Introduction to TAM

Hello! So much for the first day of spring - here in Boulder, we're digging our way out of the rapidly melting snow from winter's last gasp yesterday! :D I hope we've got more warm weather on the way - last week's 60 and 70 degree trend really got me excited for spring and summer!

I've been really busy lately with midterms, plans for the summer, and other things, but I wanted to take a moment to share with you a really cool program I am thrilled to have found at CU.

The Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society, better known as ATLAS, is more than a building on campus. It's the home to a minor and certificate program called Technology, Arts, and Media (TAM). TAM is an interdisciplinary program open to anyone at CU that teaches "digital media production, design, art criticism, computer programming, information technology, media and societal analysis, and project development." These are all things I've always wanted to learn and am glad to have found at CU - I'm currently planning on pursuing the minor along with my Film Studies degree.

It was rather by luck that I found this program. Word of mouth, combined with a a Google Search, led me to the website, the description, and eventually, a meeting with the adviser. TAM teaches a skill-set that I think is invaluable in this technologically driven age, and I'm glad I found it - because it's actually a bit difficult to get into the first class right away (there were at least 180 students interested in the first 100 person class).

I attended the orientation for this program just this last week, and the whole time I was sitting listening to what it was all about, I was so excited to get started. I can only be thankful I managed to stumble across this opportunity.

I guess what I'm saying is, always keep your eyes open! In college, you never know when you'll find a new program, group, class, person, or experience that will expand your horizons Don't miss these opportunities!

Comment question of this week: Have you ever stumbled across something that ended up changing your life? Any advice on not missing opportunities?

Is there anything you'd like me to talk about, look into, or describe in my last few months as a freshman at CU?

Cheers :)