Liz? Liz who?!

So here is this blog thing, awaiting its turn to be written…

A little about me:

I am a silly AND serious sophomore in the History of Art program in VPA. I am also minoring in General Business in Syracuse’s Whitman School of Management. When people ask me where I am from I usually say “Podunk nowhere”, but I am actually from a small town in western NY: Bath, NY. It is near Corning (home to the awesome Corning Museum of Glass). I graduated with a class of 130 and had a fantastic small town/ family upbringing, but now I LOVE living in a “city”. I came to Syracuse last year to study Surface Pattern Design, but I am one of those people that changes their mind about what they will do every other week, so I wasn’t positive. While studying for finals in my first semester I had an amazing revelation. I was ENJOYING studying for my “History of 20^th C. Art” exam! I ended up switching my major to History of Art in the college of Visual and Performing Arts. So far, it has been a rewarding choice. What will I do with this degree, you say? Art history here is a very flexible program, which means I do not have to be held down to one type of art history, or one career path. In my range of ideal careers, I have thought about working in an art gallery, at a museum or (recently) a non-profit arts center. I am personally interested in managing/ owning an art gallery because of the business side of things. I think I would enjoy having the responsibility to make sure that a gallery stayed afloat while showcasing beautiful artwork! I currently work as a “gallery attendant” for an art gallery in downtown Syracuse that is run by the college - XL Projects). More about that in another post sometime. I also am very involved with a few groups on campus, mainly Alpha Phi Omega though. It is a co-ed service fraternity, and together we do thousands of service hours every semester. (Its also a BLAST because the people are so much fun!). In the winter, I play clarinet for the basketball pep band (Sour Sitrus Society) and I also swim with the SU club swim team from time to time.

So that’s a bit about what I do at Syracuse!

Aloha,

Liz