Since this will be my last semester in Syracuse University as a New Media Management (NMM) student, I want to write something to introduce my major to the prospective students who are interested in the major, and how they need to prepare for study. In the last few months, I received several Chinese students’ messages …
I heard a lot about Syracuse University’s Block Party even before I participated in it; it is a quite popular event among students, which is represented in how hard tickets are to purchase. It is like a race among others to purchase the best location on the block party. On the morning the ticket purchase …
On Marth 29th, the annual Prism Concert was held in the Setnor Auditorium in the School of Music. My friend and I happened to see the poster of the concert in Newhouse and we just couldn’t wait to see it. The Prism combines the light and the music, providing the audience a 360-degree immersive experience. …
During the spring break, we new media management students had a chance to get in touch with some of the Newhouse alumni to hear about their career paths and stories. The new media management seminar is included in our program. Each student in our major is paired with a speaker to write about their stories …
This semester, I enrolled in a class called “Leadership in Organizations” taught by professor Pamela Brandes. It is a fun class with many actual practices to help identify your personal traits relative to leadership. In class, we also discuss leadership styles on individual, group and organizational levels, and study the way leaders interact with their …
On Wikipedia, “critical thinking” is defined as “the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.” It seems quite long and hard to understand, however, to my understanding, the most direct …