The event at Muskingum Library Colloquium on Wednesday, March 11, Emily O’Brian, a nurse practitioner, answered prepared questions. 
The Muskingum Colloquium on Psychology and Neuroscience was well attended by students and community members despite fears about the COVID-19 virus. 
Dr. Kent Hasseler answers questions asked by the moderator. This was Muskingum’s first-ever panel like this. 
Dr. Kent Hasseler works with people who experienced brain injury. Dr. Ken Hasseler chose a career as a clinical neuropsychologist. 
Dr. Kent Hasseler explains his motivation to get a degree in the field of neurology. He was drawn to the field because he was interested in serving and helping people. 
Emily O’Brian, a Nurse Practitioner, works at Genesis, a hospital in Zanesville. She studied at Ohio University to obtain her undergraduate degree. 
Dr. Kent Hasseler explained his first jobs after college. His interest in serving others led him to work with children and underprivileged families. 
At the Muskingum Library Colloquium on Wednesday, 11, 2020, the esteemed panelists relax before the moderator takes the floor. They are gathered for the Muskingum University Neuroscience and Psychology Professional Panel Discussion”. 
Taylor Hammond is an Ohio [State] graduate. His expertise is in the field of developmental disability and early attention issues. 
Sarah Mcaninch asks panelists: “What are the benefits of your position?” All panelists agreed that the biggest benefit is helping people. 
Goodies are plentiful for Colloquium attendees. Perhaps few were eaten because the panelists were just too interesting. 
Sarah Mcaninch asks the panel the question: “What truly is the hardest part of your career?” Panelists had a variety of answers to this question. 
The hardest part of Taylor Hammond’s career is understanding that not everyone can be saved. She expressed that dealing with red tape sometimes made a case harder to fix. 
After the panel, Emily O’Brian and Dr. Bryan Bjornstad talk about Geneses. Each panelist received a small gift for their participation. 
Taylor Hammond and Dr. Kent Hasseler chat after the panel concluded. They both appeared to enjoy participating in the successful first professional panel at Muskingum University.
Reading & Writing: It’s Tricky, but It’s Not Magic
This whole topic is tricky for me. I have had many places in my personal life where I never thought I would be able to do something. Whether that was out of anxiety or uneducated teachers it was all the same. As I mentioned in my “about me” spiel, I have dyslexia which affects my reading and writing ability. If this post was just about my personal life I would say that nobody expected me to fall in love with writing, yet I did. My grammar is still not perfect and my mom still helps edits my work (which is pretty embarrassing to admit). I know that I need to talk more about my professional life otherwise known as my internship. Well, unfortunately, there’s a lot of things to discuss.
First, let’s talk about Illustration and design I never thought I would be able to do anything in this field. My original plan was to be a programmer and illustration would be a side gig. I didn’t think this field of work was compatible with my skill set. Honestly, I never really believed my designs would be good enough or that anyone would want to pay for them; I also thought my art was not as good as “those other people”.
One summer, to help me figure out if I had talent (or not), I attended a summer art college. Surrounded by people who had worked and practiced at art for YEARS, and appeared to have far more skill and worked harder to develop their artistic talents, I was surrounded by amazing artists. You might think that being surrounded by talented artists would increase my anxiety, but actually, their talent gave me the confidence to post my artwork online. I look back every once and awhile and am proud of how far I’ve come in my art and the improvements I’ve made.
I’m very excited about my new internship — it’s my first real “almost” job! I developed a client logo and postcard and learned so much from this experience. I am still constantly learning and cannot count how many times I’ve had to look up size formats for social media.
Earlier I mentioned I have trouble writing. Some teachers didn’t think I would ever be able to write and that I might always need a scribe to write for me. Somewhere, somehow, I started writing for fun — and that’s when the magic happened; nothing tricky about it really. Teach me how language works, teach me using the “science of reading and language” and I will learn to read — and I will succeed. I didn’t think writing would be something I would enjoy, but I was wrong.
My three biggest takeaways ‘so far’ on my internship
- I learned how to keep everything organized.
- Now for my college work, I have to stay pretty organized or I’ll start seeing the stars of having one too many deadlines and exams coming up; however, since this internship is my first job, without any drawbacks, I have to come to terms to working on someone else time schedule and organization system that I don’t fully understand yet. This was not a difficult adaptation but it did take a bit of time.
