Welcome Back!

We hope your semester is off to a fantastic start! This is our first newsletter of the year where we highlight important advising info, campus resources, and professional development opportunities to our MA students. If you come across anything you'd like to include in this newsletter or have additional questions, feel free to reach out via MCC.Graduate@nyu.edu. -- Winnie, Christian, and Priya

Coffee with Helga

10/25 | 12:30-1:30pm East Bldg 8th Fl

Join Helga and Winnie to for some coffee and pastries on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 12:30-1:30pm. This is a chance to catch up, check in, say hi, and share any thoughts or concerns as the semester gets underway.

Conference Presentation

Congrats to Priya Gorain, Leyla Shukurova, Jinhee Park, Manasi Nimkar, and Clivia Liang who will be presenting at this year's New York Communication Association Conference, led by Professor Borisoff!

You can learn more about academic and professional conferences in our handbook. Keep in mind that MCC MA students are also eligible for scholarships to support conference presentation and other professional development funding.

Nominations & Elections

If you're looking to get involved in MASA, be on the lookout for the self-nomination form for various e-board positions. Elections will also take place next week!

Graduation Deadline 10/16

If you intend to graduate at the end of the fall semester, be sure to apply to graduate on Albert by no later than October 16th! Not sure if you applied already? You can always view your graduation status. Fall graduates will be able to participate in the May graduation ceremony. Be sure to review your diploma options as well.

Are You Following MCC?

Check out what alumni Aisha Becker-Burrowes (MA '19) is up to in External Affairs and Communications at Netflix! Follow @mccnyu on Instagramto learn more about MCC and stay up-to-date on upcoming events.

"Aisha Becker-Burrowes (MA '19) works @netflix / @feminist at the intersections of communications, media, and social impact leveraging media and entertainment to affect change around pressing issues — from abortion access to social, racial and gender justice. She helps bridge the gap between brands, creators, changemakers, academics and non-profits and views this as a necessary tool to push for change.

At Netflix, Aisha most enjoys helping to widen the net of academics and experts that Netflix engages on key issues related to content, social impact and representation efforts globally..."

Professional Development Opportunities

Applications Open Now For Spring Internships

The Studio Museum in Harlem's internship program provides college undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates with a wide range of experiences designed to provide insight into the workings of a professional museum environment. In addition to working on projects with Museum staff, interns engage in a series of meetings and workshops around contemporary museology and artists of African descent.

The Spring 2023 internship application cycle is open and accepting applications for the following departments: Communications, Curatorial, Registrar & Collections, Development, Director’s Office, Education, People Operations, and Public Programs & Community Engagement. Internships are part-time and require 15 hours a week, for a total of 14-weeks. The total stipend for the semester is $3,150.

Application deadline is 11:59PM on October 10, 2022. For more information about the internship opportunities, click here.

Grad Level Resumes and Cover Letters

09/29 | 5:00-6:00PM Wasserman BK, Wunsch Hall

Attend this workshop to help you identify tangible skills and strengths that you've gained through graduate level study, while participating in a series of interactive exercises that will allow you to articulate these skills in your resume and cover letter. To register for this workshop, click here.

Job Searching for International Students

09/28 | 2:00-3:30PM (Virtual)

Are you an international student seeking an internship or full-time employment in the United States? Participate in this virtual workshop to learn about valuable strategies for navigating the U.S. internship and job search. Topics include search resources for F-1 students, networking, the application process in the U.S., and considerations for CPT and OPT. Register here to attend.

Steinhardt Writing Workshop: Demystifying the Writing Process

09/30 | 1:00pm (Virtual)

This workshop will focus on strategies of writing, including techniques of starting to write, how to support yourself during the writing process based on modalities of learning and writing, methods of creating writing schedules, and self-care during the writing process. This workshop is open to Steinhardt students at all stages of their academic careers: from undergraduates working on short responses and term papers to MA and PhD students working on theses and dissertations.

To register for this event, click here

Steinhardt International Programming and Advocacy Committee (IPAC) Welcome Social

09/27 | 4:00-6:30pm Pless Hall 3rd Fl

Want to meet new people while enjoying amazing food and a chance to win merch to show off violet pride? IPAC got you covered! Join us on September 27 as we celebrate the beginning of fall with IPAC’s first-semester event!

RSVP for this event here.