Digital Media Arts

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Okay, now we’re gonna head over to Da Vinci Hall to learn about the amazing art programs that LACC has to offer, and we’re gonna meet Roxy. Roxy has come to LACC all the way from the UK to improve his skills in storyboarding and found a supportive learning environment both inside and outside of the classroom. He participates as an Outreach Ambassador, ensuring that everyone who is interested in attending LACC has a warm welcome and knows that they matter here on campus. Roxy.

– Thank you, Alex. Hi everyone, I have been a visual storyteller for a long time and I finally feel proud to call myself a storyboard artist. I came to this country to be myself authentically and fearlessly. After a year of struggling to look for consistent work, I decided to head back into studying to grow skills I needed over at LACC. My relationship with navigating school environments hasn’t always been pleasant or easy. When I made my way out of the UK educational system,, I felt unfulfilled and entirely underprepared to join the industry. I felt disillusioned with institutions of higher education and was taken aback when I found out I had the opportunity to go to college for two years entirely free. The college got me a considerable amount of funding for my supplies. I’m happy to express that my time at LACC has filled in that gap and yearning in my heart and changed my mind on the opportunities brought forward by college. I was able to keep all of my classes limited to online or Zoom based until I felt confident enough to enter school regularly. I’ve gained so much from every class, but the storyboarding class is the one that’s lightened that same heart on fire. A lot of my previous educational trauma lay around not feeling supported, understood, or liked by the faculty I was around, and I’ve never encountered that here. It was a breath of fresh air to have my professors use my correct name, respect me as I am, and to value my work. I do matter here. I am an Outreach Ambassador at LACC. That means that I get to help people who are at risk of falling through the cracks navigate their way to higher education where they can access resources, education, and community. Back to you, Alex.

– Thank you so much, Roxy, for opening up and sharing your struggles with higher education back in the UK and how your experience at LACC has shifted your view. We look forward to seeing you continue to thrive at LACC and help students find the resources and community that they need. Thanks again, Roxy.