delighted to say that your group seems to share an enthusiasm for getting started right away weeks before the deadline...

an omen?

things will be pretty slow as i am only a MFA student in theory, but once the school year begins, expect constant updates on a journey through a graduate studio arts program - in boston!