St. John's College, Santa Fe Odyssey Bound Newsletter

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in this issue >>> What To Do With Your Summer (p. 2) An Interview with Emma Goos (p. 4) Study Abroad Options (p. 4) Preparing for a Career in Tech (p. 5) Tips for Interning at LANL and SFI (p. 7)

Cover Story: Lysander Cramer shares the story of his Pathways Fellowship experience.

Career Services at St. John’s College, Santa Fe

ALERT: Ariel Internship Program applications are due on Feb. 20, 2015 Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult frequently with Career Services regarding their internship proposals and other application materials prior to submission.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Career Services must see at least one draft of each application a minimum of two days before the deadline. Don't wait until the last minute! Contact Career Services today to make an appointment to have your application reviewed! Career Services Office, Room 13 Weigle Hall, Lower Level

Pathways Spotlight SJC student learns about art and life By Lysander Cramer, with Dinah Miles Current St. John’s College senior Lysander Cramer (’15) spent the summer of 2014 as a participant in the Red Engine Atelier program in Los Angeles, in order to develop art skills and technique. Here, he talks about the experience and how it affected his personal goals and career plans. What was your goal in attending Red Engine Atelier?

about. Thursdays’ focus was critique of our work.

In attending the Red Engine Atelier program this summer, my goal was to develop my skills as an artist. My primary focus was the human figure, as well as design for entertainment. The time I spent studying there more than satisfied that goal. Not only did my abilities as an artist and designer improve immensely, but so did my understanding of my professional future.

Do you recommend this program for Johnnies interested in art?

What was a typical day like?

Illustrations on this page by Lysander Cramer

January/February 2015

Classes were held twice a week. I and four other students would meet for three hours. On Tuesdays, there would be a lecture concerning several aspects of technique or design that the students were curious

While the class was deeply rewarding, and while there were no prerequisites, I feel that this intensive training could possibly be a struggle for someone who doesn’t already have some exposure to art, design, and entertainment, all of which fall outside the St. John’s program. For those who have already developed some of these skills, I cannot recommend it enough.

Interested in pursuing a Pathways Fellowship? Talk to the Career Services office!

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What To Do With Your Summer 10 Summer Programs to Keep Your Brain Cooking Anthropology and Archaeology

Crea ve Wri ng

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Adams State University, Colorado h p://www.crowcanyon.org/

Berkeley Summer Program University of California, Berkeley h p://www.thescwp.com/

Through immersion in a five-week experiential learning program, students will learn the fundamental techniques of archaeological site identification and recording, excavation, and basic artifact processing and analyses. Evening programs, field trips, and public events expand these essential skills and present realworld opportunities to practice the principles of conservation archaeology. Students will interact with archaeological professionals while conducting fieldwork on the Hatch Site, an ancestral Pueblo habitation dating from the Basketmaker III through Pueblo III periods (A.D. 500–1280).

The American Ins tute for Roman Culture Os a An ca, Italy h p://romanculture.org/ This archaeological Field School is an intensive six-week educational program in Roman archaeology led by AIRC faculty and affiliated archaeologists. The program offers students a unique combination of one week of specialized academic instruction on the topography and development of Rome, including visits to major museums and open-air sites to augment field studies and provide participants with a broader context of what life was like in the ancient city, and five weeks of hands-on fieldwork at an important archaeological site in the city and environs. In 2015, the program will take place at Ostia Antica, the harbor city of ancient Rome. 2

Immerse yourself in the rich Bay Area literary scene. The City by the Bay has been home to and inspired a range of remarkable writers, from Chandler, Eggers, and Ferlinghetti, to Ginsberg, Kerouac, Thompson, and Tan. Classes meet Monday through Thursday morning, leaving afternoons, evenings, and weekends free for writing, reading, and discovering why that thread of water tying the bay to the ocean is called the Golden Gate.

Iowa’s Writer’s Workshop Photo by Kimberly Serratos (’16), during the summer program at Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou, China.

Why Should You Take Summer Classes? Did you know that… Some graduate programs of study require specific prerequisite classes prior to entry.

