So I was finally able to sit down and talk to Doug, where we talked mainly about Transfer Orientation and the effect it has on incoming students. I learned as much as I felt I could use before re-doing my learning outcomes for this part.
Now something interesting happened on the way to my Film Ethics class on Tuesday. It was a complete surprise to me, but everyone voiced their opinions and concerns about the Film And Video Studies (FAVS) program, and their wishes for something more unified. Immediately I thought of Mason Cable Network, which not only lacked programs, but interested and creative people.
But the person who sat near me, a past ‘President’ of MCN, said a few remarks in a way where they wanted people to join, but made it sound like everyone in the room missed their ship. My only damage control was to space myself in terms of not coming off as they did, due to association.
… Because my name was definitely mentioned.
This whole thing started turning wheels in my head and lightbulbs on. This University’s FAVS program may be small, with limited resources and red tape procedures, but things can be done. Like an alumni of my fraternity once said, “You can teach and study, you can change the way a man presents himself, but damn it, you can’t teach dedication!”
And everything I saw in that room was pure dedication to change this program, no matter how small or insignificant it was compared to other programs.
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