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ΞΆΓάΘ¦-Saratoga Networking Night

December 17, 2015

Written by Jesse Wakeman, Program Coordinator, MDOCS

This past Friday evening, four of the ΞΆΓάΘ¦ programs promoting liberal arts fieldwork and visual literacy on campusβ€”arts administration, media and film studies, MDOCS and the Andrew W. Mellon-funded Project Visβ€”teamed up to throw a networking night for students and Saratoga-area professionals. Hosted at , an inviting community downtown gallery space, professionals, students and faculty enjoyed a festive atmosphere and inspiring artwork backdrop. 

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Networking at Saratoga Arts

For students, the evening kicked off with a workshop on ice-breaking and networking tips to brush up conversational skills and develop professional demeanor. Topics from offering a firm handshake to how to join a conversation in progress were covered. Then it was off to Saratoga Arts to put these skills into action! In a crowd of around 50, with personalized business cards in hand, students were thrown into the deep end to mingle and make some potentially long-lasting contacts for their professional network.

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Business cards and a workshop helped students prepare to break the ice.

Arts and museum professionals, historical and cultural organizations, media production companies, entertainment industry entrepreneurs and even a screenwriter shared experiences and advice, talked about internship opportunities and got a sense of what kind of work ΞΆΓάΘ¦ students are pursuing. Although Saratoga is a small community, it is rich with practitioners working toward building a strong creative economy. This past week, and in the future, MDOCS looks forward to developing and supporting events that build bridges and opportunities between the college campus and area initiatives.

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Networking night conversations

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