{"id":3121,"date":"2018-02-26T13:41:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T19:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.valpo.edu\/international-dev\/?p=3121"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:11:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:11:29","slug":"vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/13239376_10208119441796838_759759087750778015_n-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4939\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/13239376_10208119441796838_759759087750778015_n-1.webp 958w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/13239376_10208119441796838_759759087750778015_n-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/13239376_10208119441796838_759759087750778015_n-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/13239376_10208119441796838_759759087750778015_n-1-768x770.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/13239376_10208119441796838_759759087750778015_n-1-600x601.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/13239376_10208119441796838_759759087750778015_n-1-420x420.webp 420w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/13239376_10208119441796838_759759087750778015_n-1-190x190.webp 190w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/13239376_10208119441796838_759759087750778015_n-1-450x450.webp 450w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/13239376_10208119441796838_759759087750778015_n-1-484x485.webp 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Best memories from your Valpo days:&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Valpo, I was shy and timid, but Valpo helped me grow and transform into someone I always wanted to be an outgoing and inspiring person. Besides focusing on maintaining my academic performance and scholarship, I was constantly inspired by the people around me to contribute in&nbsp;many student organizations and campus offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides the annual World Banquet preparation, one of my best memories from Valpo was VISA\u2019s Great Gatsby Spring Gala during my sophomore year in 2014. One&nbsp;of my fellow VISA e-board members asked me for some crazy idea for a spring event since we just passed a hideous winter. With my artsy and very random mind, I told her that I was obsessed with The Great Gatsby movie at that time, so why not take it to the next level and bring it off campus on a party bus or even a boat (as a joke of course). Surprisingly, a week after, she came back to me and said we had a budget and approval from the student senate to make it happen and the rest was history. We had a time of our life on the Chicago river cruise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After my graduation in 2016, I decided to move to Chicago and began a new chapter of real-life experiences. I interned at Prak-sis Contemporary Art Gallery (under the Contemporary Art Association and G-Art Case International) as Gallery Assistant for a few months. Not long after, I was offered a new position as Head Assistant at Darryll Schiff Fine Art Studio. To me, it was indeed one of the best post-graduate experiences possible to be&nbsp;working for such a well-established and professional Fine Art Photographer like Darryll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am now ready to move forward to my Master in Art Education in one of the best art schools in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0MyLinh Mac<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Graduated:<\/strong>\u00a0May 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Degree:<\/strong>\u00a0B.A., Art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Current Program of Study: <\/b>Master of Arts Education, Art Institute of Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Contact Email\u00a0<\/b>&#8211; <a onclick=\"window.open('mailto:\\u006d\\u0079\\u006c\\u0069\\u006e\\u0068\\u002e\\u006d\\u0061\\u0063\\u0040\\u0076\\u0061\\u006c\\u0070\\u006f\\u002e\\u0065\\u0064\\u0075','_blank');return false;\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.write('\\u006d\\u0079\\u006c\\u0069\\u006e\\u0068\\u002e\\u006d\\u0061\\u0063\\u0040\\u0076\\u0061\\u006c\\u0070\\u006f\\u002e\\u0065\\u0064\\u0075');<\/script><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best memories from your Valpo days:&nbsp; 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