During my summer in the Cornell Urban Scholars Program (CUSP), I helped to design a book with profiles of the program participants and descriptions of their incredible experiences in New York City. This past summer, I resumed my design work with CUSP through a part-time job creating a photography and text exhibition to showcase the program. The summer job expanded into an independent study with CUSP Campus Director Ann Forsyth and Program Coordinator Sarah Smith. To bring the exhibition to life, I contacted CUSP participants and alumni, collected photos and quotations, developed a final photo selection process, created a layout, and organized the production and hanging of the exhibit.
In October 2008, the exhibition, which captures fieldwork and reflections — literally, work in progress — by recent urban scholars and urban mentors, was displayed in the John Hartell Gallery in Sibley Dome. The photos and quotations provide a glimpse into the experience of Cornell’s urban scholars and urban mentors. CUSP students captured many of the images while working in the field, and their words are a testament to the power of the program. The project has been developed a web-based multimedia slideshow, which can be found on the CRP website.
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Patricia Brizzio, B.Arch. 2007
Julie McIntyre, B.S. Urban and Regional Studies 2009
Sutee Anantsuksomsri, Ph.D. Candidate
Khaleel Atiyyeh, B.S. Urban and Regional Studies 2010
Nathaniel Guest, M.A. Historic Preservation Planning 2011
Oren Hirsch, B.S. Urban and Regional Studies 2009
Ashima Krishna, Ph.D. Candidate
Kerry Quinn, B.S. Urban and Regional Studies 2010
