Category Archives: Global Scholars

My first experience shadowing a tour with one of the wonderful docents at the Ritz was incredible. A tour group from a local after school program came through and I had the opportunity to follow along and provide additional background information throughout the tour, with the docent’s permission. It was truly inspiring seeing how engagedContinue reading “Shadowing a Docent”

One of my favorite aspects of my time with the Ritz so far has been the chance to learn more about the archival system in place at the museum! The archivist was relatively new to the position and was undertaking a complete survey of the archival documents and artifacts housed at the Ritz. I hadContinue reading “Archival Management and Perfect Pasts”

The next step of my development of the tour script for the Ritz was an in-depth research dive into each topic to ensure that I had the highest level of knowledge I could for the script. I went through academic papers to see what urban Black domestic life would have looked like in Jacksonville inContinue reading “Research, Research, Research!”

In my second week with the Ritz, I had the opportunity to work with a specific artist in order to plan out and design his space in the upcoming gallery, called “10 Walls”, where each artist got one of ten walls in the gallery space. He was able to grab an extra alcove normally usedContinue reading “Collaboration in Curation”

My experience for the summer has been very impactful. I have learned a lot about what it is like to mentor someone and talk to someone younger about issues and help them to build their self-confidence and self-esteem. This has helped to shape how I view the world because I am happy to learn thereContinue reading “Finding Meaning in my Experience”

If I were to create a map of places I have been since I began my experience, I would include Tom Howard Park, Leon County Elementary School, and the FSU Department of psychology research lab. While I worked in the FSU department psychology research lab before my experience, I have not entered many of theContinue reading “My Summer Map”

I have surrounded myself with a cultural environment that revolves around helping youth through mentorship. I feel like since I have not been in an environment of child teaching I have entered a community I have not been in for a really long time. I have also not been a mentor before, so I amContinue reading “The Culture of Mentoring”