- I learned how meet a tight deadline
- Learning deadlines within a work-space have been difficult, since I don’t want to disappoint my client and want to showcase my best work, unlike my normal college course schedules that get spiderwebs in them, as I try to mange what others my age have already been able to achieve. I have no balance in this area and I’m working on getting balanced in college and in my internship going on at the same time.
- I learned how to keep to a style guide and how to make sure that I was within the rules.
- Having guidelines I must fallow is not particularly my favorite and it definitely ruins creativity sometimes. Learning how to find a balance between the style I have to work in and the style I would like to work in is not nearly easy since some of my ideas can’t be converted. I have to double-check that my designs are 100% usable for my client which is what we both want.
Now I’m supposed to write what I’ve taught my client. Well honestly not much, since I am just a college student and they’ve had an intern before I don’t know what I can teach them. I would say patients and to know to have my work double-checked, but I’m going to assume they knew that from last time. Instead, my dear readers, I’m going to say what I’ve done for them so far.
- Made a Postcard
- This took a while to get down since I’m not of the variety of person who knows what mail is or looks like, and since I have not done a print job before learning how to use bleeds for it was difficult.
- A web logo
- I made a web logo for them to go on a site having to make it for several different file types.
- Made Facebook stuff
- I have no understanding of Facebook, I feel like the stereotypical old person when on it and I think I might have to ask my parents how to navigate that site since I’m only used to blogging and Instagram apparently and with everything else, I’m like an old lady in her 90’s putting on my reading glasses and trying to figure out if Harold has sold his gingersnaps yet.
Retired Undercover Narcotics
Marty Scott’s faith and family helped him in his job as a Senior Criminal Investigator for the BCII (Bureau of Criminal Identification on Investigation).
Scott, as a child, frequently skipped school to steal, eventually stealing more than he earned at the time.
Scott admits he wasn’t religious growing up.
“My wife at the time said, ‘I shouldn’t be dating.’ I said, ‘why not?’ she said, ‘you haven’t found Jesus yet,’” said Scott.
Scott joined the police force because he had kids and a wife at home, and someone had to earn money.
Scott got a promotion from his supervisor for his work catching drug dealers.
“That’s something to pray about, talk to my wife about,” said Scott.
Scott took his faith and family and family into consideration before accepting the position.
After he joined the undercover narcotics team, he let his hair and beard grow out for several years.
He worked for five-and-a-half-years before he retired.
In this field, Scott took on pseudonyms, Marty Flowers, Todd Diamond, and Tony Diamond.
One of the worst parts of the job, Scott said, was “finding out someone I really liked was selling drugs.”
Scott had to arrest them.
Scott bought 30 kilograms from a man, but he knew the man had 60 kilograms.
So Scott informed an officer about the route they took.
The officer set it up so both Scott and the man would end up in prison.
Scott now spends time with his children and grandchildren.
Who I am [on Social Media]?
If I were to be judged only on the characteristics that I show on the internet, I believe people would think I’m much more confident than I am. Throughout my social media, you would learn that I’m an artist and I share my artwork; you would learn, that I keep my art life separate from my regular, daily life posts. Based on who I follow, you could surmise that I like writing, fictional action-based, science fiction television shows, and weird YouTube video’s that discuss the real world like Game Theory, Film Theory, and Wisecrack. If you look closely enough, you would find some dry sense of humor or the fact that I have no idea how to describe a photo or a work of art with words. If you know me only through what I post and write online, I would not stand out. Perhaps my art would stand out, but other than that, I blend in with everyone else on social media and like others, I use it as a form of escape. For those who notice things like post scheduling or time on social media, you would see that I don’t post on a schedule and maybe that’s because of my poor time management and affinity for sleeping without my phone under my pillow.
Spelling, bleed, and time management
I wish I could give out useless life lessons all day long, such as, never forget your bear spray and if you get a bad feeling about anything to warn others. Those stories are not exciting enough, or at least the lessons don’t really run into daily life all too often. I may find these lessons to be helpful, yet only a few would find them relatable.
