Wed 26 Apr 2006
It’s official, I am extremely disappointed with KSU VCD. I graduated in 2000 with my BFA in Visual Communication Design with a dual major in Fine Art Photo. Since I walked down that path to grab my 6+ year certificate that entitles me to a career in design, I have heard nothing from my department. I hear about parties, portfolio reviews, gatherings and educational prospects; but not from ANY of my faculty. This is truly sad that a program with such high standards and accolades can let someone fall through the cracks. Since I left, I have had a broken link listed on the alum page (which is btw, is organized by “rock-star status” and not alphabetically or even chronologically!?), I missed at least 6 (that I know of) portfolio reviews/student shows and missed several design Summer Programs. I have had it. I’m out. Good bye KSU VCD. You show not respect for me, I will do the same.
April 26th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
Interesting perspective. I guess I never really expected anything after I graduated, especially under the circumstances with which I left. You do have a point. There ought to be an online form on their site where you could add your contact info to their database, and update it to help build some alumni community.
Where was KSU at the portfolio review this year?
April 26th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
You have an interesting point. I never put much thought into it. I just assume they are always as busy as the rest of us. You imply this disconnection with KSU is intentional… Is that what you’re saying?
And where was KSU at the portfolio review this year?
April 26th, 2006 at 3:32 pm
Welcome to the club! I graduated from KSU with a BS in ID. Spent six years at that place and thought pretty highly of a lot of the staff. I tried contacting them after I moved back into the area and got nothing but the cold shoulder. Heck, I even ran into one of my old design professors at World Market [who recognized me!] and I still got the cold shoulder when I tried to catch up with him. Maybe I pissed in someone’s Corn Flakes while I was there? Who knows…turns out I didn’t need them anyway.
April 27th, 2006 at 2:03 pm
Did you expect your degree to come with some kind of lifetime warranty? Each year new students replace those that have graduated and new instructor/student relationships are forged. Professional responsibilities do not obligate these instructors, many of whom are part-time anyway, to mentor students well beyond the point of graduation or initial entry into the professional world. Perhaps these “rock stars” you refer to have used their post-college years to take their talents and skills to a higher level rather than indulging in narcissistic web-blogging. Maybe those in the KSU VCD program know that humility is the most endearing attribute of any design “rock star”. That said, I still love your self-indulgent web-site.
April 28th, 2006 at 9:26 am
i dont hear from my undergrad program or my graduate program either. maybe it should be a higher priority of our schools, but unfortunately at present it is not. it is likely largely up to alums to take the reins and encourage the development of such a network. C-M has a quite extensive alumni network, but it seems to be spurred on by vocal interest of the alums as well as the active student body.
P.S. Mr. “narcissistic”, above, certainly seems to have his own narcissistic agenda.
April 28th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
To add to comments 4 and 5. As a full time educator I recognize that it is important to cultivate a long term relationship with alumni. To be honest though as a group we have too much on our plate and unless we are given the task specifically by our superiors then it falls low on the priority list. I have been in my current position for three years and we are just now doing community outreach to professionals, alumni and other universities.
So I ask that you put it into perspective. You are busy, we are busy we are all busy.
If it is important to you take the initiative and write your colleagues every once in a while to see what is going on, or your former professors for that matter.
As far as your rockstar list of alumni. A majority of that was cobbled together by me 4-5 years ago just to have something up there. (and your link works)
April 28th, 2006 at 10:09 pm
To add to comments 4 and 5. As a full time educator I recognize that it is important to cultivate a long term relationship with alumni. To be honest though as a group we have too much on our plate and unless we are given the task specifically by our superiors then it falls low on the priority list. I have been in my current position for three years and we are just now doing community outreach to professionals, alumni and other universities.
So I ask that you put it into perspective. You are busy, we are busy we are all busy.
If it is important to you take the initiative and write you colleagues every once in a while to see what is going on, or your former professors for that matter.
As far as your rockstar list of alumni. A majority of that was cobbled together by me 4-5 years ago just to have something up there. (and your link works)