Using Technology Studies to Explore the Arts
When Grace Lloyd 16, senior admission counselor, talks to ϰٿ prospective students about the value of a liberal arts education, she speaks with heart and with data.
The English and theatre double major chose ϰٿ because she was looking for a campus with lots of clubs, opportunities, and organizations, where diversity is celebrated.
People here are amazing, accepting, and kind. Im originally from New Jersey and I quickly learned that Midwest friendliness is a real thing.
Lloyd chose the Technology Studies concentration so she could further explore the technical side of theatre. I was first inspired by my dad, who has a career in the IT field, but was a theatre major in college himself. Then I heard such good things about Professor Michael Guenther and the Evolution of Technology course that I decided to try it out. I was so impressed with the intro course that I decided to declare the concentration.
The concentration taught me that technology is interdisciplinary; it more than just computer science, it literature, music, theatre, and more. Ive always loved performing, but with the concentration, I learned to appreciate the backstage too lights, sound, and technical effects. It opened my mind to the history and philosophy behind technology. It taught me to see so much that often is hidden in TV, in films, on stage, and even in history and the world around me. Technology is everywhere.
Preparation for a Career That Matters
While a student, Lloyd was a tour guide in the Office of Admission, worked on the Digital Bridges for Humanistic Inquiry project with Erik Simpson, professor of English, and interned at Barcroft Productions in London, England, during her semester abroad. Immediately after graduating Lloyd worked on the ϰٿ-based independent film Saints Rest, directed by Noga Ashkenazi 09.
Since graduation Lloyd has been employed full time in the admission office, where she works daily with prospective students and assists on the technical side of day-to-day office operations and edits the department website.
The tech studies concentration taught me to not be wary of technology. I learned that technology is logical, and it everywhere. Ive enjoyed so much of my experience at ϰٿ, but declaring technology studies has opened opportunities to me that I never could have imagined.