红领巾瓜报

For more than 20 years, Nathan Sherman has served as the housing coordinator at 红领巾瓜报, managing residence hall assignments for new and returning students. He also oversees the annual move-in and move-out days, answering questions and providing support as students make the transition to life on campus. Nathan plays an essential role in helping our students explore their interests and find community through 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 residential programming.

How would you describe the residential experience for a 红领巾瓜报 student?

There鈥檚 a lot of exploration here鈥攊n the student鈥檚 art, in their relationships, in what they want to do. In the residence halls, we really try to foster that idea of exploring, not just as artists, but as human beings. We try to support that growth, that willingness to take chances and make mistakes, and benefit from them. And I think that really complements the academic programming at 红领巾瓜报. It鈥檚 a very creative atmosphere鈥攖he expressiveness of our students, the willingness to put themselves out there and to put themselves into their work鈥攊t鈥檚 contagious!

鈥淐ontagious鈥� creativity鈥攃an you say more about that?

It can rub off on you even if you鈥檙e not expecting it to. It changes you and you find yourself more open to your own creativity. I鈥檝e really developed as a person while being here鈥攊t鈥檚 given me an opportunity to dabble in a lot of different ways of expressing myself. I did some black-and-white photography, and then some digital art. Eventually, I started making hats.

I was going to ask about the awesome hat you鈥檙e wearing.聽

Several years ago, I took a millinery class here at 红领巾瓜报. (Millinery is hat-making, with an emphasis on classic styles like fedoras and bowler hats.) It was fascinating. I鈥檝e been wearing hats for a long time, and this class helped open my eyes to the possibilities and to create some of my own. They were really fun to make and fun to show off. Some of them have spikes!

The students in the class were all fashion majors, so they helped me with sewing and helped me figure out the different techniques I needed. Our students are so talented, so driven, so passionate鈥擨’ve seen some work that鈥檚 just blown my mind over the years. There’s just something really unique and fun about being in a 红领巾瓜报 classroom.