{"id":34648,"date":"2024-11-04T10:22:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/?p=34648"},"modified":"2024-11-14T10:51:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:51:04","slug":"now-finding-a-career-takes-passion-and-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/now-finding-a-career-takes-passion-and-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Now: Finding a Career Takes Passion and Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When I came to Furman as a first-year student, I was undecided about my major and career. <\/strong>I did not know what I wanted to do after graduation or what my career path would look like, but I knew I enjoyed being creative. I love drawing and thinking with my hands, and have for years. I realized I should do what I love, leading me to the Studio Art and Communication Studies departments at Furman.<\/p>\n<p>During my junior year, I became interested in the graphic design courses offered. I enjoyed the digital and creative aspect, knowing I have the talent for it. I wanted to pursue it as a career after Furman, but I did not feel ready. I had limited experience and skills in this field, as I was late to decide.<\/p>\n<p>The Studio Art Department promoted its master\u2019s program involving graphic design, marketing, communications and business principles, also known as the Master of Arts in Strategic Design. I talked to a few former students in the program and Furman faculty, including Dr. Kylie Fisher, assistant professor of art history. They gave me the confidence to apply and to further decide that I wanted to get my master\u2019s in design. The program felt like a perfect fit for what I wanted to do and could help me achieve my goals.<\/p>\n<p>After getting into the program and enrolling in the fall of 2023, I am thankful for my decision to stay at Furman and further my education. I have learned a lot within the creative field, along with gaining greater skills and experience. I also have narrowed down my career path and plan to pursue branding at a marketing agency. I believe I have the necessary skills, connections and drive to make this happen, and feel self-assured in taking the next step after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>As a student at Furman, I found a career path I feel passionate about taking and am excited to see what lies ahead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Sammie Connor \u201923 M\u201925 double majored in studio art and communication studies and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Strategic Design at Furman. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I came to Furman as a first-year student, I was undecided about my major and career. I did not know what I wanted to do after graduation or what [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":389,"featured_media":34762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3057,3055,1963],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-the-lake-fall-2024","category-fall-2024","category-furman-magazine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34648"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35233,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34648\/revisions\/35233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}