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\f0\fs24 \cf0 - The most unique thing about our school
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is that it incorporates arts, communication,
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and global studies.
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hat's not something that
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you see all the time,
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but it is so important to the study
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of how we communicate.\

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- We have a lot of diverse,
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interdisciplinary perspectives.
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A lot of the classes we offer
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can supplement other majors\
in the school and vice versa.
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- And in the creative writing class,
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engineers over here and chemists over here
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and illustrators over here.\
It just added such a great
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dimension to the class.
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- When they go out into the workforce,
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hey have multiple perspectives
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and they also are able
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to talk about these multiple perspectives
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with sensitivity and responsibility.
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- We have the opportunity
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to give students the tools
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to look at this world, to examine it,
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to ask questions, and to
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come up with solutions.
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College is the one time
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when we get to play,
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when we get to experiment.
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Try being in a play.\
Try playing an instrument.
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Try doing ceramics.
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- So I would never teach a class, I think,
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where they didn't make a lot of stuff
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because if not, I mean, the
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internet already exists.
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They need some place
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to explore and develop,
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and so if I could create
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a space for the students
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to learn things they want to learn,
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get kind of ready for the world
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and whatever I can do for
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them, I think that's great.
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- But the core of York's mission
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is this experiential model.
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- We have some really amazing resources
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that help our students take advantage
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of the hands-on aspect of our major.
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- [Andrew] This is top quality equipment
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that students can learn on.
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They can go out into the job market
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and go, "oh yeah, I know how to do that."
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- The studios here, it's a creative space.
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Being surrounded by other
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students that are working,
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I don't think I would be able
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to take it to the next level
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without having other students
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and professors look at my work.
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So having multiple set of eyes
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and critiques arranged within a classroom
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has been probably one of
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the most beneficial aspects
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of this program.
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- You have class sizes
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that are smaller than 20,
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so you get to know everyone in your class.
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Professors actually know your
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name, which is really nice.
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- In my creative writing classes,
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sometimes I have 10 students, 15.
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It's great that I get to, like,
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work with students one-on-one
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on their poems and short stories.
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- Professors really have
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close working relationships
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with the students.
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We get to know them really well.
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- It's small enough to be a community,
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small enough where people
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can really get to know folks,
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but it's a big enough school
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that you can find people
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and groups that resonate with you.
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- Just a great community.
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You'll see everyone on campus.
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You'll have a chance to talk to them,
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eat with them in the dining hall.
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- The community is
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definitely my favorite part.
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Getting to know all these people
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and all their experiences,
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but also sort of having this,
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like, shared experience.
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- We're not just serving
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the campus community,
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but we serve our larger community
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with what we do, with our
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art, our music, our theatre.
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- [Andrew] Work with local
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community members is key
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because that helps us
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turn our focus outward.
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- I am figuring out studying abroad.
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We have a seamless kind of
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transition between courses.
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Hopefully next spring, I'll be there,
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surrounded by the Italian
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culture and art and architecture
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and everything that Europe has to offer.
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- [Jalil] One of my favorite things
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is just the different types
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of classes I can take,
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just learning so many different skills
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and all the different opportunities
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to use what I've learned.
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- [Mackenzie] The history major,
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you get a lot of room for
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electives, which is really nice.
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Definitely it's opened up
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a lot of different avenues
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that I could go that I'm excited about.
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- [Jacqueline] The liberal arts give them
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that strong foundation for
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building lifelong learning
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and a professional career,
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regardless of what field
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they decide to go into.
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- [Andrew] We know that the job
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that students are training for now
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is gonna look very different in five years
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and in 10 years and in 15 years.
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And there's jobs that will
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be out there in 5, 10, 15 -
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that are not there yet.
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So how are we preparing students to pivot?
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So the liberal arts to me is just that.
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We prepare students to pivot.
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