Wednesday I worked my last Time Out New York event as the Marketing and Events intern at the Summer Singles Party. My internship is officially over. It was very bitter sweet. Looking back at this past entry entitled "The Perfect Internship," I was totally right.
Let me preface by saying that I've had numerous internships in companies big and small, in a variety of industries, and I've enjoyed them all. So I am confident that my internship at Time Out New York Magazine was the best new york city internship I could have gotten for my last semester as a college student. At TONY I was able to explore my new interest in events and marketing as well as hone my design skills.
The best part of the internship? My co-workers. I had the pleasure of working on a variety of projects with everyone in the marketing department. They trusted me with important tasks and I really appreciated that. They helped me with everything from creating a portfolio to job applications, and even got me another internship.
The other reason why Time Out was perfect for me? I love the company. They cover everything. Art, music, fashion, city life, events, and more. I have so many interests, and Time Out satisfied all of them!
My favorite event was probably Rye House Celebrates Fat Tuesday. It was such a success! We had a packed house, there was an awesome rag time band, The Red Hook Ramblers, and I even got to help bartend! You can see me in the video serving, and I also designed the drink menu that's held up.
Outcome of this internship? The possibility of a job at Time Out! I applied for their Social Media and Marketing Role and made it to the second round of interviews. Wish me luck! Even if I don't get it, I can't say enough about Time Out and I am super grateful for everything the internship has given me.
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How can I sum up my college experience? Exploring, risks, prioritizing, and passion. I truly had a fulfilling college experience, and I don't regret anything. I got involved in so many things and all of them taught me something valuable.
Exploring. I tried a ridiculous amount of activities while at Hofstra. Ultimate, American Marketing Association (HAMA), Spectrum/Masquerade, The Vagina Monologues, Hofstra Concerts, HAGA, Nonsense...I worked for Public Safety, Admissions, Publications, The Playhouse, and the Graphics Lab. Some of these I did for a hot minute, some I never quit, and each helped me get where I am today...for example, HAMA helped me figure out that I didn't want to be a Marketing major and HAGA gave me an outlet to explore event planning. I learned how to work with finicky people, and I was lucky enough to work in some amazing and talented teams.
The Hofstra Association of Graphic Arts (club I co-founded) at Relay for Life
Risks. I came into Hofstra planning on being a Marketing major. Why? I guess I had it in the back of my mind that I needed to do business to make money and be successful. Thankfully, through a combination of chance and surrounding myself with extremely supportive faculty, family, admins and friends, I realized business was not my place at Hofstra. I can remember the moment when I left an appointment with my Career Counselor knowing the next day I'd be changing my major to Fine Arts, I'm pretty sure I was skipping. It was a huge risk for me. I'd never taken graphic design courses before and I have family in the arts and know how hard it is...but the weight lifted off my shoulders from knowing I'd be doing something I truly enjoyed and was passionate about confirmed my decision!
Hofstra Commencement program, recognized for earning high honors in my department!
Prioritizing. It took me some time to become really great at prioritizing. And I'm referring to everything from running a club meeting or napping, working on projects or playing at frisbee tournaments, and going to class or hanging out with co-workers at my internship at Time Out New York Magazine. I've always sought advice in making decisions, but I've come to learn that only I know what is most important to meeting my goals and enjoying myself, and not to let peer pressure get to me (although sometimes peer pressure can be good!). I think that's an extremely important skill to have throughout college.
With members of my team, Hofstra Women's Ultimate Frisbee, M45
Passion. Junior year second semester is when everything really started to click. I had found my place in the Fine Arts department and began to focus on the clubs and activities that I was really passionate about. I helped to raise almost $9,000 for the Nassau Coalition Against Domestic Violence through the Vagina Monologues and The Sex Toy Raffle, create a club, The Hofsta Association of Graphic Arts and a networking event for Fine Arts students, and plan the first Women's Ultimate tournament at Hofstra. All of these accomplishments made me extremely proud, and for the rest of my college career I poured myself into making these projects bigger and better at Hofstra. I can confidently say that these clubs and events are now and will continue to be staples of the Hofstra community.
In front of my home at Hofstra, Calkins Hall, aka the Fine Arts Department
Partial list of more official and academic-oriented accomplishments: Dean's list every semester, except this last one, when I made Provost's list, Junior Women and Orientation Leader of the Year, graduated Cum Laude, Hofstra Women's Ultimate received Most Improved and Best Sport Club of the Year, Fine Arts Department Certificate in Achievement in Leadership, Special Contributions to the Department, New Media, and completed my Fine Arts Honors Thesis Project, inducted into Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Beta Kappa Honors Societies, Who's Who in American Universities and Bovenaan Awards, and awarded "Most Likely to write 20 exclamtion points in 10 text messages in 2 hours" by The Hofstra Association of Graphic Arts.
College was an amazing four years. Thanks to everyone who has been a friend and lent a hand, I could never name you all because there are so many, and I never could have done what I did without you all. I can only hope...well, I know the next few years will be just as exciting, and I can't wait!
These past few weeks have been a complete whirlwind of events, projects, and people! Full summary updates coming soon, but I wanted to share this great resource found via NY Magazine.
As a recent graduate, for months now I've been struggling with the thought of deciding where to move once I have a job (I was no so adventurous that I went out and found an apartment while still in job search mode). NY Magazine had a great issue about a month back, "The Best Place to Live in NY is..."
It was a really informative issue with a lot of information, but the best part was a supplementary feature on their website, "The Livability Calculator."
As you adjust your priorities (nightlife, cost, safety, etc) when it comes to housing, the list of neighborhoods adjusts with it. This is a great tool, especially for those of us who are visually oriented! I'm still on the job search, but I'm going to keep on researching. This did bring up a new neighborhood that seems great that I hadn't considered, Sunnyside Queens. Any thoughts on neighborhoods lived in or living in?!
Wednesday I worked my last Time Out New York event as the Marketing and Events intern at the Summer Singles Party. My internship is officially over. It was very bitter sweet. Looking back at this past entry entitled "The Perfect Internship," I was totally right.