Spelling is a challenging mix that with the combination of typos and grammar errors. I often find myself needing to ask other people to check my work. This means that I will have to schedule extra time into what I’m doing to make sure I don’t misspell a critical word or the work I’ve done makes sense. Even after my work has been edited, I need to make sure that the work is still in my voice.
Bleed in design work is essential for a printer, which is something I had thought I understood, but I did not have a complete grasp on this.
Time management is the hardest thing in the whole universe! I wish I could discover the witchcraft that is involved with anyone who has excellent time management skills.
So what am I implying by writing these random string of words on this page could mean? Well, never call the final draft final, because there is never a real final, it’s always changing and being edited. I also like to mention to carry bear spray with you except with your traveling on a plane.
About Me
Hello, I am Catherine Schultz. I’m from Maryland. I am a recent graduate from Muskingum, majoring in digital media design. Now on to who I am.
I enjoy writing. I really, really wanted to participate in “Novel November,” where students are challenged to write 50,000 words by the end of November. I was able to eke out 5,259 of the 50,000 words required for the novel event and realized the depth of my passion for writing. Most of my friends raised their eyebrows and said: “are you crazy?”
I explained I was not exactly crazy and was doing this while also doing my classwork. Although the time for the competition has ended, I am still working on “that story” and hope to get it to 50,000 words one day.
I am also an advocate for Decoding Dyslexia MD for dyslexia since I was 12, even helping with events and advocating for the statewide legislation that requires all Kindergarten students to be screened for reading difficulties and provided early interventions before they fall behind. The Ready to Read Act passed in 2019, and my home state, Maryland, is in the process of implementing the law.
I have a passion for illustration and creative writing, which drove my choice of major, classes, and electives. I worked at the Muskingum’s Alumni Office as a graphic designer and was working on a project postcard for “The Day of Giving.”
My portfolio spans three years of work on illustrations, graphic designs, and other artwork under the guidance of teachers at Moore College and St. Mary’s College of Maryland. I have also been writing and drawing creatively since I was in second grade (or nine years old)
“I started writing because the story I wanted to read wasn’t available,” I explained. I realized that I had difficulty finding the vocabulary and background knowledge to draw on to build the world I wanted to give readers. This is where art comes in — it allows me to expand on my ideas and bring people into my life more. Learning that I could use illustration, design, and drawing to express myself and tell a story, at the same time, in tandem, to create a world that people might use to escape life, is something I’m after,” said I. “Creating a blog for my work and progress will help me reach my goals sooner.”
I joined the dyslexia advocacy group because I have dyslexia. Though I struggled to use my accommodations because it seemed like cheating (oddly enough), I realize it’s similar to adding a wheelchair ramp to a building — if there’s a ramp, everyone can enter.” Not using my accommodations was only cheating myself.
I thought, “if I just tough it out, I will be like everyone else; but this was a wrong assumption.
My father recommended that I go on a trip with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), to help boost my confidence and to know it’s okay to rely on others for help.
The NOLS trip was through the Wind River Range in Wyoming. This was a 30-day trip which amounted to 101.10 miles of stressful walking. However, I was able to get some confidence through this experience — I’m not dead. I learned that girly girls pretty much avoid me and that I can hang with the boys. a ton of life experience and have stories that could and perhaps will, fill future blogs since I want to write 50,000 words someday and oh, I love creative writing.
If I were to interview myself, here’s what I would say: “I learned a lot from the NOLS trip and truly wish I could do another one sometime in the future,” said I. “The whole adventure was amazing even though we realized that Mother Nature is scary.”
Nature can really shape a person, and I’ve been raised in more rural areas with not a lot of people or other kids around (with the exception of San Diego and Vienna, Virginia). My dad was in the military, and we moved around a lot. From Florida to California, to Maryland, to California, to Virginia, and back to Maryland again, my world is always moving. Not surprisingly, I chose an out-of-state college in Ohio because of my love of adventure and seeing new things.
During my travels, I spent a lot of time in the car, which may explain part of my love for drawing — I had plenty of time to do it.
My goal is to USE my passions and experiences to add value to the Alumni Office during my internship. Also, I hope to use my passions to get out of my parents’ basement, especially since they don’t have one.
Catherine Schultz's Media Portfolio 