Author Archives: Liz Wollman
End-of-Semester meeting on Thursday, May 14 at 1pm
Interns: Please remember that there is an end-of-semester meeting for all interns on Thursday, May 14 at 1pm in room VC 7-215. Please bring your 5-pp. writeup recounting your experiences as an intern this semester, and be prepared to give … Continue reading
Mentors, Friends, and Adversaries
Hi, interns: A few weeks back, Sarah and Wyatt brought up the fact that while everyone in their office is generally cool, they were both experiencing some tensions with their immediate supervisor. This is a very typical situation–you can’t choose … Continue reading
Dress-codes
Hi, interns: Once, I was talking to my dissertation advisor, many years ago, and I mentioned a colleague of ours who always wears suits. Whereas suits make perfect sense in some realms, ethnomusicologists tend not to wear them. Ever. Once, … Continue reading
Another Summer Opportunity (Unpaid)
Hi, interns: This might be of interest to some of you, especially if you’re thinking about working on grass-roots or local festival programming. It’s unpaid, but might work for credit if you have not yet done MSC 5051 and want … Continue reading
Summer Job Opportunity
Howdy, interns: This was forwarded to me by our department chair. If anyone is interested, let me know and I can help with your application, if you like. Blue Lake is up in Northern Michigan, which is drop-dead beautiful, and … Continue reading
SEND ME YOUR CONTRACTS ASAP
Interns: I am missing contracts from the following students, and MUST HAVE THEM NOW. They were due weeks ago. Please know that your final grade cannot be processed without them, and that failure to get them to me in a … Continue reading
Career-defining, or just another job?
Hi, interns: This is a fairly straightforward question: How areĀ you liking your internship so far? I’m interested in hearing from you about how your experiences are helping to shape your career plans. Are you having a good experience or … Continue reading
Can you describe the vibe?
Hi, interns: So, you’ve been at your internship for at least a week, in most cases. Some questions for you, to mark the occasion: what’s the overall sense that you get in your new workplace? Are you liking the job/people/environment? … Continue reading