School photo day: A tradition amongst school children throughout generations. Many Case Western Reserve University faculty and staff remember the days of picking out just the right outfit to wear and hoping they didn’t have a poorly timed bad hair day. Afterall, those photos were featured in yearbooks and frames on their parents’ walls—and now, in The Daily.
In honor of National School Photo Day (recognized each year on the second Thursday of September), we asked faculty and staff members at CWRU to take a trip down memory lane and share one of their photos from their schooldays with us.
See who answered the call.
Angela Capuozzo
Testing coordinator, Division of Student Affairs
High school class of 1998
What was your favorite subject in school growing up?
Math
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Teacher
What’s your best advice for students as they continue their educational journey?
Be open to where your path leads, even when it takes a detour. Sometimes the best view occurs when you least expect it.
Elina Gertsman
Distinguished University professor of art history and the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences
High school class of 1993 (after skipping two grades)
What was your favorite subject in school growing up?
Literature
What did you want to be when you grew up?
A writer and an artist
What’s your best advice for students as they continue their educational journey?
Read voraciously, travel extensively, remain curious.
Michael Hore
Warren E. Rupp Associate Professor, Case School of Engineering
High school class of 2001
What was your favorite subject in school growing up?
Math (despite struggling significantly in algebra)
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Musician or computer programmer
What’s your best advice for students as they continue their educational journey?
Always read the textbook, even if it’s not required. There are nuances and specifics contained within that can be very enlightening and helpful! And go to office hours! We love talking to and getting to know students—and helping them. Office hours are your time.
Colin McEwen
Director of National Media Relations, University Marketing and Communications
High school class of 1997
What was your favorite subject in school growing up?
History
What did you want to be when you grew up?
A folk singer
What’s your best advice for students as they continue their educational journey?
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African proverb
Christian Savage
Director of finance, administration and facilities, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
High school class of 2005
What was your favorite subject in school growing up?
Biology and music
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Veterinarian
What’s your best advice for students as they continue their educational journey?
Study/major in whichever subject you feel passionately about. Don’t worry if your career plans change post-graduation, or if your career path ends up being non-linear. That’s the case for a lot of people. The skills you learn in college are broadly applicable to both the workplace and life in general, and will serve you well wherever you end up.
Katya Wilkins
Assistant director of alumni relations, Weatherhead School of Management
High school class of 2008
What was your favorite subject in school growing up?
Science
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Nurse
What’s your best advice for students as they continue their educational journey?
Don’t be too hard on yourself—you are doing better than you think!