Archives: Cogswell Guest

The following Student message was delivered at last week’s Commencement ceremony by Zaid Shaikh, the elected Class Speaker for 2018.It has been lightly edited. We did it guys! It’s been a while, but we did it. One statement that I think all of us can agree to is that, in the last 4 or so years, we’ve […]

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The following article, written by Paola Valenzuela, first appeared in The Cogswell Chronicle. It has been lightly edited. It’s hard to believe that I’m almost in my last year here at Cogswell. For me, this semester has been the most nerve-wracking, yet the most fulfilling at the same time. What might not have been evident […]

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The following article was written by Bruce Razban, who this semester is teaching Finance and Computers in Business courses in the Bachelor of Business Administration program at Cogswell. I have found it is useful to engage students in the process of discovery while they are together in class. The method I like to use features the […]

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The following article, by freshman student Rose George, first appeared in The Cogswell Chronicle. It has been lightly edited. As a DAA student in my first semester at Cogswell, I took 2D Design and Sketching classes. As a social experiment this semester, I decided to observe another DAA art class that is considered more advanced. […]

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Between updating the Cogswell viewbook and making it available online, Eric Arvizu wrote the following piece on Medium. It has been condensed and lightly edited. When a friend of mine recently asked me if there’s anything I miss about the Midwest, the usual things came to mind. You know- family, friends, cashew chicken. I’m not gonna […]

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Cogswell students have the fascinating opportunity to work with Emilio Villalba, which brings with it a deeply thoughtful experience. Even a casual glance at his work requires a re-calibration. It demands a moment in time to re-think what it means to see, to observe, to believe. The following interview first appeared in The Leaf, an […]

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This article was originally posted by Cogswell grad Vitaly Golomb, a venture capitalist, serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker and author who has been involved with startups since his teenage years. He leads global investments at HP Tech Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Silicon Valley’s original startup. He is a contributing writer to TechCrunch and a […]

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This article originally appeared in the student publication, The Cogswell Chronicle. It is written by Andrew DiLullo, who graduated in 2017 after receiving Cogswell Excellence Awards in both 2016 and 2017. It has been lightly edited. 1. GRADES ARE A SECOND PRIORITY This is more a mindset than a rule and something I honestly believe. […]

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The following first appeared in the student-run Cogswell Chronicle and was written by Kalyn Farmer. It has been lightly edited. Disciplined, focused, and goofy: these are the three self-proclaimed descriptors of Cogswell’s very own Dennis Sopczynski. Many know him from 2D Design or Color Theory. Others know him by reputation only, as the teacher who assigns […]

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This article was previously published on linkedin.com by Heather McGowan and Chris Shipley. This is Part 2. See Part 1 here. Main image courtesy of the Cogswell Collective. As technology- and social-driven change accelerates, products, services, and even companies are turning over ever more quickly to be replaced by a better solution, a new business model, or […]

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