MISTY BURRUEL: My name is Misty Burruel.
I'm the Dean of Visual and Performing Arts
here at Chaffey College.
I am one of three deans in the Arts, Communication,
and Design Community.
Some of the programs that are included
in Arts, Communication, Design, include art, film,
broadcasting, digital media, communication studies,
languages, and journalism.
HECTOR SOLORZANO: I was a little bit lost in high school.
I was actually taking a photo class here
at Chaffey when that professor guided me
towards the journalism program.
I studied it.
I loved it.
And now I work here at Chaffey in the Journalism Department.
ASH TANDOC: I chose to be an English major because I truly
believe in writing and communication
as one of the biggest skills that changes the world.
MISTY BURRUEL: These different programs
are grouped together because they actually
hold very similar experiences.
Really, we're focused on design thinking, you know,
and problem solving.
And so a lot of times, these disciplines
require collaboration.
HECTOR SOLORZANO: I [? learned ?] so much
from my peers.
I [? learned ?] so much from the people
who thought like me, from people who
also were lost at one point.
ASH TANDOC: I wouldn't have been able to pursue my passions
otherwise without their feedback and their understanding
and sympathy.
MISTY BURRUEL: The workforce is changing.
And it's actually a highly valued skill
set to be able to work in collaboration with one another.
Chaffey will help students in this community be successful
by providing them state-of-the-art equipment,
access to the most current software for digital media.
We actually have apprentice opportunities--
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art.
HECTOR SOLORZANO: Especially in journalism, we
have a student read newspaper here,
so that was amazing practice.
ASH TANDOC: A lot of my favorite essays that I've written
are in conjunction or working alongside these professors.
MISTY BURRUEL: Our community of faculty and staff
are focused on preparing the next generation of creatives
for an evolving workforce that bridges an arts education
and varying degrees of technology,
as well as writing and communication skills.
ASH TANDOC: At its core, a lot of the people
within the Arts, Communication, and Design Community
are trying to reach out and connect with other people.
MISTY BURRUEL: So if you are a student who's
interested in flexing your imagination,
working on strategic thinking and design skill sets,
working in collaboration with other peers,
then this is the community for you.
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