Category: Risha Mody

Draft title: Still no idea. Maybe someone can suggest a title for this.

Thesis idea: For my thesis, I want to outline a company that aids IMM students by bringing outside projects that will give students experience. This company would essentially be a multimedia company, specifically for all the IMM students at TCNJ. Ideally, it would be a company that is mostly active during the school year, with faculty and alumni potentially helping.

Ideal example of how it would work: Company XYZ needs a logo and comes to me to get this done. I then would bring it up to interns (various students) and see who would want to do this, assigning the project, and then sending it out to Company XYZ. In theory, the work put in by students would give them experience, spice up their resume, and provide course credit toward their degree.

If I were to actually start up this company, a lot could go right and a lot could go wrong. Students might not even be interested to be a part of this, which is really where the idea crashes. If no one wants to do it, then what’s the point? However, if there were people who were dedicated enough to help see this through, then potentially it could be a successful company. Since we’re near Philly and New York, there are a lot of benefits that could draw attention to this company. I hope to learn about how I am as an entrepreneur from this project and really challenge myself to see how far I can go with this.

There’s still a lot to take into consideration, so any comments are appreciated!

Throughout Steve Jobs’ address, there was a common theme that really made an impact on me. Trust. Jobs said, “You have to trust in something, your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.” He also said, “So you have to trust that the dots will connect in your future.” These quotations really stood out to me because the most important thing people should do is believe in themselves and trust their gut.

I think the part in his speech that connected most to IMM was when he was talking about taking a calligraphy course and applying it on the Mac. In IMM, we are exposed to so many different courses, that allow us to work on various skills. Applying all these skills to whatever we want to do in life – even something as minor as typography – still makes an incredible difference.