Taking classes is a great way to help you define (or refine) your career plans.

The Pathways Fellowship Program provides funding for St. John’s stu‐ dents to take classes during the sum‐ mer, both in the U.S. and abroad.

h p:// writersworkshop.uiowa.edu/ For more than 75 years emerging writers have come to Iowa City to work on their manuscripts and to exchange ideas about writing and reading with each other and with the faculty. Many of them have gone on to publish award-winning work after graduating. With the spirit of an arts colony and the benefits of the research University of which we are a part, the Writers' Workshop continues to foster and celebrate American literature in all its varied forms.

“For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy.” —Aristotle


Georgetown University School of Con nuing Studies h p://scs.georgetown.edu/ Learn about key economic principles as you study topics ranging from price controls and market structure to production and inflation. Case studies and small group work allow students to apply their interpretive and analytical skills and acquire new knowledge in a hands-on setting. Students will gain exposure to basic concepts and theories in microeconomics and macroeconomics and will complete the summer with a solid foundation for future college-level economics courses.

London School of Economics (LSE) h p://www.lse.ac.uk/ LSE Summer School offers over 60 three-week courses taught by LSE's world-renowned faculty. All courses take place on our campus in the heart of Central London. Courses can often be taken for credit towards degrees at other institutions, and are examined to LSE standards. Summer School courses are drawn from across the university, and are divided into six subject areas. Each Summer School course is equivalent to one course from an undergraduate degree.

TESOL/TEFL University of Texas at Aus n h p://world.utexas.edu/celta The CELTA stands for Certificate in English Language Teaching to Speakers of Other Languages. This is the most widely recognized certificate program for teaching English. The intensive CELTA is a 4-week program. Trainees are instructed on and gain knowledge about various areas of language teaching, including lesson planning, teaching various skills such as writing, grammar, pronunciation, speaking, giving feedback to students, and looking for jobs.

TESOL Trainers Santa Fe, NM h p://www.tesoltrainers.com The SIT TESOL Certificate course is a highly interactive and experiential journey that helps participants uncover the key principles in teaching and learning language. The centerpiece of this course is the practice teaching component where participants plan, teach, and reflect on lessons they teach to real non-native English speakers. World Learning's SIT Graduate Institute is one of the most respected universities on the planet for language teacher education programs. The quality of this TESOL Certificate course and the caliber of the trainers put this course high above other TESOL/TEFL Certificate programs.

French Language School in Lausanne, Switzerland h p:// studyabroadinterna onal.com/file/ Lan‐ guage_School_French_Switzerland. html Founded in 1908, French Language School in Lausanne is known all over the world. It is situated in the heart of Lausanne in calm, leafy surroundings. The school offers quality Intensive French courses in a choice environment. In addition to off-campus accommodation options, they also offer accommodation in the on-campus Boarding School, where students of all ages will find a warm family-like environment. They will live in cosmopolitan surroundings which favor cultural exchange. Tuition assistance is available.

Intensive Language Courses Russian Language Course Arizona State University h ps://melikian.asu.edu/cli/ cli_summer/rus_1 This intensive course provides a comprehensive introduction to modern Russian language and culture. Meeting 4 hours per day, students will learn to communicate in Russian, to understand Russian culture, and to function effectively in a Russian setting. By the completion of this course, students are expected to acquire a proficiency level of Novice High or better. To solidify their language and cultural gains, students are also encouraged to take advantage of the 4-week summer program in Bishkek.

Illustration © Lysander Cramer (‘15)

Economics

For More Information If you’d like more information on the Pathways Fellowships, or assistance in finding summer programs, visit Career Services in the Lower Level of Weigle Hall. 3


