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MISTY BURRUEL: My
name is Misty Burruel.

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I'm the Dean of Visual
and Performing Arts

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here at Chaffey College.

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I am one of three deans in
the Arts, Communication,

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and Design Community.

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Some of the programs
that are included

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in Arts, Communication,
Design, include art, film,

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broadcasting, digital media,
communication studies,

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languages, and journalism.

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HECTOR SOLORZANO: I was a
little bit lost in high school.

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I was actually taking
a photo class here

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at Chaffey when that
professor guided me

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towards the journalism program.

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I studied it.

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I loved it.

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And now I work here at Chaffey
in the Journalism Department.

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ASH TANDOC: I chose to be an
English major because I truly

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believe in writing
and communication

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as one of the biggest skills
that changes the world.

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MISTY BURRUEL: These
different programs

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are grouped together
because they actually

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hold very similar experiences.

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Really, we're focused on
design thinking, you know,

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and problem solving.

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And so a lot of times,
these disciplines

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require collaboration.

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HECTOR SOLORZANO: I
[? learned ?] so much

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from my peers.

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I [? learned ?] so
much from the people

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who thought like
me, from people who

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also were lost at one point.

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ASH TANDOC: I wouldn't have
been able to pursue my passions

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otherwise without their
feedback and their understanding

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and sympathy.

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MISTY BURRUEL: The
workforce is changing.

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And it's actually a
highly valued skill

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set to be able to work in
collaboration with one another.

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Chaffey will help students in
this community be successful

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by providing them
state-of-the-art equipment,

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access to the most current
software for digital media.

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We actually have
apprentice opportunities--

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Wignall Museum of
Contemporary Art.

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HECTOR SOLORZANO:
Especially in journalism, we

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have a student read
newspaper here,

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so that was amazing practice.

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ASH TANDOC: A lot of my favorite
essays that I've written

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are in conjunction or working
alongside these professors.

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MISTY BURRUEL: Our community
of faculty and staff

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are focused on preparing the
next generation of creatives

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for an evolving workforce
that bridges an arts education

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and varying degrees
of technology,

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as well as writing and
communication skills.

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ASH TANDOC: At its core,
a lot of the people

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within the Arts, Communication,
and Design Community

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are trying to reach out and
connect with other people.

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MISTY BURRUEL: So if
you are a student who's

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interested in flexing
your imagination,

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working on strategic thinking
and design skill sets,

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working in collaboration
with other peers,

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then this is the
community for you.

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