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By Al Ortiz
Posted: 4/10/08, 10:48 PM EST Section: Opinion
"I really don't think we get enough credit as we should," said Scott Yapp, a junior computer art major and associate director of the symposium. "This was started by computer art majors about a year ago. It is run totally by students. We're trying to get a feel for the industry, and this conference is an extension of that."
Student initiative, when done correctly, is one of the most gratifying things that can happen to any campus. It should cause a ripple of satisfaction for all students, knowing that our colleagues have made something significant from a small idea.
"We got the money through the VPA program," Yapp said. "They were really in support of our whole project, so we were really fortunate that they could help us out."
The mission statement on the ECAROcon Web site states: "We strive to show the fusion of art, innovation and technology, as it exists in both academic and industry-driven environments, to both students, professionals and the general public."
If you go back to the "vision statement" of Scholarship in Action, you'll find it eerily similar to this one.
The difference between the two is ECAROcon paints a clearer picture. It shows the result of what happens when students turn their interests into a reality to achieve something that reaches outside of the campus.
The students' goal is to show how the computer art industry works, both here and outside of SU. It took a year of nonstop effort. Whether or not computer art is your interest, we as a student body should be proud.
Al Ortiz is a junior writing major. His columns appear every Friday. He can be reached at asortiz@syr.edu.
Student initiative, when done correctly, is one of the most gratifying things that can happen to any campus. It should cause a ripple of satisfaction for all students, knowing that our colleagues have made something significant from a small idea.
"We got the money through the VPA program," Yapp said. "They were really in support of our whole project, so we were really fortunate that they could help us out."
The mission statement on the ECAROcon Web site states: "We strive to show the fusion of art, innovation and technology, as it exists in both academic and industry-driven environments, to both students, professionals and the general public."
If you go back to the "vision statement" of Scholarship in Action, you'll find it eerily similar to this one.
The difference between the two is ECAROcon paints a clearer picture. It shows the result of what happens when students turn their interests into a reality to achieve something that reaches outside of the campus.
The students' goal is to show how the computer art industry works, both here and outside of SU. It took a year of nonstop effort. Whether or not computer art is your interest, we as a student body should be proud.
Al Ortiz is a junior writing major. His columns appear every Friday. He can be reached at asortiz@syr.edu.
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Thom
posted 4/11/08 @ 4:16 AM EST
A cheapshot at Obama there. Frustrated Clinton supporter, I take it?
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