On the placita >>>

Creative in Colorado by Emma Goos, with Dinah Miles

I chose to improve my art skills because it was something that had always appealed to me (artistic creation, I mean) but something I never got the opportunity to pursue formally. My goal in attending art classes during the summer semester at the Community College of Aurora was to build a portfolio of fine art for grad school.. The hardest part of the class was getting used to an authoritarian structure again. It was nothing like St. John's! Additionally, the teacher had to subjectively assess our creative work on a quantitative scale in order to assign us a

grade at the end of the semester. That, to a lover of ambiguity like myself, seemed pretty blasphemous. My current career goals are pretty in line with what I was doing over the summer- I want to produce art. I know it's a difficult life to be sustained by artistic produce; I worked in an art gallery on Canyon Road a few summers ago and the commercialism of art seemed problematic to me. That being said, I think to be involved in interpretation and presentation of art and the questions art raises would be enough for me. Perhaps

Drawing by Emma Goos (’15) I'll work in a contemporary exhibition space like SITE Santa Fe, or maybe even a nonprofit focused on getting people to participate in producing their own artwork. Art classes helped me find a zone of focus that some people may get as athletes, that others may reach playing instruments. The classes I took at CCA helped me locate my discipline, and helped me get over that first indomitable obstacle of how to begin just DOING what I wanted to do!

Interested in Summer Study Abroad?

Even if you didn’t apply for the Global Pathways Program, you still have options...

Call for Papers! Philologoi: The Belmont University Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy is a student-run scholarly journal deeply rooted in the history of philosophy. We provide an engaging and reflective forum for showcasing exceptional undergraduate work, particularly that which explores philosophy as a way of life. We invite the submission of papers on all topics of philosophical interest from students worldwide for consideration for publication in autumn 2015.

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www.philologoi-journal.com

If you were unable to apply for a Global Pathways Fellowship but are still interested in studying abroad there are plenty of opportunities for you to consider. Take a look at the study abroad program catalogs in the Career Services Library (Lower Level of Weigle Hall, across from the Assistant Dean’s office.) The Sun Yat-sen University International Summer Program in Guangzhou, China has waived tuition and room & board fees for St. John’s students (you will need to provide RT airfare and incidentals). The Rome Institute of Liberal Arts (RILA) and the Marchutz School of Art has provided discounts for SJC students. Stop by or make an appointment with Career Services to discuss ideas about what you would like to do this summer. Don’t forget, there is also funding available for this coming summer through the Ariel Internship program and the General Pathways Fellowship programs!

Seven Things to Do With Your Winter Break: Research Graduate Schools Take Ten Pictures of Your Dog Look for Internship Opportuni es Eat a Stale Fruitcake

Classes

Search for Summer

Build an Ice Castle for Your Cat Work on Your Ariel or

Pathways Application Have a Very Happy Holiday Season


Preparing for a Career in the Technology Industry How a Liberal Arts degree can be a great gateway to a life in tech... By Dinah Miles Jay Weiler is an SJC alumnus who currently works in the technology industry as a knowledge manager for eBay. I recently interviewed him about his job and how the program prepares students to work in nonliberal-arts areas… How did the St. John's program prepare you for the tech industry? At St. John’s, you’re constantly being pushed outside of your comfort zone: if you’re into mathematics, you still have to translate Greek poetry, and if you’re into literature, you still have to understand calculus and nonEuclidean geometry. In a constantly evolving field, the confidence to be able to pick up any topic, to not be intimidated by change or difficulty, and to operate effectively despite not being in your element goes a long way.

Was the transition between SJC and tech easy? Difficult? It’s a hard transition to make, and I was pretty lucky to find the opportunities that I did, but it’s not as difficult as you might think. The tech in-

dustry is largely meritocratic, so what you’re capable of matters far more than what particular path you took to get there. Moreover, it’s pretty cheap and easy to start building up a portfolio to showcase your abilities. The hard parts are that: A) There are a lot of extremely talented people all shooting for the same opportunities, and B) given that, it’s very difficult to catch the right person’s attention.

In your work, do you use anything you learned at St. John's?

