It is always an experience to attend this meetings. Our program faculty members holds an annual meeting mandatory to be attended by everyone who is either in the program or wants to eventually get in the program. During the meeting, they do a head count, make announcements, screens latest reels, outstanding short animations done by faculty and students, and introduces the student club (shrunkenheadman) leaders and faculty members. This year it was a little different. Our department was recently merged with Film and Television departments for some budget and funds allocation advantages. So we were introduced to a few new faces whom we gave our warm shrunkenheadman welcome.
It would be interesting to see how this merger effects us. Is it good or bad? I don't know, only time will tell. May be it won't make any difference at all and things would stay the same, who knows. But one thing, which is always fun to see, was still present in the meeting despite the new development, new faces among students. They are mostly confused, worried and have minimum knowledge of what is going on. Some of them are overwhelmed by our unique group of people, some just fit right in. I remember when I was one of them and first came to this program, I was definitely lost but soon enough I found my place.
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