A:

“[St. John’s students are trained in]: math and logic, language acquisition and group process (collaboration). I believe a St. John's education equips graduates with the skills required to fulfill many roles in a software development organization, including developer/engineer,

quality

assurance,

product owner, project manager, customer support, sales, marketing, human resources and others. “In particular, I think St. John's students are well-equipped to become software developers (also known as software engineers, programmers and coders). All that is missing to launch a Johnny on this path is a few months'

It turns out that writing a computer program or answering a complex analytical question isn’t really all that different from working through a text in seminar: You’re going to break the problem into smaller, more manageable pieces, come up with some plausi-

experience learning the specifics of a

(cont. on p. 6)

“In my view, this type of internship

programming language and an application development platform. This missing link could be provided by an internship during the course of one or more summers or semesters. could be provided by many of the soft-

ask a pro >>>

Q:

Ask a pro (cont.)

ware development companies in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley area. I

How can a St. John’s student prepare for a career in software engineering?

would imagine that many St. John's

“...St. John's students are trained in three disciplines that constitute core skills for many employees in the software industry...

could support an internship of this

(Cont. in sidebar)

alumni already work for such companies, and would be able to offer an entree to those organizations that type.”

John Holme is the father of Benjamin Holme (‘15), and a Senior Software Engineeer at Innovative Interfaces, LLC, a leading provider of library automation software.

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Preparing for a Career in Technology (cont. from p. 5) ble hypotheses, maintain an open mind while you evaluate them and discuss them with your colleagues, and then put all those smaller pieces together to solve the bigger problem. I think practice in this sort of critical problem solving – especially the ability to do it collaboratively with your peers – is essential in nearly any profession.

What other educational programs were you involved with after St. John's? How did you gain the skills necessary for this industry? One of the great things about tech is that so long as you have access to a computer, you can learn all the skills you need. There are plenty of great free resources out there. A quick search on most topics will turn up written tutorials, videos, or even full-blown courses with assignments on most subjects. I learned by deciding on projects for myself just outside of my current abilities, and using these resources as I worked towards them.

What advice would you give to Johnnies who want to pursue a career in tech? Build things. If you want to be a programmer, write computer programs and put them out there for everyone to see and give you feedback on. If you want to be a data scientist, learn how to build statistical models and start making predictions. Engage with other people in the field. Many smart and talented people are active on social media and forums, and will be happy to help you along your journey. If you’re at St. John’s, you’re smart enough to work in tech, the question is whether or not you have the drive and persistence to not just discuss complex ideas, but put them into practice.

Tips for applying for a research internship with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) or with the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) by Barbara Lucero Sand, assistant director of Career Services St. John’s College’s Career Services office has established a relationship where students interested in an internship opportunity at LANL or SFI can apply for an Ariel Internship Award and possibly be accepted through a Guest Program.

Los Alamos Na onal Laboratory h p://www.lanl.gov/ General: There are approximately 400 student interns during the summer from High Schoo to Post Grads. The lab receives about 1,300 applications and hire about 300 students. 2/3 of the students are undergraduates. Guest Program: An SJC student interested in interning with LANL should become familiar with the mission of the LANL and then research mentors and projects they may be interested in by doing the following steps:

“It is impossible to work in information technology without

also engaging in social engineering.” — Jaron Lanier (Writer, computer scientist, virtual reality pioneer, and composer)

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 Los Alamos National Laboratory

Home Page  Go to the bottom of the home page to Organizations  From Organizations go to Directorates  Move down to Divisions  Begin to research the various projects and who is leading them After identifying possible projects and mentors, develop the Ariel Letter of Interest and complete the Ariel Internship Application. Once the student has received the Ariel Award, the LANL Education Coordinator will receive the Letter of Interest and resume, and will send the information to the mentors. Interested mentors will contact the student via email to discuss the internship. Upon confirmation of an internship the mentor will forward the request to the Education Coordinator who will then complete the LANL paperwork. (cont on p. 7)


Beats, ifunny.mobi

The Career Services Office

Applying for Internships at LANL and SFI (cont. from p. 6) Santa Fe Institute http://www.santafe.edu (From the website) The Santa Fe Institute is a transdisciplinary research community that expands the boundaries of scientific understanding. Its aim is to discover, comprehend, and communicate the common fundamental principles in complex physical, computational, biological, and social systems that underlie many of the most profound problems facing science and society today. Guest Program:

 Go to the home page.  Research Heading.  Review Omidyar Fellows and other researchers.  Review their research goals.  Upon finding a researcher and project which interest you, contact the re-

searcher no later than February. Beyond that, the researchers get inundated with internship requests and our students will miss the opportunity for an internship spot.  Set up an appointment to meet with the researcher/s  Upon confirmation of acceptance by the researcher, proceed with the Ariel Internship application. Upon confirmation of an Ariel Award, the information will be sent to the Education Coordinator who will initiate program confirmation. Questions: Juniper Lovato, Program Coordinator, juniper@santafe.edu, 505/946 -2726. General questions regarding the SJC Ariel Internship program or application process for LANL or SFI contact Barbara Lucero Sand, Career Services, blucerosand@sjc.edu, 505/984-6132

Phone (505) 984-6066 Fax (505) 984-6167 Email:

santafe.careerservices@sjc.edu Office located in the basement of Weigle Hall, Room 13

Office Hours:

Monday-Friday 9 a.m.—5 p.m. Or by appointment Margaret Odell

Director Barbara Lucero Sand

Assistant Director and Internship Coordinator Heidi McDonald

Administrative Assistant Publications Editor Dinah Miles

Assistant Publications Editor Mitchel Polichetti

Assistant Researcher Max Tucker

Social Media Editor

Disclaimer >>> The St. John’s College Career Services office produces Odyssey Bound and Odyssey Bound Spotlight as a service to St. John’s College students and community members for their career development and educational and life planning. Any jobs or other opportunities listed herein do not indicate an endorsement or recommendation from St. John’s College or the Career Services office. Students and individuals from the St. John’s College community are responsible for all necessary precautions when interviewing for or accepting these positions or awards. They are also responsible for checking the credentials and integrity of all employers or organizations. St. John’s College and the Career Services office assume no liability for acts or omissions by third parties or for material supplied by them. The St. John’s College Career Services office is not responsible for anything that happens at a given job site. The presence of an employment listing in Odyssey Bound does not guarantee any given employer’s compliance with legal behavior. If a student or individual experiences discrimination or sexual harassment on the job or in a job interview, he or she is encouraged to call the Department of Fair Employment in the state in which the violation occurred. Career Services makes every effort to publish the most current information, but unforeseen publishing problems may render some events obsolete. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause the reader.

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Places You Can Go Finding An Agent That’s Right For You Internships Study Abroad Fellowships

Volunteer Opportunities Graduate Studies Scholarships Summer Classes

Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy City of Hope’s Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy in Los Angeles gives curious and hardworking student the opportunity to learn about science by actually doing it. City of Hope’s summer program allows students to select their own research project according to their individual areas of interest. Selected participants then spend ten weeks working full-time as a member of a biomedical research team. World renowned physicians and scientists serve as mentors who guide students in their research. Weekly seminars allow students to present research findings to their peers. St. John’s students are eligible for participation, dependent on an Ariel Internship Award of $4000..

For more information, visit: www.cityofhope.org/summer-studentacademy#SummerStudentAcademy

American Folklife Center Volunteer Internship Program The American Folklife Center in Washington, DC, has available a limited number of volunteer internships through which individuals may work with the collections in the Center’s archive. The goals of the Center’s Program are to provide educational experience or career training in the fields of folklife, ethnomusicology, anthropology, American studies, archival studies, library science, and related areas. In addition, they provide in-depth exposure to the field of folklife, the collections of the Archive of Folk Cuture, and the processes of collection, preservation, and presentation.

Career Services Calendar of Events Job Interviews and How to Prepare Junior Common Room, 3-5:00 pm, 1/28/2015

Ariel Internship Application Workshop Room TBD, 6-8:00 pm, 2/11/2015

General Pathways Application Workshop Room TBD, 6-8:00 pm, 3/4/2015 For more opportunities, Visit the Career Services Office and our

newly upgraded

Photo © Kimberly Serratos (SJC’16)

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Resource Library Lower Level, Weigle Hall

Interns have the opportunity to participate in a number of activities of the American Folklife Center: reference, processing, digital preservation, and events.

For more information, visit: www.loc.gov/folklife/interns.html 8

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